The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1922-05-25
MARKETS
v. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington. D. c.

Cor the week ending May IS. 1929
Timothy hay market generally firm
for good grades because OF light re-
ceipts Clover dull and lower in most
markets. Alfalfa and prairie weak. New
hay, offered in southwest, Stocks gen.
orally light but demand limited.
=. Quoted May II: No l Timothy. Now
York S32. so, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
$25, Cincinnati $24, Chicago SIG, Minne-
apolis S2l50. Memphis $27, Atlanta $50.
NO. l Alfalfa: Chicago S24 Kansas City
5 A Ma $S2 standard Memphis
Chicago SIS, Kansas City $13.
Feed
Wheat feeds slightly firmer at the de-
cline. Demand for spot and early ship
ments slightly improved. Deferred ship
ments dull Offerings hominy feed very
light and prices firm because Of good
demand. Gluten unchanged. New al
falfa meal offered Cincinnati 27.50
apois $50, Philadelphia $3.50; standard
middlings same as bran; gluten $32. 50
Chicago; hominy $3.50 Cincinnati; ST.
Louis $3.50, Chicago $23. CottOnseed
meal S43.50 Memphis; Lnseed meal S57
New York, S49.50 Minneapolis, $51.50
Chicago.
Live Stock and Meats
Chicago hog prices ranged Is to So
cents higher Cattle prices also showed
slight increases. Beef steers ranging
10 TO IS cents higher; butched cows ana
heilers firm to Is cents higher and
May IS Chicago prices: Hogs, top
Sll; bulk Of sales, $lO.5j11l; medium
ana good beef steers $I75uS.S5; butcher
steers, S6.25@7S5; light and medium
weight veal calves, $7500i0.25. Fat
lambs Si0a 1915; spring lambs $1301475;
yearlings $S.2501O5o; fat ewes $7.25.
Stocker feeder shipments from II i'm
portant live stock markets during the
week ending May i We're: Cattle and
calves 55,192; hogs 1O,SS5 sheep lGG04.
Eastern Wholesale fresh meat prices
were materially lower than a week ago
May IS prices good grade meats: Beef
Sl3H1450; veal .$l34l4; lamb. $25@2S;
mutton S17Wl9; light pork Joins S2lU pa;
heavy loins Sl6n2O.
Fruta and Vegetables.
Potato markets weakened. Northern
sacked round whites CarlOt sales down
3Oc per 100 lbs In Chicago at SI2O0 ]. 35,
p POINTS 'S at S2s ane snGP@s
Mountains down Soc in eastern markets
At 81. a 50. Florida Spaulding Rose
No. steady in most markets at $5.5O0
$50 per bbl South Carolina Irish cob
blers steady most eastern markets rang
ing Si.50M5.5 Shipments decreasing
Arrivals new stock heavy New YORK and
Texas yellow onions standard crates
down soc IN most eastern markets Sl.15
a. Shipments decreasing.
Florida tomatoes skies ordinary cOndi-
ton up 15c in New York AT S3.7504.
North Carolina lettuce ordinary condi-
ton slightly weaker at Sl.25M sc BUSH
el hampers in New York some low as
% cents
Grain
Wheat prices unsettled and lower early
in week followed by strength on 10th
account strong cash market and good
export demand. Market weakened again
on 18th and 18th with lack Of support
and weakness in foreign markets.
Closing prices in Chicago cash market:
No. red winter wheat $l.42; No .
hard winter wheat SLAP; No. 2 mixed
corn &c, No. yellow corn 62c; No. .
white oats 39c
Average farm prices: No. mixed
corn IN central Iowa 4Sc. No l dark
northern wheat in central North Dakota
$40; No hard winter wheat in cen
trail Kansas SIPS.
For the week Chicago July wheat
down 3-4c closing at $l26 Ia; Chicago
July corn down ! Int at 81 1-4c Min
neapolls July wheat down 1c at Sl4i 1-2;
Kansas City July wheat down lc at
s117 Ia; Winnipeg July wheat down
l lac to S1.36 IA.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets steady to firm at
close, although the tone is very sensitive
on account OF seasonal influences. Re-
ceipts including increased quantities
strong grass flavor, Closing prices 30
score: New York &c 1-2; Philadelphia.
and Boston 81 cents. Chicago S5 cents.