The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-02-17
MARKETS
v. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, .. c.

nay ana ecu.
Receipts generally of inferior quality
Chicago arrivals light; heavies in Kansas
City during last part of week, especially
Of alfalfa which is showing weakness UNI
der the first run of Idaho hay The quail
ity of Idaho is not up to expectations
grades lower than No. moving slowly
as Kansas City dealers fear to snip
south eastern markets. Good tlmothys
scarce in many markets; prairie arrivals
light.
Quoted: s245O Chicago, $40 Minne-
apolis. No. timothy $21 Chicago, SIT
Minneapolis. No l alfalfa $25 Chicago
$22 Minneapolis. No. alfalfa $50 Chica-
go. SIT Minneapolis. No 1 prairie up
land $40 Chicago, SIS Minneapolis
All feedstuffs weak; some prices 30
lower than a week ago Stocks improv-
ing; offerings corn and wheatfeeds heay-
Ter Demand remains light. Mixed car
Quoted: bran SCI middings $40 -four
'middlings $24 Minneapolis; No. l aifalia
meal glutenfeed $35 Chicago: beet pulp
s36 New York dried brewers grains s3S
New York reground oatfeed $3.50 chi
cago.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Potatoes held at so to soc per 100 lbs
Z. o. b, northern shipping stations. Chi
cago carlot market advanced ten cents.
reaching $1.10 to $1.20 SKID. Round
New York shipping points at 81 TO sll
mostly sl.OS. New York market dull.
Sl.5O to $l65 bulk.
Cold storage Baldwin apples firm at
western New York (. o. b. stations. clos
ing 81 to $4.15 per Dbl. Consuming CEN
ters steady at $425 to IS: York Imperials
$3.50 to IS; Greetings 81 to IS. North
$3.50 to $50 $50 per- er"f box in New YORK.
Prices steady (. o. b. $21O to s2.25.
Carlot shipments week ended Feb. 3:
Potatoes 2.765 cars; boxed apples AL.
barreled apples 1,O93; cabbage 42s:
lpffnpa ~
potatoes $50.
Live Stock and Meats.
For the first time in several weeks Chi
cago cattle prices showed slight advances
compared with week ago. Strong
weights losing most Fat lambs down
showed an extreme declipc OF SIPS per
100 lbs. Fat ewes steady to soc higher.
Chicago prices: hogs bulk of sales
SS.S0@9.65; medium and good beef steers,
N75MS.25; butcher cows and heifers.
A.50@S.25: feed1r steers, s6GS,25; light
and medium weight veal calves $9@12.
fat lambs s725W10: feeding lambs $725
MS.50; warnings, $625q750; fat ewes.
s3.75Q5.25.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat markets
were almost invariably lower
Feb ? prices on good grade meats:
mutton, $10@15; light pork loins. $20@23;
heavy lons, s15@19.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets demoralized during
week; decline registered in all markets.
Following the price reductions through
out the week eastern markets broke
sharply again and prices are 5@6c lower
than a week ago. Consumptive demand
lighter. and imports are also factor
contributing to weakness.
Prices 92 score: New York 43c; Chi
cago, Philadelphia, Boston 43c.
Grain.
=, Sharp price fluctuations characterized
the weeks grain trading. Visible wheat
supply for United States and Canada
over twenty five million bushels less
than at the same time a year ago but
little attention is being given statistical
position. Argentina reported Offering
wheat at New York equal to 1.S5. India
said to have sold Italy over million
bushels wheat at equal TO $1.67 while
exporters estimate American wheat
would be around 50 C. /. (. Italy. Coun-
try offerings wheat not large; Illinois
farmers reported willing to SELL al
though bad roads prevent hauling Wis
ibe corn supply shows nearly seventeen
million bushels more than year ago. Low
prices and condition of country roads
have affected country movement al
though Iowa farmers showing disposition
to sell.
For the week Minneapolis March wheat
lost 4 lie at $1.44 "a; Kansas. civ
March 1-2c at $1.47 1-2; Winnipeg Nav
7-Sc at Sill. Chicago March wheat
$l64 6-S; May wheat LA rs; May. corn