The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-05-19
MARKETS
U. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, D. c.

Grain
Market very strong at opening OF
weeks business but techhlcu po9i.tDtii
n wgeesii dpon %ss1u again Sentiment and
news mixed market unsettled Jill ' ~,
18th when acceptance aileu leIihSS go ~
Germany Statement by Secretary Nal
lace that price level fifty percent apoNS
pre- war basis would beneht whole coun-
try and further confirmation dIlllagc ~
crops i'm Southwest produced q shdip w
turn British wheat holdings olicldly
estimated sufficient until August l. ~
gentine port strike expected 10 pc Se'lieu
shortly. Corn demand falrly soou'
In Chicago cash market No ? red WIN
ter wheat $1.46; No. hard H.0l, 10
mixed corn 81. No. 3 yellow corn ne
No. white oats S9c. For the week M
May corn up S-4c at GO lie chicago
July wheat up quarter cent at $l5 lIS;
July corn half cent at GSc M y!
City July down l cent at $loS; VIM
ipeg July down ] cent at $l.44 30
Hay
Receipts very light but demand con-
tinues poor. Prices practically unchans-
ed. KANSAS City market stronger pc
cause of rainy weather curtaillng couh-
try loading.
Quoted: No. timothy New York $50,
Cincinnati s2O.75. Chicago 500 Mime
Kansas City $24, Memphis $3.50 At
lanta $780, No l prairie Kansas CITY
$3.50, Minneapolis $l5.
Feed
Diminishing wheat mill feed output
causing frmer market at mills. Con-
suming markets still dull with little de-
mand.
Quoted: Spring bran Philadelphia $25-
Chicago 500. Minneapolis SIC; hard winter
RTan K3 hade Gy Ss Mh@eapos $40
Chicago $3.50. Gluten feed June ship
ment Chicago s26, Cincinnati $29.so. New
York $500; hominy feed CINCINNATI $Zo'
Fruits and Vegetables
Northern sacked round white Potatoes
up loo per 100 lbs. at shipping points
closing 70MS0c. Chicago carlot market
up soc from the low point of the season,
reaching $l@1.15.
New York Baldwin apples up 25cMS1
per Dbl. eastern city wholesale markets.
A 1-2 cold storage stock $6.75@S. Me-
dunn to large size extra fancy North
western wnesaps up 25c per box Chicago
at $3M3.50; small sizes S2.25@2.5O
Sacked yellow onions slow and dull in
Eastern centers at 75c@Sl.25 per 100 lbs.
Dairy Products
Butter markets showing signs OF weak
ness again after almost a week of stead
mess Conditions this time of year are
such that markets are easily disturbed.
Production increasing and time for active
storage approaching. although no butter
has as yet been put in storage in eastern
markets.
Closing prices 90 score: New York
33 lie; Chicago 81 1-4c; Philadelphia
"a 12c; Boston SO Lee.
Prices i'm Cheese markets lower than
week ago and now at lowest point since
1915. Wisconsin primary markets now
averaging Twins. Daisies, Double Daisies
and Young Americas IA Ia Long
horns IA.
Live Stock and Meats
Hog prices at Chicago advanced $50
40c per 100 lbs the past week. Beef
steers generally 25c higher; butcher cows
and heifers up 25M50c. Veal calves
down 25c@Sl. Fat lambs advanced slW
1.25; feeding lambs unchanged. Year
lings up 25450c. Fat ewes 25c.
Chicago prices: Hogs. bulk OF sales
IS. Asa $780, medium and good beef steers
$750M9: butcher cows and heifers $5.250D
8. Feeder steers $6.75@S.50; light ana
medium weight veal calves $725m9 fat
lambs $10.50@12.25: feeding lambs s7m
$50; yearlings $S.25@10; fat ewes $66D750.
With the exception of lamb and NUT
ton. eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
declined. Beef down 50cmS1: pork loins
$1@2; veal generally So lower per 100
lbs. Lamb up $1@2; mutton generally
steady, Prices good grade meats: Beef
$i5@i650: veal $l5@17; lamb SEQ %;
mutton $l6@1s; light pork loins s21@24y
heavy loins $15@19.