, 1921-03-24
MARKETS
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U. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, D. C.
Western Newspaper Union News scrics.)


Receipts Improving; top grades
meeting with ready sale in nearly all
markets.. Country demand Increasing;
loadings light. Roads poor condition.
Light receipts clover and alfalfa Kan
sas City. Chicago market in position
to absorb heavier offerings alfalfa and
prairie: Omaha reports prairie in good
lions in evidence. but northeastern
markets well supplied. Quoted: No. l
timothy. $50 Kansas city. 500 Chicago,
timothy, S22 Cincinnati. SIS Kansas
City. s22 Chicago. SIT Minneapolis. No.
l alfalfa, S20.50 Kansas City, $26 Gin
c%innati. No. l clover mixed. $2i Chi
cage. SIG Minneapolis, S17 Kansas City,
$1,000 Cincinnati. No. l prairie, SIS
Minneapolis, $40 Chicago. $14.5O Kan
sas City.
Market generally easier. Linseed
meal strong but price unchanged. Corn
feeds Unchanged. Hominy feed quoted
Cottonseed meal weaker. Beet pulp
and alfalfa meal in poor request.
M%lddlings. s22 Minneapolis, Linseed
apolis. $3.50 Chicago. SO per cent
hominy feed, s2S St. Louis. No. | al
feed. $37 Chicago. Beet pulp quoted 81
lower in New England at s34 Boston
rate points.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Potatoes weakened signify at NORM
ern shipping stations, closing $1.05@
LIS. Chicago car lot market held at
s1.20@1.25. Round whites sold as high
as S1.30 Z. o. b. western New York sta
lions during the week, but reacted to
last weeks close around $1.20 Sucked.
Bulk stock steady New York. $500
1.65.
Cold storage Baldwin apples
strengthened at western New York {.
o. b. stations to a level around IS.
Baldwins steady in city wholesale mar
lxafa nj NhmR hNV.Qtarn gNtru
fancy winesaps mostly $3M4 per box In
consuming centers; medium to large
sizes. S2.25@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. 3 mixed
corn sore under Chicago May; No. 3
yellow. 5E 46Ac under. For the week,
s1.46%. May corn &c at 6sc. Mime
apolis May wheat down lac at $l.39.
Kansas City May 13Ac at S1.39%,
March wheat sl.55h. Minneapolis flour
sales continue fair.
Live stock and Ments.
The general trend of Chicago live
stock prices the past week was up
ward. Hogs advanced so % Soc; fat
lambs. 500 f5c; yearlings. Csc to 81 per
100 pounds. On the whole cattle prices
were not materially changed. Feeder
steers up use; heifers down 20 q soc.
Chicago prices: Hogs. bulk of sales
$10.10911.35; medium and good beef
steers. $40 1918; butcher cows and
heifers. IS a $50: feeder steers, S7.15M
9.75: light and medium weight Yea
calves, s9.50412.25; fat lambs, $3.50 q
1875; feeding lambs, s7.25W $50: year
lings, $3.50 800; fat ewes, $500 a $50
q Eastern wholesale fresh meat price
advanced in most instances moderately
Pork loins led with an advance of 81
per 100 pounds. Beef up s1.00 q l.50
veal and lamb irregular. some market
being 81 lower. others 81 higher
March 18th prices good grade meats
Beef. SIS DIG; veal. S19@24; lamb. 81
23: mutton. S12@15: light pork loins
$25G2S; heavy loins. S1e@2S.
Cotton.
The average price of middling spot
cotton in the ten designated markets
lost about Z points during the week
closing aroun Hole 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
80 score: New York 47kc, Philadel-
Cheese markets steady to firm
throughout week. Wholesale business
mostly small orders, but good con-
sumptive demand has kent trading
fairly active. The new weeks business
opens with prices at Plymouth. Wis.
from lie to &c according TO styles!
Twins 24c. Daisies 25c. Double Daisies
24Ac. Longhorns csc. Young Americas
24c.