Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-11-27
Weekly Market re- 01TS
Washington. u. c.. Nov. 20.

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Hay and Feed-Hay market continues
/ dun. Demand light. Heavier receipts ex-
! ntCleu from now on as supplies every
| ""rre are abundant. While prices re
| ihalhcd unchanged in d few Western mar
/ ktts, Kansas City reports inability To alb
! Sorn increased receipts and prices declin-
/ Sd from 81 to 81 per ton. Eastern mar
] ketS weak, supplies exceeding the de-
! hahd. Southern demand remains uHim-
J proved. Quoted: No l timothy Eaust 5
! NltN 50. Cincinnati $3.50. Chicago S34,
/ 10, / %llaIta S33 Memphis. SIS Kansas
! Il'E No. l prairie $21 Chicago. SIS 20
! Kansas CITY. Wheat feed stocks at lake
! ports 1900 tons; stocks in markets re-
/ porter greater than demand. Stocks OF
/ "'her feeds. particularly high protein
! ieeCS. hedNI: dealers well supplied Prices
| unchanged to easier. Despite continued
/ HeyhnG IN corn price Of gluten f~,d adj
Nahred by principal manufactu~ rs IN &C
/ t"Ghi low, production. Mar".t r'm.,.s
/ pulet; dealers well supplied and Uuw..I-
,Hhs 10 buy heavily at prev%tune vrr,S-
Gu9led 30 p. c., cottonseed meal S35
/ memphis, linseed meal $40 f. p b. mills.
brhn sal mIddlingS $3.50 -iluut.u. lis.
20. alfalfa meal $50 hanst- CITY. whit
GomIuy S55 81. Louis gluten iced SAB
| chicago; reddog $50 Milwaukee
fruits and egetablss-N,s-ar.u fual.
Wh'tc potatoes weakened 10 tu -c ..r
l'5 IIS. IT shipping points. r.p-.'.- .. 20
10 $I.7'' CARROTS. Chicago, ST." Io s. s..N-
g., ~. Louis declined sH.uf -H-. .... "r
So. shipments generally tG. f.' from
W'H.'- states. Apples stead. pj .rr.
-.." 4.Tk shipping points. - -...' .'#-
"I.-. 80 per barrel Northwestern r.-
1870 fancy boxed wiueSarS. steady s-.E.
Z" $50. Eastern NOrNS slow and steady
mostly al = to s. per bbi: RuidNiES - SO
{" 500 IN Iittsburg and Chicagp. Mon,
HcHt lighter Shipments War.,lol apples
-.-'> cars week ended Novrmb-",lS, com
pared with 4I0S ears week ended Nov
~. BOXED l"26 cars. compared with ~
10; ears preceding week. Danish type
cam Se steady around SO per ton ruli, a,
western New York shipping points. cone
sumlnS markets about 50 per ton lowe.
Dairy Products-Butter market barely
holding It's own with increasing tr'aeucy
10 greater weakness. Chicago market
+ broke g on the goth. Very Hjll. storage
butter being used except at Boston ~
New York Danish butter is being use.
%her necessary to supply fancy trade.
Inc demand is mostly for small lots 10
supply immediate needs. There is no SNAP
to market and although undergo. Ir- Pc
being cleared and show quite a wide range
III prices most buyers are Interest," ONLY
at the lower figures. Closing price -
score New York and Philadelphia. e5c,
Boston, Gle: Chicago, 59c.
Co+ton-Prices for spot cotton and FL
t7r" contracts declined steadily throug1-
Out the week The average price TO-.
niddIng spot cotton as quoted by the 20
designated spot markets lost about 2%G
points closing at i6.09c, a new low level
for this season. This price represents
drop Of about IS p. c. since August -
1870 when spot cotton sold at 3S5lc. New
FORK December futures lost 262 points.
closing at 1880, which is also the lowest
point recorded for December future cor
tracts so far this season. on August ..
1923. December futures closed at S0.60c
Livestock and Meats-Under record
breaking receipts and generally poor quail
ity. the Chicago eattle market deceived
sharply compared with week ago Best
corn fed steers are.50c to 81 lower; butch
er cattle 81 to $fs.Snzer; stockers and feed
~ s 99ssgsrsss'dssss a taE ned
week ranged soc to $115 per 100 lbs.
