, 1922-01-05
LATEST MARKET
QUOTATIONS
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Washington DC.
Western Newspaper Union News ser,ic..)

Grain.
The market trend was uncertain dur
ing the week. although prices made net
gains; Chicago May wheat up 4c, clos
ing at S1.17h; Chicago May corn up &c,
at Soc. Principal factors were bullish
crop statistics, good export business
and passage of Russian relief bill. Bet
ter milling demand at close. with mills
reporting numerous inquiries for flour
for shipment after first of year. Ex-
porters after cash corn: receipts light;
country offerings small. Closing prices
in Chicago cash market: No. 2 red
winter wheat. $1.21; No. 2 hard winter
soc; No. 2 yellow corn, soc; No. 8 white
oats. 35c. Average price to farmers in
central Iowa for No. 2 mixed corn. 35c:
to in central North Dakota for
No. l dark northern wheat. S1.0Sh to
farpers in central Kansas for No. 2
hard winter wheat. 95c. For the week
M~i1neapolis May wheat up &C. closing
&c. at S1.09k: Winnipeg May wheat up
&C, at s1.1S%.
Demand is very light. Market barely
steady for best grades. but weak for
lower grades. Receipts at Pittsburgh
and Cincinnati exceed the demand.
Country loading reported light. No
Improvement liz demand expected until
after the holidays. Quoted, December
2S; No. timothy. Philadelphia. S22;
cago. $21; Kansas City. $14; Memphis.
S22. No. l alfalfa, Kansas City. $1S.25:
Memphis. s24.50. No. l prairie, Kansas
City. S11; Minneapolis. s15; Chicago.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Apple arrivals lighter; demand lin
tied; prices steady. New York Bald
fancy stock. SS.O0@S.25 in New York
city. Maine No. Is. $6.50@7.00. Michi-
gan and New York Rhode Island Green
Northwestern extra fancy Winesaps.
$2.65q2.sO per box in eastern markets;
Jonathans. $3.50 q 800 in Chicago. Ship
Sacked potatoes, round whites.
stronger at northern shipping points.
Grand Rapids section up &c +. o. b.. at
points up sc to loo. at s1.4591.5o. Wau-
paca. Wisconsin. up zoe. at S1.70 q LIS.
CITY markets show stronger tone. New
York stock s2.00@2.15 in eastern mar
kets. Chicago carlot sales, northern
round whites. up zoe, at $3.50 @ 400.
Red River Ohio CARROTS up 15c. at $1.75
01.S5. Chicago and Kansas City.
Eastern cabbage markets close
weaker; present supplies being rapidly
cleaned up. New York Danish type
more at s45 SsS per psrk to S,:S down onq S y to
$40 in Philadelphia, at $40 East
ern shipping points show similar losses.
Shics@o points up 81; a. 81 {: Q; ,;
per ton, delivered.
Live Stock and Meats.
Chicago hog prices anged from 30c
70 zoe nlgner turing the week, light
weights gaining most. The cattle mar
ket was generally draggy throughout
and practically all classes and grades
showed substantial declines. Yearlings
lost SOC to S1.25: beef steers. Csc to Coo.
Butcher cows and helfers down Csc to
5Oc; feeder steers weak to 40c lower.
Light and medium weight veal calves
declined soc to s1.50 per 100 pounds.
Sheep and lamb prices had a sharp re-
covery, fat lambs averaging about 81
higher; yearlings up soc to 81.
Eaadfnr In Tnha and faf mo ftr.x -
csc higher. Chicago prices: Hogs. top.
S7.65 one load; bulk of sales, $1,000
1850: medium and good beef steers, $500
Qg.0O: butcher COWS and heifers. 1900
$500; feeder steers. $500 q $50: light
and medium weight veal calves, 5000 %
$50; fat lambs. s10.25 @11.40; feeding
lambs. sS.75@10.25: yearlings, $500
1000; fat ewes. $500 Q5.50.
Wholesale fresh meat prices were al
most invariably lower. Lamb led the
movement with declines
ranging from 81 to So per 100 lbs. Nut
ton lost SO to So; pork loins. SO to IS;
veal. 50 to 81; beef. 81 to So. Prices,
good grade meats: Beef. s12Q13; veal,
sl4Q16: lamb. s20923; mutton. 500
ls; light pork loins. s14@16; heavy
loins. s11 q 10.
Spot cotton prices dvanc about sc
points during the week. closing around
1890 per ID. New York January flu
lures UP &C points, at 1S.46c.