The Holly chieftain., 1924-01-03
LATEST MARKET
QUOTATIONS
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u. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington. D. O.
Fruit. and Vegetables
Washington. D. O.

New York potatoes: Round whites,
$d.t0 to $l.65 sacked per 100 pounds IN
Philadelphia and Baltimore. Market
ouii IN Chicago. operators asking 9oc
70 $l.1O for northern round whites. S0c
TO 62 +. Q. u. New York and MID,
western onions. yellow varities. ranged
S-.25 to $2.75 sacked per -lO0 POUNDS
consuming centers; top of 81 IN Baiti-
more. Danish cabbage closed at $50 to
SSo bulk per ton leading city markets.
mostly $40 #. o. B. Texas flat type,
$50 per ton in ST. Louis. Florida Wake,
field. 75c to sl.121a per III bushei
hamper in New York. Eastern appiss
York lmperials. So to S3.25 per barrel
IN Philadelphia: cold storage stock,
S4.25 in New York. Northwestern ex-
ira fancy Jonathans. So to $2.25 per box
in Chicago. Florida lettuce. Big Boa-
ton type, generally Sl.25 to $l.5U per
II bushel hamper.
Average price of middling cotton in
Ten designated spot markets advanced
LAY points, closing at 34.5Sc per Id.
New York December contracts ad-
vanced 2l7 points, closing at 36.02c.
Live Stock and 'Ments
Chicago hog prices closing from zoe
to 25c lower than week ago closing
at s7;o5 for the top and $3.50 to, 81, for
steers, i0c lower to 25c higher at $7;S5
to Sl1.40: butcher cows and heifers. Csc
lower to 25c higher. at $3.50 to $l1.25:
desder nS ,,as steers steady lat 81 to IS; light
to soc lower, at $3.50 to $10.25. Fat
lambs stendy to soc higher at $11.25 to
Sl3; feeding lambs, 25c lower at Sl0T5
TO $12.25; yearlinEs steady at $S.25 to
$ll; fat ewes steady to 25c higher. at
S4.75 to $3.50.
Prices good grade meats: Beef,
s14 to sl7; veal. S12 to SIG; lamb, SIS
to S23; mutton. sl3 to SIG: light pork
loins, sls te s14.5o; heavy ioins. $40
natl. $3.50; Chicago. s27,5o: Mime
No. l alfalfa. Kansas City. $3.50;
Minneapolis. S23.
No. ! prairie Kansas City. SIS: Min
neapolis. $3.50.
Wheat feeds remain strong in West,
but spot feed 81 to below offers for
shipment. Oil meals firm .but demand
of small volume. Corn feeds dull but
prices practically unchanged.
Wheat market weak and lower. Fu-
ture prices. to 4 cents lower. Corn
prices also slightly lower. Receipts
Oats in fair demand but prices have
No. l dark northern spring, Mime
apolis, $i.o9 to .s1d7N. No; hard
ter. St Louis, S1.1O to SLIP. No. 2 yell
low corn. Chicago. 72c: No. yellow.
st. Louis. 701ac: No. 8 white oats. Chi
eago. 42%c to 43Ac; St. Louis. 431sc;
Minneapolis. 38Ac.
Dairy Products
Butter markets closed about steady
with an unsettled undertone. Demand
sluggish and real buying interest con-
fined mostly to top grades. Retail out
let's appear smaller at high prices pre-
yailing. Production appesrs to be
holding up remarkably we'll for the
season. All operators cautious. I'm
ports continue In moderate quantities.
Closing wholesale prices on a92 score
butter: New York, 55c; Chicago. Sac:
Boston, SAC: Philadelphia. 55c.
Cheese markets featured by further
declines which, however. failed to bring
about any activity. Demand very slow
and buyers lack interest. Dull trading
expected until the. first of the year.
Wholesale prices at Wisconsin primary
markets: Twins 22c: Longhorns.
22Ac: Square Prints, 22Ac.