The Delta independent., 1921-09-16

points at 1925 to $3.50. Middle west
ern yellow varieties firm in New York
at s425, steady in most other cities
at 1925 to $3.50.
Grain-Following a weak opening,
prices advanced steadily throughout
the seven-day period, Chicago De-
cember wheat gainging 101Ac net and
closing at S135h Chicago Decem-
ber corn up 214c, closing at ooc'
News and sentiment generally DUH
ish: commission houses, local buyers
and houses with eastern connections
were good buyers throughout Eight
hundred thousand bushels of corn
sold to seaboard September 9 for eX-
port. In Argentina heavy damage
from drouth expected. Closing prices
in Chicago cash market: No. req
winter wheat, $1.34; No. 2 hard'
s1.34: No. 2 mixed corn, SIC; NO.
yellow corn. SIC; No. white oats
CSC. For the week Minneapolis De
cember wheat up 1890, closing at
sl.45H: Kansas City December wheat
up 91hc at s1.26; Winnipeg December
wheat up 1Oc at s1.431s. Chicago
September wheat closed at s1.33; Sep
tember corn, 55Ac; Minneapolis sep
tember wheat. s1.4S; Kansas Guy
September wheat, s1.22A; Winnipeg
October wheat, S1.4S1a.
Dairy Products-Following unset
tied condition in the butter market
last week the markets are now mucn
1Armer with increased demand for all
grades at higher prices. closing
prices. 90 score: Chicago, 4OEc;
Philadelphia. 41hc; New York, 4lc;
BOSTON. 4212c. Last weeks quietness
in cheese market was followed by
more active trading at slightly lower
nrices There is good movement into
storage and very active demand TOT
smaller styles, especially longhorhs-
Prices at Wisconsin primary markets
average 1724 to 19c.
Cotton-Spot cotton prices advanced
pa points during the week, closing
at I9.1Sc per pound. New York DC
tober futures up 167 points at ls-9oc'
Livestock and Meats-Chicaso sheep
and lamb prices advanced sharply
while cattle and hogs declined during
the past week. Fat lambs up 81;
feeding lambs Csc to soc. learlinss
/
per 100 pounds Hogs ranged from
2Oc to 4Oc net lower. Good peel
steers down &c; medium grade steers
steady. Heifers also steady put
butcher COWS lost 15c Feeder steers
down 25c to 5OOc; veal calves I5c TO
81 90 September Chicago prices
Hogs. top, $500 to 1925; bulk ot
sales. So. 90 to 9 90; medium and good
beef steers, s6.25 to $3.50; butcher
COWS and heifers, $3.50 to $50
feeder steers. $500 to S7.25; light and
medium weight veal calves, $1,000 to
s13o fat lambs. s7.75 to 1855; feed
/ ing lambs. s5.75 to $3.50; yearlings,
$500 to $50: fat ewes. $500 to
s4.75. Stocker and feeder shipments
from IL important markets during the
week ending September We're: Cat
tie and calves, SAT-; hogs, 5'o4s'
sheep, 1862 Eastern wholesale
fresh meat prices showed an upward
/ tendency. Beef was steady to 81
higher mutton and pork loins steady
to So higher September prices
good grade meats: Beef, $500 TO
sl7.oO; veal. $4,000 to $1,000: lambs
s15o 90 to $1,000; mutton. sl1.O0 to
$1,000: light pork loins, S2i.oo TO
$1,000: heavy loins. $500 to $4,000,
Hay-Market weak. but prices fair
ly steady on light receipts. Southern
demand improving slightly. Market
at Chicago strong because of active
demand and light receipts. Receipts
decreasing at Cincinnati. but prices
slightly lower Loading stopped .bE
rain at Minneapolis. Small arrivals
of California alfalfa reported at New
York and sales at S3l 90 to $4,000 for
! No. ! alfalfa. Quoted September y
| No. timothy. New York, $3.50;
Cincinnati, $3.50; Chicago, s24.oo'
I Atlanta. $500. Memphis, S22 100. No.
l alfalfa, Memphis, $1,000; Mime
| apolis. $4,000. No. / prairie, Mime
apolis, Sl4.00; Omaha, S12.50.
Feed-Stocks of wheat feeds at
lake ports increasing. About 10000
tons bran and middlings stored at
present. Business is quiet. Prices
steady to slightly lower. Homiuy
feed down 81 in central western mar
kets. Recent advance of cottonseed
meal has lessened both export and
domestic demand. Movement fair,
/ Stocks in most markets equalling de
mand Quoted September .: Bran.
/ $500; middlings, Sl4.00: flour mid
! dlings. S20.O0. Minneapolis 80 per
cent cottonseed meal, $50 Memphis.
SS7 Atlanta No. / alfalfa meal. $50
st. Louis: gluten feed S30.35. Chi.
cago; white hominy feed, $1,000, st
/ I ,,,ts Il