, 1921-12-22
LATEST MARKET
QUOTATIONS
- Furnished By -
US. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington DC.
western Newspaper Union New, serice.)

Hay.
The hay market situation has weak
ened during the past week because of
increased receipts and a light holiday
demand. Prices lower in several mar
kets, Much of hay arriving is of poor
quality and sells slowly. No. | timothy.
Pittsburgh, s2i.5O; Cincinnati, s2i; Chi
cago, s21; Atlanta. $3.50. No. / alfalfa,
Omaha, $3.50; Atlanta, s32. No. L
prairie, Omaha, $12; Chicago, $16.
Live stock and Meats.
Chicago hog prices advanced 15c to
35c per 100 lbs. Cattle prices showed
mixed movements. Good steers ranged
from Use lower to soc higher; edium
steers from 35c lower to 65c higher
and butcher cows and heifers from loo
lower to soc higher. Veal calves ad-
generally 40c higher. With exception
Of fat ewes. which were steady to Csc
lower, the price OF sheep and lambs ad-
vanced somewhat. Fat lambs ranged
from steady to Csc higher. while feed
ing lambs and yearlings were soc to 75c
higher per 100 lbs. Chicago prices:
1925: medium and good beef steers. 1855
1000: butcher cows and heifers. 1925
qs;,75; feeder steers, $5Q7; light and
1926; fat lambs. sio.oO@1i.5S; feeding
lambs. 1915 1925; yearlings, $3.50
1000: fat ewes. s3.25Q5.75.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
continued on their upward trend. pork
loins leading with an advance of So to
IS. Lambs advanced 50 to So; mutton.
81 to s., and beef and veal. 81 to SO per
meats: Beef. s15@1s; yea. s20q22;
lamb. S25 80; mutton, $12Q20: light
pork loins, s21@27; heavy loins. SIS
Fruits and vegetables.
Some potato markets show an i'm
proved tone. Haulings light. Maine,
Minnesota and Colorado country prices
higher. Western New York and Wis
consin steady. Bulk Green Mountains
mostly s1.41 f. o. b. per 100 lbs. Steady
in New York City at S2.1O@2:2o: sacked
Sacked round whites +. o. b. Michigan
points. $1.5091.55; Minnesota, $3.50
lao. Growers received 81 in Wiscon-
sin and socg$1 in Colorado and Idaho.
Red River Ohios up Toe f. o. b. Mime
sofa, at s1.2541.3o. sacked, per 100 lbs.
Cincinnati up loo to zoe, at s1.s5@2.10;
northern round whites up sc in Chi
cago. at $1.65 1.80. Thousand bags
Danish potatoes arrived New York. job
bling ss;o0q3-25 per 1853 lbs. sacked.
Rochester, at s42@43; market dull. New
York and baltimore firm at $50 So.
$50. sacked. per ton. delivered. st.
Louis lost previous gains, closing S55,
bulk, per ton.
Apple markets Inactive; prices nearly
steady. Maine No. l Baldwins, S6d7
per barrel in most markets.; fancy
stock. s7.25@7.5O in Cincinnati. New
1orks Azrz 1alr quality, " in New
York City. Michigan and New York
Balwins. $1,000 7.50 on Chicago market:
Rhode Island Greetings down soc. at
$500 q $50. Extra fancy Northwestern
Jonathans stronger in Chicago, at
S2.5Ou3.00 per box. Other markets un-
changed.
Grain.
Weakness prevailed in the grain
markets. but some advances were made
as result of active export business.
Both the drouth situation and a de-
crease in the visible supply were ig-
nored. Closing prices in Chicago cash
market: No. 2 red winter wheat, S1.I9:
No. 2 hard winter wheat, y1.09; No. 2
mixed corn. 4Sc; No. 2 yellow corn.
4Sc; No. 3 white oats. SAC. Average
price to farmers in central Iowa for
No. 2 mixed corn. about 32c; to farm
ers In central North Dakota for No. l
dark northern wheat, $1.00&; to farm
ers in central Kansas for No. 2 hard
winter wheat. 90c. For the week Chi
cago May wheat declined 1Lc, closing
at s1.11; Chicago May corn down &c,
closing at 52hc; Minneapolis May
wheat unchanged at s1.1s; Kansas City
May wheat unchanged, at S1.O3L;
Winnipeg May wheat down 1hc. It
S1.02h.
Dafry Products.
Butter markets unsettled throughout
week and prices have shown consider
able fluctuatfon. Storage butter move
ment heavier. Zone of markets at close
weak. Closing prices 90 score: New
York. 45c, Philadelphia, 46c; Boston,
45c; Chicago, 43hc.