Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1917 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Aug. 23. Open- High- Low- ClosWheat— ing. est. est. ing. Sept2.o6 2.07 2.04% 2.07 Corn— Def. 1.07-08% 1.09% 1.07% 1.09%-% May 1.06%-% 1.07% 1.05%-% 1.06%-01 OatsSept. 53%-% .54% .53% .54 Decs4%-% .54%-55 .54% .54% May ..57%-% .58% -57% .57% FLOUR—Spring wheat, special brands, tn wood, $12.90 per bbl.; hard spring wheat patents. 95 per cent grade, in jute, $12.50' straight, in export bags, $12.00; first clears $lO 00 in jute; second clears, $8.50; low grades, [email protected]; fancy soft winter wheat patents, in jute, $10.50; standard soft winter wheat patents, SIO.OO, in jute; fancy hard winter wheat patents, $11.25 in jute; standard hard winter patents, $ll.OO in jute- first clears. $10.25®10.50, in jute; second ’clears, in jute, [email protected]; new whitt rye, $9.50; new dark rye, $9.00. HAY—Choice timothy. $21.00®22.00; No. 1, [email protected]; No. 2. [email protected]; No. 3 red top and grassy mixed, [email protected]; light clover mixed, [email protected]; heavy clovet mixed; $15.00®16.00; clover hay, $14.00® 16.00; new timothy, choice, [email protected]; No 1, [email protected]; No. 2, [email protected]; No. 3 [email protected]. BUTTER— Creamery, extras, per lb., 41c- extra firsts, 40%c; firsts, 38%@40c; seconds, 37®38c; ladles. 35%@36c; process, 37%c; packing'stock, 34®35c. EGGS—Fresh firsts, 35%@26%c; ordinary firsts 31@34c; miscellaneous lots, cases included, 31®34c; cases returned, 30@35c; checks, 18@25c; dirties, 21@28c; extras, 3! @4oc; storage packed. 3d%®36, 4 C. LIVE POULTRY— Turkeys, 18c: fowls, general run, 21@22c; heavy stock, 22%@23c; roosters. 16c; broilers. 22@24c; ducks, 17® 20c; geese. 12@15c; springs, 16c. ICED POULTRY— Turkeys. 22c; fowls,. 21%®22%c - roosters, 16@17c'. broilers, 22® 24c; ducks. 15@16c; gCese, 12®15c. POTATOES— Virginia cobblers, $4.50® 460 per bbl.; home grown, early Ohios, $1.206*1-. 25' per bu.; Minnesota, $1.25@1.& per bu ; ; Jerseys, [email protected] per bu. CATTLE—Good to choice steers, $12.00® 15.50; yearlings, good to choice [email protected]: fair to good steers, $9.00@l—o0; range steers. [email protected]; stackers and feeders SSOO®9 75' good to choice cows. $8.00®10.20, good to choice heifers, $9.00®11.00; fair tc 2ood cows/[email protected]; canners, $;>.2n®6.20;, cutters [email protected]; bologna bulls. [email protected]; butcher bulls, $7.25@10;00; heavy calves. [email protected]; good to prime calves, $12.00® tjqqS Prime butebers. Slß.oo@lß.fio, fair to fancy light. sl7.7a® 18.50; medium weight butchers, 200®250 lbs., $18.35®18.<5; hedvv butchers, 240®400 lbs.. [email protected]; choice heavy packing. [email protected]; rough heavy packing. [email protected]; pigs, fair to good, [email protected]: stags, [email protected]. t SHEEP —good to Choice wethers. $9.00® 10 50- good to choice ewes, $8,[email protected]; yearlings, $10.00@>13.00; breeding yearling ewes, $12.00@15-00; western lambs, good to choice -$15.00®16.65; native lambs, good to choice, [email protected]; feeding lambs, [email protected]. East Buffalo, N..Y., Aug. 23. CATTLE—Market slow; prime steers, [email protected]; butcher grades, [email protected]. CALVES-Market slow; cull to choice, - SHEEP AND LAMBS—Market active; choice lambs, [email protected]; cull to fair, $10.00®15.25; yearlings, [email protected]; sheep, $5.00® 11-00. 1 ' HOGS—Market slow; Yorkers,, $18.50® 19.00; pigs, $15.50®16.50; mixed, $19.00® 19.25; heavy, $19.00@,19.25; roughs, $17.00® 17.25; stags, [email protected].