Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-05-05
WEEKLY
MARKETGRAM
WEEKLY MARkETeRAM
L. S. Bureau Of Markets

washington. u. L.
For the week ended April 30 1921.
0rain.-Sentiment was mixed during
the week and wheat prices fluctuated
within a range Of about &C. Chicago
May corn down &c due largely to liqui-
dalton OF May futures caused bD Kan
els corn on farms April .16 compared
with 10000. 00q bushels a year ago.
Corn shipments for week exceeded
receipts BY nearly 100000 bushels.
Exporters after corn and took 100000
,sna1 Chicago on the Both; Mon
100000 bushels during week. In Chica-
Wheat s14s 9'F No 81 hard sf fd T N0'
mixed corn soc: No. 3 yellow corn
week Chicago May wheat up 1/4e at
Sl31 Is, May corn down &C at 81
] /Sc. Minneapolis May wheat down
&C at S1.2Q la. Kansas City Nav up
So5E a9 a e $ Il Z, Il Ii;s Winnipeg May
Dairy, Products.-Butter prices have
declined s to loo the past week and
the market is. very unsettled. With
spring production increasing and quail
i Id,5 affected bys seed flayors and other
mostly of small lots for immediate re-
gulrements. Closing prices. 80 score:
New York. 35 1/2c; Chicago 3lc;
Fhmri MAJ and Boston BIC,
ranging IA "a to Ice at. Wisconsin
primary markets. The holding up of
retail prices is said to have checked
the increased demand which should
sale prices. The past few DAYS trading
has geen, more active than for weeks.
Hay.-Market inactive. Receipts
and demand light. Eastern markets
firm, because OF light receipts. Tracks
at Chicago cleaned up better than last
week. Demard at Kansas City for
better grades improved No timothy
quoted April 20. New York $31,5O,
Chicago $22, Atlanta $29: No l alfal-
fa-Chicago S23. Kansas City $22. At
k f2R5s sS5 Gtt VS. sd. prairiechioaSo SIS
Feed.-Market less active for wheat
mill feeds: demand from consumers
extremely light; offers from mills and
mediate offerings scarce and command
slight premium over prompt. Gluten
feed down IS per ton; production.
Cottonseed meal quiet, brokers quoting
81 per ton under err, mil ppiceo Linseed
hominy feed $23 Chicago; alfalfa meal
SIS Kansas City, $22 Chicago,
Cotton.1.Spot cotton prices adyan-
lures up Is points at 12.19c.
Fruits and egetables.-Sacked
round white potatoes slightly weaker
at northern shipping points. closing
70 to soc per 100 lbs. Chicago carlot
to CSC Florida No. l Spaulding Rose
up rs to 75c, per double head barrel
Chicago. closing around $7.75; New
York recovered to So: shipping points
prices higher, reaching s626 to S Ris:
Triumphs down 81 to S1.25 per 100
lbs. Kansas city at $45O to IS: St.
Cold storage Baldwin apples up Is
Ns1 soc y per- b5 eY y stocR mos S.
to to 81 per per Dbl. Northwestern Extra
Fancy Winesaps firm Chicago.
medium to large sizes s2.75 to $4;
small sizes So to $3.50.
steadp eastern city wholesale markets
FOLLOW Bermudas steady $3.50 to So
per standard crate for Nos. / and
stock. commercial PACK s5nnl np 81 STA a.
90c carloads t. o. b. shipping points
Tennessee Klondike Strawberries %
to 30c quart basis New York. kion-
dkes g gS 9r g nsr "a Smart crate
carloads f. o. b. cash track: 32,guart
crates down 35c to S1.75 at North
Carolina stations. closing S4.25 to 80
WagOnlOadS CaSn TO growers.
First car Florida watermelons IN
New York wholesale market brought
75c to SIPS each for Is to 20 10. Tom
Watsons, a few selling as high at
live Stock and Meats.--Hog and
cattle prices at Chicago declined the
past week Veal calves and fat lambs
advanced with feeding lambs. year
lings and fat ewes unchanged. HOGS
steady to 10c higher. beef steers, feed
er steers and butcher cows and helIers
down 25c; veal calves UP 25c. to ,1oc:
fat lambs up 25c to Soc, April ~
Chicago prices: Hogs. bulk OF safes
IS to $3.50: medium and good peer
steers 1925 to S.75; butchers cows
and heifers SAFE to 1915; FEEDER
steers $3.50 to So: light and medium
weight veal calves $7.75, to S975; Ia
lambs SO to SLIPS; feeding lambs ~
to $3.50; yearlings SO to $9.S0; 1at
ewes $3.50 to 1925.
Stocker and feeder shipments IRON
II important markets during the week
ended were: Cattle and calves 3I,1l6:
hogs 6,470: sheep $3.50 =, a.
With the exception Of lamp tne
trend OF eastern wholesale fresh meat
prices was downward the past WeeS
Reef down soc to 81: pork loins 5Oc
to SO: mutton steady to 81 lower
lamb steady to 81 higher: veal Drac
tically UNCHANGED. April 20 prices
good Grade meats: Beef SIG TO S.I:
veal SIT TO 500: lamb $50 10 ,S?4.
mutton s15 to SIG: light nork Iootns
500 to S27.50; heavy loins SIT TO S2O.