Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1919 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Eto. Chicago, Jan. 2& Open- High- Low- ClosCorn— Ing. est. est. ing. Jan. 1.32 1.82% 1.31 1.32% Febl.2B 1.29% 1.26 1.29% Mar 1.26% 1.27% 1.24 L 26% OatsJan 62% .63% .62 .63% Feb 63% .64% .62 .62% FLOUR—The United States food administration flour sandards are as follows: >Per brl, In jute, 98 lb sack basis—Barley flour, $6.80; corn flour, $6.50; white rys flour, $8.75; dark rye, $8.25; spring wheat, $9.75010.00; first clear, In jute, $9.60; second clear, SB.CO; special brands, $10.00; hard »wlnter, $10.30010.90; soft winter, >510.40. These prices apply to car lots, except for special brands. HAY—Timothy, $28.00@30f00; standard $22.00025.00; No. 1 light ciover mixed, $26.00027.00; No. 2 timothy and No. 1 clover mixed, $21.06025.00; No. 3, $21.00025.00; sample, $11.00017.00; clover, $12.00025.00. ! BUTTER—Creamery, extra, 92 score, 53c; higher scoring commands a premium; .firsts, 91 score, 52c; 88-90 score,* 51051%; seconds, 82-87 score, 49050 c; standard. ;52%c; ladles, 43044 c; renovated, 49c; packing stocks, 36040 c. Price to retail trade: 'Extra tubs, 65c; prints, 57%c. EGGS—Fresh firsts, 57c; ordinary firsts, '55056c; miscellaneous lots, caqes Included, 55©56%c; cases returned, 54055%c; extra, packed In whitewood cases, 63067 c; checks, 35039 c; dirties, 40©43c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 30c; fowls, 270; roosters, 20c; spring chickens, 26c; .ducks, 29032 c; geese, 20022 c. Price to reitail trade In single coop lots, %01c .higher. I DRESSED POULTRY Turkeys, 41o; 'fowls, 25028 c; spring chickens, 2602601 roosters, 29022 c; ducks, 80031 c; geese, 22024 c. POTATOES—Per 100 lbs, bulk, $1.75; sacked, $1.7501.85. • CATTLE—Choice to prime steers, $18.56 ©20.00; good to choice steers, $17.50018.60; medium to good steers, $15.00017.50; plain Ito medium steers, $9.00015.00; yearlings, fair to choice, •$13.00019.50; stockers and feeders, $8.00018.00; good to prime cows, $9.50012.75; fair to prime heifers, $9,000 14.75; fair to good cows, $7.5009.60; canners, $6.5007.00: cutters, $7.0007.00; bologna bulls, $8.5009.00; butcher bulls, $8.00010.00; 'veal calves, $14.00015.25. 1 HOGSFair to choice light hogs, $17.20 ©17.65; choice to light butchers, $17.40© >17.70; med. wt. butchers, 226-260 lbs, $17,600 17 80' heavy butchers, 270-350 lbs, $17,500 17 75 : mixed packing, $17.00017.60; heavy Backing. $16.75017.00; rough packing, $16.50 016 70' pis o , fair to good, $18.50014.40; stags (subject to 70 lbs dockage), $15.25© 15 80 SHEEP Western lambs, $14.00016.40; native lambs, good to choice, $18.00016.25; yearlings, $13.00014.25; wethers, good to choice, $9.00011.75; ewes, fair to choice, $8.00010.50. Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 23. CATTLE— Receipts, 550; slow. CALVES— Receipts, 700; 50c lower; $5,000 16.50. ' HOGS— Receipts, 4,600; pigs slow; general market 40050 c lower; heavy and mixed, $18.00018.10; yorkers, $18.00; light yorkers $15.00016.00; pig 0,512.00014.50; throwouts, $12.00015.50; stags, $10.00013.00. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts, 4,400; lambs easier; lambs, $14.00016.65; others unchanged.