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Show WEEKLY MARKETGRAM (U. S. Buroau of Markets.) i Washington. 1. C. For wt-t-k enrk-d March L'5th, 11(21. Fruit mid Yrotabh-s. -- J'otalocs mace a further drtliin- of about 10c per 10O lbs. at nuri hern ,Miijpini;- stations sta-tions the past week, erosin S.jiflHic sacked, t 'hicaro car-lot market weak, at 'Joc'd New York round while- held at $1.-Juf7 l..rU bulk. New York cold storage Baldwin ap- pies steady city wholesale markets J.'''1 I ti per bid. Northwestern extra fancy 1 winesaps mostly 31 4 per box consuming con-suming centers. First car Texas yellow Bermuda onions mixed No. 1 and 2, brought ?4.5' & 5 per crate In Fiilsburi compared with last season's opening level around $0.50. Bureau crop estimates releasit shows ticiieral reduction in arrears Bermuda onions California, Ijouistanu. and Texas. Total plantings this season 14,y2X acres compared with li.oitJ acre a year ao. Production f,907 cars forecast fore-cast compared with estimated production produc-tion 8,ti4 2 cars last season. Grain. Financial and business conditions, con-ditions, good weather, and excellent crop reports caused bearish sentiment and grain prices trended downward the past week. Kxport demand brisk on the 24th with wheat premiums at Gulf over May. Half million bushels wheat sold on the 24th lor export at Uulf; 'flour sa 1 es to K u rope t h e pa st tew days reported 50,000 barrels. On the 24th corn sold at new low level on crop, Chicago May 63Hc, but later rallied. In Chicago cash market No. -red winter wheat 15 16c over Chicago May, No. 2 hard 13(0 liic over; No. i minced corn 5:i4 (jfi 6 Vi c under May; No. 3 yellow 4 Jr 6 c under. For the week March ISth to 24th Chicago May wheat down 6Jic at $1.4174, May corn 4Vac, at 64 tec. Minneapolis Mav wheat down 5c at $1.37 u,. Kansas Citv May 6c at $1.35 , Winnipeg May 1 :c at $1.7 7. Chicago March wheat $1.53. Minneapolis Minneapo-lis flour demand slow, wheat stronger, No. 2 dark lS30c over May. Kansas City .milling and export demand fair; No. 2 hard 15c over May. Hay. Kansas City market extremely Weak except on top grades. Bulk of receipts low grade; shipping demand very light. Warehouses well filled; market not in position to absorb heavy offerings. Southeastern markets dull. Receipts light in Chicago; prices steady top grades Timothy commanding a premium. Fair demand for extra quality qual-ity alfalfa; no demand for low grado prairie. Minneapolis market lirm because be-cause of light receipts and better demand. de-mand. Other markets steady, receipts generally ample to meet requirements which are mostly for local consumption. consump-tion. Quoted: No. 1 timothy $25 Chicago, Chi-cago, $19.50 Kansas Citv, $20 Minneapolis, Minneapo-lis, $24.50 Cincinnati, $25 Philadelphia; No. 2 timothy $20 Chicago, $22.50 Cincinnati, Cin-cinnati, $24 Philadelphia, $18.50 Minneapolis; Min-neapolis; No. 1 clover mixed $17 Minneapolis, Min-neapolis, $22 Cincinnati, $22 Philadelphia; Philadel-phia; No. 1 alfalfa $20 Kansas City, $24 Chicago, $24 Cincinnati, $21 Minneapolis; Minneapo-lis; No. 1 prairie $14 Kansas City, $13 Chicago, $16 Minneapolis. Feed. Considerable distress feed offered of-fered by jobbers in Chicago and other markets the past few days. Increased activity by mills to dispone of feed-stuffs feed-stuffs for future shipment. White and yellow hominy quoted about $1 per ton less than a week ago. Beet pulp down another $3 per ton and offered by importers im-porters $29 f. o. b. New York. For gluten feed in bulk $41.71 delivered northeastern market is asked; linseed oil meal finds few buyers at $43 for April-May shipment delivered in that section. Demand generally light, stocks and receipts good. Quoted re-ground re-ground oatfeed $12. la northeastern markets. 3 6 per cent cot tonseed meal $25 Memphis, linseed meal $40 Mi n-neapolis. n-neapolis. Toledo and $4 1 Buffalo: white hominy feed $22: gluten feed $37 Chicago. Chi-cago. No. 1 alfalfa meal $18. SO Kansas City: bran $21 Minneapolis. $30 Philadelphia; Phila-delphia; middlings $20.50 Minneapolis, $28.5(1 Philadelphia. Dairy IToilm-ts. -Butter markets, except ex-cept at Chicago, have shown a tendency toward recovery the past week. Prices in eastern markeis 2e higher ' than a week ago : prices Ch iea go about u tic-hanged f ol lo i ng bo i h ad vances and declines. Closing prices, 12 score: New York 47c. Chicago 44-jc. Philadelphia, 47Vjc, BoMon 47c. Trading quiet; supplies sup-plies only moderate. Oauish- butter a vai 1 able in 1 i bora 1 q nan t it ies ; other cargoes due. Iate arrivals Danish have shown such excellent quality that finest grade.--: domestic. Reeling competition. compe-tition. heese ma rket s weak or : busi nosn dull; tradt i:g lacks con fide nee. 1' rices average 2c. lower than week ago, sales at Wiseonsi n primary markets bei ug at or near: Twins 22Vif. Daisies 2,l,-:c. -Don hie Daisies 23 xj c, Donghorns 25c, Young Americas 24:l'i, IJv' Stock ami Meats. Hog and en t -tie prices at Chicago showed slight changes during the week but sheep and lamb prices advanced. Bight hogs up 1 5c ; me diu m hogs down 1 0c per 100 lbs.; bulk of sales prices unchanged. Lower grades of beef ste'ers si iglitl y lower. Butcher grades of cows and heifers up 25fa)40e; other grades unchanged. un-changed. Fceder.steers down 25c. Fal lambs up 60((75e; feeder lambs steady. Fat ewes up 25tft fOe; yearlings 50ei $1-March $1-March 25th Chicago prices: Hogs, hulk of sales $9.25 fa1 1 0.75 ; .medium and good beef steers $8.259.90; butcher rows and heifers $5 (ft 9.60; feeder steers $7.50 light and medium weight veal calves $srn, 10.75 ; fat lambs $8.25 fit fl).S;i ; feeding lambs $7.25 (tv 9.25 : yearlings $7.50)9.50; fat ewes $5Tf 6.50. Fas tern wholesale fresh meat prices averaged about steady. Certain grades of veal, lamb, mutton and pork loins advanced $1 per 100 lbs. at ijino markets mar-kets but these advances were counterbalanced counter-balanced in most instances by equal tied ines on other grades. March 25 1 li prices good grade meats: Beef $1617; veal $19tfj'21; lamb $1823: mutton $12 ft) 15; light pork loins $23 (ft) 25; heavy loins $17ft20. |