The St. Johns herald., 1922-05-04
LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS U. s. BUREAU OF MARKETS
 Washington, D. 0.
Cwestern Newspaper Union News Ssnico. )
Grain.

Grain.
 Market firm and prices advanced gradually. Sharp upturn at close carried prices to high gains over 8 week ago, Chicago May wheat showing net advance of 12c, closing at $1.42% Chicago May corn up 2%c at 61 c. Principal market factors were unfavor- able crop and weather reports, strength rates and revisal of export demand. Closing prices in Chicago cash market: No. red winter wheat, $1.44; No. 2 hard winter wheat, $1.43; No. mixed white oats, 38c. Average farm prices: No. mixed corn in central Iowa, 471z C. No. l dark northern wheat in central North Dakota, $1.36; No. 2 hard winter wheat in central Kansas, $1.20. For the week. Minneapolis May wheat up 9Hc, closing at $L51. Kansas City May wheat up He, closing at $1.2S1h; Winni- peg May wheat up z 4zc at $13SA.
 Hay.
 Market remains firm for good grades Receipts continue light but equal to the limited demand Poor grades sell slowly. Bad roads retarding movement in central West Quoted; No. timothy, New York $31, Pittsburgh SPA Chicago $26. Kansas City $16.5O. No. alfalfa, Kansas City $22.75. No. ]
 Feed.
 
 Owners showing no disposition to crowd feed on market. Stocks and re- ceipts generally good. Transient offer ings rather light. Most feeds slightly easier. Production corn feeds good, of- ferings heavy. Linseed meal stocks small; cotton seed meal stocks ample. Export demand oil meals poor, demand dull. movement fair. Quoted: Bran cent cotton seed meal, SAP Memphis, $42.50 Atlanta; gluten feed, $32.65 Chi cago; white hominy feed, S20.50 St Louis, S20.50 Chicago; linseed meal $5L5O Minneapolis.
 Fruits and Vegetables.
 Potato markets stronger at Chicago and Kansas City; firm in other mid- western markets but still weak in east ern cities. New York and northern sacked round whites down 10c in east ern markets at $1.75 to S2 per 10G 15c to 25c at $1.5O to $1.75. Northern stock up 15c in Chicago at $1.60 to $1.75; firm at north central shipping points at $1.25 to $1.50.
 Texas yellow Bermuda onions, Nos. and 2, lost S1 to $1.5O per crate in con stunning markets, ranging from $4 to $5. Egyptian stock brought $S to .$10 per 100 pounds.
 Apple markets continue slow and steady, New York Baldwins A 21k hold ing $7.50 to $6.50 per barrel in consum- Ing markets. Northwestern extra fancy boxed winesaps generally steady at $s to $3.50; down 25c in Pittsburgh.
 Dairy Products.
 Butter markets have been firm but at the close feeling changed and in eastern markets especially the tone has lost firmness regardless of active de- mand, which has practically cleaned up current supply. Dealers have been free 1 sellers right along as seasonal declines are In order and no one wants to be | caught with heavy stocks on a falling | market Closing prices, S2 score: New | York, Boston and Philadelphia 38c; | Chicago, S7hc Cheese markets weak although trad | following declines on Wisconsin cheese | boards. Recent declines appear to be | seasonal rather than due to accumula- tion of stocks on market. Prices in | 15%c; daisies. 16c; double daisies 15%c; young Americas, 16hc; long | horns and suarep rints, 15Toc.
 Live Stock and Meats.
 Chicago hog prices declined 35c to 45c, light hogs declining most. Beef steers and heifers up 15c to 25c, cows generally 1Oc to 15c lower. Feeder steers strong to 15c higher, veal calvel 75c to S1 lower. Sheep and lambs sharply lower; light wooded lambs de- clined 75c to $1 and shorn lambs soc to 75c per 100 pounds. Sheep fully 25C lower. Chicago prices: Hogs. top $1O.5O; bulk of sales, S9.S5 to s1O.45; medium and good beef steers, S7.50 te $S.S5; butcher cows and heifers, S4.3s to S6.40; feeder steers $5.50 to $7.35; light and medium weight veal calves | $5.50. to $7.75; fat lambs, $11 to S13.75 yearlings, $1O to $12.50; fat ewes, S6.7s to $9.50.
 Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices generally weak and lower with con- siderable irregularity as between mar kets. Veal and light pork loins down Fl to $2; mutton steady at some mar kets and as much as $3 lower al others; beef weak to soc lower Lamb prices irregular. ranging from $1 lower to $1 higher per 100 pounds. Prices $1S.5O; veal. SIS to $14; lamb, $27 to BPS; mutton, SIS to $21; light pork loins, $22 to SPA; heavy loins. $17 to $21.