The Yale expositor., 1921-08-11
MARKETS
w.. 8. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, .. G.

Hay
Timothy hay market rather firm on
the higher grades because OF light offer
ings. Good demand at Chicago and Min.
neapolis. Poor hay selling slowly all
markets. Prairie in good supply with
market easy. Alfalfa receipts light but
demand limited. Quoted Aug; 3, New
Minneapolis $3.50. Atlanta $27, Cincin-
natl $21. No. l alfalfa Memphis S2l.0O,
Kansas City $3.50, Omaha $3.50 NO. 1
prairie Chicago $3.50 Minneapolis $l46O.
Grain
Prices lower for week due to slower
demand, very heavy receipts. unsettled
cash market and lack OF public buying.
Sharp selling by longs another factor
In declines Brisk export demand went
that wheat in middlewest largely sold
now and receipts are expected to de-
crease greatly Corn under selling pres
sure most OF week though fairly active
ferings larger. In Chicago cash market
No. red winter closed at $3.50; No.
hard at $1.21; No. 3 mixed corn at Csc;
oats at sac For the week Chicago Sep
TENDER wheat dropped Lac, closing at
l.H S-S. September corn dropped
isb Se closing CLOSING at SSe MnneapEs sep
S127 SIS Kansas City September wheat
dropped lac. closing at $1.11 as. Chi
cago December wheat closed at 1924 3-S;
December wheat closed $1.2S 1-s: Kan
sas City December wheat closed 81. 15 LIZ.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets firm. Demand active
for best grades which have been short
because OF hot weather defects. Receipts
show slight shrinkage. Storage hold
ings increasing moderately but the short
age under year ago Is now over 5000
600 lbs Prices of 92 score: New York
45c, Chicago AZ S-4c, Philadelphia 4ic,
Boston 45c.
Cheese markets have lost the firmness
or week ago. Prices are i to &c lower
and In line with declines occurring Au-
gust i on Wisconsin country boards
Wisconsin primary market prices: Twins
10 Sac, daisies 20 1-2c. double daisies
20 Lac. longhorns 22c, young Americas
81 3-4c.
Fruits and Vegetables
Virginia eastern shore Irish cohbler DO
tatoes up s1@1.25 per Dbl. in New York
at s550Q6 Other eastern markets
higher ranging s4@6.5O New Jersey
sacked cobblers up soc per 100 lbs. In
sacked early Ohios steady In Kansas City
around $3.50 per 100 lbs. Chicago 81. $50
1.7O. California salmon tint cantaloupes
from Turlock section slightly weaker in
eastern markets closing s3G3.bO Chi
cago slow and weak at $2.50@275. Ar
kansas stock $1Q2 in mlddlewestern cit
les Georgia liberia peaches stronger in
basket carrier, ranging $465, except
Boston at s55OQ575. Elberta peaches
up 5O@75c In Chicago, closing around
$3.50. Georgia and South Carolina Tom
Watson watermelons. medium sizes.
nearly steady in New York at s200Q250
nG,1H at Georgia Shipping points allowed
Id. melons reaching .$75@1OO August 8
and 22-24 h. average $40@65 (. o. b. cash
track. Supply from Missouri producing
sections has been increasing rapidly.
Sales I. o. b. 24-2s ID. average ranging
S110@200 cash track to growers August
3. Prices range $225@250 in Chicago
Live Stock and Meats.
AS a result OF the decline Of last four
days, hogs are down 10000 compared
with week ago Yearlings and good
beef steers up 15@35c; cows and heifers
2hQ50c; lower on lower grades, others
cattle up quarter on better grades. Fat
lambs 60Q75c higher, feeder lambs up
25Q50c; yearlings and ewes about steady.
August Chicago prices: Hogs, top,
s11. 30; bulk OF sales ss45Q11.15; medium
and good beef steers $9.50G10. 20; butcher
cows and heifers, $3.50@S.75; feeder
steers .A.75qZ5O; light and medium
1875; feeding lambs se5o@7.75; year
lings $6@S.25; fat ewes s6.50@775.
Stocker and feeder shipments from elev-
en- important markets for the week end
ing July 29 were: Cattle and calves
2S.747; hogs 2,161: sheep 1882. Better
grades western dressed beef at eastern
markets advanced 50cQs1.50; veal 81;
declined 81. August Z prices good grade
lamb s22Q24; mutton $12di5; light pork
loins $25M2S; heavy lons $16@21.