The St. Johns herald., 1922-09-28
LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS
 -Furnished by- U. s. BUREAU OF MARKETS Washington, D. 0.
Grain.


 Spring wheat production O. 277, 000. poo bushels is forecast, compared with 2O8,OOO,00 bushels last year. The corn crop Is forecast at 2,875, 900 bushels, compared with 3,080,000, 600 bushels last year. Closing prices in Chicago cash market: No. red winter wheat, $1.O5; No. hard winter wheat $1.03; No. Z mixed corn, 63c; No. yellow age farm prices: No. 2 mixed corn in central Iowa, 50hc; No. 2 hard winter
 heal in central Kansas. 86c. Closing future prices: Chicago December wheat, Sl.O2 B Chicago December corn, 57%c; Minneapolis December wheat, $1.O3 4 Kansas City December wheat, 95c; Winnipeg December wheat, 95Ssc.
 Spot cotton prices declined S1 points during the week. New York October future contracts declined 52 points. Spot cotton closed at 20.89c per pound. New York October future contracts closed at 2l.49-.
 Hay market generally weak. De- mand very light. Receipts largely of only fair quality. Poor hay selling at wide discounts under current quota York s25.5O. Philadelphia and Pitts burgh Sl9, St. Louis S18.5O, Mem phis $20, Atlanta $23.50. No. l alfalfa, Memphis $23. No. l prairie. St. Louis SIS.
 Feed market generally quiet Mill feeds firm. Eastern demand light. Western markets strong but mills re- ported storing feed Cotton seed meal lower but demand unimproYed other leeds practically unchanged. Quoted: spring bran $l4.5O, standard middlings $l5.5O Minneapolis. Winter bran $18.50. Gray shorts S25.50 St. Louis. S6 per cent cotton seed meal, $32 Memphis, $33 Atlanta Gluten feeds, $30.35 Chicago. Llnseed meal, S37 Minneapolis. White homlny S25 St. Louis.
 Dairy Products.
 Butter markets firm. Light receipts and scarcity of fine grades of con- siderable influence. Reports from creameries inc ate production showing relatively heavier decrease each week Closing prices, 92 score butter: New York 59c, Chicago SS4zc. Philadelphia AUG, Boston 39c.
 Cheese markets advanced slightly Business slow but steady following ad- VanceS. Prices at Wisconsin primary cheese markets: Twins l9%c daisies cas 19c, longnorns 19azc, square prints z1Ac.
 Fruits and Vegetables.
 New Jersey potatoes, sacked cobblers | $l.l5 to $1.00 per 100 pounds; giants | S5c to $1.l5 eastern cities, Sl.45 Gin | | points. Name cobDIers slightly weaker, | LostOn SI.z0 to Sl.25; North round | WnlJes S1.50 to S155 Cincinnati, car lots | Chicago SOc to Sl.O5. Western white | NarleLIes, Sl.05 to $L15 mId-Western | clues. Minnesota early OnIOs, roc to | sue Chicago, Sl.S5 to $l.40 Cincinnati | i5c to oOc f. 0. b. shipping points; | CODblers, S5c to soc.
 New l ork apples, A 212 Wealthies S1 | to SI.25 per DusneI Cincinnati ana | 11tJsDurgh; barrels New York S3 to SS.l5. AIlddIe western JonaJnans, 2.15 | IO S5 Chicago per pt-sheI; hansas City, S1 10 $1.Z5. California boxed craven sJelns Sz.z5 to $z.5O New York. Auc- tlon Chicago average $l.25. New York Elberta peaches. slXes and bushel bas- kets, S1.75 to $z.15;s Michigan and Colorado Elbertas, SI.5O to $z.25 in leading markets; Michigan stock, $1.25 i. o. b. shipping points
 Live Stock and Meats.
 Chicago prices: Hogs, top, S9.75; bulk ot sales, S6.9O at Ss.7O; medium and good beef steers, $1.90 to $l0.4O; butches cows and heifers, S365 at $y.25; feeder steers, $5.50 to $S; light and medium veal calves, SIPS at S1z.75; fat lambs, $12 to SIS; feeding lambs, $l1.50 to Sl2.75; yearIings, $S.20 to Sll; fat ewes, $3 to $6.75. Prices good grade meats: Beef $15 to ST. veal $15 to SIS, lambs $23 to $27 mutton $9 to $15.50, light pork loins $z5 to SzS, heavy loins SIS to $2O.