The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1921-05-19
MARKETS
v. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, o. c.

Grain
Market very strong at opening OF
weeks business but technical position
weakened account high price level and
news mixed market unsettled until the
18th when acceptance allied terms by
Germany. Statement by Secretary wal
lace that price level fifty percent above
pre- war basis would benefit whole coun-
try and further confirmation damage to
crops in Southwest produced a sharp up
turn. British wheat holdings officially
estimated sufficient until August |. Ar
gentine port strike expected to be settled
shortly. Corn demand fairly good.
In Chicago cash market No. red win
ter wheat $l.46; No, 2 hard $l.51; No
3 mixed corn 81. No. yellow corn Gle
No. white oats 39c. For the week Chi
May corn up 3-4c at 60 LIE. Chicago
July wheat up quarter cent at $1.15 l-S
July corn half cent at 6Sc.., Minneapolis
city cfty july down / cent at $ioS; VIM
ipeg July down l cent at $l.44 3-S
Hay
Receipts very light but demand con-
tinues poor. Prices practically unchang-
ed. KANSAS City market stronger be-
cause of rainy weather curtailing coun-
try loading.
Quoted: No, ! timothy New York $50,
Cincinnati $2O.75, Chicago 800, Mime
Kansas City $2l, Memphis $3.50, At
lanta $50: No / prairie Kansas City
$3.50, Minneapolis SIS.
Feed
Diminishing wheat mill feed output
causing firmer market at mills Con-
Stunning markets still dull with little de-
mand.
Quoted: Spring bran Philadelphia $25,
Chicago $40, Minneapolis SIC; hard winter
Ran K9nfad Gy 81 81 Mn%eaSo5 m Sd
Chicago $3.50. Gluten feed June ship
ment Chicago $26, Cincinnati $3.50, New
York $33.62; hominy feed Cincinnati $50.
Fruits and Vegetables
Northern sacked round white Potatoes
up loo per 100 lbs. at shipping points
closing 70mS0c Chicago carlot market
up soc from the low point of the season,
reaching $1M1.15.
New York Baldwin apples up 25c@s1
per Dbl. eastern city wholesale markets,
A 2 1-2 cold storage stock $6.75@S. Me-
dunn to large size extra fancy North
WeseaG S sma s s2e soc per pST
Sacked yellow onions slow and dull in
Eastern centers at rs per 100 lbs.
Dairy Products
Butter markets showing signs of weak
| ness again after almost a week of stead
mess. Conditions this time of year are
| such that markets are easily disturbed
| Production increasing and time for active
storage approaching, although no butter
has as yet been put in storage in eastern
| markets.
Closing prices 92 score: New York
30 lie; Chicago 81 Lac; Philadelphia
"a 12c; Boston SO 12c.
Prices in Cheese markets lower than
week ago and now at lowest point since
! 1915. Wisconsin primary markets now
| averaging Twins, Daisies, Double Daisies
and Young Americas II IA, Long
! horns II.
Live Stock and Meats
Hog prices at Chicago advanced 350l
4Oc per 100 lbs. the past week. Beef
steers generally 25c higher; butcher cows
and heifers up 25@50c. Veal calves
down 25cms1. Fat lambs advanced Sta
1.25; feeding lambs unchanged Year
lings up ESQ Fat ewes Csc.
Chicago prices: Hogs. bulk of sales
S. 456lS90 medium and good beef steers
! S.50M9; butcher cows and hefers So. 25GD
.. Feeder steers $6.75mS.50; light and
medium weight veal calves $7.25n9; fat
| lambs s10.50@1225; feeding lambs $40
$50; yearlings $S.25@10; fat ewes $6@7.50.
With the exception of lamb and NUT
ton, eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
! declined. Beef down 50cM$t; pork loins
$1@2; veal generally So lower per 100
lbs. Lamb up S1d2: mutton generally
steady. Prices good grade meats: Beef
| $1501650; veal S15M17: lamb $22M26:
mutton $l6@1S; light pork loins s21@24;
heavy loins $15@19,