Charlevoix county herald., 1921-03-04
MARKET REPORT
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FURNISHED BY u. 8. BUREAU
OF MARKETS. WASHING
TON. D. c.

Colder weather causing slightly i'm
cept at Kansas City and Omaha. Low
grades almost salable. Demand only
equal TO present light receipts in prin-
cipal markets.
Quoted Feb. 2s: No timothy--New
York $3.50. Cincinnati $3.50. Chicago
s24, Minneapolis $3.50. Kansas City $40,
AtaSta ssS Ns Msm6ss ss7 NO CITY
prairie-Minneapolis $3.50. Kansas City
$11.50, Omaha $1,000.
Feed
Northeastern markets lost part of last
weeks gain because of extremely light
demand. Stocks generally good and ac-
cumulating In a number of markets.
Transit offerings increasing. Export de-
mand for high protein feeds light. Beet
and hominy feed steady.
ouote:dM3bran :2l %iddlings 5000 5000
9an s feed Ss C Ghesss ssS So aa
more; beet pulp s32 Philadelphia and
New York; No. l alfalfa meal SIS Kan
sas City ~
Fruits and Vegetables .
Sacked round white potatoes up 100
15c per 100 lbs. T. o. b. northern shipping
stations, reaching 9Oc@ $lO5. Chicago
carlot market advanced 25c, closing 81 80
Obs sacked. Round whites showed fur
Their weakness at western New York ship
ping points, reaching 90@95c. New York
market weak. down 25G zoe at sl.1O@i.25
bulk.
cSa R3Swq apples steady ssson ns
around s425 per Dbl. Baldwins steady
in city markets. mostly $4.6Oq5. North
western extra fancy Winesapl steady;
New York and Boston $3.50M4.50. Mid
dlewestern markets mostly S3Q4 per box.
Onion movement light; markets irreg-
ular.. New York up 25c at 81 a LIS; Pitts
burgh down 5@l0c at 15@90c; other mar
kptS mostly Sbc6IS ID
Carlot shipments week ended Feb. %:
Potatoes 2,l9S cars; boxed apples 1884,
barreled apples 80; cabbage sos; celery
toes 1924
Prices declined the early part OF the
week but on the 18th and 2lst there
were upturns on renewal OF export de-
mand and limited offerings. On the 23rd
the market was unsettled, and on the
gath prices dropped 4W5c. Factors con-
tributing to weakness at the close were,
decidedly bearish local sentiment, weak
ness I'm stock market and economic con-
ditions, and a further decline IN cash
wheat prices. Export demand slow. Ca
per barrel cheaper than American flour
at New York. Wheat receipts at Mime
apolis principally Canadian. There is
heavy undertone to corn market despite
export sales of nearly 1900 600 bus. on
the 23rd and oath. Reported that Ger
many will import $500, 900 bus. corn to
cut wheat requirements. but American
trade more concerned with liberal re-
ceipts and fairly large country consign-
ments.
Weeks price changes: Chicago March
down Lac at 60 3-4c. Minneapolis
March wheat down Use at s152 rs;
wheat down / Use at $l.67 Ia: May corn
nipeg May 1 ioSc at s1.ss IS. Chicago
May wheat $1.56 rs.
Live Stock and Meats
tool al
classes of live stock at Chicago. Great
est advances occurred in the sheep AMI
lamb market.
Feb. "a Chicago prices, hogs bulk of
sales s925@lo15; medium and good beef
heifers s4.50@9.50; feeder steers $3.50
8; light and medium weight veal calves
s10@13.25; fat lambs $S.25Tl1; feeding
lambs S.25@S.5O; yearlings Sq9; fat
Eastern wholesale fresh meat markets
were generally higher than week ago
Feb. "a prices good grade meats: Beef
mutton $11m14; light pork loins S22T24
heavy loins s16@19-l
Dairy Products
Further improvement prevails in but
ter market with. trade calling for all the
better grades. Fresh butter somewhat
scarce Support is lent to market by
buyers who anticipate further advances
and who have been buying ahead. Mar
kets somewhat out OF line with each
other, as New York is now 1c below
Chicago
Closing prices, s2 score: New York
soc; Chicago Sic; Philadelphia sic; Bos-
ten so lac.
Cheese markets firm Advances on
the 21st at Wisconsin primary markets
has caused slight advances in some dis
tributing markets and buyers who look
for a general advance to follow have
been buying more freely.