The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-09-16
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Haulinss of potatoes light at ship
ping points. Demand active, markets
steady TO stroap Prices higher; New
Jersey Giants up 1oe to 25c. at $1,000
2l5 per lt0. pounds sacked. Round
Whites up SOC 10 35c. closing S2.65 q
2S5 Similar advances in city markets.
rails stroAs, $3.50, wagon loads cash to
grow els at shipping points; firm in
mlddle western markets at SETS a. $40.
cities. September forecast total potato
production 32S.00O.000 bushels com
pared with 42S,000.000 last year.
der apnhse noh nn,,ee maraets strengthened nn-
tic stock firm in Baltimore, Pittsburgh
and Cincinnati at $45 o. so bulk per ton.
strong in Chicago at $50
Grain.
Fo.lowing weak opening. prices ad-
venced steadily throughout the seven
day Eeiiod, Chicago December wheat
$1.S51s. Chicago December corn up
INC. closing at sec. News and senti-
ment generally builish: commission
houses, local buyers and houses with
eastern connections were good buyers
thro'ighout. Eight hundred thousand
bushels corn sold to seaboard Sept. 8
age from drought expected. Closing
prices in Chicago cash market: No. 2
red winter wheat, s1.s4i: No. hard.
low corn, SIC: No. white oats. ssc.
For the week Minneapolis December
wheat up 13zc, closing at s1.4sA ;
at si.26: Winnipeg December wheat up
Zoe. at $1.43h. Chicago September
wheat closed at s1.33: September corn
s5@e Minneapolis September wheat
s1.22l4 Winnipeg October wheat
Dairy Products.
Following unsettled condition in the
butter market last week the markets
are now much firmer with increased
demand for all grades at higher prices
Closing prices 92 score: Chicago. 4O1hc;
Phiiadeiphia 41lac; New York. i1c;
Boston. 42l2c.
Cotton.
1s.1Sc per lib. New York October flu
lures up 167 points at 1850.
Live stock and Meats.
Chicago sheep and lamb prices ad-
vanced sharply. while cattle and hogs
declined during the past week Fat
lambs up 81; feeding lambs, 25c to soc
fearlings up soc to 15c; fat ewes. 25c
zoe to 4Oc net lower. Good beef steers
down 25c; medium grade steers steady.
Heifers also steady. but butcher cows
lost lost ise Feeder 11s steers Gown Sc. SIc to to
prices: Hogs. top. s9.25; bulk of sales,
$3.50 a go; medium and good beef
steers. S6.25 4 9.5U: butcher COWS ano
heifers. s3.5OmS.75; feeder steers, $500
q 7.25; light and medium weight veal
calves. s10m13: fat lambs. sl.15M a.65
feeding lambs. S5.75 n 7.50; yearlings
$1,000 $50: fat ewes. s3.00D4.75.
Stocker and feeder shipments from
eleven important markets during the
week We're: Cattle and calves, 5k477i
hogs. 5.0ia. sheep. l33.s42-
Eastern Wholesale fresh meat prices
| show ed AN upwafd tendency. Beet was
| steady to 81 higher. Mutton and porl,
Ioins steady to 81 higher. s4pt.
| prices good grade meats; Beef. $685.
| G17: veal s20M24: lamb. s15d 20
mutton. sl1n13: light pork loins $24 a
| 80; heavy ioins. SIS 5G20.
Hay.
Hay market weak. but prices fairly
steady on light receipts. Southern de-
| mand improving slightly. Market al
| Chicago strong because of active de-
| mand and light receipts. Receipts de-
| creasing at Cincinnati. but prices
| slightly lower. Loading stopped by
rain at Minneapolis. Small arrival OF
| California alfalfa reported at New
| York and sales at s31 @32 for No.
| alfalfa. Quoted Sept 9: No. timothy
| New York. $2S.50: Cincinnati. 1880
Chicago. s24; Atlanta s26: Memphis
| s22. No. alfalfa. Memphis. s22; Min
neapolis, $40. No. l prairie. Minneap-
| oils. s14: Omaha. s12.50.