Charlevoix county herald., 1921-09-02
MARKET REPORT
FURNISHED BY U. s. BUREAU
or MARKETS, WAeHiNo-
TON, D. c.

Heavier receipts have caused a 1908
decline In timothy prices at principal
central western markets. Stock yards
plus. Light country loading reported
Eastern markets dull and about so cents
lower Alfalfa and prairie prices have
also declined about 50cQ$1 during the
week.
Quote: No. 1 timothy: New York
$1,000, Philadelphia $24. Cincinnati SIS. so.
Chicago $22 Atlanta $26, Memphis
$3.50 No; l alfalfa: Memphis $22, Min
Pralrie Minneapolis $14.5O, Chicago ST.
Kansas City $l2.
Wheat feeds, especially bran, continue
weak. The demand for feed stuffs of
all kinds remains light. Prices lower
Corn feed fairly steady. Alfalfa meal
unchanged.
Quoted. August 25th: Bran $ 1925.
middlings .S14, Minneapolis; white hon.
Kansas City; gluten feed $1,000 Chicago,
S36.2l Philadelphia.
Following lower prices the first three
days OF week under liquidation by longs
and lack OF support, sentiment turned
mand and Chicago September wheat clos
cd at S1.20 is, showing a net advance
of 3 1-2 cents for the week. Chicago
September corn rose l 1-2 cents, closing
at 54 Ia cents The market closed with
undertone strong, due in part TO passage
of legislation to aid exports. Export
demand at seabcard only fair on the
25th and sales smaller on account of in
ability to obtain cash grain. Country
receipts small; offerings to arrive limited.
Industrial corn demand good, but ex-'
port demand less active. Country corn
offerings liberal.
In Chfpapa "a oh rltat No rod
winter wheat $l.22; No. hard $1.22;
No mixed corn Soc; No yellow SIC;
No. white oats 32 34c. For the week
Minneapolis September wheat up Lac
at $1.30; Kansas City Sept. up &c at
S1.10 ga; Winnipeg October up lac at
$1.45 Chicago December wheat closed
81 lie; Minneapolis December wheat
$1.29 Ia; Kansas City Dec. $1.13 Ia
Dairy Products
After a week of unsettled trading but
ter markets have again taken on firm
tone. August 25th prices show advances
of a week ago. Weather has been favor
able for production and receipts are
slightly heavier but there has been a re-
vival OF trading on account of buyers
ket.
Closing prices 92 score; New York
IL 1-2c; Chicago 81 lie; Philadelphia
IL 1-2c; Boston AZ cents.
Fruits and Vegetables
New Jersey sacked Irish Cobbler pota-
toes declined 15@20c per 100 lbs. in east
ern consuming markets the past week,
closing $3M3.65. Giants range $2.45@3.
New York and Massachusetts Yellow
Globe onions range $2.50@3 per 100 lbs.
in New York; $3.25@3.5O Boston. Mid
dlewestern yellow varieties range $500
4 per 100 lbs. in New York. Washing
ton yellow stock S3.25@350 in Kansas
City: $2.50@275 in Chicago
Live Stock and Meats.
With the exception of veal calves, Chi
cago livestock prices show declines COM
pared with a week ago.
August 25th Chicago prices: Hogs,
top, 1890; bulk of sales, $7.40@9 Go; me-
dunn and good beef steers, $6.2599.50;
butcher cows and heifers $3.50QS.75;
feeder steers s525Q750: light and me-
dunn weight veal calves $9Q11.25; fat
lambs, $7.75Q10: feeding lambs, $6254S;
yearlings s6.25QS; fat ewes. $3.25@5.25.
Stocker and feeder shipments from IL
important markets during the week end
ing Aug. 10 we've: Cattle and calves,
s3,49s; hogs, 2,71O; sheep 1860.
In eastern wholesale fresh meat mar
kets veal again advanced over prices pre-
valing a week ago, while other classes
Of meat were either steady or lower.
Veal generally 50c@Sl higher. Beef
steady to soc lower; lamb and mutton
steady to 81 lower. Pork loins ranged
steady to 81 lower. Aug. 25th prices
good grade meats: Beef S14M1650 veal
$17@19; lamb, S21Q23; mutton, S11@14;
light pork loins, $25Q2S; heavy loins,
$15Q19.