The Dolores star., 1924-07-25
Latest Market
Quotations
FURNISHED BY
U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE
Distributed from Kansas City,
No.
Fruits md Vegetables

Fruits and Vegetables
Eastern shore of Virginia Irish cob
bier potatoes soc TO 81 lower. closing
markets. So T. o. b. Onley, Va; Norfolk
stock mostly 50 to $3.50: Kansas Irish
eobblers slightly. weaker at $3.50 to
SI4O to SLIGO in Chicago. Georgia
peaches, Hileys. weak at 81 to S1.50
per slx-basket carrier and bushel bas.
ket in city markets; few sales at 81
I: o. b.: Bellies SIPS to s2.25 in New
York. Arizona cantaloupes. salmon
-tints. fairly steady at SO to $3.50 per
Valley stock about steady at $3.50 to
g in eastern cities, firm at $3.50 to
stock s3.25 in Chicago. Watermelon
markets dull and slightly weaker
Georgia and South Carolina Tom Wat
sons, 22-SO-pound average, ranged s135
kets; early quotations at SIS to s135
at Georgia shipping points.
Live Stock md Meats.
Chicago hog prices ranged from 25c
to 4Oc higher, closing at S7.S5 for the
top and $3.50 to $40 for the bulk
Medium and good beef steers steady to
S3.75 to 1915; feeder steers steady at
IS to 50. and light and medium weight
veal calves s1.25 to $3.50 lower at S8
to S10;2 fat lambs 81 lower at s12.5O
to SIS; feeding lambs steady to 25c
higher at s1o.5O to s12.25; yearlings 81
fat ewes 25c higher at S3.25 to $500
In eastern wholesale fresh meat
markets beef is soc lower to 81 higher.
veal 81 lower to 81 higher. lamb 81
lower to SO higher, mutton 81 to s4
higher and pork loins weak to 81
lower. Prices good grade meats: Beef
Sl4 to $3.50, veal S1I to S19, lamb S25
to $29. mutton s16 to s19. light pork
ioins SIS to s1s, heavy loins s11.5O to
Dairy Products
Butter markets declined slightly
Receipts heavy and somewhat in ex-
cess of immediate demand despite
duction favored by good pastures in
dairy sections Closeng prices 80 score:
New New, York Gd 4oSe. Philadelphia 41kc.
Cheese markets frmer following
previous weeks price declines. Trading,
more active but buyers cautious and
discouraging any advance. Production
heavy except in parts of New York
state where backwardness of season
still evident to some degree Active
buying for storage. Closing prices at
Wisconsin primary markets: Twins
II z C, single daisies 1Sc double daisies
laiac. longhorns 17ac, square prints
Grain markets reached new high
levels. Continued drouth in Canada
and need of rain in spring wheat sec
ening factors in wheat market
Weather more favorable in corn belt
Dul an aGtlNe demand IN both the
future and cash market caused con-
tinued fair advance. Oats higher with
other 96nia srains Iiiina No, Nc. dark northern
2 hard winter. Chicago sl2s, Kansas
City $i.17 to s1.22. St. Louis s1.21 No
red winter ST Louis $1.35k to
yellow corn. Chicago SLIP to si12M.
st. Louis s114ts. No. yellow corn.
Kansas City Sill, Minneapolis s1.o6W
to slO6&. No. white corn. St Louis
Sl.l3 to sl.l4. Kansas City s1.09 No.
| white oats. Chicago SIC to 5Sc, st.
Louis 5sAc. Kansas City 62Hc. Mime
apoiis 52c to S2kS ?
Hay - *
Market dull and weaker. New Illf-
4ois timothy moving south. Southern
demand for alfalfa only fair. Prairie
market hiaISe firmer on account of rain
bSrgh SIS, PhiiaGelpRia ssS sS.'V Ghieaso hls.s,
Kansas iKssso csy ;,57s g. Memphis 'S
Kansas City sis. Omaha $3.50. Mem
phis s24. No. prairie. Omaha sI3.
Kansas City s11.5O, Chicago SIS. St.
Because of the slight reaction in
ranst Ta1n feed market slightly easier
holding Off not willing to make pur-
chases for future at present quota
tions: Because Of light production and
linseed meal advanced slightly. Minne-
apolis spring wheat bran S22.5O. stand
ard middlinSs s25.50, linseed oil meal
S42. Hard winter wheat bran Kansas
city S23, alfalfa meal S22. Cincinnati
soft winter wheat bran S27. Chicago
$3.50.
Average price of middling spot
cotton in nine designated spot mar
kets compared with the average in ten
markets advanced 5S points. closing at
2S.91c per pound.