The Yale expositor., 1921-02-03
MARKETS
y. s. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, D. c.
Week ended Jan. 81, 1929

iNeek ended Jan. u, l92l.)
Hay and Feed
stormy weather and bad roads curtail-
,,ing nay shipments in west. Receipts
Hsht' Timothy prices fairly steady at
recent declines. Eastern markets dull
because of light demand
York So. so; Cincinnati $2G; Chicago $2S;
Minneapolis $40. No l alfalfa, Kansas
CITY 30; Omaha $21. No. l prairie Kan
sas CITY $3.50; Omaha 81. Minneapolis
The demand for feed shows very little
improvement Stocks i'm feeders hands
appear ample and production of several
foodstuffs Is reported as heavier than for
some time. Market shows declines of 81
from last week, homny feed showing
great loss in prices.
Quoted: a., Bran $3.50; middllngs s2a;
-four mlddilngs $27; red dog $33. Mime
apolis; white homlny feed $24 ST Louis
Gluten-teed S45 Chicago; No. / alfalfa
meal VIZ Kansas City: best pulp S3S
northeastern markets.
Fruits and Vegetables
Northern round white potatoes declined
about ljc per 100 lbs. f. o. b., reaching
S3cQ 81. Chicago carlot market down 5GD
i0e at $l.lO@ l2O. Sacked round white
l5Q2Oc lower I, o. b. New York shipping
points, closing $l.15M1.20. Movement
continues very light. New York lost l5c
reaching $1.65@l.SO bulk.
Baldwin apples from cold storage
closed slightly lower around 81 per Dbl
Baldwins and Greetings slightly higher
jobbing mostly at $im5; York lmperials
500 4.5O. northwestern extra fancy
Winesaps steady in New York City, job
bling $3,50M4.25 per box.
Sacked yellow onions slightly lower +.
o. b. S5cMSl, mostly S5c per 100 lbs
Eastern markets jobbing l0G15c lower
At S5c@Sl,5O; middiewestern steady at
75cM 81 40.
Live Stock and Meats
Compared with week ago prices of
hogs at Chicago ranged 5Gt20c lower; beaf
steers and heifers l5Ft35c lower: cows
LOG lower to loo higher veal calves $la
l.20 higher, fat lambs and yearlings firm
to 21c higher; feeding lambs weak to 25c
lower; tat ewes Unchanged
January y Chicago prices Hogs. bulk
of sales, $910GU9.65; medium and good
beef steers $.G5m9.60; butcher cows and
heifers $4,000, feeder steers S6.35MS. G5;
light and medium weight veal calves $l1
a 1880; fat lambs $S.7501l.15: feeding
lambs $500 10; yearIings S7.5Om9.5O; fat
Eastern wholesale fresh meat markets
We're invariably lower compared with a
week ago, Lamb broke $3@4; veal $1@3;
PORK loins and mutton SlM2; beef S1GG
LEO per 100 lbs. January - prices good
grade meats: Beefs $15@ 1850 veal 5000
%; lambs S20@22; mutton Sl2m15: light
pork lons $2l@2l; heavy lons $17M19.
Grain
Prices were weak at the opening but
on the 22nd report that Belgium had Sc
cured loan of twenty million dollars in
United States caused advances .Ast r,oto
continued, until the 2fth. However, sub
sequent bcarish sentiment caused selling
and prices dropped about &c i'm days
On the 9th there was a slight advance
due to good export sales and covering by
shorts. Report that Argentina probably
would not place super tax on exports and
would permit around forty-scVen million
bu s. wheat to be exported free of super
tax was depressing factor i'm American
markets. Germany reported out OF Amer
lean market until April. Report that
Italy expects To obtain remainder of re.
quirementS from Argentina.
For the week Chicago March wheat
lost l-4c. closing at S1Gl SIS: May
corn l-4c, at 60 1-SC. Minneapolis March
wheat down 3-lc at $1.55; Kansas City
March 7-Sc at $l5S ia; Winnipeg May
l-2c at $1.79 IA. Chicago May wheat
$l54 IA.
Dairy Products
Butter markets weak and unsettled
during most Of the week but BUSINESS the
Fast few days indicates that tone is
somewhat firmer The recent arrivals of
Danish at New York have moved slowly
at around 49M50c.
Prices ~ score. domestic: New York
80 lie; Philadelphia 80 Lee, Boston soc.
Chicago Acc.