Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 February 1918 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Feb. 7. Open- High- Low- ClosCorn— Ing. est. est. Ing. May ......1.25% 1.25% 1.25% 1.25% OatsMarch ......82% .83% .82% .83% May 79%-% .80% .79% .80% FLOUR—The United States administration flour standards are as follows: Spring wheat, in jute, 110.10; 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«30.00; standard, [email protected]; No. 2 and light clover mixed, $27.00528.00; No. 3 red top and grassy mixed, [email protected]} clover and heavy clover mixed, $22.00® 26.00; threshed timothy, [email protected]. BUTTER—creamery extras, 49%c; extra firsts, 48%549c; firsts, 46548 c; seconds, 43% @4sc;’ centralized, 44%@49%c: storage extras. 45%@45%c; ladles, 40%@41c; process, 43%@44c; packing stocks, 37%539c. EGGS—Fresh firsts, 53@53%c; ordinary firsts. 50@52%c; cases returned, 49@51%c; checks, candled, 43@45c; dirties, candled, 43545 c; dirties, candled, 46@48c; extras, 57 @ 58c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys. 24c; fowls, 29c- roosters. 29c; spring chickens, 26c; ducks, 23627 c; geese, 22%@23c. DRESSED POULTRY—Turkeys, 33@ 34c; chickens, 28529 c; roosters, 20520%c; ducks, 24528 c; geese, 24525 c. POTATOES—Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, white. $2.0052.20. CATTLE —Good to choice steers, $14.00® 14 30- yearlings, good to choice. [email protected]; Stockers and feeders, [email protected]; good to choice cows, [email protected] —good to choice heifers, $8.50511-00: fair to good cows, $7.00 @8.00; canners, [email protected]: cutters, $6.75® 7.50; bologna bulls. $7.0069.25; butcher bulls, $8.75@11-00: heavy calves, [email protected]; veal calves, $13.00515.25. HOGS —Prime light butchers, [email protected]; fair to fancy light. [email protected]; medium weight butchers. 200@240 lbs., [email protected]; heavy weight butchers. 240@400 lbs., $16.65 516.80; choice heavy packing. [email protected]; rough heavy packing. [email protected]; pigs, fair to good, [email protected]; stags, $16.00@ / SHEEP —Good to choice wethers, sll.oo@ 13 50' good to choice ewes, [email protected]; yearlings [email protected]; western lambs, good to choice, [email protected]; native lambs, good to choice, [email protected]; goats [email protected]. \ Buffalo, Feb. 7. CATTLE—Market dull; calves steady, ' [email protected]. . , . I HOGS-i*farket active; heavy, mixed and yorkers, $17.60; light lorkers, $16.50@ 16.75- pigs, [email protected]; roughs, $15.75® 16 00’ stags, [email protected]. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Common slow; others steady; prices unchanged. Buffalo. N. Y., Feb. 7. CATTLE— Receipts, 450; dull. CALVES —Receipts, 100; steady, 17.00® 17-SO I ttggs—Receipts. 800: active; heavy, Ynrkerß - J° r K sl6 [email protected]; pigs. [email protected]. roughs, $15.75 ] common, slow; others steady; prices unRanged-