, 1921-08-18
LATEST MARKET
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Hay.
Eastern hay markets inactive. Re
celpts light. Prices practically I'm
Receipts good; hay below
demand in central west and prices for
No. l timothy advanced 81 per ton at
Chicago and Cincinnati. Light buying
by southern market but demand not
suificient to advance prices. No. l
t22; Cincinnati. S22.50; Chicago, S2S:
minneapolis Sl9: st. Louis. $40. No.
dlfalfa, st, Louis. S22; Omaha, $3.50;
minneapolis $50. No. l prairie. Minnc-
S17.
Wheat prices were under selling
pressure most of the week but export
buying kept markets fairly firm first
Two DAYS. Declines then set in and
wheat prices dropped to new low levels.
Heavy receipts and lack OF public buy
ing were main depressing factors. Corn
was also weak during the week. though
export buying continued fair. Visible
supply OF corn placed at 13.369.OOO
bushels. a decline of 915. 900 bushels
during the week. In Chicago cash
at s1;22; No. : hard at $1.23; No. 3
mixed corn at SIC; No. 3 yellow corn at
5Sc; No. 3 new white oats at 33c, For
the week Chicago September wheat
dropped 2hc, closing at S1.221s Sep
TENDER corn down "a, closing at 571ac.
Minneapolis September wheat down
214. closing at S1.27B. Kansas city
September wheat down 3hc. closing at
Sl.lll2. Chicago December whea
closed at $l.25A December corn at
SIRc;, M~tnneapolis December wheat
closed at S1.2S. Kansas City December
wheat closed at S1.16bs.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Virginia Eastern Shore Irish Cob
bier potatoes continued to advance.
closing soc higher in New York at a
range of S4.I5 to s. per barrel; other
sacked Cobblers also soc higher at
$3.l5 to 1885 per 100 lbs in New York.
Giants; S2.S5 to s3.45 in Eastern mark
cts. kansas sacked Early Ohios up
QUO per 100 lbs. in Kansas City, clos
ing Sl.75 firm in Chicago with good
demand at $2.25 to $3.50. an advance
of soc to 81.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets slightly weaker. with
prices about half cent lower than early
part of week. Receipts running light
and dealers making efforts to avoid
accumulations of stocks. Small ship
ment of Danish arrived at New York
York. 44c; Chicago. 42Lc: Philadelphia.
AZ &c; Boston. 44kc.
Live stock and Meats.
A good rally following early declines
brought h hog market top 10c above
a week ago. but left the bulk of sales
PC to 15c lower. Heavy hogs suffered
the greatest loss in value. Beef steers
advanced 40c to COO. demand for light
weights being very strong. Price
spread widened on butcher cows and
heifers as n result of the increased run
OF grassers and improved demand for
better grades. Feeders strong. ad-
vancing 25c to Zoe. indicating better
country demand. Veal calves were off
25c to Use. Fat lambs and yearlings
steady to 25c higher. many western
lambs being evident. Feeders 25c to
5Oc higher. feeding lambs off Csc to
5oc, ewes a quarter lower. August s
Chicago prices: Hogs. top S11. 60; bulk
of sales. s9.35 11.45: medium and good
beef steers. s7.25Gs1O: butcher cows
and heifers. s3.75Is; FEEDER steers. $50
calves. $500 s.75: fat lambs. $500
slO.15; feeding lambs. $3.50 a AS; year
tings, S6.O04 $50; fat ewes. $40 q 5.a5.