The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-03-10
MARKET REPORT
FURNISHED BY u. S. BUREAU
OF MARKETS, WASHING.
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Hay
Light receipts caused principally by
he bad roads and the unsatisfactory
prices being received by the producers
ana shippers have resulted In higher
prices In several markets Receipts ex-
ceed the demand at both Cincinnati and
SlM2 on timothy AMI alfalfa In those
markets No Idaho hay reported at Kan
sas city but some on tracks unsold at
Quoted: No timothy New York
$1,000. Philadelphia $245O, Cincinnati s22,
Chicago $25, Minneapolis s21, Memphis
~ No, alfalfa Kansas City $50.
Omaha $3.50, Memphis, SIG, Minneapol-
IL $2l. No. / prairie Kansas City SIS.
Omaha $40. Minneapolis $3.50.
Feed
Feed prices holding fairly steady
bran and middlngs are quoted 81 lower
IN Minneapolis than week ago. Inter-
Tor dealers not buying heavily as stocks
In general are In excess of demand and
only slowly disposed Of. Transit ship,
receipts are fairly heavy. offerings of
glutenfeed good; Of hominy liberal. AL
falfo meal and beet pulp duh. .o,
Minneapolis; No. alfalfa meal $40 Kan
sas City, $3.50 Chicago: glutenfeed S37
Chicago; white hominy feed S27 Cincin-
natl, $3.50 st. Louis: beet pulp 1873 New
York
Fruits and Vegetables
Sacked round white potatoes strength
ened slightly at northern shipping sta
tions, reaching $1G1.5O. Chicago carlot
market held last weeks recovery, closing
about soc above the seasons low point
at Sl.25M1.35. Round whites up 15n zoe
at western New York stations, closing
around $l.10 sacked New York 15c high
CT at Sl25@1.40 bulk.
Cold storage Baldwin apples firm to
SOC per Dbl higher. western New YORK
(. o. b. stations al s4.75. Baldwins firm
TO SOC higher In city markets also, rang
Inc L.E flaknF tam frsl
fancy Winesaps steady, New York SS;25
m4.50 per box; Boston $3m4.50: middle
western markets $3W4.
Carlot shipments week ended March z:
potatoes 2.s43 cars; boxed apples GIG,
barreled apples S22 cabbage 716; celery
i57' lettuce 305; onions 379; sweet pota-
toes 357.
Grain
Prices advanced during the week al
though the market was easily affected
and somewhat uncertain. Principal fac-
tors: Renewal of export demand, foreign
political situation, and Greenbug and
Hessian fly reports Omaha reports good
mill demand for cash wheat; flour de-
mand somewhat improved Hessian fly
infestation rather general in soft wheat
states.
For the week Chicago May wheat up
DC at Sl.61 "a; May corn LIE at II 1-4c.
MRGeag 20 K5 Mas Wheat fS Nav gR 12e at
S1.56 Is; Winnipeg May 1-2c at $1.S7.
Live Stock ard Meats
Hog prices at Chicago continued to
advance the past week. gaining S0cMsl
per 100 lbs. Sheep and lambs showed
no material change. Beef steers practi-
cally unchanged, butcher COWS and heif-
ers up soc.
March Chicago prices: hogs bulk OF
sales S1O.15M11. medium and good beef
steers $S.656D1025; butcher cows and heif-
ers $5@10: feed steers $750N9.40; light
and medium weight veal calves S95OM
1915: fat lambs SS010.75; feeding lambs
III rfse IN fpf %
So. 2506.75.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
ranged $l@2 per 100 lbs. higher than
week ago. Beef advanced 50cQ $l50.
mutton 81. veal S102 per 100 lbs Lamb
and pork loins practically unchanged.
March 3 prices good grade meats: beef
$l6U17: veal $20M %; lamb $lSW2l; NUT
ton $l2@15: light pork loins $22@2i;
heavy Joins $1Gm20.
Dairy Products
Butter markets firm the early part nf
week but developing signs of weakness
now. 1 rces down 1@l Lee in eastern
markets on the 3rd,
Closing prices 80 SC )re: New York
Chicago and Boston 53c Philadelphia
sac. These prices are Sc higher than a
ers a.e fairly wen supplied with goods
Wisconsin primary cheese markets now
trifle lower than week ago, sales be-
ing made at: twins 26 l-2c; daisies 27c;
double daisies 26 1-3c; long horns
% 3-4c High prices Wisconsin cheese
has resulted In some eastern cheese find
ing its way to Chicago market which
heretofore has been depending largely on
Wisconsin for its supply