The St. Mary banner., 1921-10-15
The Markets

| markets Prices steady but demand
limited mostly to local needs. Ship
ping demand continued light. Quoted
| October 5: No. / timothy, New York
| $50. 80, Pittsburg $23, Cincinnati $2O.25,
| Chicago $24, Minneapolis $19; No. l
alfalfa, Memphis $3.50, Minneapolis
s21, Kansas City $50; No. l prairie,
| Chicago SIT, Minneapolis SIS, Kansas
| City $l3
Feed-Low grain prices depressed
| feed market Wheat feeds weak. Re
sales were made below mill prices;
demand for corn feeds also light, and
quotations easier Cotton seed and lin
seed meal weak and slightly lower in
several markets. Quoted October 5:
Spring bran, New York $21, Minneap-
oils $3.50; winter bran, Chicago SIS;
standard middlings, Minneapolis $13 so,
Chicago $3.50; linseed meal, Chicago
S39, Minneapolis $3.50; cotton seed
meal (36 per cent? $685. Cincinnati $39;
glute feed, Chicago 1856 Philadel-
phia s34.93; white hominy feed, Gin
cinnati $2450, Atlanta $29; alfalfa
meal, Kansas City SIT.
Grain-Markets had heavy under
tone during week and declined to new
low points for season. Only strength
shown by wheat was on September 29,
when oversold condition caused rush
to cover. Lack Of export demand and
selling pressure chief bearish factors.
Week closed with sentiment less bear
ish. Italy and the orient entered eX-
port wheat markets. Red winters in
arl,
prices stayed within narrow limits.
Huskng returns generally reported
disappointing. Closing prices in Chi
cago cash markets: No. 2 red winter
wheat S11S, No hard winter wheat
$114, No mixed corn 48c, No. 2 yel-
low corn 48c, No. 3 white oats 80 12c.
For the week Chicago December wheat
lost 10c, closing at $1.133s; December
corn lost one-half cent, closing at
49hc Minneapolis December wheat
lost 13c, closing at S1241a; Kansas
City December wheat lost 9Ac, closing
at S105B; Winnipeg December lost
15ac, closing at $1.13B. Chicago May
wheat closed at S1.18; May corn at
55c; Minneapolis May wheat at $1.2412;
Kansas City May wheat at $1101s;
Winnipeg May wheat at $1.19b.
Fruits and Vegetabfes-Potato mar
kets declined under heavy supplies,
but recovered partly toward the close.
New York bulk round whites down zoe
in New York City at $1.80@1.95 per
100 lbs. Sacked stock up 10c in Phila
delphia and Pittsburg at $2.20@235,
but slightly weaker at $1.85 fob ship
ping points Northern round whites up
35c in Chicago at $2.0O@2.20 and fair
ly steady at shipping points at 1850
1876. Colorado and Idaho rurals steady
at $100@I25, wagonloads, cash to
growers; up 25c in Chicago at 1925.
Demand for Northern Danish type cab
bage was good in st. Louis under light |
supplies. Prices up $10@15 per ton,
bulk at $50@55. New York domestic
stock firm in Philadelphia at $3.50 |
%; Danish type weak at $50. Prices
steady at New York shipping points, |
Danish stock ruling $50 and domestic |
$40 fob. Northern Danish steady at |
s22625 fob Minnesota points. Apple
markets were we'll supplied, demand
and movement moderate and prices
Yearly steady. New York and Michi-
gan Baldwins, A-21a, steady in New
FORK, Philadelphia and Chicago at $500
97.50 and up Csc at s6.25 fob. ship
,ing points. Northern extra fancy
onathans firm at So; winesaps at 1926
)er box fob. Boxed Jonathans down
&c in New York at $3.5O@3.75 and
anged $3.00@3.50 in other cities.
onion markets advanced slightly under
improved demand. New York yellow
globes No. 1 up 25c in most Eastern
ities at $3.75@4.25; Middle-western
took firm at $3.7s@450 in most mar
tets; Chicago steady at $3.75@4.00.
fellow globes firm at $355@3.75 fob.
hlpping points.
Live Stock and Meats-Chicago live
took prices were generally higher
han week ago. Beef and butcher
attle led the movement with advances
angling from 25@75c per 100 lbs. Feed
r steers were 20@35c higher. Hogs
anged from 10000 higher, packing
rades advancing most Fat lambs
nd yearlings were 25@50c higher,
'hile feeding lambs and fat ewes were
teady to Csc higher. October 6 Chi
ago prices: Hops, top $3.50; bulk of
ales, $6.S59840. Medium and good ,
eef steers $6.15@10.40; butcher cows
nd heifers $3.65@950; feeder steers
4.S5@6.S5; light and medium weight
cal calves $5.50@11.25; fat lambs
75O69.25; feeding lambs $600@75O;
earrings $5.25@725; fat ewes $1,000
60 Stocker and feeder shipments ,
'om IL important markets during the
eek ending September 80 were Cat {
and calves 101,677, hogs 6,840, sheep /
1922. Eastern wholesale fresh meat ,
rlces were not materially changed =,
ON those prevailing a week ago
eef was steady to SOC lower, with
wer veal and lamb steady to 81 down