, 1921-01-27
MARKETS
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U. 8. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, D. c.
Watsrn Newspaper Uaion New ser1ics.)
(For Week Ended Jan. 10, 1921

Hay and Feed.
Eastern hay markets very weak be-
cause of poor demand. Receipts light
kets down 81 to 50 on all kinds. Prai-
RE receipts heavy and in excess of de-
mand at all markets.. Good grades of
mand. Shipping orders limited. Quoted
No; l Timothy-New York. ss4.25;
natl, $3.50; Minneapolis, $50. No. / Al
falfa@Memphis, $40; Omaha, $40; Kan
sas City, $24. No. l Prairie-Omaha.
$3.50; Kansas City. $40; Minneapolis.
SIS.
Feed market shows few changes.
Wheat feeds dull. Hominy feed weak,
meal advanced about 81 from its recent
low price. Gluten feed offerings more
liberal at slightly easier prices. Lin
seed meal in light demand and quoted
unchanged. Demand generally is very
light; movement excellent. Stocks in
consuming sections ample: receipts
good. A better demand for alfalfu meal
is noticeable as mixed feed ~ndnufac-
turers are booking more business.
Brewers grains quoted about IS per
ton lower than last week in Milwau-
kee. Quoted bran. $26; m~iddlings. $23;
flour middlings, s2S. Minneapolis; lin
seed meal, $40. Buffalo and Toledo. s3s
Minneapolis; gluten feed, s4S Chicago;
dried brewers grains, $3.50 Milwau-
keel; rye middlings, $3.50 northeastern
markets; SO per cent cottonseed meal.
$40 Memphis, $3.50 northeastern mar
kets; white hominy feed. S2S st. Louis,
$3.50 New York; No. 1 alfalfa meal.
s24.60 st. Louis; beet pulp s41 Boston
Live Stock and Meats.
With the exception OF hogs. Chicago
livestock prices showed material de-
clines for the week. Heavy fat lambs
broke s2.25 per 100 lbs. handy weight
lngs 75c to 81. Beef steers declined
40c to s1.15. better grades losing most.
Butcher cattle down SOC. Feeder steers
advanced Csc; hogs advance an aver
age of SOC to 75c per 100 lbs. Jan. 18th
Chicago prices: Hogs. bulk of sales,
1896 to $40; medium and good beef
steers, IS to $10.15; butcher cows and
heifers. s4.60 to $3.50; feeder steers. 81
to 1926; light and medium weight zeal
ssaiyes' sle to az fat LAMBS 81 $40 to
yearlings. T.75 to SO; fat ewes. 1915
to s5.75.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat mar
clined 81 to SO per 100 lbs. Beef, lamb
and mutton weak to 81 lower. Jan.
18Th prices good grade meats: Beef.
s24 to $27; mutton. s13 to SIC; light
pork Joins. 1928 to s26; heavy loins, SIS
Dairy Products.
Weakness developed in butter mar
kets early in week; markets now un-
New YORK, 5lHe; Philadelphia and
ave arrived and others that are due
to arrive have been a factor contribute
ing 10 On New YORK market
Danish. Argentina and New Zealand
butter being offered as well as early
arrivals of fresh from California where
season is opening.
Cheese markets in general main
tanned firm tone during the week. but
at present there is tendency toward
dullness. especially at Wisconsin prim-
airy market A weak tone is noted on
some styles. Prices are slightly higher
than a week & on account higher
costs at factories. Export orders ag-
grd8ating several thousand boxes
handled at New York for English buy
ers. Wisconsin primary markets
prices: Twins. 24kc: Daisies. rs Y C
Double Daisies, 24Ac Young Americas.
27kc; Longhorns. 27Xc; Square Prints,
26Kc.
On the opening day Of the weeks
grain trading Chicago March wheat
sold at s1.S4k. the highest price
reached in some months; prices then
began to fall and by the close on the
18th Chicago March wheat had dropped
neapolis reports dull hour demand On
break in prices on the 18th export de-
mand appeared and Switzerland report
ed to have purchased more than 1.000.-
900 bushels wheat. Corn movement
heavy with slower xport demand, and
low on the crop. In Chicago cash mar
ket. No. 2 Red winter wheat lie TO 22o
over March; No. 2 Hard. &c to 5hc
over; new No. 3 mixed corn, &c under
May; Yellow, nc to SIC under. For
the week Chicago March wheat lost
sMc at s1.72%; May corn CSC at 6sHc.
Minneapolis March wheat down 13c at
sissy; Kansas. City March 9kc at
s1.66h; Winnipeg March 9No at
s1.s1&. Chicago May wheat s1.e4%.