The St. Johns herald., 1922-04-06
LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS
 -Furnished by- U. s. BUREAU OF MARKETS Washington, D. 0.
(Westeru Newspaper Union News se7ice.)


 Hay.
 Light receipts of hay hold prices generally firm. Demand mostly local, but in excess of receipts at Chicago, Minneapolis and Memphis No timo- thy and alfalfa wanted at Chicago. Quoted: No. l timothy, New York, :2S.50; Philadelphia $24; Pittsburgh, nominal $25 to $26; Minneapolis, $19.5O; Memphis, $23.
 No. 1 alfalfa, Memphis, $26; Minne- apolis, $22. No. prairie, Chicago, SIS; at Minneapolis, $16.50.
 Feed.
 Markets generally weak, particular ly for wheat feeds. Quotations have been reduced materially, but demands remains sluggish. Pressure of offer ings from the West and slow country demand outstanding factors. Domestic and export demand high protein feeds of no consequence, production light, prices steady. Stocks cotton seed cake and meal at mills in excess of those held last year. Offerings of corn feeds plentiful, demand fair production con tinues heavy. Receipts and movement middlings, $25.25; flour middlings $28.50 linseed meal, $53.50, Minneap- olis; 36 per cent cottonseed meal, $40.75, Memphis; white hominy feeds. feed, $32.65, Chicago; No. l alfalfa meal, $19, Kansas City.
 Fruits and Vegetables.
 New York steady; other markets weaker. Eastern and northern sacked round whites, $210 to $2.15 per 100 lbs Apple markets supplied; prices slight Baldwins A2h, steady in Pittsburgh, at $7.50 to $8 per bbl.; weaker in other markets, at SIPS to $7.75. A few mar kets report extra fancy boxed Wine saps, $S to $3.50.
 Supplies of new cabbage liberal old stock very limited; demand and move ment limited; markets dull and weak. New York Danish down $10 in New York and Pittsburgh, at $35 to $40 per ton bulk. Texas flat stock slow and weak, at $50 to $40.
 Dairy Products.
 Butter markets firm during week; tone steady at close; price tendency upward. Receipts moderate. Good de- mand for practically all grades. Clos ing prices, 92 score, New York, 40c; Chicago, 39c; Philadelphia, 391kc; Bos- ton, 40c.
 Cheese markets firm with fairly ac- tive buying most of week. Daisies plentiful with supply greater than de- mand. Prices on nearly all styles at close showed a tendency to go lower. Prices at Wisconsin in primary mar kets: Twins, 19hc; Daisies, 2Ohc; Double Daisies, 2OXc; Young Americas, 22Ac; Longhorns, 22&c; square prints
 Cotton.
 Spot cotton declined 14 points dur ing the week. closing at 17.19c per lb. New York March futures down IT points, at 18.15c.
 Grain.
 Wheat market unsettled, but prices averaged higher for the week. Light receipts, strong cash market, improved milling demand, liberal export busi- ness and buIlish foreign conditions were principal factors. Closing prices in Chicago cash market: No. 2 red win ter wheat, $1.39; No. 2 hard winter wheat $1.37; No. mixed corn, 59c; No. yellow corn, soc; No. white oats, 37c. Average farm prices No. 2 mixed corn in central Iowa about 46c. No. hard winter wheat in central Kansas, $1.15. For the week Chicago May wheat up Pc, closing at $1.39A Chicago May corn down 1c, at 62c; Minneapolis May wheat up 4%c, at SLABS; Kansas City May wheat up %c, at $1.26; Winnipeg May wheat up 21Ac, at $1.38$.
 Live Stock and Meats.
 Chicago hog prices declined soc to 75c per 100 lbs, medium and light weights declining most. Beef steers CTS generally 25c to soc; veal calves 75c to $1.50. Feeder steers averaged 15c lower, with spots off more. Fat ewes were 75c higher, with yearlings and feeding lambs 25c higher Fat lambs firm to 25c higher. Chicago prices: Hogs. S10.35; bulk of sales, $9.90 to $10.25; medium and good beef steers, $7.15 to $8.85; butcher cows and heifers, $4 to SITS; feeder steers, $5.5O to $7.50; light and medium weight veal calves, $6 to $9.25; fat lambs, $13.25 to $16; feeding lambs, $11.75 to S13.75; yearlings, SLIPS to $14.5O; fat ewes, $6.75 to $10.25.
 With the exception of mutton, east ern wholesale fresh meat prices de- clined. Veal declined $2; lamb and fresh pork loins, $1; beef generally soc per 100 lbs. Mutton advanced $1 to $3. Prices good grade meats: Beef, $12.50 to $13.50; veal, $14 to $16; lamb, $25 to $29; mutton, $19 to $21; light pork loins, SIS to $21; heavy loins. $14 to $17.