The Holly chieftain., 1923-12-27
LATEST MARKET
QUOTATIONS.
-Furnished by
U. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington. D. @.
Fruit. ana Vegetables

Potato markets steady to firm. New
sacked and bulk per 100 pounds east
ern round whites. 81 to $1.15 in ChtSaso -
mostly s5c t. o. b. Danish caopas,e
steady In Chicago. at S2l to sA arx DaiK
points at ;ls to 32i +. o. b. Onions mar.
ket dull. Yellow varieties closed AZ
S2.50 to 50 sacked per 100 ponh,as pi,os .,n ~
Apple markets about steady. eastern -,
York Imperials. SO to 81 per barret IN
eastern cities. Baldwins. $3.50 to - IN
Ss@ $, TO- ;sso psr BOX in
western markets. Florida lettucs; b,s n,.
Boston type. SLIPS to $1.75 per "a ou'
hampers city markets.
Live stock and Meats.
Chicago hog prices range from 15c to
Csc higher, quoted at $7.25 for the Top
and $3.50 to $40 for the bulk. Meaa, %
ed um and good beef steers rahseu ias;ug at
$7.75 to SLIGO; butcher cows ana n heit,
ers, 35c lower to Csc up, at $3.Zo 70
$3.50; feeder steers weak to QUO iowea :.
at 81 to IS; light and medium weighs
veal calves. 25c higher at IS to $le.25.
Fat lambs. 35c to Soc lower at S1O;fo 10
$13; feeding lambs steady to 2bc lower
at s11 to $3.50; yearlings steady to ISs
steady to csc higher at $3.50 to $3.50.
In eastern wholesale fresh meat maj.
kets beef ranged from weak to Si.S9
lower: veal firm to 81 higher; lamb. y
to " lover; mutton; weak s1 k,,bsr 10 :. io"ef'
Prices good grade meats Beef sl4
to SIT; veal. $13 to SIS: lamb. w 70
s25: mutton. s14 to, s17: light pork
IONS. $l4 to sl7: heavy loins. sll to
$l4.50.
Markets generally higher because OF
light receipts and good demand. Frices
ton higher. Stock yards good buyers or
prairie. Quoted: No. l timothy. New
York. $40; Pittsburgh. s26:50; Memphis
s. ST. LOUIS S,he'9as'5 sas5o 'au Kansas ets s1s.s5
Minneapolis, s1S No. alfalfa, Mem
phis. $33: Chicago. s2S: Kansas CITY
$3.50: Minneapolis. $23. No: prairie.
Chicago, $40; st. Louis, $3.50; Kansas
City. s15.25; Minneapolis, 1880
pathy with strength in western mar
kets. Broader demand from east Texas
and Southwest. Interior demand gen.
orally below normal with stocks of
most feeds in excess of requirements.
Average price of midding spot cot
ton in ten designated spot markets de-
clined SO points during the week. clos
Ing at 33.09c per pound.
New York December future contracts
declined "a points, closing at 33.S5c.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets unsettled. Demand
lig hter except for the best grades. Re-
ports on production irregular Immedi-
ate outlook uncertain. Prices of 92
score butter New York Sac, Philadel-
phia 54kc. Chicago 53sc, Boston SIC.
Further declines featured cheese mar
kets. This, however. failed to stimu,
late trading. Dull business expected
through the holiday season. Prices at
Wisconsin primary markets: Twins.
21Nc: single Daisies. 23hc; Longhorns.
23Ac; Squareprints. 23Ac.
Grain.
Wheat market weak. Prices declined
one-third cent during week. Fair mill
demand for best grades. Corn lower on
smaller demand. Oats market also
slightly lower at firmer than other
grains.
Quoted: No. 1 dark northern spring,
Minneapolis, SLIP to s1.22; No. |
hard winter. Chicago, $1.10: No. hard
winter. St. Louis, $1.13 to $l.14h; No. 2
red winter wheat. st. Louis, Sl.07; No.
yellow corn, Chicago, 72%c; st. Louis.
76c No. 3 white oats. Chicago. 44c; st
Louis. 45c: Minneapolis. 39&c.