The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-04
steady. Yearlings, $s.50@s.8o; wetb.
ers, $6.75@7.50; lambs, s1O.65010S5.
ewes, $3.50 @700.

/, STEADY. YearungS, $S.bO09.S0; weth.
ers. $6.75@7.5O; lambs, $1O.6501o.S5.
ewes, $6.So@7.00.
Chicago Produce.
! CHICAGO, Feb. Butter-C Cream.
zoe; frsts, 25@27c; seconds, 2OH6
23c.
Eggs 1910; ordinary hrsts,
2S@28sc.
Cheese Twins. 17h@17Ac: Young
] Americas, lee.
Live poultry-Fowls. 12h@15c;
ducks. 14@17c: geese. 11@1oc; spring
| chickens, Ice; turkeys, 1Sc.
Potatoes-Receipts 10 cars; Micht
gans. Wisconsins. Minnesotas and Da.
kotas. 9oc@$1.00; new Floridas. Slips
@225 per hamper.
New York Produce.
NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-F1our market
quiet. Winter patents, $635@6.tO;
spring patents. $6.3O06.50.
Pork market steady. Mess, $4,000
2O.6O.
Lard market quiet. Middle west
spot, $10.O0@10.10.
Sugar, raw, market firm. Centrifu.
gal test, s4.83@4.89: Muscavado SO
test. $4.o6@4.12.
Sugar. refined. market steady. Cut
loaf, $500; crushed, $3.50; powdered,
$6.10; granulated, $o.00@6.25.
Coffee Rio No. Z on spot, strong,
$40.
Tallow market firm. City, SIC;
country, S681ac; specials, SIC.
Hay market steady. Prime, $1,000
$50; No. 3. $1.0o@1.o5; clover, soc9
$115.
Dressed poultry market steady.
Chickens, 1s@2sc; turkeys, 2o@3Oc;
fowls, 141s @191ac; ducks. 10000.
Live poultry market firm. Geese
15@17c; ducks, 15@lSc; fowls, 171s@
1Sc; turkeys, zoe; ROSTERS, l2@121sc;
chickens, 16M1Sc.
Cheese market steady. State milk
common to specials, 14@1S14c; SKINS
common to specials, AZ @16Ac.
Butter market firm. Receipts 7.241.
Creamery extras, 31@SI1zc; dairy
tubs, 26@30c; imitation creamery
firsts, 23023hc;
Egg market firm. Receipts 5,605.
Nearby white fancy, 4O@42c; nearby
mixed fancy, 29@33c; fresh, 32@3Sc.
Horse and Mule Market.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Feb. 3.-Horses-
thcic NdS ldil ISpl
tation of purchasers from the south
ern states they were inclined to be
backward about buying. and while
apparently approaching the value of
the stock offered, stood back when
the bidding was carried to the real
worth Of the animal and a large part
of the supply was picked up by local
trade and spectators who realized
some rare bargains. Some excellent
quality southern mares, as we'll as
extra good work horses were shown,
but failed to bring attractive prices.
There was no inquiry to speak of for
eastern types and very little of that
class of stock was shown.
Italian buyers Monday and Tuesday
combined, absorbed 240 head and were
back on the job again yesterday for
an additional supply. French are TAX
ing less heavily this week since there
Is but one contract being conducted
here for that government.
Heavy draft, extra. S150@1S5
Eastern chunks ........... 140@18O
Plain chunks ............ 85@126
Southern horses, good. 49,. 115@135
Southerners, plain ........ O@1OO
Southerners, common $50. 40Q DO
Choice saddlers ........... 10062O0
Plugs SO Is
Mules-Little demand was exper.
fenced for any type, while no advance
has occurred in prices. A number OF
buyers were in attendance but were
slow in taking hold, not only acting
exceedingly choicy in regard to quail.
ity, but unwilling on the other hand
to give half decent price. All kinds
of mules are in abundance.
16 to 1914 hands .s135@275
Is to 1917 hands 1O09185
IA to 141h hands. .... 659125
Is to 1917 hands. 451 95
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