, 1922-08-10
LATEST MARKET
QUOTATIONS.
-Furnished w.
U. s. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, D. G.


lotato markets show marked decline
uuIins the week. New Jersey sacked
ep 80 u now down S5c To sac in east
ern markets. Minnesota and Kansas
eur Ohius weaker. V|irginta hnrreled
STOCK 5Oc to 81 lower. CautnIoupe
markets weaker for California salmon
tlnts ana maryland and Delaware green
meats; Watermelons generally weaker:
ihlladelphia market firm: steudy at
sonris shlpping points weaker Mis-
New York city, weaker other markets
Neorgla and North Carolina EIbertas
ana Bellies down 25c to 75c. Declines
poinfs 70 > occurred at shipping
poInts; Irices reported; New Jersey
sacked Irish cobbiers. 81 to SI.i5 per
iVO pounds New York and PhIndelphia.
a. 20 Lou other eastern markets.;
SSe 70 III O, b. New Jersey points:
% TO Si.l5 South Jersey points. Kan
aus carry Ohios. partly graded, soc to
y - IhlcaEo. Minnesota stock 81 to
Si.lo' Kansas and Minnesota ship
ping points soc to 81 f. %. b. Virginia
copDlefs Sl.5O to 81 per barrel at most
eastern markets. $40 to SO Boston and
Other cities, at $3.50 to SEQ (. o. b..
Go ~ CaIlfornia salmon tint canta-
oupes standard i5s. mostly S2.s5 to
g. turlocks firm in New York at
$SS"tS 70 81; Arkansas stock. sl.75 to
p IN the Middle West. Maryland and
ihuiaha green meats. $3.50 to 50 in
sSaIlns markets. Indiana salmon tInts
SI.to to S225 in Pittsburgh. North and
SCUM carolina watermelons. Tom Wat
sons, medium sizes. Sl60 to S325 bulk
per car Philadelphia. 1925 to s4OO Pitts
sDSuerdSh; Aia6alna and Georgia melons.
S2lO TO $3.50 Chicago. ss5 to 5000 Z. o. b.
Georgia. North Carolina peaches skies
ana bushel basket Bellies and ElbertaS.
~ to $3.50 in most consuming centers'
firm in New York at S2.75 to s82
North Carolina Elbertas. S1.55 to s2.55
l. o. b. Delaware and Maryland early
b bpppbei' req e6st Hq1iety, to sl59 per
Oideburgs. $3.50 to SO per barrel in
Chicago. "
Dairy Products.
Butter markets steady to firm at
close. Closing prices, % score butter:
delphia 35c. Boston 35hc. Cheese mar
kets lower and tone is somewhat I'M
settled. Prices at Wisconsin primary
eheese markets: Twins 1Sc, daisies
lShc. double daisies lSc, longhorns
ls%c. square prints zoe.
Grnin.
Heavy export buying advanced
wheat pr.ces early in week, the trend
continuing gradually upward for the
first half. Corn prices acted largely in
sympathy with wheat. though there
was a good demand for cash corn. The
wheat market had firm undertone be-
cause OF in Liverpool and be-
cause rail strike is beginning to show
real effect on movement. Corn trade
was mo1erate and on Improved weather
closing with net of lie. CLOSING
prices in Chicago cash market: No. .
red winter wheat, $l.OS: No. 2 bard
@intsr wheat; S1.lO; No, 2 mixed corn,
65c; No. 2 yellow corn. 64c: No. 3 white
oats. 34c. Average farm prices: No.
mixed corn in central Iowa, about
soc; No. 2 hard winter whea in central
Kansas zoe. Closing future prices.
Chicago September wheat. $I.O5M,
Chicago September corn, 6IMc: Mime
apolis September wheat, $1.117s Kan
sas City September wheat, 9Sc; Winni.
peg october wheat. SlOgG
Live Stock and Meats.
Compared with a week ago Chicago
hog prices ranged from SC TO I5C
higher on light weights to l5c lower
on heavy weights. Beef steers and
butcher COWS and heifers generally IO1
to Csc net higher. Feeder steers showed
a similar with light and me-
dunn weight veal calves generally 500
higher per 100 pounds. Fat lambs firm
to 25c higher and feeding lambs loo to
35c higher. Yearllngs advanced l5c to
5Oc and fat ewes from Csc to 35c dur
Ing the week. Chicago closed strong
70 DC higher on light butcher hogs but
loo to l6c lower on other grades. Beef
steers strong to 15c higher. stockers
and veal calves firm. Lambs were
strong to l6c higher with top sales at
Sl2.75; feeding lambs were strong and
sheep steady. Chicago prices: Hogs,
top. 5000: bulk, $3.50 to 5000; me-
dunn and good beef steers. SIS to slO1O;
butcher cows and heifers, $4.l5 to 80:
feeder steers, $3.50 to S7.G5; light and
medium weight veal calves. so to
$1,000; fat lambs. s11.75 to Sass;
feeding lambs. SLIGO to S12.G GO: year
lings. $3.50 to 81; fat ewes. S3.25 to
$3.50. Stocker and feeder shipments
from twelve important markets during
the week Were; Cattle and calves. &C.
$50; hogs, 1859; sheep. 46.1OO. with
the exception Of fresh pork loIns.
which We're generally 81 to 80 higher.
and veal. which was generally steady,
eastern Wholesale fresh meat prices
were weak to lower than n week ago.
Mutton tecllned 81 to $3.50 and lambs
generally SO per 100 pounds; good beef
weak to 5Oc lower and medium grades
3 much as SO lower for tho vvaoL