The St. Mary banner., 1921-11-12
The Markets

Latest market report, issued by the
Bureau OF Markets, u. S. Department
NJ Agriculture, Washington, D. c.:
Hay-Kansas City reports hay trade
extremely weak due to large accumu-
lations on track Receipts small In
philadelphia and Chicago but gener-
ally in excess of requirements in other
markets Demand inactive. Prairie
bay and straw In active demand In
Chicago. Eastern and southern mar
kets quiet Stocks and movement
good. Quoted November 2: No. tim
othy Philadelphia $23, Pittsburgh $21,
Cincinnati $3.50, Chicago $22, Min
neapolis SIS, Atlanta $3.50. No. l
alfalfa Kansas City $19, Memphis
s27.5O. No. l prairie Kansas City $12,
Minneapolis SIS, Chicago SIS.
Feed-Markets somewhat easier.
Offerings Of wheat feeds fairly heavy
from northwest. Linseed and cotton
seed meal and cake lower on reduced
export demand. Corn feeds in good
supply, demand fair, prices unchanged.
Firmer feeling on bran in southwest
because of reduced production but
outside shipping demand quiet. Shorts
wea kon smaller feeding inquiry to
weakness in hogs. Beet pulp price
reduced 81. alfalfa meal dull. Quoted
November 2: Bran $12, middlings $13,
flour middlings $3.50, Minneapolis;
Sc per cent cottonseed meal $34.50,
Memphis; $3.50 Atlanta; white hon.
inv feed $3.50, Chicago; $19 St Louis;
beet pulp s26 Philadelphia; gluten
feed $26.65 Chicago; linseed meal
$3.50 Minneapolis; No. l alfalfa meal
$3.50 Kansas City.
Livestock and Meats-Prices of
most classes and grades of live stock
at Chicago declined during the week.
Hogs ranged from 15@50c lower per
hundred pounds. Beef steers, feeder
steers and butcher cows and heifers
were generally 25c lower. Both fat
and feeding lambs ranged from steady
to 15c higher. Yearlings unchanged.
Fat ewes down Csc per 100 lbs. No
vember Chicago prices: Hogs, top,
$3.50; bulk, s7.25@7.70; medium and
good beef steers, $6.00@1125; butcher
cows and heifers, $3.50@9.50; feeder
steers, s5@7; light and medium weight
veal calves, s6.0O@11.50; fat lambs,
$8.O0@9.4O; feeding lambs, $6.75@8.OO;
yearlings, s5.50@775; fat ewes, $500
@5.25. Stocker and feeder shipments
from IL important markets during the
week ending October % were: Cattle
and calves 1886; hogs, 7,467; sheep,
1878. Wholesale fresh meat prices
at eastern markets trended downward.
Net declines were: Pork loins, $4,000
500; veal, $2.00@3.00; beef, lamb and
mutton, $1O0@2.OO per hundred lbs.
November 8 prices good grade meats:
Beef, $1250@15.00; veal, $4,000
1900; lamb, $17.00619.00; mutton,
$8.00@1100; light pork loins, $4,000
"a; heavy loins, s1500@19.00.
Grain-Prices firm first half of the
week but there were drastic declines
during the latter half of week and all
grains except May corn dropped to
new low levels at close with Chicago
and Winnipeg December wheat under
81. Immense stocks of Canadian
wheat, slow milling and flour demand
with several Minneapolis mills shut
down, and lack of foreign demand
were influences. On the third Chicago
December wheat sold below 81 for the
first time since October 1915. Decem-
ber corn down to new low since De-
cember 1910 Closing prices in Chi
cago cash market: No. red winter
wheat, S1.12; No. 2 hard winter wheat,
CSC; No. mixed corn, 45c; No. 2
yellow corn, 45c; No. white oats, soc.
For the week Chicago December
wheat down TIC at SO 1-8c; Chicago
December corn down three cents at
A 5-Sc; Minneapolis December wheat
down Sc at $1.11Ac; Kansas City De-
cember wheat down TIC at 81 3-8c;
Winnipeg December wheat down S1ac
at 99kc. Chicago May wheat closed
at $1.04; May corn, SOY; Minneapolis
May wheat, Sill IS; Kansas City
May wheat, SO 1-8. Winnipeg May
wheat, $1O5A. Average price to
farmers in Central Iowa for No. 2
mixed corn about 301ac; to farmers
in Central North Dakota for No. 1
dark northern wheat, $1.02k; to
farmers in Central Kansas for No. 2
hard winter wheat, 90c.
Dairy Products-Butter markets un-
settled; temporary firmness last week
due to threatened railroad strike has
been followed by less active buying
interest. Closing price 80 score: New
York, 46hc; Philadelphia, 47c; Bos-
ton, Acc; Chicago, 44c. Cheese mar
kets steady following slight advances
on Wisconsin cheese board Monday,
October 81. Actual trading not active.
Small quantity Canadian cheese still
on market and during week about
10000 boxes more of cheese originally
sent to London was returned for sale
on domestic market Prices at Wis
consin primary markets November q:
Twins, 19kc; Daisies, 22c; Double
Daisies, 21hc; Longhorns, 22c.
Fruits and vegetables-Very heavy
supply of potatoes caused most mar