The St. Johns herald., 1921-05-05
MARKETS Furnished by - U. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
 Washington, D. c.
(Western Newspaper Union News serVies.)

ANeSleTu NehspdpeI OhlOh ANS"S SSi'ASN''
 Dairy Products.
 Butter markets irregular during the week with price declines. In ant1clpa- tion of large spring break on account of increasing production and neafnesS of fresh season, dealers have been 1ree sellers. Closing prices, 92 score: New York, 41c; Chicago, 40c; Philadelphia 43c; Boston, 42c.
 following declines averaging 1sc at Plymouth, Wis, cheese exchange. The better trade which was expected to follow this decline has not yet mate rialized Prices Wisconsin primary markets average: Daisies 171ac; Dou- ble Daisies, 17c; Young Americas, 17hc; Longhorns, 16%c.
 Hay.
 Market continues dull and inactive. Only better grades find ready sale; Receipts light but equal to the limited demand, which is principally local Tn most markets. Prices top grades steady. No. l timothy quoted April 22: New York, $50; 'PhiladeIphla, Sz4; Chicago, $23; Minneapolis, $2O; Atlanta, S3O Memphis, $27.5O. No. alfalfa: Chicago, S23; Omaha, $20; Kansas City, SPA Memphis, $28; Atlanta, $50. No. prairie: Chicago. $l9; MlnnesP99I1lSS' 1S
 Feed.
 Market better first part of week, but inactive later. Eastern markets not following stronger feeling manifested by western mills. Linseed meal prlces reacted and were lower because of small demand. Quoted: Minneapolis, S3O.5O; Chicago, $33.5O. Cottonseed meal: Memphis, $25; Atlanta, $26. Spring bran: Philadelphia, $23; New York, $25.50; Chicago, $19; Minneapo- lis, $15. Spring middlings: Chicago, SIS; Minneapolis, $14. Hominy feed: Chicago, $22. Alfalfa meal: Kansas City, SIS; Chicago, $23.
 Live Stock and Meats.
 Chicago hog prices declined 15c to 65c per 100 pounds, light hogs losing most. Beef steers generally steady; lower grade cows and heifers up 25c; better grade cows down soc StOckers and feeders down soc. Fat lambs and yearlings up soc to 75c; feeding lambs and fat ewes soc. Chicago prices: Hogs, bulk of sales, $S.O0Q8.50; medium and good beef steers, $7.50@8.75; butcher cows and heifers, S5.00Q9.00; feeder steers, $6.75 Q8.00; light and medium weight veal calves, $700@ $50; fat $7.OO@8.5O; yearlings, $8.OOQs.50; fat ewes, $5.5O@7.25.
 Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices tended upward. Beef, soc to $1.25 higher; lamb steady to $3 higher; nut ton steady to $2 higher; pork loins ranged from $1 lower to $1 higher, according to the market. April 22 prices good grade meats: Beef, $l7Q
  ton, S15 5017; light pork Joins, S26Q 28; heavy loins, SHOES.
 Fruits and Vegetables.
 Round white potatoes nearly steady at northern shipping points at 75Q SOc per 100 pounds, sacked. Chicago car lot market down 5c, at 95cQ Sl.O5. Florida No. 1 Spaulding Rose down 75c @S1.25 per double head barrel in Chi cago wholesale market, at $700@7.50; down 75cQ$1 New York, at $6.5OQ7:O0. Texas sacked Bliss Triumphs down soc to 75c per 100 lbs Kansas City, at S5.75 Cold storage Baldwin apples up 25c to soc per bbl. in city wholesale mar kets; New York A27s stock mostly $5.75 06 $50 per bbl Northwestern ex- tra fancy Winesaps, medium to large sizes up about 25c per box Chicago, at SAYS O 3.75; small sizes, $2.OOQ2.5O
 Grain.
 Market weak at opening, due large ly to lack of support, but strength in corn and reports of damage from freeze in Kansas caused a reaction. Subsequent good export demand and limited receipts produced still higher prices. Country offerings remain light. Exporters still after cash corn and further sales made seaboard. In Chi cago cash market No. 2 red winter wheat, $1.40%; No. 2 hard, $1.42B; No. 3 mixed corn, 59hc; No. yellow corn, 60A c; No. 3 white oats 38$sc. For the week Chicago May wheat up 21sL, at $1.8Ozs May corn, SKc, at 61 Min neapolis May wheat up 113c. at SPAS; Kansas City May, ? e, at $1: :21%. Win nipeg May, 1O%c, at $L66A. Kansas City flour and milling demand i'm proved. Cash No. hard, $1.33%.
 Cotton.
 Spot cotton prices down 16 points during the week, closing at 11.02c per pound. New York May futures down g points, at 12.03c.