The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1922-02-23
MARKETS
u. 8. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, o. c.

Hay
The hay market is generally weak be-
cause OF "a light demand ana ouroensome
grades bringing full quotations. Prices
have fluctuated over narrow range
during the week and are barely steady
." Quoted Feb. Is: No. Tlmothy-New
York s29. Philadelphia S24, I'ittburgh s22.
Cincinnati $3.50, Chicago $3.50. No.
Alfalfa-Kansas CITY sls' 20 90 Menphis
Pralrie-Kansas city $lO.25, Chicago us.
Feed
Market generally firm. Wheat feeds
higher but jObbers are not inclined to-
buy at the advance. Gluten feed in
better request. price advanced Doc; pro-
auction good Hominy feed firm on mod
crate offerings. White hominy quoted ON
same basis as yellow hominy In many
markets Alfalfa meal and beet pulp un-
changed sales light. Stocks OF most
feeds good with offerings ample To sup
" Quoted Feb. l5-Bran SIS. mddIings
s25, flour middiings w Mln 1a,
INV feed s215O Chicago, s21 st. Louis.
No. / alfalfa meal sl7 Kansas city,
Fruits and Vegetables
Chicago potato market steady; other
markets slow and dull. Northern sack
ed round white held at $1.65Ql.90 per 100
lbs. In Chicago and ruled steady at 81
in other middlewestern cities. New York
round whites down 15@25c at $2@2l5.
bulk stock in New York city s2lO@22o.
Total stock on hand January 1 es-
timated Feb. 10 was 14l,042,0 900 bushels
compared with lac, 2s6,O0O last year.
Onion markets showed a slightly weak
er tendency for the first time In many
weeks Middlewestern yellows down 25c
In Chicago at $6.75q7.2b
Eastern apple markets slightly weaker
for barreled stock. New York Baldwins
d21-2 ranged s7q775 per barrel steady
in Chicago at S7.50qS; firm in Cincinnati
at SS4S25.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets irregular at beginning
OF week but steady TO firm at close.
Closing prices, 81 score; New YORK
Ssc Chicago SO LEE: Philadelphia 81 Lee;
Boston 81 l-2c.
Prices trended upward during the
week with both May and July wheat and
corn reaching new high points. Princi-
pal market factors: ontaEoraDle crop
improved milling and flour demand. ana
close adjustment OF world wheat supply
To demand.
No. ? red winter wheat Sl.37; No. hard
winter wheat 81 80. No. mixed corn 5Sc.
No. yellow corn 5Sc; No. 3 white oats
Csc; average farm prices: NO mixed
corn I'm central Iowa about a. lie, No. l
dark northern wheat in central North
Dakota s13i ga; No. 2 hard winter
wheat in central Kansas SlZO.
For the week Chicago May wheat up
zoe closing at Sl39 SIS Chicago May corn
hp lie at SO lac; Minneapolis May
wheat up Lac at SLAP 3-4 Kansas CITY
May wheat up 10c at $l.29 Winnipeg
May wheat up II LEE at $3.50.
Live Stock and Meats
Chicago hog prices advanced soc 10
zoe per 100 lbs. during the week, heavy
hogs advancing most. Cheaper grades of
beef steers up 15G35c Grades selling n
the upper registers generally steady
Butcher cows and heifers practically un-
changed.
Feb i6 Chicago prices: Hogs top.
5000; bulk OF sales $9.90M 10. 80; medium
and good beef steers 81 25M9.15. Butcher
cows and heifers $3.90a7.75; feeder steers
$5.35G725; light and medium weight
veal calves stall; fat lambs $l3.25@
10 so: feeding lambs $ll50q 1850: year
lings $1050m13.75; fat ewes S5.50@S50.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
trended upward. Mutton advanced $lm3.
lamb S1q2; beef firm TO SOC higher veal
generally steady although a decline Of 81
on good veal was reported at one market
Feb. 16 prices good grade meats: Beef
s12m1350; veal $i6m20: lamb S25T2S;
mutton $13m19: light pork loins $lSW2O'
heavy loins $13M16.