, 1922-03-30
LATEST MARKET
QUOTATIONS.
u. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, D. g.
western Newspaper Union News Service. }
Fruits and Vegetables.

Fruits and Vegetables.
Eastern potato market steady to
firm, Chicago weaker, shipments
whites firm in most cities at sos to
S2.15 per 100 pounds. slightly weaker
in Philadelphia at $1.S5 to 80. Northern
$1.50 to s1,70. Sacked stock weak in
Boston at s1.75. Markets firm at
western New York shipping points,
sacked stock up Z cents at SIN to
s1.78 +. o. b. Maine. Bulk stock down
10o +. o. b.. at s1.11 to $1.21. Northern
stock firm at Michigan and Wisconsin
points at $40 TO s1.47; down 15c to
zoe {. o. b. Minnesota points at s1.20
to s1.35.
Markets firm for boxed and barreled
apples. Supplies limited in the East.
Liberal in middle western cities. New
York Baldwins A 2.z steady. in con-
barrel. Michigan stock higher in Chi
cago at IS to SO. Northwestern extra
York City at ss.75 to 81. Firm in
other markets at s3.25 to 81.
Cabbage markets irregular. Demand
and movement limited. Supplies lib
middle western cities at $40 to $40 per
ton bulk. Florida pointed type strong
in Baltimore and Boston at S1.50 to
S1.75 per ~ bushel hamper. weaker in
New York and Philadelphia at 81 to
S1.37h.
Market uncertain during week but
prices made no gains. Chicago May
wheat up 4hc, closing at s1.361z; Chi
cago May corn up Ike at 64Kc C. Clos
ing prices in Chicago cash market: No.
2 red winter wheat. s1.36: No. 2 hard
winter wheat. $1.35. No. 2 mixed corn.
white oats, 37c. Average farm prices:
No. ? mixed corn in central Iowa. 45c:
No. l dark northern wheat in central
North Dakota, $1.32% No. 2 hard win
ter wheat in central Kansas 81 Or
Minneapolis May wheat up 5% c, clos
ing at $l.42A Kansas City May wheat
up 4Ac. closing at $1.24A Winnipeg
May wheat up sac at s1.27h.
Hay.
Receipts continue light; market gen.
orally firm. Bad roads curtailing
country loading. Prices for good grades
steady. Some Improvement reported in
less urgent at Chicago. Quoted: No.
l timothy. New York $3.50, Philadel-
phia S24. Pittsburgh $3.50. Cincinnati
$2l.5O. Chicago SIS. Minneapolis $3.50,
sas City S22.75, Memphis $3.50, Mime
apolis 1872. No. 1 prairie, Kansas City
s11.6O, Chicago SIT, Minneapolis $3.50.
Feed.
Offerings quite liberal. Production
of southwestern mills in excess OF de-
mand and future shipment prices
quoted are 81 to 50 below prevailing
prices. Buyers continue Indifferent.
safes IN most markets OF small vol
ume. Cottonseed meal and cake dull.
Stocks at mills continue larger than
on same date last year. Mills have adj
vanced prices but resellers quote $3.50
seed meal poor; freer offerings by re-
sellers. Hominy feed weak. Offerings
liberal, sales light. Production gluten
ICED and gluten meal heavy, demand
fair. prices unchanged. Stocks of most
feeds good. Receipts and movement
fair. Quoted; Bran $40. middllngs
apolis; White hominy feed, $21.5O st.
Louis, s21-50 Chicago; linseed meal,
5000 Minneapolis; No. l alfalfa meal.
$50 Kansas City. 36 per cent cotton
seed meal, Sal Memphis; gluten feed,
S32.65 Chicago.
Spot cotton prices advanced Z points
during the week, closing at 17.05c per
pound, New York futures up s points
at 1850.
Live stock and Meats.
Chicago hog prices declined 10c to
zoe per 100 pounds. medium weigh
hogs declining least and light weights
most. Beef steers advanced 10c to 35c;
butcher cows and heifers 35c to 40c;
feeder steers firm to 40c higher; veal
calves generally Csc lower; fat lambs.
feeding lambs and fat ewes averaged
Zoe higher; yearlings up 25c to soc.
bulk OF sales, 1915 to Stops; medium
and good beef steers, S7.25 to IS. 80;
butcher cows and heifers. $4.25 to
1925; feeder steers, $3.50 to s7.75; light
and medium weight veal calves, Sc to
1925; fat lambs, $13.25 10 SIC; feeding
lambs, s11.75 to $3.50: yearlings, $ll.25
to s14.75; fat ewes. 81 to 5000.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
showed mixed movements. Veal de-
clined 81 to 81; beef weak to soc lower:
mutton generally 81 to 81 higher; fresh
pork loins up 81; lamb practically un-
Prices good grade meats:
Beef $3.50 to s14. veal s14 to s17. lamb
s27 to s29. mutton s1s to s21, light
pork loins sl9 to s22. heavy loins SIS
to sl9.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets firmer and excellent
demand which is taking all grades in
Guiding storage. Closing prices. 92
score: New York 40c, Chicago 39c.
Philadelphia 40c. Boston 4Ohc. Cheese
markets steady but trading Is not on
confident basis except for held goods,
which are scarce. Prices at Wisconsin
primary markets: Twins 19c. daisies
and double daisies 1sisc, young Ameri-
cas- 22hc. l%onghorns 22Ac. square
prints 22c.