Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-26

FLOUR-Moderate demand and firm.
WHEAT - Excited. September, 70A@
7ane;
rains west. September, 54@59c. Other de-
liverres off in proportion.
oATs-1rregular. July. ssk@s7c; Sep
TENDER, 3593Sc.
RYE-Was frmer No. cash, SIC: No.
9, 55a56c; September delivery, 56AG671sc.
BARLEY-Dull and quiet. Screenings.
43c; fair to good, 45d50c; September, No. 2,
Coo.
PoTAToES-Firm and higher. st,
Louis Early ohios, $3.50: Kentucky Rose
and Hebrons. S5c per bu.; Home grown.
$1o0@1.3 IS per " Blu. sack, for fair to good.
EGGs-Trade fair. feeling weak: City
recandled, new cases included, 12Ac; at
mark. cases returned, from lie down; loss
off, cases returned, 12@12hc.
BUTTER-Market firmer Creameries.
extras, l9@19hc per pound; firsts, 16@l7c;
seconds, 149l41ac; dairies, 13gl6kc.
LIVE POULTRY-Market weaker Tur-
keys. 5471So per pound; chickens. 71ac;
ducks, 797lsc; geese, s3.0o@4.5o per dozen.
New York, July g.
FLOUR-Quiet, but firmly held in spite
Of the wheat break; Minnesota patent, SO. 20
@4.10: winter straights, s325G3.60.
WHEAT-sppt easier; No. red, 7ssse;
3
July. 7essd77Ac. closed 7s5sc: September,
76h@77c, closed 7bssc; October, 76As@76Nc,
closed 76hc; December, 7Tas@7s 11-16c, closed
Tssc.
CoRN-Spot easy; No. 2, 5S1zc; options
closed weak tSA@31ac net decline; July, 5S1l
gssMe, closed 5sAe; September, 5sa6oAc,
closed 5sAc; October, 59d6O5sc, closed Soc;
December, 6sAa6l1.c, closed 5S7sc.
OATS-Spot easier; No. 2. 401sa41c; No. 3,
40c; No. 2 white, 43c; No. white 42c; track
mixed western. 4O142c: track white, 40
4Sc; options weak and lower.
BUTTER-Market strong. State dairy,
14@141ac: creamery, 15dl91ac: factory, 100
l6k; imitation creamery, 14@l7c.
CIEESE-Market firmer. Fancy largo
colored, 9Ac; fancy large white, &c; fancy
small colored, csc; fancy small white, 9Ac.
EGGS-Market firm, State and Pennsyl-
vania, 16@17c; Western, candled, 14Q15c;
Western, uncandled, S@12c.
Live Stock.
Chicago, July q.
HOGS-Market fairly active on packing
an shipping account and feeling rather
firm. Best grades advanced 21a@Sc, and
other qualities unchanged. Prices ranged
at $3.509570 for Pigs; s5.60d6.O5 for light;
$560@5.SO for rough packing; s5.70QS.15 for
mixed, and ;5.ss@e. s2.s for heavy apcking
and shipping lots, with bulk of the sales
at $5.90d605.
CATTLE-Market ruled fairly active on
local and shipping account. Feeling firm
and the prices of all grades maintained,
Quotations ranged at s5.S0a64O for choice
to extra Steers; S. 4oq6. 80 for good to choice
do; $5.10g5.60 for fair to good do; $4,000
$40 for common to medium do; $3.90@4.70
for butchers Steers; s450a6.lO for fed
Western Steers; s220d4.5O for Stockers and
Feeders; s1.6O64.75 for Cows; s2.60td5. 90 for
Heifers; $2b0a4.65 for Bulls and Oxen: So. 75
Q5.O0 for Stays; $1,000 400 for Texas Steers.
and A.60@6.00 for Veal Calves.
South Omaha, Neb, July %.
CATTLE-Market active, steady. Native
beef Steers. "a. 25@5.s5; Western Steers, 81 90
@4.90; Texas Steers, s3.5Oc14.25; Cows and
Heifers, $2.S044.25; Gamers, sl5Og2 rs;
Stockers and Feeders. s2.S0d3.SO; Calves,
$300@a.00; Bulls. Stays, etc. s2.25QAOo
HOGS-Market steady to shade stronger
Heavy. $5.7045.SO; mixed, s56712@5. 10; light
s5.GNl5.70: Pigs s4.50@55O; bulk of sales.
$567lad5.7O
SHEEP-Market steady and lower Weth-
ers, s3.S593.75; Ewes, s.. S0d3.30; common and
stock sheep, s2.75Q3.25; Lambs, $4.OOa5.00
For Decency's Sake,
"Murdstone, lend me $3.50, will
you?"
What for, old fellow?"
II want to pay my wife's funeral
expenses"
Certainly"
Writes check for the amount and
hands it over.)
Sorry to hear of your wife's death,
Gagson. When did she die?"
about year and a half ago. The
young woman I'm going to marry to-
morrow says the bill has got to be
paid first. Ever SO much obliged to
YOU. Musdstone: a.saChlcago Tribune.