Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1919 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Sept. 4. Open- High- Low- ClosCorn— ing. est. est. Ing. Septl.62 1.64 1.60 L60%-% Dec1.30%-% 1-30% 1.27% 1.28%-% May 1.27% 1.29 1.26% 1.26%-1.26 Oats— Sept. .68%-% .68% .66% -67%-% Dec7l%-% .72 .69% .70%-% May 75 .76% .72% .74%-74 Rye— Sept 1.36 1.36 1.33% 1.33% Octl 39 1.39 1.36 1.36% Dec 1-4 143 L4 ° • FLOUR—Per bbl., 98-lb. sack bast?: Corn flour, $10.20; white rye, In jute, 39.00; dark rye, [email protected]; spring wheat, special brands. [email protected]; first clear, 19.26; second clear, $6.00; hard winter, SU.3O@ILSO; soft winter, 311.50; new hard winter, in jute, [email protected]; new soft winter, 310.20@ 10.40. These prices apply to car lots except for special brands. HAY—Choice and No. 1 timothy, 328.00@ 30.00- standard, [email protected]; No. 1 light clover mixed, [email protected]; No. 2 timothy, [email protected]; No. 3 tlmbthy, [email protected]; clover, [email protected]. BUTTER— Creamery, extra, 92 score, 54%@55c; higher scoring commands a preTnium; firsts, 91 score, 54c; 88-90 score, 60%@52%c; seconds, 83-87 score, 38@49%c; centralized, 52%@53c; ladles, 47@47%c; renovated, 50c: packing stock, 42@45%c. Prices to retail trade: Extra*'tubs > 57c; Sprints, 59c. ■ EGGS—Fresh firsts, 43@440; ordinary firsts, 38@39c; miscellaneous lots, cases Included, 38@43c; cases returned, 37@43c; extras, packed in whitewood cases, 510 52c; checks, 10@25c; dirties, 25@30c; storage packed firsts, 45@45%c; extras, 46c; ordinary firsts, 42%@43c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 30c; fowls, 30%c; roosters, 22c; spring chickens, 28%c; ducks, 26c; geese, 20c. Prices to retail trade in single coop lots, %@lc higher. ICED POULTRY Turkeys, 36@38c; fpwls, 32@33c; roosters, 23@24c; springs, 33 @34c; ducks, 28@30c; geese, 15@16c. 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, 3H00(ai3.00; yearlings, fair to choice, [email protected]; stockers and feeders, [email protected]; good to prime cows, 310.00@ 13.25; fair to prime heifers, [email protected]; fair ’to good cows, [email protected]; canners, [email protected]; cutters, [email protected]; bologna bulls, [email protected]; butcher bulls, 310 [email protected]; veal calves, [email protected]. •HOGS—Choice light butchers, 319.500 30.00; medium weight butchers, 240-270 lbs., [email protected]; heavy weight butchers, 270-350 lbs., [email protected]; mixed packing, f17.00@ 18 50- heavy packing, [email protected]: rough packing, [email protected]; pigs, fair to good, [email protected]: stags (subject to 80 lbs. dockage). [email protected]. SHEEP— Yearlings, [email protected]; western lambs, [email protected]; native lambs, f11.50@ *l4 50’ feeding lambs, [email protected]; native ewes, fair to choice, [email protected]; wethers, [email protected](rt bucks, [email protected]. Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 4. CATTLE— Receipts, 750: steady. CALVES— Receipts, 300; steady; 37.000 22.50. HOGS— Receipts, 3,200; 90c@fl lower; heavy, [email protected]; yorkers, [email protected]; pigs, 318.50; roughs, [email protected]; stags, [email protected]. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts, 500; lambs, 25c higher; lambs, [email protected]; yearlings, [email protected]; wethers, [email protected]; ewes, [email protected]; mixed sheep, [email protected].