Taiban Valley news., 1921-12-16
LATEST MARKET
QUOTATIONS
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US. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington DC.
(western Newspaper Union New, Service }
Grain,

The market was weak at the close
with December in lead and buying
limited. Closing prices in Chicago cash
market: No. red winter wheat, $1.12i
No. hard winter wheat, $1.10; No.
mixed corn, 49c; No. yellow CORN 49c;
No. 3 white oats. SAFE. Average priceS
| to farmers in central Iowa for No. 2
central North Dakota for No. dark
| northern wheat, $1.00h; to farmers in,
central Kansas for No. 2 hard winter
wheat, s0c. For the week Chicago May
wheat declined SIC, closing at $1.11A;
Chicago May corn down INC. closing
at 53bc; Minneapolis May wheat down
aown at s kansas city WinNiSsr May what Msx
wheat down &c at $1.08.
Cotton.
Spot cotton prices declined AZ points
during the week, closing at 1890 per
| pound. New York December futures
down 56 points at 17.21c.
Fruits and Vegetables,
Potato om@dl markets IT. a mostly steady os. and
| tains bulk per 100 lbs. f. o. b. Maine
points stronger at $1.S6 to s1.41. Up
26c in Philadelphia at 81 to $2.15.
| York +. o. b. shipping points weaker at
$1.65 to $1.70 sacked per 100 lbs. Balti-
more steady. Philadelphia up 25c at
81 to $2.f5. Bulk stock in New York,
safe to $2-15. CarIot sales sacked
cago at $1.6e to s1.75. Michigan ship
ping points stronger at $1.47 to $3.50.
+. o. b.
Apple movement moderate. Western
New York market dull, A 21a Baldwins
from cold storage, 81 Eastern markets
mostly supplied with Maine Baldwins
| $3.50 to 81 in Philadelphia, and SOC
higher in Chicago. Northwestern extra
| fancy Jonathans steady in Chicago and
Kansas City at 1925 to SO per box.
| Esa or mid III 5fnr 1nrxy
onions up 25c in New York at $3.50 to
1856. and in Baltimore at Sc. Eastern
stock weaker i'm other markets at $5.40
to $5.SS; Middle western red supply
| changed.
Market ffrmer but shows some weak
| ening from recent strong position. Re-
ceipts not large but demand continues
below normal. Quoted: No. timothy,
New York $50, Philadelphia $22, Pitts
burgh $2i5O, Chicago $2$, Minneapolis
Omaha $3.50. Memphis $25. No. l
prairie, Omaha SIP, Minneapolis SIS.
| Feed.
| Offerings of wheat feeds from mills
very light and In many instances only
with flour orders. Higher prices cur
failing demand. Cotton seed and lin
seed meal firm. Corn feeds unchanged.
Quoted: Spring bran, $3.50, standard
middings $40. flour middlings $22, lin
seed meal SAL; Minneapolis spring bran
$2S.50 New York, s27 Philadelphia; So
per cent cotton seed meal, $3.50 Mem
yellow hominy $22. Chicago.
Live stock and Meats
Chicago prices show mixed move
ments for the week Light hogs adj
Vanced 10c to 15c; medium and heavy.
weights declined sc to 15c. Good beef
steers down 10c to 25c; medium grades
up 15c to 20c Heifers practically un-
changed but cows declined 25c to 40c
| per 100 lbs. Feeder steers unchanged
Sheep and lamb prices generally
higher. The following net advances
for the week being Indicated: Fat
lambs 75c to 81, feeding lambs soc to
75c, fat ewes soc to 60c, all per 100
1925 bulk of sales. $6.75 to 81; medium
and good beef steers, Sc to 1915;
butcher cows and heifers, 1925 to
$S75; feeder steers, $4.60 to $780, light
and medium weight veal calves, $6.25
lambs. 1925 to $3.50; yearlings. $3.50
to $3.50; fat ewes. $3.50 to $5-75.
With the exception of beef, eastern
wholesale fresh meat prices showed
material advances for the week. Veal,
lamb and pork loins generally 81 to So
higher per 100 lbs; mutton averaged 81
higher. Beef prices were practically
unchanged. Good grade meats: Beef,
to s25; mutton, $fo to $fs:. light pork
loins, SIS to $21; heavy loins. $1S to
SIS.
Dairy Products.
Butter market weak and declines the
past few days. have offset advances
which occurred early in week. Lack of
buying interest in the face of more
liberal supplies accounts in part for
change, although markets have not
been in line with each other since the
middle of November. Closing prices.
90 score: New York 44kc, Philadelphia
45hc, Boston 44c, Chicago 431sc.