Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-02-25
MARKET REPORT
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TON, D. c.
Hay and Feed

Hay and Feed
Hay receipts light In eastern markets.
heavy In west. Trend of market down
ward Prices declined during the week
but few have reacted from the low
point Cincinnati still congested. Good
demand for best hay noted at Minneap-
Quoted Feb ie: No timothy New
York $50; Philadelphia $24 Cincinnati
S23; Chicago s23 so; Minneapolis $50:
empnif szs ken ans S ~ So No
Omaha $40 No. / prairie. Minneapolis
SIS; Kansas cily s1S; Omaha $40.
Wheat feed market slightly improved
Alfalfa meal and beet pulp quiet, HON
my feed and oat feed QUO ted higher
Feed prices in general barley holding
steady
Quoted: bran s2O.5o. middlings $50.
flour middlings s24; Minneapolis, No. l
alfalfa meal $3.50 Kansas city s2I St
Louis; glutenfeed $35 Chicago: $3s Gin
cnnati beet pulp 1913 New York
Fruits and Vegetables
Sacked round white potatoes down SC
stations at s0@90c Chicago carlot mar
ket off 10@l5c, reaching s1.05@1. 10 sack
ed Round whites sell around 81 at
western New York shipping points. New
York market lost lO@l5c. reaching $40
also bulk.
Cold storage Baldwin apples firm at
around s425 per bbl BaIdwins firm in
cities. wholesale markets at $4.50M5;
York Imperials So 75@45O Northwestern
extra fancy Winesaps firm in New York
S3.5OM4.50
Yellow onions slightly weaker at 75c
per 100 lbs. I. o. b. western New York
points; mostly 75c@$l.10 in consuming
markets
Carlot shipments week ended Feb. 16:
potatoes 29Ol cars; boxed apples Sic. bar
Ieled apples 1918; cabbage 495, celery 463
lettuce 39l onions S57 sweet potatoes
40
Live Stock and Meats
With the exception of sheep and lambs
Chicago live stock prices showed ad-
vances compared with week ago
Feb II Chicago prices; hogs, bulk OF
steers $S.40@l0.15; butcher cows and
heifers $4@925; feeder steers $7@S75;
light and medium weight veal calves
s9.5Odl2 25; fat lambs $6m930; feeding
lambs s6.25@7.50; yearlings s550@7.2 %;
fat ewes s35O@5.25
Eastern wholesale fresh meat markets
steady to 81 higher per 100 lbs, mutton
up SLAP higher; veal up 81 at some mar
kets. 81 lower at others. Lamb and pork
loins practically steady.
Sl3q15; veal s1sg20; lamb sl7@2o: NUT
ton $10M13: light pork loins s19me1;
heavy loins $14@17.50.
Grain
The weeks grain trading had a poor
start prices dropping about &c on ac-
count Of evening up for the double holi-
day. On the 14th and 18th prices rose
l0c as result OF reports of green bugs in
southwest. Later. an overbought condi-
ton was disclosed and part of the
advance was lost despite more serious
reports regarding green bugs. Larger
movement, small demand and entire lack
Of export business are now dominating
market sentiment. Milling demand slow.
On the 17ths five Iowa banks reported
closed. Minneapolis reports flour demand
dull; wheat milling demand fair.
For the week Chicago March wheat
advanced 1c at $1.6S 3-S; May corn &c at
SO Use. Minneapolis March wheat up 1c
at $1.57. Kansas City March down Sac
at $1.5S 1-2. Chicago May wheat
Dairy Products
Butter markets gained strength during
week prices of higher grades advanced
1.2m1c almost daily. The hand TO mouth
buying by jobbers and retailers has Civ
en- way to more confidence and more
active trading. About 100000 lbs Danish
butter have arrived at New York with
present market at 45@46c for II.
Prices 92 score domestic: New York,
Boston and Chicago 47c; Philadelphia
4sc
Cheese market is rather weak and
quiet: prices in distributing markets
have changed bit little during week.
with lower prices at Wisconsin markets
trading has become more active and ma
jority sales price most styles fresh
cheese is 25 l-2c.