The Yale expositor., 1921-11-10
MARKETS
v. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, D. c.

(For the week ending October 81. 1920
Grain
The grain markets displayed a frmer
underline during the week and although
there was weakness In the last two days,
prices at the close We're higher than n
week ago. Millers were in market during
tho week with red winters scarce and in
good demand. Argentine wheat crop es-
timated 207 900, 600 bushels as compar red
with 250O00,000 bushels this time last
year, Country corn offerings TO arrive
not large. Chicago cash market strong
and basis higher
Closing cash prices; No. red winter
wheat $1.19; No 2 hard winter wheat
yellow corn 4Sc; No. white oats, 81 1-2c.
For the week Chicago December wheat
advanced 1-2c; closing at $i.06 1-2;
Chicago December corn 1 1-2c higher at
AZ lie Closing prices: Minneapolis
December wheat $1.19 SIS; Kansas City
December wheat 99c; Winnipeg December
wheat sl,07; Chicago May wheat 81; 10 "a;
Chicago May corn 53c; Minneapolis May
wheat S1.17 49, Kansas City May wheat
N.O3 Ia; Winnipeg May wheat SLIP 1-2.
Average price to farms in Central Iowa
for No. mixed corn around 32c; TO
farmers in central North Dakota for No.
] dark northern wheat 81. 0S Ia: to farm
ers In central Kansas for No hard win
ter wheat, CSC
Receipts OF hay fairly heavy Minne-
apolis market becoming overstocked.
Prices are steady. Demand good but not
active enough in most markets to advance
prices. Tracks fairly well cleaned up.
Good demand in Chicago for timothy and
southwestern prairie. Straw also wanted.
Country loading light. Trading reported
less active than last week.
Quoted oct. 26th, No. Timothy, $1,000
Cincinnati, $22 Chicago, $3.50 Pittsburgh,
S24 Memphis, SIS Minneapolis, S23 Phila-
delphia. $1,000 Cincinnati. No. alfalfa
$2050 Chicago, $27 Memphis. SIC Omaha,
$22 Cincinnati. No. 1 prairie SIS Chi
cago Sl4.5O Minneapolis, S1150 Omaha.
Feed
Demand for feeds continues slow. Trad
ing light. Market unchanged but firm on
wheat feeds. Few distress offerings In
evidence. Gluten feed situation unchang-
ed. Hominy offerings moderate hut not
urgent, demand light. Market for white
Stocks and movement generally good
Quoted October 90: Bran S12, middlings
$l3, flour middlings $2l. Minneapolis
white hominy $40 St Louis, 500 Chicago:
$l650 Kansas City.
Dairy Products
Butter markets were easy i'm early part
of week, but have gained firmEess dur
ing the past few days and prices are
higher than a week ago.
Closing prices 80 score: New York
4S 1-2c; Chicago Acc; Philadelphia 49c;
Boston 47c.
Live Stock and Meats.
Chicago hog prices We're practically
steady throughout the week; beef steers
and butcher heifers advanced 2517
Butcher cows and feeder steers up 25c.
Fat lambs gained 50m 75c; feeding lambs
up 25d35c. yearlings and fat ewes ranged
from 25M35o higher
October q Chicago prices hogs top $40,
bulk of sales SL40MS; medium and good
beef steers $6.1O@11.25; butcher cows and
heifers, $3.7509.75. feeder steers, S5.25U
725: light and medium weight veal calves,
$6.25@12; fat lambs $S@925; feeding
fat ewes. S3.25d5.50.
lambs $6.7507S5; yearlings s5.5067.75
Changes in wholesale fresh meat prices
since a week ago indicated "a mixed move
ment. Fresh lamb $162 higher; beef
steady to 81 higher heavy pork loins.
steady to 81 higher; light loins steady 10
81 lower; mutton generally 81 lower; veal
unchanged.
October 27th prices good grade meats:
Beef S14617; veal S1S020: lamb s1S619:
mutton S9m14; light pork lons. S23d2S;
heavy loins $17d22.