The Yale expositor., 1921-04-07
MARKETS
v. s. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, .. C.

Hay
Bulk of receipts OF lower grades. Ar
rivals top grades light Shipping demand
poor. Local demand fair In most mar
cd. No | alfalfa about s24 Chicago but
demand sackenlng. Firm tone to mar
ket for all kinds t GhoSe 9Saity hay
apolir. s25 Philadelphia, s2l New York.
No. timothy s22 Cincinnati. 80 Chi
cago. 1925 Memphis $l7 Minneapolis, $24
alfalfa $21 Cincinnati, $27 Memphis, S21
Minneapolis. $50 Kansas City. No.
prairie $3.50 Minneapolis, sl4 Kansas
City.
Wheat feeds declining steadily Prices
of nearly all feedstuffs at new low levels
with demand generally quiet; stocks in
all sections good but not much booked
ahead. Gluten feed quiet; price well
light
Quoted; Bran SIS, middings SIT Min
neapolts: white and yellow hominy feed
S22 Chicago oatfeed $S st. Louis: rye
feed SIG Minneapolis. SIT Milwaukee,
Grain
Market unsettled and prices fluctuated
rapidly within narrow range until the
goth when prices dropped sharply on
account. Liquidation continued on the
31st; wheat very weak early. but short
covering and removal of hedges on more
than 1000 900 blu. wheat sold to Spain
caused prices to rally from low points
For the week Chicago May wheat down
3 Lao at $l.3S 5-S May corn 3 1-2c at
GO 5-Sc Minneapolis May wheat down
4 S-4c at sl.32 ga. Kansas City May
4 lac at $1.31, Winnipeg May 5 1-2c at
$l71 1-2 Chicago March wheat $1.55.
Minneapolis flour demand dull fair de-
mand for better grades wheat; Canadian
wheat selling 45c over Minneapolis May;
No. dark Is to SAC over
Fruits and Vegetables.
Potatoes up 20 10c per 100 lbs north
ern shipping stations, closing soc to 81
Chicago Carlot market up &c at $1.05
to Sl2O New York round whites held
at $1.40 to s1.50 bulk. New York cold
storage Baldwin apples down about 25c
per bbl city wholesale markets at $4.75
to $575. Northwestern extra fancy wine
saps slightly weaker Chicago ut $3.50 TO
$3.50 to 81. ' ''N' '' "
80: potatoes 1882 cars, boxed apples 295,
barreed apples 544 cabbage $50 celery
26s, lettuce 37S onions Isl, sweet pota-
toes 24S, Strawberries 245. tomatoes 2S5.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets unsettled during the
week, but the present tendency Is to-
markets on the sist. ''N' - -
Closing prices. 80 score New York 4sc;
Chicago 45c Philadelphia 49c; Boston
CSC. Supply Of domestic butter barely
taking care of demand and Danish i'm
ports have held at firm prices.
Cheese markets weak and lower. Some
cheese shipped on consignment from Wis
consin points during week
At Wisconsin primary market: twins
zoe: daisies % 3-4c; double daisies, young
Americas and longhorns. 22c.
Live Stock and Meats
Chicago live stock prices declined 35c
to 75c on hogs. Zoe to 40c on beef steers:
25c to Soc on feeder steers and 75c to 81
on veal calves the past week. Fat lambs
lost soc to S5c; butcher cows and heif-
ers We're practically steady; fat ewes adj
Nanced 25c to soc.
March 81 Chicago prices: hogs. bulk
Of sales, $3.50 to 80 90; medium and good
beef steers S. to 1855; butcher cows ana
heifers So to 1925: feeder steers $3.50 to
49, Light and medium weight veal
calves 81 to $3.50: fat lambs $3.50 To SO;
feeding lambs $3.50 to 1925: yearngs 81
TO So fat ewes S. to $6.75.
With the exception of pork, prices of
fresh meats at eastern wholesale mar
Rets were generally lower than a week
ago.
March 81 prices good grade meats:
reefs 115M17; veal s17m20: lambs s1Sm22;
mutton s12@16; light pork loins s24@27;
heavy Joins S1Sm22.