, 1922-09-14
LATEST MARKET
QUOTATIONS
U. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, D. G.
Furnished by

Grain.
Wheat market narrow and shows
only fractional price change for the
week. Corn advanced &c on bullish
crop reports. Hedging pressure and
Liquidation for end of month. Foreign
demand reported slow. Corn narrow
but firm. Hot weather continues over
corn belt and reports of heat damage
increasing. Closing prices in Chicago
cash market: No. : red winter wheat.
Sl.OS; No. 2 hare winter wheat, s1.Ol;
No. 2 mixed corn, 63c; No. . yellow
corn, Gle: No. 3 white oats, sec. Aver
age farm price: No. 2 mixed corn in
prices: Chicago December wheat.
Sl.OlA; Chicago December corn, 57Ac;
minneapolis december wheat. S1.0lA:
Kansas city December wheat. 94hc;
Winnipeg December wheat. 9f1Ac.
Fruits and Vegetables.
New Jersey potatoes. sacked No. I
cobblers, mostly $l.15 to $1.45 per 100
pounds, $3.50 To $1.65 Cincinnati. 95c
to $l.1O f.. o. b. north and south Jersey
points. Giants, S5c to Sl.05 in city
markets., 7Oc to Zoe 4. o. b. north Jersey
points Maine Irish cobblers, Boston
$l.35 to Sl.fO. Minnesota. Michigan
and Wisconsin round whites. $3.50 Gin
clnnati and pittsburgh, soc to $l.l0
car lot, sales Chicago. Minnesota and
Nebraska early Ohios. 75c to $3.50 in
the Middle West; Colorado and Idaho
white varieties. Sl.l5 to SLIGO. Mime
sofa cobblers. soc to S5c +. o. b. ship
ping points. Massachusetts yellow
globe onions weak in Boston at So per
%IOO-pound sack: New York and/middle
western yellow varieties mostly St.40
to Sl.i5. top of S2-25 in Boston. New
York apples, red varieties A21a in.
1925 to $3.50 per barrel. O~ldenburgs
down 25c at $3.50 to S2.75. Midwest
ern yellow and red varieties. S2.75 to
$3.50 in mid-western cities. California
boxed Grnvensteins $2.25 to $3.50 New
York. Auction sales Chicago and
Elbertas. skies and bushel baskets.
steady New York; Pittsburgh 81 to
s2.15. Pennsylvania stock steady
philadelphia, S2.75 TO $3.50. Michigan
Elbertas, $l.75 to $2-25 in leading mar
kets. colorado cantaloupes. salmon
tint standards lbs. mostly $3.50 to
S1.75 to S2.25. Grapes show weak tone.
Michigan champions and Moore's early.
2Sc to 2Sc per 4-quart basket in mid
western cities.
Spot cotton prices declined 172 points
during the week. New York October
future contracts declined 1876 points.
Spot cotton closed at 2O.42c per pound.
New York October future contracts
closed at 2O.5oc.
Market generally weak with receipts
needs. Low qlaiity hay slow sale.
Country loadlngs reported light.
Quoted: No. I timothy, New York SIS,
Philadelphia S19, Pittsburgh $40. Chi
caBo SIS. Minneapolis SIS. St. LOUIS
SIS, Memphis S2U.5U. No. ! alfalfa,
Memphis S22.50. No. l prairie, St. Louis
$40. Chicago $40
Feed.
Spring bran quoted $3.50 Chicago.
S22.50 Philadelphia. Winter bran. $3.50
ST. Louis. Grey shorts, S25 st. Louis.
Cotton seed meal weak and lower; 80
per cent meal, S32 Memphis. 500 At
Ianta. Linseed meal. $+6.z5 New York,
$40 Chicago. Gluten feed. s30.35 and
white hominy. $25.15 Chicago.
Dairy Products.
Butter market firm. Closing prices.
% score butter. New York 39c, Chi
cage SIZE. Philadelphia s91ac, Boston
391a.
Prices at Wisconsin primary cheese
markets.: Twins zoe. daisies 20Ac.
double daisies zoe. young Americas
19c. longhorns 2OAc. square prints
2l1sc.
Live stock md Meats.
Chicago prices; Hogs, top. S9.45;
bulk Of saies.. $500 to $3.50: medium
and good beef steers. $3.50 to 5000;
butcher cows and heifers. 1918 to
1925: feeder steers. $3.50 to IS; light
AID medium weight veal calves. Sl1 To
$12.50; fat lambs. s11.75 to $l2.S5. feed
ss.25 to slO.75; fat ewes. 50 to s6.75.
Movements Of eastern wholesale fresh
meat prices were somewhat Irregular
during the week. Beef firm at u
veal steady to ~ lower; lambs steady
and mutton steady to s1.50 lower. Beef
ranged from firm to ~ higher. Veal
generally steady with some heavy
sides 81 to 81 lower. Lamb. mutton
and pork loins steady. while picnics
were soc lower at some markets. Prices
good grade meats: Beef. Slb to Sl7,
veal. si5 to 500; lambs, S23 TO S27;
mutton. s1g to $3.50; light pork loins.
S26 To SIS; heavy loins. $40 to $40.