Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1919 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, May 8. < Open- High- Low- ClosCorn— Ing. est. eat. ing. May 1.68 1.69 1.63 1.69 July 1.65-1.65% 1.66 1.59 1.66-1.65% Septl.sß-1.68% 1.59% 1.51% 1.59-1.58% OatsMay 67% .68% .67% .68% July 68%-68% .69% .67% .69% Sept 66-66% .66% .64% .66%-66% Rye— May 1.61% 1.57% 1.58 July 1-64% 1.59 1.61 FLOUR—Per bbl, In jute, 98-lb. sack basis: Barley flour, 89.00; corn flour, 88.20; white rye flour, 89-50; dark rye, 88.90; spring wheat, 812.50; first clear, In jute, 810.00; second clear, 87.00; special brands, 812.70; hard winter, [email protected]; soft winter, 811-70. These prices apply to car lots except for special brands. HAY—Choice timothy and No. 1, 837.000 38.00; standard, 836.00037.00; No. 1 light clover mixed, 836.00037.00; No. 2 timothy, 834.00035.00; No. 3, 829.00 @ 33.00; c10ver,“822.00 @32.00. BUTTER—Creamery, extras, 92 score, 56%c; higher scoring commands a premium; firsts, 91 score, 55%c; 88-90 score, 53%@55c; Seconds, 83-87 score, 50%@53c; centralized, 56@66%c; ladles, 47@48c; reno. vated, 50@51c; packing stock, 40@43c. Prices to retail trade: Extra tubs, 59c; prints, 60%«. EGGS—Fresh firsts, 42@44c; ordinary firsts, 40%@41%c; miscellaneous lots, cases Included, 42 @ 43c! cases returned, 41@42%c; extras, packed In whitewood cases, 48%@ 49%c; checks, 37@38c; dirties, 39@40c; storage packed, firsts, 44%@45c; extras, 45@ 45%c. LIVE POULTRY Turkeys, 32@33c; fowls, 33c; roosters, 19c; broilers, 1%@2lb. average, [email protected] per doz.; ducks, 82@33c; geese, 23c. Prices to retail trade In single coop lots, %@lc higher. POTATOES—Per 100 lbs. bulk, northern, [email protected]; sacked, [email protected]. NEW POTATOES—Per bbl., [email protected]. CATTLE Prime steers, 819.00@ 20.00; good to choice steers, [email protected]; medium to good steers, 815 [email protected]; plain to medium steers, 812 [email protected], yearlings, fair to choice, [email protected]; Stockers and feeders, [email protected]; 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, 89.25@ 10.00; butcher bulls, [email protected]; veal calves, [email protected]. HOGS—Fair to choice light hogs, 820.650 21.10; choice light butchers, [email protected]; medium weight butchers, 260-270 lbs., 821.00 @21.20; heavy weight butchers, 270-350 lbs., [email protected]; mixed packing, [email protected]; heavy packing, [email protected]; rough packing, [email protected]; pigs, fair to good, [email protected]; stags (subject to 80 lbs dockage), 816.00© 19.06. SHEEP—WooI Colorado lambs, 819.25© 20.00; western lambs, [email protected]; native lambs, 816 [email protected]; shorn lambs, 815.000 15.75; yearlings, [email protected]; ewes, fair to choice, [email protected]; feeding and shearing lambs, [email protected]; clipped wethers, 813.00 @14.00. Buffalo, N. Y., May 8. CATTLE—Receipts, 150; slow. CALVES—Receipts, 600; steady; $6.00@ 16.60. HOGS—Receipts, 2,000 ; 25@50c lower; heavy, [email protected]; mixed, [email protected]; yorkers, $21.50; light yorkers and pigs, $26.56020.75; roughs, [email protected]; stags, [email protected]. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts, 1,600; strong; 25@50c higher; lambs, [email protected]; yearlings, $10.00015.00; wethers, 813.500 14.00; ewes, [email protected]; mixed sheep, 813.00 @13.50.