Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 April 1920 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, April 8. Open- High- Low- ClosCorn— ing. est. est. ing. May ...1.64-63% 1.65% 1.63% 1.61% July ...1.58-57% 1.59% 1-57% 1.58% Sept. ..1.54-53% 1.54% 1.52% 1.53% OatsMay 90%-% .91% .90% .91% July 83%-% .84% .83% .84 Sept 71% .72 .71% .71% RyeMay ...1.83% 1.85% 1.83% 1.84% July ...1.79 1.80% 1.78% 1.80% FLOUR—Car lots, per brl. 98 lb sack basis: Rye, white, in jute, [email protected]; dark rye, [email protected]; spring wheat., special brands, [email protected]; to retail trade, $15.00@ 15.35; hard 'spring, [email protected]; first clears, [email protected]; second clears, [email protected]; hard winter, [email protected]; soft winter, $11.75@ 12.25. HAY—Choice and No. 1 timothy, f40.00@ 42.00; standard and No. 1 clover mixed, [email protected]; No. 1 and No. 2, [email protected]; No. 3 timothy, [email protected]; clover, f30.00@ 33.00. BUTTER— Creamery, extra, 92 score, 67%c; higher scoring commands a premium; firsts, 91 score, 65%c; 89-90 score, 60@ 64c; seconds, 83-87 score, 49@54c; centralized, 65%c; ladles, 45@46c; renovated, 49c; backing stock, 34@39%c. Price to retail trade: Extra tubs, 69%c; prints, 71 %c. EGGS—Fresh flrsfs, 413 standard cases, 41 %c; ordinary firsts, 37@38c; miscellaneous lots, cases included, 39%@40%c; cases returned, 39@40c; extras, packed in whitewood cases, 47@48c; checks, 34@35c; dirties, 36@37c; storage firsts, 44c; extras, 44%c. LIVE POULTRY—FowIs, 42c; springs, 39c; stags. 25c; roosters, 23c; ducks, 38c; geese, 22c. POTATOES—Per 100 lbs. northern, round. White. [email protected]. CATTLE—Choice to prime steers, $13.75 @l4 75; 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, f 8 [email protected]; fair to fine heifers, [email protected]; fair to good cows, [email protected]; canners, f 5.00 @5.75; cutters, [email protected]; bologna bulls, [email protected]; butcher bulls, [email protected]; veal calves, [email protected]. HOGS—Choice light butchers,, f16.00@ 16.50; medium wt. butchers, [email protected]; heavy butchers, 270-350 lbs, [email protected]; fair to fancy light, [email protected]; heavy packing, fl 4 [email protected]; rough packing, $13.50 270-350 lbs, [email protected]. SHEEP—Colorado fed lambs, f [email protected]; native lambs, [email protected]; feeding lambs and shearers, [email protected]; clipped lambs, [email protected]; wethers, [email protected]; ewes. [email protected]. Buffalo. N. Y., April B.’ CATTLE— Receipts, 150; slow; 50c@fl higher. CALVES— Receipts, 300; steady; f6.00@ 10.00. HOGS— Receipts, 325; steady; heavy, $16.50@17-00; mixed and yorkers, $17.50@ 17 75- light yorkers, [email protected]; pigs, sl6 50: roughs. $13.50; stags, [email protected]. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts, 1,400; steady; unchanged.