The Holbrook news., 1922-02-03
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Grnin.
 The wheat market had a good under tone during the week and prices ad- vanced. Chicago May wheat up 4 F. c, closing Sl.16; Chicago May corn up 1c at 53Sc. Principal market factors were; Improved milling demand. strength in cash market, dryness and cold weather in Southwest, and reports prices reached a new high on present upturn: Cash market strong with good demand from mills. Country offerings corn fairly liberal with some corn sold from interior direct to Baltimore for export, Closing prices in Chicago cash inarket: No. 3 red winter wheat. SPA; No. hard winter wheat, $1.14; No. mixed corn, 49c; No. yellow corn. soc; No. white oats 351sc. Aver age farm prices: No. ? mixed corn in central Iowa, 36hc; No. l dark north ern wheat in central North Dakota, s1.101s; No. hard winter wheat in central Kansas. s1. For the week May wheat at Minneapolis. Kansas City and Winnipeg advanced cents. closing at SIPS. Sl.07ss and s1.1S9s respectively.
 Hay.
 Market generally quiet. Receipts light in most markets but equal to the limited demand. Good demand for al- falfa at Kansas City but prairie selling slowly with considerable hay on track unsold. Prices for top grades of timothy steady in most markets; lower grades weak. No. 1 timothy. New OTR S-S, InllaOelpnld SZ3, P1IlSDurSn s23. Cincinnati s2O. Chicago s22. Minne- apolis SIS, Kansas City S14, Memphis SPA. Atlanta S27.50. No. 1 alfalfa, Kan sas City SEQ. Memphis S26. Atlanta $30. No. prairie Kansas City S11, Minne- apolis S15. Chicago S17.
 Livestock and Meats.
 Chicago hog prices advanced 45c to roc per 100 pounds during the week. light weights advancing most. Beef steers and fat cows and heifers de- clined generally 25c to soc. Common and medium grades of feeder steers weak at 25c lower; other grades gen. 75c. Fat lambs up 25c to 4Oc. feeding lambs soc to 75c. Fat sheep and year lings up 25c to soc. Chicago prices: Hogs. top. ss.75; bulk of sales. $500 to SS.35; medium and good beef steers. S6.65 to $500. Butcher cows and heif- CTS. s3.40 to S7.75: feeder steers. $5.15 to S6.90: light and medium weight veal calves. SIPS to s10.25: fat lambs. s11.75 $12.5o; yearlings. s9.50 to SIP; fat ewes, S5 to S7.75.
 Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices ranged from weak to lower. Beef lost s2 lower. Fresh pork loins practically unchanged. Prices good grade meats: Beef. $11.50 to s14; veal. s17 to s20; lamb, s24 to s27; mutton. SIP to s16; light pork Joins, S15 to S17; heavy Joins. $11 to S15.
 Dairy Produce.
 Butter markets unsettled throughout week. Trade lacked confidence and buying is largely for immediate needs. Receipts fairly heavy. Quality running good for season. Little activity in inn ported butter. Danish asking prices too high to attract purchasers. Closing prices, 92 score: New York BIC. Chi cago 33hc. Philadelphia S51kc, Boston 36c.
 Fruits and Vegetables
 Potato markets continued generally steady to firm during the week; ship ments small. New York sacked round whites ranged s2.25 to s2.35 per 100 pounds in eastern cities: firm produc- ing sections at s1.9S to s2.05. Northern sacked stock dull and weak in Chicago at s1.90 to S2.10. off Sc f. o. b. at s1.65 to S1.S5.
 Apple market continues to hold about steady. New York Baldwins in limited demand in most wholesale city markets at SIPS to S7.50 per barrel. Slightly weaker at New York shipping points at s6.50 to s6.75.
 limited. Considerable new stock nov ing to market. Danish type stock slightly weak in Chicago at $40 to s43 per ton bulk. down s to S10 in other cities at $40 to $50; down s4 in western New York at s3S to $40. Texas domes- tic flat varieties, small to medium sizes, steady f. O. b. at s25; weak in Chicago and Kansas City at s2 to 8 per 100 pounds; $50 to s70 per ton bulk in other midle-western cities