The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-08-11
MARKET REPORT
FURNISHED BY u. S. BUREAU
OF MARKETS. WASHING
TON, D. c.

Hay
Timothy hay market rather firm on
the higher grades because OF nsnt, o Me-.
neapols. Poor hay selling SLOWLY al
markets Prairie in good supply with
market easy. Alfalfa receipts hsh' pus
York S33. Philadelphia $25. Chicago Szo.
Minneapolis $3.50, Atlanta $27. Cincin-
natl sci No | alfalfa Memphis $2ioo.
Kansas City $3.50 Omaha Slo.oV. sNS 10; 4
prairie Chicago $3.50. Minneapolis Slfoo.
Grain
Prices lower for week due to slower
demand, very heavy receipts, unsetticd
cash market and lack of public puylng.
Sharp selling by longs anothef iactor
in declines. Brisk export demand went
far to check declines. Reports indicate
that wheat in mlddlewest largely SOLO
now and receipts are expected 10 ue-
sure most of week though fairly active
export demand was noted. country o1-
ferings larger. In Chicago cash MARKER
No. red winter closed at Sl.2o' NO:
hard at $121 No. mixed corn At bSc.
No yellow at 5Sc; No. new white
oats at 33c. For the week Chicago sep.
tember wheat dropped lac, closing AT
S1.21 3-S September corn dropped
3 i-2c. closing at 5Sc. Minneapolis Sep
TENDER wheat dropped 2 S-4c, closing at
Sl.27 SIS. Kansas City September wheat
dropped lac, closing at $l.ll SeS, en-.
December corn at So 1-2c Minneapolis
December wheat closed $l.2s Is: Kan
saS City December wheat closed Sli5 LIZ.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets firm Demand active
for best grades which have been short
because of hot weather defects. Receipts
show slight shrlnkage Storage hold
ings increasing moderately but the snort
age under a year ago Is now over S,OOo,-
600 lbs. Prices of 80 score: New YORK
45c, Chicago AZ 3-4c, Philadelphia 4ic,
Boston 45c
Cheese markets have lost the firmness
Of a week ago. Prices are To &c lower
and In line with declines occurring Au-
gust | on Wisconsin country boards.
Wisconsin primary market prices; twins
10 3-ic, daisies 30 12c, double daisies
90 lac, longhorns 22c, young Americas
2l 3-4C.
Fruits and Vegetables
Virginia eastern shore Irish cotbler po-
tatoes up $1@1.25 per Dbl. In New York
at S5.50mG. Other eastern markets
sacked cobblers up soc per 100 lbs. I'm
New York, ranging S3.35G3.50, Kansas
sacked early Ohios steady in Kansas city
around $3.50 per 100 lbs. Chicago 1880
10. California salmon tint cantaloupes
from Turlock section slightly weaker in
eastern markets closing S393.b0. Chi
cago slow and weak at S2.50M215. Ar
kansas stock $l@2 in middlewestern cit
les. Georgia liberia peaches stronger in
Eastern markets and up 50cmsl per
basket carrier. ranging $4n5. except
UP 50m75c in Chicago, closing around
$3.50. Georgia and South Carolina Tom
Watson watermelOns, medium sizes.
nearly steady in New York at S200Gr250
per car fer 25-2S 10. stock. Limited de-
inand at Georgia shipping points allowed
prices 10 decline $60M75 per ear. 26-2S
IN. melons reaching S75Ui00 August 3
and 22-24 10. average $i0M65. (. o. b. cash
track. Supply from Missouri producing
sections has been increasing rapidly.
Sales T. o. b. 24-2S Id. average ranging
Sll0me00 cash track TO growers August
3 Prices range 225M250 in Chicago.
Live Stock and Meats.
As a result of the decline of last four
days. hogs are down 30GU40c compared
with week ago. Yearlinss and good
beef steers up 15m35c; cows and heifers
.A1th0c; lower on lower grades, others
steady, Veal calves down 75M$l. Feeder
cattle up quarter on better grades. Fat
lambs 60M75c higher, feeder lambs up
z5W50c; yearlings and ewes about steady
August 4 Chicago prices: Hogs. top,
Sl1;SO bulk of sales $9.45@l1.15; medium
and good beef steers S9;50nl0 %; butcher
cows and hefers, S350GS.75: feeder
steers a.75@7.5O; light and medium
W.T.. veal calves sS01O; fat lambs $3.50
1875; feeding lambs $G.50m7.75: year
llngs $6MS.25: fat ewes $6.5O07.75
Stocker and feeder shipments from elev-
en- important markets for the week end
ing July 20 were: Cattle and calves
2S,7f7; hogs 2.l6l; sheep 4l.592. Better
grades western dressed beef at eastern
markets advanced 50ca $780, veal 81:
lamb $3@4 and pork 50, while mutton
declined ST. August prices good grade
meats; Beef sl5.5OG17; veal $i5@17:
lamb $22024: mutton $12Mi5: light pork
loins S25M2S; heavy loins $16M2t