The St. Mary banner., 1921-09-03
The Markets


Bureau OF Markets, L. S Department
OF Agriculture, Washington, d. C.:
Hay-Eieavier receipts have caused
a s. to So decline in Timothy prices
at principal central-western markets.
Stock yards buying at Chicago has
cleared up surplus. Lighter country
loadings reported. Eastern markets
dull and about so cents lower. Al
falfa and prairie prices have also De
clined about soc to 81 during the week
Quoted August "a: No. ! timothy, New
York $3O50, Philadelphia $24, Cin2ln'
natl 1880. Chicago S22, Atlanta S2o,
Memphis $3.50. No. ! alfalfa. Mem
phis S22, Minneapolis $40, Kansas City
s23 No / prairie, Minneapolis $l4.oo,
Chicago SIT, Kansas City 5l2.
Feed-Wheat feeds especially bran.
continue weak. The demand for feed
stuffs of all kinds remains light. Prices
lower Stocks in dealers hands liSht
to fair Prospects OF material reduc-
ton in production OF cotton seed cake
and meal has not stimulated demand.
Trade expects production to be less
than normal domestic requirements.
Prices new crop meal now 81 to So
lower than old crop meal prices. Corn
feeds fairly steady. Alfalfa meal an
changed. Quoted August 25 Bran
Sl3.25, middlings $14 Minneapolis, 80
per cent cotton seed meal tnew CROP,
S41 delivered northeastern markets;
33 per cent linseed meal $3.50 Min
neapoiis. 80 per cent linseed meal Sf9
delivered northeastern markets. White
bC, alfalfa meal
$3.50 Kansas City Gluten feed 5000
Chicago, S3621 Philadelphia.
Grain-Folowing lower prices the
first three days of week under liqul-
dation by longs and lack OF support,
sentiment turned buliish on good eX-
port and milling demand and Chicago
September wheat closed at Sl.2o Hs,
showing a net advance OF 312c for the
week Chicago September corn rose
112c. closing at 54l4c c. The market
closed with undertone strong, due IN
part TO passage of legislation to aid
exports. Export demand at SeabOard
only fair on the 25th and sales smaller
account inability to obtain cash grain.
Country receipts small; offerings 10
arrive limited Industrial corn de-
9OOd, DLt thPcl l ACAlAt'LLA A~'S ~
tive Country corn offerings liberal.
In Chicago cash market: No. red
winter wheat $l.22; No. ? hard $l.22;
No. ? mixed corn SOC; No , yellow
56c; No. white oats 32$4 &C. For the
week Minneapolis September wheat up
81 c at $1.30; Kansas City September
up &c at $110A; Winnipeg October
up 14c at $1.45 Chicago December
wheat closed at $121l2; Chicago De-
cember corn 5412; Minneapolis Deccm-
Der wheat s1294; Kansas City De-
cember s1134
Dairy Products-After week OF I'M
settled trading butter markets have
again taken on a firm tone. August
25 prices show advances, but are still
about 1c to 12c under those of week
ago Weather has been favorable for
production and receipts are slightly
heavier, but there has been revival
of trading account of buyers, letting
stocks get low on a falling market.
Closing prices. 92 score: New York
411ac, Chicago 371ac, Philadelphia
Al 12c, Boston 42c. More confidence
shown in cheese markets and under
tone much more settled than a week
ago. Trading at Wisconsin primary
markets especially has shown Consid-
cradle Improvement August "a prices
average: Twins 18c, daisies and
double 19c, Longhorns 19l2c; light
trading in young americas.
Fruits and Vegetables-New Jersey
sacked Irish cobbler potatoes declined
15G20c per 100 pounds in Eastern
n m Riots tbp wopx
closing at S3G365. Giants range
S24543 Heavy haulings at the close
of the week depressed prices at North
Jersey shipping points 40c per 100
pounds in two days, prices closing at
$2.15 G235 fob. Kansas sacked early
Ohios continued to decline in Kansas
City. closing 81 lower per 100 pounds
at around 81 Nebraska early OhiOs
range $225m260 in Chicago. Mime
sofa early Ohios s2.65G275 in ST.
Loui sand S22062.30 fob. at Mime
sofa shipping points. California sal
mon tint cantaloupes from Turlock Sec
ton held at s2G2.50 per standard crate
in New York, but declined 25c in Pitts
burg, closing $1.75I2. Chicago mar
ket continued weak, prices showing
further loss Of soc per crate to range
of S12501.15. Delaware and Mary |
land green meats standards ASS range
S1256225 in eastern markets. New
York and Massachusetts yellow globe |
onions range $3.50 to So per 100 pounds |
in New York, So q $50 Boston. Mid |
dlewestern yellow varieties range s. so |
"a per 100 lbs in New York Wash |
ington yellow stock 1925 $50 in Kan
sas City. S250G2.75 in Chicago
Live Stock and Meats-With the ex- |
ception of veal calves, Chicago live |
stock prices show declines compared |