The St. Johns herald., 1921-06-23
MARKETS Furnished by U. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
 Washington, D. c.
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 Fruit and Vegetables. Sacked round white potatoes slightly weaker at Minnesota shipping points, closing around COG per 100 lbs Chicago carlot market up 20 to 25c from sea- sons low point, closing at 75Q85 South Carolina Irish CObblers up soc per bbl. New York, reaching S4.25Q 4.50. Texas and Louisiana sacked Bliss Triumphs up 25c per 100 lbs. St. Louis and Kansas City, closing S3 O $50.
 Grain.
 After closing out of May future on the 31st, July wheat made big gains on development good export demand, bullish crop reports yield estimates by private experts and removal of un- certainty of May future. On the Sd Chicago July wheat sold at $1.41%, new high point. Upturn cut off busi- ness, and with better crop conditions. result recent rains, and some change in sentiment market subsequently de- clined. On the 4th Chicago September wheat opened at $1.22A. Export de- mand slow Country offerings corn less liberal. In Chicago cash market No. red winter, S1.54; No. hard, S1.61; No. mixed corn, 64c; No vel low corn, GAG; No. white oats, soc. For the week Chicago July wheat up 3Ac, at $1.31 $ July corn down F cent, at 64hc. Minneapolis July wheat up 612c, at $1.322s; Kansas City July, 2c, at
 
 Receipts at principal western mar kets increasing, but both local and shipment demands limited. Some accu- mutations reported at Cincinnati and Kansas City, and prices have declined. Eastern markets quiet but unchanged with both receipts and demand light Quoted: No. 1 timothy New York, S29.50; Chicago, S23; Minneapolis, $19; Cincinnati, $19.50; Memphis, $27; At lanta $29. No. 1 alfalfa, Memphis, S25; Cincinnati. SIS; Atlanta, $29. No. prairie Kansas City, $12.5O; Minneap- oils. $16.
 Market unchanged; demand light; stocks ample and offerings all feeds fair to good. Better inquiry for lin than for prompt or June shipment AL falfa meal strong. Cottonseed meal easier, though quotation nominally un- changed. Stocks wheat fe"ds and Neat pulp in warehouses slightly less than last week. Quoted: DIa44, $lO, 4.Ll44-.~- apolis; $28, Atlanta Middlings, $15. Minneapolis; $3O, Atlanta. 36 per cent Atlanta. White hominy feed, $2450, Chicago; S22.50, St. Louis. Gluten feed, $27 Chicago; s33.80, Philadelphia. No. 1 alfalfa meal, $31.50; No. alfalfa meal, $27.5O, delivered northeastern markets.
 Live Stock and Meats.
 
 BOG per 100 lbs. the past week. Beef steers, 10c to 15c higher, yearlings and handyweights advancing most. Butcher cows and heifers gained 25c;' stockers and feeders lost 25c; veal calves up 75c to S1. Spring lambs advanced $1.50; aged lambs, $1. Fat sheep and year lings mostly 25c to soc higher. June Chicago prices: Hogs, bulk of sales, $7.65 e S.1Q> medium and good beef steers, $7.500S.65; butcher cows and heifers, $4.5OQ8.75; feeder steers, $6.50 08; light and medium weight veal calves, $7.759 10; fat lambs. $8.75@ 12.5O; yearlings, $6.75@1O.50; fat ewes. $325@4.75.
 eleven important markets for the week ending May 27 were: Cattle and calves, 32,737; hogs, 8,074; sheep, 18,414.
 With the exception of mutton, prices of most classes and grades of fresh meat advanced in eastern wholesale markets. Beef and veal up $1 to $2; lamb and pork loins steady to S1 high CT; mutton down $2 to $4 per 100 lbs. June prices good grade meats: Beef, $1425@17; veal, $16@18; lamb, $260 27; mutton, s9@13; light pork loins, SIS @24; heavy lOins, $15 Q19.
 Dairy Products.
 Butter markets steady under fairly active storing demand, with prices about hc to 1c higher than a week ago. Closing prices, 92 score: New York, soc; Chicago, 29Ac; Philadelphia, 3O15c; Boston. 31c.
 Cotton.
 Spot cotton declined about 27 points the past week, closing around 11.33c per ID. New York July futures down A points at 12.52c.