Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 October 1920 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Oct. 28. Open- High- Low- ClosWheat— ing. est. est ing. Dec. ...2.05-03 2.08 2.03 2.075 a March .1.97-98 2.02 1.97 2.0. Corn— ' Oct 8354 I .83% .83% -83% Dec. 81%-% -83 .81% .82% May 87% .88% -8756 .88% July 89% .90% .89 .90% Oats— * Dec. .....53%-54 .54% .53% .5454 May .....59%-54 -6954 .58% .5954 RyeDec. ...L70% L 72% 1.70% 172% May ...L56 ,1.5854 1.5654 1.58% FLOUR-—Hard spring wheat—Bakers’ patent, $10.50@l«.70; first clears, $9.35; second clears, $8.00; special mill brands. In 98 lb cotton sacks, [email protected]; warehouse delivery, [email protected]. Soft winter wheatShort patent, [email protected]. Hard winter wheat—Kansas short patent, $10.25; first clears, $9.25; second blears, [email protected]. Rye flour—White patent, $10.50; dark, $7.75. hay-No. 1 timothy, [email protected]; standard and No. 1 light clover mixed, $28.00@ 29.00; No. 2 timothy, [email protected]; No. 3 timothy, [email protected]. BUTTER— Creamery, 92 score, 5754 c: higher siforing commands a premium; firsts, 91 score, 5554 c; 88-90 score, 43@ 4854 c; seconds, 83-87 score, 37@40c; centralized. 4954c;-ladles, 37@39c; packing stock, 25®32c. Prices to retail trade: Extra tubs, 6054 c; prints, 6254 c. EGGS—Fresh firsts, 5754@60c; ordinary firsts, 51@53c; miscellaneous lots, cases Included, 50@54c; cases returned, 49®53c; extras packed in white wood cases, 67@68c; checks, 38@39c; dirties, 38@43c; storage, 60@61c; refrigerator, 46®4854c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 83c; fowls, 28c; spring chickens, 28c; roosters, 21c; ducks, 30c; geese, 2«c. J POTATOES —Sacked and bulk, 100 lbs: Minneapolis round, white, [email protected]. CATTLE—Choice to prime steers, $17.00 @18.00; good to choice steers, [email protected]; fair to good steers, [email protected]; western steers, [email protected]; yearlings, fair to choice, [email protected]; good to prime cows, sß.oo® 12.40- fair to good heifers, [email protected]; fair to good cows, [email protected]: canners, 's3.oo® 3.75: cutters, $3.85®5.00; bologna bulls, [email protected]; veal calves, [email protected]. HOGS—Choice light butchers, $12.60@ 13.25; medium wt [email protected]; heavy wt. butchers, 275-350 lbs, [email protected]; fair to fancy light, [email protected]; heavy packing, [email protected]; rough packing, $11.50 @11.85: pigs. [email protected]. SHEEP —. Native lambs, [email protected]; western lambs, [email protected]; feeding lambs, [email protected]; wethers, $«.0«@8.50; yearlings, [email protected]; ewes, $4.00®7.«t Buffalo, <N. Y., Oct. 28. CATTLfc— Receipts, 300; fairly active, steady to easier. $ • C ALVES— Receipts M, active, 5* cts. higher, [email protected]. HOGS — Receipts 1,600; active and steady; heavy mixed yorkers, light yorkers and pigs, sl4; few sl4^9; roughs, sllsO @ 12; . stags, sß@lo. SHEEP and LAMBS—Receipts, 1.200; active and steady; lambs, s7@l4; yearlings, s6@lo; wethers. s«6o@7; eweg, $3 «6- mixed sheep, s6@&so. _ .