Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 October 1920 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Sept. 30. Open- High- Low- Clob- • Wheat— Ing. eat. est. ing. Dec. ...2.25-% 2.26 2.17% 2.17% "March .2.20-21 2.21 2.12% 2.12% CornSept. ..1.30-28% 1.30 1.27 L 27 Oct. .. .1.08 108 ’ 1.02% 1.03% Dec 98-97% .98 .92 .92% May ...LOO%-LOO 1.00% .95% .95% oats— Sept ....55 .55 .54 .54 Dec 68%-% .58% .56% . .56% May 62%-% .62% .61 .61 Rye— \ Sept. ...2.10 2.10 2.08 2.08% Dec. ...1.70 1.70 1.65 1.66 FLOUR—Hard spring wheat—Short patent. [email protected]; first clear, [email protected]; second clear, [email protected]; special mill brands, hi._9S .lb cotton sacks, [email protected]; warehouse delivery, [email protected]. Soft winter wheat—Short patent, [email protected]. Hard winter wheat—Kansas short patent, 312.75 @13.00; first clear, [email protected]; second clear, [email protected]. Rye flour—White patent, SIO.OO @10.25; dark, [email protected]. HAY—No. 1 timothy, [email protected]; standrd and No. 1 light clover mixed, $31.00@ 3.00; No. 2 timothy, [email protected]; No. 1 clover Mixed, [email protected]; No. 3 timothy, $22.00@25 CO. BUTTER —Creamery, extras, 92 score. 576 c; higher scoring commands a premium; firsts, 91 score, 56c; 88190 score, 48@ 53c; seconds, 83-87 score, 44@47c; centralized, 54c; ladles, 44@45c; renovated, 49c; packing stock, 33@40%c. Prices to retail trade: Extra tubs, 60%c; prints, 62c. EGGS —Fresh firsts, 55@56c; ordinary firsts, 49@52c; miscellaneous lots, cases included, 49@54c; cases returned, 48@53c; extra. packed in whitewood cases, 64@65c; checks, 36@37c; dirties, S7@4lc, storage firsts, 56@56%c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 45c; fowls, 34%c; spring chickens, 30%c; roosters, 23c; ducks, 32c; geese, 23c. POTATOES—Sacked and brl, 100 lbs: Minnesota Early Ohios. [email protected]; Jersey Cobblers, [email protected]. CATTLE —Choice to prime steers, $17.00 @18.25; good to choice steers, [email protected]; fair to good steers, [email protected]; yearlings, fair to choice, [email protected]; good to prime cows, [email protected]; fair to good heifers SIO.OO @14.00; fair tp good cows, [email protected]; canners, [email protected]); cutters, [email protected]; bologna bulls. [email protected]; veal ’calves. [email protected]. HOGS—Choice to light butchers, $15.50© 16.00- medium wt. butchers, [email protected]; heavy butchers, 270-350 lbs, [email protected]; falf y to fancy light. [email protected] ; mixed butchers. [email protected]; heavy packing, $14.40 @15.00; rough packing. [email protected]; pigs. [email protected] SHEEP — Native lambs, [email protected]: western lambs. $12.00(1*14.00; feeding lambs. JIO.SO@W-25: yearlings. [email protected]: wethers, [email protected]: ewes $4.<[email protected].