Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-12-03

fresh Danish supplies due to arrive
latter part Of week. Storage in very
limited demand and reduction of
stock mostly for Purpose Of supplying
private jobbng trade. Eastern mar
kets anticipate decline and dealers are
shading prices to move stock of all
grades. Closing prices 90 score: New
York Go cent; Philadelphia 65h
cents; Boston 60 cents; Chicago "a
cents.
Cheese market good; demand mostly
Cor small lots but conditions indicate
chat prices are easily obtained. Some
slight further advances reported dur
ing past few days at Chicago and Wis
consin points.
Grain.-Trend Of prices steadily
downward during the week with the
exception OF the 23rd. Export sales
Of wheat heavier on the oath than any
day since early fall yet heavy selling
Of Chicago December by houses with
seaboard connections caused further
break in prices. Good demand for
cash grains on the oath at strong
premiums over December prices. Soft
red winter wheat hard to get and No
2 brought zoe over Chicago December
No. 2 hard winter 2kc premium over
December. No. 2 old mixed corn &c
premium; new No. yellow &c; old
No. 2 yellow 12c; No. 2 white &c.
Kansas City reports plan adopted by
large elevator companies to advance
farmers one dollar bushel on wheat
with contract that wheat is to be de-
livered at once but farmers may sell
at any time and receive balance. For
the week Chicago December wheat
lost 24c, closing at $1.60; December
corn down 7c at Csc. Minneapolis De.
cember wheat lost 22c at $l.47 rs;
Kansas City Csc at $15l; Winnipeg
241s at $1.69. Chicago March wheat
closed at $154k and May corn at
71hc. Minneapolis March wheat
s1.5O1k; Kansas City s149A; Winni'
peg May SLIP.
Fruits and Observation-Disclosures de-
clined 10 to 15c per 100 lbs. at north.
ern (. 0. b. markets, reaching $l,65 to
S1.S5, sacked. Haulinga light at
Western New York shipping points
prices 10c lower, closing 81 80 to ~.
Accumulated supplies in consuming
centers served to depress leading mar
kets 10 to 25c, CARROTS declining to
$3.50 to $1.90 Chicago. Jobbing prices
closed at a weaker, wider range OF
| 50 to $3.50 in other markets. Ship
ments 5,014 cars week ended Novem'
Der 23 compared with 5,261 cars pre-
ceding week.
Apples continue steady at western
New York shipping points, Az Bald
wins moving slowly at $4.25 per Dbl.
Extra Fancy boxed Winesaps steady
(. o. b. Northwest at 81 10 to S2.25 per
box New York Baldwins irregular in
consuming markets; New York SOC
lower at 81 to $3.50; Pittsburgh up 81
to $3.50 per Dbl. at $5-s6. Northwest
ern Extra Fancy boxed Jonathans
steady in Kansas City and Detroit at
1926 to $3.50; New York $275 to SO.
shipments lighter; barreled 1867
cars compared with $3.50 cars previous
week; boxed 1876 ears week ended
November 20 compared with 2,OS4
cars preceding week.
Live Stock and Meats-Cattle at
chicago recovered from the depress-
ell conditions two weeks ago, and net
advance OF 25 cents on feeding steers
to $1.25 on choice yearlings were re-
corded for the past week. Beef steers
advanced SIS cents to s115. Veal
calves lost S125 Hog prices continued
to drop, the extreme top showing a
decline Of SO per 100 lbs, and the av.
erage decline $275. Fat lambs broke
rs cents; feeding lambs Sl25. Sheep
were also sharply lower. November
"a, top Chicago prices: Hogs $40;
yearling steers SIS; good beef steers
$3.50 to $1575; heiters $3.50; COW
5000; feeder steers S1O75; westerns
S1225; veal calves 1870 fat lambs
$1125; feeding lambs Sl150; ewes
s465.
All fresh meat prices declined dur
Ing the week Fresh pork showed the
greatest loss, loins declining SO to So
per 100 lbs. Beef broke 50 to $3.50;
veal 81 to SO, with some medium
grades more Lamb and mutton lost
81 to SO, with some medium grades
more. Lamb and mutton lost 81 to So.
Trade uniformly lower. November "a
prices on good grade meats. Beef SIT
to $21; veal 81 to $25; lamb $24 to
SIG; mutton 81 to SIG; light pork
loins $29 to So heavy loins $25 to
$27.