The Holly chieftain., 1922-02-02
MARKET
QUOTATIONS
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US. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington DC.
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Hay.
Eastern hay markets dull with prices
tending downward. Colder, weather In
and markets In that section were fairly
iirm. Receipts and country loadings
generally light. No. timothy quoted
tls.7s: Chicago. s22; Minneapolis.
1850; Kansas City. sl3.75. No. al
faiia: ri Kansas CITY: $40: Memphis. SIS:
sas City. $40; Minneapolis. s15.5o: Chi
Spot cotton prices declined 4s points
curing the week. closing at 1850 per
80 points. closing at 17.0sc.
Grnin.
Market had fair undertone during
the week and prices advanced: Chicago
May wheat up &c, closing at $1.15;
Chicago May corn up Nc, closing at
5Shc. Principal market factors were:
Drouth and cold weather In Southwest,
improved milling demand and strong
cash markets. and reports on farm re-
serve stocks and visible supply. Clos
Ing prices in Chicago cash market: No.
red winter wheat. $l.23; No. 2 hard
winter wheat. $L13; No mixed corn.
4sc: No. yellow corn. 49c: No. white
oats. 35c. Average farm prices: No. 2
mixed corn in central Iowa, sec: No. 1
dark northern wheat in central North
Dakota: N.l2A No. 2 hard winter
week Minneapolis May wheat advanced
2Ac, closing at S1.22; Kansas City May
wheat. &c. closing at $1.06H. and VIM
nipeg May wheat. 1!ac. closing at
Dairy Products.
Butter markets firm following recent
dullness. Supply barely equal to de-
mand. although following advances Of
past two days more interest was shown
In under grades; Closing prices. 90
Philadelphia. SIC: Boston. s7Mc.
Live stock nnd Meats.
Compared with week ago. hogs,
sheep. lamb and veal calves at Chicago
showed advances, while beef and butch
es sattls s,o We're re- weak r. to lower Hogs
26c to soc higher. and yearlings Csc
ewes advanced 25c per 100 lbs. Veal
calves ranged from Sips to $50 high
Butcher cows were practically un-
changed. Feeder steers averaged 25c
lower for the week. Chicago prices:
$3.50; medium and good beef steers,
$6.65 to 50; butcher cows and heifers,
s3.S5 to $3.50; feeder steers. $6.15 to
to s14: feeding lambs. s1O.50 to S12.75:
yearlings. 1915 to s12.75; fat ewes.
$525 to IS.
With the exception of fresh pork
loins. eastern wholesale fresh meat
prices were practically the same as
those of week ago. Beef and veal
were steady. and the same was true of
lamb. and except for declines Of about
81 reported at one market. Pork loins
ranged from SOC higher to 81 lower.
Beef. s12 to s14; veal, sls to :2o: lamb.
324 to s27; mutton. 3l2 to SIG; light
pork lcins. $3.50 to SIS; heavy loins,
$11.50 to. $14.50.
Fruit and Vegetables.
Potato markets inactive. Cold wealth
er hindering haulings. Western New
York I. O.. b, market up 7c. at S2,05 to
Eastern city markets, $2.25 to $40.
Other leading producing sections de-
clined SC to 10c during week. North
ern round whites now s1.75 to $3.50
31.65 to $1.70 Minnesota points. Chi
cago carlot sales weakened to $1.85 to
81 per 100 lbs. sacked. Bulk Maine
Green Mountains down &c I. o. b.. at
$1.86 to s1.71: sacked stocks steady,
Boston. at s2.25 to 32.35.
Apple markets nearly steady. Sales
limited because of weather. New York
Baldwins AN inch, weakened at
shipping points to $6.75 to 81 I. o. b.:
steady in consuming markets at 81 to
now 81 to $2.25 in wenatchee district,
with few sales.
New York and northern Danish type
cabbage weaker Shipments of south
ern cabbage increasing. Western New
York T. o; B. market down So to $3.50
down IS, at ss7 to 34s. Northern Dam
ish weakened in Chicago to 33S to s44.
Texas early flat type, $26 +. o. b., with
city markets. $50 to $50.