The Holbrook news., 1921-02-25
MARKETS U. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
 Washington, D. c.
Fruits and Vegetables.
(wcstern Newspaper Union News serrice.)

Fruits and Vegetables.
 Sacked round white potatoes held at S0@94c per 100 pounds f. O. b. northern shipping stations. Chicago car-Iot sacked. Round whites weakened at western New York shipping points, closing around $1. New York market down 1O@15c at $1.4O@1.5O bulk.
 Cold storage Baldwin apples con tinued firm at western New York f. O. city wholesale markets at $4.50 O 500; York Imperials, $3.75 O 4.5O. Northwest York. ss.5OS45S; s2.15S3.25 nesap2 it f. Q. b. b
 Florida celery steady in eastern mar kets, $2.75 Q 300 per crate. Shipping Golden Hearts mostly s5.5O@ 6.5O in consuming centers; steady f. O. b. Los Angeles 30@35c per dozen punches.
 Hay and Feed.
 Hay receipts light in eastern mar kets; heavy in west Trend of market downward. Prices declined during the week but a few have reacted from the Good demand for best hay noted at Minneapolis and Omaha; Quote. No. SPA, Cincinnati $23, Chicago $23.5O, Minneapolis S20, Memphis $29, Kansas City $1S.50. No. 1 alfalfa, Kansas City $19.50. Memphis $27, Omaha $19. No. SIS. Omaha $1O.
 The demand for feedstuffs remains
 
 feeds in northwest; prices slightly firlner that section. Eastern trade did not follow, advance because country dealers buying lightly. Quoted: Bran. $34. red dog, $39. delivered northeast ern markets; Nc. l alfalfa meal S19.5o cottonseed meal. s265O: winter wheat bran, SPA, gray shorts. $26 Memphis; linseed meal, $37 Minneapolis. $41-50 s25 cineinnati; Ghe beet eepg pGlS 1V sss 5 SS %ew York.
 The average price of middling spot cotton in the ten designated markets declined about four points during the week, closing around 13.24c per lb. New York March futures down nine
 Grain.
 The outstanding feature of the weeks trading fs the advance in prices caused by green bugs in the south grade flour at Minneapolis; solid train load left for seaboard. Country offer ings corn somewhat larger as roads are drying out. Export sales corn reported 5000 bushels at seaboard, but busf- ness checked somewhat by recent up- turn and advance in ocean freights. In ter wheat, 26@3 over Chicago March; No. hard, 6@sc over; No. 8 mixed and yellow corn, 4Q4%c under March wheat advanced SC. closing at s1.71A; May corn 4Nc, at 71% %c Min neapolis March wheat up 5hc, at S1.61%; Winnipeg May SIC. at $1.S71s. Chicago May wheat, $1.61%.
 Live Stock and Meats.
 The feature of the weeks Chicago live stock business was the sharp decline in sheep and lamb prices. Fat and feeding ewes: 4Oe e@s1:25. Hogs gained 30 OG COG per 100 lbs; beef steers 25 O 65c. Conn mon cows and heiferS lost 25c but the better grade averaged 25 @ soc higher. Feeder steers up. 25c@ soc. Chicago prices: Hogs, bulk of sales. $9.00@ @$9.90; butcher cows and heifers, $4.00 @9.00; feeder steers, $6.75 @S.25; light and medium weight veal calves, $9.00@ lambs. $6.O0@725; yearlings. $5.O0@ 6.25; fat ewes. $3.25 5.10.
 Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices presented rather mixed appearance with the general tendency downward. Beef ranged soc higher to $1 lower; veal lost $1; pork loins down 0c@ $200 vanced S1 in some markets, lost $1 in others. Prices good grade meats: Beef. S13.OOQ15.0O; veal. S1s.00@2O.O0; lamb. fight iGO SpoGk ion9 sis.OO @Si0O; heavy siSS; loins, S14.00Q 17.50.
 Dairy Products.
 Butter markets have gained firmness during the week and prices are higher ter and stocks have cleared up we'll Tone of market is steady to firm. New York, 47c; Boston. 4615 Chicago. 45hc.
 Cheese market has been generally weak but with advance in butter mar kets more confidence is felt although trading is light and prices show wide range. Fresh cheese selling mostly at 241k O kc. held cheese 1@2c higher than fresh.