The Yale expositor., 1922-03-23
MARKETS
v. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, D. c.
Fruits and uenetables.

Fruits and Vegetables.
Potato markets generally weak. New
York sacked round whites down &c T. o.
b. shipping points at $i.7l per 100 lbs;
i'm other cities at S2M2.05. Northern
stock slightly weak in Chicago at $1.65GD
$l.75; down 56tl0c f. o. b. Northern CEN
trail shipping points at Sl.40Ml.47.
onion markets continued firm. East
ern yellow Globes SS0S.75 per 100 lbs.
sack in leading cities; Middlewestern
stocks SSMS.50.
Markets for old cabbage weak season
nearly over New stock in heavy supply.
New York Danish type down 5000 in
eastern cities at S35M45 per ton bulk.
Texas flat type S5Ml0 lower at $35W40;
steady T. o. b. shipping points at $40
Eastern apple markets weaker for bar
relied stocks; steady to firm for boxed
apples. New York Baldwins AZ 1-2 rang
ed generally $7Q7,75 per bbl. in eastern
markets reaching So i'm Boston, strong
in Chicago at $7.75@S.25 Northeastern
extra fancy boxed winesaps firm in New
York at $3.50d3.75; steady in other cit
les at $Sa3.5O.
Market strengthened following big
drop i'm prices on 9th and there was lit
tie net change in prices for the week.
Chicago May wheat down l-2c, closing
$1.35 1-2 Chicago May corn up lac clos
ing at 81 1-4c, strong cash markets, good
milling demand and short covering re-
sponsible for up turns. Depressing fac
lower foreign markets. and improved crop
conditions in southwest.
Closing prices i'm Chicago cash market:
No. 2 red winter wheat $l.35; No. 2 hard
winter wheat $l.33; No. 2 mixed corn
5Sc; No. 2 yellow corn soc; No. white
oats Soc Average farm prices: No.
mixed corn In central Iowa about 45c;
No. / dark northern wheat in central
North Dakota s1.25 1-2 No hard win
ter wheat i'm central Kansas Sl.15.
For the week Minneapolis May wheat
up half cent closing at Sl.iO "a; Kansas
City May wheat down lie at $l.2S Ia
Winnipeg May wheat down l lac at
S1.35 Ia.
Live Stock and Meats
Chicago hog prices ranged from S0G9Oc
lower per 100 lbs. Beef steers were gem
orally S5W50c lower while butcher cows
and heifers ranged from 25M75c lower.
March 16 Chicago prices: Hogs, top,
$40 Co. bulk OF sales sl0G1O.45; medium
and good beef steers, S:l5qS.75; butch
steers s55O475O; light and medium
weight veal calves, $6a925; fat lambs,
S13 25016 feeding lambs, Sl1.5Od13.75
yearlings, $l1.25q 1850; fat ewes, $6.75@
1925.
The trend of eastern wholesale fresh
meat prices was downward March 10
prices good grade meats: Beef Sl2,5O@
1850; veal $l6dlS; lamb, S26a29; NUT
ton. Sl9@21; light pork loins, $lS42l;
heavy loins, $HqlS.
Hay
Hay receipts continued light; demand
generally good for better grades of tim
othy and alfalfa. Larger receipts weak
enng market at Minneapolis. Alfalfa and
few cars good grade Prairie wanted at
Chicago Fancy Alfalfa sold at Kansas
City at $50.
Quoted March Il No l timothy New
York S2g Pittsburg S23 Philadelphia S24,
Cincinnati $1,000, Chicago S24 Minneap-
oils $l9: No. ! Alfalfa Kansas City $3.50,
Memphis $2650, Minneapolis $22; No. l
Prairie Kansas city $ll. Minneapolis
Sl65O.
Feed markets very duh. Offerings Of
mill feeds freer and prices generally
lower. Considerable pressure by mills
to sell for 30 day shipment and 1obbers
offer transit and junction cars OF wheat
feeds at discounts under prompt ship
ment prices. Transit shipments accum-
ulating i'm east Gluten feed and hom-
my feed production good, demand fair,
and unchanged. Alfalfa meal steady. Of
/ ferngs light particularly of better grades,
receipts and movement good, stocks i'm
proving.
Quoted March 16: bran 1924, middlings
S25 flour middliugs S2S Minneapolis.
white hominy feed S22 st. Louis. seas
Chicago No l alfalfa meal $40 Kansas
city.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets firm during the week
with price tendency upward. Receipts
moderate; good demand for practically
! all grades
Closing prices % score: New York 4Oc;
Chicago see Philadelphia 4Oc; Boston 4Oc.