The Owosso times., 1922-08-25
MARKET REPORT
FURNISHED 6V U. 8. BUREAU
OF MARKETS. WASHING.
TON, .. G.
(For the week ending August IT. 1s22.)

(For the week ending August IT. 1920
Market holding firm for hay of good
quality because OF light receipts. No
tices OF country shipping decreasing as
rail- st strike continues III ~ Poor nd nay sH genes
heavy discounts.
Quoted August 18th: No. 1 timothy
New York $sl5O, Philadeipha ssdna and Piits- IT'S
Atlanta % $Ss, st. Louis sci; No. , tim:
othy $1G4 below No. l prices. No. l
alfalfa n MsmSSs Kansas Sly sasy Si Drsre s kan
sI9.
Mill feed markets unchanged. Fairly
good jobbing demand for wheat ieeSs
western markets displaying signs OF
weakness. Volume of business light; AL,
falfa meal firm, offerings small, lack i,,o OF
Quoted August III Bran $l4,25. midd-
lings $1650, flour middlings $23, Mlnne-
apolis; No. alfalfa meal $lSIS Kansas s1
City; white hominy feed $24.oO 81. LOUIS
gluten feed $29.85 Chicago.
Fruits and Vegetables
Potato markets weaker. New Jersey
stock down 10c to zoe In city harke;.s, ;
up sc to 10c at the close at snlppins
points. Kansas Minnesota MINI, s0c % a 9hc lower
in city markets and In producing Sec
tions. "a
New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland
stock best, $2@s. Illinois Elbertas Pitts
burgh $2.75.
Market heavy most Of week and grain
nrices trended lower until August ~
when slight upturn occurred. Depress.
ing Influences were: Restricted export
demand; weakness In Liverpool marker;
buying support. Foreign demand I'm.
nroved last of week and removal OF
hedges against sales abroad together
with advance In stock marx market nndeStone nnd
last two DAYS. Chicago September wheat
three cents lower; Chicago SseptemoeTt
corn LIE higher; On august h,v,Ma h,: wv ne1s bv
cash interests and short covering. Good
export business today and yesterday.
Country offerings not large Gnu rnas+ 'of O.
movement in southwest believed over;
Crop damage complaints from principaii
corn states started general puylhs oi
that grain and with lack OF selling pres
sure prices advanced rapidly with the
September future in lead. country t,, OF
ferings corn Increased on advance pu'
were Closing in prices in Chicago cash mar
ket: No. red winter wheat $l;O6; NO;
hard winter wheat $1.O6; NO; 2 mlxe9
corn Csc; No. 2 yellow corn &c; NO.
Closing future prices; Chicago Sep
tember wheat S1.03; Chicago september
corn 62c; Minneapolis September wheat
81 O6: Kansas City September wheat 9oc'
Winnipeg October wheat $1.O3 ga.
Live Stock and Meats
Chicago hog prices were generally. DC
to 3Oc net lower for the week, medium
and light hogs declining most. Beel
steers ranged from 1Oc to l5c hlgher.
August II Chicago. prices: Hogs top
S9S5: bulk of sales $7.75@9:75; medium
and good beef steers $S.10@10.50; butch-
er cows and heifers $3.9OQ9:25; FEEDER
steers $540@s7.75; light and medium
weight veal calves S1150@13; fat lambs,
s11.75@12.75; feeding lambs, $11 150Ql25o;
yearlings $S.75Q11; fat ewes $3.5OQ7.65.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
generally higher. Beef. mutton ana
fresh pork iolns $1@2 higher, veal lamb
and mutton firm to 81 higher per 100
pounds
August II prices good grade meats:
Beef $1s@1s; veal s15Q1S; lamb $24@27;
mutton $13@1S; light pork loins S23V
81; heavy loins $14@19.5O.
Dairy Products
Butter markets firmer than week ago:
Receipts heavy but active trading at
lower prices prevailing has helped avoid
Accommodations. Production showing
some signs of decrease.
Closing prices 92 score butter: New
York 35 1-2c; Philadelphia 36c; Boston
36 1-2c Chicago 34c.