The Dolores star., 1921-04-01
MARKETS
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Receipts generalt light; values
well maintained. Arrivals Chica-
go increasing. advices of country
loading to Chicago decreasing.
roads still restricting heavy move
ment. Eastern and Southern markets
report very little inquiry from outside
points. No. l timothy in good request
in Philadelphia at 81 per ton advance.
Pacific coast markets. weak because Of
improved pasturage conditions. Clover
Carolinas but in light request Alfal-
ia receipts increased materially in
western markets; good demand from
feeding sections. Prairie hay held
steady. good Southwest prairie meet
ing with ready sale in Chicago. Chi
eago buyers not interested in South
Pittsburgh. s24 Cincinnati. SIS Min
neapoiis; ne. No. timothy $50 Chicago;
5o Mnnsshalis BaItimsps' ore s2t Msmphs $3.50
islfa s24 Chicago. s25 Cincinnati. SCI
Minneapolis: No. / prairie sl9 Chica-
go. $3.50 Omaha. SIG Minneapolis.
Market weak: demand lacking: of
ferings. especially for April-May ship
ment. more liberal. Bran and mid
dlings down 81 to So in western mar
kets: other wheat feeds declined pro-
pected by dealers unless there is u de-
cided change in the general feeling
Quoted: Bran s20:5o. middlings s205o.
flour middlings s25. reddog $50 0.Minnc
apolis; No. / alfalfa meal sl8 Kansas
City. S20.50 st. Louis; linseed s4l.50
Buffalo, $40 Minneapolis; gluten feed
$37 Chicago; beet pulp s32 New York
and Baltimore: white hominy feed s23
st. Louis. $24 Chicago.
Grnln.
The world economic situation con-
tinues a depressing factor in the grain
market In addition crop reports have
been favorable. and prices tended low
er the past week. On sales of 5000. 900
bushels wheat to Europe and further
reports of green bug damage in South
west induced considerable buying which
started an advance. but early support
gave way and values started down
ward No. red winter wheat 2012c to
to 14hc over: No. 3 mixed corn SC to
SIC under May No. yellow 5Ac to
6hc under. For the week Chicago
May wheat down iAc at s1.417s. May
wheat down &c at s1.35fs. Kansas City
May 4c at $1.35%. Winnipeg May 2lsc
at S1.76 Chicago March wheat s1.527s.
Minneapolis flour demand fair. Kan.
sas City milling and export demand
good, No. hard wheat 13c over Kan
sas City May.
Fruits md Vegetables.
Potatoes down zoe per 100 lbs. north
95c. Chicago carlot market down 1Oc
to 20c at 81. to s1.15 sacked. Round
whites at western New York stations
around 81 sacked. Bulk stock down
s1.5d
Dairy Products.
Butter markets under severe pres
sure early in the week and prices de-
clined sharply. Danish butter was the
principal factor. and competition at
New York forced prices down. Other
markets felt influence OF this depres-
sion. Markets seem to be temporarily
firmer but increased domestic product
and very heavy arrivals from Denmark
prices. 80 score. New York 45Ac, Chi
cago 451sc. Philadelphia 4Gkc. Boston
45c.
Live stock md Meats.
With the exception of light hogs
prices Of practically all classes of live
stock at Chicago declined the past
week. Light hogs up 1Oc. heavies down
75c: bulk of sales down zoe to 35c. Beef
and heifers practically steady Feeder
steers steady to CSC lower; heavy lambs
down 75c; light lambs steady, feeding
lambs steady to S5c lower. Yearlings
81 Chicago prices: Hogs, bulk of sales
50 to $l1: medium and good beef steers
s9.40 to $40; butcher cows and heifers
s5 to 1926; feeder steers s7.75 to $3.50;
light and medium weight veal calves
$3.50 to $12: fat lambs $7.75 to SLOTS;
feeding lambs $7.25 to 1925; yearlings
$3.50 to 50; fat ewes s4.75 to s625.
kets were generally lower, pork loins
down So. beef 81 to 81 per 100 lbs. Veal
steady to 81 lower. lamb and mutton
good grade meats: Beef SIS to SIS;
veal s19 to s23; lamb SIS to 1923: NUT
ton SIC to SIS; light pork loins s23 to
S26; heavy loins S19 to S21.