The Holly chieftain., 1922-01-26
LATEST MARKET
QUOTATIONS
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western Newspaper Union News Service. ,


Market uncertain during the week.
but undertone firmer and price aver
ages higher. Chicago May wheat up
1ltc, closing at $1.12as; Chicago May
ket factors were: Improved milling de-
mand, large sales for Russian relief
and bullish crop news and statistics
Market closed firm on strength in cash
markets, continued dry weather in
Southwest. reports of green bugs in
Texas and firm foreign markets. Clos
ing prices in Chicago cash market: No.
red winter wheat, $1.20: No. 2 hard
winter wheat, $L10: No. mixed corn,
49c; No. 2 yellow corn, ACC; No. 3 white
oats. Sac. Average price to farmers in
about sec: to farmers in central North
Dakota for No. dark northern wheat
31.0SA; to farmers in central Kansas
for No. hard winter wheat, Sc. For
lNc, closing at s1.19A; kansas City
May wheat up 11ac. at $1.04S; Winni-
peg May wheat up 2l4c. at Sill.
Vegetables.
A slightly weaker tone prevails in
the potato markets. Shipments were
heavier in the past week; most consum-
Ing centers being well supplied. New
York sacked round whites off 10c to
15c in eastern markets. at S2.25 q ESQ
per 100 lbs. Slightly stronger in pro-
stock in New York city steady, at $235
d245. Northern round whites steady
IN Chicago cariot market at $1,000
$2.l0; down 10c at shipping points, at
S1.7Gq1.85. Western sacked Rurals
down 10c at Colorado and Idaho points,
at $1.15M 1.30.
duh and weak. New York Danish stock
down 81 per ton. bulk ruling $3S: down
81 at Wisconsin points, at $3Sp40;
Texas early varieties ruled SIS per ton.
Live Stock and Meats.
Chicago hog prices advanced 20c to
SJc during the week ct
butcher cows and heifers weak to csc
lower. Feeder steers firm to 25c high
er; veal calves up 25c to soc. Fat
lambs practically unchanged; feeding
lambs advanced soc. Fat ewes up 25c
to soc: yearlings up Csc. Chicago prices:
Hogs. top 1875, early; bulk of sales.
steers, se;75qs,25; butcher cows and
heifers, 800; feeder steers. $5.35
600; light and medium weight veal
Gslxes' $$6.Is5g9.75; fat lambs; s11.75g
775 - " 80 w. <
Wholesale fresh meat prices were not
materially changed, though the trend of
prices was toward somewhat lower
levels. Pork loins steady to soc low
er: beef, soc to 81 lower; good veal
down 81; medium veal and most grades
of lamb and mutton unchanged. Prices
good grade meats: Beef si2@14; veal,
s18G20; lamb. $24@28: mutton, S12Q
II: light pork 1oins $16G1S; heavy
IONS, $l2.5U@l5.
Hay.
Larger receipts without correspond
ing increase in demand has caused a
weaker situation in most Of the inn
portant hay markets. Prices have re-
mained fairly steady in eastern mar
kets. but have declined in the Central
West, where greater increase in re-
ceIpts has occurred. Quoted Jan. 1S:
No. I timothy. New. York, s2s: Phila-
delphia, $23.50: Cincinnati. $20.50; Chi
cago. SEE: Minneapolis, SIS: Atlanta
S27. No. alfalfa. Kansas City. $20.50;
Memphis, $3.50; Atlanta. $40. No. i
prairie. Kansas City. $10.25; Minneap-
oils, SIS; Chicago, SIT.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets continue unsettled.
The sharp declines of the past month
were temporarily checked early in the
week and prices recovered somewhat,
but at close the markets were weaken
ing again. Trading generally lacks
confidence. Closing prices. 80 score:
New York. SIC: Chicago, 33c; Philadel-
phia, 36c; Boston, 36c.
Cotton.
Spot cotton prices declined 80 points
during the week. closing at 17.04c per
lb. New York January futures down
26 points. at 1860.