The Holbrook news., 1921-04-22
MARKETS - Furnished by U. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
 Washington, D. c.
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(Western Newspaper Union News SerTice.)
 Fruits and Vegetables.
 Potato prices declined Sc to 10c at northern shipping points. closing roc market unchanged at 90cQ$1 sacked. New York whites down 10c to 15c, New sacked Bliss Triumphs down s2.5O. per IO0 pounds, Kansas City, reaching $s50 @7O0. New York cold storage rel in city wholesale markets. closing $5.50@6. except Chicago, $5@5.25. Eastern yellow onions slow and slight to $1.50 per 100 pounds. Texas Yellow Bermuda onions mixed No. 1 and 2, commercial pack. $1,75@2.25 per stand ard crate in consuming centers. Prices steady around $1.10 f. o. b. Grain.
 Prices uncertain. Large country of ferings Kansas, Nebraska and Illinois, and uneasiness over world economic conditions brought about a drastic de- cline Winnipeg reports country hold CTS liquidating wheat in effort to rush supplies into United States in anticipa- tion of proposed tariff bill. Crop re- farmers selling wheat freely. In Chi wheat $1-2SA; No. hard, $1.S2A; No. mixed corn, 51 %c; No. 3 yellow corn. 52c; No. 3 white oats, 55 1kc. For the week, Chicago May wheat down 13A Ac at $I22& May corn, 4%c, at 55 Bc.
 
 $1.16: Kansas City May. 14c. at s1.131h; Winnipeg May. 13c, at S1.52. Kansas City reports good milling and export demand; No. hard winter wheat 1Oc over Kansas City May.
 Hay.
 Majority of markets fairly firm on light receipts and moderately good de- mand. Poor hay predominates; top markets. Chicago trade not readily absorbing arrivals; receivers have made further reduction of No. l. Top standard and No. 1 light clover mixed sell at about S22 Chicago; No. tim othy, s18@21, depending on quality, size of bales and location. Prairie re- Quoted: No. 1 timothy. s24.50. Phila- delphia; $22.50, Cincinnati; $27. Mem phis;. s19. Minneapolis. No: 2 timothy. nati; SPA, Memphis; s17.50, Minneap olis. No. 1 alfalfa, SIT, Cincinnati: $27, Memphis s2o. Minneapolis; s20. apolis; S15, Kansas City.
 Wheat feeds sustained a further de- cline, due to heavier offerings and no D demand Bran 9f freely se of middlings S2S in northeastern mar kets. Cottonseed prices up about $1, although domestic sales remain light. A better export inquiry reported the past few days. Hominy feed weak in sympathy with lower corn prices. Glu- ten feed down S6 per ton since week ago. Trade very pessimistic; consider ably lower prices predicted, especially for wheat feed. Linseed meal quoted s3 to s4 lower for April-May shipment fered around SIS. Minneapolis; import ed dried beet pulp quoted $30 f. o. b., SOaf sf5.5o; middIings' anss s14.So. Minneapolis. No. 1 alfalfa meal, s21, St. Louis. Lin seed meal, $36.50. Buffalo; $37, Minne- apolis; flour middlings, $23; red dog, BPS; white hominy feed S22.50. Chicago.
 Live Stock and Meats.
 The tendency of Chicago live stock prices the past week was downward Hogs lost S5c to $1; beef steers. 35c to 65c; feeder steers, 25c to 5Oe Butcher Fat lambs. yearlings and fat ewes gen. orally unchanged. Feeding lambs down soc to 75c. Chicago prices: Hogs. bulk beef steers. s7.50@S.75; butcher cows and heifers. $4.50@9; feeder steers, $7 calves, s6.50.@s; fat lambs; $7.5o@10; f@s; fat ewes, $5@6.75-
 Compared with a week ago. eastern wholesale fresh meat markets showed rather mixed movements. Beef and veal about steady; lamb steady to $1 pork loins. s1s to s2 higher. April 13 @17.5O; veal, s17@20; lamb. S1S@22; mutton, $14@17; light pork loins, $26@ 30; heavy lo1ns, $l9Q2S.
 Dairy Products.
 Butter markets steady the past week. Supply has just about taken care of demand, but any surplus or shortage would effect present prices. as markets are very sensitive. Buyers willing to purchase at current asking prices. but for immediate requirements. Closing prices, 92 score: New York. 49Rc; Chicago, 46Zc; Philadelphia, 51c; Bos- ton soc.
 Trading dull in cheese markets dur ing the week. Present prices lower than week ago. Wisconsin production showing rapid gains each week. Whole sale prices, Wisconsin primary mar kets: Twins, 18c:. Daisies. 181zc; Dou- ble Daisies, 1SAc; Longhorns, 19kc; Young Americas, 20c.
 Cotton.
 Spot cotton prices advanced IT points the past week. closing at 11.00c per pound New York May futures up 24 points at 12.0Sc.