The Yale expositor., 1921-04-28
MARKETS
v. s. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington. .. c.

Dairy Products
Butter markets steady the early part
OF week but prices declined sharply on
the 14th and 18th In eastern markets
and at prices about three cents lower
than a week ago. Chicago market has
continued fairly steady Prices in the
different markets out OF line with each
Closing prices 92 score: New York
as 1-2; Chicago 46 Ia; Philadelphia 10;
Boston A.
Receipts exceed demand, Prices hold
ing fairly steady except In Northeastern
for forward shipment Alfalfa demand
decreasing.
Quote: No. timothy $3.50 Chicago,
$27 Memphis Is SO Atlanta si9 Mime
nati No. 2 timothy 500 Chicago, $2i
Memphis, $3.50 Minneapolis, $3.50 New
York. $21 Cincinnati; No. alfalfa $27
Memphis, s32 Atlanta, $l7 Cincinnati. $40
Kansas City; No. prairie $3.50 Kansas
CITY, SIS Minneapolis.
Mill feeds weaker Decline has de-
stroyed confidence, prospective buyers
awaiting still lower prices. Eastern de-
mand light Offerings liberal, frequently
ings increasing. Gluten feed unchanged;
demand light. Season bran offered $3.50
Minneapolis. Imported beet pulp quoted
$50 Philadelphia. Wheat feeds sliding
constantly and in poor request. Alfalfa
meal dull; prices generally nominal.
Quoted: Bran $l7, middlings SIG, flour
middlings $22, Chicago; reground oatfeed
SLIPS. dried brewers grains $3250. No.
alfalfa meal $21 st. Louis; white hom-
my feed $20.50 st. Louis, gluten feed
$3.50 Chicago.
Live Stock and Meats
Chicago hog prices declined 40@7Oc per
100 lbs. the past week, medium ana
heavy weights declining most Cattle
prices not materially changed. Fat lambs.
fat ewes and yearlings practically steady,
feeding lambs down 25@50c
April Chicago prices Hogs, bulk of
sales sS@9; medium and good beef steers
s750@S75; butcher cows and heifers
$4.75M9; feeder steers $7@S.50 light and
medium weight veal calves $650M9; fat
yearlings S7.25@9; fat ewes $5@6.75.
Veal steady to So higher. Lamb steady
to 81 higher. Light pork loins unchang-
ed; heavy loins steady to 81 lower. April
M17.5O; veal s1S@2O; lamb s17q22; NUT
ton $14@17; light pork loins s25@29;
heavy loins $17@23.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Northern sacked round white potatoes
steady (. o. b. at 1905 per 100 lbs Chi
cago carlot market up 15@20c at S1M1.lO.
New York cold storage A 2 1-2 Bald
win apples firm in leading city whole
sale markets at S5.50@6 per Dbl. Chit
cago up 81 per Dbl closing $5.50@6.
Northwestern extra fancy Winesaps me-
dunn TO large sizes steady Chicago at
$2.50@350 per box; small sizes $2@2.25.
Grain
Prices declined the early part of week
on reports exporters resellirg, large coun-
try offerings small export demand and
world labor and economic situation. But
upon settlement of British strike and de-
Velopment good export demand the mar
ket reacted. On the 10th passage emer-
gency tariff bill by House, freezing tenn
peratures and blizzard in winter wheat
belt and better labor situation England
made for strong market Seaboard re-
ports advance in prices has checked eX-
port buying; Kansas City reports export
ers withdrawn from market there. Min
neapois reports large mills buying May
wheat. Corn followed wheat.
In Chicago cash market Nc. 2 red
winter wheat $1.31 SIS No. 2 hard
S1.40 SIS No. mixed corn So 1-Sc No.
yellow So 1-4c. No. white oats 81 J. &c.
For the week Chicago May wheat down
Sac, at $1.2S Is; May corn 12c at
81 SIS. Minneapolis May wheat down
6 1-2c at $1.22 ga; Kansas City May
Lac at s1.1S 1-2; Winnipeg May 10 / &c
at $1.55 SIS. Minneapolis flour demand
slightly better all cash wheats &c high
err than May futures Kansas City mill
ing demand good, No. hard 15c over
Kansas City May