The Ordway new era., 1921-12-23
LATEST MARKET
QUOTATIONS
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U.S.. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington DC.
(w.sierp Newspaper Union N.., s.'is.)

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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
quality and sells slowly. No. timothy.
New York, s2s: Philadelphia, s22;
Pittsburgh, s2i.5o; cIneinnati. SCI; Chi
Omaha. 1880; Atlanta. s32: No
prairie, Omaha, S12: Chicago. SIS.
Live stock and Meats.
Chicago hog prices advanced l5c 10
35c per 100 lbs. Cattle prices showed
mixed movements. Good steers ranged
from 25c lower to soc higher; medium
steers from 35c lower to Csc higher
lower to soc higher. Veal calves ad-
vanced 75c to SIPS; feeder steers up
generally 40c higher. With exception
Of fat ewes. which were steady to zoe
lower. the price OF sheep and lambs ad,
vanced somewhat Fat lambs ranged
from steady to 25c higher. while feed
higher per 100 lbs. Chicago prices;
Hogs, top. $3.50; bulk of sales, st9o y
1.25 medium and good beef steers. $3.50
QS.75: feeder steers, s5q7 light and
1925; fat lambs, s1o.OoQl1.5o; feeding
lambs, SS.75I10.25; yearlings, S7.25@
lO.OO fat ewes, s3.25l5.15.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
continued on their upward trend pork
loins leading with an advance OF 81 to
Sc. Lambs advanced So to Sc; mutton,
81 to 81, and beef and veal, So to SO per
100 lbs. Dec. Il prices. good grade
lamb s25aS0 mutton. s12Q20: light
pork loins. s21 81; heavy loins, SIS
Fruits nnd 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 Sl.41 +. o. b. per 100 lbs. Steady
in New York city at s2.1O@2.20; sacked
stock up SC in Boston at sl.sO g zoo.
points, S1.50n 1.55; Minnesota, s1.35 a.
1.4O. Growers received 81 in Wlscon-
sin and S0c@sl in Colorado and Idaho.
Red River ohios up 10c f; o. b. Mime
sofa, at $l.25 a 1.30. sacked. per 100 lbs.
Cincinnati up 1Oc to zoe, at s1.9592.l0;
st. Louis s1;65 g1.75. carlot sales
cago, at $l,G5@1.sO. Thousand bags
Danish potatoes arrived New York. job
bing s3,oOa3.25 per 16S lbs, sacked,
Danish type cabbage stronger in
Rochester. at s42@43; market dull. New
York and Baltimore firm at s50Q55.
Northern stock down 50 In Chicago at
Louis lost previous gains, closing s55,
bulk. per ton.
Apple markets inactive; prices nearly
stock. s7.25@7.50 in Cincinnati. New
Yorks A2h fair quality, 81 in New
L Ofk CITY. MlcnlSan ana new YORK
Balwins. $1,000 $50 on Chicago market;
r. ode leland Greetings down soc. at
$500 a $50. Extra fancy Northwestern
Jonathans stronger in Chicago. at
s2-50Gr3,00 per box. Other markets un-
changed.
Grain.
Weakness prevailed in the grain
markets. but some advances were made
result of active export business.
Both the drouth situation and de-
crease in the visible supply were ig-
nored. Closing prices in Chicago cash
market: No. red winter wheat, $1.19:
No. hard winter wheat. $1.09: No. 2
mixed corn, 4Sc; No. 2 yellow corn.
4Sc; No. white oats, SAC. Average
price to farmers in central Iowa for
No. mixed corn, about 32c; to farm
ers in central North Dakota for No. 1
dark northern wheat, $1.00A: to farm
ers in central Kansas for No. hard
winter wheat. soc. For the week Chi
cago May wheat declined 1Ac, closing
at Sill; Chicago May corn down nc.
closing at 52hc; Minneapolis May
wheat unchanged at S1.1S: Kansas City
May wheat unchanged, at 31.03A
Winnipeg May wheat down 1hc. at
s1.02A.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets unsettled throughout
week and prices have shown consider
able fluctuation. Storage butter move-
weak. Closing prices 80 score: New
York 45c; Philadelphia. acc; Boston
45c; Chicago. 1910.