Charlevoix county herald., 1921-08-12
MARKET REPORT
FURNISHED BY u. S. BUREAU
OF MARKETS. WAeHINo-
TON, .. c.

Timothy hay, market rather firm on
the higher grades because of light offer-
ings. Good demand at Chicago and Min
neapolis. Poor hay selling slowly all
markets. Prairie in good supply with
demand limited. Quoted Aug. 8. New
York $33. Philadelphia $25. Chicago $40.
Minneapolis $3.50. Atlanta SGT, cincin-
Kansas city $3.50. Omaha sis.5o' No. /
prairie Chicago $3.50, Minneapolis $14.bO.
Grain
Prices lower for week due to slower
demand. very heavy receipts, unsettled
cash market and lack of public buying
In declines. Brisk export demand went
far to check declines. Reports indicate
that wheat in middlewest largely sold
now and RECEIPTS are nG xpesed to
sure most of week though fairly active
export demand was noted. Country Of
ferings larger In Chicago cash market
hard at $1.21; No mixed corn at Csc;
No. yellow at 5Sc; No. 3 new white
oats at 33c. For the week Chicago Sep
$1.21 a-s. September corn dropped
1-2c, closing at 5Sc. Minneapolis Sep
TENDER wheat dropped 2 Sac. closing at
$1.27 5-S. Kansas City September wheat
cago December wheat closed at $1.24 3.s;
December corn at IS lie. Minneapolis
December wheat closed $1.2S Is: Kan
sas City December wheat closed s1.15 IL.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets firm. Demand active
for best grades which have been short
because of hot weather defects. Receipts
show slight shrinkage. Storage hold
ings increasing moderately but the short
900 lbs. Prices of so score: New York
46c, Chicago AZ Sac, Philadelphia 44c,
Boston 45c.
Of week ago. Prices are to &c lower
and In line with declines occurring Au-
gust l on Wisconsin country boards.
v, primary market prices; Twins
20 lac. longhorns 22c, young Americas
21 3-4c.
Fruits and Vegetables
Virginia eastern shore Irish cobbler po-
tatoes up s1Q1.25 per Dbl. in New York
h al anrns otse5 eastern New sEs
sacked cobblers up soc per 100 lbs In
New York, ranging sS.s5@35O. Kansas
sacked early Ohios steady In Kansas City
TO- California salmon tint cantaloupes
from Turlock section slightly weaker in
eastern markets closing s3Q3,5o; Chi
kansas stock S1@2 in middiewestern cit
les. Georgia Elberta peaches stronger in
Eastern markets and up 50c@$1 per
basket carrier, ranging s495, except
up 5o@75c in Chicago, closing around
$3.50. Georgia and South Carolina Tom
Watson watermelons. medium sizes,
nearly steady in New York at $2OO@250
per car for 25-2S Id. stock Limited de-
mand at Georgia shipping points allowed
prices to decline S60@75 per car, 26-2S
Id. melons reaching s750100 August 3
and 22-24 ID. average $40@65, {. o. b: cash
track. Supply from Missouri producing
sections has been increasing rapidly
Sales (. o. b. 24-2S ID. average, ranging
$11O@2OO cash track to growers August
8. Prices range $225@250 in Chicago.
Live Stock and Meats.
AS result of the decline of last four
days. hogs are down 30@40c compared
with week ago. Yearlngs and good
beef steers up 15@35c; cows and heifers
2hU5Oc; lower on lower grades, others
steady. Veal calves down 75@s1. Feeder
cattle up quarter on better grades. Fat
lambs 60@75c higher feeder lambs up
z5Q Soc yearlings and ewes about steady.
Aqg So , Chicago n sss. prizes ss Hogs top
and good beef steers s950@102 5; butcher
cows and heifers, $3.50QS75 feeder
steers s4.75@750; light and medium
W.T.. veal calves $S910; fat lambs $3.50
1875; feeding lambs $6.50@775: year
lings $6@S.25; fat ewes s650@7.75.
Stocker and feeder shipments from elev
en- important markets for the week end
2S,747; hogs 2161; sheep 1882. Better
grades western dressed beef at eastern
markets advanced 5Oc@ 81 so; veal 81;
lamb 1904 and pork So, while mutton
declined 81. August prices good grade
meats: Beef s15.50@17: veal $15@17:
lamb $1,000; mutton s12@15; light pork
loins $2592S; heavy loins s16Q21