Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1919 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Aug. 14. Open- High- Low- ClosCorn— ing. est. est. Ing. Septl.9o%-% 1.9014 1-83 183-1.83% Dec1.50%-1.51 1.51 1.44% L44%-L4SM May 1.46-1.46% 1.46% 1.39 1.39% OatsSept7s% .75% .73 .73%-73% Dec7B%-78% .78% .75%. .76 May 81% .81% .78% .79 Rye— Augl.ss 1.56% 1.55 1.55% Sept. 1.59% 1.59% 1.56% 1.56%, 0ct1.61 1.61 1.58% 1.58% Dec ••• ••• 1-83 FLOUR—Per bbl., 98-lb. sack basis: Corr flour, $9.00; white rye, in jute, $9.00; dark rye, [email protected]; -spring wheat, special brands, $12.50; first clear, $9.25; second clear, $6.00; hard winter, -$11.30@1L50; soil winter, $11.50; new hard winter. In jute [email protected]; new soft winter, [email protected] These prices apply to car lots except foi special brands. HAY—Choice and No. 1 timothy, $39.00© 40.00; standard, $38.00069.00; No. 1 light clover mixed, [email protected]; No. 2 timothy, [email protected]; No. 3 timothy, [email protected] clover, [email protected]. BUTTER—Creamery, extras, 92 score 52c; higher scoring commands a premiumfirsts, 91 score, 51%c; 88-90 score, 49@51c seconds, 83-87 score, 47%@48%c; centralized 51%@51%c; ladles, 47%@48c; renovated, 50c packing stocks, 42@45c. Prices to retal’ trade: Extra tubs, 54c; prints. 56c. EGGS—Fresh firsts, 40%®41%c; ordinary firsts, 36%@37%c; miscellaneous lots, casei included, 36%@40%c; cases returned. 35%© 39%c; extras, packed in whitewood cases 48%@49%c; checks, 20@32c; dirties, 26@34c storage packed firsts, 42%@43c; ordinary firsts, 41@41%c. L*IVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 25c; fowls 30c; roosters, 21c; broilers, 33@34c; ducks 27©28c; geese, 20c.' Prices to retail trade in single %@lc higher. ICED POULTRY Turkeys, 36@38c: fowls, 31c; roosters, 22@23c; springs, 36c ducks, 28@30c; geese, 16c. POTATOES—Per 100 lb. sack, [email protected]. CATTLE—Prime steers, [email protected]; good to choice steers [email protected]; medium tt good steers, $12.0<te14.50; plain to medlurr steers, sll.oo@l3.<X); yearlings, fair tc choice, [email protected]; stockers and feeders [email protected]; good to prime cows, [email protected]; fair to prime heifers, [email protected]; fair tc good cows, [email protected]; canners, [email protected] cutters, [email protected]; bologna bulls, $9.00© 10.00; butcher bulls, $10.00©) 13.00; veal calves, $19.00©>21.25. HOGS—Choice light butchers, $22.50© 23.00; medium weight butchers, 240-270 lbs. [email protected]; heavy weight butchers, 270-35( lbs., [email protected]; mixed packing, $21.00© 22.00; heavy packing, [email protected]; rough packing, [email protected]; pigs, fair to good [email protected]; stags (subject to 80 lbs. dockage), [email protected]. SHEEP—Yearlings, $10.00©>13.25; breeding ewes, [email protected]; western lambs, $15.50© 17.75; native lambs, $14.00©>17.00; feeding lambs, $13.00©>14.50; western wethers, $9.00© 11.50; native ewes, fair to choice, [email protected] bucks, [email protected]. Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 14. CATTLE—Receipts, 650; active and steady CALVES—Receipts, 300; active; $6.00© 23.50. HOGS—Receipts, 2,200; active; heavy mixed and yorkers, $23 75; light yorkers and pigs, $22.50©.23.00: roughs, 20.50<@>21.00; stags, [email protected]. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts, 400 active* unchanged.