Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1918 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Jan. St Open- High- Low- ClosCorn— ing. est. est. Ing. March ....1.27 1.27 1.26% 1.26% May .1.25% 1.25% 1.25 1.25% OatsJanßs .85 .83% .83%-% March ......84%-% .84% .83 .88% May 81%-% .81% .80% .80%-% FLOUR—The United States administration flour standards are as follows: Spring wheat, in Jute, 310.10; special brands, $10.70 per bbl., 98 pound sack basis; hard winter. in jute, $10.00; soft winter In jute, $10.00; white rye, $9.55; dark rye. $9.00. HAY—Choice timothy, [email protected]; No. 1 $29.00(530.00: standard. $28.50(529.00; No. 2 and light clover mixed, [email protected]; No. 3 red top and grass mixed. $22.00026.00; clover and heavy clover mixed, $22.00026.00; threshed timothy, $17.000 20.00. BUTTER— Creamery, extras, 49c; extra firsts, 48@48%c; firsts. 45@47%c; seconds, 41 (344c;' centralized. 89090 score. 48049 c; .88 score 46(54701 storage'extras, 45@45%c; 89 (590 score. 45@45%c; 87@88 score, 44@44%c; ladles, 4(1040%c; process, 43%@44c; packing stock, 37@38%c. firsts, 61%@62%c; ordinary firsts. 57<®60e: miscellaneous lots, cases included 54561 c: cases returned, 53060 c; checks’, candied. 400 42c; dirties, candled. 43044 c:’ extras, 66@67c: refrigerators, 44c. LIVE POULTRY— Turkeys, 24c: fowls, ?<SU C; roosters, 19c; spring chickens, 26c; duck's 22025 c; geese, 22%023c, DRESSED POULTRY— Turkeys. 32%0 33c- chickens, 26@27c; roosters, 19@19%c; clucks 24027 c; geese, 23024 c.. POTATOES— Wisconsin. Michigan and Minnesota, white/ $2.6002.10. CATTLE—Good to choice steers. $13.75@ ■ vearllngs. good to choice, $9.00013.25. Stockers and feeders. $8.00010.50; good to choice cows. $8.00010.00; good to choice heifers. $8.00010.00; fair to good cows. $7.00 778 00- canners, $6.2506.75: cutters. $6,750 7.50: bologna bulls, $7.0009.25: butcher bulls $8 75'511.00: heavy calves, $9.50012.00; veal calves. $13,00016,00. HOGSPrime light butchers, $16.15016.00, fair to fancy light. $15.50016.25; medium butchers, 200-5240 lbs.. $16.40016.65; heavy weight butchers. 2400400 lbs., $16.40 -316 80' choice heavy packing, $16.00016.35, rough heavy packing. $15.65-515.90; pigs, fair to good. $12.75014.00: stags, $16.00@ 16 75 cHFFP—Good to choice wethers, SII,OOO 13 60- good tn choice ewes, $10.00013.00; vearllngs $13.00(515.50: western lambs, good to choice $16.50017.75; native lambs, good to choice.' $16.00017.50j_g0at S . [email protected]. Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 31. . CATTLE— 250; steady. CALVES— Receipts, 25; steady,; $7,000 18 00 HOGS— Receipts, 1.300; strong; heavy, 817 15017.25: mixed and Yorkers, $17,250 17.35: light Yorkers, $16.75017.00; ■ f>igs, $16.50016.75; roughs, [email protected]; stags, [email protected]. SHEEP AND LAMBS— Receipts, 3.200; steady/ lambs . $14.00018.50: yearlings. $13.00017.00; wethers. $14.00(514.50: ewes, $7.00013.50; mixed shefep.