The Yale expositor., 1922-03-09
MARKETS
U. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, D. c.
CFor the week ending Feb. 20. 1929
Live Stock and Meats


Chicago hog prices advanced SO@45c
during the week Beef prices practically
unchanged. Butcher cows and heifers up
10m25c
Feb. 2S Chicago prices: Hogs. top,
SlO.75; bulk OF sales, $l025dD IL. So; medi-
um and good beef steers, $7.35Q9,15;
butcher COWS and heifers S407S5 feed
err steers. S5.5O@7.50; light and medium
weight veal calves. s725@l0.50; fat
lambs, $l3.5O@t625; feeding lambs. Sill so
Ml350: yearlings, $1O.75Q14.5O; fat ewes.
$5.75m925.
Stocker and feeder shipments from ~
important markets for week ending Feb.
II were as follows: Cattle and calves,
5l.577; hogs ~, 1903; sheep 22. 644
with the exception OF veal the trend
OF eastern Wholesale fresh meat prices
meats: Beef $1250013.50; veal $1,000;
lamb $1,000; mutton $14@1S; light pork
loins Sl9@23; heavy loins $l3Wl9.
Grain
Wheat market unsettled but prices av-
eraged higher. Chicago May wheat up
&c, closing at S1.44 is Chicago May
corn up &c. closing at Csc. Advances in
tiuenced by bullish crop reports, inn
proVement I'm milling, export and flour
demand, and higher foreign markets.
Worlds available wheat supply increased
l,6i2 900 for week and is l69 799. 900 bush
els as compared with 1879, 600 bushels
same time last year. Export demand for
corn continues fair with country offer
ings 10 arrive light and firmly held.
Closing prices I'm Chicago cash market:
No. red winter wheat Sl.41; No hard
winter wheat $1.39; No. mixed corn
zoe: No, , yellow corn 60c; No. white
oats See
Average farm prices: No. . mixed
corn I'm central Iowa about 46c No
hard winter wheat in central Kansas,
81 %.
Closing prices in Chicago future mar
ket: Kansas City May wheat $l.30; Chi
cago July wheat Si.24 81; Chicago July
corn SIC; Kansas City July wheat
Sill Is
Favorable weather conditions created
an easier feeling in feed markets. Of
ferings have become freer but buyers re-
main hesitant Wheat feed prices off soc
Offerings and demand for hominy feed
small Alfalfa meal and beet pulp ne
elected Stocks and receipts generally
Quoted Feb. 2s: Bran s245O. middlings
s25 Minneapolis; No alfalfa meal
S1725 Kansas city white hominy feed
S22 ST Louis $22. 80 Chicago; gluten feed
S32.15 Chicago.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Potato markets were nearly steady al
though tone slightly weaker. New York
sacked round whites held in city markets
at S2G215 per 100 lbs and at Sl.S0Ml.S5
I'm producing sections. Maine Green
mountains still range S2.20@2,35 in New
eastern cities at S2m2.15, Northern sack
ed round whites firm i'm Chicago at Sl.7O
az. slightly weaker I. o. b. shipping
points at 81 5O0165.
Markets fairly steady for barTeled APP
pies steady TO strong for western boxed
fruit. New York Baldwins AZ 12 steady
T. o. b. at 1925 per Dbl. Northwestern
extra fancy winesaps firm at seasons
top. I. o. b. Washington shipping points,
al $2.50M2.65 per box; steady In Chicago
al 80 75@3.25, higher in New York. reach
ing $4M4.35 at auction.
Stocks of old cabbage apparently are
being cleaned up. Danish type firm in
most eastern cities at $30d40 per ton
bulk unchanged at Pittsburgh and Gin
cinnau at S40M50; steady at western New
York points at $50.
Onions steady I'm most markets. Choice
eastern and middlewestern stock slight
ly lower I'm leading cities at S7.50dIS,50
per 100 lbs; steady in Chicago at $3.50
7.25.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets barely steady. Sup
plies of all grades liberal and buyers OPP
Grating cautiously.
Closing prices go score: New York
Chicago and Boston sec; Philadelphia
80 Lee.