The Ordway new era., 1922-05-05
LATEST MARKET
QUOTATIONS
u. 5. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Warrington, D. q.
Western Newspaper Union News seuice.)
Fruits and Vegetables,

Western Newspaper Union News Service)
Fruits and Vegetables.
Potato markets continued weak in
the East but firm in midwestern cities
and at shipping points. Arrivals heavy
and northern sacked round whites down
25c to SOC in eastern markets, at $1.3O
to to si.75 per 100 pounds; Carlot sales
at Chicago up cents. at $1.60 to $1.70.
Prices steady in North Central produc-
Ing sections at $3.50 to $40. Florida
cents (. o. b. Hastings at $3.50: down
y In northern markets at IS to So:
lower in Chicago. at 81, Texas yellow
supplies. Standard crates down 81 to
$3.50 in northern markets. at SITS to
$225. Apples best grade eastern Bald
IS per barrel, Northwestern extra
fancy boxed Wfnesaps dull and steady
at SO to 1925. Arrivals moderate in
most markets.
Livestock and Meats.
Chicago hog prices firm to 20 cents
to rs cents higher Butcher cows and
heifers firm to 20 cents higher. Feed
ing steers. 15c to 25c higher Veal
gained 81; fat ewes soc to 81: year
lings. CSC to 75c. Chicago prices: Hogs.
top. s10.65; bulk of sales. $40 to s1O.65;
$8: butcher cows and heifers. $3.50 to
$3.50: feeder steers, s6 to s7.75: light
and an d. medium sdI weight veal calves. Sc to
ltngs. $40 to s12: fat ewes. 81 to ss.75.
The trend of eastern wholesale fresh
meat prices was rather sharply upward.
Mutton nsr ,od advanSnd aoHS 81 to s.; lamb 81 to
others. Beef SOC to 81 higher Veal
@ Beef sis5o To s sooa wea Frsds sas
to SIG; lamb, $50 to $32: mutton. $40 to
s23: light pork loins. s2s to s25: heavy
loins. SIG to S22.
Market generally firm because of
light receipts. Notices of country ship
ments indicate continued light move
ment and prices are firm at most mar
kets Quoted: No. l timothy. New
York. $3.50; Pittsburgh. s24: Cincin-
natl: $3.50; Chicago. $26; Minneapolis.
$3.50; No; / alfalfa. Minneapolis, $23;
Memphis. s27.50 No. l prairie. Mime
apolis. $3.50; Chicago. SIS.
Feed.
Market continues quiet. Production
wheat feeds light and equal to demand
which Is for current needs only. Cot
ton seed meal firm. but demand quiet
Corn feeds steady on light demand
Production gluten feed reported normal
with demand good. Quoted: Bran. s24:
middlings, s2425. Minneapolis. Gluten.
SS2.b5; white hominy. $22. Chicago: SO
per per cent .1e &c GOTTEN seed meal s44 Mem
s51. Minneapolis; $780, Edgewater.
Grain.
Market strong first half of week.
with July wheat selling at new high
on crop, but heavy liquidation the last
three days. influenced by slow demand
and falling off in buying support. ruled
May wheat down Sc. closing at S1.40.
Chicago May corn down 1 cent. at COL C.
Principal market factors were strength
In Liverpool big export business. more
favorable domestic and foreign crop
news. World available wheat supplies
decreased $4,000 bushels for the week
and is 162,S69.000 bushels as compared
with 126.403.000 bushels last year. Clos
Ing prices in Chicago cash market: No.
winter wheat. S s1.ss: No. 3 mixed NIX corn. ar
Gle; No. yellow corn. Gle; No. white
oats acc. Average farm prices: No. 2
mixed corn In central Iowa. 48c: No.
dark northern wheat in central North
Dakota. $1.44A: No. hard winter
wheat in central Kansas. SIPS. For
closing at sissy: Kansas City May
wheat down 3Ac. tat s1.25A: Winnipeg
May wheat down 1hc. at $1.39.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets steady to firm. Prices
slow but little change. and are practi-
caily call y, unchanged Supplies on market
freely to avoid accumulation. Closing
prices. 81 score: New York and Boston.
Ssas.o sshe; Chicago, sse: Philadelphia, 4oc
more activity at the lower prices pre-
vailing and the tone is steady. Com
sumptive demand good. Prices at Wis
consin primary markets: Twins, 14N c.;
Daisies, 15kc: Double Daisies. 15A c.:
Young Americas. 16Ac: LonEhorns,
15Ac: square prints 16Mc.
Spot cotton prices advanced points
during the week. closing at 16.95c per
pound. New York May futures up IA
points, closing at 18.05c.