, 1922-05-18
LATEST MARKET
QUOTATIONS.
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U. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, D. O.
western Newspaper Union News Service,

Grain.
frlees fluctuated during most OF
week and closed lower on inactive
cash and milling demand: lower for
eisn markets and continued improve
ment in crop and weather conditions.
Closing prices in Chicago cash mar
kets: No. 2 red winter wheat, $1.3S;
NO. 2 hard winter wheat. S1.3S; No. 2
mixed corn, 62; No. 2 yellow corn. 62c:
prices; No. 2 mixed corn in central
Iowa. f9c; No. l dark northern wheat
In central North Dakota, s1.S4h: No.
z hard winter wheat in central Kan
sas, Sl.23. For the week Chicago July
wheat down 4lhc. closing S1.24h. Chi
caso July corn down &c at 64hc; Vim
$1.42S Kansas City July wheat down
&c at $l.15$; Winnipeg July wheat
down 1Ac at s1.37A.
Fruits md Vegetables.
Potato markets lost most of the re-
covery of the preceding week In mid
ole western cities and producing sec
lions, owing to continued heavy sup
plies. Carlot sales northern round
whites down sOc in Chicago at $3.50
to S1.65 per 100 pounds. Maine Green
markets at si.s5 to $500 and 75e to
S5c. fob, Maine shipping points.
Minnesota and Michigan shipping
down SOC. fob, Hastings at $3.50 per
barrel. Down SOC in most northern
markets at $3.50 to $3.50, with a top
down 25c in northern markets.. stand
ard crates mostly S2.25 to $3.50. Texas
shipments decreasing, California in
- to So per 100 POUNDS. Florida to-
matoes. best skies. down 81 in New
york at $S.25 to $3.50. North Carolina
head lettuce bushels fair condition,
$1.25 to $3.50 per barrel in New York.
some low as 75c. Florida
first car at Pittsburgh, brought 81, 200.
average 20 pound.
Best grades hay generally fair in
eastern markets because of very light
receipts. Lower grades dun. Increas-
ing receipts lowered prices slightly on
No. l timothy at Chicago; Minneapolis
market lower as receipts exceeded de-
mand. Alfalfa receipts light and prices
Tor better grades finn at Kansas City.
Quoted: No. l timothy. New York,
$3.50; Philadelphia, S24.50; Pittsburgh,
$25; Cincinnati. $23.5O;. Chicago, $26;
alfalfa. Kansas City, S22.50. No. l
prairie. Minneapolis, $3.50; Chicago.
SIS; Kansas city; sI2.
Wheat mill feeds slightly weaker on
light demand and ~resales by dealers
and tobbers. Mills not pressing sales
meal light. Demand only fair. Very
little inquiry for cottonseed meal and
prices down soc to 81 per ton. Some
Improvement in demand for alfalfa
meal, but little doing in corn feeds;
prices firm: stocks light. Quoted:
Spring bran and middlings. Chicago.
T-HsA1H Alldutlpnlas SAI.bV. nara WIN
ter bran. Kansas City. S21. Linseed
meal. Chicago, $3.50. Cottonseed meal.
$3.50. Memphis. Gluten feed. Chicago.
S32-65. Alfalfa meal, Kansas city, S19.
Hominy feed, Cincinnati. S26.50; Phil
adelphia, S2s.
Cotton.
Spot cotton prices advanced 10 points
during the week. closing at 1S.61c per
pound. New York May futures de-
cftned IL points, closing at 1850.
Dairy Products.
Rnffar markets. G1ipht1U firmar nj
higher prices. Stocks are kept well
feared In anticipation of lower prices
as receipts increase, Closing prices
35c: Philadelphia. 39hc; Boston. 37hc
Cheese markets generally steady. Trad
ing active, although on some styles
slight reductions. Prices at Wisconsin
primary markets.: Twins. 15Ac Daisies,
Ice; Double Daisies, 15&c; Young Amer
icas. 16hc; ~Longhorns, Ice; square
prints. 17Ac.
Livestock and Mcnts.
Chicago hog prices ranged from 45c
15c higher; butcher cows and heifers
averaged about steady; veal calves up
SOC; feeder steers up 10c: sheep and
II lambs P Pest 75s Ger reri sharpiy SOC ioW TO ,i 9St
yearlings 81 and fat ewes s1.25 to
s1.75. Chicago prices; Hogs. top. s11;
bulk of sales, .S1o.s5 to sI1; medium
$3.50; feeder steers. s6.25 to s7.S5; light
and medium weight veal calves. $3.50
spring lambs. $3.50 to S15.75; yearlings.
50 to s12: fat ewes. s5.25 to sS.25.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
pork loins declined 81 TO 50. while lamb
ranged from weak to 50 lower. Beef
and mutton were practically un-
changed; veal firm to 81 higher. Prices
good grade meats: Beef. S14 to SIS;
veal. St3 to $40; lamb. s29 to s31: NUT
ton. $40 to 1924; light pork loins. 1913
to S25; heavy loins. SIT to s22.