The Yale expositor., 1921-09-15
MARKETS
v. s. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, D. c.
Fruits and Vegetables

Under limited supplies I'm eastern mar
kets potatoes advanced 50MSOc per 100
lbs sacked at $2.15@2.65 f. o. b. New
Jersey shipping points firm at $l.s5q9.
Chicago carlot market strong and act
I've. Idaho rurais up 75QS5c in eastern
markets at $3.35@3.50; firm In Kansas
shipping points at $1.35Q1. 40 wagon loads
cash to growers
September crop estimate total potato
production 1928, 100000 bu. compared with
Eastern yellow globe onions in Phila-
delphia up 81 per 100 lbs. sacked at
S4.25, Steady in other Eastern markets
at $3.50@375. NIiddlewestern yellow
varieties up Csc in New York at sS.7594.
September crop estimate puts total
commercial apple crop at 1879 million bar
rels compared with 1873 million last year.
Grain
For the week Chicago December wheat
gained l-2c net, closing at $l.32 1-2:
December corn 1-2c. closing at SO 1-Sc.
The only declines were on account of
lack of support and selling by Northwest
houees. Advances were the result OF good
demand from eastern and seaboard hous-
es. bullish news, and heavy buying by
commission houses Coarse grains clos
ed firm with fair buying. Country corn
offerings light.
Closing prices in Chicago cash market: :
No. 2 red winter wheat $1.31; No. hard
$l3l; No. z mixed corn SIC; No. yellow
corn sec; No. white oats. 37c. For the
Z 1-2c, closing at $1.41 IA; Kansas City
December wheat 5 1-2c at $1.23 1-2;
winnipeg December wheat &c at
closed s1.29 IL; September corn 55c:
Minneapolis September wheat S1.44 Ia;
Kansas City September wheat sl.19 IL;
Winnipeg October wheat $1.44 rs.
Hay
Market only slightly changed during
week. Eastern markets generally dull
Slightly imnrONpd 6pma nd nnfaA Of =
lanta and other southern markets. Light
receipts caused advance at Chicago but
country loadings are again increasing.
fairly active at the decline.
Quoted No. l Timothy: New York
SSO;5O, Philadelphia $24, Cincinnati, $40,
cehicago eIs s24, Minneapolis snI $3.50. Atlanta
No. l alfalfa Memphis s22, Minneapolis
$50, Kansas City ST. No 1 prairie Min
neapolis s14, Omaha $125O, Kansas City
5000.
Market quiet and steady. Wheat feeds
rather weak due to heavy offerings and
improved demand. Corn feeds and al
falfa meal steady.
Quoted Sept. s.: Bran s12 mlddlings
Kansas City; gluten feed s30.15 Chicago;
white hominy feed $23 st. Louis.
Dairy Products
Following unsettled conditions in the
butter market last week the markets
are now much firmer with increased de-
mand for all grades at higher prices.
Closing prices. 92 score: Chicago 40c,
Philadelphia and New York 41c, Boston
"A 1-2c.
Live Stock and Meats
There was a slight contraction OF the
price range in the bulk OF sales of hogs
at Chocago during the past week The
lower end OF the range advanced &C.
while the top declined 4Oc per 100 lbs.
Sept. Chicago prices: Hogs, top
s9.15; bulk of sales. s690a9: medium and
good beef steers. S6@9.50; butcher cows
and heifers $3.50QS.75; feeder steers. S. ~
H25G9.50; feeding lambs, $55097. 20;
yearlings, $475Q7.35; fat ewes, $3@475.
September prices good grade meats.
Beef $1S50@17; veal $20@24; lamb $3.50
20 mutton. $11G14; light pork loins,
$4,000; heavy loins, S16@21.