Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-16
MARKET
Grain.

washington, ApIH 19.--H het uI
settled the early part of week, Dul
bearish news developed on the llth
and a price decline resulted that
continued until the 18th. Factors
influencing decline were reports eY-
I porters reselling, slow export de-
mand, large country offerings, ana
world economic situation. Better
ment British labor situation and re-
/ ports good export demand resulted
in free buying by commission houses
/ and local traders on the 18th ana
wheat prices advanced; but there
was considerable selling on advance
and higher figures not maintained.
! Country offerings smaller due to
/ decline in prices and condition coun-
try roads. Exports seek corn. In
| Chicago cash market No. Q red win.
ter wheat $1.26 18, No. 2 hard $l.o9
/ IA. No. 3 mixed corn 50 18c, No !
yellow SAC, No 3 white oats 3Ge
For the week Chicago MAY wheat
down II 1-2c at 1922 SO, May corn
&c at 55 7-Sc Minneapolis Ma
wheat down IL lie at Sly. Kansas
city May IL SIC ut $tl3 -, Win.
nipeg May 5 1-2c al &l.fS IS.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Northern sacked round white pota-
toes steady 70 to So per 100 lbs. T.
o. b. Chicago carlot market up poe
at 81 to $1I0 New YogI, round
whites down 20 10 soc New York
City at $l.10 to $125 bulk. Florida
No. Spaulding Rose in double head
barrels down Use to S125 Chicago
around 1925; held at $3.50 to s.
New York. Texas sacked Bis
Triumphs down 75c 10 $50 per I'm
lbs. Kansas City at S. to $675.
New York cold storage A 9 o
Baldwin apples firm in leading city
wholesale markets 5000 to Sc pc
bbl.; Chicago up soc per Dbl at s.
to $3.50 Northwestern Extra Fancy
Wineeaps medium to large sizes
steady Chicago $50 to $3.50 per
1 box; small sizes 81 81 to $2.25.
Middlewestern yellow onions up IL
to 25c city markets at 60c to ST.
per loo lbs. Texas yellow Bermudas
at seasons low price Of $50 to 81
per standard crate for mixed No.
| and 2 commercial pack.
South Carolina pointed type cab
bage mostly So to So per S100 lbs.
eastern consuming centers. New
Jersey yellow sweet potatoes $50
to SO per bu. hamper eastern mar
kets North Carolina Klondike
strawberries 40 to 45c per quart New
York.
Feed.
Mill feed weaker Decline has de
stroyed confidence. Prospective buy
ers awaiting still lower prices. East
ern demand light Offering liberal
frequently becoming urgent. Hominy
easier. offerings increasing. Gluten
feed unchanged. demand light. Lin
seed meal heavy, prices lower. Cot
tonseed meal firm, up sec to 81. Sea
son bran offered at $3.50 Minnap-
oils. Imported beet pulp quoted $50
Philadelphia Wheat feeds sliding
constantly and in poor request Al
falfa meal dull, prices generally
! nominal. Stocks fair, receipts good.
Transit offerings heavy. Quoted
bran $17, middlings SIG, flour mid
dlings 500. Chicago: Sc percent cot.
tonseed meal $3.50 Memphis; re-.
ground oat feed SIPS. dried brew
ers grains $3.50, linseed meal $50,
northeastern markets; No. ! alfalfa
meal SCI st. Louis; white hominy
feed S20.5o st. Louis; gluten feed
$3.50 Chicago.
Live Stock and Meats.
The tendency Of Chicago live
stock prices was downward the past
week Hogs ranged from 40c to SOC
per 100 lbs. lower; beef steers and
heifers steady to Csc lower; cows
steady to Use higher; lower grade
feeder steers up soc. other grades
/ steady; fat lambs steady to Csc low.
err: feeding lambs down Csc to soc,
other grades steady; fat lambs
steady to Csc lower; feeding lambs
down 25c to soc; yearlings and fat
ewes unchanged. April Is Chicago
prices: Hogs, bulk of sales, So to
! 50; medium and good beef steers
$3.50 to SS.75; butcher cows and
heifers $4.75 to 50; feeder steers 81
to $3.50; light and medium weight
veal calves $3.50 to 50; fat lambs
S. to s10,25; feeding lambs $3.50 to
IS; yearlings $7.25 to 80; fat ewes
50 to S675.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat
prices steady to strong. Beef prac-
tically unchanged Veal steady to
So higher. Lamb steady to 81 high
er. Light pork loins unchanged:
heavy loins steady to 81 lower. April
= lrices good grade meats: Beef
! Sf5.75 to $3.50; veal SIS to $40;
lamb $17 to SO: mutton STA to SIT:
light pork loins SIS to s29; heavy
! Ioips S17 N COG