Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 December 1918 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Dec. S. Open- High- Low- ClosCorn— ing. esL eat. ing. Dec 1-34 1.3 S 1.34 1.34% lan. 1.32% 1.33% 1.31% 1.31%-B Feb L33%-33 1.33% 1.31% 1.31%-J1 March ...L33%-% 1.34 1.32 1.32%-% Oats— Dec 73% .73% .73% .73% lan - 72% .73% .72% .72% Feb 72%-73 .73% .72 .72% March 73 .73% .72% .72% FLOUR—The United States food administration flour standards are as follows: Per bbl. in Jute. 98 lb. sack basis: Barley flour, [email protected]; corn flour, $8.0008.50; white rye flour, $10.00; dark rye, $8.00; spring wheat. $10.50019.75; special brands $11.00; hard winter, $10.30010.90; soft winter, $10.60. HAY— Timothy, $30.00031.00; standard, $29.00030.00; No. 1 light clover mixed, $28.00 @29,00; No. 2 timothy and No. 1 clover mixed. $28.00029.00; No. 3. $23.00025.00; sample. $10.00015.00; clover, [email protected]. BUTTER—Creamery, extras. 92 score, 67c; higher scoring commands a premium; firsts. 91 store, 65@66c; 88.090 score, 59@64c; seconds, 82087 score. 54@57c; Standards. 62%062%; ladles. 44045 c; renovated, 49@49%e; packing stock, 38040 c. EGGS—Fresh firsts. 64%@66c; fancy lots 66%067c; ordinary firsts, 55@56c; miscellaneous lots, cases included, aS@Bsc; cases returned. 57064 c; extras. 72073 c; checks, 32039 c; dirties, 40044 c; storage packed firsts, 67%@65c. LIVE POULTRY— Turkeys. 24’4c: fowls, 21 %c; roosters. 17c; spring chickens, 21c; ducks, 24c; geese. 22%e. DRESSED POULTRY Turkeys, 36c; fowls 25c; spring chickens. 23025 c: roosters. 18019 c: ducks, 30032 c: g'»se, 23024 c. POTATOES—BuIk, per 100 lbs:, $1,500 1.75; sacks. $1.6001.75. CATTLE—Choice to prime steers, slß.ao @20.25: good to choice steers. $17.50018.50; medium to good steers $15.00017.50; plain to medium . leers. $9.00015.00; yearlings, fair to choice. sl3 00019 70; Stockers and feeders. $7.00012.25; good to prime cows. $9.50013.00; fair to prime heifers. $9,000 14.75; fßir to good cows. $7.2009.50; canned’ $5.5006.25; cutters. [email protected]: bologna bulls, SB,OOO lO.oO: veal calves, $16.00018.00. HOGS —Faic to choice light. $17.35017.70; choice to Tight butchers. $17.65; medium weight butchers. 2260299 lbs., $17.60017.75; heavy weight butchers, lbs., $17.50 017 65' mixed packing. $17.25017.50: heavy -packing, $16.70017.25; rough packing, $16.50 @16.75; pigs, fair to good, $13.oO015.OO; stags. $15.25016.25. SHEEP Western lambs. $14.00015.25; native lambs, good to choice, sl3. <0015.35; yearlings. $8.9001160; wethers, good to choice. $7.0009.50; feeding lambs, $12,000 14.00. Buffalo. N. Y., Dec. 5. CATTLE— Receipts. 350; slow. CA LVES—Receipts. 100; steady; $7,000 21.00. 11OG S—Receipts. 3,700; steady; hfavy, mixed and Yorkers. $17.80: light Yorkers. $16.750177.00.;' -pigs. $16.75; roughs, $12,000 16.8*i3 stags. $10.09013.00, SHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts. 5.900: steady to strong; lambs, $9.00015.25; others unchanged.