The Yale expositor., 1921-07-14
MARKETS
v. s. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington. .. c.

Grain
Prices declined during the week, AL
though without definite trend. The mar
ket closed stronger on short covering
and good class of new buying. Dsap-
pointing threshing returns from Ohio, In
diana, Illinois, Iowa and Missouri and
private report indicating Missouri wheat
crop around $1,000 900 bushels had con-
siderable effect. Export demand slow;
country offerings only fair. Corn coun-
try offerings to arrive light. Continued
hot weather causing some apprehension
In corn market but reports thus far are
favorable.
In Chicago cash market No. Red
Winter wheat $122; No. 2 hard 1929 No.
3 mixed corn 5S cents No. 3 yellow corn
IS cents; No. 3 white oats 35 cents. For
the week Chicago July wheat down 1
cents Sl.20 SIS: corn up 3-S at 81 Use.
Minneapolis July wheat down 1 3-4c at
down &c at sl2O 5-s;' September corn
down lc at Gle. Minneapolis September
wheat down &c at .s1.25 Is; Kansas city
September down &c at SLIP, Winnipeg
October wheat $1.39 1-2.
Hay
Light receipts give some strength 10
eastern markets. Transactions small
and demand limited to local needs Brisk
demand for good grades at Chicago. First
car new hay arrived at Cincinnati. Re-
ceipts No. ] grades not equal to local de-
mand at Kansas City but market re-.
mains weak.
Quoted July 9Th: No, timothy. New
York $3.50, Chicago s2S, Cincinnati
Sl9.50. Minneapolis SIS. Atlanta S27, Mem
phis S25. No. ! alfalfa Omaha SIT, Mem
p5Is $50 kansas City SIS ,i No q prairie
City $14.
Market dull and weak, demand very
limited, light business, wheat feeds de-
clined further and hominy feed sold 81
per, ton lower than week ago. Gluten
feed unchanged. Stocks in general
good. movement light
Quoted Bran Sl3. middlings S13 Min
neapols; bran $215O, middlngs s215O
Philadelphia; gluten feed $3.50 Chicago
SS0.7l Philadelphia; white hominy feed
$2S Chicago, $27 so Philadelphia; No. al
falfa meal $3.50 Kansas City.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Potato receipts have been decreasing
in eastern markets and several cities re-
port higher prices ranging $2.75 TO $3.50
per barrel for eastern shore of Virginia
Irish Cobblers Strongest advances re-
corded in New York where good stock
was in demand and up 81 so per barrel
closing $4.25 to $3.50.
Elberta peaches range mostly 1925 TO
S2.75. Shipments have been increasing.
Elbertas $3.50 to $l.60 I. o. b. cash track
Dairy Products.
Butter markets very firm with price
tendency upward. Supplies light, espe-
cially OF fancy grades, which are becom-
ing scarcer as hot weather has become
far has been good.
Closing prices: 92 score: New York
Ssc: Chicago 80 3-4c; Philadelphia.
38 Ia; Boston SOC.
Cheese
Markets firmer and prices higher fol-
lowing recent advances at country points.
Movement into storage in producing
sections active. No export business OF
any consequence.
Wisconsin primary market prices aver
age; twins 10; daisies Is l-2; double dali
sizes 10; young Americans, 16 1-2; long
horns. 16 ga cents.
Live Stock and Meats
The general trend Of Chicago live
stock prices during the past week was
upward. Beef steers and butcher cattle
were firm to 25 cents higher Veal
calves up soc to $1.25. Feeder steers
dull ad unchanged.
July 9TH Chicago prices: Hogs top
$3.50; bulk of sales IS. 90 to 1910; medium
and good beef steers s76S.65; butcher
cows and heifers $375QS: feeder steers
$5.75@750: light and medium weight
veal calves sS@10.50: fat lambs $9@11 rs;
feeding lambs S5.7566.75; yearlings sea
S.65; fat ewes S3G5.25.
AS a rule, eastern wholesale fresh
meat prices advanced rather sharply.
July 7th prices good grade meats:
Beef sl4G15: veal Sl4G17: lambs. s2372s:
mutton S10d16; light pork loins $20@23;
heavy loins Sl6@19