Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 February 1919 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Feb, 2#. Open- High- bow- ClosCora— ing. estx est. ing. Fab1.31% 1.34- 1.31% 1.34 Mar 1.28% 1-29% 1.27% 1.29% May 1.21%-1.22 1.24% 121% 1.24% Oats— Feb .59% -59% .58% .59% Mar’. 59 .59% .59 .59% May 59%-59% .60% .59% .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, $8.00; spring wheat, $10.75.; first clear, in jute, $9.50; second clear, $8.75; special brands, $11.50; hard winter, [email protected]; soft winter, SIO.BO. These prices apply to* car lots except for special brands. HAY—Choice timothy, [email protected]; No. 1, [email protected]; standard, [email protected]; No. 1 light clover mixed, $21.00(022.00; No. 2 timothy, $21.00022.00; No. 3, [email protected]; sample, [email protected]; clover, $14.00022.00. BUTTER—Creamery, extras, 52c; firsts (88 to 95 scores), 45%@51c; seconds (83 to 87. scores), 38@42c; centralized standards, full cars, 47c; packing stock, fresh, 35%c. Prices to retailers—Tubs, 54c; prints, 55%c. EGGS—Fresh firsts, 39c; ordinary firsts, 38@38%c; miscellaneous receipts, cases included, 38@39c; do, cases returned, 37038 c; checks, 29030 c; dirties, 32@34c. Prices to retailers—Fillers, 44c; cartons, 45%c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 30c; fowls, 81%c; roosters, 21c; spring chickens, 81c; ducks. 32c; geese, 22c. DRESSED POULTRY—Turkeys, 41c; fowls, 20@28c; roosters, 30022 c; springs, 23 @26c; ducks, 32c; geese, 22@24c. POTATOES—BuIk, $1.55(01.65; sacked, [email protected]. CATTLE—Choice to prime steers, $19,000 20.00; good to medium steers, [email protected]; medium to good steers, $15.00(018.50; plain to medium steers, $12.00(016.50; yearlings, fair to choice, $13.00(018.00; Stockers and feeders, $8.50(013.00; good to prime cows, $9.75(012.75; fair to prime heifers, $9.00(0 14.50; fair to good cows, [email protected]; canners, $6.00(06.65; cutters, $6.75(07.50; bologna bulls, $8.25(09.25; butcher bulls, $10.00(012.00; veal calves, $15.25(016.75. HOGS—Fair to choice light hogs, $16.90© 17.50; choice light butchers, $17.40(017.65; medium weight butchers, 225-260 lbs., $17.50 @17.75; heavy weight butchers, 270-350 lbs., $17.60(017.85; mixed packing, $17.00(017.60; heavy packing, $1,6.75017.00; rough packing, $16.50(016.80; pigs, fair to good, [email protected]; stags (subject to 70 lbs. dockage), $15.00© 16.25. SHEEP—Western lambs, [email protected]; native lambs, [email protected]; yearlings, $14.00@ 16.25; wethers, good to choice, $11.00(013.15; ewes, fair to choice, [email protected]; feeding lambs, $14.50016.50. Buffalo, N. Y„ Feb. 20. CATTLE— Receipts, 1,800; slow. CALVES— Receipts, 250; 50c higher; $5.00 @20.50. HOGS- Receipts, 2,600; ' strong to 10c higher; heavy, $17.85018.00; mixed and yorkers, [email protected]; light yorkers, $16.25@ 17.00; pigs, $16.00(016.25; throwouts, $12.00(0 15.50; stage, [email protected]; Canadians, $17.70: SHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts, 1,400; lambs, 20c higher; lambs, $11.00(018.85; Oth*>r<a nndhanged.