The Owosso times., 1922-02-17
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For the week ending Feb. .. 1929
Fluctuations OF 50c@s1 per ton in hay
prices occurred at various markets dur
Ing the week. Prices In eastern markets
generally advanced because OF heavy
snow and light receipts. Central western
markets slightly lower. Alfalfa market
strong. No general improvement in the
Quoted Feb. No. l Timothy Philadel-
phia s24, Pittsburgh $22. Cincinnati $40.
Chicago S22. Minneapolis SIS No. AL
falfa Chicago s23. Minneapolis s21. Kan
sas City S20.75. Atlanta S31 No. l Prai-
rle Chicago SIS. Minneapolis $l5. Kansas
City $lG50.
Mill feed markets quiet Prices firm.
Buying by 1obbers curtailed because OF
slow country demand. Cottonseed meal
steady. Gluten feed price was advanced
soc on Monday by principal manufacturr
ers. Offerings of yellow hominy feed
light and quoted on about same basis as
white hominy feed. Alfalfa meal and beet
pulp quiet, prices unchanged. Stocks
good: receipts and movement fair
SS'ef Flour ~s0 Middnss sTsn sG Mnness
oils. White homny feed $2l 90. gluten
feed $31.65 Chicago. No. l alfalfa meal
$lG.75 Kansas City.
Fruits and Vegetables
Potatoes slightly weaker In city whole,
sale markets. Eastern sacked round
lbs. Northern stock down DC In Chicago
at $l.6541.90 In northern producing sec
tlons round whites down Sc at 81 554l.67:
Wholesale cabbage markets slow ana
dull. Northern Danish type stock weak
in Chicago at s30@40 per ton bulk; weak
in Kansas City at So per 100 lbs.
Apple markets continue strong; de-
mand moderate; supplies moderate in
east liberal In middlewest. New York
Baldwns az 1-2 up CSC in several mar
kets ranging s7.5O@s.25 Michigan stock
reached $3.50 In Chicago.
Live Stock and Meats
Chicago hog prices advanced 4oe@IOc
per 100 lbs. during the week. lighter
weights showing the largest gains. Beef
steers generally 10Q20c higher Fat ewes
advanced 10@l5c.
zone load); bulk of sales $9.25@9.S5; me-
dium and good beef steers. $920Q955;
butcher cows and heifers, $f1O@775i
weight veal calves $7Gii fat lambs
S1275@1475; feeding lambs sl1. 25@1325;
yearlings $10@13.25; fat ewes $5.25@S.25.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
were generally. lower. Beef weak to SOC
tower; lamb 81 lower; veal Sl@2 lower
Mutton and light, pork loins We're not
materially changed; heavy lons firm to
meats: Beef s11.50@13; veal 1920; lamb
s24@26 mutton Sl2016; light pork loins
s16W1S; heavy loins Sl1@1i.
Grain
Wheat prices strong during week and
advanced easily Chicago May wheat up
1-4c. closing at 81. 20 SIS; Chicago May
corn up 1-2c at 5Sc. World wheat sit
uation, higher foreign markets. and
irouth damage in southwest with reports
that large acreage winter wheat aban-
1oned in Kansas were main market
factors.
Closing prices in Chicago cash mar
ket No 2 red winter wheat $1.32; No.
2 hard winter wheat S1.25: No. mixed
corn 53c; No 3 white oats Sec. Average
farm prices: No. 2 mixed corn in CEN
tral Iowa about 80 1-2c. No. dark
northern wheat in central North Dakota
s1.27 3-4; No. 2 hard winter wheat I'm
central Kansas s1.10. For the week Min
neapols May wheat up 3-4c at $1.33 1-2;
Kansas City May wheat up &c at $1.19:
Winnipeg May wheat up &c at $l.24 SIS.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets Steady TO firm. Cur
rent demand about cleaning up available ,
supply except medium and low grade
goods. Imports and advice of weaker
foreign markets had depressing effect
on markets In early part of week but
the tone steadied at close.
Closing, prices 92 score: New York
81; Chicago 81 1-2 Philadelphia 36 IL:
Boston &c 1-2 cents.