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MARKETS
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Western Newspaper Union News series)

Butter markets irregular during the
week with price declines. In anticipa-
ton of large spring break on account
of increasing production and nearness
of fresh season. dealers have been free
sellers. Closing prices. 80 score New
York, 41c; Chicago. 40c; Philadelphia
Cheese markets dun and inactive
following declines averaging lac at
Plymouth. Wis. cheese exchange. The
better trade which was expected to
follow this decline has not yet mate
rialized. Prices Wisconsin primary
markets average: Daisies, l7lzc; Dou-
1ghc: Longhorns. 16%c-
Market continues dull and inactive.
Only better grades find ready sale.
demand. which is principally local in
most markets. Prices top grades
steady No. timothy quoted April
Chicago. sea- Minneapolis. $50. Atlanta.
$50; Memphis. $3.50. No. alfalfa;
SEA Memphis. s2S; Atlanta, $50. No. 1
prairie: Chicago, S19; Minneapolis.
1880: Kansas City. Sl4; Omaha. $3.50.
Feed.
Market better first part of week, but
inactive later. Eastern markets not
following stronger feeling manifested
by western mills. I.iuseed meal prices
reacted and were lower because of
small demand. Quoted: Minneapolis.
S30.5O: Chicago. $3.50. Cottonseed
meal: Memphis. $25: Atlanta. $26.
Spring bran: philadelphia. s2S; New
YORK, 5000. Chicago, Sl9; Mtnncapo-
lis. Sl5. Spring middlings: Chicago.
as; Minneapolis. 81. Hominy iced
Chicago. s22, Alfalfa meal; Kansas
City. SIS: Chicago. 1913.
Live stock and Meats.
Chicago hog prices declined 15c to
Csc per 100 pounds. light hogs losing
most. Beef steers generally steady;
lower grade cows and heifers up 25c;
tor do - mel tf -
and feeders down soc. Fat lambs and
yearlinEs up SOC to 75c; feeding lambs
bulk OF sales. $1,000 $50. medium and
good beef steers, S7.50US.75; butcher
cows and hoifers. 5000 500; feeder
steers, S6.55 q 500. light and medium
weight veal calves, $7.0Om95O: fat
lambs, $500 100: feeding lambs.
$500 a $50; yearlings. sS.O0q95O; tat
Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
tended upward. Beef soc to Sl.25
higher; lamb steady to 50 higher; NUT
ton steady to 81 higher pork loins
according to the market. April p
prices good grade meats: Beef. Sl7p
Is: veal sra 30: lamb. S20M22. nut
ton. $150l7 light pork loins. s26@2s;
heavy loins, Sl7 %.
Fruits and vegetables.
Round white potatoes nearly steady
at northern shipping points at rs q soc
per 100 pounds sacked. Chicago car
lot market down &c, at 95cQ S1.05.
Florida No. / Spaulding Rose down Use
m$1.25 per double head barrel In Chi
cago wholesale market at $1,000 $50.
down 75c ~ 81 New York. at $3.50 q ZOO.
Texas sacked Bliss Triumphs down soc
to 75c per 100 lbs. Kansas city, at 1913
a 500
Cold storage Baldwin apples up csc
to soc per Dbl. in city Wholesale mar
kets; New York A24 stock mostly
1913 q $50 per Dbl. Northwestern ex-
ira fancy Winesaps, medium to large
sizes up about 25c per box. Chicago.
at s2.759375: small sizes. s2.00@2.50.
Market weak at opening, due large
ly to lack OF support. but strength in
corn and reports of damage from
freeze in Kansas caused reaction.
Subsequent good export demand and
prices. Country offerings remain light.
Exporters still after cash corn and
further sales made seaboard. In Chi
cago cash market No. red winter
wheat. s1.407s: No. hard, s1.42A; No.
mixed corn, 591ac: No. yellow corn.
cox c: No. Q white oats, 3Sssc For the
week Chicago May wheat up 2hc, at
S1.3OM: May corn. 3iA c. at Glh. Min
neapolis May wheat up 1hc at s1.24 * ;
Kansas City May. 2hc. at $l.21A. Win
nipeg May. 10Ac, at SL66h. Kansas
City flour and milling demand i'm
proved. Cash No. hard. sl.SSA.
Cotton.
Spot cotton prices down 16 points
during the week. closing at 11.02c per
pound New York May futures down
% points. at 12.03c.