The St. Johns herald., 1922-02-02
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Grain.
 Export demand slow at close sea board reported cargo Argentine wheat offered $I.20 c. l. F. Gulf. Corn trade light; country offerings not large; cash market slightly closing prices in Chi wheat, $1.17; No. hard winter wheat, S1.09; No. 2 mixed corn, 48c; No. 2 yell low corn, 4Sc; No. 3 white oats, 35c: Average price to farmers in central Iowa for No. mixed corn, about 35c; to farmers in central North Dakota for No. 1 dark northern wheat, S1.095; to farmers in central Kansas for No. hard winter wheat, 9Sc. For the week at $1111h; Chicago May corn down 1c, at 52%c; Minneapolis May wheat down 1Ac, at $1.19; Kansas City May wheat down 115c, at $1.0SR; Winnipeg May wheat down lsc, at S1.O92s.
 Vegetables.
 Eastern potato consuming markets weak; Chicago market steady. De- mand and movement limited. New York sacked round whites down 1Oc to zoe 2.35 per 100 lbs. Firm in producing re- gions at $2: Bulk stock firm in New York city at $2.S5 @2.5O. Northern at $1.9OQ2.1O; weaker at shipping points. at $1.75@1.S5. Maine Green Mountains, in bulk, down 10c to 15c f. o. b., at $1.66Q1.76. Slightly weaker
  2.50; sacked stock down 1Oc in Boston, al $2.25 Q2.35.
 Receipts in eastern markets light; prices firm; demand light. Largely ar rivals weakened demand at Chicago and Cincinnati. Prices unchanged at Chicago, but slightly lower at Cincin- nati. Expected improvement in de- mand appeared at Kansas City. Re- ceipts light, but country loadings re- ported increasing. No. 1 timothy, New York, S29.5O; Philadelphia, 323; Cincin- nati, !2I;S0; !S7 Chicago. s2S; Memphis No, l alfalfa, Kansas City, $20; Mem phis, $25.50. No. 1 prairie, Kansas City, s11.75; Chicago, $15.
 Live Stock and Meats.
 Chicago hog prices declined 20c to 75c per 100 lbs. during the week; light hogs showing the greatest loss. Beef steers and fat cows and heifers de- clined 15c to 25c; bulls steady to 15C lower. Gamers and cutters about steady. Veal calves steady to 25c higher; stocker and feeder steers up 25c to S5c. Fat lamb advanced 25c to soc; yearlings and fat ewes generally prices: Hogs. top, SS.1O; bulk of sales, S750Q7.85; medium and good beef steers, $6.S5Q9.26; butcher cows and heifers, S3.5OQS.0O; feeder steers, $5.25 calves, $6.5OQ9.5O; fat lambs, s11.500 12.S5; feeding lambs, $9.75Q11.75; year lings, S9.25 O 11.50; fat ewes, $4.75@ 7.25.
 With the exception of fresh pork loins, eastern wholesale fresh meat prices swere firm to higher. Veal and lamb advanced generally. $2; mutton, $3 to $4 at some markets, steady at others; beef firm to soc higher; pork loins generally S1 to $2 lower. January IS prices good grade meats: Beef, S12.5OQ14; veal, $19@20; lamb, S26 e 2S; mutton, $12@1S; light pork loins, SIS Q17; heavy Joins, SIC 1850.
 Dairy Products.
 Butter markets demOralized early in week, but firm at close, following ad- vances the past few days. Best rat ing on top grades. Storage butter nov ing better as fresh prices show tend ency to advance. Closing prices 92 score: Philadelphia, S712c; Boston, 361ac; New York, 3715c; Chicago, 34c.
 Cotton,
 Spot cotton prices declined 39 points during the week, closing at 17.36c per pound. January futures at New York down 42 points, closing at 18c.