The Holly chieftain., 1922-10-19
LATEST MARKET
QUOTATIONS
W.
U. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, D. G.


Philadelpia. t2i: Pittsburg. $40; Gin.
einnati. sl7; Chicago. s22: Minneapolis.
Sls: s.. Louis. s2l. No. ! alfalfa. kan
prairie. Kansas City. sla.75: St. Louis.
1850: Minneapolis. $3.50: Chicago.
middlinss. $3.50: ss per cent cotton
feed, ss2.a5; white hominy feeds. s25.
st. Louis: ,;2e.5o; Chicago: Thirty, four
Rpolis.
Spot cotton prices advanced 90
points during the week. New York
October future contracts ADVANCED 90
pound. New York October future con-
tracts closed at 21.63c.
Grain.
Closing prices In Chicago cash mar
ket: No. 2 red winter wheat. $l.18: No.
corn. 6Sc; No. 2 yellow corn. CSC; No.
white oats, Ale. Average farm prices:
No. mixed corn In central Iowa about
56e;; No: 2 hard winter wheat nn,ss In cen, n
wheat in central North Dakota, ESQ.,
Closing future prices: Chicago Decem-
ber wheat. $1.08&; Chicago December
SS1ei wheat, sl.Ssx; Kansas City pecembsr
wheat. s1.o1A: Winnipeg December
wheat, s6%c.
Dniry Products.
Butter market barely steady during
the week. Closing prices 90 score but.
Philadelphia. 45c: Boston. 45c.
Cheese markets quiet and firm dur
ing the week. Cheese prices at Wis
Daisies. 24c; Double Daisies. 2s he;
Young Americas, Csc; Longhorns. 24Ac;
| Square Prints. 251ac.
Livestock ind Meats.
Chicago prices: Hogs top. 1885; bulk
| of sales. SS.l5 to S9.75; medium and
er cows and heifers, s3.65 to sSl5; feed
er steers. 1886 to $40: light and me-
dium weight veal calves. $500 to S1o,75;
fat lambs 'i225 to to- sla;oH; ieedinS d *
to s12.OO; fat ewes. $3.50 to $6.76
Stocker and feeder shipments from
twelve important markets during the
week were: Cattle and calves, lSU.327;
hogs. 1855: sheep. l7O.4O1.
Practically all classes of fresh meats
in eastern wholesale markets were low
er for the week. Beef weak to 81:
pork ioins. 81 to So down. Mutton,
however. ranged from u lower to 81
higher per 100 pounds: Good steer beef
70 81 lower. Veal and lambs generally
weak and prices declining: mutton gen
orally steady. with pork loins unevenly
81 to SO lower. Prices good grade
meats: Beef, SIS to SIS: veal. $l2 to
SIG; lambs, $50 to $25; mutton. $l3 to
SIS; light pork loins, 324 to S28: heavy
loins. SIG to s22.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Potatoes slightly stronger in leading
markets for the week. Prices reported:
| Maine potatoes. cobblers and Green
Mountains. $l.20 per 100 pounds. New
York and Boston. 60c to zoe f. o. b.
| Northern stock. SOC to S1.40 per 100
pounds in city markets; 75c to S5c f..
| o. b. Western round whites. $1.25 to
$1.35 Chicago and st. Louis: growers
| receiving 4Oc to Csc. Middle-western
yellow onions. $l.25 to $1.75 per 100
pound sack; eastern. 81 to $1.25 in city
| markets.; $1.l0 +. o. b. Connecticut
valley points. New York domestic cab
bage, $12 to $40 per ton in city mar
kets; weaker, Sb to Sc I. o. b.; Danish.
$40 to $12: northern domestic mostly
$l8 to $50: firm at Chicago at IS to ":
New York apples. 50 to 81 per barrel
| in eastern markets.: southeastern YORK
!mperials. s. to $3.50: mid-western
$3.50 4. o. b. Northwestern extra fancy
boxed Jonathans. 81 to $2.20 In Chi.
cago. October estimate places total
commercial apple crop at 31.63S,0O0
barrels Barrel shipping sections fore
cast 18.998.0 900 barrels. box section l2.-
| GAL 900 barrels. New York and Michi-
gan Concord grapes steady to firm in
most markets; weaker New York City.
ranging generally from SOC to 81 per
12-Quart basket; steady to firm at
shipping points at $67.50 to SS5.