Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1917 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Dec. 28. Open- High- Low- ClosCorn— ing. est. est. Ing. Dec 1-2714 1.27% 1.27% 1.27% Jan.’ 1.26%-% 1-26% 1.26% 1.26% May 1.24%-% 1.25% 1.24% 1.24%-% Oats — Dec 79%-80 .80 .77% .78% Jan 79 .79% .77% .77% March 78% .78% 76% .77% May ...76%-% .76% .75% .75% FLOUR—United States administration flour standards are as follows: Spring wheat, in jute, $10.10; hard winter, In jute, $10.00; ’ soft winter, in jute, $10.00; white rye, $9.55; dark rye, $9.00. HAY—Choice timothy, $28 a 004729.00; No. 1 [email protected]; standard, [email protected]; No. 2 and light clover mixed, [email protected]; No. S red top and grassy mixed, [email protected]; clover and heavy clover mixed [email protected]; threshed timothy, $15.005718.00. BUTTER— Creamery, extras, 48%c'; extra firsts, 48c; firsts, 42%@46%c; seconds, 39@40%c; centralized. 89@90 score, 47@47%c; 88 score. 45@>46c; storage, extras, 43%© 43%c‘ 89@90 score, 42%@43%c; 87@88 score, 41%@42c; ladies, 36%@37c; process, 39@40c; packing stock. 33@35C.. EGGS—Fresh firsts. 50@52c; ordinary firsts -44@47c; miscellaneous lots, cases included 44ff150c: cases returned., 43@49c; checks candled. 28®30c; dirties, candled, 32@34c;’ extras. 55@56e; refrigerator stocks, 38(7i39c’ country storage. 35@3Sc. • LIVE pOULßY—Turkeys, 25c: fowls, IS ®23%c' roosters. 16%c; spring chickens, "017 - ducks. 224724 c; geese, 18@23e. "POTATOES—Wisconsin. white, [email protected] nor 100* lbs.,; Idaho. $2.15572.25 per 100 lbs.; Minnesota early Ohio, [email protected] per 100 lb p ATTLE—Good to choice steers. slo.oo@ 14 50- yearlings, good to choice, [email protected]; stockers and feeders. [email protected]; good to choice cows. [email protected]; good to choice heifers, [email protected]; fair to good cows, $7.00 CT9OO- canners, [email protected]; cutters, $6.00@ Fwj°°’bok>gna bulls. ?6;[email protected]; butcher hull’s $8 25@10 50 ‘, heavy calves, [email protected]; veal calves. $13.00. [email protected]. r’rOGS—Prime light butchers, [email protected]; fair to fancy light, [email protected]; medium weight butchers. 200@240 lbs., $16.85@17A0; heavy weight butchers, 24047400 lbs., $16.90@ choice heavy packing, [email protected]; rough heavy packing. $16.40016.75; pigs, fair to good, [email protected]; stags, chFEP—Good to choice wethers, slo.ao@ good to choice ewes, [email protected]; veariiir’S $12.505714.50; western lambs, good tn choice’ $15.25016.60; native lambs, good to choice, [email protected]; feeding lambs, slo.oo @16i00; goats, [email protected]. East Buffalo. N. Y., Dec. 27. CATTLE- —Receipts, 200; slow. CALVES-- Receipts, 75; steady; $7.00@ 17 50 HOGS— Receipts, 1.000- strong; heavy, 317 40017 50; mixed, $17.30017.40; Yorkers, 317 20@17 30' light Workers. [email protected]; pigs and roughs, sl6. [email protected]; stags, $13.50© SHEEP AND LAMBS —Receipts , 4,000; steady and unchanged.