Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 March 1882 — Chicago. [ARTICLE]

Chicago.

Flour—Steady with fiair demand. Grain—Wheat unsettled, but generally higher; No. 2 Chicago spring. $1 No, 3 Chicago spring, $1 08)|a ttejgv Oats unsettled, but generally higher; regular, fresh, 65c. Rye steady and unchanged. Barley steady and unchanged. J Provisions—Pork, fair demand but at lower rates; sl6 80al6 85 cash and April,sl7 00al7.02i^May ;sl7 2(>a1722)£ June. Lard, active but a shade lower, at $lO 65 cash and April; $lO 80a. 10 82>£ May; $lO 92)£ June. Bulk meats, easier; shoulders, $6 60; short rib, $9 65; short clear, $7 85. Whisky—Steady and unchanged at $1 18. Call—Wheat, firmer but not quotahigher. Corn, steady and unchanged. Oats, easier but market declined % to Mo. Lard, strong and higher at sl7 10 May; sl7 32>£ June; sl7 50a17 62)£ June. Hogs—Receipts, 14,000 head; shipments, 7,500; market good and demand leading upward and 10 cento higher; common to good mixed, $6 25 a 6 80; heavy packing and shipping, $6 90a7 45; light hogs, $6 25a6 85, skips and culls, $6 00a6 10. Cattle —Receipts, 4,800; shipments,. 2,500; market strong and active and sto 10 cents higher; exports, $6 50a 7 25; good to, choice shipping, $5 85a 6 35; common to fair, $5 25a5 75; mixed butchers, $3 10a5 25, all sold; stockers and feeders slow and weak; common to fair, $3 25a4 25; good to $4 50a5 25. Sheep—Receipts, 4,000; shipments, 1,700; market strong, active ana and firmer; inferior to fair, $4 00a 5 50; good to choice, $4 00a5 75; lambs, $6 00a6 25. *