Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1918 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, March 14. Open- High- Low- ClosCorn— tng. est. est. tng. March ...1.27% 1.27% 1.27% 1.27% May 1.27% 1.27%-% 1.26% 1-26% Oats - March 91% -91% -89% «>%-% May 89-89% .89% .87% .87%

FLOUR—The United States administration flour standards are as follows; Barley flour, 98 lb. cotton sacks. *14.00; corn flour 98 lb- cotton sacks, *13.75; white rye in jute, *15.00 per bbl., 98 lb. sack basis; dark rye, *14.75; spring wheat in Jute, *lO [email protected]; special brands, *10.70; hard winter in jute, *[email protected]; Boft winter. *[email protected]. HAY —Choice timothy, [email protected]; No. 1 *28.00029.00; standard. *26.50027.50: No. 1 and light clover mixed, *25.50026.50; No. 1 red top and grassy mixed, *21.00023.00; clear clover and heavy clover mixed. *24.05 @27.00; threshed timothy, *15.00017.00. BUTTER— Creamery, extras. 44%c; extra firsts. 43%@44e; firsts. 42%(@43%c; seconds, 40@42c: centralized, 43%@44c: storage, 43c: ladles, 35%@36c; process, 39c; packing Stock. 31@33c. HGGS—Fresh firsts, 36c; ordinary firsts. 35c; miscellaneous lots, cases included, 34%@25c; cases returned. 33y 2 @34c; extras, 40@41%c; checks. 30%c; dirties, 31%032c. LIVE POULTRY— Turkeys. 25c; old roosters 22c; young roosters. 25031 c; ducks. 28031 c-j geese. 24@25cv DRESSED POULTRY Turkeys, 33%0 34c- young roosters, 25029 c; old roosters. 21 023 c: ducks. 220 25c; geese, 20023 c. POTATOES —Wisconsin, white, *1.400 1 50 CATTLE—Good to choice steers. *13.250 14(10- vearlings go«sd to choice. *9.00013.25; stookers and feeders. *8.00011.25: good to choice cows. *8.50011.50; good to choice heifers *8.50011.50: fair to good cows. *7.OC §8 00- canners cutters, *6.850 7.30; bologna hulls. *7.0009.25: butcher bulls *8.75010.56; heavy calves, [email protected]; veal calves. *13.50016.20. - HOGS —Prime light butchers *11.60017.90; fair to fancy light, *17.00017.80: medium weight butchers. 200@240 lbs., *[email protected]; heavy weight butchers. 2400400 lbs.. *16.850 17 60- choice heavy packing*, *[email protected], rough heavy packing. *[email protected]; pigs. g£ir to good. *[email protected]; stags. *17.50@ CHEEP—Good to choice wethers, *12.000 14*75 • to choice ewes, *11.00014.00; yearlings. *l3 50016.50: western lambs, good to choice. *16.50018.50: native good to choice. *[email protected]: goats. *[email protected]. Buffalo. N. Y.. March 14. CATTLE-Receipts. 76: steady. CALVES— Receipts, o 0; steady: *7.000 18 **s HOGS— Receipts. 2,200: easier; heavy, *18.50018.75: mixed aind Yorkers, *lB 900 19.00: light Yorkers. *18.50(®18.75: pigs. *18.25 @18.50: roughs. *16.75017.00; stags, *IB.OOO SHEEP AND LAMBS —Receipts; 1,400: strong; lambs. *13.00019.00; others W •Ranged. ’