The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-02-24
MARKETS
w. s. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, .. c.

Hay and Feed
Hay receipts light in eastern markets;
heavy In west. Trend OF market down
ward Prices declined during the week
but a few have reacted from the low
point. Cincinnati still congested Good
demand for best hay noted at Minneap-
York $40: Philadelphia SEA; Cincinnati
$23; Chicago $23.5O; Minneapolis $40;
alfalfa faRi Kansas ans City $3.50 Memphis s27;
Omaha $40. No. 1 prairie: Minneapolis
SIS; Kansas City SIS; Omaha $40
Wheat feed market slightly improved
my feed and oat feed quoted higher.
Feed prices in general barley holding
Quoted bran s2O.5O, middlings $50;
flour middlings s24; Minneapolis. No; ]
alfalfa meal $3.50 Kansas City; s2l 81.
Louis; glutenfeed $35 Chicago: s3S Gin
cinnati; beet pulp 500 New York.
Fruits and Vegetables
Sacked round white potatoes down &c
per 100 lbs. F. o. b. northern shipping
stations at SOq9Oc Chicago carlot mar
ket off 10@15c. reaching $1.O5@1, 10 sack
western New York shipping points. New
York market lost 1o@15c. reaching $l.4O
91.50 bulk.
Cold storage Baldwin apples firm fir f,oS at
around $4.25 per Dbl. Baldwins firm IN
cities, wholesale markets at $4.5ONo;
York Imperials $3,75@4,50. Northwestern
extra fancy Winesaps firm in New York
So 50@450.
Yellow onions slightly weaker at 75c
per 100 lbs, f.. o. b. western New YORK
points; mostly 75c@$llO in consuming
Carot shipments week ended Feb. 16:
potatoes 2901 cars; boxed apples BIC. bar
Ieled apples 1918; cabbage 495; celery 463 !;
lettuce 391; onions 357; sweet potatoes
40.
Live Stock and Meats
With the exception of sheep. and lambs
Chicago live stock prices showed ad-
vances comnared with a week ago. -.
sales, $9G975 medium and good beef
steers $s.40@1015; butcher cows ean1
heifers s4@9.25; feeder steers $7@S75;
$9.50@12 %; fat lambs $6@9.3O; feeding
lambs s625@750; yearlngs $5.50@725;
fat ewes $3.50@5.25.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat markets;
Compared with week ago beef ranged
steady to 81 higher per 100 lbs. mutton
up $1@2 higher veal up 81 at some mar
| kets. 81 lower at others. Lamb and pork
| loins practically steady.
Feb. II prices good grade meats: beef
| $13415; veal $tS@20; lamb $l7@2o; NUT
| ton s1Oq13; light pork loins s19Q2l;
Grain
The weeks grain trading had a poor
| start, prices dropping about &c on ac-
! count of evening up for the double nom
day On the l4th and l5th prices rose
| 10c as result Of reports of green bugs In
| southwest Later, an overbought condi
| ton was disclosed ana part or the
| advance was lost despite more serious
reports regarding green bugs. Larger
| movement, small demand and entire lack
| OF export business are now dominating
| market sentiment. Milling demand slow
| On the 18th five Iowa banks reported
| closed. Minneapolis reports flour demand
| dull wheat milling demand fair
| For the week Chicago March wheat
| advanced 1c at $1.6S 3-S; May corn &c al
| co Use Minneapolis March wheat up IL
| at 1857: Kansas City March down 3-4(
| at s15S 1-2. Chicago May wheat
$3.50 is.
Dairy Products
Butter markets gained strength durine
| week prices OF higher grades advance
| 1-2@1c almost daily. The hand to moutf
| buying by jobbers and retailers has CIV
| en- way to more confidence and NOR,
| active trading About 100000 lbs. Danisl
| butter have arrived at New York witt
| present market at 45646c for 1t.
| Prices 80 score domestic: New York
| Boston and Chicago 47c; Philadelphia
acc.
Cheese market is rather weak and
quiet: prices in distributing markets
have changed but little during week
With lower prices at Wisconsin markets
trading has become more active and ma
jority sales price most styles fresi
| 1hpeaa Is 25 1-2C.