The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1921-10-27
MARKETS
U. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, .. c.

(For the week ending October 90, 1920
Grain
The market has had heavy undertone
since the 10Th and at the close today Chi
cagO December wheat was IL cents lower
than the high point for the week. Bear
ish factors were government report of
wheat reserves, big stocks of wheat with
comparatively slow demand, and threat
ened rail strike. Milling and flour de-
mand reported fair.
In Chicago cash market No 2 red win
ter wheat SLIP; No. 2 hard winter wheat
SL02; No 2 mixed corn i5c; No. yellow
corn 46c; No. white oats Bic.
For the week Chicago December wheat
lost 3-4c, closing at S1.04; December
corn down S-4c at acc Minneapolis De-
cember wheat closed at SLY IL; Kansas
city December wheat 96 lie; Winnipeg
December wheat Sl.06 Chicago May
wheat closed at $l0S SIS. May corn
81 1-2c; Minneapolis May wheat S1.16 Ia;
Kansas city May wheat SIC "a: Winni-
peg May wheat $1.11 10.
Dairy Products
Butter markets have been firm but are
showing signs of weakening under pres
ent high prices. Several cars Of Canadian
butter on market during week. Moderate
shipments OF Danish due this week. Stor-
age butter moving Well for season.
Closing prices, % score: New York
AZ Ia Chicago A 1-2; Philadelphia AT;
Boston &C 10
Cheese markets firm following advances
on Wisconsin cheese board October II.
October 10 prices at Wisconsin Primary
markets. Twins zoe: Daisies 22c; Double
Daisies 20 1-2c; Longhorns 20 3-4c; Young
Americas 20 1-Sc.
Hay
Receipts of hay generally good. Heavy
arrivals ana advances of large country
loadings broke timothy prices In Chicago
$l.50 per ton. with fairly active trading
at the decline. Most markets report
steady prices with offerings we'll absorbed.
Shipping demand has improved but is
confined to better grades.
Quoted Oct. 18th: No. timothy s22
Chicago; S2025 Cincinnati: $23 Memphis;
SIS Minneapolis; $1,000 New York; S14
Kansas City. No. 1 alfalfa: S26 Memphis;
$3.50 New York; $40 80 Kansas City. No.
! prairie; SIS Minneapolis; $ll Omaha;
$3.50 Kansas City.
No Improvement in spot demand for
feeds Fair buying by eastern jobbers is
reported by western markets in anticipa-
ton OF railroad strike. Production OF
reduced 50. Wheat feed production heavy.
Alfalfa meal draggy. prices steady.
Quoted October 10: Bran Sl.75: midd-
lings s12:75, flour middlings $40. Mime
apolis: No. l alfalfa meal $3.50 Kansas
City: white hominy feed $1,000 Chicago,
s19.75 St Louis; gluten feed $3.50 Chi
| cago; beet pulp $3.50 Philadelphia.
Live Stock and Meats
Prices of practically all classes AMI
grades of live stock at Chicago showed
substantial declines during the week.
Feeding steers practically unchanged.
October goth Chicago prices: Hogs, top
$500; (early) bulk OF sales s7i0dS.10;
| medium and good beef steers $3.50 1855 ;
butcher cows and heifers $3.50G9. Feed
err steers si.S5G7. Light and medium
weight veal calves S6.25@11.75; fat lambs
$7.50US.50: feeding lambs S6.50@750;
yearlngs $50725 fat ewes s3d5.
With the exception Of pork loins, east
ern wholesale fresh meat prices were
generally weak TO a shade lower. Beef
and veal practically steady: lamb prices
averaged 81 lower per 100 pounds.
October 20 prices good grade meats.
Beef s14G16; veal S1Sd 90; lamb S16GfS;
mutton $lOd11; light pork loins, S23m29;
heavy loins, S15G22.
Fruits and Vegetables
Prices in Chicago potato market de-
clined during the week, prices in other
cities fairly steady Northern round
whites down 30c in Chicago at siS00D1. 95
per 100 pounds, sacked, firm in other
cities at S2.25n250.
Most cabbage markets slightly weaker;
New York steady, with light demand;
New York Danish type cabbage held at
$40M42 bulk per ton in New York City;
weaker in other markets at S35M45.
Markets for barreled apples continues
steady; slow and dull for boxed stock.
New York Baldw'ns steady in city mar
kets at S7Q75 so per BARREL steady at ship
ping points at S6.25a6.50.