The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-06-04
The Markets


prices at Chicago trended downward
the past week. Hogs broke 45u 60c
per ZOE pounds Beef steers down
25n soc: butcher cows and heifers 90
n 75c, veal calves 75cN$l Fat lambs
declined soc. yearlings 15c@$l.30 and
fat ewes $2U2.75 per 100 pounds. May
% Chicago prices: Hogs, bulk OF sales
$7S0@S10, medium and good beSI
steers $T.25HS.50; butcher COWS and
heifers $475dS50; feeder steers $40
S.25; light and medium weight veal
calves $76I9; fat lambs SSdIl.3J,
yearIings $6.50@l0; fat ewes $50 ..
Stocker and feeder shipments from
eleven important markets during the
week ending May 30 were: Cattle
and calves 33 ,345; hogs 5,264; sheep
11,049. With the exception of lamp,
Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
declined Beef down 75cm$l; veal VI
az; pork loins 81; mutton 81 80
per 100 pounds. Lamb steady to 81
higher. May 20 prices good grade
meats: Beef $132 a Is; veal $l4d 10;
lamb S25026; mutton 81 .504l6; hight
pork loins $20025; heavy loins $40
601S
Fruits and Vegetables - Northern
sacked round white potatoes at low
est point of season in Chicago car lot
market at COARSE per 100 POUNDS
country shipping points I0u 'oc. south
Carolina Irish cobblers down S5.9o.
New York at $425G4.50 per cloth top
Stat barrel; down S150mSl.'9 at
shipping points, ranging $4Z5W 4.ao'
Texas and Louisiana sacked Bliss III
umphs down $t.250l.50 Chicago, clos
ing $23502.50 per 100 pounds. New
York cold storage A 2i2 Baldwin ap-
pies down 50 in Eastern markets at
S55O0650 per barrel Extra fancy
Northwestern winesaps down 25c Chi
cago. medium size S275@3/25; small
sizes $262.5O. Texas yellow Bermuda
onions down 15M35c in consuming
markets at $3.50 1.65 per standard
crate Virginia strawberries, various
varieties. down SC New York at lS4
zoe per quart. Kentucky and Tennes-
see aromas $464.50 per 24-quart
crates. Chicago, Florida watermelons,
average weight 22@27 pounds. $4,000
500 bulk per car in Eastern market
at shipping points 22Q2S-pound melons
s375M 600
Hay-Light receipts cause more
firmness in hay market. Demand also
slightly improved. Dry weather IN
West curtailing shipments to Kansas
City. Other Western markets also
report light movement. Not much
change in prices. Quoted May 20;
No. Timothy, New York, S29.50; Chi
cago, s22; Cincinnati, $3.50; Atlanta,
s35; Memphis, $25. No. l alfalfa, Kan
sas City, $22. No. l new alfalfa, Mem
phis, $27 No. / prairie, Kansas City,
$1450; Minneapolis, SIG.
Feed-Markets continue quiet with
stocks of wheat feeds accommodating at
lake ports Dealers supplies, espe-
cially of high protein feeds, good
Unusually heavy supplies OF beet pulp
for this time of the year are available.
Production Of alfalfa meal light, but
ample to supply the demand. Offer
ings of gluten feed good; Independent
mills quoting lower prices than those
asked by principal manufacturers.
White hominy feed in good supply.
Imported Argentine middlings offered
at SIS I. O. b. Philadelphia. Cotton
seed meal demand light, price steady,
x.
middlings SIS. Minneapolis, 30 per
cent linseed meal $34.20 delivered Phil
adelphia rate points; SO per cent cot
tonseed meal $50 Atlanta, 5000 Mem
phis: white hominy feed $22 st. Louis;
gluten feed S2650 Chicago; No. l al
falfa meal $22 Kansas City
Grain-Prices rose sharply during
the week. May wheat reaching $1.S5
on the 25th, the highest price of the
season July wheat sold at new high
of S1.35 on the oath Unfavorable
crop reports from Southwest gener-
ally and hot, dry weather in the win
ter wheat belt were the only factors
influencing advance. On the 18th
wheat weaker and lower on selling
credited to seaboard exporters. High
ly beneficial rains in Southwest; more
rain forecasted Good export business
new wheat at gulf on the 25th, with
sales 100000 bushels. Cash corn bust
ness during week largest for some
time. In Chicago cash market No. 2
red winter wheat $1.6S; No 2 hard
$1.6S; No. mixed corn soc; No. 3
yellow corn Coo; No white oats Acc.
For the week Chicago May wheat up
loo dt 3l.Oo, hdy SOAh L "a v dt w "a -
Chicago July wheat up SC at '$1.27%;
July corn &c at 62%c. Minneapolis
July wheat up 4Ac at $1.30; Kansas
City July SIC at $1.21A; Winnipeg
July &c at $1.63A.
Cotton-Spot cotton prices advanced
points during the week. closing at
1155c New York July futures up 26
| points at 1880
Dairy Products-Butter market fair
ly firm at existing prices, especially
on better qualities. Consumption
holding up well and limited quantities
moving into storage. Closing prices
| go score Chicago csc. New York
29c, Boston 291zc, Philadelphia soc.
! Cheese-Market more active, with
prices at Wisconsin points ranging
| 13A M14%c. Some purchasing for
storage. Under grades selling slowly
at lower prices Dealers in distribut-
| ing markets follow closely prices in
producing sections and are keeping
| stocks well cleared.
/ Fort Worth Stock Market.
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