Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1918 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Oct. 31. Open- High- Low- ClosCorn— ing. est. est. ing. Oct. 1.20 1,20 1.17% 1.19 Nov. .....1.17-17% 1.19% 1-17 1.i.8%-11 Deo 1.15%-14% 1.17% 1.14% IJ7-17% Oats— Oct. , 67 , .68% .67 .68 Nov >..67%-% .68% .67% .'68%-% Dec. .........66%-67 .68% .66% ,68%-6l FLOUR—The United States food administration flour, standards are as follows: Per bbl. in Jute, 9S lb. sack basis: Barley flour, $6.75; corn flour, $8.50; white rye flour, $10.20; dark rye, $9.90; spring wheat, $11.00; special brands, $11.35; hard winter, $10.50010.90; soft win’ter, $10.50. HAY—TlmoGay, $*1.00032.00; standard, $29.60030.50; N<? 1 light clover mixed, $29.0< @30.00; No. 2 timothy and No. 1 clover mixed, [email protected]; No. 3, $23.00025.00; sample, $15.00020.00; clover, $15.00020.00. BUTTER—Creamery, extras, 92 score, 67%058c; higher scoring commands a premium; firsts. 71 score, 57@57%c; 88®9C score, 54%@56%c; seconds, 83057 score, 62%@54c; standard, 57%@57%c; ladles, 41® 42c; renovated, 43%@44c; packing stock, 3i @3Bc. EGGS—Fresh firsts, 54%® "%e; ordinary firsts, 52@52%c; miscellaneous lots, cases included, 50@53e; cases returned, 49052 c; extras, 59%@60%e; checks. 35038 c; dirties, 38@41c; storage packed, 56057 c. LIVE POULTRY-Turkeys, 30c; fowls, 22@26c; roosters, 21c; spring chickens, 24%c; ducks, 26c; geese. 22c. ICED POULTRY Turkeys, 35037 c; fowls, 26@27%c; spring chickens, 26@26%c; roosters, 22@22%c; ducks, 26@2Sc; geese 23 @24%c. v POTATOES—BuIk per 100 lbs., [email protected]; sacked, $1.7501.85. CATTLE-r-Choice to prime steers. SIB.OC @19.70; good to choice steers, $16.50018.00; medium to good steers, [email protected]; plain to medium steers, $9.00014.00; yearlings, fair to choice. [email protected]; Stockers and feeders, $7.00(013.00; good to prime . cows, $9.00013.00; fair to prime heifers, $9.00@ 14.75; fair to good Cows. $6.6009.00; canners, $5.2506.15; cutters, $6.0006.75: bologna bulls, $7.2508.15; butcher bulls, $8.00011.00; veal calves, $15.00(016.75. HOGS—Fair to good light, $17.25018.30; choice to light butchers. SIB.OOO 18.45; medium weight butchers. 22. r >@'26o lbs., $17,750 18.35; heavy .weight butchers, 2700350 lbs., $17.60017.85; mixed packing, $17.25017.73; heavy packing, $16.60®17.25; rough packing, $16.25016.60; pigs, fair to good, $15.00® 16.25; stags. sl6-00016.75. SHEEP —Western lambs, $15.00016 75: native lambs, good to choice, $14.75016.75; yearlings, $9.00013.00; wethers, good to choice. ewes, fair to choice, $8.00010.35; feeding lambs, $12.00014.50. Buffalo. N. Y., Oct 31. CATTLE—Receipts, 325; steady. CALVES—Receipts, 100; 50c higher; $7.00 @19.00. HOGS—Receipts, 1,000: 25050 c higher; heavy and mixed*. $18.75018.85; Yorkers s $18.75; light Yorkers, $17.00017.25; pigs! $17.00; roughs, $12.00016.50; stags, SIO,OOO 14.00. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts, 600, •teady and unchanged.