Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 October 1919 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. •- Chicago, Oct. 23. Open- High- Low- ClosCorn— ing. est. est. Ing. Dec. ...1.24% 1.25% 1.23% 1.24% May ...1.23 1.23% 1.21% 1.22% OatsDec7l% .71% .70% .71% May 73% .74% .73% .73% RyeDec. ...1.35% 1.38 1.35% 1.38 May ...1.42 1.44% 1.42 1.44% FLOUR—Per brl, 98 lb sack basis: Corn flour, >7.40; white rye, in jute, $7.5007.75; dark rye, $7.0007.25; spring wheat, special brands, $13.15; hal'd spring, $11.00012.25; first clear, $8.50©9.u0; second clear, $6,900 7.30; soft winter, $10.25010.40; hard Tylpter, In jute, $11.40011.75. These prices apply to car lots except for special brands. HAY—Choice No. 1 timothy, $29.00031.00; [Standard and No. 1 clover mixed, $27,000 |2B QOt No. 1 and No. 2 mixed, $26.00027.00; INo. 8 timothy, $20.00024.00; clover, $20.00 @28.00. BUTTER —Creamery, extra, 93 score, 63%c; higher scoring commands a premium; firsts, 91 score, 62%c; 88-90 score, 56@61c; seconds, 82-87 score, 50@52c; centralized, 61%c; ladles, 48%c; renovated, 52%c; packing stock, 42@45c. Prices to retail trade: Extra tubs, 65%c; prints, 67%c; storage, extras, 60%@61c; standards, 59% @59%c. EGGS—Fresh firsts, 57%@58%c; ordinary firsts, 51052 e; miscellaneous lots, cases included, 51@57c; cases returned, 50@56c; extras packed in whitewood cases, 65%@ 66%c- checks, 20@32c; dirties, 30@36c; storage packed firsts, 59%@60c; extras, 60%0 61c; refrigerator firsts, 46%@47c; extras, 47%@48c. LIVE POULTRY— Turkeys, 32c; fowls, 16@23%c; roosters, 19c; spring chickens, 23c- ducks, 25c; geese, 23c. ICED POULTRY—FowIs, 26@27e; roosters'l9@2lc: springs, 25@26c; ducks, 27@28c. POTATOES—Per 100 Ibfl, white, $2.25@ 2 60 CATTLE —Prime heavy steers, $17,500 19.40- 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, $10.00012.25; fair to prime heifers, SU.OO@ 14 25- fair to good cows, $6.30010.00; canners’ [email protected]; cutters, $5.6006.30; bologna bulls, $7.0007.50; butcher bulls, [email protected]; veal calves, $16.00017.50. HOGS Heavy wt. butchers, 270-350 lbs, 812 [email protected]; fair to fancy light, [email protected]; mixed packing, $11.90012.50; heavy packing $11.50012.00; rough packing, $11.25@ 11 50' pli?s, fair to good, $9.00012.00; stags (subject to 80 lbs dockage), $10.00011.80. SHEEP— Yearlings, [email protected]; western 1ambaf'<13.50015.75; native lambs, $13,000 15 75- feeding lambs, [email protected]; wethers, $9.0009.75; bucks, [email protected]; western ewes, $8.0008.00. Buffalo, N. Y., Oct 23. CATTLE— Receipts, 700; slow. CALVES— Receipts, 250; steady: $7,000 20.00. HOGS— Receipts, 7,120; active, 25@50c lower; heavy mixed and yorkers, $13.50; light mixed and yorkers, $13.00; pigs, $12.50 @13.00; roughs, $11.00011.25; stags, SB,OOO 9.50. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts, 600; steady; lambs, [email protected], few $15.00; yearlings, $7.00010.00; wethers. $8.5009.00; ewes, $8.0008.00; mixed sheep, $8.0008.25.