The St. Johns herald., 1922-05-11
LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS
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Grain.
 Prices rose steadily through the week Chicago May wheat up Sc, clos ing at $147%. Chicago May corn up 19c, at 62c. Principal market factors were: Bullish crop news both domestic and foreign. Higher foreign markets and big export sales. Chicago July wheat reached new high on crop at S1.30A at close. Kansas state report shows condition of wheat there 73.9, as compared with government estimate of 65. Kansas crop estimated between 105,000,000 and IT, 000, 900 bushels. Clos ing prices in Chicago cash market: No. red winter wheat, $1.49; No. 2 hard 62c; No. 2 yellow corn, 63c; No. white oats, 3Sc. Average farm prices: No. mixed corn in central Iowa about 49c; No. dark northern wheat in central North Dakota, $1.45; No. hard winter wheat in central Kansas, $L30. For the week Minneapolis May wheat up 7c, closing at $1.5S; Kansas City May wheat up ec, at S1.34%; Winnipeg May wheat up 41kc, at $1.44.
 Dairy Products,
 Butter markets steady, but undertone unsettled, despite ease with which deal CTS generally have been clearing stocks they have been free sellers. Seasonal declines responsible to large extent for this feeling. Closing prices 92 score: New New York SsS; Philadelphia CaaSS SshG;
 
 markets lower following further de" clines on Wisconsin cheese boards. Trading active on some styles, but de- mand slow for supplies in greatest abundance, particularly Daisies. Prices at Wisconsin primary markets: Twins, 15c; Daisies, 15hc; Double Daisies, 15Ac Young Americas, 16hc; Long horns, 15&c; square prints, 15Ac.
 Hay.
 Market generally firm on light re- ceipts. New York slightly lower, but Philadelphia and Pittsburgh higher. Receipts increasing in Chicago and Minneapolis, but prices fairly steady. Cincinnati and Memphis also firm. Quoted: New York, S30:50; Philadel- phia, $25; Pittsburgh, $24.50; Cincin- nati, $2S.50; Chicago, $27; Minneapolis, $22; Atlanta, S31. No. 1 alfalfa, Mem phis, $27; Atlanta, $33; Minneapolis, $2S; Kansas City, $22.75. No. 1 prairie, Minneapolis, $1Si Chicago. SIS; Kansas City, $11.75.
 Trading in mill feeds light. Wheat feed prices steady for transit offerings. Rather heavy offerings for future ship ment, but buyers show no interest in purchasing at present prices. Linseed meal demand poor, offerings and stocks light. Cottonseed meal firm. Stocks of cake and meal at mills April 10 larger. seed stocks smaller than on same day last year Production of corn feeds fair. Demand for hominy feed improved. Offerings by mills are cur tailed. Alfalfa meal quoted higher, of ferings scarce, inquiry better. Quoted: Bran, $23; middlings. $23.75; flour mid dlings, $26.5O, Minneapolis. 36 per cent cottonseed meal, $43. Memphis. Lin seed meal, $51.50, Minneapolis; $52.75, Chicago; White hominy feeds. s21: St. Louis; $21.25. Chicago. Gluten feed $3265, Chicago. No. l alfalfa meal, $19.50, Kansas City.
 Cotton.
 Spot cotton prices advanced 22 points during the week, closing at 16.94c per pound. New Orleans May futures up S5 points, at 16.99c.
 Fruits and Vegetables. Potato markets generally lower un- der continued heavy supplies. New York and northern sacked round whites down 15c in eastern markets, $1.65 to $1.85 per 100 pounds. Maine Green Mountains also lower, at $1.25 to $1.65. | Red River Ohios stronger in midwest ern markets, at $1.75 to $2.0O. North ern stock down 10c to 25c in Chicago, at S1.30 to $1.50. North central ship ping points slightly weaker, dull at barrels down about soc, reaching $6 to $6.50 in northern markets and $4.75 to $5 f. o. b. Apple markets show slightly weaker tone. New York Baldwins, bar in Pittsburgh, $7 to S7.50. Northwest ern extra fancy boxed Winesaps down 1Oc to 25c, at $290 to s3.25. Strawber- ries slightly higher under decreasing supplies from Louisiana, at 20c to 28c | quart basis; up 75c in Chicago, at $3.25 l per 24-pint crate.
 Live Stock and Meats.
 Chicago hog prices advanced 15c to 35c per 100 pounds. Beef steers down 5c to 10c; butcher cows and heifers up 10c to 15c; feeder steers up 25c to 35c; | veal calves unchanged. Fat lambs gen. erally soc higher; yearlings steady to 25c lower. Chicago prices: Hogs, top, | $10.70; bulk of sales. $9.95 to $10.65. | Medium and good beef steers, $7.50 to $S.75; butcher cows and heifers, $4.5O to $8.50; feeder steers, $5.S5 to $7.60; | light and medium weight veal calves $5.50 to $7.75. Fat lambs. $11.50 to S14.25: yearlings, $9.75 to $12.50; fat ewes. $6.50 to $9.25. Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices firm to somewhat higher. Beef 5Oc to $1 higher; lamb firm to as much as $3 higher; veal and mutton practically steady; fresh pork lOins weak to $1 lower Prices. good grade meats: Beef. | SIS to $14; veal, SIS to $14; lamb, $27 to $31: mutton, S15 to $21; light pork loins, $21 to SPA; heavy loins, $16 to s21.