The St. Johns herald., 1922-06-01
LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS
 by-- U. s. BUREAU OF MARKETS Washington, D. c.
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 Chicago July wheat uncertain throughout week but closed at net gain of 1Ac at S1.25h. Chicago July corn unchanged at 64c. Closing prices in Chicago cash market: No red win ter wheat $L43; No. 2 hard winter wheat, $1-4S; No 2 mixed corn, 62c; No. 2 yellow corn. 62c; No. 8 white oats, 39c. Average farm prices: No. 2 mixed corn in central Iowa, 4S7zc; No.1 dark north ern wheat in central North Dakota, $1SSk; No. hard winter wheat in cen- tral Kansas, $1.30. For the week Min neapolis July wheat up 315c, closing at E; Kansas City July wheat up 1Ac at S1.16%; Winnipeg July wheat up S1sc, closing at $1.3s.
 Hay.
 Market very quiet with all prices practically unchanged. Receipts, es- pecially of good hay, light; demand al- so light. Poor grades dull. Country loadings reported light: Quoted: No. l timothy, New York. S32.50; Philadel- phia, $25; Pittsburgh. $25; Cincinnati, $2s.50; Chicago: $2e; Minneapolis. $2S; alfalfa, Kansas City, $22.5O; standard alfalfa, Memphis $25 No. 1 prairie, Kansas City, SIS; Chicago, SIS; Minne- apolis, $17.50.
 Market very sluggish. Transactions small. Wheat mill feeds weak. Some demand for spot bran but very little inquiry for deferred shipments. Cali fornia taking some southwestern bran. Middings very dull. Linseed produc- tion light demand limited. Active eastern demand for hominy feed, with supply reported limited.
 Prices steady. ouoted:, Spring bran. Kansas City. $21; June shipment, $1s.50; standard middlings, Chicago, SPA. Lin seed meal. Chicago, $5150; Minneapolis, 4S50 Cottonseed meal, Memphis. Chicago. $23.5o.
 Spot cotton prices advanced S1 points 10. New York futures advanced 54 points, closing at 19.S4c.
 Livestock ana Meats. ! Chicago hog prices advanced to 10 cents; beef steers and butcher cows and heifers practically steady; feeder steers slightly higher; veal calves up 75c to $1: sheep and lamb prices sharply low syearIings and fat ewes Soc to s1 lower. Lower grade of spring lambs un- changed, but the better grades were $1 down. Chicago prices Hogs, top, medium and good beef steers, $7.65 to $S.75; butcher cows and heifers $4.75 to $S.50; feeder steers, $s.25 to s7.85; light and medium weight veal calves, $7.25 lambs, $14 to $15.75; yearlings, $9 to $11.75; fat ewes, $5 to $S.
 Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices ranged from steady to sharply lower. Lamb declined g to $4; mutton, $1 to $3.5o; pork loins, $1 to SS per 100 lbs; grade meats: Beef, SI3.50 to $I4.5O; veal, SIS to $16Sllambs S25 to $29: nut ton, SIS to $21; light pork Sloins, $21 to $25; heavy loins, SIT to $2e.
 Fruits and Vegetables.
 Northern round white potatoes down 5c to 10c in Chicago .cariot market, closing s1.45 to $1.6o. North central shipping points down 25c to BOG at $1.35 orally lower at $L35 to $1.S5. Florida Spaulding Rose down 75c to $1 in most northern markets at $5.50 to $6 per bar rel; down s1 to $4, fob. Hastings. Shipments new stock increasing fast. Strawberries: Carolina's, Virginia's down 7c to Sc in northern markets at generally He to l8c per quart Ten nessees down 25c; Pittsburg at s1.75 to $2. Supplies generally heavy, especial ly in New York and Chicago. Florida tomatoes, best sixes, S3 to S3.50 in New York. Supplies limited. North Caro- lima head lettuce demand moderate. best busheI hampers ordinary condition, $1 to $1.50 in New York. Florida water melons first car at Kansas City aver age weight Is to 20 lbs. selling in small way at 7c pound.
 Dairy Products.
 Butter markets weak at close after holding steady to firm throughout week. Receipts being cleared as soon as possible after arrival, but undertone sensitiye and further weakness may readily develop if there are signs of ac- cumulation. Closing prices 92 score: New York, 36hc; Chicago, 321kc; Phil- adelphia, 37hc; Boston, BIC. Cheese markets steady to firm. Trading has been active at both country points and distributing centers. Prices at Wiscon- sin primary markets: Longhorns, 16c; square prints, 17Hc; Young Americas, 1Sc.
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