Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1918 — TOPS MARKET FOR COUNTY [ARTICLE]

TOPS MARKET FOR COUNTY

CL H. Porter Sold Car Load of Steers Wednesday at SI 7.40 Per Cwt. The top price so far this year received for Jasper county cattle was polled down Wednesday by Charles H. Porter of Rensselaer, who shipped a car of twenty-four head at coming three-year-old steers to Chicago from his farm Tuesday right. The twenty-four head averaged 1290 pounds each and sold for J 17.40 per hundred, almost $225 per head, bringing Mr. Porter $5,380.08. This was next to the top figure in Wednesday’s sales, one ear of heavier weights selling at 117.55. Both the top-notch car loads were shipped out of Chicago Wednesday night for New York, where they will supply the highpriced hotels and restaurants. Mr. Porter also shipped Tuesday night twenty-four head of hogs whieh brought him $17.25 per hun> dred, a total of $1,026.37. Other local shippers having stock on Wednesday's market were Eli Arnold of Barkley township, a car load of hogs; F. L. Hoover of Marion township, a mixed car of hogs and cattle; Paxton & Lonergan of Surrey, a car of hogs, and the TVtr&s’ of Brook, two car loads of cattle from their Jasper county farms.