The St. Johns herald., 1921-11-03
LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS = Furnished by = US. BUREAU OF MARKETS
 Washington DC.
(Western Newspaper Union News SerVics.) Live Stock and Meats.


 Compared with a week ago, Chicago from 1Oc to soc per 100 lbs. Corn-fed steers and yearlings were mostly 25c to 50c higher, with some choice year lings 75c higher, heifers generally Stocker and feeder steers strong to 15c higher Fat sheep and lambs steady to 25c higher, feeding lambs 25c to 75c higher
 October IS Chicago prices: Hogs. top. $S.50; bulk of sales, $6.75 Q8,40; medium and good beef steers, $6.15Q 10.85; butcher cows and heifers, $2.750 $50; feeder steers. $4.85 Q7.00; light and medium weight veal calves. $6.0o@ 11.25; fat lambs, $7.75 O. s.25; feeding lambs. $6-75@7.75; yearlings, $5.50Q 7.5O; fat ewes, $3-00 O 5.25.
 In eastern wholesale fresh meat mar kets beef, veal and lamb prices were generally higher than a week ago. tically steady. Veal advanced $1 to $3; lamb, $i; beef, soc to $1 per 100 lbs. Good grade meats: Beef, $40 1850; veal, $1S@20; lamb, $17019; mutton, $11Q12; light pork loins, $24Q28; heavy Joins, $15Q20.
 Dairy PrOduetn.
 Butter markets firm under steady demand for fancy grades. There has been more shifting to storage goods, which at present prices show profit. ESellnS G1iSCS Tn some quarters that markets are becoming top heavy, fol- lowing the steady advabSes this month, but trading on the whole is a fairly confident basis at present. Closing cago. <5c; Philadelphia, 48e; Boston, 461zc.
 Wheat market displayed better un- dertone during week. Advance in Sterling and Continental exchange and improved cash and export demand were main bullish features. Country wheat offerings were small and milling de- mand fairly good. Corn markets were dull and featureless. Disappointing shucking returns were received from Illinois districts. Closing prices in Chicago cash markets: No. red win ter wheat, $1.23; No. hard winter Wheat, SLY; No. mixed corn, 46c; No. yellow corn, 46c; No. 3 white oats. wheat gained 6%c. closing at $1.15%; Chicago December corn lost A e, closing at 4714c; Minneapolis December wheat December gained 7c, closing at $1.o7%; Winnipeg gained 6%c, closing at $1.17%; Chicago May wheat closed at $1.19%; May corn at 5Sbc; Minneapolis wheat at $1.12h Winnipeg May wheat at s1-22%-
 Cotton.
 Spot cotton prices declined 54 points during the week, closing at 19.27c per lb. New York October down 65 points, at 1S.95c.
 Fruits and Vegetables.
 Potato shipments continued heavy, totaling over 10000 cars for the week. Demand limited in consuming centers; markets fairly steady. New York bulk round whites up 10c in New York, at $21062.20 per 100 lbs; steady in Phil adelphia, at $2.25@2.30: sacked stock down 15c, at $2.35 in Pittsburgh. North ern round whites up Sc to 10c in Chi cago carlot market at $2.0502.25. Round whites steady at $1.75 @1.95 f. O. b. shipping points
 Danish type cabbage firm at $30 033 per ton, bulk f. O. b. shipping points; firm in most city markets at $40@45, but down $15 in St. Louis at $40@45.
 Hay.
 Receipts generally were not large but increased at Minneapolis and Chi cago. Demand improved at Cincinnati and Kansas City. Southern markets still inactive. Local conditions deter mine price trend. Prices showed some changes during past week. Quoted October A: No. timothy New York, s2S.50; Cincinnati, S20; Chicago, S23.50; Minneapolis, $1S.50; Kansas City, $14.50. No. 1 alfalfa, Kansas City, $2150; Memphis. s23; Atlanta, BPS. No prairie. Minneapolis, $15; Kansas City, SIS; Chicago, SIS.