Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-04-29
MARKET REPORT
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Dairy Products
Butter markets steady the early part
OF week but prices declined sharply on
the 18th and 18th In eastern markets
and at prices about three cents lower
than a week ago. Chicago market has
continued fairly steady. Prices in the
different markets out OF line with each
other and further changes likely.
Closing prices 80 score: New York
45 Ia; Chicago 46 Ia; Philadelphia 49;
Boston AZ.
Receipts exceed demand. Prices hold.
ing fairly steady except in Northeastern
markets, which quote lower. No inquiry
for forward shipment. Alfalfa demand
Quote: No. timothy $3.50 Chicago
spolis. e ssS5c Ne New A YorR sss5o cincn
natl; No. timothy $40 Chicago, $2i
Memphis. $3.50 Minneapolis. $3.50 New
York. $2l Cincinnati; No. | alfalfa :2a
Kansas City; No. l prairie $3.50 Kansas
City, SIS Minneapolis.
Feed
Mill feeds weaker. Decline has de-
stroyed confidence, prospective buyers
awaiting still lower prices. Eastern de-
mand light Offerings liberal frequently
becoming urgent. Hominy easier, Offer
ings increasing. Gluten feed unchanged;
demand light. Season bran offered $3.50
Minneapolis MI s Imported beet pulp quoted G,Ste
constantly and in poor request Alfalfa
meal dull; prices generally nominal
Quoted: Bran SIT, middlings SIG, flour
SLIPS, dried brewers grains $3.50. No!
1 alfalfa meal s21 st. Louis; white hom-
my feed $20.50 st. Louis, gluten feed
$3.50 Chicago.
Live Stock and Meats
Chicago hog prices declined 40@70c per
4.
heavy weights declining most. Cattle
prices not materially changed. Fat lambs.
fat ewes and yearlings practically steady.
feeding lambs down 25@50c.
sales sS@9; medium and good beef steers
S7.50@S.75; butcher cows and heifers
A.75@9; feeder steers $7aS.50; light and
medium weight veal calves s6.5Om9; fat
lambs $SMl0.25: feeding lambs s6.50QS;
yearlings $725d9: fat ewes $5@6.75.
Veal steady to 50 higher. Lamb steady
to 81 higher Light pork loins unchang-
ed; heavy lons steady to 81 lower. April
iD17 so: veal s1S@20; lamb s17922: NUT
ton s14@17; light pork loins s25@29:
heavy loins $17@23
Fruits and Vegetables.
Northern sacked round white potatoes
steady (. o. b. at 1895 per 100 lbs. Chi
cago carot market up l5@ zoe at $l@1.lO
New York cold storage 1-2 Bald
win apples firm in leading city. whole
sale markets at S6.50M6 per Dbl. Chl-
cago up 81 per Dbl. closing $5.50G6
Northwestern extra fancy Winesaps me-
dunn TO large sizes steady Chicago at
S2.50@350 per box; small sizes s2@f225.
Grain
Prices declined the early part of week
on reports exporters resellirg. large coun-
try offerings small export demand and
world labor and economic situation. But
upon settlement of British strike and de-
velopment good export demand the mar
ket reacted. On the 10th passage emer
gency tariff bill by House, freezing tenn
peratures and blizzard in winter wheat
belt and better labor situation England
made for strong market. Seaboard re-
ports advance in prices has checked ex
port buying; Kansas City reports export
ers withdrawn from market there. Min
neapolis reports large mills buying MAY
wheat Corn followed wheat.
In Chicago cash market Nc. rec
winter wheat s1.31 SIS. No hard
81. 40 SIS, No mixed corn SIS 1-Sc. No
yellow Sc lac. No 3 white oats 81 3-ic
For the week Chicago May wheat down
3-4c. at SIPS is; May corn lee at
So SIS. Minneapolis May wheat down
6 1-2c at s1.22 "a: Kansas City May
c lac at s1.1S Ia: Winnipeg May 10 l &c
at $1.55 SIS. Minneapolis flour demand
slightly better; all cash wheats &c high
err than May futures. Kansas City mill
ing demand good, No. hard 15c over
Kansas City May.