, 1922-03-02
LATEST MARKET
QUOTATIONS.
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u. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, D. O.
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All grains strong and sold at new
high prices on crop. Principal mar
ket factors were: Strong foreign mar
kets. improved milling, flour and ex-
port demand and increased outside in
terest- Strength continued at the close.
Visible supply wheat, 42,os2 600 bush
week. Visible supply corn 36, 900
bushels, an increase of 2.152. 900 BUSH
els for week. Closing prices in Chicago
cash market: No. 2 red winter wheat.
s1.43: No. 2 hard winter wheat. s1.41:
No. 2 mixed corn. 5Sc; No. 2 yellow
corn. 5sc; No. 3 white oats, sec Aver
central Iowa, i5c; No. l dark northern
wheat in central North Dakota. $1-35;
No. 2 hard winter wheat In central
Kansas. 1928. For the week Chicago
Chicago May corn up 2%c. at 81 ;
Minneapolis May wheat up INC. at
at s1.3Sh; Winnipeg May wheat up
Ike, at sl.44t3.
Fruit. and Vegetables.
Apple markets show firm tone during
the week. New York Baldwins A2h
city markets. at s7.25 to $3.50 +. o. b..
wire orders, western New York ship
ping points. Sales f. o. b. cash tracks,
saps weaker in Chicago. S2.75 to 1928.
Most potato markets steady. New
York sacked round whites held at $500
to s2.15 in eastern markets Northern
stock steady in Chicago. $40 to 81.
Firm in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. at
s2.15. slightly weaker in producing
sections, $l.55 to $1.65. New York; stock
steady in the Rochester section. S1.SS
to $1.s2. Growers receiving soc to $1.00
for Rurals in Colorado and Idaho.
Market conditions and prices practi-
calIy unchanged. Quoted: No. l tim
othy. Boston. $3.50; New York. $3.50:
philadelphia. s24; pittsburgh. 322.5o;
Cinsinnati s2O' Ghisaso; s?2; Mime
vile. $3.50. No; | alfalfa: Memphis.
Minneapolis. $3.50; Chicago. SIG.
Wheat feeds show easier tendency
with hills eagerly offering March and
April shipment feed. Stocks c~ottonseed
cake and meal on hand at mills about
price advanced in sympathy with other
feed prices. Hominy feed and gluten
feed firm. production and demand good.
o ofnssgI m By m ,rGs s suppiies ar Of most ct
feeds in dealers hands ample to meet
requirements. High prices are restrict
ing sales and many dealers are quoting
ment is good. Quoted: Bran, $25; mid
dlinss. $3.50; rye middlings. s21. Minne-
ten feed. &32.15. Chicago; IS per cent
co~ttonseed meal. S37. Memphis; beet
pulp, S27, Cincinnati. No. l alfalfa meal.
ST. Kansas City; linseed meal, $4S.
Minneapolis: ISL. Buffalo.
Cotton.
Prices for spot cotton advanced 90
points during the week. closing at
l7.40c per ID. New York March futures
up lis points. closing 16.44c.
Dairy
Butter markets steady with little
change in prices. Closing prices. 80
score: New York. 37hc; Chicago, 36hc;
Philadelphia. s73c; Boston. 37Hc.
early in week dvanc at Wisconsin
country points were barely sustained.
Prices at Wisconsin primary. markets:
INC; ~Longhorns. 22hc: Square Prints.
Livestock md Meats.
Chicago hog market prices al
45c to 55c. Better grades of beef steers
unchanged. The cheaper grades ranged
15c to 25c higher. Best fat cows and
heifers steady; other grades weak to
zoe lower. Feeder steers firm to zoe
lambs up 75c to si.35. a new top for
season of $3.50 being established.
Yearlings advanced soc to Use; fat
ewes. 25c to soc. Feeding lambs were
unchanged. Chicago prices: Hogs, top.
$1,000; bulk of sales, $1,000 to $1,000;
Medium and good beef steers. s7.25 to
to S7.75; feeder steers. $5.35 to 1925;
light and medium weight veal calves.
$500 to $11.00. fat lambs. $3.50 to
$16.10: feeding lambs. $11.5O to $3.50;
yearlings, s10.50 to $14.00; fat ewes.
$3.50 to SS.75.
Stocker and feeder shipments from
twelve important markets were; Cat
tie and calves, 55,S2S; hogs. 1889;
sheep. 32.O55.
Pork loins advanced 81 to 81; NUT
ton from 81 to SO; lamb. 81 to 50. Beef
generally soc; veal was weak to lower.
Beef. $12.b0 to $14; veal. SIS to $50;
lamb. $27 TO $50; mutton. $1i to $50;
light pork loins. $3.50 to 1928; heavy
Joins. $14 to sle.