, 1921-10-20
LATEST MARKET
QUOTATIONS
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US. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington DC.
western Newspaper Union New. ser,ics.)

Hay.
Receipts of hay light at principal
markets; Better grades strong in East
ern markets. but from soc to 81 lower
in central west. Demand light and
principally. for good hay. Lower
grades selling slowly at heavy dis
York. $3.50; Baltimore. $21.56: Pitts
burg, S2S.; Cincinnati. $3.50: Chicago.
$3.50; Minneapolis. $40; Atlanta. $29.
City, sis. No. l G pnsiris. c sfSi naa SIS:
Minneapolis SIS; Omaha. s11; Kansas
Wheat prices reached new low points
during the week, with Chicago Decem-
sentiment and lack OF export demand
were depressing factors. Visible sup
ply wheat 5asos.ooo bushels. an in
Wheat stocks at St. Joseph. Mo-, l.
$4,000 bushels included invisible sup
ply for first time. Corn prices de-
clined at close under heavy receipts
cars No. 4 white corn sold in Chicago
at S9c; best bid on car new No. 4 yell
bushels for week. In Chicago cash
market No. 2 red winter wheat, s1.19;
No. 2 hard. SLIP; No. 2 mixed corn,
white oats. ale. For the week Chi
cago December wheat down 7Ac, clos
lub III Will rs CnlCaBO december corn
down sMc, at 4ehc. Minneapolis De-
eember wheat down size. at $1.23;
Kansas City December wheat down
S%e; at sl.S2; Winnipeg DeSember
May wheat closed at s1.16; may corn.
~ &c; Minneapolis May wheat, $1.23b /;
Kansas City May Wheat $1.o7A;
Fruits and Vegetables.
Potato prices strengthened during
the week: undo improved demand.
M0Eketg RlnCad afnndNr n atrD-av Naxr
york bulk round whites UP zoe to 30c
IN Eastern markets.. ranging $1.95 to
s2.i0 per 100 lbs; in New York; s2.25
to s2;S5 in philadelphia. Sacked stock
up 90c in P~ittsburg. at s2.45 to $3.50.
up 25c at shipping points at So. North
ern sacked round whites up Csc in
Cincinnati. at s2.35; up zoe in produc-
ing sections at $1.S0 to $500.
Apple shipments increasing. cities
and dull, New York steady for good
stock, with good demand. Poor stock
injnring Chicago market. New York
points at $3.50 per BARREL: steady in
city markets at 81 to $3.50. New York
Rhode Island Greenings. strong in New
YORK city at s. to $40.
Live stock and Meats.
The trend of Chicago live stock
Prices showed a decidedly upward
vanced soc to soc per 100 lbs. Both fat
and feeding lambs advanced Csc to soc.
and yearlinB wethers SOC. Fat ewes
were unchanged. Beef steers ranged
lOc higher; heifers gained 10 to soc.
Fat cows were about steady, while veal
calves were weak to soc lower. Chi
cago prices: Hogs. top. IS: bulk of
beef steers. $500 q 1910; butcher cows
and heifers. $3.5099.5O; feeder steers,
$+.75 SIS: veal calves, $5.5OQ1I.OO; fat
lambs. s7.7649.26; feeding lambs, $6.25
g1;a5; yeariings. $s.25@7.25; fat ewes.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
showed mixed movements with the
general tendency upward. Beef steady
20 y higher; veal and lamb steady to
err; pork loins steady to 81 lower.
Prices graded meats: Beef, $4,000
$3.50: YEA. $4,000 20. 90; lamb. $17.O 90
9lg.O0; mutton. $11.00 Q14.00 light
pork loins. $4,000 a rs. 100: heavy Ioins,
$500 q 20. 90.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets firm with prices at
new high level for season. Advances
for the week averaged 1hc. Move
ment of all grades better. including
lower scores. although low quality lots
are selling at prices SC to SC lower
than for fancy butter. Demands for
storage increasing. Danish arrivals
during week totaled about 1856. 900
lbs: further shipments expected. Clos
ing prices. 90 score: New York, 1914 c.:
Chicago. 45hc; Philadelphia. 47c; Bos-
ton. 46hc.
Cotton.
spot cotton prices declined about
1872 points during the week. closing
around 19.51c per Id. New York Octo-
Der futures down 160 points at 1890.