Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 June 1919 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, June 5. Open- High- Low- ClosCorn— Ing. est. eat. Ing. July 1.70%-1.71 L7i% 1.69% 1.72% Sept. 1.61 -1.81% L 61% 1.60% 161% Oats— July 68% .68% .68% -6»% Sept6s% .68% .66% .ffi% Dec 66% .66% .65% .66% Rye— July 1.54% 162% 1.50% 1.51% Aug 1.51% 148 1.47% 1.48 Septl.s2 1-45% FLOUR—Per bbl, 98-Ib. sack basis: Barley flour; com ftour, $8.70; white rye. In Jute, $8.75 per bbl., 98-lb, sack; dark rye $8.25; spring wheat, special brands, sl3 00- first clear, STO.XX); second clear, $7.00; hard’winter, soft winter, $12.50. Thbse prices apply to car lots fexcept for special brands. HAY—Choice timothy and No. 1, $35.00'8) 36.00’ standard, [email protected]; No. 1 light clover mixed, [email protected]; No. 3 timothy, $32.00© 33.00; No. 3, [email protected]; clover, $20.00 @30.00. BUTTER— Creamery, extras, 92 score, 51c higher scoring commands a premium; firsts, 91 score, 50@50%c; 80-90 score, 48@ 49c- seconds, 83-87 score, 46@47c; centralized 51%c; ladles, 46%@47c: renovated, 49c; packing stock, 40@44c. Prices to retail trade: Extra tubs, 53c; prints, 54%c. EGGS—Fresh firsts, 37@38c; ordinary firsts, 35@36c; miscellaneous lots, cases Included, 37@37%c; cases returned, 36@36%e; packed in whitewood cases, 42© 43c; checks, 30@32c; dirties. 32@34c; storage packed firsts. 38%@40c; extras, 39%@40%c. LIVE POULTRY Turkeys, 32@33c; fowls, 29%c; roosters, 18c; broilers, 1% to 2 lb average. 45@46c; ducks, 25c; geese, 15c; spring ducks, 38c; spring geese, 25c. Prices to retail trade, single coop lots, %@lo higher. ICED POULTRY Turkeys, 38@40c; fowls, 30@31c; roosters, 19@21c; ducks, 30c; geese, 18@20c, POTATOES—Per 100 lbs. bulk, northern, [email protected]; sacked, [email protected]. NEW POTATOES —Per bbl., [email protected]. CATTLE—Prime steers, $15.00<@16.00; good to choice 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, [email protected]; fair to good cows, [email protected]; canners, [email protected]; cutters, [email protected]'; bologna bulls, $9.25@ 9.75; butcher bulls, [email protected]. HOGS—Fair to choice light hogs, $19.90@ 20.40; choice to light butchers, [email protected]; medium weight butchers, 240-270 lbs., $20.20 @20.45: heavy weight butchers, 270-350 lbs., [email protected]; mixed packing, [email protected]; heavy packing, [email protected]; rough packing, [email protected]; pigs, fair to good, $16.75@ 18.75; stags (subject to 80 lbs. dockage), [email protected]. SHEEP—Shorn lambs, [email protected]; spring lambs, [email protected]; yearlings, [email protected]; clipped wethers, [email protected]; clipped ewes, fair to choice, [email protected]. Buffalo, N, Y., June 5. CATTLE—Receipts, 1,100; dull. CALVES— Receipts, 450; steady; $6.00@ 16.50. HOGS— Receipts, 2,200; active and 25c lower; heavy, mixed and yorkers, $21.50; light yorkers, [email protected]; pigs, $20.25; roughs, [email protected]; stags, [email protected]. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts, 1,200; lambs 10c lower; lambs, [email protected]; others unchanged.