The Ordway new era., 1921-02-18
MARKETS
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n 6 BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, D. c.

Western Newspaper Union Sess ss'''e''
Hay.
,, r.,,ai,s dull. only top grades
Il, dar,and Lower grades seIlhs ~.
heavy discounts. Receip,s Snn,and
iisht hut equal to the limited ~ u.i".s a.,
Cincinnati market eonSeSb.h hSebo hay report
ID en- route to Kansas city, their PSa,S
expected. quote No. l umotHhS, HSS,,phi"
York. ss2; chicago, NS,nneapoIis. Sinv $50.
sNS ss 81 TO IS lower. No. Alfalfa,
Kansas city, S22: Omaha; WI ~
phis see, some grades seiilhs Sn,aSa
as si1 per ton. No: / pIaiiaS, sis
$40; Kansas city, Slo' Aiiiiiie"''
Feed.
Market continues dun. country uea
ers are not showing any inchnat,1plt W., W
buy except when in urgent heea, mteIiv
ern offerings of wheat tes.1.s se, nrompt
from mills. are heavier both t9r pro,iiIpps .,,iIps
and deferred shipment. tanhuluiI ~ ~
nffarinr~ bran and middlings IN hu,th
eastern territory at prices loWvi Ia
decIininC slowly and meeting WIN NJ, NJ
tie inquiry. Homiuy feed ollti suS
small: price steadier. Beet pup anu ~
falfa meal quiet.
Fruits and NeEctnbies. ,o, ~.
Potatoes held at S5 q 9Vc per luV Us Us
T. o. y. northern shipping stations, % %Sni-
cago carlot market up lSc; teusu M,
S115T1.25 sacked. Round WhiteS stSsss
at western New York shipping polnt33'
si.0OGl.fO. New York market duli'
FA;SId Cold storage baldwin apples firm at
western New York (. @. D. statIVils'
ing centers steady at si.25 q 500: YORK
Imperials mostly s3.I5n q LOU. NoItn-
western extra fancy Winesaps steauy, ,
sS.5OG4.5O per box. New York prices
steady +. o. b., salsa 2,25. -o,oo-
Florida celery steady at $3.50 q 5.2o
for large lots in city markets.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets demoraliZcd during
the week. and declines registered IN a., A.
markets. Eastern markets especial y
weak with prices below chicago, al .
though present conditions in the East
are better Chicago remains weaH'
phia, Boston. 43c; Chicago. 42lsc c.
| Lighter consumptive demand and inn
ports are factors influencing trading
Live stock and Meats.
Compared with a week ago. hoE ahu
| lamb prices at Chicago declined, WINE
cattle and eve sheep showed moderate
| advances. Hogs lost 40c TO 65c fat
| lambs, feeding lambs and ycarlinss. SOC
/ to 75c. Fat ewes Up soc TO Sl;zD per
| 100 lbs. Beef steers. 50c to Zoe hisher'
| butcher cows and heifers. 25c to S5c
Veal calves down CSC to soc. Feb- y
! Chicago prices: Hogs. bulk of sales
steers, s7.75Ge.25; butcher cows and nd
heifers, S425d $50; feeder steers S6.25
| @S5O light and medium weight yea
calves. S9.50G 1925; fat lambs. $EOU q
| $50: feeding lambs. $500 a S.25: year
| lings, S5.T56750; fat ewes. $3.50 q $50
Eastern wholesale fresh meat mar
| kets declined on practically al classe'
of meat. Beef down soc to Si.50; yea
and pork loins. 81 to So; lamb and NUT
| ton. 81 to SO per 100 lbs. Feb. price!
| good grade meats: Beef. $4,000 $50
veal. $4,000 21.O0: lamb. s1S,00I 1900
mutton, S1O.00a12.00; light pork loins
| $1,000 q 22.00; heavy loins. $500 a 1890
| Grain.
| Prices fluctuated rapidly from day
to day under alternating bearish ant
| bullish sentiment although prices show
net gains for the week. Kansas Cit,
reports southwestern mills seeltint
cash wheat with country offering
very light. despite advance in casl
prices. Exporters in other countrie
reported offering wheat to Europ
much cheaper than American wheat
| Germany has bought nearly two mil
| lion bushels Australian wheat equa
s1.79h. terms half cash. balance 81:
| months credit. Corn trade active
country offerings to arrive. moderate
weather conditions more favorable, al
though roads in such condition tina
several days dry weather needed befor
much hauling can be done. In Chicag
cash market No. red winter whea
26c to 30c over March. No. 2 hard. s
to 10c over: No. mixed corn. 6 cent
under May; yellow, sc to 51kc under.