Charlevoix county herald., 1921-05-27
MARKETS
v. g. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, D. c.

Hay
Receipts continue very light. Prices
fluctuating with local demand. Few
shipping orders being received by deal,
ers In distributing markets. Incressen ia
loadings at country points reported In
Number j timothy quoted May IS ~
Y, $3.50, Cincinnati s22. Chicago W
falfa Omaha $40. Kansas City $2S, Mem.
phis $3.50; No. prairie Minnea pohs
$3.50, Chicago SIS. Kansas City 1850.
Feed
p. Wheat mill feeds steady on light pro-
duction. Demand remains limited.
Spring bran quoted; Philadelphia
$25.25, Minneapolis sl6. Chicago sls; hard
winter bran Kansas City $3.50; SOFT
spring middlings about 81 below spring
BRAN gluten feed Chicago $3.50. Phila,
delphia $31.71; hominy feed Cincinnati
SIG. Philadelphia $29; alfalfa meal Kan
Prices fluctuated within narrow lin
its during the greater part OF the week
There were numerous upturns due 10 UNI
iably followed. Only real strength for
week shown on 18th account bad crop
reports and large export business. Heavy
undertone to corn market. Country oner-
lngs to arrive more liberal and show
signs of increasing as corn planting Is
nearing completion.
In Chicago cash market number red
No. 8 mixed corn 5Sc; No. 8 yellow corn
Sc: No. white oats 3Sc For the week
Chicago May wheat up 9 3-4c at $l.53;
July wheat up 3-4c at $3.50: July corn
down 3-Sc at 60 5-Sc. Minneapolis July
wheat III, up lac at 1925 Ia y kansas
'Tuiyy 5 i:2c at $3.50.
Vegetables
Northern sacked round white Potatoes
up 10c per 100 lbs. at shipping points
closing SOQeoc.. Chicago carlot market
Stat barrel to jobbers New York Texas
sacked Bliss Triumphs down 50Q75c per
100 lbs Chicago and Kansas City at
Medium size. ex: fancy Northwestern
Winesaps steady Chicago at $3Q350;
small size $2.25q275.
Dairy Products
Under influence Of increasing produc-
ton and quality hardly such as to war;
rant heavy storage butter stocks have
accumulated and prices declined seven
cents at eastern markets the past week.
BUYERS are buying little as prices con-
tinue downward.
Closing prices go score: New York
rs l-2; Boston 20; Philadelphia 20 1-2;
Chicago %.
Markets have held weak and trading
is little better at present although prices
in Wisconsin range Is 3-4c to IA lie;
at Chicago IA Lac to Is LAC. In East
ern markets 16Q17c. 1t seems to be a
case of dizziness with no active factors
TO give life to market.
Live Stock and Meats
Chicago hog prices declined 15@20c per
100 lbs. the past week Beef steers feed
er steers and butcher cows and heifers
practically unchanged. Veal calves up
i5c. Fat lambs practically unchanged.
Yearlings up soc to $1.25; fat ewes 500
75c.
Chicago prices: Hogs. bulk of sales
SS30@S.70; medium and good beef
steers s7.50Q9; butcher cows and heif-
ers $5.25@9; feeder steers $7dS50; light
and medium weight veal calves sS9975;
fat lambs S9.50@12; yearlings sSQ1075:
fat ewes $575Q7.50.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
excepting those for lamb ranged steady
to 81 lower Lamb advanced 81 to SO
per 100 lbs. in some markets.
Beef down soc to 81; veal, mutton and
pork loins practically unchanged.
Prices good grade meats: Beef $1i4
16; veal $l5Q17; lamb s24Q26; mutton
S15Q1S. light pork loins $21q24; heavy
loins Sl5Q19.