Charlevoix county herald., 1921-03-11
MARKET REPORT
FURNloHED ~ v. 8. BUREAU
or MARKETS. WAsHiNo-
TON. .. c.

Light receipts caused principally by
the bad roads and the unsatisfactory
prices being received by the producers
prices In several markets. Receipts ex-
coed the demand at both Cincinnati and
Memphis and prices have declined from
markets. No Idaho hay reported at Kan
sas City but some on tracks unsold at
Quoted: No. / timothy New York
Chicago $25. Minneapolis $2l. Memphis
$27. No. 1 alfalfa Kansas City 500,
Omaha $3.50, Memphis s2s. Minneapoi-
Omaha $40. Minneapolis $3.50
Feed
Feed prices holding fairly steady
bran and middlings are quoted 81 lower
In Minneapolis than a week ago. Inter
in general are in excess OF demand and
only slowly disposed OF. Transit ship
ments reported to be accomplishing and
receipts are fairly heavy Offerings OF
falfa meal and beet pulp dull
Quoted: bran $22 middlings 81. So
Minneapolis; No. ! alfalfa meal SIS Kan
sas City, $3.50 Chicago; glutenfeed s37
Chicago; white hominy feed s27 Cincn-
natl, $3.50 st. Louis; beet pulp 1913 New
York.
Fruits and Vegetables
Sacked round white potatoes strength
tHeu signify at shipping sld-
tions, reaching $1Ql5O Chicago carlot
market held last weeks recovery. closing
about 3Oc above the seasons low point
at $l.25Q1.35: Round whites up 15q zoe
at western New York stations. closing
around $1.10 sacked. New York 15c high
er at $1.25@1.40 bulk.
Cold storage Baldwin apples firm to
I. o. b. stations at $4.75. Baldwins firm
to soc higher In city markets also rang
ing mostly s5@5.5O Northwestern extra
fancy Winesaps steady, New York 1925
q4.50 per box; Boston s3@4.50: middle
western markets $3m4
Carlot shipments week ended March q
potatoes 2,S43 cars; boxed apples GIG
457; lettuce 3O5; onions 37S; sweet pota
toes 357.
Prices advanced during the week al
though the market was easily affected
and somewhat uncertain. Principal fac
tors: Renewal of export demand, foreign
political situation. and Greenbug 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.
For the week Chicago May wheat up
sc at s1.61 "a; May corn LIE at II 1-4c.
Minneapolis Mas wheat up lac at
$1.56 is; Kansas City May lac at
S1.56 Is; Winnipeg May Lee at N.s7.
Live Stock ard Meats
hog prices at Chicago continued 10
advance the past week, gaining S0cQ$l
per 100 lbs. Sheep and lambs showed
no material change. Beef steers practl-
cally unchanged. butcher COWS and heif-
ers up soc.
March 3 Chicago prices: hogs. bulk of
sales $40 15M11; medium and good beef
steers SIS. a .25; butcher cows and heif-
ers s5d10; feed steers $7.509s.4o; light
and medium weight veal calves $500
1875; fat lambs $S110.75; feeding lambs
$525@s75.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
ranged $1@2 per 100 lbs. higher than q
week ago. Beef advanced 50c@N. so.
mutton ST. veal s142 per 100 lbs. Lamb
and pork loins practically unchanged.
$16Q17; veal SCOOPS; lamb s1s@21: NUT
ton s12@15; light pork loins s22@24;
heavy loins $1,000.
Dairy Products
Butter markets firm the early part of
week but developing signs OF weakness
now. rices down 1Q1 Lee in eastern
markets on the 3rd
Closing prices. 80 score: New York,
Chicago and Boston sac; Philadelphia
SAC. These prices are &c higher than a
week ago. Trading Is now quiet as deal
ers axe fairly well supplied with goods.
Wisconsin primary cheese markets now
trifle lower than a week ago, sales be-
ing made at: twins 26 1-2c: daisies 27c;
double daisies 26 1-3c: long horns
% 3-4c High prices Wisconsin cheese
has resulted In some eastern cheese find
ing its way to Chicago market which
heretofore has been depending largely on
Wisconsin for its supply.