Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1917 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Aug. 9. Open- High- Low- ClosWheat— ing. est. est. ing, 5ept2.27% 2.27% 2.21 2.22 Corn-Dec1,17%-18 1.18% 1.16% 1.16% May 1.14%-% 1.15% 1-13% 1.13% Oats— • / ■ Sept. .59%-% .60% .59% .59%-% D6c. 59%-% -59% .58% .58% May 62% .62% .61% .61% FLOUR—Spring wheat, special brandsT in wood, $14.70 per bbl. ; hard spring wheat patents, 95 per cent grade, in jute, $13.06; Straight, in export bags, $12.80; first Clears $ll.OO in jute; second clears, $9.00; low grades. $8.0008.50; fancy soft winter wheat patents, in jute, $11.50; standard soft winter wheat patents, $11.25, in jute, fancy hard winter wheat patents, $12.75. in jute; standard hard winter patents, $12.55, in jute- first clears, $10.50011.00 in jute; second'clears, in jute, $9.0009.50; new white rye, $10.00; new dark rye, $9.25: - HAY—Choice timothy, $20.50(021.50; No. 1 timothy, $19.00020.00; No. 2 timothy, $17.50 <018.50; No. 3 red top mixed timothy, $15.50 <016.50; No. 1 new timothy, $16.00017.00; No. 2 new’ timothy. $14.00015.00; No. 3 new timothy $13.00014.66; clover. $13.50014,50; light clover mixed. $16.50017.50; heavy clover mixed $14.50015.50: Kansas and Oklahoma choice’. $21,00*022.00; No. 1, $19.00020.00; No. 2, $16,00'018.00. BUTTER— Creamery, extras, per lb., 39c■ extra firsts, 38%c; firsts. 3,038 c: seconds.’ 35%036%c; ladles. 34%@35c; process, 37c- packing stock. 32%033%y. EGGS—Fresh firsts, 31%032%c-; ordinary firsts t > 7@29%c; cases returned,; 26%©31%c; checks' 15<022c; dirties. 20026 c; extras, 36 ®37c* storage packed, 33@33%c. ' LIVE POULTRY— Turkeys, 18c; fowls,, -eneral run, 206; heavy stock, 21%c; roosters 15c; broilers. 22027 c; ducks, 17020 c; geese. 12014 c; springs, 16018 c. POTATOES— Virginia cobblers, per bbl., $5.0005.50; home grown, early 0h105.j1.50 ®1.60 per sack; Minnesota, bulk, $1.a001.60 CATTLE—Good to choice steers, $12,000 14,35-. yearlings, good to choice. $10.50014.00; fair to good steers, $9.00®1~.50; stackers and feeders. $6.0009.75; ,ggnd to choice cows $6 000'10.75; good to choice heifers, SO 00011 00- fair to good cows, $6.7507.75; canhers $5.2506.00; cutters., $6.0007.00; bologna bulls. $6.0007.50; butcher bulls, $8.25 ©1000: heavy calves. $7.5009.50; good to nrime calves, $11.75013.50. P HOGS—Prime light butchers. $15.95016.60; fair to fancy light. $15.75016.50, medium weight butchers, 2000250 lbs., $16.30016. heavy butchers. 2500400 lbs $16.40016.80: choice heavy packing, $15.75016.25; rough heavy packing. $15.35016.10; pigs, fair to good 5 $12.00015.00; stags. $15.00016.80, qnFFP—Good to choice wethers. $9,000 10 4- good to choice ewes. $8.0009:25; yearlings $10.00013.00; breeding yearling ewes, $13.00014.00; western lambs, good to-choice $14.25014.85; native lambs, to cholce, $14.00014-50; feeding lambs, $14.00014.4a.

East Buffalo, N. Y„ Aug. 9. CATTLE—Market slow; prime steerk, $13.06013.50; butcher grades, $6.00012.1)0 CALVES—Market active; cull to choice, $5.00015.75. - SHEEP AND LAMBS—Market, active; choice 'lambs. $14.50014.75; cull to fair, $10.00014.25; yearlingjr, $9.00013.00; sheep, $5.<M07.25. - HOGS—Market ,aetive; Yorkers. sl>.loo 17 25 pigs . mixed, $17.06017.25; heavy, ' $17.0'017,25; roughs, $14.30015.00; Stags,’sl3.oool3.so.