, 1921-02-24
MARKETS
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v. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, D. c.
western Newspaper Union News Service,

Fruits and Vegetables. \
Sacked round white potatoes held at
SOC SAC per 100 pounds I. o. b. northern
m naPReaE do ssati0 aSa csc chi s g soc e a s /
acked Round whites weakened at
western New. York shipping points,
down 10@15c, at $1.4OQ1.5O bulk.
Cold storage Baldwin apples con-
tinued firm at western New York f. o.
b. stations. closing s4.00@4.25 per
bushel. Baldwins have been firm in
city, wholesale markets at 1900 500;
York, ss.5O@4.5o; ss.i5@$.25 I. o. b.
Florida celery steady in eastern mar
peints steady S'S around nsi s Sra5e' c% shiPPias
Golden Hearts mostly s5.5O@6.5O in
consuming %centers; steady {. o. b. Los
Hay and Feed.
Hay receipts light in eastern mar
kets; heavy in west: Trend of market
downward. Prices declined during the
low point. Cincinnati stin congested.
Good demand for best hay noted at
Minneapolis and Omaha. Quote: No.
I timothy. New York $40. Philadelphia
S24. Cincinnati 1923, Chicago $23.50.
Min Minne9Pgiis go Memphis S2s; Kansas
$3.50, Memphis S27, Omaha SIG. No.
! prairie, Minneapolis SIS, Kansas City
$13. Omaha $40.
The demand for feedstuffs remains
light. There is better feeling in wheat
leeds in northwest; prices slightly
not follow advance because country
dealers buying lightly. Quoted; Bran.
$50. middlings. $3.50; flour m%iddlings.
S3f. red dog, $39, delivered northeast
ern markets: No. 1 alfalfa meal. $3.50
Kansas city, $22 st. Louis. SO per cent
~cottonseed meal, S26.50; winter wheat
bran. $2i, gray shorts. $26 Memphis:
lnseed meal, s37 Minneapolis. $41.50
Cincinnati: white hominy, $50 st. Louis,
$50 Cincinnati; beet pulp. 1888 New
York.
The average price of middling spot
cotton in the ten designated markets
declined about four points during the
week, closing around 1920 per lib.
New York March futures down nine
points at 1880.
The outstanding feature of the
weeks trading is the advance in prices
caused by green bugs in the south
grade flour at Minneapolis; solid rain
load left for seaboard. Country offer
ings corn somewhat larger as roads are
100000 bushels at s~eaboard. but busi-
ness checked somewhat by recent up
turn and advance in ocean freights. In
March; No. . hard, 8 Sc over Gn No. 8
mixed and yellow corn. 4@4Nc undo
Chicago May. For the week Chicago
March wheat advanced &C. closing at
s1.71h; May corn 4&c. at 71&sc. Min
sf f%sGn' Kansas aassss CITY Tes'9 Ma r 2 nc. at
SI61H Winnipeg May SIC. at $1.S7h.
Chicago May wheat. s1.61&.
Live Stock and Meats.
The feature of the weeks Chicago live
stock business was the sharp decline in
sheep and lamb prices. Fat and feeding
lambs lost 81; yearlings 7scms1.25: fat
ewes. 40c Sl.25. Hogs gained 80 a COO
per 100 lbs: beef steers rs a Csc. Com
mon cows and heifers lost 25c. but the
better grade averaged 25 a SOC higher.
Feeder steers UT 25c@50c. Chicago
prices. Hogs. bulk of sales. $4,000
9.75; medium and good beef steers, $500
1880; butcher cows and heifers. $500
and medium weight veal calves. $4,000
1900; fat lambs. 5000 $50: feeding
lambs. 500 Z. 25: yearlings, S5.00T
6.25; fat ewes. S3.25 @5.10.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
presented a rather mixed appearance
with the general tendency downward.
Beef ranged SOC higher to 81 lower:
veal lost 81; pork loins down soc a $500
per 100 lbs; mutton up 81. Lamb adj
vanced 81 in some markets. lost 81 in
others. Prices good grade meats: Beef.
S13.00G15.00: veal. $500 ~ 90. 90; lamb,
$500 n 20. 90; mutton, $1,000 a 10. 70:
light pork loins, $500 a 21.00; heavy
loins. $1,000 917.b0.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets have gained firmness
during the week and prices are higher
than a week ago. Trading Is much bet
ter and stocks have cleared up well.
Tone of market Is steady To firm.
Prices. 90 score, Philadelphia, 471kc;
New York. 47c; Boston. 4sisc: Chicago.
as nc.
Cheese market has been generally
weak but with advance In butter mar
kets more confidence is felt although
range. Fresh cheese selling mostly at
2fh a. % &c. held cheese Ia &c higher