The St. Johns herald., 1921-11-10
LATEST MARKET
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 Washington DC.
(Wsstsrn Newspaper Union News Servics)
Grain.

Reduction of freight rates on grain and flour in far West has been ordered sion. Corn market featureless and in fuenced by wheat. Closing prices in Chicago cash market: No. red winter wheat, $1.15; No. 2 hard winter wheat; yellow corn, 46c; No. 3 white oats, S032c. Average prices paid to farmers In central Kansas for No. hard winter wheat, s6c Farmers in central Iowa for No. mixed corn, about S0hc. For the week, Chicago December wheat corn down 1c at 46%c. Minneapolis December wheat closed at $1.2O15; Kan sas City December wheat, 9S%c; Minni- peg December wheat, $1.06%. Chicago May wheat closed at $110% May corn, 51%c. Minneapolis May wheat closed at $1.1S%; Kansas City May wheat, $1.02K; Winnipeg May wheat, $1.12%s.
 Dairy Products.
 Butter markets have been easy with an unsettled undertOne. Several cars of Canadian butter and a moderate shipment of Danish arrived on eastern markets during the week. AnUTher shipment of Danish reported on way. Storage butter moving we'll for season. Closing prices, 92 score: New. York, 47hc; Chicago, 4415c; Philadelphia, 47c; Boston, 461zc.
 Fruits and Vegetables.
 Potato markets generally steady to strong during the week, Chicago lower. New York sacked round whites firm in l eastern cities at $2.35 to $2.45 per 100 pounds; steady at shipping points at S2. Northern stock down 35c in Chi cagO at $1.75 to $1.90, steady in Gin CT at shipping points at $1.70 to $1.SO: Maine bulk Green Mountains up 1Oc at shipping points at 31.46 to $1.56, higher in New York at $2.35 per 100 pounds; sacked stock up 1Sc in Boston at *z'OO
 Demand for cabbage moderate, mar kets slightly weaker. Danish stock ranging from $35 to $45 per ton bulk in city markets, stronger at shipping points at $50 to $35.
 Onion prices continue to advance. | Shippers at Massachusetts points ask ing $5 to s5.5O per 100 pounds sacked | for yellow globes.
 Receipts generally light and well ab- sorbed. Invoices light; country demand improving. SOutheastern markets quiet, light. Straw in good demand in Chi | cago. Prices rule steady to higher in most markets .SS No l t.T1thy, SSG;SO alfalfa S2e Memphis $SO Atlanta, | $2S.5O New York. NO.-1 1 prairie, $15 Minneapolis, 11S5O Chicago, $11 | Omaha.
 Spot cotton prices declined about 50 | points during the week, closing at 18.47 cents per pound New York. October futures down so points, closing at l 1915 cents.
 Live Stock and Meats.
 With the exception of packing sowR, which were practically steady, Chicago hog prices ranged from 1Oc to 15c ! lower than a week ago. Best corn fed steers and yearlings, together with | western grass steers and canner and | cutter cows, lost 15c to 25c; other l grades of beef steers and butcher cows | and heifers down soc to 75c. Stockers and feeders were steady. Light and | medium weight veal calves ranged from 26c to soc higher. Fat lambs and yearlings averaged 25c to soc lower. | Feeding lambs and fat ewes generally 25c lower. October 22 Chicago prices: Hogs, top. $40; bulk of sales, $7.40 to $S.35; medium and good beef steers, $5.85 to $1O.65; butcher cows and | heifers, $3.5O to $9; feeder steers, $4.S5 | to $7; light and medium weight veal calves, $3.25 to $11.75; fat lambs, $7.5O | to $S.75; feeding lambs, $6.50 to $7.50; yearlings. $5 to $7.25; fat ewes, 3 to $5. | With the exception of heavy pork loins, which averaged $2 higher, east ern wholesale fresh meat prices were weak to lower than a week ago. Beef ranged steady to $1 lower; veal practi- cally unchanged; mutton $1 lower; lamb down $1 to $2. october q prices good grade meats: Beef $13 to $16, veal SIS to $20. lamb $15 to $17, mutton 10 to SIP, light pork loins $23 to S29i heavy loins $17 to $22.