The St. Johns herald., 1921-06-16
MARKETS Furnished by - U. s. BUREAU OF MARKETS
 Washington, D. c.
(western Newspaper Union News Service.


 Fruits and Vegetables. [. Northern sacked round white pota- toes reached a new low point for the season in the Chicago carlOt market, selling at 500 Csc per 100 lbs North ern shipping points down 25c. at 60Q 75c f. O. b. South Carolina No. l Irish CObblers down $2 at shipping points at S4 per cloth top slat barrel; down $3.25 New York, at $4.25 G4.50. Texas sacked Bliss Triumphs weakened slightly St. Louis and Kansas City, ranging $2.7S @3.25.
 Grain.
 Unfavorable crop and hot and dry weather reports caused drastic up turn in prices. Reports of wheat on way to Chicago from West, Southwest and Northwest to deliver on contracts also a factor. Sterling exchange weak CT and export demand restricted. Corn trade showed independent strength at close, due to shipping sales and de- crease in country offerings. In Chicago cash market No. 2 red winter wheat $1.65; No. hard, $1.65; No. 3 mixed corn, 64c; No yellow corn, 64c; No. 3 white oats. 391Rc. For the week Chi cago May wheat up 2 Ac c. at $1.67; May corn, 41Rc, at 63A. Chicago July up 3hc, at S1.2712, July corn up 4c, at 64Bc. Minneapolis July wheat down A c. at s1.22; Winnipeg July down %, at $1.62
 Hay.
 Receipts exceedingly. light in Central West but demand equally limited Prices steady. Trading very narrow Eastern and southern markets inactive. No. 1 timothy quoted New York. $29.5O; Atlanta S31: Memphis, S25; Chicago, $22; No. l alfalfa, Memphis, $27; Allan ta. $33; No. 1 prairie, Kansas City, $15; Memphis. $16.
 Mill feed demand quiet. Stocks of high protein feeds unusually large, in dicating heavy carryOver by dealers Seed stocks at cotton oil mills about same as last year. Approximately 1O,- 900 tons of wheat feeds stored at west ern lake ports during past few weeks Supplies of cOcoanut cake and beet pulp heavy and selling slowly. Ship ments of feed stuffs from. principal markets to interior heavier recently than last season. Demand for most feeds only for prompt shipment. Lin seed meal demand has fallen off and quoted as low as $26.5O Minneapolis Imported middlings and beet pulp of fered at SIS and $25 in seaboard mar kets. Alfalfa meal production light.
 Live Stock and Meats.
 A steady decline in Chicago hog prices brought present quotations soc to $1.05 per 100 pounds under those of a week ago, and established a new low record TOT more than i've years. beeI steers down 25c to soc; butcher cows and heifers. soc to 75c; feeder steers, 25c. Veal calves declined 75c to S1. Fat lambs were soc to. $1.25 lower, yearlinEs, soc to $1; fat ewes, $1.75 to $2 per loo lbs. May 27 Chicago prices: hogs bulk of sales, $7.50Q775; medium and good beef steers, S7.25 $50; butch CT cows and heifers. $4.5O@S.50; feeder steers. $7.00QS.25; light and medium weight veal calves. S7@9; fat lambs. $8 @11.50; yearlings, $6.50@1O; fat ewes, $2.75Q5.
 With the exception of lamb. which remained practically unchanged, east ern wholesale fresh meat markets are generally lower than a week ago. Beef declined 25c to soc; veal and pork loins, $1 to $2; mutton. q to S4 per 100 lbs. Good grade meats: Beef, $13.75Q O 15; veal $15@16; lamb $25027; nut ton, $11 416; light pork loins, $19Q23; heavy loins, $15@18.
 Dairy Products.
 Butter market fairly firm at existing prices, especially on better qualities. Consumption holding up well and limit ed quantities moving into storage. Closing prices. 92 score: Chicago, 28c; New York. 29c; Boston, 29hc; Phila- delphia, BOG.
 Cotton,
 Spot cotton advanced 10 points the past week, closing at 11.60c per lb. New York July futures up 18 points at 12.96c.