, 1921-02-17
MARKETS
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U. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, D. C.
(watern Newspaper Union News ssrice.l

Western Newspaper Union News Serice.b
Hay.
Market remains dull. only top grades
In demand. Lower grades selling at
heavy discounts. Receipts generally
light but equal to the limited demand.
Cincinnati market congested with poor
hay. Large quantity Idaho hay report
expected. Quote No. l timothy. New
York. sS2; Chicago, s24.5O; Memphis.
KS; CINCINNATI; SIS; Minneapolis. $2o.
Kansas City. s22: Omaha. s21; Mem
phis,. s2e; some grades selling as low
$40; Kansas City. SIS: Minneapolis. SIS.
Market continues dun. Country deal
ers are not showing any inclination to
EN- offerings of wheat feeds, especially
from mills, are heavier both for prompt
and deferred shipment: Canadian mills
offering bran and middlings in north
eastern territory at prices lower than
domestic quotations. Cottonseed meal
declining slowly and meeting with lit
tie inquiry. Hominy feed offerings
small; price steadier. Beet pulp and al
falfa meal quiet.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Potatoes held at So q 90c per 100 lbs
cago carlot market up. 15c. reachins
s1.15 41.25 sacked. Round whites steady
at western New York shipping points.
LOO g1.I9. New York market dull
Cold storage Baldwin apples firm AT
western New York f. o. b. stations
ing centers steady at s4.25 500: York
1mperials mostly SS.75m4.50. North
western extra fancy Winesaps steady.
steady +. o. b.. s2.15@2.25.
Florida celery steady at S2.50@ 1925
for large lots in city markets.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets demoralized during
the week, and declines registered in all
Eastern markets especially
weak with prices below Chicago, al
are better. Chicago remains weak
Prices, % score: New York. Philadel-
Phia, Boston, tSe: chicago, 42ne.
ports are factors influencing trading.
Live stock and Meats.
Compared with n week ago. hog and
cattle and eve sheep showed moderate
advances Hogs lost 40c to Csc: fat
lambs. feeding lambs and yearlings, soc
10 100 TBS iS:. E Eeef e stesrs ap SOC Sof TO t9 95s si bisb per-
butcher cows and heifers, csc to S5c;;
Veal calves down Csc to soc. Feb. 9
ss.7o@s.25: medium and good beef
heifers. si.a5@S.5o: feeder steers. ss.s5
s caves; sssS a sna me fas 1a% %sish 5000 go
$50: feeding lambs. $500 @s.25; year
lings. s5.75@7.5o; fat ewes. s4.5o@5.5o.
Eastern wholesale iTesn meaN mar
kets declined on practically all classes
of meat Beef down soc to S1.50; veal
and pork loins. 81 TO 81; lamb and NUT
ton. 81 to SO per 100 lbs: Feb: ? prices
good grade meats: Beef. $4,000 1880;
veal. $1,000 621.00: lamb. $4,000 1900:
mutton. $1,000 m12.00; light pork loins
$1,000 a 22.00; heavy loins. $15.0061S.00.
Grain.
Prices f~luctuated rapidly from day
to day under alternating bearish and
bullish sentiment. although prices show
net gains for the week. Kansas City
reports southwestern mills
cash whea with country offerings
very light. despite advance in cash
prices. Exporters in other countries
reported offering wheat to Europe
much cheaper than American wheat
Germany has bought nearly two mil
lion bushels Australian wheat equal
S1.79h. terms half cash. balance six
months credit. Corn trade active;
country offerings to arrive. m~oderate;
weather conditions more favorable. al
though roads In such condition that
several days dry weather needed before
much hauling can be done. In Chicago
cash market No. 2 red winter wheat.
26c to soc over March; No. 2 hard. Sc
to 10c over; No. 3 mixed corn, s cents
under May; yellow. &c to 51kc under.