The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-08-25
MARKET REPORT
FURNISHED az U. s. BUREAU
or MARKETS. WASHING
TON. D. c.

Grain
Market undertone reasonably firm
early part of week under export puyins
and strong cash market but weakness In
coarse grains unsettled foreign cxchange
and weakness I'm stock market acted as
bearish influences remainder OF week.
General liquidation on last day oil week
resulted i'm material declines for all
grains bringing corn futures down 10
lowest point at this season OF year since
1906 Wheat export sales continued
good. Country offerings OF wheat were
moderate during week; offerings OF corn
We're liberal In Chicago cash market
No 2 Red winter wheat closed at sl.lS
No 2 hard at l.20. No. mixed corn at
"a cents; No. 2 yellow at 81 cents; No
white oats at soc. For the week Chi
cago Sept wheat lost 3-4c, closing at
H.l6 SIS. Sept corn lost 3-4c. closing
at SO 3-4e; Minneapolis September wheat
lost cents, closing at sl.24 3-4; Kansas
City September lost l-2c, closing at
closed mt $1.17 3-S: December corn at 53c;
Minneapolis December wheat closed at
sl.22 ga. Kansas city December wheat
closed at s109 Ia
Hay
Market easier Heavier receipts at
western markets past few days depressed
prices as there was practically no ship
ping demand and arrivals were slightly
in excess OF local demand, Eastern and
southern markets were also weak with
demand poor Quoted August 18th; No;
timothy, New York 5000. Cincinnati
$2l;5o' Chicago ,$25, Minneapolis SIG, At
lanta $27. No | alfalfa; Memphis $22.50
Minneapolis 500 Atlanta S2S. Omaha
Sl6.5O. No. ! prairie; Minneapolis SIS,
Chicago ST.. Omaha $l2.
Feed
Demond and production light Prices
of most feeds. particularly oil meals
held steady except bran. which was
weak. Less alfalfa meal being ground
than for several seasons. due to dull
eastern demand and small sales to feed
ment and receipts light Quoted August
is: bran sl3,75, middlings S1450, Minne-
apolis; No alfalfa meal $40. Kansas
City SO per cent cotton seed meal s36
Atlanta; S37 Memphis. Linseed meal $39
Minneapolis; white hominy feed s24 st.
Louis; gluten feed $50 80 Chicago
Dairy Products.
Butter markets weak following unset
In all markets We're made but with de-
clines on August 18th and 18th prices
are from l to l 1-2c below a week ago.
Temporary firmness marked trading on
one or two days because of fairly liberal
buying but as dealers stocks are again
ample for immediate needs demand was
prices Aug 16 New York 42 lie; phil
adelphia 43c; Boston 4S 12c; Chicago 80
cents.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Increased potato supplies from New
Jersey shipping sections checked moder-
kets New Jersey sacked Irish Cobblers
declined Is to 20 cents per 100 pounds.
during the week closing $3l5@3S5. De-
mand and movement are reported i'm
proving at New Jersey shipping points.
Sacked cobbers range S3M335 per 100
lbs. I. o. b. Sacked early Ohios closed
slightly lower IN Kansas City around 50.
Idaho white varieties were firm in mid
dlewestern markets. closing S3,50m375
per 100 pounds. California Salmon Tint
Cantaloupes from Turlock section declin-
ed % cents To 81 per crate in New York
and Pittsburgh. reaching S2@2.25 while
the Boston market strengthened. closing
$250Q350.
Live Stock and Meats.
Despite moderate recovery In the hog
market August Is, closing prices at Chi
cago showed net declines ranging. from
25c to 81 per 100 pounds compared with
a week ago. Beef steers were % cents
lower with butcher cows and hefers
ranging from steady to 20 cents lower
higher with others steady. Fat lambs,
fat ewes and yearlings were practically
unchanged. Better grades of feeding
lambs were so cents higher. august 18th
sales SS15M9.S5; medium and good beef
steers s7@9.75; butcher COWS and heifers.
$3.50aS75; feeder steers S55O67; light
9.25: fat lambs sS5O@1O.75; feeding
lambs, $6:75MS.75; yearlings $6.25@S.50:
fat ewes s325M5.25. Stocker and feeder
shipments from IL important markets
Cattle and calves 59.33S. hogs 1856;
oheep, 36,32S With the exception of veal
eastern wholesale fresh meat prices were
$3.50: lamb and pork lolns $l@2 While
mutton was steady to 81 lower per 100
lbs. At most markets veal ranged from
STAG higher. August 18th prices good
lamb S2lG2i; mutton sll@i5; light pork
loins s25M29. heavy loins $l5@21