Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 December 1918 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Dec. 19. Open- High- Low- ClosCorn— ing. est. est. ing. Decl.4o 1.41% 1.39% 1.41% Jan1.36%-36 1.37% 1.35% > 1.36% Febl.3s-54% 1.35% 1.33% 1.34% March ...1.35%-34% 1.35% 1.33% 1.34% Oats— > Dec7l .71% .70% .71% Jan7l% .71% .70% .71% Feb. ...70% .71% .70% .70% March 71% .71% .70% .71% 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, [email protected]; white rye flour, $10.00; dark rye, $8.00; spring wheat, [email protected]; special brands, $11.00; hard winter, [email protected]; soft winter, $10.50. HAY—Timothy, [email protected]; standard, [email protected]; No. 1 light clover mixed, $28.00 @29.00; No. 2 timothy and No. 1 clover mixed, [email protected]; No. 3, [email protected]; sample, [email protected]; clover, [email protected]. BUTTER— Creamery, extra, 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%c; ladles, 46c; renovated, 50C; packing stock, 38@40c. EGGS—Fresh firsts, 63%@64c; ordinary firsts, 59@61c; miscellaneous lots, cases Included. 60@63c; cases returned, 59@62c; extras, 69%@70%c; checks, 35@39c; dirties, 40@43c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 31c; fowls, 26c; roosters, 18%c; spring chickens, 24c; ducks, 28c; geese, 26c. DRESSED POULTRY—Turkeys, 39c; fowls, 26c; spring chickens, 26c; (posters, 18@19c; ducks, 30@32c; geese, 25@27c. POTATOES—BuIk, per 100 lbs., $1.55@ 1.65; sacks, [email protected]. CATTLE—Choice to prime steers, $18.50 @20.50; 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, [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, $7.00@ 9.00; veal calves, [email protected]. HOGS—Fair to choice light butchers, [email protected]; choice light butchers, $17.50@ 17.65; medium weight butchers, 226@260 lbs.,’ [email protected]; heavy butchers, 270@350 lbs’ [email protected]; mixed packing, $17.10@ 17.50; 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, [email protected]; wethers, good to choice, [email protected]; ewes, fair to choice, [email protected]; feeding lambs, [email protected]. Buffalo, N. Y., Deo. 19. CATTLE— Receipts, 350; good steady, light and common easier. CALVES— Receipts. 150; steady, $5.00@ 19.50. HOGS— Receipts, 5,500; slow and 10c lower- hJkvy, mixed and Yorkers, $17.70; few sl7 80; light Yorkers and pigs, $17.00; roughs. [email protected]; stags, [email protected]. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts, 3,000: slow; lambs lower; others steady; lambs, [email protected]; a few $16.25;. others unchanged.