Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-07-22
MARKET REPORT
FURNISHED ~ U. S. BUREAU
OF MARKETS. WASHING
TON. .. c.

Grain
Bullish crop and and weather news and
increased outside buying resulted In bet
ter undertcne and higher prices for the
American and Canadian Northwest, but
extent OF damage not yet determined
Drouth In Argentina and parts OF Eng
land relieved by rains. Country corn Of
ferings light; cash demand slow.
In Chicago cash market No. 2 Red win
ter closed at $L31: No. hard 1892;
No. yellow corn 81 cents; No. 3 mixed
For the week Chicago July wheat UP
II Sac; closing, at SLAP 3-s; July corn
&c at Gao, Minneapolis July wheat up Ice
at 1892; September corn lie at 62c. Min,
neapolis Sept. wheat up ~ 3-4c al
s1.37 "a; Kansas City September ur
3-4c at s1.21 IA
Fruits and Vegetables
Virginia eastern shore Irish Cobbler
previous week i'm New York, eiUslns -; :.
per barrel. Kansas sacked early Ohios
$3.50 to $1.65 per 100 pounds in Kansas
City. Texas tomatoes slow and weak In
Chicago at so to 75c per 4-basket carrier
Elberta peaches firm at Georgia ship
ping points, closing $1.75@2, per six
basket carrier {. o. b. cash track. Con-
s snSdn markets We're weaker Prices
ern markets at $2@2.S5. Sales as low as
s1.75 were reported in Philadelphia. The
Chicago market closed at $2@250.
Hay
Light stocks and continued light re-
ceipts caused advance in price OF old
timothy hay in eastern markets and at
Chicago and Cincinnati. Light demand
and increased receipts cause lower prices
at Kansas City. Receipts light but mar
Quoted July 10: No. Timothy New
York $3.50; Philadelphia s24; Chicago
new s22. old $2S: Cincinnati new $40, old
$21.50; Minneapolis SIS; Kansas City new
sas City $50; Omaha $3.50. No. l Prai-
rie: Minneapolis 49, Kansas City SIS;
Omaha $11.50.
Demand restricted and light generally.
Wheat feeds firmer with principal offer
ings coming from southwest and small
northwestern mills. Hominy feed bare
ly steady, offerings good for immediate
and prompt shipment. Gluten feed sit
uation, and prices unchanged. Alfalfa
meal demand slow, new crop meal offer
ed 81 below price of old crop meal.
Stocks, receipts and movement good.
Quoted: Bran $13, mddlings $lS, flour
meal $3.50 Kansas City; hominy feed,
white S21.50, yellow $20.50 Chicago; glut-
en- feed $3.50 Chicago, 1921 Philadel-
phia.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets firm and continued
upward tendency. Firmness of past few
weeks which has been due to good stor-
ing and consumptive demand is now
supplemented by lighter production and
poorer average quality which has made
fancy goods more scarce. Preliminary
storage reports covering entire United
States for July /, released July 18th,
shows stocks 63,750000 pounds compar-
ed with 52,S60.00O poupds in 1920, and
90,15S0 900 pounds in 1919.
Closing prices 80 score: New York
Al 1-2; Chicago 80 1-2; Philadelphia
40 1-2; Boston 42c.
Live Stock and Meats
Chicago live stock prices show a de-
cided upward slant for the week. Net
advances ranged 25@45c on hogs
per 100 lbs, 15@25c on beef steers, ESQ
75c on butcher cows and heifers and 81
on veal calves. Feeding lambs advanced
25c, fat ewes strong to 10c higher. Fat
lambs declined 25q75c per 100 lbs.
July IA Chicago prices: Hogs top
s1O25. Bulk of sales $s.75@1O.15; me-
butcher cows and heifers s4@S75; feeder
steers s5.75Q7.50; light and medium
weight veal calves $9@11.50; fat lambs
$S25Q11; feeding lambs 1907; yearlings
s6@S.50: fat ewes S3@5.35.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat markets
strong with prices generally higher Nut
ton showed a sudden and unexpected
strength advances for the week ranging
$1G6 per 100 lbs Lamb advanced S264;
veal generally ST. beef 25@50c. Pork loins
ranged steady at some markets to So
higher at others. July 14th prices good
grade meats: Beef s1450Q15.50; veal
$15@1S: lamb $4,000: mutton $16@1S;
light pork loins s20@25; heavy loins SIG