Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1917 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Dec. 20. Open- High- Low- ClosCorn— ing. est. est. ing. Dec. 1.27 1.27% 1.26% 1.27% Jan 1.25 1.27% 1.23% 1.24%-25 May ......1.21 1.26% • 1.20% 1.23%-% Oats— Dec 78-80 . 80 .78 .78%-% Jan. 77%-% .77% .77% .77% March 75% .76% .75% .76% May 73%-75 .75 .73% .74-74% FLOUR— Spring wheat, special brands, In jute. $10.40 per bbl.; hard spring wheat patents, 96 per cent grade, in jute, $10.40; straight, in export bags. $10.30; first clears, $9.70; second clears, $8.50; low grade, $7.00 @7.50; fancy clears, winter wheat patents, In Jute, $10.15; standard soft winter wheat patents; SIO.OO, in jute; fancy hard winter wheat patents. $10.30, in jute: standard hard winter wheat patents, SIO.OO, in jute; first clears, in jute, $8.80479.30; new white rye. $9,55; new dark rye. $9.00. 'HAT—Choice timothy. $28.004729.00; No. 1 $27.004728.00; standard. $25.504726.50; No. 2 and light clover mixed. $25.004726.00; No. 3 red top and grassy mixed. $22.004724.00; clover and heavy clover mixed $22.004726.00: threshed timothy, $15.004718.00. EGGS—Fxtras. approx. 24 oz.. doz., 51® 53c; extras, approx. 23 oz _dpz. 404742 c; No! 1. approx. 22 oz., doz. 374739 c. BUTTER —Creamery; extras, fresh in tubs 494750 c; creamery firsts, fresty in tubs! 434747 c; creamery cold storage, 42(3 44c. , „ , , LIVE POULTRY— Turkeys. 2oc; fowls. 174721 c: rooster's. 16%e: spring chickens, 19c " ducks 204723 c; geese. 164?21%c. DRESSED POULTRY-' r 'urkevs; 33%c; chickens. 204721 c; roosters, 17%@18c; ducks, 204725 c; geese. 22c. ■■■'; POTATOES - Wisconsin. white, $1.7047 1.90. per 100 lbs.; Minnesota early Ohios, $1 70471.85 per 106 lbs. C \TTT.E- Good to choice steers. $10.00(3 14 50' yearlings. good to: cbo ce, $9.004714:00; Stockers and feeders. $7.754710.00: good to choice rows $7.00478.75; good to choice heifers $7 00479.50: fair to good ,cows. $7.00 • ro- Vanners. $5:0047620; cutters. $6.00® r, 50- bologna bulls. $4.00477.65: butcher bulls $7 754710 -5: heavv calves, $8.50@12,00; veal ralvGS. [email protected]. Primf 1 lijjbt fair to” fan-cv lights. modium JZ. L ht butchers. lbs.. $16.15^16.45; heavy weight butchers. 24047400 lbs.. $16.20 4716 50- choice heavy packing. $15.754716.00; rough heavv packing. $15.25015.85; pigs, fair" to good. $12:[email protected]; stags. $16.00® 16 SHEEP—Good to choice wethers. $10.50® 12 90- good to choice ewes. $10:[email protected]; yearlings. $12.50014.50: western lambs, good to choice. $15.75016.50; native lambs, good to choice. $15.25016.50; feeding lambs. $15.00 @16.00; goats, $6.00®5.25. Buffalo. N. Y., Dec. 20. CATTLE— Receipts. 300; steady. . CALVES— Receipts, 50; active and steady:'s7.oo43)l7.so. HOGS —Receipts. 4,500; slow and irregular- heavy. mixed, $16.'85®17.00; Yorkers, [email protected]; light Yorkers. $13.75® 16.00: pigs. $15.50®15.75; roughs, $15.75®16.00; stags, $14.004715.00. i SHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts, 1,200; lambs dOc fewer at £[email protected]; others unchanged. ”