The St. Mary banner., 1922-10-07
The Markets

Grain-PriceS unsettled during the |
week influenced principally by foreign
war news. Prices closed lower with |
northwest markets showing most |
weakness. Chicago December wheat !
down Is; Chicago December corn un-
changed. Wheat averag ged higher most
OF the 28th but closed fractiOnally
lower on selling Influenced by belief
that leading holders We're liquidating
wheat on high points through commits
sion houses. No export sales reported.
Corn trade moderate; prices governed
by action of wheat. Closing prices in
Chicago cash market: No. red win
ter wheat S1.16; No. hard winter
wheat Sill: No. mixed corn 65c;
No. 2 yellow corn G5c; No. 3 white
oats Ale; average farm price No. >
mixed corn in central Iowa about 52c.
No. 2 hard winter wheat in Central
Kansas 90c; closing future prices Chi
CagO December wheat $l.04. Chicago
December corn 59lf ; Minneapolis De
cember wheat $lO4 5/S; Kansas City
December wheat 1914; Winnipeg De-
ccmber wheat 941s.
Cotton-Spot cotton prices declined
As points during the week. New York
October future contracts declined 49
Joints. Spot cotton prices CLOSED al
2o.r2c per pound New York October
future contracts closed at 20.31 per
pound
Hay-Market generally firm except
at Cincinnati. Receipts light but equal
TO the limited demand at practically
all markets. Number timothy quoted
September 27: New York $25, Phila
delphia $40, Pittsburg $3.50, Cincin-
natl SIG, Minneapolis $3.50, St. Louis
$19, Memphis $21.50 No. l alfalfa,
Kansas City $3.50, Atlanta $26, Mem
phis $25. No. l prairie, Kansas City
slips, ST. Louis $15.50, Minneapolis
SIG
Feed-Feed market firm in west but
volume of demand small. Eastern buy
ers Indifferent and buyers in south
west also hesitating to follow advance
Canadian feed competing i'll New Eng
land. Most prices advanced during
week Quoted September 21 Spring
bran $26, standard middlings $27, Phil
adelphia winter bran $21.25. ST. Louis
linseed meal, New York, $4S.5O; SO per
cent cotton seed meal $34 Memphis;
| gluten $3135 Chicago; alfalfa meal
| $2150 Kansas City.
Fruits and Vegetables = Potatoes
slightly weaker Chicago for the week;
| steady to firm other leading markets,
weaker at Wisconsin points; firm at
other shipping points. Onions higher
! Boston week; New York and Chicago
steady Massachusetts points. Cabbage
firm St. Louis, slightly lower in other
oh mi = ~
points. Apples stronger; leading red
varieties up so to 81 per Dbl. in city
markets. Northwestern boxed stock
weak Chicago and New York. Prices
reported Sept %: Maine sacked cob
blers and Green Mountains $115 to
$1.4O per 100 lbs in leading markets
| Bulk stock firm New York $l.20; New
Jersey giants SIC to $1.25. Northern
round whites 81 to $1.10 CARROTS III
Chicago $135 to $3.50, other markets
Round whites at Maine, New Jersey
and northern points ranged lOc to Sot
f. o. b. at New York points 95c tC
S1.1O; New York apples, red varieties
$40: $3.50 per Dbl. New York City
So 80 to $3.75 other markets. Mary
land and Pennsylvania grimes $4.25 tt
S475 Baltimore MiddleweStern iona
thans So. rs to $3.50 in St. Louis. North
western extra fancy boxed Jonathan!
$3.50 in Chicago New York cabbage
S12 to SIS per ton bulk in city mar
kets. S6 to So f. 0. b. Wisconsin stocl
lower ct $25 to $50 in st. Louis. MID
dlewestern yellow oxions selling a
81 so to So per 100 ID. sack in leadln'
markets. Massachusetts stock $1.4
to s1.5O New York and western elberti
peaches in bushel baskets ranged $l.5
to 81 in leading markets.
; i've Stock and Meats-Chicago pr1C
es showed net advances for the weel
ranging from zoe to SOC 100 pounds
beef steers were generally 15c to ~
lower: butcher COWS and helfers ger
etally Csc lower; feeder steers flrn
to 1Oc higher with veal calves genel
ally 75c lower Fat lambs average
about steady with feeding lambs 70
TO 81 higher and yearlings 25c higher
. Fat ewes were 10c to 25c lower TO
the week. On Sept. % Chicago no
nrices we're mostly 10c to zoe lowe
! than Wednesdays average, packln
: grades declining least. Good an
, choice beef steers and yearlings wer
, strong to 15c higher, western gras
cattle were about steady. Veal calVe
!, steady to 25c higher; native lamp
! steady and western lambs weak. SCI
1 tember 2S Chicago prices: Hogs tol
e $40 so. bulk of sales $3.50 to SlO.o0
: medium and good beef steers Sloo I
. eli 10. butcher COWS and heifers 50.
! n 60 %. feeder steers S5.75 to $50
2 light and medium weight veal calVt
= $40 to s12.75; fat lambs $l3.4O to sl4
Is; feeding lambs $13.25 to $l4.bi
vearlings 1925 to $3.50; fat ewf
81 80 to 81; stock and feeders shl
e.o,, irDDOrtqnt markp