The Yale expositor., 1921-07-21
MARKETS
v. s. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington. D. C.
Grain


Bullish crop and and weather news and
increased outside buying resulted I'm bet
ter undertone and higher prices for the
week. Black rust reports continue from
extent OF damage not yet determined.
Drouth In Argentina and parts OF Eng
land relieved by rains. Country corn Of
ferings light cash demand slow.
In Chicago cash market No. Red win
ter closed at N.Sl; No. hard 1882;
No. yellow corn so cents; No. mixed
corn 81 cents: No: 8 white oats 81 cents.
II S-4o; closing at $132 3-S; July corn
&c at 64c: Minneapolis July wheat up Ice
at si.SS: Chicago Sept. wheat up IL 1-2c
neapolis Sept wheat up IL 3-4c at
s1s7 "a; Kansas City September up
s-4o at $1.21 "a.
Fruits and Vegetables
Virginia eastern shore Irish Cobbler
potatoes lost the $3.50 advance OF the
previous week In New York, closing S275
per barrel. Kansas sacked early Ohios
LOO to $1.65 per 100 pounds In Kansas
City. Texas tomatoes slow and weak in
Chicago at 80 to 75c per 4-basket carrier.
liberia peaches firm at Georgia ship
ping points, closing s175Q2 per six
basket carrier I. o. b. cash track Con-
closed at slightly wider range in east
ern markets at $2@2.S5 Sales as low as
N.75 were reported in Philadelphia. The
Chicago market closed at $2q250.
Hay
Light stocks and continued light re-
celpts caused advance in price OF old
timothy hay in eastern markets and at
Chicago and Cincinnati. Light demand
and increased receipts cause lower prices
at Kansas City. Receipts light but mar
ket dull at Memphis and Omaha.
Quoted July IS: No Timothy New
York $3.50: Philadelphia s24 Chicago
new $22. old s2s: Cincinnati new $40. old
$21.50: Minneapolis SIS; Kansas City new
$3.50: No. Alfalfa Memphis s21; Kan
sas City $50; Omaha $3.50. No. l Prai-
RE: Minneapolis SIS; Kansas City SIS;
Omaha $l1.50.
Demand restricted and light generally.
Wheat feeds firmer with principal offer
ings coming from southwest and small
northwestern mills. Hominy feed bare
ly steady, offerings good for immediate
uation and prices unchanged. Alfalfa
meal demand slow, new crop meal offer
ed 81 below price of old crop meal.
Quoted; Bran siS, middlings si3. flour
middlings 500 Minneapolis; No. / alfalfa
meal $3.50 Kansas City; hominy feed.
en- feed $3.50 Chicago. s31.21 Philadel-
phia.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets firm and continued
upward tendency. Firmness of past few
weeks which has been due to good stor-
ing and consumptive demand is now
supplemented by lighter production and
poorer average quality which has made
fancy goods more scarce. Preliminary
storage reports covering entire United
States for July /, released July 18th,
shows stocks $3.50, 900 pounds compar-
ed with $1,000 600 pounds in 1920. and
so, 900 pounds in 1919.
Closing prices go score: New York
IL 1-2; Chicago 39 1-2; Philadelphia
40 1-2; Boston 42c.
Live Stock and Meats
Chicago live stock prices show a de-
cided upward slant for the week. Net
advances ranged 25645c on hogs
per 100 lbs. 15@25c on beef steers, 259
75c on butcher cows and heifers and 81
on veal calves. Feeding lambs advanced
25c, fat ewes strong to 10c higher. Fat
lambs declined 25975c per 100 lbs
July IA Chicago prices Hogs top
S1025. Bulk OF sales $S.7501015; me-
dunn and good beef steers $725dSS0;
butcher cows and heifers $49S75; feeder
steers S5.75G7.50; light and medium
weight veal calves $9q11.50; fat lambs
$S.25@11; feeding lambs s6Q7 yearlings
$6GS.50; fat ewes $3@5.35.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat markets
strong with prices generally higher. Nut
ton showed a sudden and unexpected
strength, advances for the week ranging
$196 per 100 lbs. Lamb advanced $264:
veal generally 81: beef 25950c. Pork loins
ranged steady at some markets to 81
higher at others. July 14th prices good
grade meats: Beef $1450915.50; veal
$15@1S; lamb $4,000; mutton $16q1S;
light pork loins $20Q25; heavy loins SIG