The Dolores star., 1921-01-21
MARKETS
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'h9r Week Ended Jan. u, 1917
Hay and Feed.
continued light reccipts and s1io.Lp,.
improved demand hive caused hnS,
prices To remain STEADY in wcstsr1
,,ia. ,tiTs. THfts. Eastern markets generally
weak because Of limited demand
ntalher sun important factor, Slight
improvement noted in orders for shint
ment quote. No. / timothy Eny,
l0fk S35; Philadelphia. II; Chicap"
~ M.hhtapolis. 22; Cincinnati. $27.5O:
asitIahIa, 1si,ti s5e S@5. No. | alfalfa. Kansas
NJ ,'-D, pInaha; $2l.5O; Chicago. s25
S,l 40, prairie. Kansas City. $i4.5O;
Oihaha $3.50; Minneapolis. $3.50.
reed prices unchanged with excep-
aioh OF hominy feed, which is quoted
apvut u lower than week ago. AL
Ia iaiih meal market dull; demand bare
!! able to absorb offerings.
ColTON-The average price for mid
ding spot cotton advanced about lc
pound during the past week closing
around l5.llc. New York January fu-
lures up lI5 points. closing at l7.6Oc
Live Stock and Meats.
cattle and hog prices at Chicago show
moderate declines as compared with
prices week ago. Steers, sheep and
advanced 81 to $l.25: fat lambs from
35c to I5c per 100 lbs. Practically all
grades Of cattle average Csc to soc low
sr veal calves down soc to 81. Hogs
down E2c to 5OG, light weights losing
most ian. IL Chicago prices: Bulk Of
hogs. So 9.35: medium and good
grade steers. sS.409ll.25: hatcher
cows and heifers. s4.6O9 1000; feeder
steers. s6.75 q 800: light and medium
weight veal calves. Si0.OOD12.OO: fat
lambs. $l0.75 12.lO: feeding lambs.
sS.25 a 1850; yearlinE. SS.5OdIO fat
ewes, Sh25 a 6.25. Net changes for the
week in eastern wholesale meat prices
were comparatively slight. Fresh pork
lost 81 to SO per 100 lbs; lamb and
mutton steady to 81 higher: veal, 81 to
s2 higher; beef about steady. Jan. L.
prices good grade meats: Beef. $3.50
G19: veal, S25.O0 q 27.00: lamb. $25.OO6
2S.OO; mutton. $13.OO@17OO: light pork
loins, $4,000 $500; heavy loins. $1,000
a $500.
The week opened with a sharp ad-
vance in grain prices, but part of the
grains were lost, due to lack of buy
ing and sluggish trading. Subsequent
heaNy export demand and advance of
12c in sterling exchange produced u
better sentiment, and the latter half of
the week there was steady advance
in prices. on the 18th wheat prices
reached the highest point since Nov.
10, Chicago March wheat selling at
$lS2h. on the 18th 100000 bushels
wheat reported sold for export, prn-
cipally to Germany. Two hundred
thousand bushels corn reported sold
Tor export also. Other large export
sales wheat during week. Country Of
ferings of wheat reported small. Min
neapolis reports exporters seeking rye
that market. Farmers showing dispo-
sitiOn to market corn at around pres
ent level. For the week Chicago March
wheat gained 1850. closing at s1.S2A :
May corn. &c. at 75c: Minneapolis
March wheat up 12Lc. at s1.7SA
Kansas City March up lOSc at s1.76A
Winnipeg May up 12Ac at $1.99s
Chicago May wheat, sI727s. Pre-
mums in Chicago cash market
Jan. II: No. red winter wheat. 3Oc
to 33c over March; No. . hard. 13c to
15c over: new No. mixed corn, 5 " C
under May; yellow. TIC to SC under.