The Dolores star., 1924-01-18
LATEST MARKET
QUOTATIONS
-Furnished by
U. 5. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington. d. @.
Fruit. and Vegetable,

Potato markets firm. Prices loc ,,|
zoe higher city markets and most ship-j
ping points. Eastern round whites
closed at si-S5 to So sacked and bulk
per 10 pounds. mostly s1.55 +. o. III
Sacked northern round whites 81 as tnl
sl.55 In Chicago. SI:l5 to s1.s5 r. o. i'll
SO to s12 ranging s34 to s45 bulk perl
ton leading markets. top OF $50, in 81
Louis and Kansas city mostly s2s I. a,
b: at New York shipping points and
Florida Wakefield steady at 81 to $i.I
per IL bushel hamper. Virginia spin
ach, 50 to $3.50 per barrel in New
York. Texas stock. $1.4o to si.5O per
buslrel basket in Chicago. Florida let.
tuce. Big Boston type. Slips to si.T5
per ~ bushel hamper eastern mark
closing at $3.50 to s2.75 sacked per 100
pounds consuming centers. top OF 50 in
New York Apple markets fairly
$3.50 to si.50 per barrel eastern marx.
cts. top of s5 in New York for cold
storage stock. Northwestern extra
fancy winesaps. s2.i0 per box in New
York.
Live stock nnd MentS
Chicago hog prices. l0c to 3Oc lower
than n week ago, closing at $3.50 for
the top and s6.95 to s7.25 for the bulk
Medium and good beef steers. CSC 10
soc lower at SS.25 to s11.i5: butcher
cows and heifers steady to 35c lower
at s3.50 to s11: feeder steers, 25c To soc
higher at $3.50 to IS; fat lambs. SC
feeding lambs. 25c to soc higher at
si1.25 to sl3: yearlings steady at 50
$3.50. ~
In eastern wholesale fresh meat
markets beef was firm to SO higher:
veal. 81 to So: lamb. 81 net higher:
mutton firm to 81, and pork loins
Prices good grade meats: Beef. Bis
to s19; veal. ST. to s2t; lamb. s22 to
s25; mutton. 81 to slI: light pork
loins. SIS to SIS; heavy lolns, s12 to
SIS.
Grain market continues steady with
prices slightly higher for week but
practically UNCHANGED DURING pas.
three davs. Good milling wheat In de-
mand. Corn also in good demand with
country offerings Increasing. South
west buying oats moro freely
9@SteS i2sa HG dark 10 n9Ttssrn :, gs
Kansas city. sI.o5 to s1s2: St. Louis saGs
s1.09. No. red winter, st. Louis. s1lsI
TO s1.19;, Kansas city. -sl.l2 to s1Is
No, yellow. Chicago. 76c; No, yell
low, st. Louis. 76c. No. 3 white oats
Chicago, 45c: st. Louis 47he; Mime
apolis. i1Ac.
DnIry Products
Butter markets steady during week
Undertone unsettled and while dealers
on the one hand expressed confidence
In the situation, they are inclined to |
push sales. Heaviest demand cen
drawals continue fairly satisfactory
and under present demand there is no
particular concern over the surplus ofI
some -four million pounds over las,
year revealed by the Jan. l storage re-
port.
Prices % score butter: Boston, use:
Philadelphia, 55i4c; New York, soc;
Chicago. 54c.
Severe weather in Wisconsin has in .
terfered with current business and
from this the movement liz moderately .
active, and greater inquiry is noted.
market Flats. a2ac; Twins. s. ''i, &c;
Single Daisies. 22&c: Double Daisies
21%c; Longhofns. 22hc: Squareprints
23Ac.
Timothy hay markets gained further
generally light. Demand for hay still
urgent at Chicago and Minneapolis.
Better. shipping demand at Cincinnati.
Quoted: No. l Timothy. New York.
$1,000: Pittsburg. s27: Memphis, s2s5o;
Cincinnati. s26; Chicago. S2S, Mime
anolis, S2o:5o: ST. Louis. $3.50; Kansas
sss; chicaGo. $40; Minneapolis, $3.50;
Kansas City. s2f.75. No. Prairie
Chicago. $50; Minneapolis. SIT; St
Louis. $3.50.
Feed markets quiet. Wheatfeeds
continue extremely dun with no pres
sure to sell by western markets. ex-
cept feed now stored in lake ware
houses. Linseed meal easier with q
few resellers offering 81 per cent meal
at SAB Buffalo and around si5 Minne-
apolis. Cottonseed meal in poor re-
quest with stocks and offerings in ex-
cess of present demand.
Cotton
Average price of middling spot cot
ton advanced 10 points during week,
closing at 34.51c per lb. New YORK
January future contracts advanced ~
points closing at 34.4Sc.