People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1894 — THE MARKETS. [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS.

New York, Oct. 31. LIVE STOCK—Cattle $3 45 0 5 30 Sheep 1 50 ® 300 Hogs 4 75 © 5 00 FLOUR—Minnesota Patents. 300 © 345 City Mills Patents 400 © 4 15 WHEAT—No. 2 Red 54»»@ 54% No. 1 Northern <J4%@ 64% CORN—No. 2 58%© 00 October 59 %@ 00 OATS—No. 2 31 %@ 32 RYE 52 © 53 PORK—Mess New 13 75 © 14 50 LARD—Western 7 25 © 8 30 BUTTER—West'rn Creamery 15 @ 23Mi Western Dairy. 11M® 16 CHICAGO. BEEVES—Shipping Steers.. *3 40 @ 62» Cows 1 25 @ 2 80 Stockers 200 @ 300 Feeders 280 © 350 Butchers’ Steers 3 00 @ 3 80 Texas Steers 2 25 © 3 15 H0G5..... 4 10 © 4 75 SHEEP 1 50 © 3 40 BUTTER—Creamery 13 © 22 Dairy 11 @ 10 EGGS—Fresh 16 © 18 BROOM CORN (per ton)— Self-working 90 00 @llO 00 New Dwarf 110 00 @l2O 00 All Hurl 100 00 @l2O 00 POTATOES (per bu) 40 @ 58 PORK—Mess 11 87%@ 12 00 LARD—Steam 6 87%@ 6 00 FLOUR—Spring Patents 320 @ 3 50 Spring Straights 2 20 @ 2 60 W inter Patents 2 60 @ 2 80 Winter Straights 2 40 @2 50 GRAlN—Wheat, No. 2 Red... 51 @ 52 Corn, No. 2 52 © 52% Oats, No. 2 28 @ 28% Rye, No. 2 46 @ 46% Barley, Good to Choice.., 51 © 55% LUMBER— Piece Stuff 6 00 @ 950 Joists 12 (X) @ 12 50 Timbers 10 50 @ 11 50 Hemlocks 6 00 @ 625 Lath, Dry 1 40 @ 1 70 Shingles 1 10 @ 2 00 ST. LOUIS. CATTLE—Texas Steers $2 50 @ 2 80 Native Steers 2 15 © 4 75 HOGS 4 00 © 4 50 SHEEP 1 70 @ 2 50 OMAHA. CATTLE $2 00 © 3 80 Feeders 2 25 © 2 65 HOGS 4 00 © 470 SHEEP 250 © 8 10

Prisoner (sentenced to ten days)—“What would ye do if Oi said ye was an ould fule!” Judge—“ You would get ten days more foj contempt.” Prisoner—“ Thin, begorra, Oi’lJ not say it—Oi’U only think it.’’—N.Y. Herald.