Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-01-21
MARKET REPORT
FURNISHED aY v. s. BUREAU
OF MARKETS. WASHING
TON, D. G.
Hay and Feed


Continued light receipts and slightly
improved demand have caused hay prices
TO remain steady in western markets
Eastern Eastern , markets generally weak be-
Quoted Jan, ~; No. I timothy: New
Minneapolis s22, Cincinnati $3.50. At.
lanta $35. No. 1 alfalfa: Kansas City
s26,. Omaha s2t.5O Chicago s25. No I
$3.50 Minneapolis $3.50
flour middlings s27. red dog s34 white
hom NY feed $50 st. Louis; $3.50 north
eastern maskets; gluten feed $1S Chi
cage ca GO oatleed $40 northeastern markets 1s.
delphia.
Fruits and Vegetables
Northern round white potatoes con-
t t,ny to decline at shipping points 8
l1S. This is the lowest price this sea,
sen. Chicago carlot market closed
ghtly. lower at $1.25Q1.40. Jobbing
range down loo in other middle western
round whites slightly lower +. o. b. west
ern New York shipping points around
$i.50. New York market down l5c at
$l.S0Q1 95 bulk Sacked green noun
tains closed slightly lower in Boston at
$1.S562
Baldwin apples weakened further at
western New York shipping points COM
{ o. b.; cold storage $4q4.25. Baldwins,
Yorks and Greetings slightly lower, job
bling mostly $4Q4.5O. Northwestern extra
New York City.
Sacked yellow onions steady f. O. b.
around 81 per 100 lbs. Consuming mar
kets continue slow and dull; middle
1.65.
Live Stock and Meats
Compared with week ago, Chicago
hog prices were nearly steady, some
grades advancing 5cq15c. Ewes add
vanced 50cQ$1 per 100 lbs, lambs steady
to a shade lower Beef steers were gen.
orally zoe lower cows and heifers down
25c@75c. Feeder steers firm to soc
higher.
Jan. - Chicago prices: Bulk of hogs
$9.40@9.S0 medium and good beef steers
SS.75@11.25; butcher cows ana heifers
s4 SIC feeder , steers a%s2S. Light
fat lambs $40 50ql2.10; feeding lambs
$S.25Q10,50; yearling $S.50q10.25; fat
ewes $4.25Q625.
Jan 10 prices on good grade meats:
Beef $l6.50@lS; veal $24q26; lambs
24Q27; mutton $13Q17; light pork loins
$24Q27; heavy IONS $20@24.
Dairy Products
Butter markets developed weakness the
early part of the week and heavy de-
clines occurred in all markets. There
was a tendency toward recovery on the
18th. but the markets on the 18th were
barely steady and almost weak
cage As lie; Philadelphia 81 lie; Bos-
ton b4c
Heavy cargo of Danish on way. and
liberal shipments New Zealand and Pa
cfic coast butter are factors depressing
markets. One cargo Danish which sailed
during week amounts to more than g.
100000 lbs.
Grain
Except on the opening and closing
days OF the past week there has been
a continuous advance in wheat prices
due to better sentiment induced by
heavy export demand and sales, and inn
provement in sterling exchange. On the
18th Chicago March wheat reached the
highest point in some months selling at
$l.S4 l-2. but later closed Off Five hun
dred thousand to six hundred thousand
bu. corn sold on the 18th; export de-
mand for corn continues good; country
offerings small. Minneapolis reports
stronger cash wheat market. Nnneapol-
is millers bidding for hard winter wheat
in Kansas and Nebraska for 30 day ship
ment but country offerings light. Ar
gentina official estimates Argentina
wheat crops 1877 100000 bus; eXportable
surplus 100, Goo 900.
For the week Chicago March wheat
advanced 5 3-Sc closing at s1.79 Ii.
May corn down 3-4c at "a 12c. Mime
apolis March wheat up s Use at s1.75.
Kansas City March SC at $l.74 Is;
Winnipeg 3-4c at $1.97 SIS. Chicago
May wheat 81 20 IS.