New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-02-25
MARKETS
- Furnished by -
U, S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, D. c.
Western Newspaper Union News serioe.)
Fruits and vegetables.

Fruits and Vegetables.
Sacked round white potatoes held at
so sic per 100 pounds T. q. b. northern
shipping stations. Chicago car-iot
sacked. Round whites weakened at
western New York shipping points,
closing around ST.. New York market
down 100 15c. at S1.4001.50 bulk.
Cold storage Baldwin apples con-
tinued firm at western New York f. o.
b. stations. closing $500 4.25 per
bushel. Baldwins have been firm in
city, wholesale markets at Q 300
York Imperials, S3.75Q4.50. Northwest
ern extra fancy Winesaps firm, New
York. sS.50q $50; s2.15q2.25 +. o. b.
Florida celery steady in eastern mar
kets, s2.75QS.00 per crate. Shipping
Golden Hearts mostly S5.50Q6.50 in
eonsuming centers; steady f. o. b. Los
Angeles goa 35c per dozen punches.
Hay and Feed.
Hay receipts light in eastern mar
kets: heavy in west. Trend of market
downward Prices declined during he
week but a few have reacted from the
low point. Cincinnati still congested.
Good demand for best hay noted at
Minneapolis and Omaha. quote: No.
l timothy, New York $50, Philadelphia.
s24, Cincinnati $23, Chicago S23.5O,
Minneapolis $50. Memphis 500, Kansas
city $3.50. No. / alfalfa, Kansas Cit
$3.50, Memphis $27, Omaha $40. No.
! prairie, Minneapolis SIS, Kansas City
Sl3, Omaha Slt.
The demand for feedstuffs remains
light. There is better feeling in wheat
feeds in northwest; prices slightly
firmer that section. Eastern trade did
not follow advance because country
dealers buying lightly. Quoted: Bran.
$50, middlings, $3.50; flour middlings,
$34, red dog, S39, delivered northeast
ern markets; No, ! alfalfa meal, $3.50
Kansas city, $22 st. Louis; SO per cent
c~ottonsced meal, $3.50; winter wheat
bran, $2l, gray shorts, $40 Memphis;
linseed meal, $37 Minneapolis, $il.5O
Cincinnati; white hominy, $50 st. Louis.
SIS Cincinnati; beet pulp, S33 New
York.
The average price of middlins spot
cotton in the ten DESIGNATED markets
declined about four points during the
week, closing around l3.2ic per lib.
New York March futures down nine
points at 1880.
The outstanding feature of the
weeks trading is the advance in prices
caused by green bugs in the south
west. Home export business in low
grade flour at Minneapolis; solid train
load left for s%eaboard. Country OFFER
ings corn somewhat larger as roads are
drying out. Export sales corn reported
800, goo bushels at seaboard. but bust
ness checked somewhat by recent up
turn and advance in ocean freights. In
Chicago cash market No. 2 Red win
ter wheat, 26mS1c over Chicago
March; No. 2 hard, 6G9c over; No. 3
mixed and yellow corn. 4g4%c under
Chicago May. For the week Chicago
March wheat advanced sc, closing at
S1.71A; May corn 4&c. at 7l3sc. Min
ncapolis March wheat up liac' at
$i.59a; Kansas City March 7lsc, at
$t.61& Winnipeg May sac, at $l.b11s.
Chicago May wheat, Sl.6lA.
Live stock and Meats.
The feature of the weeks Chicago live
stock business was the sharp decline in
sheep and lamb prices. Fat and feeding
lambs lost 81; yearlings 75cq LIB; fat
ewes i0cM S1.25. Hogs gained 80 coo
per 100 lbs; beef steers % 65c. Com
mon cows and heifers lost 25c, but the
better grade averaged % soc higher.
Feeder steers up 25cW 5Oc. Chicago
prices: Hogs, bulk of sales. $4,000
9.75; medium and good beef steers, $500
a 30; butcher cows and heifcrs, $500
m9.00; feeder steers, S6.75mS.25; light
and medium weight veal calves. $4,000
1900; fat lambs, $4,000 $50; feeding
lambs. $1,000 7.25: yearlings, $1,000
G.25: fat ewes. 1925 1910.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
presented a rather mixed appearance
with the general tendency downward.
Beef ranged 50c higher to 81 lower;
veal lost 81; pork loins down Boo a $500
per 100 lbs; mutton up 81. Lamb ad-
vanced 81 in some markets, lost 81 in
others. Prices good grade meats; Beef.
$1,000 20.0O. mutton $1,000 a 1900;
light pork loins, $500 21.OO; heavy
loins. $l4.O0@l7.5O.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets have gained firmness
during the week and prices are higher
than "A week ago. Trading is much bet
ter and stocks have cleared up well.
Tone of market Is steady to firm.
Prices, 92 score. Philadelphia, 47hc:
New York. 47c; Boston, i6l2c; Chicago,
451Ac.
Cheese market has been generally
weak but with advance in butter mar
kets more confidence Is felt although
trading is light and prices show wide
range. Fresh cheese selling mostly at
2iia a 25hc, held cheese lm2c higher
han fresh.