The St. Johns herald., 1922-07-20
LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS U. s. BUREAU OF MARKETS
 Washington, D. c.
Live stock nnd NTentn.

Live Stock and Meats.
 Chicago hog prices advanced Sc to Z0c for the week; Beef steers, 15c to 2Oc higher; butcher cows and heifers ranged from 25c lower to as much as 25c higher on the better grades. Feed CT steers steady; light and medium weight veal calves, 25c to soc higher. Fat and feeding lambs, 25c to soc high CT; yearlings up 35c to soc; fat ewes up 75c to $1 higher.
 Chicago: Hogs: top. $11; bulk of sales, $9.60 to $1O.90 medium and good beef steers S8 to $9.60; butcher cows and heifers, $4 to $8.60; feeder steers. $5.65 to $775; light and medium veal calves, SIPS to $9; fat lambs, $12.25 to S7.5O. ''' "
 Most classes and grades of fresh meats Eastern markets showed ad- vances for the week. Beef, 25c to $1 higher; veal, firm to S1 higher; lamb and mutton, $1 to S2 higher; pork loins ranged from firm to as much as $2 higher. Pork Joins ranged from steady to $1 lower. Prices good grade meats Beef, $14 to $13.50; veal, SIP to $15; lambs, SIS to $26; mutton, $14 to $16; light pork loins, SIS to $22; heavy loins SIS to $15.
 Nearness of new hay depressing mar ket generally. Light receipts holding prices firm in few markets. Demand very light. Poor grades almost unsal-
 
 Quoted: No. 1 timothy, Boston and New York. $50; Philadelphia, $21; Pitts burgh. $22.50; Minneapolis. $19; No. alfalfa, Memphis $19; No. l prairie, Minneapolis, $17.5O.
 The wheat market dull and inactive with less pressure to sell especially from mills in Northwest. Standard ern markets. Gluten feed quoted low CT by larger margins. Practically no trading in other feeds. Quoted: Spring wheat bran, Philadelphia, $22.25; lin- seed meal, New York, s53.
 Grain.
 Chicago July wheat up Ac; Chicago July corn down Sc. Liverpool prices higher, but export demand continued and Indiana less pessimistic. Improved outlook for new corn crop caused sell ing in corn. Closing prices in Chicago cash market: No. 2 red winter wheat, No. mixed corn, 63c; No. yellow corn, GAG; No. white oats, 37c. Aver age farm prices: No. mixed corn in central Iowa, soc; No. dark northern sI23N; No. hard winter wheat in central Kansas, 95c. Closing future prices: Chicago July wheat, S1.14H; Chicago July corn, 62c; Minneapolis July wheat. $1.37; Kansas City July wheat, SLOTS; Winnipeg July wheat. SIPS.
 Dairy Products.
 Butter market firm most of week as result of unexpected export demand and continued buying for storage. Tone weak at close as prices became top heavy. Price tendency downward. Closing prices, 92 score butter, New York, 3Sc; Chicago. 36c; Philadelphia 38c; Boston, 38c.
 Cheese market firm. Considerable activity to trading. Demand includes purchases for storage which are being bought with confidence at present prices. Cheese prices at Wisconsin primary markets: Twins 18Ac; dai- sies 181kc c; double daisies. 18Hc young Americas, 1S12c; long horns. 19Kc; square prints, 1sAc;
 Spot cotton prices declined 1s points during the week. New York July fu- lures down II points. Spot cotton closed at 21.78c per pound. New York July futures 21.56
 Fruits and Vegetables.
 Georgia and Florida Tom Watson watermelons advanced $50 to $100 bulk gia stock down S10 to $35 f. O. b. ship ping points. California cantaloupes, standards 45s, up 25c to soc in Allan tic seaboard markets; down 75c in Chi cago; down 60c f. O. b. cash track, Brawley. Georgia pink meats flats up 40c in New York, weaker in other con suming centers. Potatoes weaker. North Carolina Irish cobblers. 25c to soc lower in terminal markets. Vir- ginia cobblers down 25c to 75c per bbl. most cities under heavy receipts; down T5c f. O. b. at Onley, Va. Mississippi tomatoes, flats, down 25c to soc most markets; Texas stock up 10c to 25c in consuming centers; down 2Oc i. O. East Texas points.