Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 February 1920 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Feb, 26. Open- High- Low- ClosCorn— ing. est. est. ing. Feb ...1148-%. 1.46% 1.45 1.45 May ...1:36% 1.36% 1.35 1.35%. July ...1.31% 1.31% 1.29% 1.30%Oats— ' May 80%-% .80% .79% .79%. July 72%-% .73 .72% .72% RyeMay ...1.60%-% 1.60% 1.59% 1.59%. July ...1.56 1.56 1.55 1.55: FLOUR—Car lots, per brl, 98 lb sack basis: Ryo. whfte. in jute, [email protected]; dark rye, [email protected]; spring wheat, special brands, $1«[email protected]; to retail trade, 814.90 @15.35; hard spring, [email protected]; fiist clears, $a5»@7.00; hard winter, [email protected]; soft winter, [email protected]. HAY—Choice and No. 1 timothy,. $34.00 @35.00; standard and No. 1 clover mixed, $32.00@33;00; No. 1 and No. 2,. [email protected]; No. 3 timothy, [email protected]; clever, $30.00© 35.00. BUTTER— Creamery, extra, 92 score-, 650; higher scoring commands a premium; firsts, 91 score, 62%c; 89-90- score, 56@61c; seconds, 83-87 score, 49@63c; centralized, 64%e; ladles, 38@40c; relocated, 50@51c; packing stock, 30@35c. Prices to retail trade: Extra tubs, 67c; prints, 70c; storage, 53%@58c. EGGS—Fresh firsts, 50@50%c; fresh Long and short held, 42@48c; miscellaneous lots, cases Included, 48@49e; cases returned. 47@48c; extras, packed in whitewood cases, 56@57c; checks, 35@38c; dirties, 40@ 44c- refrigerator firsts, 25@40c. LIVE POULTRY— Turkeys, 40c; fowls, 37c; roosters, 24c; spring chickens, 33c; stags 30c: ducks, 36c; geese, 25c. CATTLE—Choice to prime steers, $13.50 @16.00; good to choice steers, [email protected]; fair to good steers, [email protected]; yearlings, fair to choice, [email protected]; Stockers and feeders, [email protected]; good to prime cows, $8 [email protected]; fair to fine heifers, [email protected]; fair to good cows, [email protected]; canners, $3.75 @5.00- cutters, [email protected]; bologna bulls, [email protected]; butcher bulls, [email protected]; veal calves, [email protected]. HOGS—Choice light butchers, $14.50@ 14 85- medium wt. butchers, [email protected]; heavy wt. butchers, 270-350 lbs., $14.00@ 14 40- fair to fancy light, [email protected]; mixed packing, [email protected]; heavy packing, $12.60 @13.75; rough packing, [email protected]; pigs, [email protected]; stags, [email protected]. SHEEP—Fed yearlings, [email protected]; fed western lambs, [email protected]; native lambs, sl7 [email protected]; feeding lambs, [email protected]; wethers, [email protected]; ewes, [email protected].

Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 26. CATTLE— Receipts, 200; steady. CALVES— Receipts, 250; $1 higher; $6.00@ 24.00. HOGS— Receipts, 2,400 ; 26@50c higher; heavy, [email protected]; mixed, [email protected]; yorkers, [email protected]; light yorkers, $15.50@ 16.00; pigs, • [email protected]; roughs, SI2LSO@ 13.00; stags, [email protected]. SHEEP AND LAMBS— Receipts, 1,600; lambs, 25c higher; lambs, [email protected]; others unchanged.