The Clio messenger., 1921-07-14
MARKETS
v. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, .. c.

Grain
Prices dsclined during the week. al
though without definite trend. The mar
Set, closed stronger on short covering
and good class of new buying. Disap-
pointing threshing returns from Ohio, In
diana, Illinois, Iowa and Missouri and
private report indicating Missouri wheat
crop around 3l.0 900 bushels had con-
siderable effect. Export demand slow;
country offerings only fair Corn coun-
try offerings to arrive light. Continued
hot weather causing some apprehension
In corn market but reports thus far are
favorable.
In Chicago cash market No. . Red
Winter wheat s122; No. hard VI %; Mo-
3 mixed corn So cents; No. 8 yellow corn
IS cents; No. 3 white oats 35 cents For
the week Chicago July wheat down
Minneapolis July wheat down 1 3-4c at
si.22 is. Chicago September wheat
down &c at sl.20 5-s September corn
wheat down Sc at si25 rs; Kansas City
October wheat sl.sS 10.
Hay
Light receipts give some strength to
eastern markets. Transactions small
and demand limited to local needs. Brisk
demand for good grades at Chicago. First
car new hay arrived at Cincinnati Re-
eeipts .p No ! grades not not equal qua to local l9 de-
mains weak.
Quoted July 9Th: No. ! timothy, New
York $3.50. Chicago $23 CincInnati
phis s25. No. 1 alfalfa Omaha SIT, Mem
phs 500 Kansas City SIS. No. l prairie,
Omaha sl2. Minneapolis $3.50. Kansas
City S14.
Market dull and weak. demand very
limited. light business, wheat feeds de-
clined further and hominy feed sold 81
feed unchanged. Stocks in general
good. movement light.
Quoted: Bran $l3, middllngs sl3 Min
neapols; bran s2l.50. mlddlings s2i5o.
Philadelphia gluten feed $3.50 Chicago,
$S0.71 philadelphia; white hominy feed
s23 Chicago $3.50 PHILADELPHIA; No. al
falfa meal $3.50 Kansas City.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Potato receipts have been decreasing
in eastern markets and several cities re-
port higher prices ranging $275 to Sl50
per barrel for eastern shore of Virginia
corded in New York where good stock
was In demand and up $3.50 per barrel,
closing $i.25 to s45o
Elberta peaches range mostly S225 TO
$2.75. Shipments have been increasing.
Elbertas $3.50 to $l.60 I. o. b. cash track.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets very firm with price
tendency upward Supplies light, espe
cially of fancy grades. which are becom-
ing scarcer as hot weather has become
more general. Consumptive demand 50
far has been good
CLOSING prices: " score. New York
3Sc; Chicago 80 3-4c; Philadelphia,
3S 1-2; Boston SOC.
Cheese
Markets firmer and prices higher fol-
lowing recent advances at country points.
Movement into storage I'm producing
sections active. No export business OF
any consequence.
Wisconsin primary market prices aver
age; twins 49, daisies Is i-2; double dai-
sizes 10: young Americans, 16 1-2: long
horns, 16 "a cents.
Live Stock and Meats
The general trend of Chicago 1.-Two
stock prices during the past week was
upward. Beef steers and butcher cattle
were firm to 25 cents higher. Veal
calves up ,oUo 20 s1.25. Feeder steers
dull ad unchanged. -
july Itnt Chicago prices: Hogs ton
$3.50; bulk Of sales $500 to 80 10; medium
and good beef steers s7@S.65; butcher
cows and heifers s3.75@s; feeder STEERS
S5.75M7.50; light and medium Weight
veal calves $S@1 1850: fat lambs s9IA, 25
feeding lambs s5.759675 yearlings $50
S.65; fat ewes S3m525.
AS a rule, eastern wholesale fresh
meat prices advanced rather sharply
July 9TH prices good grade meats:
Beef $l4@15: veal s14G17; lambs, s23G626:
mutton $10m16; light pork lons $2OG23;
heavy lolns Sl6ml9.