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Show WEEKLY MARKETGRAM (U. S. Bureau of Market) GRAIN: Market uncertain during1 th week and kept within narrow limita, but there was more firmness to undertone under-tone and prices at the close were higher high-er than a week ago. It is estimated that entire surplus east of the Rocky Mountains has already been exported and that further shipments will be at expense of reserves. Cash corn demand fairly active at close. In Chicago cash market: No. 2 inter wheat JL.21; No. 2, hard winter wheat $1.07; ;No. 2 mixed mix-ed corn Sc; No. 2. Yellow corn 49c; No 3 White Oats 31c. For the week Chicago Chic-ago December wheat advanced 2ic closing at $1.08 1-4; Chicago December corn up 1 l-2c closing at 43 l-4c. Average Aver-age price to farmers in central Iowa for No. 2. mixed corn about 33c; to farmers in Central North Dakota for No. 1 Dark Northern wheat $1.08 1-4; to farmers in Cetral Kansas for No. 2, hard winter wheat 93c Closing prices: Minneapolis December wheat $1.22 ; Kansas Kan-sas City Decomber wheat tl.00 3-8; Chicago May wheat $1.12 3-4; Chicago May corn 53 3-ic; Minneapolis May wheat $1.05. HAY: Markets dull. Demand ery moderate. Buyers apparently well supplied. sup-plied. Receipts are not heavy and because be-cause of light country loading receivers re-ceivers are encouraged to demand firm prices. Minneapolis reports feeders well stocked; No immediate improvements improve-ments in demand is expected. Quoted Oct. 28. No. 1. timothy $19 Cincinnati, $24 Memphis, $22 Chicago, $14 Kansas City; ;N;o. 1 alfalfa $20.50 Chicago, $16 Omaha. $27 Memphis, $22 Cincin-nti, Cincin-nti, $19 Kansas City; No. 1. Paririe $1S Chicago, $11.50 Omaha, $14.50 Minneapolis, Minne-apolis, $12 00 Kansas City. FEED: Strike settlement having little influence on feed trade through trade manifests somewhat less eagerness eager-ness to buy. Cottonseed cake and meal firm. Exporters reported slow in accepting cake previously contracted reflecting sluggish foreign demand. Linseed meal in better request. Gluten, feed situation unchanged. Alfalfa meal dull. Stocks generally (rood. Movement Move-ment fairly heavy. Quoted October 29, bran $12, middlings $13, flour middlings $20, Minneapolis; 36 per cent cottonseed cotton-seed meal $35 Memhis; white hominy feed $19 St. Louis; Gluten feed $26.65 Chicago: alfalfa meal $1650 Kansas City, Linseed meal $33.50 Minneapolis. DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butt&r markets were easy in early part of week but have ga-ned firmness during the past few days and prices are higher than a wek ago. There has been some buying buy-ing ahead In antlciation of railroad Btrik. Closing prices 92 score: New York 48 l-2c: Chicago 46c; Philadelphia 49c; Boston 47c. LIVE STOCK AND MEATS: Chicago hog prices declined l."r-70c per 100 lbs. during- the week, light w&lghts losing most. Beef steers generally 25c-75c higher; better grades showing most strength. Heifers ranged from 25c-75c higher; ;nows up 15c-25c. Feeds steers advanced 15o-40c per 100 lbs. Fat lambs and yearlings up geno'ally 50c: fat evos up 25c-50'; feeding lambs advanced 25c-35c. 25c-35c. October 23 Chicago rices: Hogs, top, $S; bulk of sales $7.25-17.65; medium med-ium and good beef steers $5.85-$ 1 1.25 ;' butcher r;ows and heifers $3.65-59.75; fecdor steers $5.25-$7.15; lTgnt ana medium med-ium weight veal calves $6.25-$12; fat lambs $8-$9.40; ;feeding lambs $6.75-$7.7 $6.75-$7.7 5: yearlings $5.50 $775; fat ewes $3.25-15.50 FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. Po:ato price? declined slightly during the week. Demand and movement very slow In pmdu'iin g sections. New York sacked "inl white weakers at shipping points, at $1 83 per 100 lbs: down 30c In city markets, at $2. -$2.1 5. Northern round whites down 10-20c in Chicago and Cincinnati at $1.65-$2 25; down in. 30c at "hipping points at $1.35-$1.70. Malna ulk Green Mountains off 15c at $1.36-51 $1.36-51 41 at shipping points; ;sackcd stock weaker In city markets at $1.90-?2.35. Onion markets well suplled, demand and movement slow to moderate prices continue steady to firm. Eastern Yellow Yel-low Globes up fifty cents in New Yoik at $5.75-$! per 100 lbs sacked : steady In other markets at $5. 25-55. 50, steady at Massachussetts shipping points at $5 525 Middle -western Yellow stok Blow and iveak In Chicago at $3.75-$4; firm In other markets at 55. -$6. California Cal-ifornia fellow onions slightly weaker In 'Chicago at 14 50-16. Apple market continues steady under moderate demand and liberal supplies. New York Baldwins, A2 1-2, steady in Cincinnati and fVew 7ork at $7-$7.50 per bbl. Michigan Baldwins off $1 in Chicago at $6-$7. Northwestern extra fancy boxed Jonathans weak in city markets at $2.10-$3.1G. |