The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-12
The MARKETS

| The MARKETS
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Board Of Trade Closed.
| limited Press Leased Wire Service,
/ CHICAGO, Oct 12.-The Chicaeo
board OF trade was closed TO-DAY hs
cause of Columbus day.
Markets Closed Today.
! UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE stool
cotton, produce and other markets
were closed today Columbus day,
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, Oct. 12.-Hog rece,nts
36, 900 head; market 25@4Dc lower
Bulk, $14OO@15.65; butchers, s137s
s@15.75; packing, $1400@14.s5: light
$14.40@15.75; pigs, $14.25@1525.
roughs, $l3.75@14.OO.
Cattle receipts, 10000 head; mar.
ket steady, slow, lower Beeyes.
s8.25@18.5O; butchers stock, s8,75@
1915; Gamers and cutters, s3.75@
TOO; stockers and feeders, $4,000
1900; COWS. $5.25011.25; calves,
Sheep receipts, $4,000 head; mar.
iket slow, steady Lambs, $1,000
1910; ewes, $2.25@850.
Omaha Live Stock.
OMAHA, Neb, Oct. 12.-Cattle-
Receipts. $500 head. Market steady
to Csc higher. Steers, $9.0O@17.50.
cows and heifers, $375@S.00; stock.
ers and feeders, S5O0@1075; calves.
$S.00@12.00; bulls and stays, $4,000
$50; western rangers, $6.0O@13.75.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000 head Mar
ket 35 to SOC lower. Bulk, $13.75@
1880; top. $146O.
Sheep-Receipts, 1880 head Mar.
ket strong, 25c higher. Yearlings,
$7.50@S.75: wethers, $575@6.5O;
lambs. ,1o.oo@12.75; ewes, $1,000
$500.
Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. H.
steady. Native steers, $S.NO@17.5o;
cows and heifers, $4.0O@14.0o; stock
ers and feeders, $5.o0@12.o0; calves,
$65O@15.00.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000 head Mar.
ket 10 to 15c lower. Bulk, s14.25@
1890; heavy, s14.15@14.s5; medium,
$1450@15.10; light $14.S5@15.00.
Sheep-Receipts, $500 head. Mar.
ket Csc higher, strong. Lambs, $1050
@12.25; ewes. $4.50@5.25; stockers
and feeders. s9.O0@11.75; grass weth.
ers, s7.00@8.O0.
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO, Oct. 12-Butter-Cream
cry extras, 55k@56c; creamery
standards. 53c; dairy firsts. 46@55c;
dairy seconds, 42@44c.
Eggs = Ordinary firsts, 44@55c;
firsts. 57k@5Shc.
Cheese - Twins. 23Bc; Young
Americas, 25Hc.
Potatoes-Receipts. 1873 cars. Wis
consin and Minnesota, $1.75@1.s5.
Live poultry Fowls. 20@2Gc:
ducks. csc; geese, 23c; spring chick.
ems. 241ac; ROSTERS, &c.,, turkeys 40c.
Horses and Mules.
s. ST. LOUIS, Oct. 11.-Horses-Ger
eral market was at the low point d
the season. The few southern buy
ers here had limited orders and there
was virtually no trade from the east
Sellers had all they could do to move
supplies even at the low range pre-
vailing. Horse quotations:
Good to choice drafts (1400
to 1900 pounds) ......... .$150-2M
Eastern chunks. good ....... 100-1Ss
Choice southern horses ...... 110-15D
Fair, good southern horses. $3.50
Fair to medium southerners. 20-65
Plain southern horses $40
Plugs -. $50
Mules-Dealers had extremely light
orders and at times trade in the COM
alleys was practically at
standstill Auction helped dispose Of
some of the mules, but they sold poor
ly. Commission men here can handle
few supplies. Mule quotations:
16 to II hands $16O-35e
Is to 1874 hands ........... 100-220
Is hands 6O-lbs
IA to 141a hands ............ 55-lI0
13 to 1914 hands ............ 20 80
Hay and Straw.
ST. LOUIS, Oct 11.-Hay-Re--
ceipts 10 cars. including IL timothy
4 clover mixed, clover, alfalfa, and
/ prairie. Trading very small, only
a light week end demand to supply
High grade hay firm. however. and
prices well sustained. Sales:
Timothy-Thyeshed, SIS; no-grade
$40, s22; No. 2, s27, s2S,$30.50;
standard, 1872; No. i, $32, $34, $34 so.
Clover mixed-No-grade, SIT; NO.
2, $23; heavy mixed and. No. light
mixed, $25;, heavy mixed, $26 "a
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