The St. Mary banner., 1921-03-19

nj ASTICuliuiet
Hay-Hay receipts generally hsh''
Majority of markets reporting edolei
tendency. Omaha market strols5' az
falfa and prairie quoted ABOUT 81
hiahor because of insufficient receipts.
ca,,,bern markets dull and largely in
brvors, favor: sales at widely varying
nricos Best grades in good demand.
Good inquiry for southwestern prairie
and straw. especially rye stra" III
chicago. Receipts in Clnclnnlat large
with light shipping demand. quoted
March q. No. / timothy $40 Mlnneap-
o1;s $3.50 Memphis, S22 Cincinnati,
so7 5l) Chicago; No. timothy Sl1.oO
Minneapolis, $24 Memphis, $40 Clncln-
natl No. / prairie SIG Minneapolis,
s15 Kansas City. No. l alfalfa $2l
MINNEAPOLIS, s27 Memphis. s19 Omaha,
s23 Kansas City; NO alfalfa Sl'
Minneapolis, $40 Memphis. Slo omaha.
Eeed-Atlanta and Southeastern
markets report conditions unchanged
from week ago with demand light and
stock moderate. Cottonseed meal
nrices easier Prices fairly steady
and stocks emple but firmly held py
;obbers as few new offerings are maue
bv mills. Offerings expected shortly
to improye. Bullish feeling among
iobbers who anticipate usual sponta-
neous purchasing movement this tlme
of wear to cause higher prices. iran
sit offerings in several sections OIL
fered below shipment prices. Corn
feeds unchanged. Cottonseed easier
and Iinseed meal quoted 81 higher
Alfalfa meal in poor demand. Quoted:
Bran s23, middlings $22, Minneapolis;
SO per cent cottonseed meal $25 Mem
phis, s345O Philadelphia; linseed meal
s4O.5O Minneapolis, S41 Buffalo. No.
/ alfalfa meal $19 Omaha and Kansas
City. Gluten feed $37 Chicago, white
hominy feed S23 St. Louis, s32 Boston
Beet pulp $32 f. O. b. New York.
Livestock and Meats - Compared
with a week ago Chicago cattle prices
show slight declines, while hogs and
lambs are generally higher. Beef
steers and butcher cattle down l5c
to 25c. Feeder steers were firm to
25c higher. Fat lambs up 25@75c;
yearlings 25@5Oc per 100 lbs. Fat
ewes down 25c. Medium and light
weight hogs up 30c to 4Oc. Heavy
weights weak to sc lower. March 10
Chicago prices: Hogs, bulk of sales,
$1O.10 to $114O; medium and good
beef steers $S.4O@1O.25; butcher cows
and heifers $5G9.75; feeder steers
$7.5O@975; light and medium weight
veal calves $3.50 to $12.75; fat lambs
$S.75@11; feeding lambs S7.25@9.25;
yearlings s7.25@9.25; fat ewes $50
$50. With the exception of beef,
eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
tended downward. Beef advanced soc
@s1.50 per 100 lbs. Veal, lamb, NUT
ton and pork loins weak to 81 lower.
March 10 prices good grade meats:
Beef $16.50@1750; veal $19 to $22;
lamb S18@2O; mutton $11@15; light
pork loins s21@24 heavy loins s16@
$19.
Grain-Market higher on good ex-
port demand early in the week but
prices then declined on the favorable
reports of crop conditions and bearish
construction placed on government
crop report. Chicago May wheat un-
dergoing net loss of 4c, closing at
$1.57 5/S, May corn &c at 70kc. On
the 10th all grain prices declined de-
spite resumption export business and
other bullish news. Reported France
took 100000 bushels wheat at Sea-
board and sales via gulf exceeded 20O,-
600 bushels. France also said to have
bought Argentine wheat cheaper than
American. Oklahoma weather bureau
confirms green bug reports; high dry
winds reported Kansas. In Chicago
cash market No. red winter wheat
IL, to zoe over Chicago May; No. 2
hard 1O@12c over; No. mixed corn
~ @7c under May; No yellow 61a@
eAc under. For the week Minneap-
Oils May wheat down &c at $15O 1/S;
Kansas City May 4Rc at s1.51a;
winnipeg May 5/Sc higher at
$l.S7 5/S. Minneapolis flour and
wheat demand little better Kansas
City milling demand fair
cotton-The average price for mid
oling spot cotton as reported by the
lO designated spot cotton markets, de-
cllned % points during the week, clos
Ing around 11.13c per pound New
YORK March futures up 10 points at
1I3Oc.
Dairy Products--Tendency in butter
markets has been downward during
the week. Prices now average to &c
under those of week ago and mar
kets are now very weak Trading is
SLOW and little, but regular business
IS materializing. Supply exceeds de-
lnand and dealers shading prices in
some instances. Closing prices 92
score: New York and Boston 4Sc;
ohlcaso 461ac; Philadelphia 4S1sc.
oheese markets steady during the
week with no material change in
prices. Trading con- tined mostly to