The Yale expositor., 1922-10-12
MARKETS
v. s. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, o. c.

CFor the week ending October 5th, 1920
Hay
Market generally slightly firmer. Re-
ceipts light and country offerings report
ed not large. Alfalfa and prairie very
firm. at Kansas City and both wanted
Quoted, Oct. 4: No. l timothy New
York $3.50, Philadelphia $21.50, Mime
apolis $3.50. No. ! alfalfa Kansas City
$2l' Chicago s2S, Memphis s27. NO;
Minneapolis $3.50, st. Louis 5000.
Mill feed market quiet. Production
and offerings of wheat feeds by western
mills increasing, demand light prices
steady. Both domestic and foreign fore de-
mand dull, prices unchanged. This year
production expected to be 20 per cent
larger than that OF previous year. Glu-
ten feed production normal, demand good,
price unchanged. Hominy feed offerings
light demand quiet. Alfalfa meal quiet
mill offerings light, price firm.
Quoted oct. 4: Brans $3.50, middlings
ten feed $3l. SO Chicago; white hominy
feed $24.5O st. Louis.
Grain
Grain prices unchanged during the
week, but undertone firm and prices
closed higher. Chicago December wheat
up Lac; Chicago December corn up
2 3-sc Political situation abroad, strength
in corn, and improved cash and milling
demand were main market factors. Mar
ket unsettled on the 9th, but prices high
er with December wheat leading. Com
plants of drouth coming from winter
wheat territory. Milling demand con-
tinues good.
Closing prices in Chicago cash market:
No. red winter wheat $1.17; No 2 hard
winter wheat S110; No. mixed corn csc;
No. yellow corn Csc; No. white oats
4lc. Average farm prices: No. mixed
corn in central Iowa 55c No. hard win
ter wheat In central Kansas soc; No. l
dark northern wheat in central North
Dakota soc.
Der wheat Sl.07 is; Chicago December
corn 81 5-Sc; Minneapolis December
wheat $1.06 5-S; Kansas City Dec. wheat
SO lie; Winnipeg Dec wheat SO 1-Sc.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Potatoes slightly lower for the week.
New Jersey and Maine stock down sc to
loo in leading markets and at shipping
points. Northern round whites down 15c
to 25c in Chicago, weaker in other city
mar and IN producing sections: Mar
strong for middlewestern stock Onions
show some decline.
Prices reported Oct. 5: New Jersey po-
tatoes sacked Giants S5c to 90c per 100
BIS. in New York and Philadelphia.
Maine cobblers and green mountains
$1.10q1.45, bulk stock 60@65c T: o. b.
shipping points Northern sacked round
whites 7509Oc in Chicago carlot markets
81. 1901. as In other cities, 70gS3c f. o. b.
shipping points. New York and northern
domestic cabbage mostly $1,000 per ton
bulk steady at 81 f. o. b. New York
points
Mldwestern Jonathan apples S450@5 in
leading markets Northwestern extra
fancy boxed Jonathans S1.75@3.25 on
ions. eastern and middlewestern yellow
varieties $1.25@1.75 per 100 ID. sacks
Dairy Products
Butter markets steady NJ firm during
the week Production shrinking and re-
ceipts on markets running longer. Sup
plies appear ample. however, to take
care OF immediate demand A movement
of storage goods heavy for season.
Closing prices, 92 score butter: New
York ~ l-2c; Philadelphia 45c; Boston,
44c; Chicago 43c.
Live Stock and Meats
The trend of Chicago hog prices for
the week was downward. Cattle prices
also tended downward.
October 3 Chicago prices: Hogs, top
$40; bulk of sales 81 GOA 9. 50; medium and
good beef steers, $7.25Mll.25; butcher
cows and heifers $3.65G9.15 feeder
steers s5.75@S.25: light and medium
weight veal calves. $S.5O@ Ills; fat
S135Oa 1915 yearlings, $S.75Q12.25; fat
ewes. $35OQ6.75.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices. in
keeping with the price OF the live ami
mails, declined sha rply during the week
oct. prices good grade meats: Beef
S16d1S; veal Sl6@19; lambs S23m25; NUT
ton S1eGl5; light pork loins, s27@3O;
heavy loins, $l7m22