Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 December 1917 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Dec. 13/ Open- High- ■ Low- ClosCorn— ing. est. est. ing. Dec 1.24% 1.25 1.24% 1.24% Jan1.21%-% 1.22 1.21% 1.21% May 1.19%-% 119% 1-19% 1.19% OatsDec76%-% .76% .75% .75%-% May 72%-73 .73 .71%-% .72-72% FLOUR—Spring wheat, special brands, in jute, J 10.40 per bbl.; hard spring wheat patents, 95 per cent grade, in jute, $11.40; straight in export bags. $10.30; first clears $9.76; second clears, $8.50; low grade, $7.00 @7.50; fancy clears, winter wheat patents, in jute $10.10; standard soft winter wheat patents, $9.90 in jute; fancy hard winter wheat patents, $10.30, in jute; standard hard winter wheat patents, SIO.OO, in jute; first clears. $9.80 In jute; second clears, in jute, $8.8009.30; new white rye, $9.25; new dark rye, $8.75. HAY —Choice timothy, $28.00029.00; No. 1 $27.00028.00; standard, $25,50026.50; No. 2 andvight clover mixed, $25.00026.00: No. 3 red top and grassy mixed, $22.00@24JW; clover and heavy clover mixed, $22,000 26.00; threshed timothy, [email protected]. Bf’TTER— Creamery extras, 48e; extra first 46047%c; firsts. 41@45c; seconds. 380 39%c; centralized, 89@90 score. score, A3043%c ; storage, extras -43 c; 89090 score “ 41®41 V 2 c; 88 to S 9 score. 40%041c; 86 score’. 38@39c: ladles, 34%035%c; process, 38%@39c; packing stock, 31032 c. EGGSFresh firsts, 50@52c; ordinary firsts 44050 c: cases' r’eturned, 43@49c; checks, candled, 26@27c; dirties, storage, candled 30032c': extras, 55056 c; refrigerator stock, 35@35%c; country storage, 31@ 34c LIVE POUT .TRY— Turkeys, 24c: fowls, 170216; roosters, 16%c: spring chickens, 1 20c ” duck 3 20022 c: geese, 20.021 c, i ‘ dressed POULTRY- Turkeys,-32033c; i chickens, 19022 c: roosters, 17%@18c; ducks, ' 21025 c; geese, 20@21c. I ‘ POTATOES— Wisconsin, white, $1.7001.90 I per -px) lbs.; Minnesota early Ohios, $1.60@ 1,70 per 100 lbs. CATTLE—Good to choice steers, SIO,OOO 1G 00- yearlings, good to choice, $9.00014.50; range steers, [email protected]; stackers and i feeders. $7.75010.00; good to choice cows; $7 0008 75; good to choice heifers, $7.0009.50; 1 fair to good cows, [email protected]; canners, $5.00 ’ @6.00: cutters, [email protected]; "bologna, bulls, $4 0007.65; butcher bulls, [email protected]; heavy 1 calves, $7.00010.00; veal calves, $12,000 * 15 00 *HOGSPrime light butchers, $17.00(0)17.30; fair to fancy lights $16.85017.25: .medium weight butchers, 200@240 lbs., $17.20017.45; heavv weight butchers, 2400400 lbs.. $17.15 @l7 50- choice heavy packing. $16.85017.15; rough heavy packing. $16.75017.00; pigs, fair to, good, [email protected]; stags, $16,500 i Good to choice wethers, slo.oo@ 13 00- good to choice ewes, $10.00011.75; 1 yearlings, $12.50014.50; western lambs, good to choice', $16.00017.00; native lambs, good to choice, $16.25016.90; feeding lambs, $16.00 I @17.28; goats, $6.0008 00. Buffalo, N. Y , Dec. 13. CATTLE— Receipts. 1.500; steady. ■ VEALS— Receipts, 200; firm; $7.00016.50. HOGS?— Receipts, 6,400; slow; heavy, sl7 [email protected]; mixed and Yorkers, $17,750 17 85- light Yorkers, $16.65017.00; pigs and roughs. $16.50016.75; stags, $1.00015.00. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts, 2 000; tctlve; lambs strong at $12.00018.25; others ms hanged.