The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-10-21
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Live stock ana Meats.

COMPARED with a week ago. Chicago
aog prices showed declines ranging
steers and yearlings were mostly 25c
| TO soc higher, with some choice year
lnss 75c higher. heifers generally
Stocker and feeder steers strong to I5c
hlgher. Fat sheep and lambs steady to
| higher.
October Is Chicago prices: Hogs
top. $3.50; bulk of sales. s6.75@S.s0:
medium and good beef steers, $6.I5@
a9.S5i butcher cows and heifers. S3.75 a
10y; s;eg; feeder steers s4s5g 700; light
l;ab: Ian,bs fst lambs sI.75gs25; feeding
100; fat ewes. $500 @ 5.25.
In eastern Wholesale fresh meat mar
kets beef. veal and lamb prices were
generally higher than a week ago
Mutton and fresh pork loins were prac-
tlcaily steady. Veal advanced 81 to So
lamb. 81; beef. soc to 81 per 100 lbs
Good grade meats: Beef, $14 Is. so;
sll q II; light pork loins. s24Q2S
Dairy Products.
Butter markets firm under steady
iemand Tor fancy grades. There has
been more shifting to storage goods
which at present prices show a profit.
Feeling exists in some quarters that
markets are becoming top heavy. fol-
lowing the steady advances this month,
but trading on the whole is fairly
nin eonflden5 n5 basis at present, closing
461sc-
Wheat market displayed better un-
dertone during week. Advance in
Sterling and Continental exchange and
main bulIish features. Country wheat
offerings were small and milling de-
mand fairly. good. Corn markets were
dull and featureless. Disappointing
Illinois districts. Closing prices in
Chicago cash markets; No: red win
wheat. SLIT: No 2 mixed corn, 4sc: No.
yellow corn. 46c; No. white oats,
32c- For the week Chicago December
Chicago December corn lost &c CLOSING
at 47lsc: Minneapolis December wheat
gained &c, closing at $1.26: Kansas City
December gained &c. closing at s1-o7asi
$1.17ss: Chicago May wheat closed at
s119S: May corn at SO Hc. Minneapolis
May wheat at s1.2s$; Kansas City May
at $1.22%.
Spot cotton prices declined 81 points
during the week. closing at 1920 per
lb- New York October down Ga points,
at 1850.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Potato shipments continued heavy,
totaling over 10000 cars for the week.
Demand limited in consuming centers:
markets fairly steady. New York bulk
round whites up 10c in New York. at
S21042 2.20 per 100 lbs. steady in Phil
adelphia.. at s2.25 2.30: sacked stock
down 15c.. at S2.s5 in Pittsburgh. North
ern round whites up SC to 10c in Chi
eago carlot maESet. at s2-05@2.25.
Bound swhitas .sHft s1-7s9 tak4 r
per ton. bulk. f.go. b. shipping points;
firm in most city markets at $40D45,
but down SIS in st. Louis at s40@45.
Hay.
Receipts generally were not large
| but increased at Minneapolis and Chi
cago. Demand improved at Cincinnati
| and Kansas City. Southern markets
still inactive. Local conditions deter
mine price trend. Prices showed some
| changes during past week. Quoted
| October IA: No. l timothy. New York,
| $3.50; Cincinnati. 500 Chicago. s23.50;
| Minneapolis. $3.50; Kansas City. s14.50.
| No. ] alfalfa, Kansas City, s21.50;
| Memphis. $23; Atlanta. s29. No. 1
| prairie Minneapolis. SIS; Kansas city,
| s13; Chicago. SIS.