The Yale expositor., 1922-11-09
MARKETS
u. 8. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, .. c.
Live Stock and meats.

Compared with a week ago all classes
OF live stock showed declines. Hogs
ranged from 40 to SIS cents down, beef
steers 15c to 40c butcher cows and helf-
ers weak to so cents, feeder steers 70
to 40 cents and veal calves 20 to 30 cents
Nov. 2 Chicago prices: Hogs top 1856;
bulk OF sales, $790QS55; medium and
good beef steers, s6,S5@11; butcher cows
and heifers S3.50@10; feeder steers 1925
calves $7.75@1O.5O; fat lambs $1250Ql4;
feeding lambs $12Q13S5; yearlings 1926
Q12.50; fat ewes, $4.50QT75.
In keeping with prices OF live stock,
wholesale fresh meat prices also. declined
during the week November prices good
grade meats; Beef $l5@l9; veal $l5QlS;
lamb $22q25; mutton, $lSqi5; light pork
loins $23g26; heavy loins $l7Q22.
Hay
Increasing receipts with demand still
OF small volume. causing slightly easier
tone In most hay markets. Prices for
better grades holding fairly steady. Poor
Quoted November l, No l timothy,
Philadelphia $2L59,. Pittsburgh $3.50,
Msdinnnesiapolis SIS st. Louis ST. Chicago g
Louis s26, Kansas City $23, Memphis 500
No. prairie Minneapolis $l6,50, Kansas
City $l5.25. St Louis SIS, Chicago $50.
Feed
Markets quiet but firm. Demand gen.
orally light. All feeds in ample supply
and transit offerings heavy. Production
corn feeds good. demand light Little
interest shown by interior dealers in
future offerings because prices are con-
sidered too high. Stocks OF cottonseed
meal and cake at mills continue good.
No export demand of any consequence
for oil meals. Receipts and shipments
good. Movement slow.
Quoted No. l Bran s22.75. middlings
$685. flour mi;ddlngs ;:7' rye mddl ,s
$3.50 Chicago. s2S st. Louis; gluten feed
s34s5 Chicago; No. l alfalfa meal $3.50
Fruits and Vegetables
Potato markets nearly steady for the
week. Prices steady to firm at eastern
shipping points, slightly weaker at north
ern points. Cabbage markets firm for
weaker in midwestern markets. firm in
New York and Chicago. Onions slightly
weaker New York and Chicago, steady
Michigan Baldwin apples strong. other
barreed stock about steady
Prices reported Nov. 2 New York
per 100 lbs. firm in producing sections
round whites S5cSng 0 II the middle sShs:
Michigan BALDWIN apples st5 per b sno
rel Mddlewestern yellow onions most
ly N75q2.25 per 1O0-lb. sack in city
markets
Grain
Chicago December wheat advancing
4 3-4c net; Chicago December corn up
2 1-Sc. Principal market factors were
active foreign markets, removal Of
hedges against export sales, and better
milling and flour demand. May wheat
reached new high point on crop at
$1.14 "a on the End. but profit taking
caused a reaction. Corn trade larger
with strong undertone.
Closing prices in Chicago cash mar
ket: No. 2 red winter wheat 1922; No
hard winter wheat S1.20; No. 2 mixed
corn Tic; No. yellow corn 72c No.
white oats 43c.
Average farm prices: No. corn in
central Iowa 5Sc; No. l dark northern
wheat in central North Dakota csc; No
2 hard winter wheat in central Kansas
CSC
Closing future prces Chicago Decem-
Der wheat Sl.16 1-2; Chicago December
corn 68 1-2c; Minneapolis Dec. wheat
Sill; Kansas City Dec. wheat .0S rs;
Winnipeg December wheat SO Use.
Dairy Products
Butter markets firm; prices have gain
ed steadily during the week PRODUCE
ton decreasing. Supplies on market,
especially of fancy grade, somewhat
limited. High prices on top scores have
turned more interest to medium and
m.dergrndes. Withdrawals from storage