, 1922-01-26
LATEST MARKET
QUOTATIONS
g. Furnished By =
U.S.. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington DC.
twestern Newspaper Union News ser,rce.)

Grain.
Market uncertain during the week,
but undertone firmer and price aver
ages higher. Chicago May wheat up
11kc, closing at S1.i2ss; Chicago May
corn unchanged at 53k. Principal mar
ket factors were: Improved milling de-
mand, large sales for Russian relief
and bullish crop news and statistics.
Market closed firm on strength in cash
rke continued dry weather in
southwest, reports of green bugs in
Texas and firm foreign markets. Clos
ing prices in Chicago cash market: No.
2 red winter wheat, $1.20; No. 2 hard
winter wheat. S1.1O; No. > mixed corn.
49c; No. 2 yellow corn. Acc; No. 3 white
oats, SIC. Average price TO farmers in
central Iowa for No. 2 mixed corn.
about soc; to armers in central North
Dakota for No. l dark northern wheat,
Sl.OSs4 TO farmers in central Kansas
for No. 2 hard winter wheat, sec. For
the week Minneapolis May wheat up
i%e, CLOSING at s1.19A; Kansas City
May wheat up lie, at S1.O4 Is Winni-
peg May wheat up 2lRc. at Sill.
Vegetables.
a slightly weaker tone prevails in
the potato markets Shipments were
heavier in the past week; most consum-
ing centers being well supplied. New
York sacked round whites off 10c to
15c in eastern markets. at S2.25 42.50
per 100 lbs. Slightly stronger in pro-
ducing sections. at $l.9S@2.02. Bulk
stock in New York city steady, at S2.35
GAS. Northern round whites steady
in Chicago carlot market at $1.9
$2.10; down 10c-at shipping points, at
sl.7OqI.s5. Western sacked RuraIs
down l0c at Colorado and Idaho points.
at $1.15 100.
dull and weak. New York Danish stock
down 81 per ton, bulk ruling $3S: down
81 at Wisconsin points, at $3s 40;
Texas early varieties ruled SIS per ton.
Live Stock and Meats.
Chicago hog prices advanced zoe to
S5c during the week. Beef steers and
butcher cows and heifers weak to Csc
lower. Feeder steers firm to Csc high
lambs practically unchanged; feeding
lambs advanced SOC. Fat ewes up Csc
10 SOC; yearlings up Csc. Chicago prices:
Hogs. OPP. 1915 early; bulk of sales.
steers. 1913 Qs.25; butcher cows and
heifers. $3.50 a 500; feeder steers. S5.35
1900; light and medium weight veal
calves, s6.75Qs.75; fat lambs. s11.75@
1910; feeding lambs. s10.25 1880;
yeariings. s9.5oQ11.75; fat ewes. $1,000
Wholesale fresh meat prices were not
materially chang ed. though the trend of
prices was toward somewhat lower
levels. Pork loins steady to soc low
er; beef, SOC to 81 lower; good veal
down 81; medium veal and most grades
OF lamb and mutton unchanged. Prices
good grade meats: Beef. $12Q1{; veal,
$1,000: lamb. s24Q2s; mutton, $l2@
II; light pork loins, tl641s; heavy
loins. s12.5OQ15.
Hay.
Larger receipts without a correspond
ing increase in demand has caused q
weaker situation in most of the inn
portant hay markets. Prices have re-
manned fairly steady in eastern mar
kets. but have declined in the Central
West, where greater Increase in re-
ceipts has occurred. Quoted Jan. IS:
No. l timothy. New York. s29: Phila-
delphia, s23.5O; Cincinnati. $20.50; Chi
cago, s22. Minneapolis. SIS; Atlanta
s27. No. l alfalfa. Kansas City. 5000
Memphis. $3.50; Atlanta, $50. No. ]
prairie. Kansa city. s10.25; Minneap-
oils, SIS; Chicago, s17.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets continue unsettled
The sharp declines OF the past month
were temporarily checked early in the
sweek and prices recovered somewhat
but at close the markets were weaken
ing again. Trading generally lacks
confidence. Closing prices. 80 score,
New York, 37c; Chicago. 33c: PhiIadel-
phia, gee; Boston. sec.
Cotton.
Spot cotton prices declined 80 points
during the week. closing at 17.04c pei
ID. New York January futures down
26 points. at 17.66c.