, 1922-06-15
LATEST MARKET
QUOTATIONS.
--Furnished by--
u. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, d. G.
(wesietn Newspaper Union News serice.l

Decreasing shipments and moderate
supplies of new potatoes caused prices
to advance $3.50 in leading city mar
kets. Carolina and Georgia Irish Cob
blers strong at So to 81 per barrel; 81
TO sI.25 in Chicago. Virginia Cobblers
strong in Philadelphia at SIS to $5.25.
Texas. Alabama and Louisiana sacked
Bliss Triumphs firm in Chicago and
Cincinnati at 1913 to s4;25. Maine
100 pounds. Boston and Pittsburgh.
Northern sacked round whites. $2.15 to
$40, Cincinnati and Chicago; eastern
stock. Sl.S5 to So. Baltimore and Pitts
burgh.
Cantaloupe shipments moving slowly,
California Pink Meats. ~andar ass
slow. Chicago SS.00-S9.0O. Georgia
Salmon Tints and green meats steady,
New YORK. Baltimore and Pittsburg at
1925 to 81.
W~atermelons weaker in most mar
kets. Florida Tom Watsons. medium
sizes, $500 to s465 bulk per car in
leading city markets.
Onions slow and steady. Texas Yell
low Bermudas. S1.50 to $500 per
tandard crate. California stock slight
reaching $500 to s2,25 in Baltimore
Peaches dull and weak. Georgia
uneedas. skies down fifty cents to one
weak Kansas CITY and st. Louis at $500
TO $3.50. Red Birds. $500 to $3.50 in
New York City. Early Rose and Car
mems, $500 to $3.50. f. o. b.. shipping
points.
Tomato markets slow and weak.
Florida sizes down 81 to 50 in leading
cities at 50 to $3.50 repacked stock.
South carolinas $3.50 to $3.50, New
York and Philadelphia. Mississippi
fours SIPS to $3.50 in city wholesale
markets.
Closing prices in Chicago cash mar
ket: No. 2 red winter wheat, S1.1S; No.
z hard winter wheat, S1.16 No. 2 mixed
corn. soc; No; 2 yellow corn. soc; No.
3 white oats. 37c. Average farm prices:
No. 2 mixed corn in central Iowa, about
47f; No. l dark northern wheat in cen
tral North Dakota, si.23A No. 2 hard
For the week Kansas City July wheat
down 4Ac. closing at ,l.0S: Winnipeg
July wheat down &c at $1-27A.
Live stock and Meats.
Chicago hog prices 15c to
Sce: beef steers up Use to zoe; butcher
cows and heifers firm to 15c higher:
feeder steers up l5c: light and medium
w%,eiEht veal calves generally 7Sc
virtually unchanged; yearlings weak
to 75c lower with best h-andyweight
ewes Csc higher and others weak to soc
lower. Chicago prices; Ho>ss. top s11;
bulk of sales, 5000 to s10.95; medium
ana good beef steers. $50 to s9.15;
butcher cows and h%eifers. s4.35 to
SS.15; feeder steers. S6.15 to IS; light
and medium weight veal calves, So to
Sll.25' fat lambs, ss.75 to S13; spring
!amDs. SlS.5O TO $40; yearlings, IS to
slO.S5; fat ewes, SO to S7.25.
with the exception of mutton the
trend Of eastern wholesale fresh meat
prices was upward. Veal up 81 to 81;
lamb and fresh pork loins firm to 81
higher; beef generally soc higher per
100 pounds. Prices good grade meats:
Beef. t$1i to $3.50: veal, SIS to SlS;
lamb. $25 to $50; mutton, SIG to s18;
light pork loins. s21 to $24: heavy loins,
SIS to $40.
Dniry Products.
Butter markets firm most of week.
Closing prices, 80 score. New York
35Ac. Philadelphia and Boston 36hc,
Chicago 34hc.
Cheese markets steady to firm.
Prices at Wisconsin primary markets:
Twins and daisies, 1s1Ac: double daisies
and Young Americas. 1Sc. i~onghorns,
l7sc; SQUARE prints. 1Sc.
Hay.
Quoted: No. l timothy, New York
3Sc. Philadelphia s24. Pittsburgh $25.
No. alfalfa. Memphis 1872. No. /
prairie, Minneapolis $lSc.
Quoted: Spring wheat bran. Phila-
delphia $23.5O; linseed meal. New York
s54.
Cotton.
Spot cotton prices advanced 80 points
during the week. closing at oslo per
pound. July futures at New York up
90 points, closing at 21.20c.