The Yale expositor., 1921-12-15
MARKETS
v. 8. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, D. c.

Cor the Week Ending Dec. 1, 1929
Hay
Market generally stronger. Prices adj
Vanced 81 in New York, other markets
unchanged, but light receipts and a good
local and shipping demand in central
Quoted Nov 30: No Timothy New
York $780, Philadelphia 500, Pittsburgh
$2l. so, Cincinnati $1,000, Chicago $3.50,
Minneapolis $40, Atlanta $3.50. No.
Clover Pittsburgh $2150, Cincinnati $22.
No ! alfalfa Kansas City SCI, Memphis
va, Omaha $3.50 No; Prairie Kansas
City $l1.5O, Minneapolis $3.50, Omaha
Wheat feed offerings for December
and January shipments offered soc TO 81
discount Prompt shipment offerings
light. Most markets inactive Country
demand light. Prices steady to higher
though in a few markets largely nominal
Cornfeeds in ample supply. Stocks and
movement generally good. Alfalfa meal
Quoted Nov. 80: Bran SIS, middlings
$3.50. flour middlngs $2l,50, Minneapol-
is; White hominy feed $21 St. Louis
Gluten feed $3l.65 Chicago; No. / alfalfa
meal s1G.50 Kansas City.
Grain
Wheat prices trended upward during
the week influenced mainly by domestic
and foreign reports on drouth and crop
deterioration. There was a sharp de-
cline on the 2Sth as result of rains in
drouth area but the loss was mostly
regained on the Both on report of con-
dition of winter wheat. Cash corn mar
ket firm at close; good domestic and
export demand continues
Closing prices in Chicago cash market:
No. red winter wheat 1926 No. 2 hard
winter wheat $115 No, 2 mixed corn
soc; No yellow corn soc; No. white
oats SAC
Average price to farmers in central
ers in central North Dakota for No. l
dark northern wheat $1.11 to farmers in
central Kansas for No. hard winter
For the week Chicago May wheat ad-
vanced l "a cents closing at S116 3-4;
Chicago May corn down half cent, closing
at 81 lac; Minneapolis May wheat up
l IA cent at S1.23 ga; Kansas City May
wheat up lie at S1.09: Winnipeg May
wheat up lie at SIPS.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Potato markets continue slow and dull
sc, closing S1.60d1.75 per 100 lbs. North
ern shipping points firm (. o. b. at Sl.S5
@15S New York round whites steady at
shipping points; firm in eastern markets
Apple markets slow with firm tone for
barrel stock. Best New York Baldwins
strong at sSQs,25 per barrel in New York.
and Maine stock seas Northwestern
extra fancy boxed Jonathans steady at
$225GD3 in leading cities. Extra fancy
WlHesdpS Wedh diOuHu - CT ShiPPih5
points.
Live Stock and Meats
Chicago hog prices ranged from steady
to 15c higher during the week, light
weights gaining most. Both fat and feed
ing lambs advanced 50665c; fat ewes %
assoc. Beef stesrs and butcher cows and
steady. Veal calves 75cGsi higher.
December l Chicago prices: Hogs top
$40; bulk of sales S6.70a6.90; medium
and good beef steers $5.50@10. Butcher
cows and heifers $3.50@s.75; feeder steers
$460666 60; light and medium weight veal
calves s6.50@9.75; fat lambs $92501050;
feeding lambs SS@9.15; yearlings $6@9.15;
fat ewes SSQ525
with the exception OF fresh pork
loins, eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
were generally higher.
December l prices good grade meats:
Beef $13@16; veal S16G1S; lamb $21Q24;
mutton $10@14; light pork lions. 1850
1s; heavy loins, s1SG16.
Dairy Products
Butter markets much firmer follow
ing slump which occurred during middle
of November. Storage butter moving
better as fresh prices advance. Imports
light but include Australian, and New
Zealand at San Francisco.
46 1-2c: Philadelphia 46 lie; Boston,
Acc; Chicago 47c.
Cheese markets quiet. Prices barely
steady. Interest in held cheese increas-
ing. Low quality fresh with seasonal
defects hard to move.
Prices at Wisconsin Primary markets
November 80: Twins 19c; Daisies
Is lie; Double Daisies Is lie; Long
horns 10 Sac