Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 April 1919 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago. April 24. Open- High- Low- ClosCorn— Ing. est. est. Ing. May 1.68%-1.69 1.71 1.66% 1.67%-% July 1.63-1.63% 1-66% 1.62% 1.63%-% Septl.6o-1.61 1.62% 1.58% 1.59%-1.60 Oats — , May 72-72% .72% .70% .71% July 71%-72 .72% .70% .70% Sept 69-69% .70% .68% .68% Rye— May 1-80% 1™ July ; 1.81 1.79 1.81 FLOUR—Per bbl.. In jute, 98-lb. sack basis: Barley flour, $8.00; corn flour, $8.20; white rye flour, $8.80; dark rye, $8.30; spring wheat, $12.50; first clear, in jute. $9.50- second clear, $7.00; special brands. $12.65; hard winter, [email protected]; soft winter, $11.70. These prices apply to car lots except for special brands. HAY—Choice timothy and No. 1, $37.00@ 38 00; standard. [email protected]; No. 1 light clover mixed, [email protected]; No. 2 timothy, $34.00 @ 35.00; No. 3, [email protected]; clover, $22.00 @32.00. BUTTER— Creamery, extras, 60@60%c; firsts (88 to 95 scores), 57%@60c; seconds (83 to 87 scores), 57c: centralized standards, full cars, 60c; packing stock, fresh, 35@ 41%c. Prices to retailers—Tubs, 65c; prints, 66%c. EGGS—Fresh firsts, 39%@41%c; ordinary firsts 39@40c; miscellaneous receipts, cases Included, 40@41c; do, cases returned, 39 @ 40c; checks, 35@36c; dirties, 35%@36c. Prices to retailers—Fillers, 46%c; cartons, 48c. * LIVE POULTRY— Turkeys, 31c; fowls, 34c; roosters, 23c; spring chickens, 83c; ducks. 33c; geese, 23c. ICED POULTRY— Turkeys, 40c; fowls, 82%@33c; roosters, 23@24c; springs, 83c; ducks, 34@35c; geese, 22@23c. POTATOES— Early Ohlos, bulk, $1.95@ 2.15. CATTLE—Choice to prime steers, $19.00@ 20.25; good to medium 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@ 15.50' fair to good cows, [email protected]; canners [email protected]; cutters, [email protected]; bologna bulls, [email protected]; butcher bulls, SIO.OO @ •13 50;’ veal calves, [email protected]. HOGS—Fair to choice light hogs, $20.40@ 20.90- choice light butchers, $20.50@».95: medium weight butchers, 235-260 lbs., $20.75 @21.10; heavy weight butchers, 270-350 lbs., S2O [email protected]; mixed packing, [email protected]; heavy packing, [email protected]; rough packing, sl9 [email protected]; pigs (fair to good. [email protected]; stags (subject to 70 lbs. dockage), $15,000 18.50. ' SHEEP —Colorado lambs, [email protected]; western lambs, [email protected]: native lambs, sl6 [email protected]: shorn lambs. [email protected]'5; yearlings, [email protected]; wethers, good to choice, sl3 [email protected]: ewes, fair to choice, slo.oo@ 15 00: feeding and shearing j:amhs._ $15.50@ $17.50. • Buffalo; N. Y., April 24. CATTLE— Receipts, 125; 'steady. CALVES— Receipts, 500; slow and steady; [email protected]. HOGS'— Receipts. 1,000; active: pigs easier others steady; heavy, [email protected]; mixed, [email protected]; yorkers, [email protected]; light yorkers, [email protected]; pigs, [email protected]; roughs [email protected]; stags, [email protected]. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts. 1,000; active and steady: wool lambs, $17.00@ 20.65: clipped lambs, [email protected];,yearlings, [email protected]; wethers, [email protected]: ewes, [email protected]; mixed sheep, [email protected].