The Dolores star., 1921-04-15
MAR KETS
Furnished by
U. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington. D. C.
Western Newspaper Union News Service,

Grain.
Market unsettled the past week,
casily influenced and prices fluctuated
rapidly. On declines there were liqui-
dation of coarse grains for country ac-
count and good export demand. Sec
retary Wallace's statement that sup
ply of farm products on hand far ex-
ceed present demand. was given bear
ish construction in grain trade. In
Chicago cash market: No. red win
ter wheat 6M9c over Chicago May: No.
4kc under Chicago May; No. 3 yellow
3m41kc under. For the week. Chicago
May wheat down 21ac at s1.36l.; May
wheat down &c at si.2s1s. Kansas
City May 3hc at s127Ls: winnipeg
May 6%c at $l.65h. Minneapolis flour
sas City wheat demand fair: No. hard
13c over Kansas City May.
Live stock and Meats.
Chicago live stock prices changed
only slightly during the week. Hogs
ranged from SC lower to CSC higher per
cline. Beef steers steady to 4oc low
er: cows and heifers down 25c. Feeder
steers and veal calves practically un-
changed. Fat lambs steady to 25o
lower. Fat ewes unchanged. Chicago
prices: Hogs. bulk of sales. $3.50
1920; 10 90 !, medium m and good beef steers.
si.50g 500; feeder steers. s7.25 900;
light and medium weight veal calves.
s7o1@95o; sas fat lambs s7.75@1ooo;
s7.25 a 800: fat ewes, s5.O096.75. East
ern wholesale fresh meat prices also
changed but slightly, Bee, veal, NUT. nut.
loins steady to 81 higher. Prices good
grade meats: Beef. s16.OO417.5O: veal.
$500 a. 1000: lamb. 923.OO; NUT
ss5.oo q $500; heavy ioins. $500 @ 2s.oo.
Most hay markets depressed. unset
tied and generally easier. Receipts in
eastern markets continue heavier than
in western markets. Prairie receipts
creasing. Majority of arrivals in Chi
caSo of low grade; trade not interested
even at sacrifice prices. which are ~
to g lower for nearly all grades and
kinds. Few shipping inquiries. Re
ceipts in western markets adequate to
meet present demand. Quoted: No. l
timothy s22 cineinnati' si9 ssl99x6M Mime Mo,,
York $24.5O Philadelphia. s27 Memphis;
Nc. timothy, So Cincinnati. sd5,500
mlnneapoiis; mhtIaaapEohi. $3.50 NsW YORK., $3.50
falfa. s1s Cincinnati. s17 Minneapolis.
SIS Kansas City. S27 Memphis: No. l
prairie. SIS Minneapolis, s13 Kansas
City.
Practically all feeds quoted lower;
for early shipments but there is con-
siderable pressure to sell for deferred
shipment Gluten feed price reduced
SIS per ton. Many distress sales of
wheat feeds reported from Minneapolis.
Wide ranges in prices prevail in many
markets. Chicago quoting middlings
$50 for yellow. s21 for white f. o. b.
Chicago. Cincinnati and few other
markets in chaotic state. Linseed meal
mi q
linseed meal $3.50 Buffalo and Minne-
apolis; SO per cent cottonseed meal. $21
Memphis; beet pulp, S31 Cincinnati 43
per cent cottonseed meal, $50 Chicago.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Potato prices down to 15c at north
per 100 lbs. sacked. Chicago car-lot
market at low level. down 10c at soc to
81. New York round whites held at
No. Spalding Rose in double head
barrels. closed lower at s10.50 to s11.00
Chicago: 81 to $3.50 New York. Texas
Kansas City; IS st. Louis. New York
cold storage Baldwin apples mostly SIS
to s5.75 per barrel in city wholesale
markets Northwestern extra fancy
medium to large size winesaps slow
and dull. Chicago at $3.50 to $3.50 per
box; small sizes s1.50 to s2.25.
Dniry Products.
Butter prices have dropped in all
markets. Heaviest declines averaging
&c were in the east. Weakness attri-
buted to temporary surplus. although
at Chicago weakness is apparent re-
Election of drop ct New York. Closing
prices 80 score: New York. 49kc; Chi
cago. 4SAc: Philadelphia, Soc Boston,
50kc. Danish butter at New York SELL
ing at close to domestic prices. Dull
trading and weakness have featured
the weeks cheese market. At Wlncon-
sin primary market prices average:
Twins. 2OAc: Daisies. 21kc: Double
Daisies. 21c: Longhorns and Young
Americas, 22c.
Cotton.
Spot cotton prices at the ten desig-
mated markets declined 43 points dur
ing the week, closing at 10.92c per lb
New York May futures down so points
at 11.S4c.