, 1922-03-23
LATEST MARKET
QUOTATIONS
u. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, D. G.
western Newspaper Union News Service

Nhesttln Newspaper tnlOu news service
Grain.
Market had heavy undertone and
prices declined. Chicago May wheat
lost 90 cents, closing at 1872; Chicago
May Corn down 4I5c, at 9kc Prin-
eign markets decline in sterling ex-
change. improved crop conditions in
southwest, Indifferent export demand
Cash markets strong during the week
in both corn and wheat; milling de-
mand improved, closing prices in Chi
cago cash market No. 2 red winter
$3.50; No. 2 mixed corn. sec: No. 2
yellow corn, SIC; No. 3 white oats,
35hc. Average farm prices: No. 2
mixed corn in central Iowa. about 43c;
No. / dark northern wheat in central
North Dakota, s1.26; No. 2 hard win
ter wheat in central Kansas $1.05. For
&c, closing at 1.37S. Kansas City
May wheat down s%c, closing at $1.20:
Winnipeg May wheat down SIC. clos
Ing at S1.32.
Hay receipts continue light and the
grades of timothy and alfalfa. Larger
receipts weakening market at Mime
apolis. Alfalfa and few cars good
grade prairie wanted at Chicago.
Fancy alfalfa sold at Kansas City at
$50. Quoted: No. 1 timothy. New
York. t2s; ~Pittsburgh s23: Philadel-
IN SHltdkOs minneapolis,
$40. No. 1 alfalfa. Kansas City. s22.5O;
Mempl is. $3.50; Minneapolis, sac. No.
l prairie. Kansas City. s11; Minne-
apolis, $3.50.
Feed markets very dull; offering of
mill feeds freer and prices generally
lower. Considerable pressure by mills
to sell for thirty day shipment, and
tobbers offer transit and junction cars
of wheat feeds at discounts under
prompt shipment prices. Transit ship
ments accommodating in East. Cotton
seed meal firm, linseed meal steady.
Offerings oil meals light. Gluten fed
and hominy feed production good. de-
mand fair. prices unchanged. Alfalfa
meal steady. offerings light. particu-
movement good; stocks improving.
March Is: Bran. S24 to $25; mid
dlings, $3.50; flour middlings. SIS;
Minneapolis 70 per cent eottonseed
feed, s22, st. Louis; S22.50 Chicago.
No. l alfalfa meal, $19 Kansas City;
linseed meal. s51 Minneapolis; $50
Buffalo.
Live Stock and Meats.
Chicago hog prices declined 9Oc to
81 per hundred lbs; beef steers down
S5c to 60c and butcher cows and
heifers lost Csc to soc; feeder steers
down 15c; light and medium weight
Yea neai calves FAY m lost 1Ss to S1;as per 100 iee
with feeding lambs unchanged. Year
lings weak to Csc lower: fat ewes gem
rally 95c higher Chicago prices:
to si0.S5; Medium and good beef steers,
S7.l5 to $7.S5; heifers. 81 to IS; feeder
steers, $3.50 to $3.50; light and me-
fat lambs. s13 to S15.75; feeding lambs.
Sl1.5O to $3.50; yearlings. s11 to s13;
fat ewes. $3.50 to s10.25. The trend
of eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
was downward. Beef declined SO
cents; veal weak to 50 lower; fresh
pork loins 81 to $3.50 lower: lamb and
INfN rio
from 81 lower at some markets to 81
higher at others. Mutton weak to SO
lower on good grade and firm to 81
higher on medium grade. Prices good
grade meats: Beef. $13 to s14; veal.
SIG to SIS; lamb. s27 to s29: mutton.
s17 to $40; light pork loins. SIS to s21;
heavy loins. $14 to SIS.
Fruits and Vegetable.
Potato markets duh. Prices declin-
ing in producing sections. Sacked
rurals declined in Colorado and Idaho
to a range of 15c to soc cash to grow
ers; Chicago market sl.25 to }l.S5.
Early cabbage steady at $40 per ton,
fob. San Benito. Texas. with little de-
mand.
Apple markets inactive in shipping
sections. City markets quote New
York Baidwins A IN nearly steady at
$3.50 to $3.50 per barrel. Chicago up
.5c. but general one slightly weaker
in eastern cities. Western boxed Wine
APPS extra fancy. steady at general
jobbing range at SO to $3.50.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets firm with price ten
dency upward. Good demand for all
grades. Closing prices 80 score: New
York. 40c; Chicago. 39c: Philadelphia.
39hc; Boston. 40c.
Cheese markets firm and prices show
but little change, except on Longhorns
and square prints. which are scarce
and higher. Daisies very plentiful.
Prices at Wisconsin primary markets:
Twins. l9Ac; Daisies. sec; Double
Daisies. 2Okc; L~onghorns, 22Ac;
square prints. 23c.
Spot cotton prices declined Al points
during the week. closing at 16. ssc per
lib. New York March futures down 81
pointe Mt l7s7c-