The Delta independent., 1921-09-09

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ber wheat, $1.14; Winnipeg october
wheat, $1.39.
| Dairy Products-The butter market
the past week has shown wide uctua-
tions and at the close was still IN
settled. Demand has decreased Mar
ket conditions are not the most salts
factory. Closing prices, 80 score:
New York and Philadelphia, 42hc;
Boston, Ale; Chicago, 3SAc. The
cheese market is lower this week and
| very unsettled. Demand is mostly for
small lots of the smaller styles. Prices
in Wisconsin primary markets range
from 1SAc to 19hc. and in eastern
distributing markets zoe to 22c.
Fruits and Vegetables = Potato
prices in the east have continued to
decline and in most cities show losses
of 35c to soc. New Jersey cobblers
range $31O to $3.15 per 100 pounds,
sacked. Pittsburgh steady at $3.35
to $345 New Jersey giants declined
! in New York, closing $1.85 to 81;
| down S5c in Baltimore at 81 to $2.15.
Prices at New Jersey shipping points
dropped soc, but slight improvement
at the close. Giants ranging S1.75 to
So: round whites, s2.35 to $3.50 per
100 pounds No. l sacked rurals at
Colorado shipping points down 15c to
25c at $3.50 Colorado and Idaho
white varieties were firm in middle
western consuming markets at $3.50
to $3.25. California salmon tint canta-
Ioupes in moderate supply in New
York City and advanced soc to 75c to
a range of s275 to SO per standard
crate, down Csc in Cincinnati at s1.75
to 50. Colorado salmon tints up 25c
to soc in New York and Boston;
steady in other eastern markets at $2
to $3.50; $1.5O to 81 in middle western
cities. Delaware and Maryland green
meats down Csc to SOC, closing 81 to
$1.75 in eastern cities. Offerings OF
onions light at Massachusetts ship
ping points. yellow globes up soc to
75c per 100 pounds sacked. closing
$3.50 to 1918 I. o. b. Similar ad-
yances shown in eastern consuming
markets. this stock ranging 80 to
s3.S7. Middle western yellow varieties
up 81 to $1.25 in Pittsburgh at "a to
s4.25. Markets for Virginia eastern
shore yellow sweet potatoes literally
supplied: prices declined 81 to ",
closing 1925 to $3.50 per barrel in
most cities. New Jersey yellows ruled
50 in Pittsburgh.
Hay-The hay movement generally
is again light, but prices have not ad-
yanced from the level OF the recent
decline. Stocks light and all buying
seems to be for immediate needs only.
With few exceptions pastures have
improved during the past few weeks.
Alfalfa and prairie harvesting nearly
finished in most sections. Quoted
September 2, No. timothy, New
York, $3O.5O; Chicago, 1922; Atlanta,
s26. No. i alfalfa, Atlanta, s2s; Mem
phis. $22; Omaha, SIG. No ! prairie.
Minneapolis, $14.50; Omaha, $12.
Feed-Mill feed. demand light. OF
ferings of winter feeds by south
western mills continues good. South
western bran offered about 81 lower
than quoted by northwestern mills.
Middlings steady at 81 per ton over
premium bran. Linseed meal sup
plies adequate; demand light Prices
unchanged. Considerable strength has
developed in cotonseed meal since fig
ures for August condition Of cotton
crop were published. Present quota
tions 81 to SO higher than a week ago.
Hominy and gluten feed in good sup
ply, prices unchanged Alfalfa meal
steady. Quoted September 2, bran,
$3.50; middlings, 1880; flour mid
dlings, $40. Minneapolis; linseed meal.
$3S, Minneapolis; alfalfa meal. $1s,
Kansas City; 36 p. &. cottonseed meal,
S33. Atlanta; white hominy feed, $22.
st. Louis; gluten feeds, $30.l5, Chi
cago.
Livestock and Meats-Chicago live
stock prices trended downward the
past week. Hogs, lost 45c to 55c.
Beef steres steady to 15c lower.
Butcher COWS and heifers generally
steady. Fat lambs and yearlings down
soc; fat ewes. 25c. Veal calves ad-
vancea 81 to $2.25. September Chi
cago Prices: Hogs, top, $9.65; bulk
of sales, $40 to $3.50; medium and
good beef steers, 1925 to 1915;
butcher COWS and heifers, 1885 to
sS.75; feeder steers, $5.25 to $7.75;
light and medium weight veal calves,
S11 to $13.75; fat lambs. $6.75 to
$S.75; feeding lambs, $3.50 to $7;
yearlings, $3.50 to 1915; fat ewes,
$3.50 to $3.50. Stocker and feeder
shipments from II important markets
during the week ending August 20
were: Cattle and calves, S2,787: hogs.
3,012: sheep, 1851. In Wholesale
fresh meat markets lamb prices
dropped - to 50 per 100 pounds. Nut
ton steady at some markets. but 80