The St. Mary banner., 1921-01-29
The Markets

Latest weekly market reports, issued
by the U. S. Bureau OF Markets, Wash
| ington. D. c.:
Hay and Feed.-Iay receipts con-
tinue light. Eastern markets very
dull. Western markets slightly more
active Prices unchanged to " lower.
Colder weather expected to stimulate
demand but no advance in price an
ticipated Quote No. 1 timothy New
York $35; Chicago, $27; Cincinnati,
$3.50; Pittsburg $29; Jacksonville
s34 No. l alfalfa, St. Louis, $27; At.
lanta, s35; No. l prairie, st. Louis,
$21; Chicago SIS.
Cottonseed meal strong and quoted
81 higher by mill agents and brokers.
Demand not considered heavy but
mills not pressing for sale. Hominy
feed weak, due to larger offerings and
quoted $3.50 lower. Gluten feed In
better supply, wheat feeds more l1ber-
ally offered Alfalfa meal dull and
quoted at lower prices. Linseed meal
steady with demand for only small
lots for immediate shipment. Stocks
in dealers hands remain above nor
NAL; receipts and movement good.
Quoted: Bran, $26; middlings, $3.50;
flour middlings, $26.5O, Minneapolis;
36 per cent cottonseed meal, $3.50,
Memphis; linseed meal S39, Mime
apolis; $40 Buffalo; beet pulp heavy
at $43, Northeastern markets; No.
alfalfa meal, $3.50; No. alfalfa meal
s2O.50 st. Louis. Gluten feed S4S,
Chicago; white hOminy, $3.50, st.
nff of
st. Louis.
Fruits and vegetabIes.-Northern
round white potatoes closed slightly
lower f. o. b. at $1.05M$1.15 per 100
lbs. sacked Chicago CARROT market
held at Sl20I140. Jobbing range
down 10615c in other Middlewestern
markets at $3.50 1.65 Sacked round
whites down 15c at Western New York
shipping points, closing $1.35Q1.4o
New York down 5 to 15c, reaching
s1.S0Gl95 bulk Sacked Green Noun
tains lost 10G15c, Boston, at $1.754
190.
Sacked yellow onions slow and dull
at Western New York shipping points
around 81 per 100 lbs. Eastern cities
down % % 40c at $1@1.50; Middlewest-
ern markets slow and steady, 6Ocg
$1.40.
Big Eoston lettuce closed slightly
higher in consuming markets at 81 to
$3.50 per | 1a bushel hamper. Califor-
mia Iceburg lettuce stock showed a
wide range, jobbing S3.50GS5.50 per
crate. Shipping points steady, $1.5O4
A.S5.
Golden selfblanching celery, 10-inch
crates, 4-6 dozen punches, each 81 per
crate f. o. b. cash Florida shipping
points Haulings very light New
York jobbing $3.50 per crate; Pitts
turg, s4
Carlot shipments week ended jan
uary Is: Potatoes 1861 cars; barrel
ed apples, SIG; boxed apples, 42o; on
ions, 4O9; old cabbage, $50; new cab
bage, 1856; old celery, 401; new Gel
cry, 43; lettuce, 400; sweet potatoes,
432.
Shipments preceding week: Pota-
toes 3,26S cars; barreled apples, S66;
boxed apples, 375; onions, 312; old
cabbage, 1856; new cabbage, 70; old
celery, 321: new celery, 6; lettuce,
464 sweet potatoes, 532
Cotton.-MiddIing spot cotton closed
at an average of 1525c fer the ten
designated spot cotton markets as
compared with 150Sc week ago.
New York January futures up 5
points at 17.75c.
Grain.-Large export sales, improv-
ed flour demand in Southwest and
good demand for cash wheat combined
to strengthen prices at the opening Of
the weeks grain trading and by the
18th Chicago March wheat sold at
$1S4B, the highest price reached In
some months. Prices then began td
fall, however, Chicago March wheat
closed at $f73 5/S on the 18th. On
the 18th there was strong undertone
to the market induced in part by
heavy export demand and confirma-
tiop that 70,000,000 bushels wheat in
hands of grain corporation had been
included in carryover on July 1. Wheat
prices advanced. followed by gains in
coarse grain prices. Five hundred
thousand to six hundred thousand
bushels corn sold for export since the
18th to Denmark, Holland and Bel
GUM In Chicago cash wheat No. 2
red winter wheat 18@23c over March
No. 2 hard winter 8@9c over; New
No. 8 mixed corn S1a to &c under May;
Yellow 51a @6c under Kansas City |
reoprts good milling demand; export |
demand fair No 2 hard winter wheat |
4@7c over Kansas City March. For
the week Chicago March wheat about |
unchanged at $1.76 1/8; May corn |
down 3 1/sc at II 3/Sc.
Minneapolis March Wheat down |
3Xc at S17O1b. Kansas City March |
5/Sc at $170Ac; Winnipeg May un-
changed at 1892 7/S. Chicago May |
wheat Sligo 3/S.
Livestock and Meats-Practically |
all grades of hogs at Chicago gained |