, 1921-03-10
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Light receipts caused principally by
Dad roads and unsatisfactory prices to
producers and shippers have resulted
in higher prices In several markets.
Receipts exceed demand at Cincinnati
and Memphis where timothy and all
falfa prices have declined 81 to 81. No
some on tracks at Chicago unsoid.r
Prairie higher at Kansas City: receipts
light Quote No. / timothy. New York.
s22; Chicago, s25; Minneapolis. s2i:
Memphis. S27. No. l alfalfa. Kansas
City. $40; Omaha, $3.50; Memphis, sac;
$3.50.
Prices holding fairly steady. though
Minneapolis. March shipment of. wheat
feeds quoted 81 lower than prompt.
Interior dealers not buying heavily. as
mand and only slowly disposed of.
Diminished jobbers' demand causing
easier feeling. Transit shipments re-
ported accumulating; receipts fairly
heavy. Offerings of gluten feed good.
of hominy liberal. c~ottonseed and lin
seed meal in light. requests; prices
slightly lower: iinseed meal offered by
resellers for March and April shipment
at Sal. Buffalo. Alfalfa meal and beet
pulp dull. Quoted bran s22: m%iddlings.
S2l.bO, Minneapolis; SO per cent cotton
seed meal. $3.50. Memphis: s35 north
eastern markets No. l alfalfa meal.
s1s. Kansas city; $3.50. Chicago; glu-
feed. $27, Cincinnati: $3.50, st. Louis.
Beet pulp. $40. New York.
Grain.
On the Gath in stock mar
ket and general business and economic
situation started a decline in grain
prices. but subsequent development of
better export demand brought about
l some recovery on the 2bth and 18th.
Market unsettled on the 2Sth, but be-
came oversold and with further green
against ESQ 1000 bushels of wheat sold
for export prices almost entirely re-
covered by the close. Visible supply
of wheat decreased 697. 1000 bushels
during the week. corn 1,343,000 bushels.
Argentine government reports export
able surplus wheat 3 5000. 900 bushels.
Corn receipts LIBERAL; demand good;
Chicago cash market No. 3 mixed corn
sac to &c under Chicago May; No. 3
yellow SC to 5%c under. Kansas City
reports milling demand fair. For the
week Chicago May wheat down SIC,
at $1.66%; May corn. &c. at 6SAc; Min
$1.51%; Kansas City May. Axe. at
$1.52; Winnipeg May. 4Ac. at si.S3.
Live stock and Meats.
Prices on all classes of live stock at
Chicago made material advances the
past week. Fat lambs up 81 to $3.50.
feeding lambs. Use to 81; yearlings;
steers. Csc to SOC; feeder steers. Csc;
calves, 75e to ,i.as: hogs. 5sc to Sc.
Of saies. % , shisafS R5ics me aesa' D snd
good beef steers. ss.s5@10.25: butcher
cows and heifers. s5.o0Q1o.oo; feeder
steers. s7.25 o 500; light medium weight
veal calves. s10.OO@1s.25; fat lambs.
$500 u 11.25 feeding lambs, s7.25@8.75:
yearlings, 1928 @s.55; fat ewes. $500
Fresh meats at eastern Wholesale
markets also advanced materially.
beef. veal, mutton and pork loins ad-
lings. 50 to 50. February 2s prices
veal. $4,000 @23.00; lamb. S1s.OO922.O0:
mutton. $11.00 1900. light pork loins.
$500 q 26.00; heavy ioins. $500 o 1000
Fruits and Vegetables
Sacked round white potatoes up loo
lions. reaching 81 q Chicago ar
lot market held last weeks recovery.
closing about 25c above the seasons
up 15c to zoe. western New York sta
tions. closing around s1.10 sacked. New
York 15c higher. at si.25@1.4o bulk.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets active during week;
all grades moved well. Supply fresh
butter low. Shipments Danish report
ed light. and high costs have made
profit. Higher prices fresh have helped
movement OF storage stocks. Prices. %
score; New York. So C; Chicago. 52Hc;
Philadelphia. 54hc; Boston, SIC;
Cheese markets firm and active; all
grades moving quite satisfactorily. re-
gardless of advances which averaged
&c over a week aEo Export business
cheese exchange February Is prices
Twins. zee: Daisies. 26K c; Longhorns,
25c; Young Americas. 24c. No Double
Daisies offered.