The state herald., 1921-08-12
LATEST MARKET
QUOTATIONS
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US. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington DC.
(wss'arn Newspaper linton New, Service. ,

twsssrn Newspaper linton News service)
Grain.
Markets trended lower. Extremely
large receipts of winter wheat acted to
depress wheat prices. Brisk selling oc-
CURED during the last two days OF tho
week resultin. in wheat hitting new
low point. Corn prices declined under
selling pressure and more favorable
crop news despite good export d.
mand. Cash marketsl for both wheat
and corn were unsettled. In Chicago
closed at sl.iS: No. 2 hard at s1.19; No.
mixed corn at SEC: No. yellow at
S5Cc; No. 3 new white oats at 32c. For
the week. Chicago September wheat
tcmbcr corn dropped shc closing at
5G%. Minneapolis September wheat
drorped &c. closing at sl.e5h. Kansas
CITY september wheat dropped t,sc,
wheat closed at s1,22: December corn
at SIC. Minneapolis December wheat
closed at $1.26h. Kansas City Decem-
Der wheat closed at $1.l2%.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets firm early in the
week. but at the close became some
what easy and unsettled. Full conf
dsnee in high prices and recent ad.
In the markets have tried to avoid any
accumulation OF stocks. Receipts are
running lighter. Prices of % score.
New York. ~ hc: chicago. 42Ac; Phil
adelphia. f3hc: Boston, 45c.
Fruits md Vegetables.
Virginia eastern shore Irish Cobbler
potatoes up 81 TO si.e5 per bhl. In New
ern markets higher ranging si.259
6.25. New Jersey sacked Cobblers up
30 to s5c per 100 pounds in New York.
ranging ?a.l5 Q S.s5, Kansas sacked
pounds from seasons MS low point % m in KAN Do
sas City. closing around s1.75; Chicago
market active at si.5OG1.S5.
General level OF hay prices practical
ly unchanged. Extremely light receipts
of high-srade timothy. causing firm
prices fof that commodity. Lower
grades still sell slowly. Good demand
for timothy at Chicago and Cincinnati
and for alfalfa at Kansas city. Some
shipping demand at Cincinnati. but
only local at other markets. Quoted
August No. timothy New York S33:
Cincinnati. SCI: Chicago. $40; Atlanta.
Kansas City. $22; Memphis. s21. No. I
prairie. Chicago. $3.50; Kansas City.
Live stock and Meats.
Chicago live stock Hogs declined
steadily throughout the week. closing
zoe to 90c below a week ago. Best
GRADES beef steers steady to strong.
advancing 15c to 40c. Cows and heif-
ers generally steady. with increased
run of grassers. Cows declined about
Csc to soc on lower grades. Best feed
ers. Csc higher. with lower grades off
same amount. Veal calves down 75c to
ti.25. Fat lambs up soc to Coo. feeding
lambs. Csc to soc. and best ,earlings
Csc. Ewes down Si.25. August S Chi
cago prices: Hogs. top Gone load
fl0.s6: bulk Of sales. 1855 q 1850: me-
dium and good beef steers. $7.25d9.75:
butcher cows and heifers. s350Qs75:
feeder steers. Ss.f5d 7.50: light and me-
dium weight veal calves. ssgs.75: fpt
lambs. 3s.75011: feeding lambs, Ssss
gL75: yearlings. s6Gs.5D; fat ewes.
Better grades OF western dressed
fresh beef at eastern markets up Csc.
Other grades steady. Veal and light
pork loins up 81. lamb up S3qi. Nut
ton STEADY on better grades. but down
81 on lower grndes. Augus& s prices
good grade meats: Reef. s15.5OWi7;
veal. tl5ui7: lamb. t22a24: mutton,
s12g15: light pork ioins. S2fg27:
heavy loins. fi7d2l.
Spot cotton prices advanced 12s
points during the week closing at
ie.oic per pound. October futures in
New York up it2 points. closing At