Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-07-15
MARKET REPORT
FURNISHED ~ U. s. BUREAU
OF MARKETS. WAsHiNo-
TON, .. c.

Grain
Prices declined during the week. al
though without definite trend. The mar
ket closed stronger on short covering
and good class of new buying. Dsap-
pointing threshing returns from Ohio. In
diana, Illinois, Iowa and Missouri and
private report indicating Missouri wheat
crop around $1,000, 900 bushels had con-
siderable effect. Export demand slow;
country offerings only fair. Corn coun-
try offerings to arrive light. Continued
hot weather causing some apprehension
In corn market but reports thus far are
favorable.
In Chicago cash market No. Red
Winter wheat s1.22; No. 2 hard $123; No.
3 mixed corn 5S cents; No. 8 yellow corn
5S cents; No. 3 white oats 35 cents. For
the week Chicago July wheat down 1
Minneapolis July wheat down 3-4c at
S1.22 is. Chicago September wheat
down &c at sl.20 SIS; September corn
down 1c at Gle. Minneapolis september
September down &c at SLIP, Winnipeg
October wheat $1.39 IL.
Hay
Light receipts give some strength TO
eastern markets. Transactions small
and demand limited to local needs Brisk
demand for good grades at Chicago. First
car new hay arrived at Cincinnati. Re-
ceipts No. ! grades not equal to local de-
inand at Kansas City but market re-
Quoted d. July 9Th; No 1t timothy, New
s lSsq a Minneapolis SS a s osSa sl Mem Mem
phis $40, Kansas City $1s No prairie.
Omaha sl2. Minneapolis $3.50. Kansas
Market dull and weak, demand very
limited, light business, wheat feeds de-
clined further and hon1iny feed sold 81
per ton lower than week ago. Gluten
feed nnchanged Stocks In general
Quoted Bran SIS. middlngs sls Min
neapolis; bran s21.50. middlings s21.5o.
Philadelphia; gluten feed $3.50 Chicago.
s23 Chicago, $3.50 Philadelphia; No. al
falfa meal $3.50 Kansas City.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Potato receipts have been decreasing
in eastern markets and several cities re-
port higher prices ranging $2.75 to $3.50
per barrel for eastern shore OF Virginia
Irish Cobblers Strongest advances re-
corded in New York where good stock
was In demand and up $3.50 per barrel.
Elberta peaches range mostly 1928 to
s275. Shipments have been increasing.
Elbertas $3.50 to $1.60 T. o. b. cash track.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets very firm with price
tendency upward. Supplies light, espe-
cially OF fancy grades. which are becom-
ing scarcer as hot weather has become
more general. Consumptive demand so
ldr mas DeeH BOOu
Closing prices: go score: New York
3Sc Chicago SO 3-4c; Philadelphia,
3S 1-2: Boston soc.
Cheese
Markets firmer and prices higher fol-
lowing recent advances at country points.
Movement into storage in producing
sections active. No export business OF
any consequence.
Wisconsin primary market prices aver
age; twins Is: daisies Is 1-2; double dali
sizes Do; young Americans, 16 1-2; long
horns, 16 "a cents.
Live Stock and Meats
The general trend Of Chicago live
stock prices during the past week was
upward. Beef steers and butcher cattle
were firm to 25 cents higher. Veal
calves up soc TO s1.25. Feeder steers
dull ad unchanged.
July 18th Chicago prices: Hogs top
$3.50; bulk of sales S. 90 to 1910; medium
and good beef steers s7@s,65; butcher
cows and heifers $375@S; feeder steers
s5.75@7.50; light and medium weight
veal calves sS@1050: fat lambs $9@112 5;
feeding lambs s5.75@6.75; yearlings SEQ
SOS; fat ewes s3@5.25.
AS rule, eastern wholesale fresh
meat prices advanced rather sharply.
July 18th prices good grade meats:
Beef $14@15; veal $14Q17; lambs. s23@26;
mutton s10@16; light pork loins s2092S:
heavy loins $16Q19.