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Market Report of Eastern Prices for Produce Dairy and Livestock
Eastern markets show round white potatoes at 1.15 to 1.85 per 109 pounds in city markets with cabbage 10 to 20 per ton. New York apples and red varieties 3.50 to 4.50 per barrel. Rhode Island greens 8.50 to 5. Middle Western yellow onions 1.76 to 2.10 per 100 pounds. Concord grapes 12 quart baskets 6.00 to 9.00 in city markets. Dairy closes include butter around 47c in New York and 46% in Chicago. cheese prices quoted for Twins and other brands. Chicago hog top 9.40. steer prices 7.25 to 10. veal calves 5.25 to 11.50. lambs 18 to 14.75. mutton 13 to 17. Eastern wholesale meat prices list various cuts and lards. Grain closes list No. 2 red wheat 1.18. No. 2 hard 1.16. corn 70c. No. 3 white 42. hay prices vary by city. alfalfa and prairie feeds priced in several markets. cottonseed meal 49.50 in Memphis. white hominy feed 28 in St Louis. alfalfa meal 23 in St Louis.