The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-06-04
MARKETS
Furnished by
U, S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, D. c.
Western Newspaper Union News service,
Fruits and Vegetables.

Fruits and Vegetables.
Northern sacked round white pota-
toes reached ii i4ew ioW p1'i.' ioI tne
season in the Chicago carlot market.
selling at 500l Csc per zoe lbs North
ern shipping points down -Sc' at oVQ
Use +. o. b. South Carolina 40. l Irlsh
Cobblers down 81 at shlpP,hs points at
New York. at s4.25 q 4.5O. IeXas sacked
Bliss Triumphs weakened sllShtly st.
Louis and Kansas City, ranging $Z.1s
M3.25.
Unfavorable crop and hot and dry
weather reports caused drastic up
turn in prices. Reports of wheat on
way to Chicago from West. Southwest
and Northwest to deliver on contracts
also factor. Sterling eNchange weak
er and export demand restricted. Corn
trade showed independent strength at
close. due to shipping sales and de-
crease in country offerings. In Chlcago
s1.65: No. 2 hard. .sl.65; No. mixed
corn, 64c; No. 3 yellow corn. 64c; No 3
white oats. s91ac. For the week Chi
cago May wheat up I 4c at sl-6f; May
Shc at s1.271a. July corn up &c, at
64ssc. Minneapolis July wheat down
2iRc at S1.26: Kansas CITY July up
4l4 at s1.22; Winnipeg July down &C.
at s1.62.
Receipts exceedingly lisht III CentifL
West, but demand equally Hmit\i
Prices steady Trading very narrow
Eastern and southern markets INACTIVE.
No. timothy quoted New York: S2s.5o; !;
Atlanta s31: Memphis, S25 Chicago
s22; No. alfalfa. Memphis. SCI; Attain
ta $685. No. L prairie. Kansas City. @15;
Memphis, SIS.
Mill feed demand quiet. Stocks Of
high protein feeds unusually large. in
dfcating heavy carryoVer py dealers.
Seed stocks at cotton oil mills about
same as last year approximately TO-
000 tons of wheat feeds stored at west
ern lake ports during past few weeks
pulp heavy and selling slowly. Ship
ments of feed stuffs from principal
markets to interior heavier recently
than last season. Demand for most
feeds only for prompt shipment. Lin
seed meal demand has fallen off and
quoted as low as s26.50 Minneapolis.
Imported middEngs and beet pulp Of
fered at SIS and SIS in seaboard mar
kets. Alfalfa meal production light
Live Stock and Meats.
A steady decline in Chicago hog
prices brought present quotations soc
to S1.05 per 100 pounds under those of
a week ago. and established a new low
record for more than five years. Reef
steers st,s down down 25e to soc; butcher cows
25c. Veal calves declined 75c to 81.
Fat lambs were SOC to SIPS lower.
yearlings. soc TO 81; fat ewes. s1.T5 to
81 per 100 lbs May 27 Chicago prices:
hogs, bulk of sales, $3.50 q 7-75; medium
and good beef steers, s7.25 4S.50: butch
er cows and heifers, $4.50GS.50; feeder
steers, s7.00GS.25; light and medium
weight veal calves. s7G9: fat lambs. IS
@11.5o; yearlings, $3.50 910; fat ewes.
$2.75M5.
With the exception of lamb, which
practically unchanged. east
ern wholesale fresh meat markets are
generally lower than week ago. Beef
declined CSC to soc; veal and pork
loins. 81 to So: mutton. 81 to 81 per 100
lbs. Good grade meats: Beef. s13T5 a
Is; veal. Si5m16; lamb. s25 n 81: mrf-
ton. s11G 16: light pork loinS S19M23;
heavy loins. s15T1s.
Dairy Products.
Butter market fairly firm at existing
prices. especially on better qualities.
holding up we'll and limit
ed quantities moving into storage.
Closing prices. 81 score: Chicago. 2Sc;
New York. 29c: Boston, 2s1zc; Phila-
iclphia. 30c.
Cotton.
Spot cotton advanced 10 points the
past week. closing at 11.60c per lb.
New York July futures up is points at
-. a6c.