, 1921-04-21
MARKETS
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Potato prices declined sc to 10c AT
a%orthern shipping points, closing 700
sec per 100 pounds. Chicago carlot
New York whites down 10c to 15c. New
York City. at $1.25 a lao bulk. Texas
;aeeke Bliss Triumphs down s2.5o per
k6.5oQ.7.0o. New York cold storage
Baidwin apples up 25c to soc per bar
Re i IN city wholesale markets. elosing
Eastern yellow onions slow and slight
~ higher in eastern markets at 75c
to $3.50 per 100 pounds: Texas Yellow
commercial pack. SIZE Q2.25 per stand
ard crate in consuming centers. Prices
steady around $1.10 (. o. b.
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
supplies into United States in anticipa-
ton of proposed tariff bill. Crop re-
ports excellent. Kansas and Nebraska
cago cash market No. 2 red winter
2 mixed @d corn, 5l%c; No ? yello w. corn t5s
week, Chicago May wheat down 13hc
at $1.22%; May corn. 4Ac, at SIS &c.
$I;16; Kansas City May, 14c. at s1.1Sh;
Winnipeg May, 13c. at s1.52. Kansas
City reports good milling and export
demand No. 2 hard winter wheat 10c
over Kansas City May.
Hay.
Majority of markets fairly firm on
light receipts and moderately good de-
mand, Poor hay predominates; top
GRADES m premiums in many
markets. Chicago trade not readily
absorbing arrivals: receivers have
made further reduction of No. l. Top
standard and No. l light clover mixed
sell nj ahOnf zoo Chirauns M I tim
othy. $1SG21. depending on quality,
size of bales and location. Prairie re-
ceipts generally light: demand light.
Quoted: No. timothy, s24.5O. Phila-
delphia; s22.5O. Cincinnati; $27. Mem
phis; $40. Minneapolis. No; 2 timothy.
s23.5o. Philadelphia; $2o.50, Cincin-
natl; s24, Memphis: $3.50. Minneap-
oils. No. l alfalfa. ST.. Cincinnati;
S27, Memphis; $50. Minneapolis; $40,
Kansas City; No. l prairie, s15. Mime
apolis; SIS. Kansas City.
Wheat feeds sustained a further de-
cline. due to heavier offerings and no
increase in demand. Bran freely Of
fered at s24.50. middlings s23.50. flour
middlings s2S in northeastern mar
kets. Cottonseed prices up about 81,
although domestic sales remain light.
past few days. Hominy feed weak in
sympathy with lower corn prices. Glu-
ten feed down Sc per ton since week
ago. Trade very pessimistic; consider
ably lower prices predicted. especially
for whea feed. Linseed meal quoted
So to 81 lower for Aprll-Mayi shipment
fered around s13. Minneapolis; import
ed dried beet pulp quoted $50 (. o. b.,
% sf5.so: middiinss' ,14.s SSuos Mfnnea P0aa.
No. l alfalfa meal. S21, st. Louis. Lin
seed meal, $3.50. Buffalo,; s37, Mime
apolis; flour middlings. s23; red dog,
1928; white hominy feed. $22.50. Chicago.
Live Stock and Meats.
The taplapcy ~ Chfcaun live otncl
prices the past week was downward.
Hogs lost s5c to 81: beef steers. 35c to
Soc; feeder steers. 25c to soc: Butcher
cows and heifers practically steady.
Fat lambs. yearlinGs and fat ewes gen
orally unchanged. Feeding lambs down
soc to 75c. Chicago prices: Hogs. bulk
and heifers. si.50@9: feeder steers, 81
calves. s6.5Oas; fat lambs. s7.5o@1O;
feeding lambs, SOS: yearlings. 1925
as; fat ewes. s5@6.75.
Compared with a week ago. eastern
wholesale fresh meat markets showed
rather mixed movements. Beef and
veal about steady; lamb steady to 81
lower per 100 pounds; mutton and
@17.5O; veal. S17m20; lamb. s1s@22:
mutton. $14G17; light pork loins. s26G
90; heavy loins $1sG23.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets steady the past week.
supply has just about taken care OF
mani 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, 90 score: New York. 4aikc:
Chicago. 4GAc; Philadelphia, sic; Bos-
ton. soc.
Trading dull in cheese markets dur
ing the week. Present prices lower
than week ago. Wisconsin production
showing ra pid gains each week. Whole
sale prices, Wisconsin primary mar
kets: Twins. 1Sc; Daisies, lSkc; Dou-
BILE Daisies, 1S&c ~Longhorns. 19hc;
Young Americas. zoe.
Cotton.
Spot cotton prices advanced u