The Holly chieftain., 1923-12-06
LATEST MARKET
QUOTATIONS
-Furntshed by
U. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington. d. O.
Fruit. and vegetables.

Potato market firm in Chicago, 1Oc
to l5c per 100 lbs. lower In most other
cities. New York round whites quoted
100 pounds. .31.16 to $1.25 fob. Maine
sacked SpauldinE Rose, $l.65 to S1.75 in
New York. Northern round whites. soc
steady to stronger. Prices advanced.
IS per ton in New York city and at New
York shipping points: IS in Chicago
and ,l Wisconsin shipping points. Dan
leading city markets. mostly SIS to $40
t.o.b. Onion markets fairly steady. New
York and mid-western yellow varie-
ties sold at $3.50 to So sacked per 100
kets inactive. Few sales from cold
storage of Pennsylvania. York Imper-
York. stayman winesaps s3.75 to 81 in
Pittsburg.
Live stock and Meats.
Chicago hog prices declined 15c TO
40c for the week. closing at $40 top
and $3.50 to 81 for bulk. Medium and
$s.15 to s11.50. Butcher cows and heif-
ers 25c to Csc up at 1886 to 5000;
feeder steers steady to 15c higher at
higher at $7.25 to $3.50. Fat lambs 81
to sl.25 higher at $1l.5O to s13.50: feed
ers steady to 25c up at ~ to SIZE;
yearlings 75c higher at $3.50 to s11.5O
with fat ewes soc higher at 81 to $7.25.
In eastern wholesale fresh meat mar
kets beef steady to 81 higher: veal 81
lower on good grades and 81 higher
on medium kinds; lamb 81 lower on
better grades. steady on others; mutton
| ! TO SO lower; pork from Soc higher to
Sl.50 lower. Prices good grade meats:
Beef, $3.50 to SIS; veal ~ to :iSS:
light pork loins $3.50 to $14.5O; heavy
| lolns $40 to $12.
Wheat future prices practically un-
changed. Foreign situation continues
weak. veal, Cash prices firm BECAUSE .;; Of
| mand fair. Corn lower for week but
tone of market firmer at close.
Oats market steady prices slightly
| higher
City sl.1o to s1.17; st. Louis sl.0G to
| sl.06ia.
No. 2 red winter Kansas City s1.o9;
Corn CO. S Chicago % Sac St. ST. louis ' 7se 10 S 7ss.
No. white oats Chicago 4sc to 44ac;
Minneapolis 401sc; st. Louis 4Sc.
Hay.
Hay markets firm during first of
week but declined towards the latter
part. Good grades in fair demand but
| lower grades moved slowly.
Quoted No. timothy New York
| $2S.50; PittsburE s26; Memphis s27: Gin
| No. Alfalfa Memphis s34; Chicago
s2S: Kansas city s25 No / prairie
| Chicago $3.50; Kansas City $1i.5O.
Feed.
Markets weak especially in east. Lit
| tie pressure from west where demand
| is slightly better. Transit and juno
| tion shipments difficult to sell Job
| bers discounting western shipping
| prices but Interior fails to take hold
Gluten feed prices reduced additional
| So per ton with no improvement in de-
| mand and rather heavy offerings.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets steadied during the
week, although trading on the whole
| Irregular Supplies ample for moder-
ate demand. Production apparently
| holding steady. Imports have been
| heavy at high prices recently prevail
| ing.
Prices 90 score butter: New York
| 53hc; Philadelphia sac; Chicago 511sc;
| Boston 51kc.
Cheese markets declined slightly
Heavy storage surplus appears a factor
| of Influence. Prices at Wisconsin pri-
| mary markets: Twins 22Ac; Single
| Daisies, 24Hc: Double Daisies. 24Hc;
Longhorns 25 &c: Square Prints 25kc.
Cotton.
Average price of middllng spot cot
| ton in 10 designated spot market ad
| vanced 140 points during the week
| closing at 35.S1c per pound
New York December future contracts
advanced 167 points closing at 37.07c.