The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1921-02-10
MARKETS
v. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, D. c.
Hay and Feed

Hay and Feed
Minneapolis reports Twin Cities mar
kets flooded with low grade hay; musty
and unsound stock selling at $64S.
Chicago hay receipts very light but de-
mand is of a hand to mouth character:
AS buyers appear not to be alarmed
able to work prices higher. Good No
timothy would sell at about $40 Mime
apolis, $25 Chicago. Alfalfa weak and
lower i'm Cincinnati market where ia
cars are reported in terminals.
Quoted No. l timothy: $3.50 At
lanta, $26 Cineinrati; No 2 timothy; SCI
Atlanta, $17 Minneapolis. 1913 Cincinnati;
No. alfalfa. $3450 Atlanta, 81 Omaha,
$23 Cincinnati; No alfalfa, $2S Atlanta
$14 Omaha, $22 Cincinnati; No. l prairie:
$14 Minneapolis, $11 Omaha, $l5 Kansas
City; No. prairie: $3.50 Minneapolis
SO Omaha.
No change in feed market conditions.
Demand remains quiet and prices gem
orally lower than last week; Gluten
Sl3 per ton within past two weeks. Hon
my steadily selling off; bran down $3.50,
Quoted: Bran $2S. middlings S2l. -four
white hominy feed 5000 northeastern
markets; No. 1 alfalfa meal $22 Kansas
City.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Potatoes declined about ten cents Der
reaching rs to SOC SKID. Chicago carlot
market down Toe at $1m1.10. Round
whites ten to fifteen cents lower {. Q. b.
New York shipping points closing SOLO
New York markets down 15c, reaching
| $1.50M1.65 bulk.
Baldwin apples from cold storage
steady f. o. b. around 81 per Dbl. Bald
wins and Greetings steady in city mar
! kets at S4M5 for large lots; York Imper-
rails $375M450; Chicago s5@5.25. North
western extra fancy Winesaps steady
points; New York markets steady, large
! sizes 81 to $4.25, medium sizes SO to $3.50
Carlot shipments week ended Feb. 2
potatoes 2Sio ears Gi oo oh aP %7E coinr,
AS: lettuce go onions 400; sweet pota
! toes 1858.
Live Stock and Meats
Compared with a week ago Chicago
hog prices ranged zoe to soc higher bee
steers averaged nearly 81 lower: butche
cattle down 35c to 81. Feeder steers los
soc per 100 lbs; veal calves 81 to $150
February Chicago prices. Hogs, bul'
| of sales $4,000: medium and good bee
steers $69O@S.GO butcher cows and hei
fers S4.25mS; feeder steers $5.S5WS; ligh
and medium weight veal calves $500
1850; fat lambs $7@975; feeding lamb
S725MS,50; yearlings $5.25@7I5; fat eve
$3.25M4.75.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat price
were invariably lower than week ago
February prices good grade meats
beef $l3 506 1880 veal $20d22; lamb 81
0r21; mutton Sl0Gr14; light pork loins 81
@22; heavy loins $l5@19
Grain
Prices opened higher but subsequent,
declined as result of depressing economi
and financial reports. The declines con
tinued until the End when over sold con
dition was revealed and this togethe
with advance of So from low point i
Buenos Aires wheat caused general buy
ing and an advance in American prices
On the Bird, however, the markets suffer
ed a relapse and Chicago May wheat te
to SLAP IA. a new low price on crop.
For the week Chicago March whea
down IL 1-2c at $1.52 is; May corn 81
at Ga 3-Sc, Minneapolis March whea
down II 1-4c at 81. 40 "a; Kansas Cit
March ~ 3-4c at Sl.4e; Winnipeg Ma
IA Use at $1.65 SIS, Chicago May whea
SLAB is.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets have failed to receive
strength and feeling has been unsettle
throughout week, Feb. Sd prices decline
sharply i'm eastern markets. Chicago mar
ket has not followed declines fully, bu
weakness in east has affected tradin
there. Foreign butter still available, DU
finding slow demand.
Prices 90 score domestic fresh Ne
York Acc: Philadelphia 47c; Boston Az
Chicago 45 1-2c.