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eastern cities at $40 to $50 per toni
bulk; firm in producing sections at
S35. Texas early flat stock steady (. |
o. b. at $40; up $40 in Pittsburg at
$50 to $56; up $40 in st. Louis at $35
to $40; firm in Chicago at So to $2.25
per 100 pounds. Florida wakefield
stock firm in city markets at 81 to
S1.5O. ,gs
Sweet potato markets steady to
firm. Delaware and Maryland yellow
stock Arm at $1.B5 to 50 per bushel
haniper in Eastern CITIES, New Jersey
stock steady in New York at 80 to
$225. Tennessee Nancy Halls steady
at $1.15 to $3.50. tr
Most celery markets weaker. Bal
timore slightly stronger. Florida stock
SO to $3.50 per crate in city markets.
Grain
All grains sold at new high points
during the week but closed only fract
tionally higher than week ago. The
undertbne was firm throughout. Coun-
try offerings all grains light. Closing
prices in Chicago cash market: Num-
ber red winter wheat $141; No. 2
hard winter wheat $1.4O; No. 2 mixed
corn Gle; No. 2 yellow corn Gle; No.
3'white oats 3Sc. Average farm pric.
es: No. 2 mixed corn in central Iowa
4Sc; No. dark Northern wheat in
Central North Dakota $1.36R; No. 2
hard winter wheat in Central Kansas
1922. Chicago May wheat closed at
$1.45$; Chicago May corn 6614c;
Kansas City May wheat $1.31A; Win
nipeg May wheat $1.42%.
Livestock and Meats
Chicago hog prices advanced 45c to
SOC. Beef steers up generally 10c to
Csc; butcher cows and heifers advanc-
ed 15c to 40c. Feeder steers steady;
veal calves 25c to S1.50 lower. Fat
lambs down soc; yearlings down Csc
to soc; fat ewes generally 25c lower.
March Bird Chicago prices: Hogs top
$11.40; bulk of sales $11 to SLIPS;
medium and good beef steers $7.4O to
$9.15; butcher cows and heifers $415
to $815; feeder steers $3.50 to $3.50;
light and medium weight veal calves
$7.25 to $10.50.
Stocker and feeder shipments from
IL important markets during the
week ending Feb. oath were: Cattle
and calves 55,745; hogs SITS; sheep
26,685.
In eastern wholesale fresh meat
markets mutton and beef advanced
while veal, lambs and pork loins de-
clined. Mutton up 81 to SO, beef SOC
to 81. Veal, lamb and pork loins
weak at some markets and as much
as So lower at others. March Bird
prices good grade meats: Beef $3.50
to $14; veal SIG to SIS, lamb $25 to
$29. Mutton $14 to $21; light pork
loins $40 to $21; heavy loins SIS to
SIS.
Hay r
Receipts very light; markets gener-
ally firm. Wnitry weather in west has
stimulated demand and caused slight
advances in prices at several mar
kets. Quoted March Bird No. 1 tim
othy New York $27, Philadelphia $24,
Pittsburg $23, Atlanta $26, Chicago
$23. Kansas City $3.50, Memphis $22,
No. l alfalfa Kansas City $2O5O, Mem.
phis $25, Atlanta $31. No. 1 prairie
Kansas City $11.75.
Feed
Demand slow. Future offerings
moderately liberal. Northwestern mar.
kets quote firm prices eastern mar
kets easier. Southern and southeast
ern demand good for middlings and
shorts, light for bran. CottOnseed
meal easier, demand light. Linseed
meal, firm, Offering scarce. Hominy
feed inactive, price unchanged. Glu
ten feed production good, demand
good. Receipts and stocks generally
ample to meet requirements. Quoted
March 3rd bran $25; middlings $3.50
Minneapolis: 36% cotton seed mea
$4O.26: white hominy feed $23, st
Louis; lnseed meal $52, Minneapolis
gluten feed $32.15 Chicago; No. l al
falfa meal $17.25 Kansas City.
Dairy Products
Butter markets firm with price.
showing advances avering about two
cents over a week ago in eastern mar
kets and about 1c at Chicago. Demand