, 1922-04-20
LATEST MARKET
QUOTATIONS.
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u. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, D. G.


1Tuin.
Prices Kept within narrow range
during the week and closed slightly
higher. Chicag May wheat up Ic,
closing at $1.Sl; Chicago May corn up
1hc at 59Ac. Principal market factors
were cold weather over wheat belt,
higher exchange rates and strength in
foreign markets; export demand glow.
Closing prices in Chicago cash market:
No. . red winter wheat, SLAP; No. 2
hard winter wheat, $1.32; No. 2 mixed
corn. 5Sc: No. 2 yellow corn, 5Sc: No. 3
white oats. S7c. Average farm prices:
No. 2 mixed corn in central Iowa.
about 45e; No. l dark northern wheat
In central North Dakota. s1.34h: No.
2 hard winter wheat in central Kansas.
wheat up 2hc at s1.41k; Kansas City
May wheat up nc at $I.1S; Winnipeg
May wheat up lie at S1.32A.
Live Stock and Meats.
Chicago hog prices ranged firm to
15e higher, medium and heavy hogs
advancing most. Beef steers and
heifers averaged about steady: butcher
COWS weak to 35c lower. Feeder steers
clines of Toe to 81 per 100 pounds. Fat
lambs broke badly. net declines rang
ing from SO to $2.25; yearlings down
Sl25 to S1.5O. fat ewes soc to s1.25.
bulk of sales. 5000 to $10.75; medium
and good beef steers. $3.50 to SS.75;
sS.25; feeder steers. $40 to s7.35; light
and medium weight veal calves, $3.50
to IS; fat lambs. S11.25 to $14.50; year
lings. $1,000 to 1880; fat ewes. s6.75
The trend of eastern wholesale fresh
meat prices wal downward. Beef gem
orally SOC lower; veal. lamb. mutton
and pork loins weak to 81 lower. Prices
good grade meats; Beef. s12 to 1880;
veal, S13 to SIS; lamb. $27 to s$29;
mutton. SIS to S21; light pork loins. s23
to SIS; heavy loins, Sl7 to $50.
Hay.
NTarIrat cnp.innag firm, ~ Ifrb. -
ceipts. Demand good but mostly local.
Urgent shipping demand at Minneapo-
lis. Receipts larger at Chicago and
New York s3i. Philadelphia s23. Pitts
burgh S24, Cincinnati $23.25. Chicago
S26. Minneapolis s22, Atlanta $50. No.
Minneapolis 1913. Chicago $2i. No. i
prairie, Minneapolis SIS, Chicago SIS.
Feed.
Mill feeds quiet. demand Indifferent.
owners moving no disposition to
crowd feed on the market. Stocks and
receipts generally good. Transit offer
fngs rather light. With the exception
of wheat feeds prices unchanged, but
ton corn feeds good. offerings heavy.
Linseed meal stocks small; cotton seed
meal stocks ample. Export demand oil
meals poor; demand dull; movement
fair. Quoted: Bran $50. middlings S2l,
Minneapolis; SO per cent cotton seed
meal. $42 Memphis. S42.50 Atlanta; glu-
ten feed sS2;s5 Chicago: white hominy
linseed meal. s51.50 Minneapolis.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Potato markets slow and dull. New
York and northern Sacke round whites
down 1Oc in eastern markets. at S1.85
to $2.1O per 100 pounds: carlot sales in
Chicago firm ct $1.55 to S1.65. Bulk
stock down zoe in Philadelphia at s1.75
to $3.50; weaker in producing sections
at sl.25 to Sl.42 (. o. b. north central
points.
Apples in limited demand. prices firm
Eastern .Baldwins. $3.50 to $3.50 per
higher point in Boston and Chicago.
Northwestern extra fancy boxed wine
saps slightly weaker in New York at
s2.75 to $3.50; steady in other markets
Onion markets weaker. Supplies new
stock increasing. Texas yellow Ber-
mudas. standard crates. $3.50 to s5.25
city wholesale markets. Florida stock
steady in Philadelphia and Baltimore at
SIS to s5.75. California Australian
browns firm in middle western mar
weaker in New York N Philadelphia
at 81 to $40.
Dairy
Butter markets have recovered from
recent dizziness and at close are firm
with price tendency upward. Offerings
all grades fairly well clcaned up. Clos
ing prices. 80 score; New York and
Philadelphia 3sc, Chicago s6c, Boston
37hc.
Cheese markets weak although trad
ing Is showing 0gns of more activity
following declines Monday on Wiscon-
sin cheese boards. Recent declines APP
pear to be seasonal rather than due to
accumulation of stocks on market.
Prices in Wisconsin primary markets;
Twins. daisies and double daisies. IKE:
young Americas. l6hc: longhorns.
l5lsc; square prints. 15Ac.
Cotton.
Spot cotton prices declined 10 points
during the week. closing at 1870 per
pound. New York May futures down
26 points at 1860.