The Yale expositor., 1922-12-21
MARKETS
u. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, .. c.

hay.
Market steady to slightly lower. Re-
ceipts only fair but demand very light:
Prices unchanged to lower at principal
markets. Country loadings Of small vol
ume.
Quoted December 13, No. l Timothy
Philadelphia, $22; Pittsburgh, $3.50; Gin
cinnati, $l9; Chicago, $2l; Minneapolis,
$l6.5O. No. 1 Prairie Minneapolis, SIG;
Chicago, SIS; Kansas City. $lS. No.
Alfalfa Kansas City, $22.5O.
Feed.
Feed market situation practically un-
changed. Western markets slightly firm
er but Eastern markets not responsive.
Quite a little transit feed moving whlch
makes necessary discounts from western Gg
prices. Production generally good. OF
ferings ample. Demand better IN west
than in East and Southeast. Receipts
Quoted December 1S. Bran, 1922. rs; Mid
dlings, S22.5O; Flour Middlings. s25; Rye
Middlings, $21 so, Minneapolis Gluten
Feed S39.35, Chicago; White Hominyy
Feed $2S 80, st. Louis; $50 Chicago; S6
per cent cottonseed meal s41.5O, Mem;
phis S43, Atlanta; "a per cent linseed
meal $i9.75, Minneapolis; $52, Buffalo;
No. / Alfalfa Meal $27, St Louis.
Live Stock and Meats.
Chicago hog prices registered declines
ranging from 100f20c for the week. Cattle
prices were generally lower; beef steers
ranging from weak to 35c; butcher cows
and hefers weak to 25c feeder steers
generally l5c, and veal calves STEADY 70
3Oc down. Fat lambs were 1OQ25c
December "A Chicago prices: Hogs, top
SS15, bulk of sales $7.S5dSlO; Medium
cows and heifers, $33541O.75; feeder
steers $5.35QS; light and medium weight
veal calves, $S.50WlO; fat lambs, $3.50
@15.60; feeding lambs, Sl275@l5; year
lings S9.25Ml3.25; fat ewes, $4.7507.75.
In Eastern wholesale fresh meat mar
kets beef ranged from firm to soc high
er; veal firm to 81 higher lamb weak 70
81 lower; mutton firm to 81 higher; light
pork loins, $l02 lower and heavy loins
81 lower to soc higher for the week
December IA prices good grade meats:
az; Mutton, $11@l7; light pork loins'
$l54l7; heavy loins, $l2.5O4l5.
Grain.
Bullish sentiment prevailed in wheat
market during the week and close was
sharply higher. Principal factors were:
Bulish Argentine news: Presidents mes
sage to Congress; Foreign credit bill and
Barnes speech before Illinois Chamber
Commerce.
Chicago May wheat advanced lac.
Chicago May corn advanced l-Sc. On
| the 14th profit taking continued but
breaks did not extend far and close was
| fractionally higher. Good support on all
| breaks but buying on bulges less aggres-
sive and mary looking for reaction after
sharp upturn recently.
Closing prices in Chicago cash market:
| No. red winter wheat Sl.3I, NO. Z ndlu
winter wheat 1927; No. mixed corn
| nc; No. 2 yellow corn nc; No. white
! oats acc Average farm prices No. 2
mixed corn in central Iowa G3 1-4c; No.
| l dark northern wheat in central North
Dakota sl.07; No. 2 hard winter wheat
| In central Kansas S1.05. Closing future
| prices Chicago May wheat S1.23 rs; Chi
| cago May corn "a is; Minneapolis May
wheat $1.22 rs; Kansas City May wheat
| $1.14 ga; Winnipeg May wheat Sl.lO 3-S.
| Dairy Products,
| Butter markets barely steady. Prices
| at Chicago have declined account accum-
ulation resulting from high prices. East
| ern markets ruled steady during week.
Some foreign imports coming in, but
quantities not large.
Closing prices 92-score butter: New
| York 54 1-2c; Philadelphia, So 1-2c; Bos-
ton, SAC; Chicago, 81 l2c.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Eastern potatoes up 10015c in city
markets for the week; steady to firm at
| shipping points. Northern stock steady.
New York Danish cabbage slightly weak
err New York Baldwin apples slightly
stronger in New York City, steady other
| cities. Boxed stock steady.
Prices reported December ID: New
York round white potatoes, sacked and
kets Sacked stock CSC T. o. b.. shipping
| points. Northern stock firm at S5cD
S125 in city markets, 55G Csc {. o. b.
Northwestern extra fancy boxed Jona-
thans, $150@250 in d few cities; Middle
western yellow onions, $250Q3 per 100-
ID sack in leading markets, Eastern stock
| $2H2.50.