Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1918 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Dec. 2, Open- High- Low- ClosCorn— Ing. est. est. Ing. Dec. ......1.26%-% MW* 1-25% 1.28%-% Janl.26-26% 1.29% 1.26 1.28%-% Feb1.27%-% 1.29% 1.26% 1.28%-% March ....1.26-27% J. 29% 1.26 i.28%-29 OatsDec. .........72% .73% .72 .73-73% Jan7l%-% .73% .71% .72%-% Feb. 72 .73 .71& .72%-% March 72% .73% .72 .73% FLOUR—The United States food administration flour standards are as follows: Per bbl. in jute, 98 lb sack basis: Barley flour, $6.60; corn flour, $7.30; w|ite rye flour’ $10.00; dark rye, $8.65; spring wheat, $10.80; special brands, $11.15; hard winter, [email protected]; soft winter, $10.50. HAY— Timothy, [email protected]; standard. [email protected]; No. 1 li“Tit clover mixed, $28.00 @29.00; No. 2 nmothy and No. 1 cloyer mixed, [email protected];" No. 3, [email protected]; sample, [email protected]; clover, [email protected]. CATTLE—Choice to prime steers. SIB.OO @19.75; good to choice steers, [email protected]; medium to good steers, [email protected]; plain to medium steers, [email protected]; yearlings, fair to choice, $<[email protected]; stockers and feeders, $7.00012.25; good to prime cows, $9.00013.00; fair to prime heifers, $9.00@ 14.75; fair to good cows, [email protected];, canners’ [email protected]; cutters, $6.0006.75; bologna bulls, [email protected]; veal calves, $16.00017.50. HOGS—Fair to choice light, $17.25017.75; choice to light butchers, [email protected]; medium weight butchers, 226@260 lbs., $17.60@ 17.80; heavy weight butchers, 270@350 lbs., sl7 50017.65; mixed packing, $17.25017.50; rough packing, $16.50016.75; pigs, fair to good, $13.50015.00; stags, $15.25016.25. SHEEP Western lambs, [email protected]; native lambs, good to choice, $13.75015.00, yearlings. [email protected]; wethers, good to choice, [email protected]; ewes, fair to choice, [email protected]; feeding lambs, $12,000)14.00. BUTTER— Creamery extras, 66%@67c; firsts, 88090 scores, 58@66c; seconds, 83@87 scores, 54@57c; oleomargarine, best grades 34c; cheapest, 27028 c. EGGS—Fresh first, 64@66c; new cases, 63%@65c; ordinary firsts, 54@58c; miscellaneous lots, cases Included, 56@63c; cases returned, 5&@62c; storage packed, firsts, 66%@67c; refrigerators, 43@48c. LIVE POULTRY— Turkeys, 24%c; fowls, 18%@23c; roosters, »7%c; spring chickens, 23c- ducks, 22c; geese, 19@20c. DRESSED POULTRY—Turkeys, 35c; fowls 20@25c; roosters, 19c; springs, 20@ 24c; Springs, 20@24c; ducks 32@33c; geese, 25028 c.

Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 2. CATTLE— Receipts, 5,500; good steady and common easier; prime. $17.00: shipcing steers, [email protected]; butchers. sll.oo® 15.60- yearlings. heifers, $10.50 (ill 3 00; cows, $5.00(7111.00; bulls. [email protected]; feeders and stockers. [email protected]; fresh cows and springers, [email protected]. CALVES— Receipts, 500; 5c higher, $7.00 @21.00. HOGS— Receipts. 19,200; slow and steady; heavy, mixed and Yorkers, $17.80; light Yorkers and pigs, ,[email protected]; roughs, [email protected]; stags, [email protected]. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts, 12.000; slow: yearlings, [email protected]; others unchanged.