Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1917 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Aug. 30. Open- High- Low- ClosCorn— Ing. est est. ing. Dec.. 1.08% 1.09% 1.08% 1.09% May 1.06%-% 1.06% 1.05% 1.06%-% Oats— - Sept. 54% -55% .54% .55-55% Dec. 54% .54% .54 .54% May ...57% .58% .57% .58% FLOUR-Spring wheat, special brands, tn wood, $13.10 per bbl.; hard spring wheat patents. 95 per cent grade, in jute, $12.50; straight, in export bags, $12.00; first clears SIO.OO, in jute; second clears. $8.50; low grades, $7.5008.00; fancy soft winter wheat patents, in jute, $10.50; standard soft printer wheat patents, $10.20, in jute; fancy hard winter wheat patents, $11.25, in jute; first clears, $10.25010.50 in jute; second clears, in jute. $9.0009.50; new white rye. $9.00; new dark rye, $8.60. HAY—Choice timothy. $21.00022.00; No. 1, $19.00020.90; No. 2, $17.50018.50; No. 3 red top and grassy mixed. $15.00016.50; light clover mixed. $17.00018.00; heavy clover clover mixed, $17.00018.00; heavy clover mixed, $15.00016.00; clover hay. $14.00016.00; new timothy, choice, [email protected]; No. 1. $18.00020.00; No. 2. $16.00017.00; No. 3. SIO.OO @15.00; thrashed timothy, $19.00014.00. BUTTER— Creamery. extra, per lb.. 41%c; extra firsts. 41@41%c; firsts. ~39%@ 40%c; seconds. 38039 c; ladles. 36%027c; process, 40c; packing stock, 34%036c. EGGS—Fresh firsts, 36@36%c; ordinary firsts. 340>34%c; miscellaneous lots, eases in eluded, 33@36%c: cases returned. 320 35%c; checks. 18025 c; dirties, country receipts, 20025 c; No. 1 recandled, 26028 c; city recandled. 31033 c; extras, 41042 c. storage packed. 35%037%c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 18c; fowls, general run. 21@22%c; heavy stock. 33%c; roosters. 16%c; spring chickens. 23%c: ducks, 20022 c; geese, 12@14c; springs. 150 16c. ICED POULTRY—Turkeys. 22c: fowls. 22023%c; roosters. 17%c; spring chickens. 22023 c 15016 c; geese, 8012 g. POTATOES—Minnesota, Early Ohios. bulk, 95c051.03 per bu.; Jersey cobblers. $1.2501.30 per bu,;. Wisconsin red, 90@98c I per bu.; white, 90c@$1.00 per bu. i CATTLE—Good to choice steers. $13,400 i 16.50; yearlings, good to choice, $10.50014.00; I fair to good steers, $9.90012.50; range i B teers, $9.50011.25; stackers and feeders. ■ $8.0009.75; good to choice cows. $8.0*010:25; I good to choice heifers, $9.00011.00; fair to 1 good cows, $6.7507.75; canners. $5.2505.85; ' cutters, $6:0007.15: bologna bulls, $6,900 l 6 50* butcher bulls, $7.25010.00; heavy i calves, $7.50010.00; good to prime calves. ■; $12.00016.25. | HOGS—Prime light butchers. [email protected]: fair to fancy light. $16.75018.50; medium . weight butchers, 2000250 lbs.. $18.00018.50; I heavy butchers, 2400400 lbs., $17.80018.45; choice heavy packing, $16.75017.25; rough I heavy packing, $16.50016.85; pigs, fair to ! good, $13,000)15.50; stags, $17.00018.50. SHEEP—Good to choice wethers. $9,000 1 10 75' good to choice ewes. $8.00010.50; 1 yearlings, $10.00013.25; breeding yearling ewes, $13.00015.25; western lambs, good to choice, $16.00017.50; native lamb.s. good to 17.65. ’ ' V'... East Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 30. CATTLE—Market slow; prime steers, $13.00014.00; butcher grades, [email protected]. I CALVES—Market active and 50c higher. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Market active and 50c higher; cfsrtce lambs. $16.00016.50; cull to fair, sll 09015.75; yearlings. SIO,OOO 18.50; sheep. $5.09011.00; HOGS—Market active and 50c higher; Yorkers. $18.60018.75; pigs, $16.75017.00; mi red, $18.75019.00; heavy. $l;.a019.OO; rough*, $16.00017.00; stags, $14.<>.015,00, ■