Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-02-04
MARKETS
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U. s. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, o. c.
Western Nesspspsz uaion s<vs sevlssD
Fruits and Vegetables.

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Fruit. and Vegetables.
Northern round white potatoes de-
ehned about 15c per 100 lbs. Z. o. b..
ket also reached new low at $1,000
LIS. Sacked round whites down 200
s5c I. o. b. New York shipping points.
continues very light New York held
at 3l.65 a 1.so bulk Bureau of Crop
Estimates release shows total stocks
compared with iS7. 400, 900 bushels jan,
l, 1920; 174,s73. 600 bushels Jan l. 1919
Grain.
The week opened with advancing
grain prices. but subsequent lack OF
buying support and slow export de-
mand caused prices to drop &c in two
days. Report that Argentina probably
would not place super tax on exports
bushels wheat to be exported free OF
super tax was a depressing factor.
Germany reported out of American
Guirements from Argentina. Prices ad-
vanced on the 27th and 2sth. but de-
pressing economy and financial reports
further recessions. Corn closed at tho
lowest points OF the season. Chicago
cash market; No, red winter wheat.
over; new No. 3 mixed corn, &c under
May; yellow. -5@5& under For the
week Chicago March wheat down { II c
at sl.62h; May corn. 2&c. al 65Ac.
Minneapolis March wheat down az c at
SL52h Kansas City March down * c
at N55E; winnipeg May: s%c at
sl.Ib. Chicago May wheat. S1.b0M.
Hay and Feed.
Receipts and notices of hay ship
ments light in western m6rkets ex-
cept at Cincinnati. Bad roads and low
prices ourtailed receipts. Recent con-
Local demand for Immediate nnRdg
only. Prices weak but unchanged.
Fair shipping demand reported at Kan
prices fairly steady. Quoted January
$3.50. Chicago .2s. Cincinnati s26.
Memphis $29. Minneapolis $50. Atlanta
City s14. Chicago SIS, Minneapolis SIS.
Dairy Products
Butter market for the most part
weak and unsettled during the week.
Recent heavy arrivals OF Danish butter
have been moving rather slowly at
around 49@50c. Todays prices. 90
score domestic: New York. 49hc; Chi
cago. 45hci Boston, soc; Philadelphia.
4s1sc.
Spot cotton prices as reported by the
ten designated spot markets. closed at
l4.O3c, as compared with lille week
ago. New York March futures closed
at lt52c, as against 14.43c a week ago.
Live Stock and Meats.
Compared with a week ago, hog
prices at Chicago advanced 25 soc:
beef steers and heifers down 20 a soc;
lower grade cows steady. better grades
down SOC; veal calves up 50cG$1.00;
fat and feeding lambs down 25c, some
heavy weight lambs more; fat ewes
down 25@50c. Jan. 29th Chicago
prices: Hogs. bulk of sales. $1,000
1000; medium and good beef steers.
$3.50 4e.00; butcher cows aud heifers.
si.604S.50: feeder steers. sS.254S.50:
light and medium weight veal calves,
$11.00@13.50: fat lambs $S.50610.75;
feeding lambs. 5000 1000; yearlings.
81.25 500; fat ewes, 33.50@5.50.
Eastern Wholesale fresh meat mar
kets almost invariably showed declines
compared with week ago. AS a rule,
better grades suffered most Lamb
lost s2.00 a 400; pork loins. 31.00 100:
veal steady to $500 lower; beef steady
to s1.50 lower; mutton steady at some
markets, lower at others. Jan. 2sth
prices good grade meats: Beef, $500
@16.00; veal. $4,000 a $500. lamb, $500
@23.00; mutton. s11.00 615.0o; light
pork lolns. $4,000 24.oO: heavy loins,
$1,000 a 1900.