Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 August 1919 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, July 31. Open- High. Low- ClosCorn— ing. est. - est. Ing. July .....1.96 1*99 1.96 1.99 Sept. 1.95-1.95% 1.95% 1.93 1.93% Dec1.68%-1.69 1.69% 1.63% 1.63% Oats — 1 July 79% .80 .77% .78 Sept. 79%-79% .80%, .78 .78% Decß2-82% -82% .80% .81 Rye— Septl.69%-% 1.70% 1.69 1.69 FLOUR—Per bbl., 98-lb. sack basis: Corn flour£s9.oo; white rye, In Jute, $9.00; dark rye, $8.10; spring wheat, special brands, $12,50; first clear, $9.26; second clear, $6.00; hard winter, [email protected]; soft winter, $11.50; new hard winter. In Jute, $10.30© 10.60; new soft winter, [email protected]. These prices apply to car lots except for special brands. HAY —Choice timothy, [email protected]; No. 1, [email protected]; standard, [email protected]; No. 1 light clover mixed, $33.00© 34.00; No. 2 timothy, [email protected]; sample, [email protected]; clover, [email protected]. BUTTER— Creamery, extras, 92 score, 53@53%c; higher scoring commands a premium; firsts, 91 score, 52%c; 88-90 score, 50 @s2c; seconds, 83-87 score, 48@49%c; centralized, 53c; ladles, 47@48c; renovated, 50c; packing stock, 42@45%c. Prices to retail trade: "Extra tubs, 55%c; prints, 56%c. EGGS—Fresh firsts, 42@43c; ordinary firsts, 39@40%c; miscellaneous lots, cases Included, 39@42c; cases returned, 38@41c; extras, packed In whitewood cases, 50@51c; checks, 30@33c; dirties, 32@35c; storage packed firsts, 44@44%c; ordinary firsts, 42© *2%c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 25c; fowls, J9%@3oc; roosters, 20c; broilers, 30@33c; ducks, 28@30c; geese, 16c; spring geese, 25c. Prices to retail trade in single coop lots, %@lc higher. 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, [email protected]; good to prime cows, [email protected]; fair to prime heifers, $13.00©16.50; fair to food cows, [email protected]; canners, [email protected]; cutters, [email protected]; bologna bulls, $8.25©9.00; butcher bulls, [email protected]; veal calves, [email protected]. HOGS—Fair to choice light hogs, $22.60@ 23.40; choice to light butchers, [email protected]; medium weight butchers, 240-270 lbs., $22.70 223.40; 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), $19.50@ !1.00. SHEEP—Shorn yearlings, [email protected]; cative lambs, [email protected]; western lambs, |[email protected]; feeding lambs, [email protected]: clipped wethers, [email protected]; clipped ewes, fair to choice, [email protected]; bucks, [email protected]. Buffalo, N. Y., July 81. CATTLE—Receipts, 425; slow. , CALVES— Receipts, 2oO; 50c higher; $6.00 220.00; few at $20.50. HOGS—Receipts, 1,000 ; 50@60c higher; leavy, mixed and yorkers, $24.00; light workers, [email protected]; pigs, [email protected]; ■oughs, [email protected]; stags, $12'[email protected]. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts, 400; iteady; lambs, $12.00@16.»: yearlings, SB.OO $14.00; wethers, [email protected].