The Holly chieftain., 1924-02-21
LATEST MARKET
QUOTATIONS
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u. s. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, D. G.
Fruit. and vegetable.
Washington, D. G.

New York round white potatoes
steady at $l;75 to Sl.s5 sacked per 100
mostly sl.45 +. o. b.. Northern sacked
round whites. zoe lower in Chicago at
$40 to sl.s6: mostly $1.o5 to sll5 +.
steady. generally 80 to SIS BULK per
ton Leading markets: s24 to $2S F. o.
3: Florida pointed type sold slowly at
$50 to $500 per ~ bushel hamper
Baidwins sold at $3.50 to $4.25 per
barrel eastern cities. Eastern York
Imperials. $500 to s3.75. Northwestern
box in New York and Chicago. Yel-
low onions steady at $500 to $3.50
sacked per 100 pounds consuming cen.
ters. Medium to fairly large sizes of
@ ,o ss ssey < ysSw S g. Fssas spn pHd
ach, sl.65 to $500 per bushel basket
at Laredo, Texas. Florida celery. Col
den Self Blanching and New French
strain. $500 to S2.25 per 10-inch crate
of 8 to 6 dozen stalks leading city
markets; $1.25 to $l.35 F. o. II.
Live Stock and Meats
Chicago hog prices ranged from zoe
to 25c lower than a week ago, closing
at $7.2O for the top and s6.95 to s7.15
for the bulk. Medium and good beef
steers 35c lower to 10c higher, at $3.50
25c lower to 1Oc higher at s3.75 to
$lO.50; feeder steers steady at $4.5O TO
$500; light and medium weight veal
calves. 75c to s1.00 higher at $3.50 to
$ll.75; fat lambs. 25c higher. at $500
to $500; feeding lambs steady at
sl1;75 to s13.75; yearlings. 25c higher.
at $1,000 to $1,000. and fat ewes steady
to zoe higher. at $3.50 to 1910:
In Eastern wholesale fresh meat
markets ~ beef steady to SOC higher;
s1.OO to 5000 higher; mutton weak to
$1.00 lower. and pork loins firm to
$l.00 up.
f5ses s $500 s9GS xssde .sss %sss nsss
lamb, s22.00 to s25.00: mutton. s15.50
to $500; light pork IoinS. $1,000 to
$500; heavy loins. s1L00 to $1,000.
Grain markets slightly weaker. De-
mand for wheat most entirely by do
nestle trade. Prices lower.
Larger receipts weakening corn
market Buyers less active at the high
level reached early in week. Oats al
cline.
Quoted: No, ] dark northern spring.
MinneapGls Sis to si,2' Ne; hard
sas City $l.o7 to s1.2o; st. Louis, s1.l1
to $l.12 No. red. st. Louis silly to
!1.1s; Chicago. >s1.12M: Kansas CITY.
cago, 7s&c; st. Louis, 77kc to 7Shc:
Kansas City. zoe to 71hc.- No. white
oats Chicago. 47Ac to 49c: st. Louis.
49hc: Minneapolis. 44kc.
Hay market lower. Receipts larger
but demand continues of only moder-
ate volume. Receipts exceeding de-
mand at Boston and Cincinnati.
Quoted: No. / timothy. New York.
!sSSs5oo: B1sten s2s;se; se m Phlladelph
1885, chieaso $500 s0v kansas nsnGn GttS
kansas City $3.50 No. prairie.
Kansas City. $1,000; ST. Louis, $3.50.
Market weak with no Improvement
in demand. Mill offerings of wheat
feeds small but resellers appear we'll
supplied. Linssed meal stocks heavy
and price declining steadily: now
quoted 1880 Buffalo. Production all
feeds good and more than ample to
meet present demand.
Dairy Products
Butter markets gained strength dur
registered on the principal wholesale
markets. The general feeling of the
market was toward greater confidence,
but undertone remained nervous. Good
of this class of butter close to top
scores.
Cheese markets irregular. Surplus
Of cheese In storage over last year ap-
pears stiil to be of little concern 10
trade. who believe same can be moved
without difficultS before the end of
the season.
Prices at Wisconsin primary mar
kets: Twins. 2lAc: Single Daisies.
22He: square Print, s2He.
Cotton
ton in ten designated spot markets
declined II points. closing at 32.92c per
lb. New York March future contracts
declined 20 points. closing at S2.S7c.