Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1898 — THE MARKETS. [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS.

Grain, I’rovlalonx, Htc, Chicago, A prll 29. FLOUR— Fair demand and steady. WHEAT—irregular and lower. May, $1.17V»@1.21; July. 92«4f/9IHc; September, 81V4©82V4e CORN—Weaker. Cash. S4VI4jS4V4c; May, 33V41(33V4c: July, 341(34%c; September, 354# 35*40. OATS—Steady. No. 2 cash, 2fl';t&2UV4c; May, 2!)©29%e; July. 25@i25V<:c; September, 23V4@23%c. RYE—Market, .strong. No. 2 cash. 6“® 60‘Ac; No. 3 about 5»4i59*4c. and No. 4. 0,4# 67c. May delivery, tt)V»c. BARLEY—Firm and higher. Feed Barley, 41{jM2c; low grade malting, 42/44c: fair to good. 441j4#c; choice, 474f50e. and rlne, 52 ©63c. PORK. LARD AND RlßS—Active. July pork opened at 111.10 to $11.20, sold up to lU.27VMPII.M. off to 111.07. July lard opened at $6.67*4 to $5.00 and sold up to $6.70. July riba started at $5.42V4, advanced to $5.47*41# 6.50, then sold back to $5.45. EGOS—Firm. Sales were made at 10c and 10'4c, cases Included, and at 9*4e to 944 c, eases returned, chiefly at 9V*u. BUTTER—Barely steady. Creameries, 13 ©l«V4c: dairies, 12©15c. LIVE POULTRY—Market weak and lower. Turkeys, 7r»j9V4c; Chickens, 7c: Ducka, Bc.per pound: Geese, $3.00©4.00 per dossil. New York, April 29. FLOUR—Quieter but steadily he.d. WH EAT—Spot easy; No. 2 reel, $1.21*4; options closed l©2c net lower; No. 2 rod November, $1.U©1.20; closed sl.l!*'^. CORN—Spot easy; No. 2, 40)ac: close ! lit# %c net lower; May, 38 9-16©39c; closed OATS—Spot flrmer; No. 2. 3-iViC: No. 2 white, 37c; options closed lc net higher; May closed 84>4C. WOOL—Quiet. BEEF—Firm. LARD—Steady; western, PO.PCi&'O.US; refiner! steady. BUTTER—Very Arm. Western creamery, 15 / i(l7c; Elglns, 17c; factory, 12© 16c. CHEESE-Qulet. Large choice, 7'Mi«*4c; small choice, BV*©liV4c: flight sktms, s\©Uc; •'art skims, 4®6c; full skims, 2©3c.