Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1917 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, April 26. Open- High- Low- ClosWheat— ing. est. est. ing. May 2.5314-54 2.60 2.52% 2.54%-% July 2.17-18 2.25% 2.16 2.16-16% Sept. ...,1.59%-90% 1.96% 1.87% 1.87%-% Corn—May ......1.49%-% 1.52% 1.45 1.46 July 1.44-44% 1.46% 1-41% 1.41%-4’ Septl.36%-% 1.38% 1.34 1.34-34% Qat s May 69%-70% .72% .68% .68-69% July 66%-67% .68% .65 . 65-65% Sept. ■..57-57%.- .58% .55% .56% FLOUR—Spring wheat, special brands, in wood, $13.70 per bbl.; hard spring wheat patents, 35 per cent grade, in jute, $12.25; straight, in export bags, $12.05; first clears, $11.20 in jute: second clears. [email protected]; low grades. $7.50®8.00; fancy soft winter wheat, patents, in jute, $13.10; standard soft winter wheat patents, $12.90, in jute; fancy hard winter wheat patents. $12,35, in jute; standard wheat patents. $12.15, in jute; first clears, in jute; second clears, in jute. $8.50'39.00; pure white flour, $llOO, in jute; pure dark rye, SIO.OO, in jute. HAY—Choice timothy, $20.00(821.00; No. 1 timothy, [email protected]; No. 2 timothy, $17.50® 18 50; No. 3 red top and grassy mixed timothy. $16.00® 17.00; clover. °[email protected]; light clover mixed. [email protected]; heavy clover mixed, $17.00(819.00; Kansas and Oklahoma choice, $19.00®20.00; No. 1, slß.oo® 18.50; No. I 2, $16.50®'17.50. I BUTTER— Creamery, extras, 38c: extra firsts. 37c; firsts. 35%®36%c; seconds. 34® 35c; packing stock, 28@30c; ladles,- 32@33c; process, 36@37c. EGGS—Firsts, 31 %®32%c; ordinary firsts, 30@30%c; miscellaneous lots, cases included. 30®32c; cases returned, 29®31c; extras, 34®35c; checks, 29c; dirties, 30c; storage, LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys,. 20c; fowls, 32%c; broilers. 19®20c; geese, 13@15c. ICED POULTRY Turkeys, 24® 25c; fowls, 23@23%c; roosters, 17® 18c; ducks, 18 , @2oc; geese; 14@16c. POTATOES—BuIk* white, Wisconsin, I $2.70@2 S 5; Minnesota, $2,70®2.85; western. $2.95®9.05. NEW POTATOES—Hampers. Florida, red, [email protected]; white, $2.25®3.50. New York,. April 26. FLOUR—Market strong: spring patents, $12.65®12i90; Winter patents, [email protected]; winter straights. $12.25®12.50; Kansas j straights. $13.15813.40. WHEAT—Spot- strong; No. 2 hard. $2.56 f. o. b New York: No. 1 northern Duluth, $2-j64%; No. 1 northern Manitoma, $2.78% f. o b. New York, opening navigation. COR—Spot strong; No. 2 yellow, $1.70 c. i. f. New York. OATS—Spot firm and nominal; standard, 79%®S0c.