Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1918 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Oct. 3. Open- High- Low- ClosCorn— ing. est. est. ing. 0ct..1.31 1.32% 1.29% 1.31-30% N0v1.29-28% i 1.31 1.27% 1.29%-% Decl-26%-% 1.28% 1.24% 1.26%-% Oats-0ct,.i;68%-68 . 69% .67% .68% 'Nov. ........68%-% .69% .68 .69% Dec. 69%-69 .70% .68% .69%-% FLOUR —The United States food administration flour standards are as follows: Per bbl., in jute, 98 lb. sack basis: Barley flour, $8.00; corn flour, $10.30; White rye flour, $10.20; dark rye, .$9.90; spring wheat, $11.25; special brands, $11.35: hard winter, $10.50010.90; soft winter, $10.50. HAY—Choice timothy, $35.00036.00; No. 1. $33.000 35.00; standard, $32.00033.00; No. 1 light clover mixed, $32,000’33.00; No. 1 timothy and clover mixed, $30.00031.00; No. 3, $27.00028.00; clover, $20.00025.00. BUTTER—Creamery extras, 32 score, . 57%c; higher scoring commands a premium: firsts, 91 score, 56%c; 88090 score, 53% 56c; seconds, 84@87 score, 50%©52%c; standard, 57©57%c; ladles, 42%©43c; renovated, 45%c: packing stock, 38©39%c. EGGS—Fresh firsts, 47%©48c; ordinary firsts, 45@46%c; miscellaneous lots, cases Included, 45047 c: cases returned, 44046 c; extra, 53054 c.; checks. 32@36c; dirties, 350 39c; storage packed, 48%©39%c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 33 c; fowls, ?2©2s%c; roosters, 21%c; spring chickens, 25c; ducks, 24c; geese, 22c. ICED POULTRY—Turkeys, 37@38c; fowls, 27029 c; spring chickens, 26028 c; roosters, 22©>22%c; ducks, 26028 c; geese, 20c. POTAT r ‘ Tn B—Bulk, per 100 lbs., $1.60@ 1.80; sacxcu, [email protected]. CATTLE—Choice to prime steers, slß.oo© 19.60; good to choice steers, $15.00018.00; plain to good steers, [email protected]; yearlings, falrto choice, $12.50019.35; Stockers and feeders, $7.00013.00; good to prime cows, $9.00013.00;' fair to prime heifers, $9,000 14.75; fair to good cows, $7.2509.00; canners’ $6.0006.75; cutters, $6.7007.15; bologna bulls, $8.2508.85; butcher bulls, $9.00012.25; heavy calves, $7.50013.75; veal calves, $16.75018.75. e—. - ~~ , HOGS—Fair to good light, $18.75019.30; choice to light butchers, $19.10019.40; medium weight butchers, 2250260 lbs., $19.00© 19.35; heayy weight butchers, 2700350 lbs., $18.90019.20; choice packers, $18.10018.50; pigs, fair to good, $16.50017.80; stags, $17.00 ©18.06. SHEEP—Western lambs, $15.50016.75; native lambs, good to choice, $14.00015.69; yearlings, $13.00014.00; wethers, good to choice, $11.00012.00; ewes, fair to choice, $<6.00011.00; feeding lambs, $12.50015.00. Buffalo, N. Y„ Oct. 3. CATTLE— Receipts, 600; slow. CALVES— Receipts, 2<Xf; slow and steady; $7.00019.50. , j HOGS— Receipts, 800; slow and lower; heavy, mixed and Yorkers, $20.15020.25; light ’. Yorkers and pigs, $19.50019.75; Toughs, $17.00-7117.25; stags. $12.00016.00 SHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts, 2,000; slo'w apd unchanged.