The St. Johns herald., 1922-06-29
LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS
 -Furnished by-- U. s. BUREAU OF MARKETS Washington, D. 0.
CWestern Newspaper Union News ssrvice.)

(Western Newspaper Union News SerViee.)
 Because of increased receipts of hay eastern markets are slightly weaker. At central western markets, especially Cincinnati and Chicago, receipts have mostly lower grades. Arrivals of the better grades are light causing prices for No. l timothy to hold firm. Quoted: New York, S27; Philadelphia, SPA; Pitts t2S; St. Louis, SPA. No. alfalfa, Mem pbis. S22. No. l prairie, Chicago, &1S; Minneapolis, SIS.
 Wheat feeds quiet, market easier, de- mand light and indifferent with very little pressure to sell except at Kansas City, where market shows some strength after lower quotations caus- ing a reaction of about 50 cents per ton. The present undertone is firm. light. Quoted: Spring wheat bran, t1s Chicago. $23 Philadelphia; standard middlinEs, Chicago, t2O.60; winter wheat bran, St. Louis, SIS; alfalfa meal. St. Louis, 32s; gluten, Chicago, &s2.s6; linseed meal, 354.50 New York; hotn- iny feeds, $2s St. Louis.
 Dairy Products.
 Butter markets irregular during week but firm at close. Heavy stor- age buying although many buyers feel that the risk is great at present prices. Holdings in storage have increased ern markets since week ago. Closing prices 92 score, Chicago, S6hc; Phila- delphia and Boston, SIC; New York, S6hc.
 Cheese markets steady Trading l. fairly active but price changes have been cratic depending upon demand for various styles. Some buying for storage. Prices Gt wisconsin primary markets: Twins. 1shc; daisies, 1874 c; double daisies 17&c; young Americas. 18c.
 Fruits and Vegetables.
 Limited supplies potatoes caused eastern markets to advance rapidly. Carolina and Virginia cobbiers up $1 to $1.6o. reaching 47 to ST.6O per bbl. in Philadelphia and Baltimore weaker at close at t6.B0 to te.60. Texas, Alabama and Louisiana sacked Bliss Triumphs slow and weak in midwest markets i9.76 per 100 lbs. Old stock firm at 41.65 to t2.15 in most leading markets. Cantaloupes. California salmon tints standards 45s generally steady in lead inS markets at recent range, as to &12. Georgia is estimated at 7,t60 acres, compared with 1,600 acres harvested in 1921. Indicated maximum yield based on condition June l is forecasted at g., 72e cars of $50 standard crates each, compared with 9S6 cars in 1921
 Watermelons in carload lots stronger in New York at $500 to $500 up &100 to f200 in Chicago at $4S5 to t67b, $50 to 4T5 higher in Pittsburgh Gt 3t6O to tE26. Sales in Boston and Baltimore at unit basis soc to Gee.
 Live Stock and Meats.
 Compared with 8 week ago Chicago hog prices range from 10c to 26c high CT; beef steers, 9Sc to 3bc higher; cows and hSifsrs, 1Sc to 25c higher; bulls, 25c higher with stockers and feeders steady to 16c higher. Fat lambs are 25c to 75c lower, spring lambs and ewes steady; yearlinga around soc lower. Chicago bulk of sales. $10.10 to $10.S0; medium and good beef steers, 36.10 to $9.15, butcher cows and hsifers, $40 to $8.75; feeder steers, $6.1S to $S; light and me fat lambs, Ss to &12.eO; spring lambs, &12.25 to 314.75; yearlings, S7.5o to $10.35; fat ewes, $2 to q.
 With the exception of beef the trend of eastern wholesale fresh meat prices was downward; lamb and mutton de- olined S1 to $3; veal generally steady though medium grade was quoted $1 higher at some points; beef bOc higher. to S15.6O; veal, f16 to t17; lamb, 322 to e29; mutton, @16 to SIS; light pork 1oins, SIS to SEP; heavy Ioins. 316 to 91e.
 Grain.
 Prices started weak on liquidation and hedging sales against cash wheat taken on May contracts. but short COW eFinE and evening up for government report later in week produced firmer undertonS and prices closed unchanged to fFactionally lower. Closing prices in Chicago cash market: No. red winter wheat, 11.1S; No. 2 hard winter wheat, SLIT; No. mixed corn COG; No. z yellow corn, e1c; No. 3 white oats, S6c. Average farm prices: No. mixed corn ip central Iowa 47Mc; No. dark north ern wheat in central North Dakota, ti.35h No. hard winter wheat in central Kansas, 41.13. Closing future prices: Chicago July wheat, @1.14k Chicago July corn. 62Mc; Minneapolis July wheat, S106f; KanSas City July wheat. 91.0sA; Winnipeg July wheat, ti.AeK.
 Cotton.
 Spot cotton prices advanced 16e points during the week, closinE at A1.iOe per To. New York July futures up 16s points, closing at 11.S1c.