Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 May 1919 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Proviaion*, Etc. Chicago, May 15. Open- High- Low- ClosCom— Ing. eat. eat. Ing. May 1-73% 1-77 1-72% 1.75% July L61%-162 1.85 1.61% 1.64% Septl.s4%-1.55 1.57% 1.54% 1.56% Oats — May 68% .69 .68% .68% July .66% .68 .66% .68 Sept 63% .64% .63% .64% RyeMay 1.49% 1.49 1.49% July 1-50 1.46 1.49% Aug 1-42% 140 1.42% FLOUR—Per bbl., in jute, 98-lb. sack basis: Barley flour, $9.00; com flour, $8.70; white rye flour, $9.50; dark rye. $8.90; spring wheat, $12.75; first clear, in jute, $10.00; second clear, $7.00; special brands, $13.40; hard winter, [email protected]; soft winter, $12.50. These prices apply to car lota except for special brands. HAY—Choice timothy and No. 1, $36.00© 37.00; standard, [email protected]; No. 1 light clover mixed, [email protected]; No. 3 timothy, [email protected]; No. 3, [email protected]; clover, SZI.OO @31.00. ». BUTTER— Creamery, extras, 92 score, 57c; higher scoring commands a premium; firsts, 91 score, 56%c; 80-90 score, 54%@56c; seconds. 83-87 score, 51@53%c; centralized, 56%@57c; ladles, 48@48%c; renovated, 52c; packing stock, 38@44c. Prices to retail trade: Extra tubs, 58%c; prints, 61c. EGGS—Fresh firsts, 42%@44c; ordinary firsts, 40%@42c; miscellaneous lots, cases included, cases returned, 41%@ 42%c; extras, packed in whitewood oases, 49@50c; checks, 38@39c; dirties, 39@40c; storage packed firsts, 44%@45%0; extras, 45%@45%c. LIVE POULTRY Turkeys, 32@33%0; fowls, 34c; roosters, 19c; broilers, 1%@2-lb. average, [email protected] per doz.; ducks, 33c; geese. 23c. Prices to retail trade in single coop lots, %@lc higher. ICED POULTRY Turkeys, 38@40c; fowls, 33%@34c; roosters, 19 ® 21c; ducks, 33c; geese, 22@23c. POTATOES—Per 100 lbs. bulk, northern, [email protected]; sacked, [email protected]. 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, $13.00@ 17.50; stockers and feeders, [email protected]; good to prlrrfb cows, slo.oo® 14.00; fair to prime heifers, [email protected]; fair ’to good cows, [email protected]; canners, $6.0007.15; cutters, [email protected]; bologna bulls, [email protected]; butcher bulls, [email protected]; veal calves, [email protected]. HOGS—Fair to choice light hogs, $20.40@ 20.60; choice light butchers, $20.45 @ 20.70; medium weight butchers, 260-270 lbs., $20.50 @20.80; heavy weight butchers, 270-350 lbs., $20.60020.80; mixed packing, [email protected]; heavy packing, [email protected]; rough packing, [email protected]; pigs, fair to good, $16.75019.25; stags (subject to 80 lbs. dockage), $16.00@ 20.00. - SHEEP—WooI Colorado lambs, $17,500 18.75; western lambs, [email protected]; native lambs, [email protected]; shorn lambs, $13.75@ 15.25; yearlings, [email protected]; clipped ewes, fair to choice, [email protected]; clipped wethers, [email protected]. Buffalo, N. Y„ May 15. CATTLE—Receipts, 7,200; , steady to strong. CALVES—Receipts, 300 ; 25c lower; $6.00@ 16.25. HOGS—Receipts, 1,600; 15@25c lower; heavy, [email protected]; mixed, [email protected]; yorkers, $21.25; mixed, light and roughs, SIB.SO@I9JX); pigs, $20.00 @ 20.25; stags, $12.00 @15.00. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts, 1,200; steady; lambs, [email protected]; wethers, $12.00@ 12.50; mixed sheep, [email protected]; yearlings, [email protected]; ewes, [email protected].