Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-02-18
MARKET REPORT
FURNISHED BY u. S. BUREAU
OF MARKETS. WASHING.
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Hay and Feed.

Hay and Feed.
Receipts generally OF inferior quality.
Chicago arrivals light heavies i'm Kansas
city during last part of week. especially
OF alfalfa which is showing weakness un-
der the first run of Idaho hay. The quail
ity OF Idaho is not up TO expectations;
grades lower than No. ! moving slowly
as Kansas City dealers fear TO ship TO
south eastern markets. Good timothy
scarce In many markets; prairie arrivals
light.
Quoted: s24.50 Chicago. $40 Minnc-
apolis No. timothy s2i Chicago SIT
s22 Minneapolis. No. alfalfa $40 Ghica-
CO. ST. Minneapolis. No. prairie up
land $40 Chicago, SIS Minneapolis.
All feedstuffs weak; some prices S.
ing; offerings corn and whestfeeds heav-
Ter. Demand remains light. Mixed car
business fairly good.
Quoted: bran $21. mddings $40. -four
meal glutenfeed s35 Chicago; beet pulp
S36 New York; dried brewers grains $33
New York; reground oatfeed $3.50 Chi
cago.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Potatoes held at so to soc per 100 lbs.
{. o. b. northern shipping stations. Chi
cago carlot market advanced ten cents.
reaching s1.1O to si2O SKID. Round
whites closed slightly lower at western
New York shipping points at 81 to $1.10
mostly Sl.0S, New York market dull,
$3.50 TO S1.65 bulk.
Cold storage Baldwin apples firm at
western New York T. o. b. stations, clos
Ing 81 to $4.15 per Dbl Consuming CEN
tiers steady at $4.25 TO IS; York Imperials
$3.50 to IS; Greetings 81 to IS. North
$3.50 to $3.50 per box in New York
Prices steady f. o. b. s21O to 1925.
Carlot shipments week ended Feb. 8:
Potatoes 2765 cars; boxed apples 451,
barreled apples 1893; cabbage 42s;
celery 361: lettuce 39i; onions S5l; sweet
potatoes $50.
Live Stock and Meats.
For the first time In several weeks Chi
cago cattle prices showed slight advances
compared with week ago. Strong
weights losing most. Fat lambs down
25G75c: feeding lambs 75cdsl. yeariings
showed an extreme decline of slips per
100 lbs. Fat ewes steady to soc higher.
Chicago prices: hogs. bulk of sales
sS.S0Qs.65; medium and good beef steers,
T.7Sgs.25; butcher cows and heifers,
and medium weight veal calves $9@12;
fat lambs. $7.25@1O; feeding lambs 81. rs
s3.75@5.25.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat markets
were almost invariably lower
Feb. prices on good grade meats:
beef. $l3@15; veal s2Da22: lamb. s1S@21;
mutton $10dl5; light pork loins SCOOPS;
heavy loins. sl5Q19.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets demoralized during
week; decline registered in all markets
Following the price reductions through
)ut the week eastern markets broke
sharply again and prices are 5a6c lower
nan week ago Consumptive demand
lshter, and imports are also a factor
contributing to weakness.
Prices 90 score: New York 43c: Chi
ago, Philadelphia, Boston 43c
Grain.
Sharp price fluctuations characterized
he weeks grain trading. Visible wheat
supply for United States and Canada
over twenty five million bushels less
nan at the same time year ago. but
little attention is being given statistical
position Argentina reported Offering
wheat at New York equal to 1856. india
said to have sold Italy over million
bushels wheat at equal to $167, while
exporters estimate American wheat
would be around 81 c.~i. (. Italy Coun-
.ry offerings wheat not large; Illinois
armers reported willing to sell, al
:hough bad roads prevent hauling Wis
BILE corn supply shows nearly seventeen
million bushels more than year ago. Low
prices and condition of country roads
nave affected country movement al
though Iowa farmers showing disposition
o sell.
For the week Minneapolis March wheat
ost lie at $1.44 "a: Kansas CITY
March Ice at $1.47 l-2; Winnipeg Nav
l-Sc at $1.n. Chicago March wheat
sl.e4 SIS; May wheat LA rs: May corn
So 3-sc.