The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-12-04
WEEKLY MARKET REPORTS

Hay. reed ana seed ne nay market
trend is downward because of heavier re-
ceipts and light demand in principal dis
tributing markets Timothy and prairie
prices 81 to SO lower. Alfalfa steady.
prices unchanged at few markets prin-
cipally because of very light receipts.
hardly equal to local demand. Chicago
and Cincinnati report improved demand
at the lower quotations. No. timothy:
Chicago 500 Kansas city 81 %. CinCiu-
natl $31 25, Minneapolis $24.50. No. 1 al
falfa Omaha $25. Memphis 1873. Kansas
city $3.50 No. 1 prairie: Chicago 1923,
Kansas city $3.50, Omaha $3.50 Min
neapolis 500. Cotton seed meal prices
off So to s.. Philadelphia and other mar
kets offer 36 y. G. cotton seed meal at
$40. SO; II D. G. cotton seed meal $34 Mem
phis flour middlngs $37 hominy S33 st.
Louis. Oat feed $16 Kansas city. Alb
normally slow movement of clover and
alfalfa seed continues. Clean seed per 100
lbs. Red clover SIG to $lS aIsike clover
$40 to $22, sweet clover 80 to $i2; alfalfa
s12 to SIS Seed men are reluctant to
make bids because of declining prices
and money strinEency.
Grain-Trend of prices steadily down
ward during the week with the exception
of the 23d. Export sales of wheat heavier
on the Gath than any day since early
fall. yet heavy selling of Chicago De-
cember by houses with seaboard cOnneC-
tons caused further break in prices.
Good demand for cash grains on the
gath at strong premiums over December
prices Soft red winter wheat hard to
get and No. 9 brought 80 cents over Chi
cago December. No. 2 hard winter sac
premium over December. No. mixed
corn &c premium; new No. 4 yellow &c;
old No. yellow 12c; No. white DC.
Kansas City reports plan adopted by large
elevator companies to advance farmers
81 a bushel on wheat with contract. that
wheat is to be delivered at once. but
farmers may sell at any time and receive
balance For the week Chicago Decem-
Der wheat lost 24c, closing at 60; De-
cember corn down &c at Csc. Minneap-
oils December wheat lost 22c at $1.47B;
Kansas City Csc at s1.51; Winnipeg 24hc
at S1.69. Chicago March wheat closed at
S154h and May corn at Nc. Min
neapolis March wheat s1.501a. Kansas
City s1.49A; Winnipeg May SLIP.
Fruits and Observation-Disclosures de-
clined 10 to 15c per 100 lbs. at Northern
f. o. b. markets. reaching s1.65 to S1S5
sacked Accumulated supplies in con-
Stunning centers served to depress leading
markets Is to Csc. CARROTS declining to
$3.50 to $190 Chicago. Jobbing prices
closed at a weaker, wider range of 81 to
$3.50 in other markets. Shipments 5014
cars week ended Nov. %, compared with
5261 cars preceding week. Danish type
cabbage steady f. o. b. around $40 per
ton bulk at Western New York markets.
Eastern consuming markets closed at
more narrow range of S13 to 500; domes-
tics $40 to s15. Shipments 416 ears COM
pared with 1241 cars previous week. Viz
ginia sweet potatoes weak; about 25c
PEI Dbl lower in consuming markets at
s175 to s4.25 on Nov, 23 Shipments de-
c-easng; 80 cars ov. % compared with
1915 Nov. 90 and 10 cars Nov. 10.
Cotton--Prces for spot cotton and flu
ture contracts continued to decline dur
ing the week although the decline this
week was not as severe as in previous
week The average price for middling
spot cotton as quoted by the 10 deslg-
mated markets lost about 125 points.
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low price recorded on Nov 22 New York
futures lost 81 points. at 1880
Live Stock and Meats-Cattle at Chi
cago recovered from the depressed con-
ditions two weeks ago. and net advances
of Csc on feeding steers to 1925 on choice
yearings were recorded for the past
week Beef steers advanced S5c to $1.15.
Veal calves lost SIPS. Hog prices con-
tinued to drop the extreme top showing
decline of SO per 100 lbs, and the aver
I age decline $2.75. Fat lambs broke 75c;
| feeding lambs $125. Sheep were also
sharply lower November "a, top Chi
cago prices: hogs $40, yearling steers
$1S, good beef steers $3.50 to $15.75.
heifers $3.50, cows $1,000. feeder steers
SLOTS, westerns s12.25. veal calves $13.75,
fat lambs SLIPS. feeding lambs $780,
eyes $465. All fresh meat prices de-
clined during the week. Fresh pork show
ed the greatest loss, loins declining So
to Sc per 100 lbs Beef broke 81 to SO. so;
veal 81 to 49, with some medium grades
more. Lamb and mutton lost 81 to So.
Trade uniformly lower. Nov. "a prices
on good grade meats beef ST. to sci.
veal $22 to $25. lamb s24 to $26, mutton
/ S13 to SIG, light pork loins 500 to $34,
heavy loins SIS to $27.
Dairy Products-Butter market decided
! y weak, prices for 90 score declining 7c
at Chicago. At eastern markets 92 score
barely firm with undergrades in limited
! demand at irregular and lower prices
Danish butter well cleaned up at New
York at firmer prices Two steamers
with 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
jobbing trade. Eastern markets antici-
pate decline and dealers are shading
prices to move stock of all grades. Clos
ing prices, 80 score: New York Soc: Phil
adelphia 651Ac; Boston Coo; Chicago SIC
Cheese market good. demand mostly for
small lots, but conditions indicate that
prices are easily obtained Some slight
further advances reported during past
| few days at Chicago and Wisconsin
points. Current arrivals in eastern mar
kets beginning to show effects of wealth
or. Lighter trade anticipated through
holidays. Prices slightly higher and for
most part steady to firm. November 22
prices Plymouth Wisconsin Cheese Ex-
Ichange Twins 24c: daisies 25Ac; double
daisies 24Ac; longhorns zee; square prints
l2Shc
New Orleans Rice Market.