The Delta independent., 1921-12-16
Market Report
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where shipping demand has improved
Country loading light. Quoted Decem.
Der 9; No. / timothy, New York
s2s.50 Cincinnati s21, Chicago s22 80
| Minneapolis 1880 Atlanta $27. so;
No. l alfalfa, Memphis s25, Atlanta
$3.50; No. l prairie, Minneapolis SIS.
! Feed Markets inactive About TO-
900 tons of bran remain in Buffalo
warehouses unsold. with ample sup
plies of middlngs Offerings by flour
mills of wheat feeds for immediate
shipment light December and Jan
uary shipments improxinp Prednc-
( tion OF corn feeds good Cottonseed
meal in good supply at unchanged
prices. Offerings of beet pulp and
alfalfa meal liberal. Linseed meal
firm, demand easier. Quoted Decem.
Der 10: Bran $3.50. mtddlngs 500.
-four middlings 500, linseed meal S41
Minneapolis; 80 per cent cottonseed
meal $33 so Memphis; white hominy
feed $23, Chicago; No. l alfalfa meal
$3.50. Kansas City; beet pulp s24.s0,
philadelphia 9
Fruits and Vegetables Cabbage
markets steady to strong; arrivals de
creasing. New York Danish bulk per
ton up So in New York City at $50 to
S55 Baltimore S55. Slight declines
in some other markets. Wisconsin
Danish up 81 to s5 f. o. b. shipping
points at S47 to $50 Chicago strong
at $50 per ton sacked delivered Po-
tato shipping points strengthened.
Sacked round whites r. O. b. western
New York $40 to s1.75 per 100 lbs;
Michigan points up 10c at S152 to
S1,57. Cash prices to growers in Colo
RADIO and Idaho soc TO soc. New York
round whites weaker in New York
City at 80 to s210 bulk per 100 lbs.
Sacked stock 10c stronger in other
markets. Carlot sales northern round
whites down Zoe i'm Chicago at 81 so
to S1.75. Apple arrivals in city mar
kets much lighter; prices unsettled.
Maine No ! Baldwins up SOC in Bos-
ton at Sc to s. Der barrel: down soc
in Philadelphia at $3.50 TO S6.75. Fair
quality New York BaIdwns 81 to $3.50
in New York City. Rhode Island
greetings A 2ik-inch. stronger in Chi
cago at 50 to $40; extra fancy north
western Jonathans $2.a0 to 50 per
box. Extra fancy winesaps steady in
Wenatchee district at S2I0 f o. b.
Eastern yellow onions steady in most
city markets at $3.50 TO S5.75. per 100
lbs. sacked. New York City slightly
lower. Middle western and California
stock generally s. to $3.50
Livestock and Meats Chicago hog
prices ranged from 20c to csc higher
per 100 lbs. during the week. light
hogs advancing most ON the aver
age beef steers ranged from steady 10
25c higher Butcher COWS and heifers
generally steady with some of the
lower grades down 15c to 25c Feeder
steers strong to 25c higher Fat lambs
and yearlings advanced 75c TO s125:
fat ewes up generally Toe. Feeder
lambs advanced 25c to 35e Decem-
Der 10 Chicago prices; Hogs. top
S775: bulk of sales. 81 to $40; med
ium and good beef steers. $3.50 to
s7.15; butcher cows and heifers, sG.I5
to $40: feeder steers. S340 to 1915;
light and medium weight veal calves,
s4.75- to $3.50; fat lambs. 5000 to
$11.55: feeding lambs, IS % to $3.50:
yearlings. s7-25 to 1915; fat ewes.
1915 to Sc. Stocker and feeder ship
ments from 12 important markets dur
ing the week ending December 2:
Cattle and calves. 90, ,423: hogs, 6.493:
sheen, 2Z,36i. Eastern wholesale fresh
meat prices adfauced rather sharply.
Pork loins up 81 10 SO; lamb - TO 3;
mutton 80 to 81; veal so; beef soc to
81. December o prices good Grade
meats; Beef, $3.50 to sf6.5o; veal,
SIS to 500; lamb. S24 to s26; mutton.
$12 to SIG; light pork loins. $40 to
s24; heavy loins. SIG to $50
Grain--Wheat and corn prices reg
istered net declines for the week with
lack of support and rains in drouth
areas the main depressing factors.
on the Sth and 9th there was an
advance on renewal Of export demand
and report of improved -four and cash
demand in northwest, but n reaction
followed and prices declined on the
10th. Closing prices in Chicago cash
market: No. 2 red winter wheat,
81 10; No. hard winter wheat, s1.13;
No. mixed corn, soc: No. yellow
corn, soc; No. 3 white oats. 34c.
Average price to farmers in central
Iowa for No 2 mixed corn about 34c:
to farmers In central North Dakota
for No. ! dark northern wheat,
81 .05R: to farmers In central Kansas
for No. 2 hard winter wheat. 9Oc.
Chicago May wheat declined &c. clos.
Ing AT $1.14M: Chicago May corn
down hc, closing Mt 54c; Minneapolis
May wheat down Ic. closing at
$1211s; Kansas City. May whea.
down 1lzc. closing at $1.07; Winnipeg
May wheat down 3Hc. closing at
$1.09A