, 1922-01-19
LATEST MARKET
QUOTATIONS
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US. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington DC.
western Newspaper Union New. Service,


Vegetables.
New York potatoes were firm at
shipplng points at So, and closed sass
to s2.45 per 100 lbs. in consuming mar
kets; Bulk stock in New York City.
up zoe to 4Oc in New York and Phil
adelphia at $3.50 to sass. Strong in
oduci sections at SIG to s1.S6.
Sacked stock up 15c in Boston at s2.35
TO Sz:4o- chicago carlot market strong
er after early declines. closing nearly
steady at So to S2.15 for sacked north
e err round whites and at s2.1o to s2.25
LOT bulk stock. Northern sacked stock
firm at Sl.S5 to $50, fob. Michigan
and Minnesota points.
Demand for cabbage good in distrib-
utlnS centers; markets firm. New York
Danish type up So TO SO at $40 to s43
per ton bulk. .o.b. Wisconsin stock
nm AT $40 70 $50. Most eastern mar
kets SHOW advances of IS to $40, rang
ing S55 to $50. Philadelphia down $40,
at 500. Northern Danish weak in Chi
Receipts continue very light. Slight
increases reported in country loadings
in central west. Freight reductions not
uniformly applied and expected in
lied. Better southern demand noted.
Prlncipal sales have been for local
needs; Prices strong for limited of
ieflns' Quoted January 7: No. l tim
othy., Boston, $50; New York. $3.50;
P~Ittsourg; $3.50; Chicago, s23: Mime
City, $3.50; Memphis, $25; Atlanta,
$zS'50. No. l prairie, Kansas City,
SlZ.2o; Minneapolis, $3.50. Chicago, SIT.
Live Stock and Meats.
Chicago live stock prices
during the week. Hogs ranged from
45c to zoe higher, medium weights ad-
VanclnE most. Beef steers and butcher
heifers gained Csc to soc. Cows and
feeder steers practically unchanged.
Fat lambs and fat ewes up 75c; yearl-
tnlttEO DIlGGgs HnEE ton &A TX IONA
load); bulk of sales, $3.50 to S7.S5; me-
dunn and good beef steers. S6.75 to
to Ss.25; feeder steers, s5 to $3.50; light
and medium weight veal calves. $3.50
TO 1925; fat lambs SLIPS to $3.50;
feeding lambs, 1925 to SIPS: yearl-
$6.75.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
Were firm to higher. Veal and lamb
advanced 50 to 81; mutton. SO to 81
at some markets. but was only steady
at others. Good beef was steady, with
medium grades SOC to 81 higher. Pork
loins firm to soc higher per 100 lbs.
priees good grade meats; Beef s1s
loins. s17 to $40; heavy loins, s13 to
$3.50.
Grain.
Following a sharp break on the ard.
wheat prices advanced on the 4th and
9TH, but became unsettled and show net
declines for the week. Chicago May
wheat down 3Ac, closing at SLIM;
Chicago May corn unchanged at SO x c.
The visible supply decreased more than
the trade expected, but this was offset
by Buenos Aires market opening &c
lower on the 9Th. Visible supply wheat
47,S3s.O0O bushels. a decrease of 1929
900 bushels for week. Exporters con-
tinue after corn. but domestic demand
is slow. Visible supply corn. 24.7S7.-
900 bushels, an increase of 1,50S. GOO
bushels for week. Closing prices in
Chicago cash markets: No. 2 red win
ter wheat, SLIT; No. 2 hard winter
wheat, $1.07; No. 2 mixed and yellow
corn. 4Sc; No. 3 white oats, 35c. Av-
erage prices to farmers in central Iowa
for No. ? mixed corn. 35c; to farmers
In central North Dakota for No. l dark
northern wheat. sl.0SA; to farmers in
central Kansas for No. 2 hard winter
wheat, soc. Fol the week Minneapolis
May wheat down 2hc. closing at
SIC. at 500; Winnipeg May wheat
down Ike, at s1.09.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets in a demoralized con-
dition. and weak at the close. Prices
have been declining steadily since the
middle OF December. but most radical
declines have occurred this week.
Plentiful supplies of all grades on mar
kets, including considerable quantity of
imported butter. Closing prices 90
score: New York. 35hc; Chicago, SAC;
Philadelphia sec; Boston, 37c.
Cotton.
Spot cotton prices declined 81 points
during the week. closing at 17.76c per
pound. New York January futures
down % points. closing at 1880.