Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 April 1918 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, April 11. Open- High- Low- ClosCorn— ing. est. est. ing. May 1.27%-% 1.27% 1.27% 1.27% June 1.56% 1.57 1.56% 1.57 July 1.50-51 1.57% 1.50 1.57%-% Oats— April .-..89% .90 .89%-% .90 May 87-87% .87% .86

FLOUR—The United States administration flour standards are as follows: Per bbl., in jute. 98 lb. sack basis, barley flour, $11.55; corn flour. 112.75; white rye, $13.50; dark rye. $12.00; spring wheat, $10.60® 10.80; special brands. $10.80: hard winter, $10,600 10.80; soft winter,' $10.60010.80. HAY—No. 1 timothy, [email protected]; stand ard, $24.00025.00; No. 2 timothy and clovet mixed, $22.000 23.00; No. 3. [email protected]; clover, $8.00014.00; threshed timothy. $6,000 10.60; heated and damaged, $5.00010.00. BUTTER— Creamery, extras, 92 scores, 40%c; firsts, 89091 scores. 37039 c; seconds, 84%87 scores. 33@35c; standards, 39%@40c; ladles, 33%@34c; renovated, 36c; packing stock, 30®31c. EGGS—Fresh firsts, 31%@32%c; ordinary firsts. 30%@31c; miscellaneous lots, eases included, ~30%0.31%c:: cases, returned, 29%@ 80%C; extras, 34@35c; checks, 27@28c; dirties, ’ 28029 c: storage, 34®'34%c. I.IVE POULTRY— Turkeys, 2Sc per lb.; old' roosters, 23c; young roosters, ducks, 25031 c; geese, 25028 c.. ICED POULTRY— Turkeys, 34c; chickens, 32033 c; young roosters, 32@33c; old, 21 025 c; ducks. 2S@3oc; geese, 25027 c. POTATOES Wisconsin, white, sl.oo® $1.20. CATTLE—Good to choice steers, $13.25® 16.25; yearlings, good to choice, [email protected]; Stockers; and feeders., $8.50012.25; good to choice cows, [email protected]; good to choice heifers, $9.00012.25; fair to good cows, $7,75 @8.75; ’eanners, [email protected]; cutters, $7.00® 7.85; bologna bulls, $8.2509.75; heavy calves $9 [email protected]; veal calves, [email protected]. HOGS—Prime light butchers, [email protected]; fair to fancy light, $17.50017.95; medium weight butchers, 200@240 lbs., $17.50@>17.90; heavy weight butchers, 2400400 lbs.. $17.35® 17.75; choice heavy packing, [email protected]; rough heavy packing, [email protected]; pigs, fair to good, [email protected]; stags, $17.00@ 18.00. SHEEP—Good to choice wethers, $14.50® 16 75- good to choice ewes, $12.00016.00; yearlings $15.00@19-60; western lambs, good to choice, [email protected]; Colorado lambs. [email protected]; native lambs, good to choice, $18.00020.00: shorn lambs, $15.50017.86; shorn wethers, >l3-00015.60. Buffalo, N. Y., April 11. CATTLE— Receipts, 125; steady, CALVES— Receipts, 200; steady; $7,000 16.25. HOGS— Receipts. 1,300; strong; heavy, $lB 50018.65; mixed and Yorkers, $18.65® 18.75; light Yorkers, [email protected]; pigs, SIB.M @18.25; roughs. [email protected]; stags, $13,000 14.00. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts, 4»i steady to strong; wool lambs, >16.00031.91 otßars unchanged.