The Holly chieftain., 1924-02-07
LATEST MARKET
QUOTATIONS
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U. ). BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington. d. G.
Fruit. and Yexetah,s..

Eastern potatoes. round whites, &c
70 iOc higher in consuming centers.
closing closing at Sl.7s to s2 sacked per 100
Rochester. n. Y: sacked Maine Green
Msiounisins ~ az .l.75 10 s2;zs in New York.
b,;s Si,yo to ~ in Boston. $3.50 to sl.5s for
round whites weaker cat $1.20 to $1.35
IN Chicago. slo5 to S1:lo {. o: b.. Dan
ranrt1F sh 1yps sac IS to IS higher r.
leading markets. top Of SO in New
York. $2s to $50 I. o. b.; Florida Wake-
tield prices irregular. mostly $l.25 to
l7s e. per n ~ pa-," -busifel hampers; top Of
ket about steady at S2.2s to $2.75
sacked per 100 pounds In consuming
eeInters. eId. s. to ;2.i6, {. g. b.. Florida
crates Of 4-6 dozen stalks generally So
to $2.25. Texas spinach, $3.50 to Sl.75
per bushel basket In New York, 81 to
s2:2S other leading markets. Apple
Baldwtns 81 to $3.50 per barrel In
Boston; Eastern York Imperials So to
$3.50 in leading. city markets; North
western extra fancy Winesaps. 81 to
1925 per box in Philadelphia.
Live stsea and Meats.
Chicago hog prices zoe to soc higher
than a week ago. closing at S7.O5 for
the top and s6.70 to 81 for the bulk.
Medium and good beef steers. 25c TO
65c higher at IS to $l1: butcher cows
and heifers steady to 55c higher at
$3.50 to $l076; feeder steers steady TO
60c up at $3.50 to SS; light and medium
weight veal calves, 75c to 81 higher at
at $3.50 to $14.50: feeding lambs, 56c
net higher at $11.75 to $13.75; year
lings, SOC to 7bc up at $3.50 to $12T5,
and fat ewes 25c to 40c higher at $5.25
TO s8.75.
In eastern wholesale fresh meat marI
kets beef is weak to Soc lower, veal ~
higher, mutton firm to 81 higher and
pork lotns SOC to $1.50 lower.
Prices good grade meats: Beef f14
e $3.50. veal SIS to SCI. lamb $40 to
$24, mutton sl6 to $l8, light pork loins
Sl3 to SIS. heavy loins s11 to S12.bO.
Timothy hay. markets slightly lower.
Supply continues to exceed the demand.
Alfalfa and prairie In fair demand at
prairie exceeded demand at Minneapo-
lis and all grades sold slowly. Quoted:
No timothy. New York $3.50. Pitts
sas sssh caaaEd ss msnhs sssss Rs m
st. Louis $25. Kansas City $3.50. No.
4 alfalfa. Memphis $3.50, Chicago s29.
Minneapolis $2S. Kansas City STATS.
sl6. st. Louis $3.50. Kansas City si4.5o.
Mill 1eeu HlhThetS easier, demand
limited; offerings liberal. Stocks in
most sections in excess of requires
ments. Oil meal weak. due to pressure
of offerings both by mills and resellers.
Grain.
Wheat market developing firmer tone
and future prices up about cents for
week. No Improvement in foreign de-
mand but more strength in local mar
kets. Receipts and movement light.
Corn prices reached new high level
during week but weakened toward the
close. Receipts larger but demand less
active. Oats market firm and higher:
northern spring, Minneapolis s1.17 to
sl.29&. No. 2 hard winter. Chicago
fill to s1.13. Kansas City s117 TO
$1.20. st. Louis $1.11h to $1.12; No. 2
red winter, st. Louis $11S to 1920.
Kansas City s1.13 ito $1.14. No. 2 yellow
corn. Chicago ,S0Rc: No. yellow. st.
Louis 7Shc, Kansas City 74c; No. 3
76c. No. 8 white oats, Chicago 48hc,
st. I.oui" 49c. Kansas City 491ac, Minne-
apolis 45c.
Dairy Products.
Wholesale prices of 80 score butter:
Boston 51hc. New York Sic, Phila-
delphia sic. Chicago 49c.
Cheese markets about steady. Cheese
prices at Wisconsin primary markets:
Single daisies 23hc, longhorns 23&c.
square prints 24hc.
Average price of middling spot cotton
in ten designated spot markets de-
clined 81 points during the week, clos
Ing at 33.O9c per pound. New York
March future contracts declined rs
points. closing at :33.07c.