The St. Johns herald., 1921-08-04
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 Washington DC.
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 Grain.
 Black rust and damage reports con- tinue: Liberal export business report ed with Germany and England. Coun- try offerings of corn small; scattered rains and slightly lower temperatures over corn belt. In Chicago cash mar ket No. red winter wheat closed at corn, Gle; No. ? yellow corn. Gle; No. white oats. 38c. For the week Chi cago July wheat up sac, closing at S1.Sl; July corn up 2c, at 63%c. Min Chicago September wheat up He, at $1.32%; September corn up 1c, at 62c. Minneapolis September wheat up 12c, at $138% Kansas City September. wheat up 15c, at s1.575s.
 Hay.
 Receipts generally very light. East ern markets up about $2 for the week. Prices higher at Chicago also, but new timothy and prairie now beginning to arrive, which will probably increase re- ceipts. Other central western and southern markets dull and inactive. No. l timothy quoted, New York, SS2; Chicago, old, $26, new, SEQ; Minneap- No. 1 alfalfa, Memphis, $21; Atlanta, S2S. No. 1 prairie, Minneapolis, S15; Chicago, $23.
 Market firmer with strong upward tendency, particularly for high protein feeds. Export demand good.
 Fruits and Vegetables.
 Virginia eastern shore Irish Cobbler potatoes at New York lost last weeks s advance of $1.5O, closing around $3 per barrel. Kansas sacked Early Ohios, SIPS to $1.5O per 100 lbs. in Kansas
 Dairy Products.
 Butter markets have been very firm all week at higher prices. Undertone now unsettled. Feeling prevails in some quarters that prices are top heavy. Continued hot weather, lower quality, with scarcity of fancy grades, and lighter receipts have been factors lending support to market. There are unconfirmed rumors of Danish offer Ings. Closing prices, 92 score; New phia. 4079c; Boston, 421sc.
 Cotton.
 Spot cotton. prices advanced about 36 points during the week, closing around 11.43c per lb. New York July futures up 33 points, closing at 12.28c.
 Live Stock and Meat.
 With the exception of fat lambs and yearling wethers, prices of practically all classes of live stock at Chicago show moderate net advances compared with a week ago. Hogs gained 15c to COG; beef steers, 15c to soc per 100 lbs. Better grades of butcher cows and heif- CTS generally 25c higher. Veal calves up Soc to 75c; fat lambs. 25c; fat ewes, steady to 10c higher Fat lambs de- clined 75c to 9Oc per 100 lbs. while yearlings weak to 25c lower. July 15 Chicago prices: Hogs, top, $10.40; bulk of sales, $S9O to $10.S5; medium and good beef steers. SIPS to $S.80; butcher cows and heifers, S3.75 to $8.75; feeder steers, s5.50 to $750; light and medium weight veal calves. S9 to SIPS; fat lambs, sS.25 to S10.25; feeding lambs, $6 to ST; yearlings, $6 to S8.50; fat ewes. s3 to $5.35. Stocker and feeder shipments from ten important markets during the week ending July were: Cattle and calves, 16.687; hogs, 4,S1S; sheep, 9.76S. Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices show net advances ranging from soc to S6 per 100 lbs. Mutton advanced $1 to $6 lambs, S1 to $2: pork loins, $2 to s5; better grades of veal, $2 to S3 higher. Beef ranged steady to soc higher July Is prices good grades meats: Beef s14 to $15; veal, S16 to SIS; lambs S26 to $50; mutton, $16 to ST; light pork Joins, $20 to $25; heavy loins, $15 to S20.