Sheep and lambs Joined in the downward
movement. both fat and feeding stocksde-
Ginning soc to 75c. Yearlngs broke 15c
to 81. November 20 top prices: Hogs, Sl2;
yearling steers, S17; good beef steers,
sl4.50 to s14s 50; heifers $1225; cows SO:
feeders. $1,000; Westerns, s11.75; veal
calves, SIS; fat lambs, Sf2; feeding lambs
receipts and rather slow demand fresh
meat prices declined 81 to SO per 100 lbS.
during the week, beef being the weakest
feature. Fresh pork held steady to
shade lower. Mutton. 81 lower: lamb and
veal. generally 50 down. November 20
prices on good grade meats: Beef Sl7 10
So; veal, S24 to $685. lamb. $24 to $27; NUT
ton. Sl3 to Sl1; light pork loins, S33 TO
$50; heavy loins. SIC to s34.
Grain--The wheat market was little
steadier the first two days of the week
but later developed weakness in SympJ-
thy with corn. Chicago December wheat
closed on the goth at s1.6S "a. the low
est price in four years. December corn
appeared heavy and dull on the 10th ana
Chicago prices declined continuously, clos
ing on the 2Qth at new low of "a &c.
Kansas City cash corn broke more than
zoe in three days, and this had bearish
effect upon Chicag go markets. Therc has
seldom been such lack OF demand Tor
all grains. American supplies Of wheat
small but milling demand also small ow-
ing to light demand for flour mills run
ming about half capacity. Old corn IN
Chicago sold at s to 1Oc premium over
December future on the 18Th. Small re-
Ceipts OF wheat at Chicago have kept
cash wheat prices at relatively high level
No. ] and soft winter 20 TO 2'c over
December future on the 10Th; No. at Is
to zoe premium. No. l and hard winter
. 10 &C over December; No. at to &c
premium. For the week Chicago Decem-
Der wheat lost IL 1-Sc. closing NJ Si.oS@4
and December corn 10Ac at SAC: Mime
apols Decemhar wheat lost l6c, Closing al
$l.52I2; Kansas City INC at Sl.55A; VIM
nipeg IL 5-Sc at $f71.
Washington, D. c., Nov. 19. 1920
Hay and Feed-Hay market generally
continues dull; receipts light. Prices firm
and unchanged at Chicago and Cincln,
iatl because of light receipts ana COCO
local demand At Kansas City prices de.
chned 81 to So per ton because current
demand could not absorb increased re-
ceipts. Eastern markets week with sup
ply exceeding the limited demand; South
efn demand also very light Quote no:
timothy, Chicago, .$34; Cincinnati SSl.oV'
Kansas City. $24 No. I alfalfa. Kansas
city, S2S; Memphis s3S. No prairie. chi
cago. 81: Kansas City. $3.50. Northwest
efh markets report slow sale or hnseeu
meal because of abundance OF other leeus.
trlce 81 per ton lower than week ago,
Northeastern and Southeastern markets
quiet; prices heavy. Cottonseed meal
weak: new low prices recorded. Cotton
SEED and linseed meal exports during sep
LENDER about 1900 cars less than last year
quote: Bran $3l. Kansas CITY: red doS'
$50, Milwaukee; linseed meal, SAG, I. o. D.
mills. Mddlings. 500. Minneapolis NO.
| alfalfa meal. $50, st. Louis, NO. al
talfa meal, s22 Flour middlings: 49,:
minneapolis. gluten feed, S43, ChlGaso,
nohihy feed. S43. northeastern Harkeis'
49, 90 per cent eottonseed meal s S44'oo' ri''"
deiPhia; Il p. C. meal s46.50
Fruits and Vegetables-Northern round
white potatoes weakened about lOc per
100 lbs at shippjng points. closing SLID ]
to -. Chicago market has been well sup
pied; demand slow CARROTS OF ~ 70 32c
reaching sl.s0 to 50 sacked. 81. LOUIS 10
lower but other Tniddlewestern markets.
held a. S2.15 to $3.50
Cotton-Severe declines characterized
the movement of prices for Spot co.,"
and future contracts during the Wees
The average price, for middling spot COT
ton as quoted BY eight OF the ten dtsik I
mated spot markets lost about &2o points
losing at 1880 which is a new 10Y - -
Ior me season New York Deceiiioei !"
lures lost 1871 points. closing al lo.''''
Livestock and UNSATISFACTORY -.
classes Of Chicago livestock showed SUI