The Ordway new era., 1921-03-25
MARKETS
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U. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, o. C.
Western Newspaper Union News ssries)

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Receipts improving: top grades
meeting with ready sale in nearly an
markets. Country demand increasihs'
loadings light Roads poor condition
Light receipts clover and alfalfa han,
sas City. Chicago market in position
to absorb heavier offerings alfalfa anu
prairie. Omaha reports prairie IN sooo
request: receipts light; No p,hsan,ern aGenn,n
markets well supplied. Quoted; No.
timothy. $50 Kansas city, SIG engage
timothy, seq Cincinnati. SIS Kansas
City. s22 Chicago, s17 Minneapolis. No.
l alfalfa, s2o.50 Kansas City. SO On en-
csgo. s1s Minneapolis. s17 Kansas city
y2O.50 Cincinnati No. l prairie. si9
Minneapolis, $40 Chicago, sl4-50 kaf
sas City.
Market generally easier. Linseed
meal strong but price UNCHANGED. Corn
feeds unchanged. Hominy feed quoted
about SOC lower in many mi marFetS; ,s,In
Middlings. s22 Minneapolis. Linseed
meal. s41:5o Buffalo. sio:5o Mime
cottonseed meal. S25 Memphis: White
hominy feed. s2S St. Louis. No l al
falfa meal; $3.50 Kansas City Gl1tsn Civ IN
lower in New England at sSi Boston
rate points.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Potatoes weakened slightly ut north
ern shipping stations. closing si.oS@
1.15. Chicago car lot market held at
s1.20 a 1.25. Round whites sod as hlgh
as S1.30 (. o. b. western New York sta
tions during the week, but reacted to
last weeks close around s1.20 sacked.
Bulk stock steady New York, sl.9op
1.65.
strens sthened at western New York /.
o. b. stations to level around 50.
Baldwins steady in city wholesale mar
kets at s5G6. Northwestern extra
fancy winesaps mostly s3@4 per box in
consuming centers; medium to large
sizes, S2i2sa2.6Q f. o. b.
Grnin.
There was a considerable drop in
prices the past week caused by favor
able crop reports, much needed rains
in Southwest. weakness in stock plar-
ket. and general economic conditions;
In Chicago cash market. No. mixed
yellow, ~ 464ec under, For the week.
Chicago May wheat down 12iec at
S1.469s, May corn &c at Csc Mime
Kansas City May 13Ac at S1.S9%4
Winnipeg May SC at S17S5s. Chicago
March wheat S1.551S. Minneapolis flour
sales continue fair,
Live Stock and Meats.
The general trend of Chicago live
stock prices the past week was vas up fp+
lambs, 50Q75c; yearlings, 25c to 81 per
100 pounds. On the whole cattle prices
Chicago prices; Hogs. bulk Of sales
s101O01l.a5 medium and good beef
steers, $s.40Q1o.16; butcher cows and
heifers. $50 $50; feeder steers. S7.75Q
975; light and medium weight veal
calves. $3.50 q 1925; fat lambs, Ss.50g
1915; feeding lambs, SIPS q 800; year
lings, 37.50q9.00; fat ewes, $500 q S5u
Eastern Wholesale fresh meat prices
advanced in most instances moderately.
per 100 pounds. Beef up S1.O0 g LOU;
veal and lamb irregular, some markets
being 81 lower. others 81 higher.
Mutton ranged steady, to 81 lower.
a 80: mutton. s12a15; light pork loins.
s25a2s; heavy loins. s19a2S.
The average price of middling spot
cotton in the ten designated markets
lost about points during the week,
closing around 11.01c per pound. New
York March futures down 2S points.
closing at 10.96c.
n....ry Products.
Butter markets weak and unsettled:
Increased domestic production and
heavy Danish imports AREA, are factors r;ods IN
dyture deveispments Mep Ynrt osinE EPbiaSe Rs,i
phis 4sc, Boston 47Mc. Chicago ACC.
Cheese markets steady. to firm
mostly small orders. but good con-
fairly active. The new weeks business
opens with prices at Plymouth: Wis;
cheese exchange showing reductions of
from 1c to &c according to styles;
Twins 24c, Daisies Csc. Double Daisies
24Nc. Longhorns 25c. Young Americas
2<c,