Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1919 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, May 30. Open- High- LoW- ClosCorn— Ing. est. est. Ing. May 1.76 1.76% 1.73 1.74% July 1.64 -1.64% 1.65% 1.63 1.65 Sept 1.55%-1.56 1.57% 1.55 1.56% OatsMay ..... .68% .69% .63% .69% July 67%-67% .68 .66% .67% Sept 64 .65% .63% .66% RyeMay I. 1.49% July 1.52% 1.49% 1.50% Aug 1.49 1.45 1.47% FLOUR—Per bbl., In jute, 98-lb. sack basis: Barley flour, 59.00; corn flour, $8.70; white rye flour, $8.75; dark rye, $8.75; spring Wheat, $12.35; first clear, in jute, $10.00; second dear, $7.00; special brands, $18.00; hard winter, $12.00012.25; soft winter, $12.50, These prices apply to car lota except for special brands. HAY-Choice timothy and No. 1, $35,000 36.00; standard, [email protected]; No. 1 light clover mixed, $34.00035.00; No. 8 timothy, $82.00033.00; No. 3, $27.00081.00; clover, $20.00 @30.00. BUTTER—Creamery, extras, 92 score, 56c; higher scoring commands a premium; firsts, 91 soore, 55%c; BQ-90 score, 53065 c; seconds, 83-87 score, 50@52%c; centralized, 56c; ladles, 48@490; renovated. 52c; packing stock, 40@44c. Prices to retail trade: Extra tubs, 68c; prints, 59%0. EGGS—Fresh firsts, 42@43c; ordinary firsts, 40@41%c; miscellaneous lots, cases included, 42@43c; cases returned, 41042 c; extras, packed in Whitewood cases, 470 48c; checks, )8@38%c; dirties, 88%@390; storage packed firsts, 43%@43%c; extras, 43%@44c. LIVE POULTRY Turkeys, 32@330; fowls, 34c; roosters, 20c; broilers, 1% to 2Ib. average, 50052 c; ducks, 320; geese, 20c. Ptices to retail trade, single coop lots, %@lc higher. ICE© POULTRY Turkey, 38@40c; fowls, 34@34%c; roosters, 20@21c; ducks, 33c; geese, 22023 c. POTATOES—Per 100 lbs. bulk, northern, $1.9602.05; sacked, [email protected]; western russets, $2.00. NEW POTATOES—Per bbl., [email protected]. QATTLE—Prime steers, $17.00018.00; good to choice stee?s, [email protected]; medium to good steers, $12.60015.00; plain to medium steers, $11.00012.50; yearlings, fair to choice, $18.00017.28; Stockers and feeders, [email protected]; gdod to prime cows, SIO,OOO 14.00; fair to prime heifers, $10.00015.00', fair to good cows, [email protected]; canners, $6.0007.00; cutters, $7.3008.25; bologna bulls, $9.26010.00: butcher bulls, $10.50013.50; veal cafres, $15W16.50. HOGS— Fair to choice light hogs, $19,80© 20.50: choice to light butchers, $20,26020.60; medium weight butchers, 240-270 lbs., $20.40 @20.70; heavy weight butchers, 270-350 lbs., [email protected]); mixed packing, [email protected]; heavy packing, $19.96020.10; rough packing, $19.50019.95; pigs, fair to goqd, $16.75@ IftOO; stags (subject to 80 lbs. dockage), $16.00019.50. SHEEP—WooI Colorado lambs, $17.50@ 18.75; western lambs, $17.00018.60; native lambs, [email protected]; shorn lambs, $13,000 15.78; spring lambs, $18.00019.50; yearling*, $11.00013.25; clipped ewes, fair to choice, $7.00011.00; clipped wethers, $9.00012.00. Buffalo, N. Y., May 29. CATTLE— Receipts, 800; slow and easier. CALVES—Receipts, 450; active and 50c higher; [email protected]. HOGS—Receipts, 1,300; active; 10@15c higher; heavy, mixed and yotkers, $21.25; a few $21.30; light yorkefs, $20.25020.50; pigs, $20.26; roughs, [email protected]; stags, $12.00015.50. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts, 800; active; lambs 75c higher, others 500 higher; lambs, $8.00016.25; yearlings, SIO,OOO 13.00; wethers, $11.50012.00; ewes, $6,000, 11.00; mixed sheep, $11.00011.50.