Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 October 1918 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Oct. 17. Open- High- Low- ClosCorn— Ing. est. eat. Ing. Oct Nov 1.18-21 1.22% 1.17% 1.19% Dec. ......1.1'7 1.17% 1.14% 1.15% . OatsOct. .........68 V .68% .67 .67% Nov .’66%-% .67% .65% .65%-% Dec 66%-% .66% .64% .65%-%

FLOUR—The United States food administration flour standards are as follows: Per bbl. In Julie, 98 lb. sack basis: Barley flour, $8.00; corn flour, $10.20; white rye flour, »0 .20; dark rye, $9.90; spring wheat, $11.25; Special b»ands, $11.35; hard winter, [email protected]; soft winter, $10.50. HAY—Timothy, [email protected]; standard, [email protected]; No. 1 light clover mixed, $32.00 @33.00; No. 2 timothy and No. 1 clover mixed, [email protected]; No. 3, [email protected]; clover, [email protected]; thrashed, [email protected]. EGGS—Firsts, 48%@49Hc; ordinary firsts, 46@47c. BUTTER—Extras, 55%c; firsts, 53%@65c. POULTRY—Roosters, 22%c; geese, 22c; turkeys, 32c; ducks, 24c; fowls, 23@27c; broilers, 27c. POTATOES— Early Ohios, $1.40@L60; Wisconsin, white, [email protected]. CATTLE—Choice to prime steers, $17.50@ 19.‘40; good to choice steers, [email protected]; plain to good, steers, $8'[email protected]; yearlings, fair to choice, [email protected]; stockess and feeders, [email protected]; good to prime cows, fair to prime heifers, $9.00® 14.75; fair to good cows, [email protected]; canners, [email protected]; cutters, [email protected]; bologna bulls, $7.25(08.00; butcher bulls, $8.00@H,00; heavy calves, [email protected]; veal calves, $15.00 @16.50. - HOGS—Fair to good light, [email protected]; choice to light butchers, $18.30@1&65; medium weight butchers, 225@2f10 lbs., slß.lo@ 18.60; heavy weight butchers, 27t)@350 lbs., ■[email protected]; mixed packers, [email protected]; rough heavy packing, [email protected]; pigs, fair to good, $14.50(015.75; stags, $15.00@16 SHEEP—Western lambs, [email protected]; native lambs, good to choice, [email protected]; yearlings, [email protected]; wethers, good to Choice. •[email protected]; ewes, fair to chplce, [email protected]; feeding lambs, [email protected]. Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. IT. CATTLE—Receipts, 650; weak. CALVES— Receipts, 50; steady; $7,000 19.00. «- HOGS— Receipts, 800; strong; heavy, $18.85019.00; mixed, , $lB. <^@lß.Bs; Yorkers, $18.75(018.80; light Yorkers find pigs. $17.75@ 18.00; roughs, [email protected]; stags, [email protected]. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts, 600; lambs strong; lambs, [email protected];. others uncbcnged.