Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 April 1920 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Thursday, April 22. Open- High- Low- ClosCorn— ing. est. est. Ing. May ...1.65-62 1.6? 1.62 1.65 July ...1.57%-56 1.60% 1.56 1.57% Sgpt. ..1.51-49 - 1.55 1.49 1.52% OatsMay 92%-92 .95 .92 .93% July 84%-83% .86 .83% .84% Sept 73-72 .75 .72 .73% RyeMay ...1.96% 2.00 1.94% 1.94% July ...1.89 1-93 1.87% 1.88 FLOUR—Car lots, per brl, 98 lb sack basis: Rye, white, ih jute, [email protected]; dark rye, [email protected]; spring wheat, special brands, [email protected]; to retail trade, $15.50 @15.75; hard spring, $14.50@ 14.75; first clears, $9.80%10.65; second clears, $6.35@ 7.75; hard winter, [email protected]; soft winter, $12.00@ 12.50. HAY—Choice No. 1 timothy, [email protected]; standard and No. 1 clover mixed, $41.00@ 42.00; No. 1 and No. 2, [email protected]; No. 3 timothy, [email protected]; clover, [email protected] BUTTER— Creamery, extras, 92 score, 64%c; higher scoring commands a premium; firsts, 91 score, 63c; 88-90 score, 59@ 61c; seconds, 83-87 score, 48@52c; central48c; packing stock, 34@39%c. Price to retail trade: Extra tubs, 66%c; prints, 68%c. EGGS—Fresh firsts, 40%@41c; standard cases 41@41%c; ordinary firsts, 37@38c; miscellaneous lots, cases Included, 39@4«c; cases returned, 38@39c; extras, packed In whitewood cases, 47@48c; checks. 34@34%c; dirties, 31c; storage firsts, 44%c; extras, 45c. LIVE POULTRY—FowIs, 35c; springs, 36c; roosters, 23c; ducks, 28c; geese, 22c. POTATOES—Per 100 lbs, northern, round, [email protected]. CATTLE—Choice to prime steers, $13.00 @14.25; good to choice steers, [email protected]; fair to good steers, [email protected]; yearlings, fair to choice, [email protected]; Stockers and feeders, $8.£[email protected]; good to prime cows, [email protected];' fair to good heifers, slo.oo@ 13.00; fair to good cows, [email protected]; canners, [email protected]; cutters, [email protected]; bologna bulls, [email protected]; veal calves, [email protected]. HOGS—Choice light butchers, $15.75@ 16.35; medium wt. butchers, [email protected] heavy butchers, 270-350 lbs, [email protected]; fair to fancy light, [email protected]; mixed packing, [email protected]; heavy packing, $14.25 @14.90; rough packing, $13.00@14'00; pigs, $13.<»@14.00. SHEEP—Colorado fed lambs, $20.00@ 22.00; native lambs, [email protected]; feeding lambs and shearers, [email protected]; clipped lambs, [email protected]; wethers, [email protected]; ewes, [email protected]. Buffalo, N. Y.‘, April 22. CATTLE— Receipts, 1,200; dull and 50c lower. CALVES— Receipts, 2,500; $1 lower; $6.00 @is:oo. HOGS— Receipts, 4,000; slow; [email protected] lower- heavy, [email protected]; mixed, [email protected]; yo’rkers, light yorkers, and pigs. $17.75© 18.50; roughs, [email protected]; stags, [email protected]. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts, 2,800; nasler; wool lambs, [email protected]; clipped,