Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1918 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, April 18. Open- High- Low- ClosCorn— ing. est. est. ing. May 127 127% lune 1 47 14* July L46%-47 1«% 1 - 43 y April 88% -88% .86% .86% June 81% .81% -79 *79 Ju?y :: 74-74% .74% .73 .73-73% FLOUR—The United. States admfnistra. tion flour standards are as follows: Pei bbl in jute, 9S lb. sack basis, barley flour, *ll Or. corn flour, *12.00; wh'ite' rye, *12.50, dark rye *12.00; spring wheat, $10.60010.80, special’ brands, *10.70; hard winter, *10.60® W HAY—No. 1 timothy. »[email protected]; standard' «-Mo(*g2s.<M>; No. 2 timothy and clovei mixed? [email protected]; No. 3, *12.00019.00; cloy, er *S.i»X<il4.‘lO; threshed timothy, *6.00® 1000- heated and damaged, $5.00010.00. BUTTER— Creamery, extras, 92 scores 42c; firsts, 89091 scores, 38040 c; @S7 scores, 34®36c; standards, 41@41%c, ladles. 33%@34c; renovated, 36c; packing stock. 30031 c. ? EGGS —Fresh firsts, 32%@04c; ordinary firsts 31%@33c; miscellaneous lots, cases included.'3i%® 33c; cases returned, 30%® 32c* extras, 35%®36%c; checks, 2i@-Bc, dirties •’9030c; storage, 34%@35%c. 1 IVF POULTRY— Turkeys, 25c .per,lb.; old roosters. 20c; young roosters, 29c* ducks 29031 c; geese 14. ICED POULTRY Turkeys, 33034c* young roosters, 31c; old, 23c; ducks,2s® 30C ■ EC’‘sc, lSc. POTATOES— Wisconsin and Minnesota, white *1.2001-35; western, $1.40. CATTLE—Good to choice steers, *l3u>B -s yearlings good to choice, $11.00015,50 Stockers and feeders. good tc choice cows. $9.00® 12.00; good to choice l oiters *9,00012.25; fair to good cows, *<.7; <x 4 vanners, *6.5007.35; cutters, $7.00® 7.85:' bologna bulls, *8.2509.75; butcher bulls s9.t<s@lLoo; heavy calves, *9.00011.00; vea calves *12.00® 15.00. HOGS—Prime light butchers. *W.50017.80. fair to fanev light, $17.40017.85; medium weight butchers. 2000 240 lbs., *l7-40017 80; benvv "weight butchers. -2400400 lbs., $17.3, 41-70* choice heavy packing, $17.00017.45, rmieh heavy packing, *16.75017.00; pigs, fair” to good, *15.50016.50; stags, *L.OO® 18 25 ciIFFP-Good to choice wethers, *16.00® UOO good to choice ewes, *[email protected]; vMtrlinss *15.00® 19.60; western lambs, good > choKe. J*18.00021.50; Colorado lambs, s-’o no®°l SO* native lambs, good to choice, ’ shorn lambs, [email protected]; shorn wethers, $13.00@15,60. Buffalo, N. Y., April 18. CATTLE —Receipts, light; steady. CALVES —Receipts. 500; active; *7.000 16 50 a few *17.00. HOGS- Receipts. 2.200; steady; heavy, *lS.4s«i 18-70; mixed and Yorkers. *18.75® 18S5- light Yorkers. $18.50018.75; pigs, **B 50: roughs, *16.50016. .5; stags, $13.00® M SHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts, 1.200; strong; clipped lambs. *13.00018.75; yearu~gs ' *15.50016.50; wethers. *14.50015.00; ewes’ *7.00® 1400; mtxed sheep, *14.25® 14.50.