The Yale expositor., 1921-10-06
MARKETS
v. s. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, D. c.

Cor the week ending Sept. 20, 1920
Live Stock and Meats
Compared with week ago Chicago
live stock prices as a rule showed
downward trend. Hogs ranged from 10
to 40 cents lower while fat and feeding
lambs declined 10 to 20 cents. Yearlings
quoted rs TO soc lower but fat ewes
were unchanged Better grades beef
steers were steady TO a shade higher, but
lower grades were as much as 35c lower.
Butcher cows and heifers average 10 TO
soc lower while feeding steers ranged
from 80 to soc lower. Veal calves de-
clined from Use to 81 per 100 pounds
September 29th Chicago prices: Hogs
top $S.35; bulk of sales S6.25@S15; me-
dunn and good beef steers, $5.75@$9.S5;
butcher cows and heifers, $3.40@S.75;
feeder steers, $4.65G6.50; light and medi-
UNI weight veal calves $5.50Q12.25; fat
lambs, S725@S.S5; feeding lambs, sea
1875: yearlings $4.7547; fat ewes $3Q475.
With the exception of mutton and fresh
pork loins eastern wholesale fresh meat
prices showed rather substantial declines
compared with price; prsya wa ing, W S,SeS
per 100 lbs. Beef was 50cQ 81. 80 lower
while pork loins were generally steady
to 81 lower Mutton prices were prac-
Sept. 20 prices good grade meats:
Beef $1350Q155O; veal $1,000; lamb.
$16@1S; mutton, $1l@15; light pork
ioins, s25@29; heavy loins, $1,000.
Dairy Products
Butter markets during the week were
firm on top grades but undergrades con-
tlnued to move slowly at unsettled prices.
A shipment of 100000 pounds of Danish
butter arrived at New York and sold ON
Sept q at acc for the SO score lots.
Closing prices for 92 score New York
a. Chicago 40 ga; Philadelphia and
Boston 45 cents.
An improved export demand caused
higher prices first two days OF week but
after that the price trend was downward
except at the close of the market on
Sept goth. when an oversold condition
caused a rush TO cover and prices rallied
from the low points previously reached.
Export demand eased off during latter
part Of week. Country offerings were
more liberal. Red winter wheat was
scarce in all markets. Cash premiums
were well maintained ell week. Corn
prices were downward along with wheat.
Not much export or domestic demand
for corn was noted First husking re-,
turns from Illinois were reported 10 have
shown disappointing yields and also some
damage by worms and mold.
Closing prices in Chicago cash mar
ket: No. 2 red winter wheat. $L29; No.
2 hard winter, 1927; No. mixed corn.
oats, 33c For the week Chicago Dec
wheat lost 2 3-4c. closing at $l.28 Is;
Chicago Dec. corn lac. closing at
so 1-Sc; Minneapolis Dec. wheat lost &c
tlOSlIk Ut 3l.Ot o. hdllScS lily lgINs
wheat lost &c, closing at STA ga; Win
nipeg Dec. wheat lost 4c, closing at
SIPS ga Chicago Sept. wheat closed
at S1.1S Ia; Sept. corn at As lie; Min
reapolis Sept wheat at S145 1-2 Kan
sas City Sept. wheat at Sl.10 "a and
Winnipeg Oct wheat at $1.35 H.
Hay
Market firm during week because OF
light receipts. Demand continued limit
ed with only best grades wanted.
Quoted Sept. rs: No. 1 Timothy New
York $29. so; Philadelphia, $23; Pitts
burgh, $22.50; Cincinnati, S21; Chicago
S24: Kansas City, S14. No. l alfalfa:
Memphis $23, Kansas City SIS. No. !
Prairie: Minneapolis S14, Omaha SIG
Kansas City 1880
Feed
Wheat mill feeds were generally dull
and inactive. Better demand for midd-
lings at Kansas City and Omaha, Prac-
tically no change in other feeds. Pro-
ductlon Of gluten continued heavy. De-
mand for all feeds was light.
Quoted Sept rs spring bran Philadel-
rhia 5000, Minneapolis $3.50; standard
middlings Minneapolis $l2.50; gray shorts
Kansas City $3.50; cottonsee ed meal 43
per cent Kansas City $40 Al per cent
Cincinnati s43: Linseed meal Minneapolis
S3S. New York S4675 gluten feed Chi
cago S2S.65; alfalfa meal Kansas City
SIT, Atlanta 500.