Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1904 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE MARKETS

Chicago—Cattlo, common to prime, $3.00 to $5.30; hogs, shipping grades, $4.00 to $5.45; sheep, fair to choice, $2.25 to $4.40; wheat, No. 2 red, 03c to 08c; corn, No. 2,48 cto 40c; oats, standard, 89c to 40c; rye, No. 2,60 cto 62c; hay, timothy, $8.50 to $12.50; prairie, $6.00 to $11.00; butter, choice creamery, 22c to 25c; eggs, fresh, 27c to 31c; potatoes, 80c to 90c. Indianapolis—Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $5.15; hogs, choice light, $4.00 to $5.15; sheep, common to prime, $2.50 to $3.75; wheat, No. 2,06 cto 07c; corn, Nb. 2 white, 43c to 45c; oats, No. 2 white, 40c to 42c. £ St. Louis—Cuttie, $4.50 to $5.35; hogs, $4.00 to $5.25; sheep, $3.00 to $4.65; wheat, No. 2, sl.Ol to $1.03; corn, No. 2, 44c to 45c; oats, No. 2,42 cto 43c; rye, No. 2,56 cto 57c. Cincinnati —Cattle; $4.00 to $4.75; hogs. $4.00 to $5.35; sheep, $2.00 io $4.00; wheat, No. 2,08 cto 09c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 45c to 47c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 41c to 42c; rye, No. 2,63 cto GBc. Detroit —Cattle, $3.50 to $4.50; hogs, $4.00 to $4 40; sheep, $2.50 to $4.25; .wheat, No. 2,98 cto 09c; corn, No. 3, 43c' to 44c; onts, No. 3 white, 42c to 43c; rye, No. 2, G6c to 67c. „ Milwaukee —s\heat, No. 2 northern, Ole to 02c; corn, No. 8,44 cto 45c; oats, No. 2 white, 43c to 44c; rye, No. 1,64 c to 66c; barley, Np- 2,65 cto 66c; pork, mess, $14.00. Toledo—Wheat. No. 2 mixed, 05c to 07o: corn. No. 2 jnixod, 45c to 46c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 43c to 44c; rye, No. 2,59 c to G2c; clover seed, prime, $6.75. Buffalo—Cattle, choice shipping steers, $4.50 to $5.30; hogs, fair to prime, $4.00 to $5.75; sheep, fair to choice, $3.25 to $4.75; lambs, common to choice, $4.75 to $6.95. . New York—Cattle, $3.50 to $330; hops, $4.00 to $5.40; sheep, $3.00 to $4.65; wheat, No. 2 red, 96c'to 97c; corn, No. 2,53 cto 54c; oats. No. 2 white, 49c to 51c; butter, creamery, 22c to 25c; eggs, western, 32c to 34c. ‘

Alpine flowers and plants are so quickly becoming extinct that strong measures are to be taken in the future for their preservation.