Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 September 1919 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Sept. IL Open- High- Low- Clos. Corn— Ing. est. esL ln& Sept. Dec. ..1-26 -1.27 1.27 1.25 1.25 ft May ..1.23ft 1.23 ft 1.22 ft 1.23 ft OatsSept. ...69ft .69% .68% .68% Dec 71st .71% .70% .71% May ....73%-74ft .74% .73% .73% Rye— * Sept. ..1.42 1.42 1.42 1.42 Oct. ...1.44 144 1.42% 1.44 1 Dec. ..1.48 1.48 1.46% X4B FLOUR—Per brl, 98 lb sack basis: Corn flour, $8.30; white rye. In jute, $9.00; dark rye, [email protected]; spring wheat, special brands, [email protected]; first clear, $9.50; second clear, $7.00; hard winter, SU.3O@ILSO; soft winter, $11.50; new hard winter, In ’jute, [email protected]; new soft winter, slo.oo© 10.25. These prices apply to car lots except for special brands. HAY—Choice and No. 1 timothy, $31.00© 33.00; standard and No. 1 clovet mixed, [email protected]; No. 1 and No. 2 mixed, $27.00 @28.00; No. 3 timothy, [email protected]; clover, [email protected]. BUTTER—Creamery, extra, 92 score, 55p; -higher scoring commands a premium: firsts, 91 score, 53@53ftc; 88-90 score, 49ft-51ftc; second, 83-87 score, 47ft@48ftc; centralized, 52@52ftc; ladles, 47@47ftc; renovated, 50c; packing stock, 42@45c. Prices to retail' trade: Extra tubs, 57c; prints, 59c. EGGS—Fresh firsts, 43ft@44ft; ordinary flrrts, 38@39c; miscellaneous lots, cases Included, 38ft@42ftc; extras, packed in whitewood cases, 51ft@52ftc; checks, 15@ 28c; dirties, 25@34c; storage packed firsts, 45@46c; extras, 47c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 30c; fowls, 28@31o; roosters, 21c; spring chickens, 28ftc; ducks, 25c; geese, 22c. Prices to retail trade in single coop lots, %@lc higher. s ICED POULTRY Turkeys, 36@38c; fowls, 32@33c; roosters, 23@24c; springs, 32@33c. POTATOES—Per 100 lbs, [email protected]. CATTLE Prime steers, [email protected]; good to choice steers, $14.50@>17.00; 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, slo.oo© 12.50; fair to prime heifers, [email protected]; fair to good cows, [email protected]; canners, [email protected]; cutters, [email protected];- bologna bulls, [email protected]; butcher bulls, $10.00@1L75; veal calVes, [email protected].

HOGS—Choice light butchers, $17.50© 18.00; med. wt. butchers, 240-270 lbs, $17.35 @18.00; heavy wt. butchers, 270-350 lbs, [email protected]; fair to fancy light, $16.00@ 17.80; mixed packing, [email protected]; heavy packing, [email protected]; rough packing, $14.00 @15.00; pigs, fair to good, [email protected]; stags (subject to 80 lbs dockage), $14.00@ 15.00; SHEEP— Yearlings, [email protected]; western lambs, [email protected]; native lambs, $12.50@ 15.75; feeding lambs, [email protected]; native ewes, fair to choice, [email protected]; wethers, [email protected]; bucks, [email protected]. Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. IL CATTLE—Receipts 450; slow. CALVES—Receipts, 200; steady; $7.00@ 25.00. HOGS— Receipts, 1,280; 50c@$l lower; heavy, [email protected]; mixed, [email protected]; yorkers, [email protected]; light yorkers, slß.oo@ 18.25; pigs, $18.00; roughs, [email protected]; stags, [email protected]. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts, 1,400; easier; lambs, $8.0<f1®17.75; yearlings. $7.00 @12.50; wethers, $9.50@10,00; ewes, $4.00@ 9.00; mixed sheep, [email protected] 1 _