Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1918 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, June 20. Open- High- Low- ClosCorn— ing. est. est. ing. Junel.4o% 1.40% 1.39% 1.40 July 1.45%-44% 1.45% 1.42 1.42%-43 Aug1.40%-% 1.46% 1.45% 1.45%-48 OatsJune »76% .76% .76% .76% July 72%-% .73 .71% .71%-% Aug6B%-67 .68% f 67% .68%-% FLOUR—The United States administration flour standards are as follows: Per bbl., in jute, 98 lb. sack basis, barley flour, $8.75; corn flour, $10.90; white rye flour, $10.00; dark rye, $9.50; spring wheat, $10.60 @10.80; special brands, $10.70; hard winter, $10.60010.80; soft winter, [email protected]. HAY—Choice timothy, [email protected]; No. 1 timothy, [email protected]; standard, [email protected]; No. 2 timothy and clover mixed, $15,000 16.00; No. 3, [email protected]; clover, ' $9.00012.00. BUTTER— Creamery extra, 92 score, 43c; 93 score, higher; first, 91 score, 42@ 42%c; 88@9O score, 40@41%c; seconds, 84@ 87 ’score, 37@38c; standard, 42%@42%c; ladles. 34@34%c; renovated, 36%c; packing stock, 31033 c. EGGS—Fresh firsts, southern and southwestern. 32%@33c; Kansas and Nebraska, 32%@33%c; northern, 33@33%c; fine lowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota, 33%034c; ordinary firsts, 29%@32c; miscellaneous lots, cases included, 29%@22%c; cases returned, 28%@31%c; extra, 35036 c; checks, dry, 20® 25c; dirties, 25@28c. LIVE POULTRY— Turkeys, 24c; fowls, 25%C; roosters, 20%c; broilers, 1%02 lb; average, 38040 c; ' 1%@1% lb., 30@32c; ducks, 26c; spring ducks, 3Qc; geese, 14015 c; spring geese. 25c. ICED POULTRY Turkeys, 30@31c; fowls, 26027 c; roosters, 22@23c. POTATOES—Wisconsin and Michigan, white, [email protected] per 100 lbs. CATTLE—Good to fancy steers, $16,750 18.00; „good to choice steers, $15.50016.75; plain to good steers, $11,50015.50; yearlings good to choice. $11.00017.80; Stockers and feeders. [email protected]; good to choice cows, $8.50471100; good to choice heifers, slo.oo® 1&85; fair to good cows, [email protected]; canners $6.7507.40: cutters, $7.4008.00; bologna bulls $9 [email protected]; butcher bulls. $11.00013.50; heavy calves, $9,00011.00; veal calves, $15.00 @16.75. HO (jS—Prime light butchers, $16.40016.65; fair to good light, $16.00016.60; medium weight butchers, 2250250 lbs., $16.30016,60; heavy weight butchers, 2600400 lbs., $16.20 @16.55; choice heavy packing, [email protected]; rough heavy packing, $16.00016.20; pigs, fair to good, $15.50016.50; stags, $15,000 15.85. SHEEP— Yearlings, $14.00015.50; western lambs, good to choice, $16.00017.75; wethers good to choice, $13.50014.50; spring lambs, $19.00020.25; ewes, fair to choice, $12.00@’13.50; native Idmbs, good to choice, $15.00017.50. Buffalo, N. Y., June 20. CATTLE— Receipts, 600; dull. CALVES— Receipts, 100; steady; $7.00@ 18.50. , . jjqgs— Receipts, 1,500; easier; heavy, sl7 40017.50; mixed, $17.50017.75; Yorkers, $17.70017/75; light Yorkers, $17.60017.75; pigs,” $17:50017.75; roughs, $15.25015.50; stags, $11.00012.50. LAMBS—Receipts, none.