The St. Johns herald., 1922-01-19
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 Washington DC.
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Hay.
 Shippers awaiting lowering of freight rates. Prices firm at Chicago and Min neapolis. No. 1 timothy, New York, Memphis. $22; Cincinnati. $Z0. No. alfalfa, Kansas City, $1S.25; Memphis, $25 No. 1 prairie, Kansas City. SHE'S i; Minneapolis, $15; Chicago, $19.
 Grain.
 Market uncertain. Chicago May registered net decline of cents. and closing at $1.15; Chicago May corn down l cent at SAC. Prices declined on the 3Oth on bearish construction placed upon government crop report estimat- ing winter wheat area sOwn this fall 44,299. 900 acres, which is 1.2 per cent less than the revised estimated area sown in fall of 1920. Closing prices in Chicago cash market: No. red winter wheat, $1.1S; No. 2 hard winter wheat. $1.1S; No. 2 mixed corn. 4Sc; No 2 yell low corn, 48c; No. 3 white oats, 34c. Average price to farmers in central Iowa for No. mixed corn about 33c: No. l dark northern wheat, $1.O9% to farmers in central Kansas for No. 2 hard winter wheat, 95c. For the week Minneapolis May wheat down 2Ac, wheat down 1zc, at $1.17H; Winnipeg May wheat down 3Ac, at $1.106.
 Vegetables.
 Potato markets stronger. demand and
 
 round whites up 20c in Chicago. at S7.0092.2 per 100 pounds; up 10c to 1Oc in producing sections at $I.65 O 1.85 i. o. b. Eastern round whites up soc ping points at S1.S0. Maine Green Mountains in bulk up Toe to 20c. at {1.4s@1.SE for 100 lbs f. o. b.; firm in Boston st $1.sOQ2.1O per 100 lbs. sacked.
 Cabbage markets generally slow and dull, prices higher. New York Danish type up t7 to S10 in Philadelphia, at SSe955 per ton bulk, up $5 in Chicago and St. Louis at $5s960. Northern Danish stock strong in Chicago and St. Louis at $5SQ so. At New York shipping points medium to large sizes steady at $3SQ4 40 f. O. b.
 Live Stock and Meats.
 In the cattle market stock selling near the lower end of the various price ranges advanced from 25c to soc on the average, while the selling near the up per end of the ranges remained un- changed. This applies to both beef and generally steady. Fat lambs were weak to 36c higher, while feeding lambs were 25c to soc higher. Yearlings and fat ewes were generally soc higher per 100 bulk of sales, Ss.4O@7.15; medium and good beef steers, $6.25 O 800: butcher cows and heifers, sS.25 9S.00; feeder steers, $5.O01S.50; light and medium WGlSnL veal CAlNeh, 3O.iO " S.0U. IdL lambs. s1O.5O01175; feeding lambs, SS.00@ 1075; yearlings, $S.00@1050; fat ewes. Ss.5OQ6.OO.
 The trend of eastern wholesale fresh meat prices was upward, though ad- vances were only moderate. Beef and veal ranged from firm to $2 higher. Lamb and pork lOins were $1 to $2 higher, while mutton prices were un- changed Good grade meats: Beef, S12@15; veal, 316; lamb, $21 @24: nut ton. 110@1S; light pork lOins, 315@17; heavy loins, $12Q 1850.
 Dairy Products.
 Butter markets unsettled and weak at close. Heavy fall production and imports are disturbing factors. Stor- age butter quiet. Closing prices s2 score: New York. 4014c; Philadelphia 41Kc; Boston, 42c; Chicago, 40c.
 Cotton.
 Spot cotton prices advanced 4S points during the week, closing at 18.37c per pound. New York January futures up 61 points, closing at 19.07c.