The Clio messenger., 1922-03-23
MARKETS
v. 8. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington. .. c.
Fruits and Vegetables.

Potato markets generally weak. New
York sacked round whites down 7c (. o.
b. shipping points at Sl:al per 100 lbs;
I'm other cities at $2W2.Ob. Northern
stock slightly weak in Chicago at $l.65@
$l75; down 5GlOc {. o. b. Northern CEN
tral shipping points at $l4O@1.47.
Onion markets continued firm. East
ern yellow Globes $S@S.75 per 100 lbs
sack in leading cities; Middlewestern
stocks $S@S.5O.
nearly over. New stock In heavy supply.
New York Danish type down 5000 in
eastern cities at $35@45 per ton bulk.
steady Z. 0. b. shipping points at $40
Eastern apple markets weaker for bar
relied stocks; steady TO firm for boxed
apples. New York Baldwins Az IL rang
ed generally $7Q775 per bbl. in eastern
markets, reaching So In Boston. strong
in Chicago at $7.75QS25 Northeastern
extra fancy boxed winesaps firm In New
York at $3.50Q3.75; steady In other cit
les at s3Q3.50.
Market strengthened following big
drop In prices on 9th and there was lit
tie net change In prices FOR the week.
Chicago May wheat down l-2c, closing
sI95i-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
tors were decline In sterling exchange,
conditions In southwest.
Closing prices In Chicago cash market:
No red winter wheat 1.35; No. hard
winter wheat $1.33; No. mixed corn
5Sc; No yellow corn Soc: No. 5 white
oats, Sec Average farm prices: No.
mixed corn in central Iowa about 45c;
No dark northern whSat Ma IN n rS central Min
ter wheat in central Kansas S1.16.
For the week Minneapolis May wheat
up half cent. closing at 40 s-i: Kansas
1p NJ IA
Winnipeg May wheat down l lao at
Sl.35 Ia
Live Stock and Meats
Chicago hog prices ranged from S0990o
lower per 100 lbs. Beef steers were gen.
orally s596oc lower @ while es s1tc butcher sr cows
March l6 Chicago prices: Hogs. top,
s1065; bulk OF sales $10@10.45: medium
and good beef steers, Ti5gs;7e; butch
steers s5.5OQ7.5O; light and medium
weight veal calves, $6q9.25; fat lambs,
$1325@16; feeding lambs, s11.5o@1376;
yearlings, $11.25Q145o; fat ewes. $3.50
1925.
The trend OF eastern wholesale fresh
meat prices was downward. March 16
prices good grade meats: Beef tl2 bo0
1850; veal, $16@1S: lamb $26@29; NUT
ton. .l9Q21; light pork loins. slSq21;
heavy loins. $l4QlS
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 Is No. 1 timothy New
York $29, Pittsburg $23, Philadelphia s24.
Cincinnati $20.50, Chicago S24. Minneap-
oils S19: No. Alfalfa Kansas City $3.50,
Memphis $3.50. Minneapolis $22; No.
Prairie Kansas City Sl1, Minneapolis
$3.50.
Feed markets very dull Offerings OF
mill feeds freer and prices generally
lower. Considerable pressure by mills
to sell for 80 day shipment and tobbers
offer transit and junction cars OF wheat
feeds at discounts under prompt ship
ment prices Transit shipments accum-
ulating In east. Gluten feed and hom-
my feed production good. demand fair,
and unchanged. Alfalfa meal steady. Of
ferings light particularly of better grades.
receipts and movement good. stocks i'm
proving.
Quoted March 16: bran s24. middlings
$25, flour mlddlings $2S Minneapolis;
white hominy feed $22 st. Louis, $3.50
Chicago. No. l alfalfa meal $1s Kansas
City.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets firm during the week
with price tendency upward. Receipts
moderate; good demand for practically
all grades.
Closing prices 90 score: New York 4oc;
Chicago 3Sc: Philadelphia 4Oc; Boston 4oc.