The Holly chieftain., 1924-03-06
LATEST MARKET
QUOTATIONS
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u. s. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, D. G.
Live stock md Meats

Chicago hog prices ranged from 15c
to soc lower. being quoted at SI.l5 for
the top and $685. to $40 for the bulk.
Medium and good beef steers steady
to l5c higher, at s7.65 to sll.15; but
cher cows and heifers steady to 25c
lower, at S3.75 to 5000: feeder steers,
and medium weight veal calves, 75c to
sl.5O higher, at $3.50 to $1,000. Fat
lambs, 25c to 60c higher. at Sl4.OO to
s16.25; feeding lambs, sl.l5 to $3.50
higher, at sl3.75 to $15.l5; yearlings,
soc to roc higher, at $ll.25 to sl+.25:
fat ewes. 35c to 50c higher, at $3.50 to
s10.25.
In Eastern wholesale fresh meat
markets veal ranged from $500 lower
to $1.00 higher; lamb, sl.00 to $500
higher: mutton. 5000 to $500 up. and
pork loins, soc lower to soc higher.
Prices good grade meats: Beef.
lamb. s24.60 to s27.oO; mutton. $500 to
$1,000; light pork loins. $1,000 to $3.50;
heavy loins, $ll.00 to $l3.0O
Fruits and Vegetables
Eastern round white potatoes about
steady at Sl.75 to $500 sacked per 100
ping points, at $1.45 to $l.55. North
ern sacked round white, weaker. at
sl.l5 to >l;35 in Chicago; s1oo to 31:1o
f. o. b. New York apples. Baldwins
steady to firm at $3.50 TO $3.50 per bar
rel Eastern cities. Northwestern extra
fancy Winesaps, $500 to $3.50 per box
leading markets. New York Danish
type cabbage stronger. ranging gener-
ally $4,000 to $500 bulk per ton; top
of $500 in Pittsburg. $4,000 to $4,000
+. o. B. Northern stock. $500 to
$4,000 in Chicago; $500 to $4,000 f..
o. b. Florida pointed type. $1.75 to
$3.50 per 1Isbushel hamper leading
ranging $500 to $3.50 sacked per 100
pounds consuming centers.
Hny
plies exceeds demand in Eastern mar
kets. Fair demand for best grades in
central western markets; lower grades
demand at CINCINNATI
$500 New York $500: cincinnati,
s23.5O; Chicago, $500.
No. prairie: Chicago. $1,000.
Feed markets remain very duh with
some pressure to sell middlings. Bran
holdings barely steady despite small
mill offerings. Southwestern markets
extremely weak. Greatest weakness in
East is in stored feeds. Canadian offer
ings also continue to depress situation
in that section.
Wheat markets firm. Good demand
for best milling grades Cash corn
prices one to two cents higher. Good
southern demand at Kansas City. Corn
futures close at new high level. Oats
steady to one-half cent higher. Good
demand.
Quoted: No. dark northern spring,
Minneapolis. $l.16 to $3.50. No. hard
winter, Chicago. $1.13A; St. Louis
$1.10, Kansas City. $1.06 to $1.17. No.
red winter st. Louis, s1.17 to $1.19k
No. yellow corn Chicago, 7Sc to SOC.
No. 3 yellow corn, st. Louis. 7Sc to
7Shc; Kansas City. 733c. No. 3 white
oats. Chicago. 4Skc to 49Ac; Minne-
apolis, i4%c; Kansas City, 49kc; st.
Louis. 491sc to soc.
Average price of midIling spot cot
ton in ten designated spot markets de-
clined Al points during the week. clos
ing at 2s5Gc per lb.
New York March future contracts de-
clined 33 points. closing at 29.27c.
DnIry Products
Butter markets unsettled and traders
generally lack confidence. Latest re-
ports on production indicate increase
over previous year.
Prices on 80 score butter: New York,
49kc; Chicago, 4SIac: Philadelphia.
SOC; Boston. sic.
Cheese markets weak with trading
duh and draggy. Prices lower but the
declines failed to stimulate buying.
Conditions decidedly in the buyers
favor.
Prices at Wisconsin primary markets.
Single Daisies, 20Ac to u NC: Double
Daisies. 2lc to q l2c; Longhorns. 20h C
to 2O&c; Square Prints, 21kc to zee.