The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-30
WEEKLY
7 MARKETGRAM.
u. s. Bureau of Markets
For Week Ended March "a.


very light. Warehouses well filled;
market not in position to absorl
heavy offerings. Southeastern mar
kets DUH. Receipts light in Chicago
prices steady; top grades timothy
commanding a premium. Fair demand
Tor extra quality alfalfa; no demand
Tor low grade prairie. Minneapolis
market firm because of light receipts
and better demand. other markets
steady receipts generally ample 10
meet requirements which are most
ly Cor local consumption. Quot ed,
NO. timothy $25 Chicago, $3.50
Kansas City, $40 Minneapolis, $2450
Cincinnati, $25 Philadelphia; No. 2
timothy. SEQ Chicago, s22.50 Cincin-
natl. $l7 Kansas City, $22l5O Gin
cinnati, S24 Philadelphia, $3.50 Min
nsapolis; No, l clover mixed $l7 Min
neapolis. s22 Cincinnati. s22 Phila-
deiphia. No. alfalfa, $50 Kansas
City, $24 Chicago. SEA Cincinnati, $2l
Minneapolis; No. L prairie $l4 Kan
sas City. SO Chicago, SIG Mime
apOlia
Feed.
Considerable distress feed offered
by jobbcrs in Chicago and other mar
kets the past few days. Increased
activity by mills to dispose of feed
stutfs for future shipment. White and
yellow hominy quoted about 81 per
ton less than week ago. Beet pulp
down another 50 per ton and offered
by importers $29 f. o. b. New York.
For gluten feed in bulk $41.71 deliv-
cred northeastern mark cts is asked:
linseed oil meal finds few buyers ac
$i3 for April-May shipment delivered
in that section. Demand generally
light, stocks and receipts good. Quot
cd, reground Oatfeed $l2.75 north
eastern markets SO per cent cotton
sed emeai S25 Memphis; linseed meal
$40 Minneapolis anG Toledo; SAL Buff
falo; white hominy feed .$22: gluten
feed $37 Chicago; No. alfalfa meal
$3.50 Kansas CITY; bran $21 Min
neapolis; $50 Philadelphia; middlings
$2O.5O Minneapolis; $3.50 Philadei-
pha.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Potatoes down 10 to 2Oc per 700
pounds northern shipping stations.
I
carlot market off Is to zoe at 81 to
$l.15. or about 10c above the seasons
low point. New York round whites
down 10 to 15c New York at Sl.4O
to $1.5O bulk.
New York cold storage Baldwin ap-
pies fairly steady i'm city wholesale
markets. mostly s. to sc per barrel.
some sales reported i'm Cleveland and
littsDurg as low as $3.50. North
western Extra Fancy Winesaps most
ly 50 TO vi per box i'm consuming CEN
ters.
yellow onions down about 25c Der
iVO pounds Wholesale consuming mar
kcts at 6Oc to 81. Bureau Of crop es-
Inmates release shows general reduc-
uon in acreage of Bermuda onions
III Caliiornia, Louisiana and Texas.
Total paintings this season 14,92S
acres compared with 1856 acres in
1920. Production of 5,SO7 cars fore
cast as against estimated production
S,G42 cars last season.
FLORIDA celery down 25 to 75c per
crate city markets at So to SO. Cal
ifornia celery IS to $3.50 per crate
Chicago; Sc to $3.50 Kansas City.
Louisiana Klondike strawberries IN
"a quart crates 25 TO 4Oc per quart
New York. Prices II 10 23c per ~
Boston; is to 2Oc Philadelphia; SO t.
$3.50 per 24-pt. crate %. b.
Carlot shipments week ended March
20: Potatoes 2.9S3 cars; boxed APP
pies $50. barreled apples G64; cabbage
524; celery 325; lettuce SOL; onions
500; sweet potatoes 24S. Shipments
week ended March 1G: Potatoes g.
So9 cars; boxed apples 362; barrcled
apples SO; cabbage $40; celery ASS:
lettuce 497; onions 4l2; sweet po-
tatOes 2SS.
Live Stock ana Meats.
Chicago hog prices advanced zoe
TO soc per 100 pounds the past week.
light hogs gaining most. Beef steers
unchanged; best COWS and heifers ,,p
25c to 40c. Feeder steers about
steady. Veal calves broke $3.50 to
Wis per 100 pounds. Fat lambs no
35c to SOC; yearlings SOC to 75c.
Fecding lambs and fat ewes steady
10 l5c lower. March "a Chica 20
prices: Hogs, bulk Of sales, $9.15 10
$1,000; medium and good beef steers
$S.i0 to $40 butcher COWS and heifers
80 to $3.50; feeder steers $3.50 10
$9.35; light and medium weight veal
calves IS To $10.75; fat lambs $S 70
$l0.S5; feeding lambs $7.25 to 1925:
yearlings 1925 to $3.50; fat ewes
$4.75 to Sc.
eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
showed mixed movements. Good beef
declined soc while medium beef ad =
Nanced SOC per 100 pounds. Veal
ranged from 81 higher to 81 lower
depending upon the market. Lamb
generally steady. Mutton 81 higher.
Light pork loins 81 lower at some
markets, $3.50 higher at others.
March "a prices good grade meats:
Beef $l6 to $3.50; veal SIS to S21:
lamb $1% TO $23; mutton $12 to SIG;
light pork lons $23.50 to $25; heavy
Joins Is to $50.
Grain.
FINANCIAL and business conditions.
sood weather, and excellent crop re-
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