The Ordway new era., 1922-04-07
LATEST MARKET
QUOTATIONS
u. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, D. g.
Western Newspaper Union News Service \
Fruits and Vegetables.

Cabbage markets generally steady to
firm; Boston weaker Florida pointed
type in ~ -bushei hampers. 81 to
$1.37h in leading markets; sl.25 To-
$50. baltimore Alabama flat Dutch
in 1o9-,b; crates: $3.50 to s2.75 in Bos-
early flat up IS to $40, at $40 to s50
per ton, bulk. in city Wholesale mar
kets; weak in Philadelphia. at 1872.
Potatoes steady to firm. New York
sacked round whites. So to s2.15 per
100 lbs. in leading eastern cities
Cincinnati, carlot sales firm in Chicago,
$3.50 to $1.70. Round whites steady in
north central producing sections at
31.25 to $1.45. Maine bulk Green Noun
tains up &c to 10c, at S1.21 to s1.26
Apple markets steady. demand mod
crate. New York Baldwins A2h $3.50
to 1880 per barrel in leading cities
Northwestern extra fancy boxed Wine
saps slightly weaker at SO to $3.50
Live Stock and Ments.
Chicago hog prices advanced SC to 15c
per 100 pounds; beef steers down SC to
30c; butcher cows and heifers up 10c
to 15c; feeder steers weak to soc lower;
veal calves weak to 75c lower: better
weight fat lambs up soc; others firm
to 10c higher; yearlings firm to 25c
higher; feeding lambs and fat ewes
s1O:45 tone lond); bulk of sales, s9f5
to SlO,3O; medium and good beef steers
37.15 to 1886; butcher cows and heifers,
st.35 to $S.25; feeder steers. $40 to
1928: light and medium weight veal
calves. Sc to $3.50: fat lambs. s13.75 to
s16.1o; feeding lambs. s11.75 to s13.75;
yearlings. $11.50 to STATS; fat ewes
81 to s10.50.
with the exception of fresh pork
prices were not materially changed.
firm to 81 higher; lamb and veal weak
to 81 lower. Beef averaged soc lower.
Prices good grade meats: Beef sl2 to
1880 veal. S14 to SIS: lamb, s27 to
s2S mutton. .sl9 to s22; light pork
loins. s21 to s24: heavy loins, SIS to
s21.
Spot cotton prices declined IS points
during the week, closing at 1919 per
pound. New York futures down 20
points at 17.6sc.
Market remains rather firm at prac-
ucally UNCHANGED prices. Receipts
local at the various markets. Glover
and clover mixed strong at Pittsburgh.
Some prairie received at Chicago re
consigned from ST. Louis. Quoted: No.
] timothy. New York 500, Philadelphia
t23. Pittsburgh $3.50, Atlanta S27.5O,
Chicago s25 Minneapolis s20.50. No.
alfalfa, Minneapolis *23, Atlanta $40.
No. l prairie. Chicago $3.50.
Feed.
Markets very quiet. Production and
stocks of most feeds good offerings
not easily absorbed: country demand
dull: jobbers well stocked and shading
prices below mill quotations. Cotton
seed meal prices held firm by mills;
stocks at mills and in dealers hands
good. Linseed meal easier on freer Of
production heavy; demand light Giu-
ten feed and gluten meal in fair re-
guest; production good. Quoted; Bran
s227S bi, flopr honx mddinss Ing
5000 st. Louis. s21 Chicago; yellow
hominy. s2o.5o Chicago: linseed meal
$3.50 Minneapolis, $51 Buffalo; 36 per
and Memphis: gluten feed, s32.65 Chi
cago.
Market unsettled within narrow
range during ,t,e. The week and MP prices Se
clininE 4hc net and closing at s1.32;
Chicago May corn down SIC at 5sc
Lack of support. good weather for
slow milling demand. weakness of out
side cash markets, and estimate for
Russian crop larger than expected
ernment weekly reports states corn
planting well advanced in Southwest
Closing, prices in Chicago cash mar.
No. 2 hard winter wheat. $1.32; No.
mixed corn, 56c: No. yellow corn,
Sec; No: 8 white oats, 36c. Average
tral Iowa. 42c: No. dark northern
$1.32x. For the week minneapolis
May wheat down 2Ac. closing at
3142%: Kansas City May wheat down
6Ec at $1.18+; Winnipeg May wheat
down 3Nc at sl.33%.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets weak at close with
exception of Chicago. where feeling is
steady. Dealers are free sellers ana
supply is more than ample for demand.
Closing prices. 90 score: New York
36c. Philadelphia 36hc, Chicago 37c'
Boston 37hc.
Cheese markets on lower basis.
Trading light, following declines on
Wisconsin cheese boards. Approach OF
heavier producing season appears to be
of Influence on present mar rkets. Prices
at Wisconsin primary markets March
2S: Twins 1870, daisies 1sc, double
daisies 17Ac. young Americas 201sc,
longhorns 1870. square prints 2OAc.
Cattle.
The offering of beef steers was OF
good size and a number of real desir-
able loads were presented. The best
steers on hand sold from S725 TO
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