Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-24
MARKET
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Fruits and Vegetables.

Fruit. and Vegetables.
virginia Eastern Shore Irish Cob
blers No. l down 25c to soc lower at
chipping points, closing s2.50a2.e5 per
Dbl. Demand slow to moderate in con-
Stunning centers, where prices declined
soc to 81 to a range of s3@4 North
q $50.
Mississippi tomatoes in four bs sket
carriers lost soc in consuming markets,
selling at sl.25Ql.75. down 1oc to zoe
tomatoes 30c to 35c lower. at 80 q 95c
{. o. b. and showed a similar loss in
Chicago, closing &1.50Q1.T5.
California salmon tint cantaloupes
In standard crates OF forty-five melons
each closed 10c to csc lower, at 3I.5o
g1iI6 Z Q. b. shipping points. Prices
declined zoe to ~ per crate In consum-
ing markets to range of s3.50Q4.50.
Heavy haulings OF watermelons at
FLORIDA shipping points have caused
prices to drop s25 to s17s per car. me-
consuming markets nearly steady at
$500 $50; Chicago. s575 q S25.
Live stock and Men.s.
Hog prices at Chicago declined 15c to
3oc per 100 lbs the past week. Beef
Butcher cows and heifers declined Csc
to 75c. Feeder steers weak TO soc low
er- Fat lambs practically unchanged:
Chicago prices; Hogs bulk OF sales.
$3.50 @ $40; medium and good beef
steers. sI.5O S.65s butcher cows and
heifers. s3.75Qs.25: feeder steers, s5.75
U7.75; light and medium weight veal
calves. S7-50q9.50, fat lambs $4,000
il.75 yearlings. 5000 a $50; fat ewes.
The trend OF eastern wholesale fresh
meat prices was downward during the
past week. Beef. 81 lower: veal. NUT
ton and pork loinA steady to 81 lower
Lamb was the weakest spot on the mars
ket. declines ranging $1,000 500 per
100 lbs June ~ PRICES; good grade
CISCO; lamb. $4,000 q $500: mutton.
tIo.o0ql5.00; light pork loins, $4,000
$500; heavy loins. $500 q 1900.
Hay.
Extreme dullness prevails in all hay
markets. Practically no shipping de-
ed: receipts very light with but little
country leading. New alfalfa arriving
Kansas city; mostly out OF condition.
not enough hay arriving in some mar
kets to establish quotations. No.
timothy quoted. New York, s29.50; Chi
cage, ,22; Minneapolis. $40; Atlantis,
Atlanta. 32s; Memphis. $2i; Omaha,
SIS.
Feed market continues to grow
weaker daily. Wheat feed prices again
at low ebb; demand light. Movement
generally light hut good from Mime
apolts and st. Louis. About $1,000 tons
OF feeds now stored in lake warehouses.
orally larger than normal for this time
OF the year. Cotton seed down 81 per
ton. Linseed meal and corn feeds fair
ly steady. Durum wheat feeds dropped
~ to 81 on the 10th, quoted. bran.
$3.50: middlings. sl4.50. Minneapolis.
White hominy feed, s23. st. Louis. No
seed meal. S2s. Minneapolis; &c per cent
cotton seed meal, $29, Memphis; beet
pulp. S25.
Market higher first half OF week on
black rust reports; good demand in
cash market and hot weather over
wheat belt. Harvesting making rapid
progress. with first threshing In Mis-
souri, showing disappointing returns
Export demand in evidence. Corn trade
apprehensive of drought scare, and
Chicago cash market No. red winter
wheat. SLAP; No: hard, SLAB; No. 3
mixed corn, 64c; No: yellow corn. 64c.
No. white oats, 3Sc. For the week
Chicago September wheat up &C. at
y1.24M: September corn, 3Ac. at 65 Il C.
Chicago July wheat up 5kc. at s1.31 81 !;
July wheat up NC. at si.ss; Kansas
July down &c. at SLEEK: Winnipeg
July down sac at s175h.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets for the most part
have been steady to firm all week
Downward tendency early in week fol-
lowed by later recovery in all markets.
set gain ranging Nc to Nc. Tempo
Idiy i'Ahp " ittl-
ing that markets were becoming some
what topheavy. also because OF poor
quality of some late arrivals quite
active into storage movement CON
tinues.. Closing prices 80 score New
York. 33c; Chicago. 32Ac; Philadelphia,
33kc. Active buying features cheese
markets, especially at country points.
Much OF buying is of cheese for stor-
ing. Production heavy. Price tendency
upward. with prices at Wisconsin pri-
mary markets averaging: Twins. 13% C:
Daisies. l4hc; Double Daisies. 14c;
Longhorns. 15c; Young Americas 15hc.
Cotton.
Spot cotton reached the lowest price
of the season. closing at 10.40c per
pound. This is a loss OF so points for
the week. New York July features
down III points. at 11.22c.