Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-01-20
WEEKLY
MARKETGRAM
u. S. Bureau of Markets


Hay and Feed.-Timothy hay re-
ceipts generally light: demand only
fair. Price. Chicago, SO lower because
OF increased receipts. Other prices
practically unchanged. Demand for
clover and alfalfa improving. Prairie
hay prices declining sharply at Kan
sas City; receipts exceed demand. All
demand mostly local; but few orders
for shipment being received. Quoted
January mo. l timothy-New York
s35, Chicago $27, Cincinnati $3.50, At
lanta Sos, Minneapolis $22. No. / al
falfa-Chicago SIS, Kansas City $24,
Memphis $50. No. 1 prairie-Kansas
City $3.50, Minneapolis $3.50.
Wheat. mixed feeds and hominy feed
weak; quoted 81 to $3.50 lower the
past few days. Cotton seed meal
strong and while demand has not i'm
proved materially is quoted about $1.5O
higher than a week ago. Linseed meal
price steady; demand for small lots
only. Resumption of operation by
starch plants generally insuring larg-
er productiAn of gluten feed which is
more freely offered. Alfalfa meal con-
tiuues in poor demand quoted around
S23 st. Louis in second hand sacks;
S24 Kansas City in new sacks. Beet
pulp supplies excellent and being
steadily augmented by foreign arriv-
ais. Oatfeed freely offered at $3.50
to S13 in western markets. Quoted
bran $26, mddlings $3.50, flour mid
dlings SGT, Minneapolis; reddogs $J6
Duluth; linseed meal $39 Minneapolis,
s39 Buffalo; $3.50 cotton seed meal
$2S Memphis; white hominy feed $50,
yellow hominy $3.50, st. Louis; glu'
ten feed SIS; white hominy feed $3.50
northeastern markets; beet pulp S45
to $4S southeastern markets.
Cotton.-The average price for mid
ding spot cotton as quoted by the 10
designated markets advanced IS points
during the week, closing at 15.08c. New
York January futures gained los
points, closing at 1850.
Grain.-On the 10th the advance of
7 1/2c in sterling exchange had bull
ish effect upon wheat prices. Suisse
ouert heavy export sales and better
sentiment generally caused prices to
continue to advance and on the 18th
the high price of $1.S4 1/2 for Chica-
go March wheat was reached. Prices
then began to fall, Chicago March
wheat closing at $1.73 5/S on the
18th. In Minneapolis on the 14th, flour
demand fair with good milling demand
for wheat. In Kansas City milling
demand fair; export demand reported
good.
Fruits and VegetabIes.-Northern
round white potatoes held at shipping
points at $1.O5 to $1.20 per 100 lbs
Chicago car lot market slightly lower
at S1.20 to $1.35. Jobbing range in
other middle western markets slightly
lower at $1.35 to $1.65. Sacked round
whites Gown 15c o western New
York EgNaping points at $1.35 to $1.40.
NSwsfo :, market held at $3.50 to $1.95
bulk flLiplS led Green Mountains down
10 tE Boston at $1.75 to $1.9O.
BahfalrF apples steady at shipping
points,, common storage $3.65 to $3.75
per barrel; cold storage 81 to $4.25.
Baldwins, Yorks and Greetings slight
ly lower, jobbing mostly 81 to $3.50.
Danish type cabbage slightly lower
at shipping points January IA, clos
ing $40 to $12 per ton bulk Balti-
more and Philadelphia down $12 to
SIS per ton at SIS to $18. Northern
Danish type down 81 to 81 per ton
at $40 to $25.
Movement has been increasing.
Shipments week ended Jan. IA: Pc
tatoes 1851 cars; barreled 1854, box
ed apples 371; cabbage 876; lettuce
| 515: onions APP; sweet potatoes 438.
Shipments previous week: potatoes
2.722 cars; barrels apples 728, boxed
apples 1928; cabbage 661; lettuce 397;
onions 1888; sweet potatoes 446.
Live Stock and Meats.-Hogs at Chi
cago declined zoe to 40c per 100 lbs.
the past week. Better grades of beef
steers lost Csc to soc, other grades
about steady. Cows and heifers down
about Csc. Feeder steers gained 25c
to SOC. Fat lambs, handweights SOC
to 75c lower; heavy lambs down III
to S150. Fat ewes advanced SOC to
81. feeding lambs Csc to soc. January
Is. Chicago prices: Bulk of hogs $3.50
to $3.50: medium and good beef steers
$S.75 to $11; butcher cows and heif.
.ers $3.50 to $9.75; feeder steers 81
to 1925; veal calves $40 to $12; fat
lambs $1O-25 TO $11.75; feeding lambs
S-25 to $1,000: yearlings $S.25 to 1915;
fat ewes $4-25 to $6.25.
raiYy Products.-Butter markets
ssedaied for few days following
weakness at the close of last week
advances being. recorded on the 18th
and 18th. Prices then fell off, how
ever, and 90 score prices on the 18th
show declines up to Q 1/2c, as com
cared with a week ago. Prices, 81
score: New York SIC; Chicago 4S 1/2c;
Philadelphia and Boston SIC. Receipts
lighter and less satisfactory with re
gard To fine butter. New York an
ticipating arrival of 10000 casks Dan
ish due next waek. Reports availa
bic from centralized and creamery sec
lions points to increased make, blu,
receipts on the flour markets show
little change.
Cheese markets fairly firm and ad
vance in prices expected owing to gooC
export demand. Wisconsin markets
very quiet; but few sales; trade ap
pears to be buying for immediate de
mands only. Prices, Wisconsin PR
mark markets: Twins "a ia; Daisies
Is 1I4c; Double Daisies "a SAC
Longhorns 27c; Young America'
q 1/2c; Square Prints 25c.