Charlevoix county herald., 1921-08-19
MARKET REPORT
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Grain
Wheat prices slumped first two days
OF week under selling pressure. Strong
good flour demand, however. caused
PRICES to rise for the balance OF the
week except for slump occurring on Au-
gust TO- Week closed with wheat again
advancing and a strong undertone aappar-
week Corn price. generally followed
wheat IN their fluctuations. closing
export demand and liberal buying. In
wheat closed at si.25; No. hard at
low at $50; No. 8 white oats at ssc. For
the week Chicago s. otember wheat up
three cents, closing At $l.e4 3-s. Sep
temher corn dropped half cent. closing
nye cents, closing at s1.Sz SIS; Kansas
city sept wheat up three cents, closing
a. Ni4 Is; .. Chicago December wheat
8 i.4o Minneapolis December wheat
closed at $1.3s Ia. Kansas Ctty Deem
Der wheat closed at H.1S Ia.
Hay
Timothy prices advanced IS during the
week at Chicago and 81 at Minneapolis
and Cincinnati because OF light receipts
Eastern markets steady but unchanged
Southern markets still rather inactive
with with but few price changes. Alfalfa in
cago but barely steady at other markets
Quoted August 10: No. ! timothy, New
s YORK x ss2; Philadelphia ssS, Cincinnati
Memphis sS1. Atlanta SAT. Omaha $500.
Kansas City s23 No. ! prairie Mime
sRgS.s ~ ety osP Iiesss 'ls0 Chicago SIS
Markets show fair activity. Quotations
generally easier because OF heavier Of
terings Bran and mddiings market
dull Receipts and movement light. Lin
seed meal $l.50G4 lower than last week
Alfalfa meal firm and demand light.
Corn feeds in good supply though pro-
for this time of the year. Quoted Au-
gust II bran sl375, middlings sl425,
flour middlings $40, Minneapolis: white
f h .I9a y,d feed $3.50 70 ST Louis; No al,
meal $39. Minneapolis; gluten feed $1,000
Chicago.
Fruits and Vegetables.
NJ j. Irish Cobbler potatoes steady in
New York at ss;s5 to $3.50 per 100
cago firm at $3.5O. Virginia Eastern
shore cobblers soc lower In New York,
other markets to range OF s5Q65O per
bbL Kansas early Ohios have gained 90
per cent In Kansas City, closing s3Q895
per 100 lbs, and advanced to range OF
white potato crop places total at Sl5.-
0OO,OOO bu, compared with 42S, 600, 900 last
year.
Live Stock and Meats.
Chicago live stock sharp declines on
the hog market brought top down S0c
and bulk OF sales 65cQ145 under week
ago, heavies falling off most Yearings
and better grade beef steers up 25h50c.
other grades, steady TO 10c higher. Cows
and heifers steady TO 25c higher, feeders
generally 25c higher and veal calves
down 5o97Oc Fat lambs defined 2OG
zoe Feeding lambs up. 25G50c and
yearlings ESQ. Ewes steady. August II,
sales, ss@io'6o; medium S s0s and good SIf beef ef
steers s7.25Q10; butcher cows and heif-
ers, $4,000; feeder steers $561.76: light
and medium weight veal calves. $500
lambs, se75@Sas y sSE tu'G s2 5eeSlGG
fat ewes, s3.25Q5.25. Stocker and feeder
shipments from II important markets
during the week ending Aug were
Cattle "a and nd, calves 4S.74o; hogs s1,51s:
Western dressed beef at eastern mar
kets steady to 26c higher dressed veal
steady steady to 81 lower lamb sl@7 higher
ing 81 on lower. Pork loins up $1qz |
August II prices good grade meats: |
beef s1b.50d172t; veal s15@16; lamb s22 |
s2e92s; heavy loins s15GSs. ~ ''"'
Dairy Products.
Butter markets barely steady and |
about two cents lower than a week ago
Lighter demand and more favorable con-
ditions In producing sections principal |
factor influencing present feeling. Pre- |
limipary cold storage report shows but |
ter holdings on August 1. OF $3.50, 900 |
lbs. compared with l01, 455, 900 lbs a year |
ago and the 5-year average OF go 569, 900 |
York 43 1-2; Chicago 40 Ia; Philadelphia
A; Boston A.