The Owosso times., 1922-04-14
MARKET REPORT
FURNISHED 6Y v. S. BUREAU
OF MARKETS. WASHING.
TON, o. c.
For the week ending April 6, 1929

(For the week ending April 6, 1929
Grain
Prices unsettled during the week and
averaged lower. Chicago May wheat
down sc. closing at $1.30 IA. Chicago
May corn down half cent at 5S 1-2c. Lack
conditions In cash situation were out
standing market factors. Argentina re-
ported Germany arranging for additional
credit OF $4,000, 600 with that country to
BUY grain and beef.
Closing prices in Chicago cash market:
NO. red winter wheat 81. 32; No. 2 hard
No. yellow corn 5Sc; No. white oats
36r.
Fer the week Minneapolis May wheat
dIt dGwn &c, closing at s1.4o SIS; Kansas
winnipeg May wheat down 3-4c at $1.32.
Market generally firm because of light
receipts. Prices advanced at Pittsburgh
ana sdn Chicago, Demand mostly local and
ping demand at Minneapolis. Alfalfa
wanted at Chicago. Some indications of
large movement as country roads i'm
hkeiy TO weaken with larger receipts.
York York $780,, Philadelphia s23, Pittsburgh
nneapols ,$2i, Atlanta $50, Kansas City
$3.50. No. 1 alfalfa Kansas City $2s,
Memphis $26, Minneapolis $3.50. No. l
Minneapolis $3.50.
Mill feed markets unchanged. Under
lying conditions slightly firmer Wheat
ana corn feed production rather heavy,
offerings liberal. Better jobbing demand
held prices steady Interior demand un-
improved. Alfalfa meal steady. Domes-
tic and export demand for oil meals neg
iigibie' fl;n c,, Offerings light. stocks at mills
prices unchanged, demand fair. Receipts
soQ Quoted April Bran $21, middlngs
S22. flour middlings $26, rye middlngs
$3.50 Minneapolis; gluten feed $32. .65 Chi
cago; No. l alfalfa meal $3.50 Kansas
City; white homny feed s20.75 Chicago,
$21 ST. Louis.
Fruits and Vegetables
Potato markets weaker. New York
92.1O In leading cities. Carlot sales in
Chicago IN down 5@lOc at $1.5OQ1.6O per
Onion markets firm. demand moder-
ate. Texas Bermuda No. l and 2, $4@6
per standard crate in consuming CEN
ters partly graded stock sS2O@S4O (. o.
'ash eow TscG Globes st shPgpE g S Sns ps 5
sack in Boston and New York. Celery
markets steady to firm.
Cabbage markets stronger for Texas
stock. Domestic flat stock $40@55 per
ton in leading cities; slightly weaker in
St Louis at $35@3S. up SO f. o. b. ship
ping points at Sl5.
Live Stock and Meats
Chicago hog prices advanced 15@40c.
Beef steers practically steady, butcher
cows and heifers firm to 15c higher.
April 6 Chicago prices: Hogs top
$1O.S0: bulk of sales $10.15@10.30; medi-
um and good beef steers s7.35@S.85; but
cher cows and heifers,. s4.5O@S,25 feed
er steers S5.40@7.35; light and medium
weight veal calves, S6.25@S.75; fat lambs
$13@16.25; feeding lambs, $11.75@13.75:
yearlings $11.75Q14.50; fat ewes, s7.25
@1O.5G.
The trend of eastern wholesale fresh
meat prices was upward. Pork lons led
with an advance ranging from $1@3 per
100 pounds. Lambs $l@2 higher; veal
firm to 81 higher; beef steady at some
markets and soc higher at others; NUT
ton unchanged. April prices good grade
meats: Beef $12.50@13.5O; veal $13@16:
lamb $4,000; mutton $19@21: light pork
loins $23@26; heavy loins $1S@22.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets barely steady follow
ing week of unsettled trading. Chicago
higher than New York part of week with
result that receipts there increased.
Closing prices 92 score: New York
81 1-2c; Chicago 34c; Philadelphia 35 lie;
Boston 35 1-2c.