Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1918 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago. Jan. 24. Opes- High- Low- CloSCorn ing. est. eat... lng Jan 1.27 % 1.27% 1.27% 1.27 % March ....1.25% 1.26% 1.25% 1.26%, May .....1.24% 1.25 1.24% 1.24% CATTLE —Good to choice steers, slo.oo® 14.00; yearlings, good to choice. {[email protected]; Stockers and feeders, |7.75 @10.00; good to choice cows. $7.00@ 8.75; good to choice heifers. [email protected]; fair to good cows. [email protected]; canners. [email protected]; cutters. [email protected]; bologna bulls. [email protected]; butcher bulls, $8.25® 10.50; heavy calyes. [email protected]; veal calves, $13.00 @ 16.50. HOGS —Prime light butchers. $16.40 @16.50; fair to fancy light. $16.00® 16.40; med. wt. butchers, 200-240 lbs., [email protected]; heavy wt butchers. 240400 lbs., [email protected]; choice heavy packing, $16.25 @16.40; rough heavy packing. [email protected]; pigs, fair to good, [email protected]; stags (subject to 70 lbs. dockage). [email protected]. SHEEP —Good to choice wethers. sll.oo® 13.50; good to choice ewes. [email protected]; yearlings. [email protected]; western lambs, good to choice, $16.50® 17.75; native lambs, good to choice. [email protected]; goats. [email protected]. dies. 39@40c; process. 42@42%c; packing stock, 36® 38c. Prices to retail trade: Extra. 51c; prints. 52c. EGGS —Fresh firsts, 59® 60c; ordinary firsts. 55 @ 57c; miscellaneous lots, cases included. 50@ 58c; cases returned. 49@57c; checks, candled, 40@42c; dirties, candled. 43 @44c; extras, must be 90 per cent fresh and packed in whitewood cases, 64 @6sc; refrigerators to wholesalers. 44c. '—■ LIVE POULTRY Turkeys, 24c; fowls. 25c; roosters, 17c; spring chickens. 23%c; ducks. 22@25c; geese, 22% @2Sc. Retail trade, in single coop lots, %@lc higher. DRESSED POULTRY —Turkeys. 32%; chickens, 25c;, roosters. 17%@18c; ducks. 24@26c; geese, ?3@24c. POTATOES Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota, white, [email protected]. Oats — Jan: 80% .82 .80% .81% March 79% .80% .79% .80% j May 77% .78% ,77% .77% FLOUR —The United States administration flour standards are as follows: Spring wheat, in jute, $10.10; special brands. $10.70 per brl, 98 pound sack basis; hard winter, in Jute, SIO.OO ; soft winter, in Jute, $10.00; white rye, $9.55; dark rye. $9.00. HAY —Choice timothy, [email protected]; No. 1 timothy, [email protected]; standard, S2B [email protected]; No. 2 and light clover mfxed, [email protected]; No. 3 red top and grass mixed. [email protected]; clover and heavy clover mixed, [email protected]; thrashed timothy, $17.00 020.00. BUTTER —Creamery, extras. 49c; extra firsts. 48@48%c; firsts. 46%47%0; seconds, 41@44c; centralised, 89090 score, 47%@48%c; 88 score, 46@470; . storage, extras, 45@45%c: 89@90 score, 45@47%c; 87@88 score. 44@44%c; UBuffalo, N. Y.. Jan. 24. CATTLE— Receipts, 176; easier. CALVES —Receipts. 100; slow; $7,000 18.00. HOGS— Receipts, 8,800; slow; heavy and mixed, $17.60017.60: Yorkers, $17.50017.75: light Yorkers. $17.00017.38; pigs. $17,001 , roughs, $16.00016.28; stags. M 4.00015.00. BHEF.P AND LAMBS—Receipts, UOJ I ttsady an’’ unchanged.