Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 December 1918 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Dec. 12. Open- High- Low- ClosCorn— ing. est. esL ing. Decl.36 1.39% 1.36 1.37% Janl.3s-37 1.37 1.35 1.35%-% Feb. 1.34%-37 1.37 1.34 1.34%-% March ....1.37-36 1.37 1-34% 1.35 Oats— DCc. 75 .75 .74 .74 Jan 74% .74% .73% .73%-% Feb 73% .74% .73% .73%-% March 73% .73% .73% .73% FLOUR—The United States food administration flour standards are as follow's 1 Per bbl. in jute, 98 lb. sack basis: Barley flour, [email protected]; corn flour, [email protected] white rye flour, $10.00; dark rye, SB.OO spring wheat, [email protected]: special brands, $11.00; hard winter, [email protected]; soft winter, $10.50. HAY— Timothy, $30.00® 31.00; standard, $59.00®30.00; No. 1 light clover mixed, $28.04 @29.00; No. 2 timothy and No. 1 clover mixed, [email protected]; No. 3, [email protected]; sample, [email protected]; clover, [email protected]. BUTTER— Creamery, extras, 92 score, 67%c; higher scoring commands a premium; firsts, 91 score, 65@66c; 88@90 score, 60@64c; seconds, 82@87 score. 54@58c; standard, 63%@63%c; ladles, 45@46c; renovated, 49@49%c; packing stock, 38@40c. EGGS—Fresh firsts, 62@62%c; fancy lots, 63c; ordinary firsts, 55@57c; miscellaneous lots, cases Included, ss@6lc; cases returned. 57@>60c; extras, 69@70c; checks, 35@40c; dirties, 40@44c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 29c; fowls. 25%c; roosters, 18c; string chickens, 24c; ducks, 27c; geese, 26c. DRESSED POULTRY Turkeys, 38c; fowls. 25c; spring chickens, 25@26c; roosters, 18@19c; ducks, 29@30c; geese, 27c. CATTLE—Choice to prime steers, $18.54 @20.50; good to choice steers, [email protected]; medium to good steers, $9.«[email protected]; plain to medium steers, [email protected]; yearlings, fair to choice, [email protected]; Stockers and feeders, [email protected]; good to prime cows, [email protected]; fair to prime heifers, $9.00@ 14 75; fair to good cows, [email protected]; canners’ [email protected]; cutters, [email protected]; bologna bulls, [email protected]; butcher bulls, [email protected]; veal calves. [email protected]. HOGS—Choice to light butchers, $17.55@ 17.80; medium weight butchers, 226@260 lbs ’ [email protected]; heavy weight butchers, 270@350 lbs., [email protected]; mixed packing, [email protected]; heavy packing, [email protected]; rough packing, [email protected]; pigs, fair to good, [email protected].; stags. [email protected]. - SHEEP Western lambs, [email protected]; native lambs, good to choice, [email protected]: yearlings, $9.90@1A50; wethers, good to choice, [email protected]; ewes, fair to choice, $7.00@9’75; feeding lambs, [email protected]. Buffalo. N. Y . Dec. 12. CATTLE— Receipts. 200; steady. CALVES— Receipts, 50; steady; $5.00@ 19.50. HOGS— Receipts, 3.80 C; steady and unchanged. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts, 800; strong; lambs, $9,[email protected]; yearlings, $7.09 @12.00; others unchanged. ’