, 1921-03-03
MARKETS
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U. s. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, D. C.
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Hay and Feed.
Hay markets down s1Q2 ON all
kinds. Timothy receipts generally
light but equal to the limited demand.
Heavy receipts of alfalfa, mostly of low
grades. from North~ est demoralizins
Prairie also in light demand at lower
prices. Quote; No. ! timothy. New
York ssl.5o. PhiIadelphia s24. Pitts
City $3.50, Omaha SIS. Jacksonville
$32.5o. Memphis $2S. No. l prairie
apoiis 1880. Chicago s1s.
Pacific Coast. Southeastern and
Southwestern feed markets weak with
lower tendencies. Middle Western and
Northeastern markets firm. Jobbers
demand good but country trade un-
satisfactory. Cocoanut meal in good
supply. in Pacific coast market and
higher, Linseed meal. cotton seed meal
and hominy feed easier; gluten feed
unchanged. Stocks large; movement
good. Beet pulp quoted 81 lower than
week ago and in poor demand. Quoted
bran s21. middlings S2O.50. rye mid
dlings $3.50. Minneapolis: S6 per cent
cotton seed meal $26.50 Memphis, 1888
Chicago, linseed meal $3.50 Mime
apolis. $1,000 Buffalo,: No. 1 alfalfa
meal $19 Kansas City, $3.50 st. Louis;
white hominy feed SEA st. Louis, $50
New York; gluten feed $40, beet pulp
$32. Philadelphia; oat feed $40 Chicago.
Prices advanced at the opening of
the weeks trading upon continued re-
ports of green bugs in Southwest. a
three-day decline then set in as result
of ~overbought condition. larger move
ment. small demand. lack of export
business and colder weather IN bug
and light offerings started prices
higher on the 18th and 21st and the
week closed with a net advance. OF
1hc in Chicago March wheat; 1%c
Ghica go NAV corn. Country offerings
Southwest not large but consignment
liberal as result of last weeks sales
tinues in Southwest but bug reports
still coming from Texas and Oklahoma,
Visible supply wheat decreased Tl4,0OO
bushels during week. Good wheat de
mand Minneapolis with country mills
in market for spring. Country offer
ings corn very light. Visible supply
decreased $4,000 bushels during week.
Chicago March wheat closed S1.71A,;
May corn 71Ac. Minneapolis March
wheat up 1%c at s1.5S% Kansas City
March 1c at S1.6e; Winnipeg May &c
at $1.S7%; Chicago May wheat $1.6lB
Live stock and Meats.
Sheep and lamb prices at Chicago ad-
vanced sharply the past week: Most
grades of cattle were moderately
higher. while hogs declined So SOC per
hundred pounds. light weights declin-
ing most. Fat lambs and yearlings up
75c@s1.25; feeding lambs were steady
to 25c higher. Beef steers, best COWS
ana ht1IeTS Ralntu JUG w bidd'
butcher cattle unchanged. Feeder
steers advanced 5oc@si Feb. 21s'
Chicago prices: Hogs, bulk of sales
steers. SS.25 n $50; butcher cows ano
heifers, $4,000 9.25: feeder steers, 500
0S.75; light and medium weight yea
calves, 1925 @12.00; fat lambs, 5000
1925: feeding lambs, 1925 $50: year
lings, S5.75@7.75; fat ewes 3.75@ SOC
Eastern wholesale fresh meat price
were higher compared with a weel
ago. Beef advanced S1.00 q 1.50; lamt
$1.00@2.00; pork loins. $1.5O@2.O0 pc
100 pounds. Veal and mutton stead
to 81 higher. Feb. 21st prices goo,
grade meats: Beef. S14.50@ 1906; yea
SIS 81: lamb. $19@21; mutton, $11l
IA: light pork loins, 21924: heav'
Ioins. s16@17.
Dairy
Butter prices have advanced dali.
the past week and market is very firm
Stocks are well cleared up especial:
the better grades. Receipts of fresl
butter at Chicago not equal to deman'
and storage is being taken. Snow a
New York has delayed deliveries an'
prices lie at three eastern
markets, 1Ac Chicago. Prices 80 score
Philadelphia 49hc; New York an'
Boston 49c; Chicago 4S%c.
Cotton.
The average price of middling spo
cotton declined about "a points during
the week, closing around 12.79c. New
Orleans March futures down 30 point
at 12.6Sc.