The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-09-22
MARKET REPORT
FURNISHED BY U. S. BUREAU
OF MARKETS, WASHING
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Grain
Good export business and drouth in
Argentina induced higher prices the early
part of the week, but the market then
became unsettled and price averaged
lower the remainder OF the week. There
was slight rebound ON the l3th ON
revival of wheat demand from exporters
and further Argentina drouth reports;
but subsequent rains In Argentina caused
change In sentiment. Drop IN foreign
exchange also "A factor. Canadian crop
estimated 29l00O,000 bushels as compar-
ed with 263 900, 600 bushels year ago
Country corn offerings not large.
Closing cash prices in Chicago: NO.
red winter wheat 81. 2S; No. 2 hard s1.2s;
No. mixed corn Doe: No yellow corn
55c; No. white oats sec. For the week
Chicago December wheat dropped 4c
l 1-2e, closing az SO lac: Minneapolis
December wheat up 1 lac at 81, AZ IL;
Kansas City December down 3 S-4c at
down 2 i-4c at $i.SS Ia; Chicago Sep
TENDER wheat closed A slips Id: Sept
corn SO 1-2c; Minneapolis September
$l.17 1-2; Winnipeg October s1.44
Hay
Market continues very quiet generally.
Light receipts advanced prices at chi
cago Rain curtaled movement at Kan
sas City and Minneapolis. Southern de-
mand showing slight Improvement
Quoted Sept nth No. / Timothy New
York sos 80. Boston S2S. Pittsburgh $2l,
Chicago $25, Minneapolis $3.50, Cincin-
rati $40; No. alfalfa Minneapolis $40.
city $1,000, Minneapolis s14.5O.
Feed
Markets steady. Trading inactive.
Offerings generally good and demend linz
tied; Storage stocks of wheat feeds
good A few export inquiries We're re-
ceiyed for bran and shorts from Eng
land and about 500 tons of bran We're
sold, by Minneapolis to Holland this
fair. Corn feeds firm. offerings pent-
full. demand fair. Alfalfa meal produc-
tion improving. Stocks and demand fair
Quoted Sept 18th, Bran s1S, middlings
uer cent cottonseed meal SS7 Atlanta.
$36 80 Memphis: gluten feed $20f5 Chi
cago. White hominy feed S23 81. Louis;
80 per cent linseed meal 500 Minneapolis:
30 percent linseed meal $4i Buffalo.
Fruits and Vegetables
Potatoes moving i'm heavier volume NJ
rate Of 900 to LOCO cars daily at close of
week. Giants and round whites steady
in eastern markets at R.25W2.75 per 100
pounds sacked.
Apples in moderate demand in city
markets. Shipments ncrea sing. and
markets strengthened. New York SIG
SS,60d9 New York and Michigan Green
ings $S@S,75 I'M Chicago.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets firm; price tendency
upward; scarcity of fancy grade is sup
porting factor Preliminary storage re-
port released Sept 18th covering entire
United states shows September ] total
holdings 93946,000 pounds compared with
11555S,000 pounds Il year ago. and with
five year average Of 1l0. 100000 pounds
Closing price 30 score: New York
"A 1-2; Chicago 40; Philadelphia As 1-2;
Boston AZ cents.
Live Stock and Meats
Compared with a week ago Chicago
sheep and cattle prices were generally
higher the past week while hogs show
ed net declines ranging from 30 to GO
cents per 100 pounds.
Prices: Hogs. top $500 Zone load; bulk
of sales $6.60MS.50; medium and good
beef steers S6.35m10; butcher cows and
heifers, $4,000; feeder steers S50725;
light and medium weight veal calves 81
014 fat lambs SS50n1025: feeding
lambs S5.75@7.5O; yearlings $5.25@L75;
fat ewes $365.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
showed extreme irreguarty compared
with those prevailing week ago Lamb
was $lM2 higher while pork Ions ranged
from S3d5 lower. per 100 pounds. Veal
was $2Mi lower and mutton steady TO
81 lower Beef was unchanged.
Sept 18th prices good grade meats:
Beef $l3.50M17; veal $1S0020. lamb sta
81; mutton $11m13; light pork loins 5000
30; heavy loins $12M21.