The St. Johns herald., 1922-05-25
LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS
 -Furnishe by- U. s. BUREAU OF MARKETS Washington, D. c.
(western Newspaper Union News Sericsl

Hay.
 Markets generally firm for better | grades at steady prices. Prairie. weak CT at Minneapolis because of larger re- | ceipts from Southwest. Good shipping demand for alfalfa at Chicago. All kinds of hay scarce at Cincinnati. Other markets practically unchanged. Quoted: | No. timothy, New York $32 Philadel- phia s25, Pittsburgh $24.50, Cincinnati | $23.5O, Chicago $27, Minneapolis $2S.50, | Atlanta $30. No. alfalfa, Chicago $26, Atlanta $32, Kansas City $22.50. No. 1 prairie Minneapolis SIS, Chicago SIS, Kansas City $12.50.
 Wheat feed market firm for early shipment but deferred shipment sales made only at slight discounts. Mid dlings in better demand and prices show some advances. More mills now offering linseed meal but demand is light and prices unchanged. Other feed prices unchanged. as supply and de- mand both continue light. Quoted: Spring bran and standard middlings, Minneapolis $22.50; cotton seed meal, meal, Minneapolis S5O.5O, New York $57. Gluten feed, Chicago $32.65. White and yellow hominy, Chicago $32.65.
 July wheat advanced first half of week on good export business, light receipts and smaller May deliveries than expected, but prices declined the latter half of the week on falling off in export demand. weakness in Liver pool, lower outside cash markets and improved weater and crop conditions. Closing prices in Chicago cash market: No. 2 red winter wheat. $1.S7; No. 2 corn, Gle; No. 2 yellow corn, 62c; No. 3 white oats, 381hc. Average farm prices: No. 2 mixed corn 1 dark northern wheat in central North Dakota, $1.S9A; No. hard winter wheat in central Kansas, $1.25. For the week Chicago July wheat down 2Ac, closing at SPA; Chicago July corn down kc at 641sc; Minneapolis July wheat down 2Ac at $1.4115; Kan sas City July wheat down Pc at S1.15; Winnipeg July wheat down 1hc at $1.35%.
 Fruits md Vegetables.
 Northern round white potatoes down BOG in Chicago carlot market, closing at $l.5O to $1.65 per 100 pounds. North central f. O: b: shipping points slightly weaker at $1.60 to $1.65. Maine Green Mountains eastern markets down 15c at $1.50 to $1.S5. Florida Spaulding at $6.25 to $7 per barrel, down 25c at Hastings, closing $5 f. O. b. Texas yellow Bermuda onions commercial pack. standard crates, steady in north
  at Texas shipping points, closing around $2. Louisiana strawberries, variable quality and condition. $2 to $2.25 per 24-pint crates in Chicago. Supplies generally heavy, especially in New York and Chicago. North Caro- lima head lettuce demand good for good stock; best bushel hampers, $2 to $2.5O in New York: Sweet potatoes, northern type, bushels firm in New York at S2.25 to $2.5O, up 10c in Balti- more at $1.60.
 Dairy Products.
 Butter markets steady but there is expectancy of lower prices as receipts increase the advancing season. Stocks of fine butter well cleared out but con- siderable butter with garlic flavor in limited demand even at very low prices. Closing prices, 92 score: Philadelphia 37!c, New York 37c Boston 37hc, Chi | cago 344zc Cheese markets steady to firm. Prices show very little change. New cheese in better demand; quality holding up well. Prices at Wisconsin primary markets: Twins 151sc, daisies 15%c, double daisies 15%c, young Americas ,16Ac, longhorns 16Ac, square prints 17c.
 Spot cotton prices advanced 9S points during the week, closing at 18.01c. May 1 future contracts at New York ad- vanced 109 points, closing at 19.S0c.
 L1VC SIOck anO meats
 Chicago hog prices were practically | steady. Beef steers and butcher cows and heifers generally steady with spots 10c to 15c lower. Feeder steers steady 1 to 15c higher. Veal calves ranged | from 25c to soc higher with spots 75c | higher. Fat lambs and yearlings | steady to 25c lower. Handy weight | ewes soc lower. Heavyweights as much at $1.20 lower. Chicago prices: Hogs, top $1O.70; bulk of sales, $1O.15 l to $10.70; medium and good beef steers. | S7.65 to $S.75; butcher cows and heifers, | SAYS to $8.50; feeder steers $6.15 to 1 SITS; light and medium weight veal 1 calves S6.25 to $8.75; fat lambs, SIP to 1 $14.90; spring lambs, $14 to $17; year l lings, $9.75 to $12.75; fat ewes, $5.50 to | S9.00.
 Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices l showed considerable irregularity. Beef | steady to soc lower; veal generally | steady; lamb. $1 to $3 lower; mutton l firm to soc higher. Light pork loins firm to soc higher; heavy Joins $1 | lower at some markets and as much as l S2 higher at others. Prices good grade l meats: Beef, $13.50 to s14.50; veal, $14 | to $18 lamb, $29 to $31; mutton, $20 | to $24.50; light pork loins, SPA to $26; | heavy loins, SIS to $22.
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