Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 March 1918 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, March 7. Open-' High- Low- ClosCorn— ing. est. est. ing. Marell ...1.2S 1.28 1.27% 1.27% May 1.27% 1.27%-% 1.27%-% 1.27% OatsMarch ......91% .92% .91% .89%-92% May .........89%-% .90 .89% -89%-« FLOUR—The United States administration flour standards are as follows: Barley flour. 98 lb. cotton sacks.- $13.90; corn flour. 98 lb. cotton sacks. >l4 00; white rye in jute, $14.50 per bbl.. 98 lb. sack basis; dark rye, $13.00; spring wheat in jute. $10,400'16.60; special brands, $10.70; hard winter in jute. $10.40010.60; soft winter. $10.40010.60. HAY—Choice timothy. $30.00031.00; No. 1 $29.000 30.00; standard. $27.500 28.50; No. 2 and light clover mixed, $26.50027:50; No. 3 red top and grassy mixed. $21.00023,00: clear clover and heavy clover mixed. $25.00026.00; threshed timothy. $16,000 18.00. ' BUTTER— Creamery, extras. 46c; extra firsts, 45%c; firsts. 44045 c; seconds. 430 43%C; centralized. 44046 c; storage, 43%0 44c"; ladles. 37®3Sc; process, 41c; packing stock. 32%034c. EGGS—Fresh firsts. 37%038c: ordinary firsts, 35%® 37c; miscellaneous lots, cases included. 36037 c; cases returned. 35036 c; extras. 42045 c. LIVIS POULTRY— Turkeys. 25c; old roosters, —c; young roosters. 25029 c; ducks. 27030 c; geese. 24025 c. POTATOES—Wisconsin. white. sl.lo® 1.20; western, sacked. $1.5001.60. CATTLE—Good to choice steers. $13,750 14 30 yearlings, good to choice, $9.00013.25; Stockers and feeders. $8.00011.00; good to choice cows. $8.50011.50; good to choice heifers. $8.50011.50; fair to good cows. $7.00 08 00- canners. $6.0007.00; cutters. $7,000 7 50- ’bologna bulls. $7.0009.00; butcher bulls, $8.75010.50:•' -heavy calves $8.50011.00; veal calves, $12.00014.50. HOGS—Prime light butchers. $17.10017.50; fair to fancy light. $17.00017.40; medium weight butchers. 2000240 lbs.. $1..00017.25; heavy weight butchers. 2400400 lbs., SI6J» 01715; choice heavy packing. $16.50016.i0: rough heavy packing. $16.00016.50; pigs, fair to good. $13..4)015.50; stags. sl6. •-■>o SHEEP—Good to choice wethers. SII,OOO 13 75- good to choice ewes, $10.00013.50; yearlings $13.50016.00; western lambs, good to choice. $16.00018.05; native lambs, good to choice. $15.00017.75; goats. $6.0008.26. Buffalo. N. Y.. March 7. CATTLE— Receipts. 75; steady. HOGS— Receipts. 500; strong: heavy. $lB 25018.40; mixed. Yorkers, light Workers and pigs. $18.60; roughs. $16.3)016-W. Stags. $12,00014.00. „ SHEEP AND I.AMBS—Receipts. 609-. strong; limbs. $13.00019 00; other* unchanged.