Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 December 1919 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Dec. IL Open- High- Low- ClosCorn— ing. est. eat Ing. Dec. ...1.43% 1.44% 1.40% 1.41 May ...1.36 1.36 1.31% 1.32% July ...1.33% 133% 1.30% LBl OatsDec 78% .78% .77% .77% May 81% -81% .79% .80 July 76% .76% .75% .75% RyeMay ...1.68% 1.69 1.66% 1.66% FLOUR—Car lot prices, per brl, 98 It sack basis: Rye, white, in jute, 38.40; special brands, 814.66; to retail trade. 815.25: hard spring, 814 [email protected]; hard winter [email protected]; first clear, 89 50; second clear, 87.00; soft winter, [email protected]; hard wintetr. In jute, [email protected]. HAY—Cnok No. 1 timothy, [email protected]; staiidard and No. 1 clover mixed, 831.00® 32.00: No. 1 and No. 2, [email protected]; No. t timothy, [email protected]; clover, [email protected]. BUTTER— Creamery, extras. 93 score 68c; higher scoring commands a premium; firsts. 91 score. 65c; 88-90 score, 59%@63c; seconds, 82-87 score, 57@68c; centralized. 63@63%c; ladles, 51@62c; renovated, 57%c: packing stock, 4@49c. Prices to retail trade: Extra tubs, 70c; prints, 72c; storage extra, 65@«6c; standards. 60@62%c. EGGS—Fresh firsts, 77@78c; ordinary firsts, 70@72c; miscellaneous lots, casee included, 70@77c; cases returned, 69@76c. exrtas, packed in whitewood cases, 85@ 86c; checks, 40@41c; dirties, 40@66c; refrigerator firsts, 45@49c; extras. 47%@61c. LIVE POULTRY— Turkeys, 32c; fowls, 18@25c; roosters, 17c; spring chickens, 23c; ducks, 24c; geese, 24c. DRESSED POULTRY — Turkeys, 44c; fowls. 25c; springs, 24@25c; roosters, 19c; ducks. 31®33c; geese, 23@24c. POTATOES — Per 100 lbs, northern, round white, [email protected]. CATTLE—Prime heavy steers, 818.76® 21.50 good to choice steers, [email protected]; medium to good steers, [email protected]; fair to medium steers. [email protected]; yearlings, fair to choice, [email protected]; Stockers and feeders, [email protected]; good to prime cows, $lO [email protected]; fair to fine heifers, Sll.oo@ 14.00: fair to good cows. [email protected]; canners [email protected]; cutters, [email protected]; bologna bulls, [email protected]; butcher bulls, [email protected]; veal calves, 315 [email protected]. HOGS—Choice light butchers, 813.000 13 26* medium wt. butchers, [email protected]; heavy wt butchers, 270-350 lbs, [email protected]; fair to fancy light, [email protected]; mixed packing, 812 [email protected]; heavy packing, 812.26 @l2 70’ rough packing, [email protected]; pigs, fair to good, [email protected]; stags (subject to 80 lbs dockage), [email protected]. SHEEP—Fed yearlings, [email protected]; fed western lambs, [email protected]; native lambs, 314 [email protected]; feeding lambs, 812 [email protected]; wethers, 88.OO@1LOO; bucks, [email protected]; ewes. 87 [email protected].