Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 March 1917 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, March 15. I - Open- High- Low- ClosWheat— ing. eat. eat. ing. May 1.77-77% 1.80% 1-77 L®-80% July ....'.1.52-52% 1.55 1.52 X55%-56 Sept. .....1.41%-42, 1145 1-41% L 44-45% GoraMay 1.06%-O7 1.08% 1-06% 1.07%-OS July ......1.05%-% 1.07 1.05% L06%->7 Sept. 1.04%-% .LO6 1-04% 1.05% Oats— May 59%-% .57%-% .56% .51%-% July 55%' .56% .55 .55’ -51 FLOUR—Spring wheat, special brands, in wood, SIO,OO per bbl.; hard spring wheat patents, 35 per cent grade, in jute, $8 90; straight, in export bags, $8.70; first clears, SB.OO in JUte; seconds clears, $6.5007.00; low grades, [email protected]; fancy soft winter wheat patents, in jute, $8.75; standard soft winter wheat patents, $8.60 in jute; fancy hard winter wheat patents, $8.70, in jute; tsandard hard winter wheat patents, $8.50 in jute; first clears, [email protected], in jute; second clears, in jute, [email protected]; pure white rye flour. $8.20. in jute; pure dark rye. $7.70, in jute. HAY—Choice timothy, [email protected]; No 1 timothy, $15.C0©'16.00; No. 2 timothy, $14.00 '@15.00; No. 3 red top and grassy mixed timothy, [email protected]; light clover mixed, [email protected]; heavy clover mixed, sl3 50© 15.00; threshed .timothy, [email protected]; Kansas and Oklahoma choice. [email protected]; No. 1, $14.50@ 15.00; No. 2, BUTTER—Creamery, extras, ,4Oc; extra firsts, 38@39c; first?, 34%@37c; 'seconds. 33 @34c; packing stocks, 26@27c; ladles, 2S@ 29c; process, 31c. EGGS—Firsts. 27%@27%c: ordinary firsts, 26%@27c; miscellaneous lots, cases included, 26@27c; cases returned. 25%@26%c; extras. 30@31c; checks, 20@23%c; dirties. 23% LIVE POULTRY— Turkeys. 20c; fowls. 23c; spring chickens, 23c; roosters. 15c; ducks. 21®23c; geese. 13@16c. DRESSED POULTRY—Turkeys. 26@27c; fowls, 22@23c; springs. 21@23c: roosters, 15 @l6c; ducks, 18@22c; geese. 15@19c. POTATOES—BuIk, white. Wisconsin, [email protected]; Minnesota, $2.00©2.15; western, SWEET POTATOES—Hampers. Illinois. [email protected]; Jerseys, [email protected]; Delaware, [email protected]. - •New York, March 15. WHEAT— Higher, fair demand; No. 2 red, $2.06%; No. 1 northern, $2.18%; No. 2 hard. $2.06%. CORN—Stronger, demand moderate: No. 2 yellow, $1.23; No. 3 yellow. $1.22. OATS—Firmer, fair inquiry; No. 2 white. 74%@75c; standard. 74©74%c No. 3 white. 73%@74c; No. 4 white, 73@73%c; ungraded. 73%@78%c.