Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1905 — THE MARKETS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE MARKETS

Chicago—Cattle, common to prime, $3.00 to $6.00; hogs, shipping grades, $4.00 to $4.70; sheep, fair to choice, $3.00 to $4.75; wheat. No. 2, $1.13 to $1.16; corn, No. 2,45 cto 46c; oats, standard, 28c to 30c; rye, No. 2,72 cto 73c; hay, timothy, $8.50 to $11.50; prairie, $6.00 to $10.00; butter, choice creamery, 23c to 26c; eggs, fresh, -18 c to 22c; potatoes, 28c to 36c. Indianapolis—Cnttle, shipping, $3.00 to $7.00; hogs, choice light, SI.OO to $4.50; sheep, common to prime, $2.50 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2, $1.13 to $1.14; corn. No. 2 white, new, 42c to 43c; oats, No. 2 white, 30c to 32c. St. Louis—Cattle, $4.50 to $6.50; hogs, $4.00 to $4.60; sheep, $3.00 to $4.75; wheat, No. 2, sl.lO to $1.12; corn. No. 2. 41c to 42c; oats. No. 2,29 cto 30c; rye, No. 2,70 dto 72c. Cincinnati —Cattle. $4.00 to $5.00; hogs, $4.00 to $4.70; sheep, $2.00 to $4.40/ wheat, No. 2, $1.17 to $1.19; corn, No. 2 mixed, 44c to 46c; oats. No. 2 mixed, 32c to 33c; rye, No. 2,81 cto 82c. Detroit—Cattle, $3.50 to $4.50; hogs. $4.00 to $5.00; sheep, $2.50 to $3.25; wheat. No. 2. $1.16 to $1.17; corn, No. 3 yellow, 45c to 40c; onts. No. 3 white, 32c to 33c; rye, No. 2,81 cto 83c. Milwaukee —Wheat. No. 2 northern, $1.05 to $1.08; corn. No. 3,41 cto 43c; oats, No. 2 white, 30c to 32c; rye. No. 1, 76c to 77c; barley, No. 2,51 cto 52c; pork, mess. $12.60. Toledo—Wheat, No. 2 mixed, $1.14 to $1.15; corn, No. 2 mixed, 44c to 45c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 30c to 32c; rye. No. 2, 82c to 83c; clover seed, prime, $7.92. Buffalo —Cnttle. choice shipping steers. $4.00 to $6.00; hogs, fair to choice. $4.00 to $4.60; sheep, fair, to choice, $3.00 to $4.75; lambs, fair to choice, $4.50 to $7.00. New York—Cattle, s3_.>o to s«>.«>s; hogs. $4.00 to $5.00: sheep. $3.00 to $4.90; wheat. No. 2 red, $1.16 to $1.18; corn. No. 2. 53c to 55c; oats, natural, white. 35c to 37c; butter, creamery, 24c to 28c; eggs, western, 27c to 32c. Mrs. J: O. Rust, widow of the late John 6. Kttat. bns been elected president of Boscobel Female College in Nashville, Tenn. ______________ The report of the Wisconsin Central Railroad Company for the year which ended June 30. shows a dawease in gross earning* of $185,680.