The St. Mary banner., 1921-12-24

Hay.-The hay market situation has
weakened during the week because of
increased receipts and light holiday
demand. Prices lower in several mar
kets. Much of hay arriving is of poor
quality and sells slowly Quoted De-
cember IA: No. l timothy New York
S2S, Philadelphia $22, Pittsburgh
S21 so, Cincinnati $21, Chicago $21, At
lanta $50. No. l alfalfa Omaha $3.50,
Atlanta $32. No. l prairie Omaha $12,
Chicago SIG.
Feed.-Feed situation continues
strong, particularly for wheat feeds,
due to light offerings by flour mills.
Eastern inquiry only fair, prices
steady. Demand and prices for other
feeds stimulated by strength in wheat
feeds. Cottonseed meal strong Glut-
en- feed unchanged. Hominy feed de.
mand fair, offerings moderate with
prices for deferred shipment SOS low
er than prevailing quotations. Alfalfa
meal and beet pulp in better request
Quoted December IA: Bran $2O.50,
middlings $2025, Minneapolis; 36 per
cent cottonseed meal $34 Memphis:
white hominy feed $23 Chicago No.
l alfalfa meal $16.75 Kansas City;
beet pulp $26 Philadelphia; linseed
meal $42 Minneapolis
Dairy Products.-Butter markets un-
settled throughout week and prices
have shown considerable fluctuation.
Storage butter movement heavier.
Tone OF market at close weak, except
at Chicago. Closing prices, 92 score
New York, 441ac; Philadelphia, 45kc;
Boston, 45c; Chicago, 44c. Cheese
markets firmer and higher but trad
ing not active. Principal interest is
in held cheese. Prices at Wisconsin pri-
mary markets December IA: Twins
zoe; daisies zoe; longhorns, 214c;
Young Americas 21Ac.
Fruits and Vegetables. - Potato
shipping points continued dull but
l sacked round whites rule $1.50 per
100 lbs. f. o. b.; New York round
whites $165@170. Idaho sacked rur-
ais unchanged at soc to growers East.
ern city markets weakened slightly
General range $2@2.15. Middlewest-
ern markets slightly stronger. Chica-
go car lot market up sc at $1.65@1.S0.
Red River Ohios up 10 to 15c in Mid
dlewestern markets. Shipments steady
at about 400 cars daily. Cabbage, DAN
ish type, chiefly from New York state
advanced an additional $2@3 per ton,
ranging $42@43 bulk western New
York shipping points. Most city mar
kets dull but averaged 81 gain at $50
@55; movement slow to fair New
York and Kansas City markets un-
changed. Cincinnati up $40 at $50
Arrivals at New York liberal, light
elsewhere. Onions continue slow but
steady. Arrivals heavy at New York,
Philadelphia and Boston. Prices
steady at shipping points. Consuming
markets slightly weaker tone at $5.25
@5.75 per 100 lbs. sacked for choice
yellow stock. Spanish valencias
about steady $5@6 per case. Baldwin
apples, Maine No. l firm in consum-
ing markets at s6@7 per barrel Ex-
ira fancy northwestern Jonathans
nearly unchanged at general range of
S250@3 per box. Extra fancy wine
saps at auction $2.65 to SO firm at
northwestern shipping points $2.15
{. o. b.
Grain.-Price gains were made the
first two days of week on active ex-
port business, but subsequent lack of
outside interest and buying support
caused selling and net decline is
shown for the week. Export demand
for wheat fair at close; country Offer
ings corn to arrive light; domestic
corn demand inactive. Closing prices
in Chicago cash market: No 2 red WIN
ter wheat s1.16; No. 2 hard winter
xIyhn n. n
No. yellow corn 48c; No. white
oats 34c. Average price to farmers
in Central Iowa for No. 2 mixed corn
about 321ac; to farmers in Central
Kansas for No. 2 hard winter wheat
8Sc For the week Chicago May
wheat down INC, closing at $1.12A;
Chicago May corn down 11ac, closing
at 53c; Minneapolis May wheat down
1Ac at S119A; Kansas City May
wheat down 1kc at $1.05; Winnipeg
May wheat down INC at s1.0SA.
Cotton-Spot cotton prices declined
II points during the week, closing at
1715c per pound. New York Decem-
Der futures down 10 points at 17.73c.
Livestock and Meats.-Chicago hog
prices advanced 15@35c during the
week. Good beef steers were weak to
soc lower while medium steers aver
aged about steady. Butcher cows and
heifers weak to 35c lower, cows de-
clining most Feeder steers up 40c;
calves up 50c@$1. Fat lambs declin-
ed 40@75c per 100 lbs while feeding
lambs advanced like amount. Ewes
were 50075c lower; yearlings firm to
soc higher. Dec Is Chicago prices:
Hogs, top $3.50 (early) bulk Of sales
s6.SO@710; medium and good beef
steers $650@1O; butcher cows and
heifers $325@8.75; feeder steers $50
Z; light and medium weight veal
calves s6.7561O.25; fat lambs $500