The Holbrook news., 1921-03-25
MARKETS U. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
 Washington, Q. c.
twestern Newspaper Union News serice.J

Hay.
 Receipts improving; top grades meeting with ready sale in nearly all | markets. Country demand increasing Light receipts clover and alfalfa Kan sas City. Chicago market in position to absorb heavier offerings alfalfa and prairie. Omaha reports prairie in good tions in evidence, but northeastern markets well supplied. Quoted: No. 1 timothy, s2O Kansas City, $26 Chicago, $2O Minneapolis s2S Cincinnati. No. ? timothy, $22 Cincinnati, SIS Kansas City. $22 Chicago. $17 Minneapolis. No. alfalfa, .$20-50 Kansas City. $26 Gin cinnati. No. l clover mixed, $21 Chi cago, $16 Minneapolis, $17 Kansas City. $20.50 Cincinnati. No. l prairie. $15 Minneapolis, $19 Chicago. s14-5O Kan sas City.
 Market generally easier. Linseed meal strong but price unchanged. Corn feeds unchanged. Hominy feed quoted about soc lower in many markets. and alfalfa meal in poor request. Middlings, $22 Minneapolis. Linseed meal, $41.50 Buffalo, s4O.50 Minne- cottonseed meal $25 Memphis White hominy feed. S23 St. Louis. No. 1 all falfa meal. S1S-5O Kansas City. Gluten lower in New England at s34 Boston rate points.
 Fruits and Vegetables.
 Potatoes weakened slightly at north ern shipping stations. closing $105 @ 1.15. Chicago car lot market held at $1.2OQ1.25. Round whites sold as high as $1.30 f. O. b. western New York sta- tions during the week. but reacted to Bulk stock steady New York, $1.5OQ 1.65.
 Cold storage Baldwin apples strengthened at western New York f. O. b. stations tO level around So. Baldwins steady in city wholesale mar kets at $5Q6. Northwestern extra consuming centers; medium to large sizes, $2.25 O 2.60 f. o. b.
 Grain.
 There was a considerable drop in prices the past week caused by favor able crop reports, much needed rains in Southwest, weakness in stock mar ket, and general economic conditions. In Chicago cash market, No. mixed yellow, 51z Q61zc under. For the week, Chicago May wheat down 12Rc at S1.46ss, May corn Sc at CSC. Mime apolis May wheat down 14c at $1,39 Kansas City May 13Hc at $1.39%, Winnipeg May Sc at $1.7SM. Chicago March wheat s1551s. Minneapolis flour sales continue fair.
 Live Stock and Meats.
 The general trend of Chicago live stock prices the past week was up- ward. Hogs advanced 50QS5c; fat lambs. 50Q75c; yearlings. 25c to $1 per 100 pounds. On the whole cattle prices were not materially changed. Feeder steers up 25c; heifers down 25 O soc. Chicago prices: Hogs, bulk of sales. $10.10Q11.35; medium and good beef steers, $S.40Q1O.15; butcher cows and heifers, S5 O $50; feeder steers. $7.75 O 9.75; light and medium weight veal calves, $9.50@1225; fat lambs, $8.5o4 10.75; feeding lambs. $7.25 e 9.60; year lings, $7.504 800; fat ewes, $500 o $50.
 Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices advanced in most instances moderately. Pork loins led with an advance of S5 per 100 pounds. Beef up $1.00 O 1.50; veal and lamb irregular, some markets being $1 lower. others $1 higher. Mutton ranged steady to S1 lower. Beef, $18@19; veal. $19@24; lamb. SIS @23; mutton, SIP DIS; light pork loins. $25 OPS; heavy loins, S19@23.
 Cotton.
 The average price of middling spot cotton in the ten designated markets lost about points during the week, closing around 1L01c per pound. New York March futures down 2S points, closing at 10.96c.
 Dairy Products.
 Butter markets weak and unsettled: Increased domestic production and heavy Danish imports are factors in future developments; Closing prices, phia 4Sc. Boston 47hc. Chicago 46c.
 Cheese markets steady to firm throughout week. Wholesale business mostly small orders. but good con sumptive demand has kent trading opens with prices at Plymouth: Wis: cheese exchange showing reductions of from 1c to Pc according to styles: Twins 24c, Daisies 25c, Double Daisies 24Ac Longhorns 25c, Young Americas