The Owosso times., 1922-02-24
MARKETS
Furnished BY
v. s. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, o. c.
WashInQton, .. g.

| Hay
The hay market is generally weak be-
cause of light demand and burdensome
receipts of poor quality hay. Only best
grades bringing full quotations. Prices
nave fluctuated over narrow range
during the week and are barely steady
in most markets
Quoted Feb. is: No 1 Timothy--New
York $29. Philadelphia $24, Pittburgh s22,
Cincinnati $3.50. Chicago $3.50. No. 1
Alfalfa-Kansas City sl9.75. Memphis
Prairie-Kansas City $10.25. Chicago SIS.
Market generally firm Wheat feeds
higher but jobbers are not inclined to
buy at the advance. Gluten feed In
better request. price advanced soc; pro-
crate offerings. White hominy quoted on
same basis as yellow hominy in many
markets. Alfalfa meal and beet pulp un-
changed. sales light. Stocks Of most
feeds good with offerings ample to sup
ply requirements
Quoted Feb. l5-Bran $25. middlings
's25, flour middlings .s27. Minneapolis;
iiny feed $21.5O Chicago. $21 st; Louis:
No. 1 alfalfa meal SIT Kansas City.
Fruits and Vegetables
Chicago potato market steady; other
markets slow and dull. Northern sack
lbs. In Chicago and ruled steady at 81
In other middlewestern cities. New York
round whites down 15@25c at $2@215.
bulk stock in New York City S210@220.
Total stock on hand January as es-
timated Feb. 13 was 141, ,042, 900 bushels
compared with 145.2S6, 900 last year.
Onion markets showed a slightly weak
er tendency for the first time in many
in Chicago at $675@7.25.
Most cabbage markets show weak tone
with limited demand.
Eastern apple markets slightly weaker
DarrAlad
@21 1-2 ranged $7@7.75 per barrel steady
in Chicago at $7.50@s; firm in Cincinnati
at $S@825.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets irregular at beginning
OF week but steady to firm at close.
Closing prices, 80 score: New York
3Sc; Chicago 36 1-2c; Philadelphia 81 lie;
Boston 81 1-2c
at Wisconsin country points. DISTRIBUTE
ing markets also show partly increased
strength.
Prices at Wisconsin primary markets
les 22c; Double Daisies, II 3-4c; Young
Americas 81 1-2c; Longhorns % 1-2c;
Square prints 20 1-2c.
Grain
Prices trended upward during the
week with both May and July wheat and
corn reaching new high points. Princi-
pal market factors: Unfavorable crop
reports from southwest and Argentina,
improved milling and flour demand, and
close adjustment of world wheat supply
to demand.
Closing prices in Chicago cash market:
No. red winter wheat $1.37; No. hard
winter wheat $1.32; No mixed corn 58c;
No. 2 yellow corn 5Sc; No. white oats
3Sc; average farm prices: No. 2 mixed
corn in central Iowa about A 1-2c; No.
dark northern wheat in central North
Dakota $1.34 ga; No. hard winter
wheat in central Kansas $1.20
For the week Chicago May wheat up
10c closing at S1.39 SIS Chicago May corn
up lac at SO 1-4c; Minneapolis May
wheat up lac at $1.42 3-4; Kansas City
May wheat up 10c at $1,29; Winnipeg
May wheat up IL 1-2c at $1.30.
Live Stock and Meats
Chicago hog prices advanced 30c to
zoe per 100 lbs. during the week, heavy
hogs advancing most. Cheaper grades Of
beef steers up 15@35c. Grades selling In
the upper registers generally steady.
Butcher cows and heifers practically un-
changed.
Feb. 16 Chicago prices: Hogs, top,
$40. 40; bulk of sales, $9.9O@1O. 80; medium
and good beef steers $7.25@9.15. Butcher
cows and heifers $390@7.75; feeder steers
$5.35@7.25: light and medium weight
veal calves $7@11; fat lambs $13.25@
1880; feeding lambs $1150@13.50; year
lings $1O5O@1375; fat ewes $550@S50.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
trended upward. Mutton advanced $1@3;
generally steady although a decline of 81
on good veal was reported at one market.
Feb. 16 prices good grade meats: Beef
$12@1350; veal $16@20; lamb $25@2S;
mutton $13@19; light pork loins $18@20:
heavy loins $13M16.