The Yale expositor., 1921-10-20
MARKETS
v. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington. D. c.

(For the week ending October 10. 1921
Timothy hay arrivak at western mar
kets show a substanG "a increase so far
this week. Receipts of alfalfa rather
light. Eastern market report offerings
Western quotations slightly lower than
a week ago. Good demand for light two
wire bales in Chicago market.
Quoted Oct. 18th No. /: Timothy $50. 80
New York, $23 Philadelphia, $3.50 Min
othy Sass New York, s2Sii Phiiadel66ia
SSl7;SO y Minneapolis, MOI No; l Alfs az $3.50
City. No: l Prairie SIS Minneapolis, SIS
Chicago, $1S Kansas City.
Feed
Market easier. Considerable pressure
to sell both mill shipment and stored
ton of stocks. Scattered demand for
hominy and gluten feed at steady prices.
Alfalfa meal In poor demand, offerings
light. Stock generally good, movement
light. demand only for actual require
ments. Production OF wheat feeds in
southwest and northwest heavy.
Quoted oct. 18th: Bran $12. middlings
SO, flour middlings $3.50 Minneapolis;
ST. Kansas City. Gluten feed $50. so Phil
adelphia. White hominy feed $50 st.
Louis.
Live Stock and Meats
Despite recent declines today's Chicago
hog prices show net advances ranging
from 5Ql5c per 100 pounds over those
OF a week ago. Beef steers were general
ly 25Q50c higher. with cows and heifers
and feedar steers averaging about steady.
1855; bulk Of sales. .7.io@S.5 so; MEDIUM
and good beef steers Sc. 10. IS; butcher
cows and heifers S3.75Q9.50; feeder
steers $4.S5Q7. Light and medium weight
veal calves IS. 50@11.25; fat lambs $7.75
@9.35; feeding lambs Sc. 75@7.75; y~earlings
80 .6047.50; fat eve $3@5.25.
The trend OF the eastern wholesale
fresh meat prices was upward with the
exception OF mutton and pork loins. Veal
up $l43; lambs up t142 higher per 100
lbs. Beef advanced 50c4s1. Mutton and
pork loins practically steady, though light
loins are quoted 81 lower at some points.
October lS prices good grade meats:
Beef S14Q16; veal $1,000; lamb sl7019;
mutton sl1Qia; light pork loins s24@2s:
Grain
After declining the first three days Of
the week the grain market turned strong
and advanced on the 10th and 18th. Main
factors were an advance in sterling and
clIned on the ex iatS sn;,ue wheat ~ prices bresS de- r.
northwest and a decline In foreign ex-
change with German marks at new low.
Foreign demand fairly good Flour re-
ported fairly active; sales at Minneapolis
past three days said to be largest on
crop. Corn down with wheat; country
offerings not large.
In Chicago cash market No. 2 Red win
ter wheat closed at $1.20; No. 2 hard
winter wheat Sl.13; No. 2 mixed corn
45c. No. 2 yellow corn S45c. No. 3 white
oats Bic. For the week Chicago Decem-
Der wheat down half cent, closing
$1.12 SIS; December corn down 2 S-ic,
closing at As 3-4c. Minneapolis Decem-
Der wheat unchanged at 1924 1-2; Kansas
City December wheat down half cent at
$1.04 Ia; Winnipeg Dece mber wheat up
1c at $1.14 is. Chicago May wheat clos
ed at $1.17 is; May corn 81 Ia; Minne-
apolis May wheat s1.24 lis Kansas City
May wheat $l.09 "a; Winnipeg May
wheat $1.l9 IA.
Dairy Products
Butter markets firm with prices at new
high level for season. Advances for the
week averaged one cent. Movement Of
all grades better, including lower scores,
although low quality are selling at prices
S@9c lower than for fancy butter. De-
mand for storage increasing. Danish ar
rivals during week totaled about 3S6, 600
pounds; further shipments expected.
Closing prices 92 score: New York
47c; Chicago As lie; Philadelphia 4Sc;
Boston 46 1-2c.