The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-12-25
The Markets

Latest weekly market reports, issued
by the U. S. Bureau OF Markets, Wash.
ington. D. c.:
Hay-Market very weak especie 9ly
on lower grades. Quotations lower in
practically all markets due generally
to slightly increased receipts and lack
OF adequate demand. Necessary to
carry hay over from day to day in
several western markets. Quoted De
cember Is No l timothy Philadelphia
$29, Chicago $2S, Cincinnati $27. No.
/ alfalfa Kansas City $24, Omaha $21.
No. prairie Minneapolis ST. Chicago
$23, Omaha $3.50, Kansas City SIS.
Feed-Market trend continues down
ward on principal feeds; demand very
limited; transactions small Wheat
mill feeds and linseed meal down so
cents; cottonseed meal off about $3.50
per ton; corn feeds steady. Quoted
December Is spring bran Philadelphia
$36, Minneapolis $26; Middlings about
81 below bran. Thirty-six per cent
cottonseed meal Cincinnati $3.50,
Chicago $32, Philadelphia $3.50 Oil
meal Minneapolis $40, Philadelphia
$435O, Chicago $4250 Hominy Gin
clnnati $38, Philadelphia SAL. Gluten
Philadelphia SIS. No. 1 alfalfa meal
Chicago $29, Kansas City 500.
Seed-Growers in important millet
seed producing sections receiving per
100 pounds clean seed: SIPS to $3.50
golden millet rs cents to $125 Com
mon millet 70 cents of $1.4O broom
corn millet Seedsmen not buving and
not much millet seed has moved to
date.
Fruits and Notwithstanding val
ues continued to decline slowly.
Northern round stock lost an addi-
tional Is to rs cents per 100 lbs. at
shipping points, reaching $1.20 to
$1.30. Chicago carlot market declined
also but more than recovered the last
of the week, closing $1.35 to $3.50
Jobbing range in other middlewestern
markets $3.50 to $1.85. Prices in East
slightly lower; New York market bulk
500 to $3.50; Boston sacked $175
to 81.
Sacked yellow onions dull and slight
ly lower in consuming markets at IS
cents to $3.50 per 100 lbs, sales below
81 in Pittsgurgh, Cleveland and De-
troit
California Iceberg Lettuce slow and
weak jobbing $1.75 to 1925 eastern
markets; $3.50 to $3.50 Middlewestern.
Carlot movement lettuce and sweet |
potatoes increasing: apples, cabbage, |
onions and potatoes decreasing.
Livestock and Meats - Compared |
with a week ago all classes of live |
stock at Chicago show declines. De- |
probation is greatest in cattle, medium |
and good beef steers at drop of 81 to |
$3.50. Cows and heifers declined 81 |
to $125 per 100 lbs. Hogs lost about |
so cents. Sheep down 10 cents to % |
cents. Fat lambs declined 25 cents;
feeder lambs rs cents per 100 lbs. |
December 16 top Chicago prices: Hogs |
$9.15, yearling steers $14.50, good beef |
steers $12.25@$12.50; heifers $10.25;
COWS $685.; feeder steers SO; veal
calves $40; fat lambs SLIPS; feeding
lambs $1,000; fat ewes $5.25. Under
fairly liberal receipts and slow de-
nand the fresh meat markets were
weak to slightly. Beef and veal lost
Il to So, lambs 81 to SO. Mutton and
pork not materially changed. Decem-
Der 16 prices good grade meats: Beef
,17@$20, veal $16@$22, lamb $23@$26,
mutton $11@$16, light pork loins $1S
0$22, heavy pork loins $15@$19.
Grain-Markets during week have
lad very uncertain trend, first advanc-
ng and then declining with sentiment
changing as rapidly as prices. Out
tanding features have been heavy ex-
,ort sales of wheat and great difficulty
n securing cash wheat to fill old sales
in the 10th Great Britain bought in
he United States 100000 bushels
wheat; Italy 100000 bushels; Spain
10000 bushels. Partly as result of
his buy market advanced but later
roke on report of fine crop prospects
D Argentine, with yields running
bove expectations. Excellent demand
or cash wheat and corn. No improve
lent in demand for flour at large mill
ng centers In Minneapolis on the
9Th: No. / dark northern wheat sold
t 7 to IL cents over Minneapolis
Iarch. Choice Canadian and Monta-
a 13 to IA cents over March; No. 2,
to cents over. In Chicago Nos. l
nd soft red winter "a to 3614 cents
yer Chicago December, hard winter
to II cents over New No. 2 mixed
orn 21z cents over December; No. 8,
cent under; new No. 3 yellow 5 to
cents over; No. 4, about / to 10
ents over. For the week Chicago
[arch wheat lost 1-8 cents, closing
t $15S Is; May corn 3-8 cents at
I 7-8 cents. Minneapolis March
heat down " cents at 1884,;
ansas City 6A cents at $153k;
Jinnipeg May, cents at $1.73. Chi
ago December wheat closed $1.64k;
[ay wheat $1.52 3-8; December corn
7 cents.
Dairy Products - Butter markets
eady during week; tone firm on the
9Th. Prices have rec )vered from
eakness and low points early in the
onth and average / to 8 cents higher
len week ago. Closing prices 92
ore New York 541ac, Chicago 51hc,
55c, Boston SO cents.
carcity of fancy butter seems to be
nding support to general market.
anish butter less active than last
eek. Some of recent Danish arrivals
ave developed mold with resultant
ssened demand Storage butter
lows little improvement, recent low
ices of fresh having prevented quick
les
Cotton-Spot cotton declined about
points during the past week, clos
e around 14.90c. New York Deem
,r futures lost % points at 15.45c. :
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