The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1922-01-12
MARKET REPORT
FURNISHED By U. S. BUREAU
OF MARKETS. WASHING
TON, D. c.
CFor the week ending Jan. 5, 1920

Cor the week ending Jan. 8, 1920
Grain
Market unsettled and lower first mar
of week followed by sharp break on the
third influenced by Fort Dearborn bank
difficulties The market rallied on the
fourth and closed firm ON the llilh' eut
week ago, Chicago May wheat losing
5 Ia cents and closing AT Sl,l2; Chlcas"
May corn down cents at 90 l-Sc.
Closing prices I'm Chicago cash market;
No. ? red winter wheat Sis; No, hitfd
i7c ;'e No. yellow corn 47c; No 8 white
average price to farmers in central
Iowa for No. mixed corn about "a Lee
/ to farmers in central North Dakota ioi
No. / dark northern wheat $lOi 10
farmers I'm central Kansas for No. 2 nara
For the week Minneapolis May wheat
down lie closing at 81 10 S-Si Kansas
city May wheat down / 4c at $l0i LII
Winnipeg May wheat down Lie az
Sl.09. Chicago July wheat closed =, AT
neapolis July wheat $l.l4 "a; Kansas
City July wheat soc; winnipeg july
wheat $l.O7 IA.
Market continues inactive; Receipts
generally light Country loading in west
light because of bad roads and winter
weather. Demand also duh and for m
mediate needs only. Prices slightly hlsh-
L
pected as freight reductions become ef~
Quoted January 4. No. timothy
natl 500 So Chicago S35, Minneapolis
$3.50 Memphis $22.5 No ! alfalfa
Memphis $25. Minneapolis S2l, Chicago
Kansas Ia, a' City si2, Minneapolis sl5,5O-
Chicago Sli.
Wheat feed Offering light from north
west but increasing from southwest
Bran prices continue fairly firm but
middlngs are slightly weaker Cotton
seed meal also lower but linseed meal
and corn feeds practically unchanged al
though demand Is light Buylng general.
IS is for immediate needs only. 49,
Spring bran quoted January 4: Min
neapolis $22 Philadelphia $500. stand
ard mlddlings Minneapolis S22, Chicago
S25: 80 per cent cottOuseed meal Memphis
S34 So linseed meal New York S52 MIN
neapolis S43. Gluten. Chicago SS6; 60;
white hominy Cincinnati S26, yellow
S255c.
Live Stock and Meats
Chicago hog prices We're practically
steady during the week Beef steers
were firm to 25c higher while butcher
cows ana heifers were generally 25c
higher Feeder steers unchanged, Fat
lambs ranged from 35m50c net higher
while feeding lambs We're steady. Year
lings advanced soc; fat ewes l5c.
January Chicago prices: Hogs, top
So; bulk of sales $I15M765. medium and
good beef steers $65009,25; butcher
cows and heifers S3.35GS.25; feeder steers
$5G6.50; light and medium veal calves,
Sc 506t9 So fat lambs $11M1210; feeding
lambs s9d10.75; yearlngs $S.50M1i; fat
ewes $4M6.75.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
were generally firm to higher. Lamb and
mutton advanced S1M2 per 100 lbs veal
and fresh pork loins up generally 81.
Beef ranged from steady at some markets
to So higher at others. January prices
good grade meats: Beef $l2.50@15; veal
s17@1S lamb $23@26; mutton $12015:
light pork loins $16a1S; heavy loins
s13Q15.
Dairy Products
Butter markets continued weak and
unsettled and prices have shown further
decline trading at the close confident
Plentiful supply of all grades on the
market, including considerable quantities
OF foreign imported butter. Storage but
tie: very quiet.
Closing prices, 92 score: New York
80 1-2c: Chicago 35c; Philadelphia DOE;
Boston 40 1-2c.