Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1918 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Jan. 3. Open- High- Low- ClosCorn— ingiY est. est. trig. Jan 1|26% 1.27% 1.26% 1.27 May 1.24% 1.25% 1.24% 1,25% Oats — Jan 78% .79% - .78% .79%-% March May ......... 75%-76 .76% .75% .76%-% FLOUR—United States administration flour standards are as follows: Spring wheat, in jute, $10.10; special brands, $10.70 per bbl. 98 lb. sack basts; hard winter, in jute, $10.00; soft winter, in jute, $10.00; white rye. $9.55; dark rye. $9.00. HAY—Choice timothy, $27.50®28.50; No. 1 $26.50® 27.50; standard, [email protected]; No. 2 and light clover mixed, $24.50(325.50: Not 3 red top and grassy mixed, [email protected]; clover and heavy clover mixed, [email protected]; threshed timothy, [email protected]. BUTTER— Creamery, extras, 49c; extra firsts 45(345%c; firsts, 44®47c’; seconds, 39® 41c; centralized, 89@90 score, 46%®47%c: 88 snore, 45®46c; storage, extras, 43%@43%c: S9®!):/ score. 43%®44%c; 87@88 score, 41%@ 42c: ladles, 37®37%c; process, 39®40c; packing stock. 33%®35%c. EGGS—Fresh firsts, 55®56c; ordinary firsts 52®54c: miscellaneous lots, cases included 50®55c; cases returned, : 49@54c; checks’ candled, 32@33c; dirties, candled, 35®36c; extras. [email protected]; refrigerator stocks, LIVE POULTRY- Turkeys, 24c; -fowls, 20@24%c; roosters, 17c; spring chickens, Ur- - ducks, 22®24c; geese, IS@23C. ’ DRESSED -POULTRY Turkeys, 32@ 32%c; chickens, 22@25e: roosters. 17%@18c; duck’s.’ 24®26c; geese, 24c. POTATOES—Wisconsin white. $1.90(32.05 per 100 lbs..: Minnesota early Ohios, sl.Bo@ 2.00 per 100 lbs. CATTLE— Good to choice steers. slo.oo© 14 25; yearlings good to choice, [email protected]; Stockers and feeders. $7.,75@1(j.b0; good to choice cows, $7.00® B^s;. good to choice heifers $7.00®9.00; fair to good cows, $7.00© SOO- ca’nnerS. $5.00(36.00; cutters, $6.00®6.50; •bolAgna bun’s. $7.00®9.,00; butcher bulls, $S 25® 10.50: heavy calves, [email protected]; veal calves. [email protected]. ■pjO(sg_prime light butchers, $16.25®16.45; fair to fancy light, $16.00® 16.25: medium wetebt butchers. 200®240 lbs., [email protected]; heavy weight butchers, 240® 400 lbs.. $16.30 @16.60; choice heavy packing, [email protected]; rough heavy packing. [email protected]; pigs, fair to good, $13.00014.25; stags, $16.00@ SHEEP—Good to choice Wethers, $10.50© 13 00- good to choice ewes; [email protected]; vearitngs. [email protected]: western lambs, good to choice. $16.00®:17.25'. native lambs, good to choice. [email protected]; feeding lambs, $15.00 @16.25; goats, [email protected], N. Y., Jan. 3. CALVES— Receipts, 50; steady; $7.00 @17.00. ; ■ HOGS— Receipts, 1,800; slow; heavy, $16.85 @16.90; mixed, Yorkers, light Yorkers and pigs, [email protected]; roughs, [email protected]; stags, $14.00® 15.00. , SHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts, 1,800; active; lambs 25c higher at [email protected]; oxfcers unchanged.