Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-29
THE MARKETS.
Grain, Provisions. Etc.

Chicago. April 26 8
FLoUR-Higher. Spring wheat, special
brands, $63OG5.40; Minnesota. hard pat
ents. 4.50q4Go; Minnesota, hard spring,
s4.10d42O
WHEAT-Lower and irregular. Cash.
No. hard. Ss@92c; May, s51k@ssNc; July.
| Sl4gs4lsc; September, 7sa4asoMc
| CoRN-Rather unsettled. Cash. No. Z
4SA44S&c; May, 45Q45Ac; July, 4634Q47Xc.
oATs-strong and active. Cash. No. 4
CSC; May. ssNQs7e; September. soa@soNc.
BUTTER-Market steady and UNI
changed. Creameries, per h., 14a23c; dali
ries. 121k@2lc.
E9Gs-Feelins tame and weak. Fresh
eggs, at mark. new cases returned 160
l6Ac per dozen; prime firsts 17Ac
LIVE PoULTRY-steady and UNI
changed. Turkeys, per h. 12c; chickens,
fowls. 12912Mc; ducks. 12@121sc
POTATOES-Market slow and weaker.
Burbanks, good to choice. per bu., 81. Ito
LIS; Rurals, good to choice, $l.17@1.1S.
New York, April 2s.
FLOUR-Quiet; Minnesota patent $500
d6.25; winter straights, .S595.O0.
WHEAT-Spot steady; No. red. t1.0s;
market closed aQ7sc net higher May. sS55
@S9ssc. closed $3.50; July. S6%@SS Lie.
closed SIC; September, s2aassNc. closed
BSNc; December, S21staS31sc, closed SS1sc.
CORN-Spot firm; No. 2, nominal; market
closed A'a@c net higher; May, 52MG53ho.
closed 53Ac; July closed 53c
OATS-Spot steady; mixed, 43@44c; stand-
ard white. 45a46c; natural white, 46@47c:
clipped white. 4s@51c.
Live Stock.
Chicago. April 2s.
CATTLE-Good to heavy beeves, $500
SIS; good to choice heavy steers, $525a5.55:
fair to good export and shipping steers,
Nss@6.20: medium beef steers, A2Ol4 so:
inferior and plain steers, $3.6OG4. 49, good
to fancy cows and he:fers. s4.1oa4. 20; good
to choice feeders. $S.60Q450: poor to fair
stockers and feeders, s2.50@3.50; fair to
good cows and heifers, 50. 25Q4. 90; good cut
ting and fair beef cows, $2.75l3 10; calves.
good to fancy. $4.25G5.50; calves, common
to fair, $2.%o6A00; corn-fed western steers,
N.00d54o; Texas bulls and thin steers, $3.50
$3.50; fed Texas steers, fair to choice, $3.50
e4.e6.
HoGs-Good to fancy heavy shipping.
8.osGt.16; fair to good butcher weights,
$6.064t.12h fair to good heavy packing.
M-S5@b.05; rough TO choice heavy mixed,
N.s0q60 ON; assorted light s4.9Oa5.00: good
to choice light mixed, $495@5.05: inferior
light mixed, $4.70q4.S5; poor to choice. 800
@4s5
Omaha, Neb., April 26.
CATTLE-Market strong to 10c higher.
Native steers sS.6od5.15; cows and heifers,
$3.00Q4.25; Gamers, s1.S59290; stockers ana
feeders. $275@4.20; calves, $3.00Q5 $50; bulls.
stays, etc., $2.5O@36o
HOGS-Market steady. Heavy, A.750
4s5: mixed, s+.70a476; light, $A60Q4.77h;
pigs, $40004.50; bulk of sales, $4.70G475
sHEEP--Market active. firm. Western
yeariings. shorn. $475@5.25; wethers, $4.6o0
SIS; ewes. s4.25@5 10; common and stockers,
&.0065. 90: lambs. $5.76l6.65
When Greek Meets Greek.
y was taken in last night" says the
first footpad.
Get pinched?" asked the second.
NO" is the scornful answer. Think
! don't know the cops better than thatr
It was this way: held up guy and
took his leather and ticker away from
him, and first thing knew he was talk
ing about how dangerous my work was
and how ought to peryide for the fu-
ture. and blow me ii he didn't get me
TO sign an application for life insurance
and give him all the money / had coll
lected during the evening as q first pay
ment on the policy!"-