Charlevoix county herald., 1921-05-20
MARKET REPORT
FURNISHED nv u. s. BUREAU
OF MARKETS. WASHING
TON, D. c.

Grain
Market very strong at opening OF
weeks business but technical position
weakened account high price level and
prices dropped again. Sentiment ano
news mixed market unsettled until the
11th when acceptance allied terms by
lace that price level fifty percent above
pre-war basis would benefit whole coun-
try and further confirmation damage &c
crops in Southwest produced a sharp up
turn. British wheat holdings officially
estimated sufficient until August 1. Ar
gentine port strike expected to be settled
shortly Corn demand fairly good.
In Chicago cash market No. 2 red win
9 mixed corn 6l No. 8 yellow corn sic
No. white oats 39c. For the week chi
cago May wheat down l 1-2c at S1.43 Is
May corn up 3-4c at 60 lie Chicago
July wheat up quarter cent at $1.15 1-S;
July corn half cent at 63c. Minneapolis
July wheat up 3-sc at $1.21; Kansas
ipeg july down down / cent cent at at si.99 s-s.
Receipts very light but demand con-
tinues poor. Prices practically unchang-
ed. KANSAS City market stronger be-
cause Of rainy weather curtailing coun-
try loading.
Quoted No. / timothy New York $50,
CINCINNATI s2O.75, Chicago $50. Mime
apolis $3.50, Atlanta 500: No, l alfalfa
Kansas City $24, Memphis s27.5O At
$3.50, Minneapolis SIS
Feed
Diminishing wheat mill feed output
causing firmer market at mills. Con-
Stunning markets still dull with little de-
mand
Chicago $40. Minneapolis SIG; hard winter
lnss. Phiiadelpha 81, Minneapolis si5,
ChicagS $3.50 ,oo Gluten feed : June ship
York 1892; hominy feed Cincinnati s25.
Fruits and Vegetables
Northern sacked round white Potatoes
up 1Oc per 100 lbs. at shipping points
closing 70@S0c Chicago carlot market
up zoe from the low point of the season,
reaching $1q1.15.
New York Baldwin apples up 25c@s1
per Dbl. eastern city wholesale markets,
IL cold storage stock $6.75@S. Me-
dunn to large size extra fancy North
at $3@3.5O; small sizes $225Q2.5O
Sacked yellow onions slow and dull in
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 92 score: New York
80 12c; Chicago 81 lac; Philadelphia
"a 1-2c; Boston 33 1-2c.
Prices in 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
Acc per 100 lbs. the past week Beef
steers generally Csc higher; butcher cows
and heifers up 25@50c. Veal calves
down 25cM$1. Fat lambs advanced S10D
l.25; feeding lambs unchanged. Year
lings up 25@50c. Fat ewes 25c.
|. Chicago prices: Hogs, bulk OF sales
$S.45@S90; medium and good beef steers
$750M9; butcher cows and heifers $3.50
g. Feeder steers s6.75@S.50, light and
medium weight veal calves $7.2569; fat
lambs s10.50@12.25; feeding lambs $7I
$50; yearlings sS.25@10 fat ewes S6@750.
With the exception of lamb and NUT
ton, eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
declined. Beef down 50c@s1; pork loins
$1@2; veal generally 81 lower per 100
lbs. Lamb up $1Q2; mutton generally
steady Prices good grade meats: Beef
$l5d 1850; veal $15@17; lamb $22626;
mutton s16@1S; light pork loins s21@24;
heavy loins s15@19.