Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 April 1882 — Chicago. [ARTICLE]

Chicago.

Flour—Steady and unchanged. Grain—Wheat unsettled and lower; No. 2 Chicago spring, $135al 35% cash. Corn fairly active and a shade higher, 64a66%c cash. Rye easier, 81 aB4. Barley firmer, $1 03al 05. Flax seed firmer; good mercantable to high grade, $1 37al 39. Provisions—Pork dull and lower, at sl7 00 cash; sl6 95a17 00 March and April; $1717%a17 20 March $47 37%a17 40 June; sl7 60 July. Lard active and but a shade lower $lO 87)4 cash and April; sll OOall 12% May; sll 15a15 17)4 June; sll 25a1l 27% July. Bulk meats steady and unchanged. Whiskey—Steady and unchange at sllß. Freights—Corn to Buffalo 2%c. Call —Wheat active, firm and higher at $1 35% April and Juiy. Corn active,firm and higher at 64%c. Oats demand active and prices have advanced to 45%c for May. Pork, fairly active and a shade higher, sl6 97)4 April; sl7 22% May; sl7 45 June; sl7 62%a17 67% July. Lard stronger at $lO 87% April. Hogs—Receipts, 21,000; shipments, 11,000; generally steady and unchanged, quality good, one lot fine packers sold at $7 65; common to good extra, $6 20a6 70: heavy packing and shipping, $6 75a7 30; light $6 25a6 70. Cattle —Receipts, 6,600; shipments, 3,100; firm and active; exports, $7 00a 7 50; good to choice shipping,s6 30a 6 85; common to fair, $5 50a6 10; butchers, steady at $2 75a5 00; stockers and feeders, dull at $2 75a5 10. Sheep—Receipts, 2,000; shipments, 1,100; market easier owing to heavy receipts; common lo medium $5 00a 6 60; good to choice, $5 75a6 10) bid, $6 20a6 30.