Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1920 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provisions, Etc. Chicago, Dec. 16. Open- High- Low- ClosWheat— lng. est. eat. ing. Dec. ..1.66 1.67 1.63 1.66% Mar. ..1.68)4-59% 1.60% 1.56 1.60% May ..1.64-56 1.55 1.60% 1.55 CornDec 68%-% .68% .67% .68% Jan 66% .66% .66% .66% May ...,69%-69 .69% .68% .60% July ...,70% .70% .69% .70% Oats— Dec 44% .46 .44% .46% May ....47%-% .47% .46% .47% July ....47% .47% .46% .47% RyeDec. ..1.63% 1.66 1.52 1.65% May ..1.39 1.40% -.36% 1.40% FLOUR—Hard spring wheat—Bakers’ patent, [email protected]; first clears, [email protected]; second clears. [email protected]; special mill brands, in 98 lb cotton sacks, [email protected]; warehouse delivery, [email protected]. Soft winter wheat—Short patent, [email protected]. Hard winter wheat—Kansas short patent, sß.oo® 8.26; first clears, [email protected]. Rye HourWhite patent, [email protected]; dark, [email protected]. HAY—No. 1 timothy, $28.00029.00; standard and No. 1 light 1 clover mixed, $27.00® 28.00; No. 2 timothy and No. 1 clover mixed, $25.00®26.00; No. 3 timothy, $22.00® 24.00. BUTTER—Creamery, extras, 92 score, 61c; higher scoring commands a premium; firsts, 91 score, 46c; 88-90 score, 36@44c; seconds, 83-87 score, 33@35c; centralized, 43%c; ladles, 28@30c; picking stock, 16® 22c. Price to retail trade: Extra tubs. 64c; prints, 56c. EGGS —Fresh firsts, 73@76c; ordinary firsts, 66@70c; miscellaneous lots, 64@70c; extras, packed in whitewood cases, 83® 86c; checks, 46@60c; dirties, 45@55c; refrigerator, 66@67%c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, 38c; fowls, 24c; spring chickens, 23c; roosters, 18c; ducks, 26c; geese, 24c. DRESSED POULTRY — Turkeys, Sic; fowls, 26® 27c; spring chickens, 26@27c; roosters, 18@20c; ducks, 32®>33c; geese, 27 ®2Sc. POTATOES —Sacked and bulk, 100 lbs. northern, round, white, [email protected]. ONIONS—[email protected] per sack. CATTLE—Choice to prime steers, $13.00 @14.60; good to choice steers, $12,000)13.00: fair to good steers, |[email protected]; yearlings, fair to choice, [email protected]; good to prime cows, [email protected]; fair to good heifers, $7.60 @10.26; fair to good cows, [email protected]; cancers, [email protected]; cutters, [email protected]; bologna bulls, [email protected]; Veal calves, $8.50@>10.00. HOGS—Choice to light butchers, $8.70® 9.00; medium wt. butchers, $8,700)9.00; heavy butchers, 270-350 lbs, [email protected]; fair to fancy light, [email protected]; heavy packing, [email protected]; rough packing, [email protected]; pigs, $7.6008.90. SHEEP — Native iambs, [email protected]; fed western lambs, [email protected]; feeding lambs, |[email protected]; wethers, [email protected]; yeanlings, [email protected]; ewes, [email protected]. Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 16. CATTLE— Receipts, 709; slow. CALVES— Receipts, 800 ; 60c lower; $4.00@ ft.6o. HOGS—Receipts, 4,000 ; 26® 35c lower; heavy, $9.76; $9.7609.90; yorkers, $9.86®>10.00: light yorkers and pigs, slo.oo® 10 25; roughs, [email protected]; stags, $6.5007.00. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts, 2,000; steady lambs, $6.00®13.25; yearlings, $6.50® 9.60; wethers, [email protected]; ewes, $4.0005.00; mixed sheep. $6.00(26.60. —