The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-12-23
MARKET REPORT
FURNISHED BY u. S. BUREAU
OF MARKETS, WASHING"
TON, .. c.
(week Ending Dec. s, 1920

Hay
Prices practically unchanged from last
but are equal to the limited demand.
which Is local only. The tone of the
market is weak generally with a down.
ward trend at Chicago, Omaha. Mime"
apolis and Cincinnati.
Quote No. 1 timothy: Baltimore s3i.
Chicago $50. Cincinnati s27, No. / alfalfa:
Omaha $22. Memphis s32: No. l prairie:
Omaha Sl5, Minneapolis $40. Chicago $24.
Feed
Owing to strength in corn market de-
mand for hominy improved and prices
are steady to 81 per ton higher. Buying
Is mostly for quick shipment. Wheel
ed at declines. Prices of most feedstuffs
steady to lower. Baltimore reports re-
duction of 81 in feeds produced by city
mills
Quoted bran .$265o, middlings s2s.
flour mlddlings 1882, No. l alfalfa meal
$2S, St Louis brewers grains $44 Mil
waukee; beet pulp $44 Chicago
Seed
Very little change in prices offered
growers for grass seeds during past two
weeks. Growers receiving per 100 lbs. !:
$3.50 to S. timothy. $40 red top, $13
Kentucky bluegrass and 50 orchard grass
seed.
Fruits and Vegetables
Potato values showed further declines
at northern t. o. b. markets, losing an
ADDITIONAL l5c to 1se per 100 lbs; sacked,
al Sl.oO 10 el.OU. chicago CARROT market
declined zoe, duplicating for the first
time this season the low prices of $1.4O
to $3.50 on Sept; %. Jobbing range in
ether markets RI 81 zoe to ACC lower &c closing
b. markets continued dull, closing lower
around $40. Eastern bulk stock held
at S21O to $3.50 in the New York mar
kets.
Apples steady at western New York
shipping points, AZ IL Baldwins "a to
$i.25 per bbl Eastern Baldwlns and
ID I'D Tale Nt..erl .NA n6xF 1nCf
$3.50 to IS. Yorks 81 to IS. Northwestern
extra fancy Winesaps continued steady;
T. o. b. around $2.25 per box. Boxed
Jonathans steady in New York at $2.76
to So, CSC lower in Kansas City at So to
1925. British apple markets higher with
good demand.
selling in London ss.5S to 5000 per
bbl Liverpool S7.S6 to 1888 Yorks in
Glasgow $9.1S to $lO.57. Winesaps at
Southampton $3.50 to $lO.O5. Northwest
box In London So 90 to 1894. Winesaps
in Glasgow $3.7 to 1881.
Grain
Although grain prices dropped on the
eth and Sth, there was a net advance
for the week. Cash grain in all markets
was in active demand and in some in
stances premiums over the futures in
creased Tho Chicago markets were fea-
wheat and corn. Minneapolis on the Sth
reported no Improvement in country
movement of wheat
For the week, Chicago March wheat
gained lie, closing at $1,66 rs, May corn
2 1-2c at 76 1-2c. Minneapolis march
wheat gained lie at 1.62 l2. Kansas
City Toe at $1.61 Ia, Winnipeg May sc
at $1.79. Chicago December wheat clos
cd at $1.69, December corn "a lac.
Live Stock and Meats.
With few exceptions, all classes Of
live stock at Chicago showed declines
from a week ago. Hogs lost Acc to soc.
Good steers and yearlings lost about 25c,
heifers soc Westerns have about reach
d the end Of their season and to-day's
top quotations are $1.25 under those of a
week ago. Veal calves declined 50 net
Fat sheep advanced 35c.
December s, top Chicago prices: Hogs
$lO yearlings steers $15.75; good beef
steers $3.50 to 1915, heifers $12. cows
$1050, feeder steers SO, westerns vi,
veal calves $1O75, fat lambs $l115, feed
ing lambs SLIPS, ewes 70.
Dairy Products.
The butter market registered another
sharp break during the week. Prices
averaged sc lower on 90 score at SEC
New York, Philadelphia, Boston; 4sc
Chicago. In eastern markets the past
two weeks butter prices have declined
13c Weak condition attributed to light
demand. Continued Imports; surplus all
grades. Storage butter very slow and
prices as low as 4Sc reported at New
York.