Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1919 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, July 2. Open- High- Low- ClosCorn— Ing. est. est. Ing. July 1.82-1.81% 1.85% 1.80% 1.85% Septl.Bo-1.79% 1.83% 1.79% 1.83 -1.82% Decl.s9-1.58 1.62% 1.58 1.61%-1.61% Oats— July 70%-70 .71% .70 .71 Sept7o%-70 .71% .70 .71%-71% Dec. 72-71% .72% .71% .72%-72% Rye— July ......1.44 1.44 1.43% 1.44 Aug 1.44% 1.46 1.44% 1.46 Sept.l.47 1.48 1.47 1.48 FLOUR—Per bbl., 98-lb. sack basis: Corn flour, $8.70; white rye, In jute, $8.00; dark rye, $7.50; spring wheat, special brands, $12.50- first clear, $9.25; second clear, $6.00; hard'winter, [email protected]; soft winter, $11.50. These prices apply to car lota except for special brands. • HAY—Choice timothy and No. 1, $32.00@ 33.00; standard, [email protected]; No. 1 light clover mixed, [email protected]; No. 3 timothy, [email protected]; No. 3, [email protected]; clover, $15.00 @IB.OO. BUTTER— Creamery, extras, 92 score, 48%c; higher scoring commands a premium; firsts, 91 score, 47%c; 80-90 score, 45%@46%c; seconds, 83-87 score, 44@45c; centralized 48c; ladles, 45@46c; renovated, 47c; packing stock, 40@42c. Prices to retail trade: Extra tubs, 52c; prints, 53%c. EGOS—Fresh firsts, 39@40c; ordinary firsts, 36@37c; miscellaneous lots, cases Included, 36@39c; cases returned, 35@38c; extra packed in whitewood cases, 43@44c; checks 25@32c; dirties, 28@34c; storage packed firsts, 41041%c; ordinary firsts, 39% <S'4oc. LIVE POULTRY— Turkeys, 30c; fowls, 29%c- roosters, 19%c; broilers, 1%@2 lb. average, 42@46c; ducks, 25c; spring ducks, 30c; geese, 16c; spring geese, 25c. Prices to retail trade in single coop lots, %@lc higher. ICED POULTRY Turkeys, 36@38c; fowls, 30@31c; roosters, 20@21c; ducks, 28@ 30c; geese, 15@16c. OLD POTATOES—Per 100 lbs. bulk, northern, $1.50; sacked, $1.50. NEW POTATOES—Per 100 lb. sacks, [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]; stockers and feeders, $8.90012.75; good to prime cows, slo.oo@ 13 50- fair to prime heifers, [email protected]; fair to good cows, [email protected]; canners, $5.75@ 6.50- cutters, [email protected]; bologna bulls, SB.OO @9.00; butcher bulls, [email protected]; ’ veal calves, [email protected]. HOGS —Fair to choice light hogs, $21.65@ 21.90; choice light butchers, [email protected]; medium weight butchers, 240-270 lbs., $21.10 @21.95; heavy weight butchers, 270-350 lbs., [email protected]; mixed packing, [email protected]; heavy packing, [email protected]; rough packing, $20.00020.80; pigs, fair to good, $16,000 18.50; stags (subject to 80 lbs. dockage), $19.00020.25. SHEEP—Shorn yearlings, [email protected]; spring lamb.s, $15.00017.60; clipped wethers, $4.7509.50; clipped jewes, fair to choice, $3.50 @8.75; bucks, [email protected]. Buffalo, N. Y., July 2. CATTLE— 'Receipts, 200; steady. CALVES—Receipts, 300; active and 50c higher; $6.00020.00;’a few $20.50. HOGS—Receipts, 500; active and 50c higher; heavy, mixed and yorkers, $22.75; light yorkers, [email protected]; pigs, $21.00; roughs, $20.00020.50; stags, $12.00015.00. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Regelpts light; steady and unchanged. -f-