Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-08-17
THE MARKETS.
Grain, Provisions, Etc.

WHEAT-Eigher. September, NN@75hc.
CORN-Higher. Cash quoted at 3S1@
3SHc; August, 3Sk@38hc; September, $3.50
3SAc; October, 96%@37Mc.
OATS-Steadier. September, 21%@21%c.
RYE-Steady; little doing. Demand and
supply both small. No. 2 was 4shac; No. 3
about 48h@49c; September, SOC.
BARLEY-F1rm market good demand.
Screenings quotable at 2S@3Oc. Feed and
export, 35@35hc. Low mailing, S@3Sc, and
fair to good, 39@42c, and choice, 43@44c;
fancy, 45@47c.
MESS PORK-Inquiry fair and offerings
moderate. Prices ruled steady. Quota
lions ranged at $11. 55@11. go for regular, with
old at 25@3Oc, and repacked old at 100000
discount; s11. 52k@11.65 for September, and
s11.57k@11.67k for October.
LARD-Demand fair and offerings mod.
crate. Prices steady at Sc. 60@6. 62k for
cash; $6.6O@6.65 for September; s6.621A@6.70
for October, and S.. 47h@6.5 for January.
SHORT RIB SIDES-Offerings fair and
mand rather active. Prices easier at IS. ESQ
7.25 for cash, according to weight; Sc. 500
100 for September, and $6.95@6. SIN for Oc-
tober.
POTATOES Market steady. Early
Ohios, per bu., 30@32c; Homegrown, 1hc bu.
sacks, 4O@5Oc.
EGGS-Quotably firm. Loss off, cases
returned, %quotably. 12c; at mark, 7h@11c:
city recandled, new cases included, quot
ably, 13c.
BUTTER-Firm. Creameries, extra, zoo
per pound; firsts, 1sh@l9c; seconds, 16@17c;
dairies, 14h@17c.
LIVE POULTRY-Quiet n unchanged.
Turkeys. 6@7c; chickens. 5@1Oc; ducks, 70
per pound; geese. ss.oo@5.oo per dozen.
New York, Aug. IL
BUTTER-steady. Creamery, 17h@2lc:
current packed factory, 14@l6c.
enthusiastically. Large colored, 1850
1Ohc; small colored, 1OA@10Hc; large white.
l0Ac; small white, 1okc.
EGGS-Steady. Western at mark, 10
1S1sc for average lots; western. loss off.
15hc.
New York, Aug. IA.
FLOUR-Barely steady and still very
patents. Minnesota patent, 4.OO@4.S
WHEAT-Spot easy. No. 2 red. size;
options closed easy at Nc net decline; Sep
TENDER, TN@80Ac, closed 1910; December,
811@S2 5-16c, closed tSlHc.
CORN-Spot firm. No 2, 44%c, options
40h@40hc, closed 40Mc; September, 43@43xc.
closed 43hc; December, 40@4Ohc. closed
4OMc.
~OATS-Spot steady. No. 2, 25hc; No. 8,
Csc; No. 2 white, 2Shc; No. 3 white, 27Nc;
track mixed western, 25k@29c; track white,
A@Ssc; options dull but fairly steady.
Live stock.
Chicago, Aug. "A.
HOGS-Market fairly active and firm.
Best grades were a shade higher. Sales
ranged at $3.60@5.15 for Pigs; S.. O5@5. IS for
light; s4.75@4.s5 for rough packing; 5000
5.32k for mixed. and IS. 0O@5. 27A for heavy
packing and shipping lots. Bulk of sales
at $5.00@5.2
CATTLE Market was rather active,
Good grades were steady, ant others weak.
Quotations ranged at S.. 65@5.9 80 for choice
to extra Steers; IS. 25@5.5 so for good to choice
do; A.90@@5.35 for fair to good do; 81. 5000
4.80 for common to medium do; $4.45@4. Is
for butchers Steers; 81. SO@5. so for fed West
ern Steers; .s4.00@4.SO for feeding Steers:
$2.50@4.6 60 for Cows; s.. 50@5.10 for Heifers:
$2.75@4.50 for Bulls and Oxen; "a. 0O04 80 for
Stays; So. S0@5.00 for Texas Steers. and 81. so
@6.75 for Veal Calves.
South Omaha, Aug. IA.
CATTLE-Market active, stronger; com.
mon grades, lower: Native Beef Steers,
$4.50@5. IS: Western Steers, 81. 25@4. IS; Texas
Steers. $4.00@4.4 40; Cows and Heifers, S 5000
4.20; Gamers, $1.75@2. IS; Stockers and Feed
ers, stronger, s.. 1904. 60; Calves, s.. 0 so:
Bulls, Stays. ETC., 81 .25@4.20.
HOGS-Market strong on light, steady on
others; heavy. s4.95@5. 05; mixed, 81. 95@5. 90:
light. s4.90@5. 071; Pigs, $4,000. 80; bull of
sales, s4.95@5.00.
SHEEP-Market slow to 1Oc lower.
Yearlings. $4.00@4.35 Wethers, s.. 1904. 10:
Stock Sheep, s3.25@s.s5 Lamb steady, s4.5
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