Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-08-12
LATEST MARKET
QUOTATIONS
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Grain.
Markets trended lower. Extremely
large receipts OF winter wheat acted 10
CURED during the last two days OF the
week. resulting in wheat hitting new
low point. Corn prices declined under
selling pressure and more favorable
crop news. despite good export de
mand. Cash markets for both wheat
and corn were unsettled. In Chicago
closed at si.1s: No. hard at Ills; No
: mixed CORN at Sc; No. yellow at
the week. Chicago September wheat
.smser sota cropped sne, closing & At
dropped &c. closing at ii.25I. Kansas
CITY september wheat dropped 4hc.
closing at h.os. Chicago December
at 57c. MINNEAPOLIS December wheat
closed at si.2sh. Kansas City Dccern-
ber wheat closed at s1-12h.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets firm early in the
week but at the close became some
dence In high prices and recent ad-
vanceH has been lacking. and traders
In the markets have tried to avoid any
accumulation OF stocks. Receipts are
running lighter Prices of 80 score;
New York, aye; Chicago, 42&c: phil
adelphia. 4alae; Boston. 45c.
Fruit. and Vegetables.
virginia eastern shore irish cobbier
potatoes n,, up 81 to ;l2S per Dbl. in New
ern markets higher. ranging tt.25Q
s;2b. New Jersey saclSed Cobblers up
30 TO ABE per 100 pounds in New York.
early ohios up soc to 75c per 100
pounds from season'a low point IN Kan
sas city, closing around Si.75; Chicago
market active at s1.5Oa 1.s6.
General level OF hay prieos practical
~ unchanged. Extremely light receipts
OF h-grade timothy. causing firm
prices for that commodity. Lowsr
grades stun sell slowly. Good demand
for timothy at Chicago and Cincinnati
and for alfalfa ut Kansas city. Soma
shipping demand at Cincinnati but
8nsI, Sniy i9fal M at other 'tina, msEkets 9n9tsd
Cincinnati. ss1 Chicago. 500. Atlanta
S27: Kansas City, t12. No. / alfalfa.
prairie. Chicago, si7.J6: Kansas city,
sIi.60.
Live stock and Meats.
Chicago live stock: Hogs declined
steadily throughout the week. closing
roc to soc below "a week ago. Best
advancing i5o to zoe. Cows and hnif-
era generally steady. with Increased
run of prassers. Cows declined about
25c to SOC on lower grades. Rest feed
ers. 25c higher. with lower grades off
same amount Veal calves down 75c to
:i.26. Fat lambs up 50c to zoe. feedins
lambs. Csc to soc, and best yeariinss
25c Ewes down s1.26. August Chi
cago prices: Hogs. top Zone ioadJ
t10.s5; bulk OF sales. 1886 u 1880; me
dium and good beef steers S725Ue.75.
butcher cows and heifers. ss5ons.75.
feeder steers, st.75 7.bo; light and me-
dIum weight veal calves. sSqs75; fat
lambs. 3s.75Gl1: feeding lambs $3.50
a7.75; yearlings sea $50: fat ewes,
3sn5.2b.
BETTER grades OF western dressed
fresh beef at eastern markets up 25c.
Other grades steady. Veal and light
pork loins up sr. lamb up S344. Nut
ton steady on better grades, but down
81 on lower grades. August 5 prices
good grade meats. Beef. sf5.50Gl7.
veal ti59i7; lamb. s22h2t; mutton.
Sl20 10; light pork Ioins. 24T27;
heavy loins. s17n21.
Spot cotton prices advanced 125
points during the week. closing nt
12.01c per pound. October futures In
New York up 142 points. closing at
i3.44c.