The state herald., 1921-05-27
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Fruits and Vegetables.
Northern sacked round white pota-
toes up &c per 100 lbs. at Shipping
points, closing S5(p90c {. o. b. chicago
Iearlot market steady, sta li5. South
changed. New York, selling TO jobbers
lat T.50I7.75 per cloth top slat bar
rel. Texas sacked Bliss Triumphs
down 81 to sl.25 per 100 lbs, st. Louis
land Kansas city, at 81. $50.
Texas yellow Bermuda onions near
lily steady in consuming markets ut
l$1.40U q l.90'p standard crate. commer-
lcial pack.
Dairy Products.
Under influence of increasing pro-
lduction and quality hardly such as to
warrant heavy storage, better stocks
have accumulated and prices continued
to decline at all markets the past week.
Grain.
Wheat market uncertain and fluctu-
'ated nervously the first half OF week.
but made substantial gains the past
few days with May wheat leading tho
advance, Bad crop reports ana good
export demand were principal bullsh
factors. Corn developed independent
weakness throughout. Country offer
tngs corn much more liberal and re-
ceipts expected to increase materially
in near future. On the goth wheat ad-
vanced to new high level ON present
upturn. May wheat selling 3Gc over
July. Good mand for cash hard
wheat. Reported on good authority
That Belgium government control OF
wheat imports will cease July l. In
Chicago cash market No. red winter
wheat sl.d2: No. hard. sl.67; No.
mixed corn. 57c: No. white oats, 3Sc
For the week Chicago May wheat up
l6Ac, at s1.59S May corn down 2isc,
at 5SSsc. Chicago July wheat up SNc
at Sl,2i; July corn down &c. at go sc.
Minneapolis July wheat up 7a-c, at
SIPS; Kansas city July !c at
sLl7ls; Winnipeg July l7-c at $l.6i.
Live Stock and Meat.
Chicago hog prices changed only
slightly the past week declines rang
inG &c to 15c per 100 lbs Beef and
butcher cattle aud feeder steers prac-
tic0lly steady. Veal calves up 25c to
to 25c lower. May 20 Chicago prices:
Hogs. bulk Of sales $40 $3.50; me-
dium and good beef steers. s7.5oT 800:
butcher cows and heifers, s5.s5 2 800;
fat lambs s925 q 12.00; yearliugs. 1880
0i0.5O: fat ewes, S4.I5 a 6.75.
Stocker and feeder shipments from
week ending May 10 We're. Cattle and
iualves, 1878; hogs. 1919: sheep. 1850.
Beef ranged 75c to Sl.25 lower per
100 lbs In eastern wholesale markets.
I ' 'ul SttuuN 10 ~ lower mutton Sl'uuN
10 SO lower; lamb 81 to SO higher; pork
Iloins generally steady. May 20 prices
good grade meats: Beef. sliGi5; veal.
Isi4Nl7: lamb. s25G27; mutton. slia
IA; light pork loins. S2i 81; heavy
lons. sl5dl9.
Hay.
Market continues inactive. Receipts
/ light and prices fluctuatc with local
demand Practically no orders for ship
mcnt being received In distributing
markets No. timothy quoted New
York. s2S; Chicago. s23: Atlanta t3l:
Memphis s2b: Cincinnati s22. No. l
IBIralfa. Momphis, s2S: Kansas city. s23:
Omaha, $50. No. prairie, Atnneap-
Oils. $3.50; Kansas city. $3.50,
Feed.
Cottonsccd mcnl Memphis. s29a5:
Atlanta. $50: Chicaro. S32.a0; linsacd
meal. Minneapolis. s2S; New York S3S:
Igiutcn feed, Chicago. S2fSp; philndvl-
Iphin S2l.7ls Cincinnati. 500 80. Alfalfa
meal. Kansas city. $3.50.
Cotton.
Spot cotton prices down 10 points
idurinr tho week. closiug at II SOC per
10 New Yorl, futures up point. at