The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-05-05
MARKETS
v. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, o. C.

Dairy Products
Butter markets Irregular during the
week with price declines about three
cents on the 23rd; markets closed weak
and unsettled In anticipation OF large
spring break on account increasing pro-
auction and nearness OF fresh season
dealers have been free sellers.
Closing prices 92 scpre: New York A;
Chicago 40; Philadelphia 43; Boston AZ.
Cheese markets dull and inactive fol-
lowing declines averaging ! lee at Ply
mouth Wisconsin cheese exchange on
Prices Wisconsin primary markets
average: Daisies II 1-2; Double Daisies
L 81. ao0"s Americas Il ~ A0"S"0'"'
Market weak at opening due. largely
TO lack OF support but on the 2Oth
strength in corn and reports OF damage
from freeze in Kansas caused a reaction.
Subsequent good export demand and
limited receipts produced still higher
try offerings remain light. Exporters
still after cash corn and further sales
made seaboard.
ter wheat $l.40 7-S;. No. 2 hard SLAP Is;
No. 3 mixed corn SO lie; No. 3 yellow
corn so IA; No. white oats 3S 3-Sc. For
at $1.30 rs; May corn 1-2c at GIL Lie;
Minneapolis May wheat up ! 1-2c at
sl.24 as; Kansas City, May 2 lac at
s1.66 IA. Kansas City flour and milling
demand improved cash No. 2 hard
S133 3-4.
Market continues dull and inactive.
Only better grades find ready sale. Re
ceipts light but equal to the limited de-
mand which Is principally local In most
York $50, Philadelphia s24, Chicago $23,
Minneapolis 500, Atlanta $50, Memphis
s25S Nc sfaf9 ty SheagS so oR saS
Minneapolis $3.50, Kansas City $ii.
Omaha $3.50.
Market better first part OF week but
inactive later. Eastern markets not fol-
lowing stronger feeling manifested by
mills Suos ted ApT York 22 SsgTn6g
Chicago sis. Minneapolis SIS Spring
middiings Chicago SIS. Minneapolis sti.
Homny. feed: Chicago $22. Alfalfa
meal: Kansas City SIS, Chicago 1923
Fruits and Vegetable
Round white potatoes nearly steady at
Northern shipping points at 75gs0c per
100 lbs sacked Chicago carlot market
down Sc at 95cG$lO5. Florida No. l
double head barrel In Chicago wholesale
market at s7G7.50: down 75c@S New
York at s6.50@7. Texas sacked Bliss
Trumphs down 5O@75c per 100 lbs Kan
Cold storage Baldwin Apples up 25@50c
per Dbl. in city wholesale markets, New
York A 1-2 stock mostly $5.75Gp6.50 per
bbl. Northwestern extra fancy. Wine
saps medium to large sizes up about 25c
per box Chicago at s275G375; small
sizes $2M2.50. Sacked yellow onions
1880 150 per 100 lbs. Detroit and Bal
timore; $l.25G1.50 New York.
Live Stock and Meats
Chicago hog prices declined 15@65c per
100 lbs. the past week, light hogs losing
most. Beef steers generally steady,
lower grade cows and heifers up Csc. Bet
ter grade cows down soc. Stockers and
feeders down soc. Fat lambs and year
lings up 50@75c. Feeding lambs and fat
ewes SOC
Chicago prices: Hogs. bulk of sales.
sS@S.50; medium and good beef steers
$7.50MS.75; butcher cows and heifers s.
6p9; feeder steers $6.756S: light and me-
dunn weight veal calves $7M950: fat
lambs sS.50@11; feeding lambs s7mS.50;
yearling $SM950; fat ewes $5@725.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
tended upward. Beef 50cGS1.25 higher;
lamb steady to SO higher mutton steady
to So higher; pork lons ranged from 81
lower to 81 higher according to the mar
ket. Prices good grade meat: Beef SIT
OBS: veal s17@20; lamb s20M22; mutton
sl5d17; light pork loins $26Q2S; heavy
loins S17M23.