The Holly chieftain., 1924-01-24
LATEST MARKET
QUOTATIONS
-Furnished by
U. 5. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington. D. G.
Fruits and Vegetables


Potatoes tend lower in city markets
ana at shippink points. Eastern round
whites quoted al $40 to sl.UU sacked
and bulk per 100 pounds Eastern cities.
Sacked northern round whites, $1.2O to
$l.40 In Chicago; sl.UO to $l.lu +. y. y.
yellow onions steauy at sZ.5U to $2.75
sacked per 100 pounds in Chicago.
signify lower elsewhere at 's2.25 to
$40; mostly s2.25 to sz.35 Il. y. B.. a,
Connecticut Valley shipping points. and
S225 to $3.50 f. o. J.. at Rochester.
n. Y. Apple markets oull., New York
Baldwins. 1915 to $3.50 per barrel East.
1925 to $3.50; top of s400 for cold
storage stock in New York. Nortn-
western extra fancy Winesaps. $2.25 to
$3.50 per box IN New York, Florida
lettuce. Big Boston type. 500 to $l.5O
per IN bushel hamper leading mar
ksts. Texas Spinach, $3.50 to 500 per
bushel basket city markets: roc to Soc
+. @. 3. Danish cabbage generally
$500 to $1,000 lower. ranging z5c to 46c
bulk per ton leading markets; $25.00
+: Q. h New York shipping points and
$4,000 to $500 f. .. d. Wisconsin
points, Florida Wakefield about steady
in New York. at WIS to $l.50 per n
bushel hamper.
Live stock and Meats
Chicago hog prices advanced loc to
2Oc for the week. being quoted At $7.40
for the top and 37.05 to S7.35 for the
bulk. Medium and good beef steers.
!5e lower to loc higher at as.lo TO-
to l5c lower. at $3.50 to sll.oo; feeder
steers steady at $3.50 to $500: light
- $500 lower. At $3.50 to sll.6o; fat
$l3.7b; feeding lambs steady at &l1.1s
~ $500; ysarlings steady at $500 to
$l2.00; fat ewes steady to Csc lower.
at $500 to ss.25.
In Eastern wholesale fresh meat
weak to so sstt isb to 'yso ;se snd
pork loins. $500 to @1.50 off.
Prices good grade meats: Beef.
$500 to $500: veal. $500 to $1,000;
tl7oo; light pork loins: ,14;oo to 1850;
heavy loins. @ll.o0 to $l4o0.
Timothy hay prices slightly lower
because OF larger receipts. Demand
continues good. Good demand for al
firm with continued good demand.
Quoted: No. l timothy. New York,
$sseS ci.a1nssi cineinnati ;sS ;aseG emna.o. chieaso.
t275O; Minneapolis. 5000; Kanss:
etsa efz s''is S.mph,s s h0n, Se $3.50 chIss.d Ns
$4,000; Minneapolis. $4,000; Kansas
City. 1856. No. l prairie. Chicago.
1880; n!nnsap9lis. 1890; Kansas
Markets continue rather inactive.
Eastern demand for wheat feeds dull,
but more activity reported in Western
markets. Light demand for oil meals
but prices firm for future shipments.
Corn feeds unchanged. General de-
mand continues rather light with
stocks about normal.
Grain markets firm. Wheat futures
higher for wheat. while corn futures
had reached new high level at close
wheat but lower grades dull. Corn in
EPod demand at advancing prices
Wintry weather restricting movement
h dsmsnd l,m especially in
ment light. Quoted: No. l dark north
ern spring. Minneapolis. $1.l6 to
o* to Nc ,,ioE hard hanaas win.sr cty GhiGagH
s1.15 to s1.1Sh; Kansas City, $I.1s. No.
! yelloW corn, Chicago 7sc to 7sc; st.
Louis' soe; is, No: white dit osts. chtssEo
Minneapolis. %3hc-
Average price of middlins spot cot
elined 1o1 points during the week.
closing at s3.50c per lb.
New York January future contracts
asclinsd 12s points. closing At 3s.26c.
Dairy Products
Butter markets continue unsettled
Weakness attributed to anticipated In
crease in production. Price on % score
butter: New York. SIC: Chicago. 62hc;
Philadelphia, SEC; Boston. 6sc.
Cheese markets more active, al
though shipping somewhat hampered
by severe weather. Wisconsin boards
week. Distributing markets sharing in
improved demand Prices at Wiscon-
sin primary markets: Twins 22kc:
Single Daisies. 23 &c; Double Daisies,
SAC.
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