The St. Mary banner., 1921-02-26
The Markets

Bureau of Markets, U. S. Department
of Agriculture, Washington, D. c.:
Hay and Feed.-Hay receipts light
in Eastern markets; heavy in West.
Trend of market downward Prices
declined during the week but a few
have reached from the low point Gin
cinnati still congested Good demand
for best hay noted at Minneapolis, and
Omaha Quoted February l6: No. l
timothy New York $50, Philadelphia
S24. Cincinnati S23, Chicago $23 so,
Minneapolis 500, Memphis $29, Kansas
| City $3.50. No l alfalfa Kansas City
$3.50, Memphis $27, Omaha s19. No
l prairie Minneapolis SIS, Kansas City
$13. Omaha $40
Wheat feed market slightly improv-
| ed; linseed and cottonseed meal re
| main dull and in light demand Alfal-
| ia meal and beet pulp quiet Hominy
| feed and Oat feed quoted higher Glut-
en- feed unchanged. Weather cOndi-
tlons destricting demand. Stocks in
all sections reported as normal or
larger than normal Cottonseed stocks
at mills about 1000 tons larger on
January 81 than last year, insuring
sufficient production from now on to
equal that of last year Feed prices
in general barely holding steady
QUOTED: Bran S2O50, middlings 500,
flour middlings $24 Minneapolis; lin
seed meal $36 Minneapolis, $42 Cincin-
natl; $3.50 cottonseed meal $2650
eastern markets; white hOminy feed
$22 st. Louis. $26 Cincinnati, $50 At
lanta No. l alfalfa meal $3.50 Kan
sas City, S2l St. Louis; gluten feed $35
Chicago, $3S Cincinnati; beet pulp s33
New York
Fruits and VegetabIes.-Sa Sacked
round white potatoes down sc per 100
pounds o. b. Northern shipping sta
tions at 80@90c. Chicago carlot mar
ket off l0015c, reaching $l05W110
sacked, Round whites held around 81
at Western New York shipping points
New York markets lost 100 15c, reach
ing $1.40@150 bulk
Cold storage Baldwin apples firm at
Western New York f. o. b. stations
around $425 per barrel Baldwins firm
in city wholesale markets at $4.50@
5; Young Imperials $375@4.5O. North
western extra fancy Winesaps firm
in New York So 506450. Florida Gel
cry steady in Eastern markets at 81 so
@325. Shipping points slightly weak
er around $160 f. o. b. cash track
California golden hearts celery mostly
IS. 5006 per crate in consuming cen
ters; 30G 35c per dozen punches f. o. b.
Yellow onions slightly weaker at 75c
per 100 pounds f 0. b. Western New
York points; mostly 75cGs1.10 in con-
suming markets.
Carlot shipments week ended Feb
ruary 16: Potatoes 2,901 cars; boxed
apples SIG, barreled apples 1.O1S; cab
bage. 495; celery, 463; lettuce, 39l;
onions, 357; sweet potatoes, 410.
Shipments week ended February 9:
Potatoes, 2,765 cars; boxed apples 451, |
barreled apples 1898; cabbage, 429; |
celery, 361; lettuce, 391; onions, 351;
sweet potatoes, 3S0
Cotton.-The average price of mid |
ding in the ten designated markets |
declined about 3 points during the |
week, closing around 1315c per lb. |
New York March futures down 20 |
points. closing at 1890.
Livestock and Meats.-With the ex-
ception of sheep and lambs Chicago
livestock prices showed advances com
pared with a week ago. Hogs advanc-
ed 25c to soc, beef steers Csc to Csc,
feeder steers Csc to 81 per 100 pounds.
Common COWS and heifers unchanged
but better grades were soc to 75c
higher. Fat lambs declined 60c to 81;
feeding lambs soc to 75c. Yearlings
25c to soc lower; fat ewes steady to
Csc higher. February 18th Chicago
prices: Hogs, bulk of sales, s9@975:
medium and good beef steers $8400
1e15; butcher cows and heifers $40
8 %; feeder steers S7@875; light and
medium weight veal calves $9.500
1925; fat lambs 5000 so; feeding
lambs Sc 25@750 yearlings $500
81 25; fat ewes SO 50@525.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat mar
kets. compared with a week ago beef
ranged steady to 81 higher per 100 lbs.
Mutton up $l@2 higher; veal up 81
at some markets, 81 lower at others.
Lamb and pork loins practically
steady February 18th prices good
grade meats: Beef $13@15; veal SIS
0s2O lamb $1,000; mutton 500
10; light pork loins $l9@2l; heavy
loins $14@1750.
Grain.-The weeks grain trading
had poor start, prices dropping about
&c on account of evening up for the
double holiday On the l4th and 18th
prices rose l0c as result of reports Of
green bugs in Southwest. Later, an
)verbought condition was disclosed