Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1918 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Feb. 21. Open- High- Low- ClosCorn— ing. est. est. Ing. Feb 1.28 1.28 1.28 1.28 March ...1.27% 1.27% 1.27% 1.27% May 1.27 1.27% 1.26% 1.27%-% Oats— Feb 92 .93 .92 .93 March 90% .93 .90% .93 May 88%-% .90% .88% .90% FLOUR—The United States administration flour standards are as follows: Spring wheat, in jute. |10.10; special brands, $10.70 per bbl.. 98 lb. sack basis: hard winter, tn jute. $10.00; soft winter, in jute, $10.00; white rye. $9.55: dark rye. $9.00. HAY—Choice timothy. $30.00031.00; No. 1 $20.r»1<530.00; standard. $28.50*329.00: No. 1 and light clover mixed, $27.00028.00; No. 3 red top and grassy mixed. $22.00026.00; clover and heavy clover mixed, $22,000 26.00; threshed timothy, $17.00020.00. BUTTER—Creamery, extras, 48%c: extra firsts,- 48c; firsts. 46*347%c; seconds. 44 ®45%c: centralized, 44%049c; storage, extras," 46c: ladles. 40040%c; process, 43%@ 44c- packing stock. 37038 c. PGGS—Fresh firsts. 51%c: ordinary firsts 49®5OUc: miscellaneous lots, cases included. 49050 c: cases returned, 48@49%c; extras 55%*3”6%c. LIVE POULTRY— Turkeys. 25c; roosters. 22c: spring chickens, 28c: staggy young roosters, 26c; ducks. 27030 c; geese, 24325 c. .. DRESSED POULTRY— Turkeys, 34%0 35c; chickens. 27®32c: roosters, 22023 c; ducks, 28330 c; geese, 24®27c. POTATOES —Wisconsin. white, $1.75'3 LBS: western. $2;[email protected]. CATTLE—Good to choice steers, $13,500 vearlings. good to choice. $9.00013.25; stockers and feeders. [email protected]; good to choice cows $8.50010.50; good to choice heifers, $8.5*311-00: fair to good cows, $7.00 ®6oo' canners $6.25*37.00; cutters $<.000*.50; bologna bulls. $7.0*39.15; butcher bulls, $8.75010-50; heavy calves, $8.50011.00; veal calves, $11.00014.00. HOGSPrime light butchers. $16.‘70016.85: fair to fancv light. $16.50316.80; medium weight butchers. 3000240 lbs.. $16.75017.00; heavy weight butchers. 2400400 lbs., $16.75 SITW choice heavy packing. $16.50316.75; rough heavy packing. $16.25016.50; pigs, fair to good, $12.00015.00; stags, $16,000 1725 SHEEP—Good to choice wethers, SII,OOO 13 S’ good to choice ewes, $10.00018.00; yearlings. $13.00015.00: western lambs, good to choice $15.00016.60; native lambs, good to Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 21. CATTLE— Receipts, 125; slow. CALVES— Receipts, 25; steady; $7,000 ISO* HOGS-Receipts. 1.200; stsong; heavy, 11750317 60; mixed. $17.60017.75; Yorkers, 117 70317 80 light Yorkers, $16.25016.50; pigs $16,0001625; roughs. $15.56016.00; stags, $13.5001-4.8-SHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts, 2,M»; gteady and unchanged.