, 1922-06-22
LATEST MARKET
QUOTATIONS
u. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, D. g.
Fruits and Vegetables.

Potato markets irregular. mostly
weaker. Demand and movement linn
tied. North and South Carolina Cob
blers advanced during the week in
leading markets to season high point.
So to IS per Dbl. but declined to a
more declined steadily to $3.50 to s5.25.
Virginia eastern shore Cobblers ad-
vanced to 81 to $3.50 in eastern cities,
but closed weak in most markets at
$3.50 to $3.50. and anged 81 to 1925 in
Boston and Chicago. Cobblers weaker
at shipping points. North Carolina
stock. $3.50 to So; Virginias. s3.25 to
California cantaloupes. salmon Tints.
advanced in city wholesale markets to
a range of $3.50 to $12 per standard
fa and deelined to a close of $3.50
In New York. at $3.50 to 81. Prices
lower at Imperial Valley. shipping
points ruling s2.25.
Live Stock and Meats.
Chicago hog prices declined zoe to
Soc per 100 lbs. Beef steers firm to
loo to 25c lower; feeder steers weak
TO l5c lower. and veal calves generally
75c lower. Sheep. and lamb prices
sharply lower: spring lambs declined
$l5O and shorn lambs 75c to s1.25;
warnings were S5c to 81 lower; ewes
down soc to 75c. Chicago prices: Hogs.
top, SlO.75; bulk of sales. $40 to S1e.70:
medium and good beef steers. IS to
$3.50: butcher cows and heifers. $4.25
to $3.50; feeder steers. Sc to IS; light
and medium weight veal calves. sS.25
to s10.50; fat lambs. $3.50 to $12.25:
spring lambs. $1,000 20 1880: year
lings. 81 to $40; fat ewes. $3.50 to
$3.50.
The trend of the eastern wholesals
meat prices was downward. Lamb de-
clined So to IS; mutton. 81 to So. and
fresh pork loins.. 81 to $3.50 per 100 lbs.
was generally 81 lower. Beef prices
unchanged. Prices good grade meats:
Beef 81 to sd5.5o; veal. SIC to SIG;
light pork loins, s19 to s2i.5O; heavy
loins, $l4 to SIS.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets firm. Production APP
pears to be increasing. Closing prices,
W score; New York. 3615c; Philadel-
phia and Boston. SIC; Chicago. 35c.
Cheese markets STEADY. Trading quite
active. with sales reaching good vol
ume. No speculative interest as yet.
Prices at Wisconsin primary markets:
Twins, 17Ac; Daisies. 1SAc: Double
L~onghorns. 1Sc; Square Pints. 19c.
Wheat prices unsettled during week
and closed lower. Export demand
SLOW for winter wheat. Cash market
offerings small. Closing prices in h
wheat. s1-l6: No. 2 hard winter wheat,
s1.15; No. 2 mixed corn. Gle: No. 2 yell
low corn. bzc, NO. 3 white oats. soc.
Average farm prices: No. 2 mixed
corn in central Iowa. 4Sc: No. l dark
northern wheat in central North Da-
kota. $1.20is No. 2 hard winter wheat
in central Kansas. S1.05. For the week
Chicago July wheat down 1%c, clos
ing at s1.12: Chicago July corn up
1Hc, at 90 70 C: Minneapolis July wheat
down 2Hc, at s1.33; Kansas City July
wheat down &c. at s1.06: Winnipeg
July wheat down 2Ac, at $1.25.
Cotton.
Spot cotton prices advanced 81 points
during the week. closing at 21.75c per
,Gund. New York July futures up SIS
points. at 21.7sc.
Market continues weak and inclined
to work lower. Demand only for best
grades. Arrivals principally of low
and off grade hay. Quoted: No. /
timothy. New York. $3.50: PhiIadel-
phia. SEA; Pittsburgh. s24.5O. Chicago,
s24; Cincinnati, s21.5 So. No. 1 alfalfa,
Memphis. 1922. No. l prairie, Chicago.
$3.50; Minneapolis. SIS.
Market continues dull and Inactive.
More pressure to sell by both mills and
jobbefs. Quoted: Spring bran. Chi
cage. SIS; Philadelphia. s22.50. Stan
dard %middlinEs. Chicago. S19.75. Glu-
ten. Chicago. $s2.S5. Linseed meal.
New York. s53.