People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 January 1894 — THE MARKETS. [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS.

■ V ■ , .New York, Jan Ift LIVE STOCK—Cattle 88 80 © 6 25 Sheep. . 200 © 3.75 Hous 5 75. © 0 25 FLOUR—City Mill Patents.... 4 15' 44 48j Minneapolis Patents 3 50 « 3#o WHEAT—No. 2 Red. 67>4& 68H Ungraded Red.6s ><a 67 CORN—Na 2 ‘ 42* Ungraded Mixed 43 @ 4314 OATS—Track Mixed Western.. 34 ua 35* RYE-Western 50 ® 57 2 PORK—Meas. New 14 00 @l4 50 LARD—Western 8 40 @ 8 45 BUTTER—Western Creamery. 10 ® 20* Western Dairy 16*©, 10 CHICAGO BEEVES—Shipping Steers.... 63 00 © 600 Cows 1 25 © 270 Stockers 220 a 290 Feeders 290 © 3 60 Butchers' Steers 290 48 850 Bulls 1 50 © 8 50 HQGS 4 05 48 5 40 SHEEP.... 1 25 48 8 75 BUTTER—Creamery 18 & 22 Dairy 15 44 23 EGGS—Fresh 18*4» 19 BROOM CORN— Western (per ton.) 35 00 4160 00 Western Dwarf 50 00 1470 00 Illinois, Good Choice ...1... 50 00 4870 00 POTATOES (per bu.) 45 44 50 PORK—Mess 13 02*013 07* LARD—Steam 8 C 6 8 15 FLOUR—Spring Patents 3 50 ® 8 00 Spring Straights 150 4# 2 80 Winter Patents 8 25 © b 50 Winter Straights 2 80 (® 8 U 0 GRAlN—Wheat, Na 2 (12*46 63 Corn, No. 2 85 (so 35U Oats, No. 2 28'4<(8 28)2 Rye. Na 2 Barley, Choice to Fancy.... 48 48 51 LUMBERSiding 15 00 4822 50 Flooring 81 00 4636 00 Common Boards 14 00 fIU4 25 Fencing 12 00 ®IO 0) Lath, Dry 2 35 48 2 40 Shingles 2 25 48 3 03 KANSAS CITY. CATTLE- Shipping Steers.... M 00 fit 5 40 Stodkera and Feeders. 2 30 @ 3 65 HOGS; 4 05 4a 5 17* SHEEP. 200 (®8 50 OMAHA. CATTLE—Steers 12 80 <a 5 30 Feeders>. 2 25 a 8 60 HOGS 00 <a 5 10 SHEEP 2 25 4a 8 56

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