The Owosso times., 1922-02-10
MARKETS
Furnished BY
v. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington. D. c.

CFor the week ending Feb. g. 1921
Grain
Market firm during the week and
prices closed higher: Chicago May wheat
advanced Lac net. closing at 81 .23 Ia :
Chicago May corn up l 1-Sc at 81 IL.
Principle market factors were strength
in foreign markets, bullish reports of
farm reserves and crop conditions and
fair export business. Movement OF corn
to terminal markets during January
largest on record.
Closing prices I'm Chicago cash market:
No. 2 red winter wheat $l.3O; No. hard
winter wheat $1.2l: No mixed corn
49e; No. yellow corn 49c; No. white
oats 35c.
Average farm prices: No. mixed corn
In central Iowa about SIC. No l dark
northern wheat in central North Dakota
$l1S; No. hard winter wheat in cent
raj Kansas $l.03.
up 1-2c, closing at s1.29; Kansas City
May wheat up 6 Use at $113 Is: Win
nipeg May wheat up &c at $1,1S 1-2.
Hay
Market continues dull generally. Re
ceipts are not large except in one or
two markets but equal to the limited de-
mand Poorer grades sell slowly. Price
variations within narrow ranges. Rain
In central west and snow in east cur
failing movement.
New York $3.50, Philadelphia $23 Pitts
burgh $21.50, Cincinnati s20.50. Chicago.
! alfalfa Kansas City $2050. Memphis $25.
Minneapolis $2l. No. l prairie Kansas.
City 1925, Minneapolis SIS. Chicago SIG.
Feed
Markets generally firmer on improved
demand. Wheat feeds advanced on re-
ported short covering by Minneapolis job
bers. Substantial sales of January Feb
ruary shipment bran and middlings to.
jobbers were made by. Minneapolis and
southwestern mills. Gluten and hominy
feed unchanged. Demand for corn feeds
light in most sections Alfalfa meal and
beet pulp steady. Receipts and move
ment good.
Quoted Feb. /, bran $2O.5O middlings
$50, Minneapolis; gluten feed $32.15 Chi
cago: white hominy feed $19.75 st. Louis:
No. l alfalfa meal $16.75 Kansas City.
Livestock and Meats
Chicago cattle and hog prices We're.
sheep and lamb prices were weak to "A
shade lower
Feb. Chicago prices: Hogs top.
81. 40; bulk of sales. $S.13@9.10: medium
and good beef steers S. 75@9.15; butcher
cows and heifers $4@475; feeder steers
$5. l5@6.90; light and medium veal calves.
$7.75@11. 25; fat lambs, 1l.75@14; feed
ing lambs SlO.5Oa12 rs; yearlings. s9.5Oa'
$13; fat ewes $5@775.
Stocker and feeder shipments from 12~
important markets during the week end
ing Jan. 2S were Cattle and calves.
55, ,026; hogs, 3.O74; sheep. 2S.371.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices.
showed only slight changes Beef steady
at some markets and 81 lower at others.
Good veal $1@2 higher and medium veal
unchanged Feb. prices good grade
meats: Beef $12@13; veal $1S@22 lamb.
$25@27; mutton $12@16; light pork loins.
$16Q1S; heavy loins $10014.
Fruits and Vegetables
Potato markets unsettled at shipping
points at the end of the week. Haulings
light; demand and movement slow.
Northern sacked round whites down 10c-
{. o. b. at S1.55Q1.75 per 100 lbs; Chicago,
carlot market firm at $1.70@195. East
{. o. b. western New York points at $l.9so
@2.02; steady in city markets at S2.25@
2. As.
Cabbage markets irregular. Limited
supplies tended to strengthen prices in
some cities. New York Danish type
stock up $5 in Pittsburgh and SIS in Gin
cnnati at $45@50 per ton bulk North
ern Danish stock steady in Chicago at
$40, weaker at shipping points at S35.
Onion prices continued to soar. Mid
dlewestern yellow varieties S7De25 in
leading cities; slightly weaker in Chicago.
at S5.75@725.
Markets for good apples continued
steady. New York Baldwins az 1-2 hold
ing at s7.25@S per Dbl.
Dairy Products
Butter markets barely steady Prices
fairly well maintained throughout week
but trading lacked confidence in some
markets where declines have occurred
and price tendency is still downward
Best trading on top grades.
Closing prices 92 score: New York 38c:
36c: Boston 81 1-2c; Chicago
BIC