The Dolores star., 1924-02-29
LATEST MARKET
QUOTATIONS
-Furnished by
U. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, D. g.
Live stock and Meats


Chicago hog prices range from to
soc higher than week ago closing at
Y150 for the top and 81 to $40 for the
yulk. Medium and good beef steers
butcher cows and heifers steady to Csc
higher. at 1915 to sl0.50: feeder steers
steady at $3.50 to IS: light and medium
weight veal calves. 25c lower to 25c
higher at 1915 to y1i.50. Fat lambs,
75c higher at {13.75 to s15.75: feeding
lambs sc to soc higher at {i2.25 to
$lO55 to sl3.75 and fat ewes soc to soc
higher at So to 1890.
In eastern Wholesale fresh meat
markets beef is weak to soc lower.
veal weak to 81 lower; lamb and pork
loins firm to 81 higher, and mutton
firm to $3.50 up
TO sl7; veal. $l7 to s22: lamb, s22 to
s2s: mutton. SI6 to sis; light pork
loins. sI4 to SIC: heavy loins. siO.5O
to sl3.
Fruits md vegetables
Eastern round white potatoes about
steady nt sl.65 to 81 sacked per 100
pounds city markets: mostly sl.45 {. o.
b. Maine sacked Green Mountains.
sLs5 70 81 in boston; r,Sorn bulk stock skts
round whites firm in Chicago at sl25
to fl.i5; steady at shipping points at
si.o5 to si;io E o: b. Danish type cab,
bulk per ton: SO to So higher eastern
markets Mt s35 to $40; best stock s27
to $40 (, o; b. Florida pointed type
hamper. Texas spinach slightly weak
er ranging $3.50 to $i.75 per bushel
basket leading markets. Yellow onions
fairly steady, ranging 81 to $250
sacked per 100 pounds consuming cen
ters. top Of s2.T5 for best stock in Bal
,imorG and Philadeiphia; Apple mar
slowly at $3.50 to si.5O per bbl. east
ern cities. Northwestern extra fancy
Winesaps. SO to $3.50 per box In New
York and Chicago,
Hny
Eastern hay markets lower Boston
overstocked with low grade hay. Good
demand for best grades timothy Chi
cago. Minneapolis and st. Louis. APP
proach OF spring In southwest weaken
ing alfalfa and prairie market.
Quoted: No. l timothy: Boston. s25;
New York, $3.50: Chicago; s22; No.
s24. st Louis s2i.50. No. alfalfa:
Chicago, s2s Minneapolis. .s23. No
prairie; Minneapolis, SIG. st. Louis.
$3.50. I'd.
Feed markets dull Wheat feeds
shade easier but no pressure to sell
Good offerings in east from Buffalo
and Canadian mills. Linseed meal
weak and quoted s3g. Buffalo $3.50
Minneapolis. Gluten feed reduced So
per ton. stock heavy demand Hight.
Hominy feed quoted soc lower, Cotton
seed meal weak, no buying interest.
heavy.
Grain prices only fraotionally
changed from last week. Large stocks
wheat United States and Canad con-
tinuc weakening factors. Mill demand
fair. Country movement all grains
light account unfavorable weather and
bad roads. Corn prices have rallied
rlightly from recent decline. Good de-
mRnd. oats firm. prices steady.
quoted: No. ! dark northern spring:
Minneapolis, s1.l6 to $1,000. No. Il
hard winter: Chicago, sl.O9r Kansas
City, $l.G6 to l12: ST Louis, sli04.
sll6R: Kansas City. sl:l3h. No. 3
yellow corn: Chicago. 77&c to 79&c;I
st. Louis, I6c; Kansas city, re. No. 3
white oats Chicago: isAc to 4917c:|
st. Louis. ag52c to soc; Kansas city.
4yc; Minneapolis, 45c.
Dairy Products
The butter markets barely steady
sale markets. The demand for under
grades has brought price of this class
of butter close to top score Prices on
80 score: New York. soc: Chicago, 4gc,
Boston Size; Philadelphia. 51c.
Cheese markets irregular and weak.
Price tendencies lower. Buying most
ly Immediate trade requirements.
Prices at Wisconsin primary mar
kets: Twins. 20&,c: Young Americas,
2lc; Single Daisies. 81 12c; Longhorns,
2lc.
Average price of middllng spot cot
ton in 10 designated spot markets de-
| cllned 2gl points during the week clos
| ing at 30.0lc per lb.
New York March future contracts
| declined 327 points. closing at 29.G0c.