The Yale expositor., 1921-10-13

CFor the week ending October 6th, 1920
Hay
Receipts light In nearly all markets.
Prices steady but demand limited mostly
to local needs. Shipping demand con-
tinued light.
Quoted Oct, 9Th: No. / Timothy. New
York, $50. so, Pittsburgh S23. Cincinnati
500. 25. Chicago s24, Minneapolis $40. No.
sa lalI KaSsas M GitT ,ac sSS,6oi P Ml9HeaP Shis
cago AT. Minneapolis 'l5, Kansas City
Feed
Low grain prices depressed feed mar
ket. Wheat feeds weak. Resales were
made below mill prices. Demand for
corn feeds also light. and quotations
easier.
Quoted Oct. 9TH: Spring bran New
York $2l. Minneapolis 81. so: winter bran
Chicago SIS; standard middlings Mime
apolis $3.50, Chicago SIC. so; gluten feed:
Chicago $2S.6 5, Philadelphia 4.93; white
hominy feed. Cincinnati s24. so, Atlanta
s2s; alfalfa meal: Kansas City ti7.
Grain
Markets had heavy undertone during
week and declined to new low points for
season. Only strength shown by wheat
was on Sept. 30 when oversold condition
caused rush TO cover. Lack of export
demand and selling pressure chief bear
lsh factors. Week closed with sentiment
less bearish. Italy and the Orient en-
tered export wheat markets. Red win
leTB III ROOu demand In cash markets
Corn prices stayed within narrow limits.
Huskings return generally reported dis
appointing. Closing prices In Chicago
cash markets No. 2 red winter wheat
Sl.lS; No. 2 hard winter wheat liza; No.
2 mixed corn 4sc; No. 2 yellow corn 4sc;
No. 3 white oats 80 lac.
For the week Chicago December wheat
lost lOc closing at BIB Is; December
corn lost half cent, closing at 40 1-2c;
Minneapolis December wheat lost lac,
closing at sl.24 l-2; Kansas City Decenl-
Der wheat lost 9 3-4c, closing at SLOT is;
Winnipeg December lost 10 3-4c, closing
at S1.13 is; Chicago May wheat closed
1T $.1S; May corn at 55c. Minneapolis
May wheat at $1.24 1-2; Kansas City May
wheat at S1.lO is: Winnipeg May wheat
at s1.19 Is.
Live Stock and Meats
Chicago live stock prices were general
~ higher than a week ago. Beef and
butcher cattle led the movement with
advances ranging from csc TO 75 cents
higher. Hogs ranged from 15@60c high
or, packing grades advancing most. Fat
lambs and yearlings were 25Qb0c higher
while feeding lambs and fat ewes were
steady to Csc higher.
October 8 Chicago prices: Hogs. top
$3.50; bulk OF sales 80. S5@ ~. 40; medium
and good beef steers Sc 1000 40; butcher
cows and helfers s3.65@9 30; feeder steers
S4.S5@6.S5 light and medium weight veal
calves s5.50q11. 20; fat lambs t7.5099.25;
feeding lambs $6M7.b0; yearllngs IS. asa
7.25; fat ewes $3Gb.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
were not materially changed from those
prevailing a week ago. Beef was steady
to so cents lower with veal and lamb
steady to 81 lower. Mutton was general
ly steady though a S22 decline was re-
ported at one market. Fresh pork lolns
ranged from steady to 81 lower at some
markets and 81 higher at others.
Oct. 6 prices good grade meats: Beef
sl3@l5; veal s16G19; lamb s15Q1S: NUT
ton $11M13; light pork loins 1850 2S:
heavy loins $1,000.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets were firm and prices
showed an upward tendency. Firmness
due In large measure TO shortage OF fancy
grades which were I'm heaviest demand.
Cndergrades were draggy. Some Danish
butter was on market at New York. Stor-
age butter began to move.
Closing prices for 90 score. New York
IS; Chicago ~ l-2; Philadelphia &c 1-2;
Boston acc,
Cheese markets were barely steady fol-
lowing on Wisconsin boards.