Elbert County tribune., 1921-10-07
LATEST MARKET
QUOTATIONS
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DnIry Products.
Butter markets firm except on UNDER
grades which are dragging Supplies of
fancy grades barely taking care OF de-
mand but undergrades still show an ac-
eumulation and are moving at prices as
much as 10c to 12c below top scores.
Liberal Quantities OF Danish butter
on market has been largely sentimental
so far. Closing prices, 80 score, New
York, 441ac; Chicago, 44c; Philadelphia
Spot cotton prices advanced 10 points
during the week. closing at 20.7ic per
pound. New Orleans October futures
up 10 points at 20.05c.
Fruits nnd Vegetables.
Potato markets continued duh and
weak during the week. with slow de-
mand and declining prices. New York
round whites down 25c at shipping
stock in Philadelphia selling at 81.
Northern sacked round whites down 55c
to soc in Chicago. carlot sales at s1.so
points at $3.50 to $3.50. Colorado and
Idaho rurals down Csc at shipping
point, points at at $40 to fI:25: Maine eob6lers
S1.16 per 100 lbs. bulk. Maine cooblers
'i.sO to ,1.s5 in New York,
Demand for cabbage moderate in Chi
generally dull and weak Northern
Danish stock steady in Chicago at s35
per ton bulk. New York domestic stock
down ,15 in Philadelphia at t15 to $40.
New York Danish type down IS to
at shipping points at f2s to 500
Hay.
Light receipts holding hay receipts
steady but limited demand prevents ad-
vance In prices. Many quotations nom
inal because of small arrivals. Quoted
sept 30; No: 1 timothy. New York,
S3l. 40. Cincinnati, $21. Chicago, S24. At
lanta, s2s. No. l alfalfa, Atlanta s2s:
Kansas City, SIS. No. prairie, Kan
sas City, si3.
Live stock and Meat..
Compared with a week ago hog prices
showed advances ranging from lOc to
zoe per 100 lbs. Grass and lower grades
Of beef steers were weak to 25c lower.
steers, 25c to soc higher. Cows and
heifers generally Csc lower with some
showing greater decline. Feeder
steers. J5c to 50c lower and veal calves
~ to $1.5o lower. In general, sheep and
lamb prices were not materially
changed though lower grade ewes
October l Chicago prices; Hogs, top,
$3.50; bulk of sales, $3.50 to $500: me-
dun dsn. and good beef steers, s5.7S to
to 1915; feeder steers, y4.65 to $3.50;
light and medium weight veal calves.
$3.50 to $i2; fat lambs, s7.25 to ss.s5
S4.75 to 81; fat ewes, s3 to $4.75
Stocker and feeder shipments from IL
important markets during the week
ending Sept. 23 We're: Cattle and calves
1864; hogs. $40: sheep. S0,524.
The trend of Eastern wholesale fresh
meat prices was generally downward
compared with week ago Lamb was
l to 81 lower and veal and pork loins
steady to 81 lower. Beef, soc to So
lower per 100 lbs. Mutton prices were
practically unchanged. Sept 80 prices
good grade meats: Beef, $3.50 to S15;
veal, SIS to $50; lamb, SIG to SIS; NUT
ton, Sli to 10; light pork loins s25 to
S2s; heavy loins, $14 to 20.
Grain.
Chicago December wheat prices de-
clined Sac during the week. closing at
$l.l1A; December corn down 3hc at
49 Nc. Lack of export demand and lack
of outside support We're the principal
market factors. AT close of week coun-
try offerings of wheat in Southw st
somewhat larger. Corn receipts liberal.
Closing prices in Chicago cash market:
No red winter wheat, $1.21; No. 2
hard winter wheat, s1.1S; No. 2 mixed
corn, 45c; No yellow corn, 47c: No 8
white oats, 33c. For the week Minneap-
olis December wheat down 90 C, closing
at s1.30M; Kansas City December
wheat down sac, at $1.09% Winnipeg
December wheat down 98c at S1.22a..
Chicago May wheat. s1.225s May corn,
size Minneapolis May wheat, S130;
Kansas City May wheat, $1.14A; VIM
nipeR May wheat, $1.21A