The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-03-10
Weekly Marketgram

satisfactory prices being received by
the producers and shippers have re-
suited in higher prices in several
markets. Receipts exceed the de-
mand at both Cincinnati and Mem
phis and prices have declined from
$1@2 on timothy and alfalfa in
those markets. No Idaho hay report
ed at Kansas City, but some on the
tracks unsold at Chicago. Prairie
higher at Kansas City, with receipts
light. Quoted March End: No. tim
othy, New York, 5000; Philadel-
phia, $24.50; Cincinnati, $22; Chi
cago, $25; Minneapolis, $21; Mem
phis, IT; No. / alfalfa Kansas City,
$40; Omaha, $3.50; Memphis, $26;
Minneapolis, $21; No. l prairie, at
Kansas City, SIS; Omaha, $40;
Minneapolis, $3.50.
FEED-Feed prices holding fairly
steady though bran and middlings
are quoted 81 lower in Minneapolis
than a week ago. March shipments
of wheat feeds quoted 81 lower than
prompt. Interior dealers not buying
heavily as stocks in general are in
excess of demand and only slowly
disposed of. Jobbers demand drop
ped off causing easier feeling. Tran
sit shipments reported to be accum-
ulating and receipts are fairly
heavy. Offering of gluten feed is
good, of hominy liberal. Cottonseed
and linseed meal in light request,
with prices slightly lower, and lin
seed meal offered by resellers for
March April shipments at 81 Buff
falo. Alfalfa meal and beet pulp
dull. Quoted bran, $22; middlings,
$21, Minneapolis; SO per cent cotton
seed meal, $3.50, Memphis; $35
Northeastern markets; No. 1 alfalfa
meal, $40, Kansas City; $3.50, Chi
cago; gluten feed, $37, Chicago;
white hominy feed, $27, Cincinnati;
$3.50, st. Louis; beet pulp, $4,000
New York.
GRAIN-Prices advanced during
the week, although the market was
easily affected and somewhat I'M
certain. Principal factors, renewal
of export demand, foreign political
situations and green bug and hessian
fly reports. Omaha reports good mill
demand for cash wheat, flour de-
mand somewhat improved. Hessian
fly infestation rather general in soft
wheat states. In Chicago cash mar
ket No. 3 mixed corn and No. 3 vel
low, 5(05 Lee under Chicago May.
Minneapolis flour demand somewhat
better, wheat demands low. For the
week Chicago May wheat up sc ia
$1.61 "a; May corn l 1-2c, II IA;
Minneapolis May wheat no A 1-2c at
$1.5S 1-S. Kansas City May 41-2c
at $1.56 1-s. Winnipeg May '1-2c at
$1.S7.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS-Hog
prices at Chicago continued to adj
vance the last week and gaining Soc
@$1 per 100 pounds. Sheep and
lambs showed no material change,
25c advance on some classes being
offset by 25c decline on others. Beef
steer specifically unchanged. But
cher cows and heifers up SOC. March
3rd Chicago prices: Hogs, bulk of
sales, $10.10@11; medium and good
beef steers $s.65@1O.25; butchers
COWS and heifers, 5000; feeder
steers, $775@9.40; light and me-
dunn weight veal calves, $9.50@12;
fat lambs, $s.1O@1O.75; feeding
lambs, $4,000; yearlings, $6.75@
80; fat ewes, $5.25@6.75; Eastern
Wholesale fresh meat prices ranged
Lee per 100 pounds higher than a
week ago. Beef advanced 50c@$1.50.
Mutton, ST.; veal, SOC per 100 lbs.
Lamb and pork loins practically UNI
changed, March 3rd prices, good
c.,.o IA ,oaafs haaf 1RM17o. wal