Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 December 1918 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Dec. 26. Open- High- Low- ClosCorn— ing. est. est. ing. j Dec. ......1.49% 1.51 1.49% 1.51 Jan. ......1.39% 1.42 1.38% 1.41% Febl.36 1,37% 1.34% 1.37%. March ...1.35% 1.36% 1.34 1.36% OatsDec. .........68% .68% .67%' .68 Jan. 68% .68% .67% .68% Feb. .........69% .69% .67% .68% March 69 .69 .67% .68% FLOUR—The United States food administration standards are as follows: Per bbl. Un lite, 98 lb. sack basis: Barley flour, [email protected]; corn flour, [email protected]; white rye flour, $19.00; dark rye, $8.00; spring wheat, [email protected]; special brands, $11.00; hard winter, $10.30010.90; soft winter, SIO.BO. HAY— Timothy, [email protected]; 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, [email protected]; sample, $10.00015.00; clover, $18.00026.00. BUTTER— Creamery, extras, 92 score, 66c; higher scoring commands a premium; firsts, 91 score, 65c; 88090 score, 60@62c; s’econds, 82@87 score, 55@59c; - x .standard, 61%@62c; ladles? 45@45%c; renovated, 50c; packing stock, 38@40c. EGGS—Fresh firsts, 62@62%c; ordinary firsts, 60@62c; cases returned, 69061 c; extras, 68%@69%c; checks, 35@39c; dirties, 40 043 c: LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys. 32c; fowls, 28c; roosters, 20c; spring chickens, 27c; ducks. 31c: geese, 25c. POTATOES—BuIk, per 100 lbs., sl.Bo@ 1.85; sacks, $1.8501.90. » CATTLE—Choice to prime steers, $18.50 @20.C0: good to choice steers, [email protected]; medium to good steers, $15.00017.50; plain to medium steers. [email protected]; yearlings, fair to choice, $13.00019.75; Stockers and feeders, [email protected]; good to prime-cows, $9.50012.75: fair to prime heifers. $9.00@ 14.75; fajr to S° o< i cows, $8.00®9.50; canners’ [email protected]; cutters, $7.3007.75; bologna bulls, [email protected]; veal calves, $13.50015.00. HOGS—Fair to choice light hogs. $17.40 @17.70; choice light butchers. $17.60017.75; medium weight butchers, 2260260 lbs., [email protected]; heavy butchers, 270@350 lbs., sl7 50017.75; mixed packing, [email protected]; heavy packing, [email protected]: rough packing, $16.50016.75; pigs, fair to good, $13.25 @14.85; stae-s, $15.25016.25. SHEEP Western lajnbs. [email protected]; native lambs, good to choice, [email protected]; yearlings. $900012.50; wethers, good to choice, -$8.00010.60; ewes, fair to choice, [email protected]; fedeing lambs, $12.00014.00.