Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 February 1919 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Feb. IX Open- High- Low- ClosCorn— mg- e9t - , ® st ' , w *"*• F«h . .... 1-29 126 129 Mar ”• 1.22% 1-27 1-22% 1.26%-IJ7 May .■.■.■..’..1.17-1.13 1.23% 1.17 1.22%-1.23% Feb 57%-57% .59% .57% -69% Mar 58 .60% .58 .60% May 58%-58% .60% .58 .60%

FLOUR—Per bbl.. In jute, 98-lb. sack basis: Barley flour. $6.25; corn flour. $6.50; white rye flour, $8.75: dark rye, SB.OO, spring wheat. $10.50; first clear in jute, $9.00' second clear, $8.25; special brands, $11.00; hard winter, $10.50©10.80; soft winter, $10.50. These prices apply to car lots except for special brands. HAYchoice timothy, $25.00026.00; No. 1 $■’4.00025.00; standard, $22.00025.00; No. 1 light clover mixed, $21.00022.00; No. 2 timothy $21.00022.00; No. 3. $16.00018.00; samnle ' $8.00014.00; clover, $14.00022.00. BUTTER— Creamery, extra, 92 score, 47t4(ffi48c- higher scoring commands a prefirsts, 91 pcore, 46c; 85-90 score 420 45c; seconds. 82-87 score, 3!>@4lc, central Ized 44%@45c; renovated, 38c; packing stock, 26031 c. Price to retail trade: Extra tubs, 50c; prints, 51%c. EGGS —Fresh firsts, 37©37%c; ordinary firsts 36@36%c; miscellaneous lots, cases included 36037 c; cases returned, 35036 c; extra packed in whitewood cases, 40©>41<i; checks, 23@30c; dirtied. 31@32c. LIVE POULTRY— Turkeys, 30c; fowls. 80c- roosters, 20c; spring chickens, 27c; stags 24c; ducks. 29@32c; geese, 20022 c. Price’ t<y retail trade in single coop lota. y.@lc higher. , DRESSED POULTRY—Turkeys, 41c; fowls 28®32c; spring chickens, 24028 c; roosters, 20022 c; ducks, 30032 c; geese, 22© Ik' POTATOES— Per 100 lbs. bulk, northern, $1.6001.65; sacked, $1.6001.65; western, $1.79 Choice to prime steers, $19,000 19 75- good'to medium steers. $18.00019.00; medium to good steers. $15.00018.00; plain to medium steers, $9.00015.00; yearlings, fair to choice, $13.00017.50; Stockers and feeders. $8:50013.00; good to prime cowa $9 75012.75; fair to prime heifers, $9.00© 1500- fair to good cows, $6.50010.00; canners’ $5 2506.00; cutters, $5.7506.50; bologna hulls $7 5008.75; butcher bulls, $10.00012.00; veal calves, $14.00015.75. HOGS—Fair to choice light hogs, $17.10 (Sl7 65- choice light butchers, $17.40© 17 75- medium weight butchers, 226-260 lbs., sl7 75018 00; heavy weight butchers, 270856 lbs. $17.80018.05; mixed packing, $17.15® 17 70- heavy packing, $16.90017.15; rough packing, $16.50016.80; pigs, fair to good. $13.75016.85; stags (subject to 70 lbs. dockage). $15.00016.25. SHEEP —Western lambs, $14.75017.50; native lambs, $14.00017.35; yearlings, $13,000 15 50- wethers, good to choice, $9.50012.15; ewes, fair to choice, $9.00011.50; feeding ! lambs, $14.000 15.75. Buffalo, N. Y.. Feb. 13. ‘ CATTLE— Receipts, 550; steady. CALVES— Receipts. 200; firm; $5.00© 20.50. i hogs— Receipts. 1,200; pigs steady; others lOc-higher; heavy., mixed and yorkers, $18.90019.00; light yorkers, $18.00018.25: pigs, $18.00; throwouts, $12.00016.00; stags,,slo.oo© 13; Canadians. $18.t>[email protected]. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts, 1,600; atcadv and unchanged.