Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1919 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, May L Open- High. Low- ClosCorn— Ing. est. est. Ing. May 1.57%-1.58 1.65 1.57% 1.64-% July 1.56%-1.57 1.63% 1.56% 1.63% Septl.s2%-1.53 1.59% 1.52% 1.59 Oats— May 68% .70% .68% .69% July 69% .72 .69% .71% Sept6B% -7(£4 .68 .70% Rye— May 1.69 1.68% 1.68% July 1.72% 1.71 1.72% Aug. ... ••• ••• 1-63 FLOUR—Per bbl., In jute, 98-lb. sack basis: Barley flour, $9.00; corn flour, $8.20; white rye flour, $9.50; dark rye, $8.30; spring wheat, $12.50; first clear, In jute, $10.00; second clear, $7.00; special brands, $12.70; 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, [email protected]; No. 3, $29.00 @33.00; elover, $22.00 @32.00. BUTTER— Creamery, extras, 92 score, 58%@59c; higher scoring commands a premium; firsts, 91 score, 58c; 88-90 score, 56@ 57%c; seconds, 83-87 score, 52@54%c; seconds, 83-87 score, 52@64%c; centralized, 58%c; ladles, 47@48c; renovated, 52c; packing stock, 37@42c. Prices to retail trade: extra tubs, 61c; prints,' 62%c. EGGS—Fresh firsts, 41%@43c; ordinary firsts, 40@41c; miscellaneous lots, cases Included, 41%@42%c; cases returned, 40%@ 41 %c; extras, packed In whitewood cases, 48@49c; checks, 36%@37c; dirties, 38@39c; storage packed firsts, 43@44c; extras, 44%c. LIVE POULTRY Turkeys, 32@33c; fowls, 36c; roosters, 23c; spring chickens, 33c; ducks, 31@33c; geese, 23c. Prices to retail trade in single coop lots, %@lo higher. ICED POULTRY -»Turkeys, 38@40c; fowls 33@33%c; spring chickens, 33c; roosters, 23@24c; ducks, 34 @ 85c; geese, 22@ 23c. POTATOES—Per 100 lbs. bulk, northern, [email protected]; sacked, [email protected]; western, $2.35 @2.40. NEW POTATOES—Per bbl., [email protected]. CATTLE—Prime steers, |[email protected]; good to choice steers, [email protected]; medium to good steers, [email protected]; plain to medium steers, [email protected]; yearlings, fair to choice, [email protected]; stackers and feeders, $8.90 @14.25; good to prime cows, [email protected]; fair to prime heifers, [email protected]; fair to good cows, [email protected]; canners, [email protected]; cutters, [email protected]; bologna bulls, [email protected]; butcher bulls, [email protected]; veal calves, [email protected]. HOGS—Fair to choice light hogs, $20.00@ 20.25; choice light butchers, [email protected]; medium weight butchers, 220-270 lbs., $20.20 @20.50; heavy weight butchers, 270-350 lbs., $20.25 @20.65; mixed packing, [email protected]; heavy packing, [email protected]; rough packing, [email protected]; pigs, fair to good, [email protected]; stags (subject to 80 lbs. dockage), $15.00@ 18.50. SHEEP—Colorado lambs, [email protected]; western lambs, [email protected]; native lambs, [email protected]; shorn lambs, [email protected]; yearlings, [email protected]; wethers, good to choice, [email protected]; ewes, fair to choice, SIO.OO @ 15.25; feeding and shearing lambs, $15.50@ 17.50. Buffalo, N. Y., May 1. CATTLE —Receipts, -700; steady. CALVES —Receipts, 825; active and steady; $6.00 @16.50. HOGS—Receipts, 1.000; 15@25c lower; heavy. $20.75 @ 20.85; mixed, $20.75@ 20.80; yorkers. $20.75; light yorkers, $18.75@ 19.75; pigs. [email protected]; roughs, [email protected]; stags. $12.00@ 15.00. SHEEP AND LAMBS —Receipts, 3,400; lambs. 25c lower; clipped lambs, SIO.OO @17.00; yearlings, slo.oo@ 15.00; wethers. $13.50@ 14.00; ewes. [email protected]; mixed sheep. $13.00@ 13.50.