The Yale expositor., 1921-09-29
MARKETS
v. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, .. c.

(For the week ending Sept. %, 1921
Grain
Wheat prices trended lower for the
week mainly on decline in foreign eX-
change, rains in Argentina and reports
that Canadian wheat and flour being Of
fered In United States duty paid about
domestic prices There was a temporary
advance on the 18th and 10th account
large exports of wheat and flour July
and August but market reacted and con-
tinued lower Statistical position having
little effect at present country offerings
corn to arrive moderate.
In Chicago cash market: No. 2 red
winter wheat $l26; No. hard winter
wheat, SIPS No. mixed corn 53c; No.
yellow corn 53c; No white oats, 35c.
For the week Chicago Dec wheat down
corn down 1c at So Lee; Minneapolis Dec.
wheat down sc at $1.39 1-2; Kansas City
December wheat down &c at Sill SIS;
Winnipeg December wheat down &c at
$l.32 6-S; Chicago Sept. wheat closed at
$l.23 "a. Sept. corn 52c Minneapolis
Sept. wheat $1.46; Kansas City Sept.
wheat $l.l3 "a; Winnipeg October wheat
s1.4O Is.
Movement of hay very light during the
week caused principally by farm work
and unsatisfactory prices TO shippers
Quoted Sept 81 No. ! Timothy New
s23. Cincinnati $40. Chicago $24. Minneap-
oils $19 No. l alfalfa Memphis S22, At
lanta $50, Kansas City SIS. No. prairie
Minneapolis SIG, Chicago ST., Kansas
City $11.50.
Wheat mill feeds dull a shade lower
at several markets Demand light, buy
ors showing but little interest, southwest
ern mills pressing sales
Spring bran quoted Sept 81: Phila-
delphia $22, Minneapolis $13.25; middlings
S4.25. Soft winter bran Cincinnati $3.50
middlings $24. Minneapolis mills report
ed storing 81 lake pOrfg HOD1inV feed
easier. Prices on gluten feed reduced
Sl.50 per ton Sept. 10. Present quota
lions $2S.65 Chicago.
Fruits and Vegetables
Potato prices in the Chicago carlot
mharket declined during week to range
and closed at S2.50d2.60 per 100 lbs
sacked for northern round whites. Ship
ments lighter, and at rate of about 700
cars daily for past three days. Northern
round whites. down 30c at Michigan and
Minnesota shipping points. ranging $2@
2l5; Maine cobblers off 1Oc,, closing at
Sl.S6Ql.46 f. o. b; shipping points. steady
burgh at s2.50@275.
Apple shipments increasing, averaging
$50 cars daily during the week. Demand
good, eastern markets stronger. New
York Wealthys advanced $1@150 in New
York market. closing 5000 per Dbl; down
soc in Chicago at $8QS.50 Northwestern
extra fancy Jonathans ranged $475G5
shipping points at N.75qlS5.
Live Stock and Meats
Chicago live stock prices trended down.
ward the past week. Fat lambs led the
decline with net drop of NQ125 per
100 lbs Butcher cows and heifers steady.
Feeder steers steady 20 25c lower. Veal
calves down stQl.50.
Sept. % Chicago prices. Hogs top
$3.50; bulk Of sales, $6.65Qs25; medium
and good beef steers. $610q975; butcher
cows and heifers, s3.50d9; feeder steers.
$6Q7: light and medium weight veal
calves $750ql3; fat lambs. $7.50Q9;
feeding lambs s5.7547.40; yearlings, s5.25
Q726; fat ewes $3Ql75.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
generally firm to somewhat higher than
a week ago. Pork loins up s1@5; mutton
up $1@3: veal up s1Q2 per 100 lbs; beef
and lamb steady to 81 higher.
September 22 prices good grade meats
Beef $14917: veal, $1SQ22; lamb, $17@
%; mutton, S11Q15; light pork loins
$4,000; heavy loins $13Q21
Dairy Products
Butter prices steady to firm but I'M
dertone OF market unsettled. especially
of New York. Supplies OF fancy butter
very light and available lots moving
readily. Undergrades for most part weak
and accommodating. Reports OF Danish
shipments on way has had some tend
ency to take strength from market
Closing prices 80 score domestic: New
York 44c; Chicago 43c; Philadelphia, 45c;
Boston 44c.