The Yale expositor., 1922-11-02
MARKETS
u. @ BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington. o. c.

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Market remains generally firm be-
cause of light receipts, resulting from
the shortage OF cars. Demand light In
eastern markets and prices slightly low
or. Demand for good grades exceeds
receipts in most central western markets.
Poor grades rather dull
Quoted October 25 No 1 timothy: New
York $3.50; Philadelphia SCI, Pittsburgh
: sss n Minneap Oils is xta s ST. No.
l alfalfa: Kansas City $3.50, Mem
phis $50. No. / prairie: Kancas City
$3.50, Minneapolis s16.75. St Louis SIS.
Principal feed markets easier and quot
Ing wheat feed si@2 lower. ReBeners
quoting about 81 below mill prices. South
west principal outlets for feeds. Demand
from dairying sections continues light
Offerings most wheat feeds about nor
NAL Stocks fair. Receipts improving.
Movement slow.
Quoted October %: Bran i225o. MIDI
middlings s22 Minneapolis; white hominy
feed SIS st. Louis; No. alfalfa meal S2S
st. Louis
Live Stock and Meats
The trend of the Chicago hog prices
were generally downward for the week,
Beef steers ranged from 15c lower to l5c
higher, butcher cows and heifers from
l5c to 25c lower and feeder steers lOc
lower.
1926; bulk Of sales, sS.4O@S.20; medium
and good beef steers, 7:25@1l.75; butch
er cows and heifers,. s3.6OQ1O; feeder
% ,tssds vs sfS Ssves sss a a msdgR s
Q1475; feeding lambs, sl3Q1450; year
lings s925Ql3; fat ewes, $4.50QT75.
In eastern wholesale fresh meat mar
kets the price was generally upward for
the week with the exception of beef,
which declined 81 on medium grades;
veal mutton and pork gained $142
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Beef si6@1s; veal sl6@ls; lamb !24Q2S;
heavy loins sl7@23.
Grains
Grain prices show net declines for the
week Chicago December wheat losing
/ l-4c; Chicago December corn down
lac. Principal market factors were:
Political and financial conditions abroad.
and LIQUIDATION; Wheat unchanged TO
undertone. Fair trade in corn and high
Closing prices in Chicago cash market:
winter wheat Sill; No. mixed corn
zoe; No. 2 yellow corn Tic; No. white
JAts 43c.
Dairy Products
Butter markets firm during the week.
Current demand has kept fresh butter
further evidences of decreasing, prices
have been easily maintained. High
prices OF fancy butter have turned many
buyers to lower scores.
Closing prices, 80 score butter: New
York ~ 1-2c; Philadelphia 4S 1-2c: Bos-
ton 46 1-2c; Chicago Acc.
Fruits and Vegetables
Potato markets stronger for eastern po-
.atoes for the week. Northern stock
weaker in Chicago, steady other mar
kets, Colorado russets higher in ST Lou
Is. Maine stock up &c to 10c at shipping
points, other stock steady to firm. New
York Danish type cabbage slightly weak
sr, Michigan stock firm. Domestic type
declining in city markets. Apple mar
Sets slightly weaker Onions show firm
tone. Grapes declining in city markets
Prices reported October &c: Eastern
sacked round white potatoes mostly 1925
Q1.45 pr 100 lbs. in city markets; Penn
sylvania bulk stock Sl.85Q1.s0 in New
York CITY, Northern stock generally
steady, Chicago market slightly weaker
II S5c to csc, carlot sales. New York
md Michigan domestic cabbage mostly
$1,000 per ton bulk, CARROTS in Chicago
1t $500. Northwestern extra fancy
Boxed Jonathans and other varieties
S2.25Q3.25. New York and Mich .gdi
Concord grapes mostly soc 10 soc per IL
II. basket in consuming centers $500
10 per ton T. o. b. shipping points Mid
ilewestern yellow onions firm at $l.50a
10 per 100 ID. sack