The weekly Iberian., 1921-10-08
The Markets

Bureau of Markets. tT S Department
of Agriculture, Washington. u c..
Fruits and VegetabIes-Potato ship
ments heavy. about 5000 cars being
moved during week Demand slow
and markets weak New York bulk
round whites down 10 TO 2ac in New
York at 81 92u210 per 100 lbs down
boc in Philadelphia and sl.750200
Sacked stock down 15u25c at 81 15a
] S5 per 100 lbs + q h shipping points,
Northern sacked round whites down
| t5U iaC In Chicago at 81 f5M | 50 and
lost 3od 45C at shipping points closing
! 60Ml 90. Continued warm weather
and offerings of much ordinary stock
during week caused onion prices to
weaken AT Connecticut Valley shipping
points, yellow globes No /, many small
size. closing at 81 26U350 fob per
| 100 lbs. sacked Prices In New York
and Boston ranged S32bm3 rs Mid
| dlewestern yellow varieties gained CSC
in Chicago and Pittsburg at S375Gp
| 400. red varieties steady nj 81 2hM
| $50 in Kansas City and st Louis De
maud for apples slow to moderate.
prices being irregular and slightly
weaker in New York account approach
ing Jewish holiday New York Bald
wins steady at 81 per barrel for ship
ping points, firm in Philadelphia at
$3.50. New York Rhode Island green
nes steady in New York at IS 00GpS 90
| Middlewestern Jouathans down b0m
| 75c in New York at 81 0n6f4 IS per
| box Fail varieties advanced to $40
y II per barrel. but declined TO close
of SSm9 Demand for sweet potatoes
slow and markets duh New York
market weaker, Virginia eastern shore
yellow varieties losing 81 25. closing AT
$275m3 90 per barrel Chicago lost 25
a 50c Al 50 00f' $50 other markets
st"a " ut 81 40om425 Tennessee
Nancy Halls down t0d20c in Chi
caeo closing at zoe to 81 - per bushel
! hamper St Louis firm At 81 15 Kan
| S City slow and dun AT $t00m To.
Hay Light receipts held hay prices
| steady. but limited demand prevented
| advance in prices. Many quotations
! nominal because Of small arrivals
! Quoted September 30 No I timothy
| New YORK 81 l5o, Cincinnati $2l, Chi
cago $2i, Atlanta SOS; No, alfalfa.
| Atlanta 500
/
demand caused weak wheat feed mar
ket Other feed demand also dull.
| Mills quoted lower rices on cotton
seed meal, also on homny feed, lin
seed and alfalfa meal in poor demand
Quoted September 30: Spring bran,
| New York S2l50, Chicago $l5.25,
standard middlings about 81 above
bran; linseed meal, Chicago $3S.75,
| Cotton seed meal. Memphis S34 so,
hominy feed. Cincinnati s26; alfalfa
meal, Chicago $2150.
Live Stock and Meats-Compared
with week ago Chicago hog prices
were steady to 10 cents higher Good
teef steers ranged from 10c to 50c
! higher. while medium grade steers aud
butcher cows and heifers were weak
to 25c lower Feeder steers were 35c
| to soc and veal calves 81 0Hml so low
or Feeder steers were 80 soc lower
arl veal calves $t00ml 80 lower.
Both fat and feeding lambs averaged
about steady. Yearlings were un-
! changed lest fat ewes were steady,
but some of the lower grades were
quoted sec higher. September 80 Chi
.cago prices: Hogs, top $3.50. bulk of
beef steers $5.75m9.85 Butcher cows
and hefers S3.35G GlS75. Feeder steers
$465m65O: light and medium weight
veal calves, $5.50m12o0; fat lambs
S725m885. Feeding lambs $6,00m
7.25. Yearlings S475m700 Fat ewes
s3.0oGp475 Stocker and feeder ship
ments from II important markets dur
ing the week ending September %
were: Cattle and calves 93,564. hogs
$3.50. sheep S0,526. The trend of east
ern wholesale fresh meat prices was
generally downward compared with a
week ago Lamb was $l.00m400 lower
and veal and pork loins steady to S2
lower. Beef 50c to 81 lower per 100
lbs Mutton prices were practically
unchanged September 30 prices:
Good grade meats, beef s13.506 Is 90;
veal S1Sm20; lambs $16m1S: mutton
S11m15! light pork loins $25 2S.
heavy loins $14m20.
Grain-Wheat prices were down
ward during week except for brief raj
" on Thursday due to oversold con
dition and rush to cover. Lack of ex-
port demand. selling pressure and lack
of outside support were main factors
| In declines. tlOSe Oh WEEK lDuHu
wheat prices still lower with liquida-
tion in evidence Increased arrivals
were expected in few days from North.
west Corn declined with wheat be
cause Of weakness in cash markets.
Country offerings fairly liberal at
close of week. Closing prices in Chi
cago cash market No. red winter
wheat S123; No. hard winter wheat
s120: No mixed corn 4Sc, No. 2
yellow corn iSe; No. white oats 33c.
Dairy Products-Butter markets dur.
ing the week we're firm on top grades
but undergrades continued to move
slowly at unsettled prices A ship
ment of 100000 pounds of Danish but
ter arrived at New York and sold on
September q at 46c for the 80 score
lots Closing prices for " score:
New York 44c. Chicago 44c, Phladel-
pha and Boston 45c. Cheese mar.
kets were steady with a fair volume
of trading reported Wisconsin cheese
board advances al first of week we're
only partially followed
Cotton-Spot cotton prices advanced
about 1O5 points during the week.
closing around 20S2c per ID. New
Yort October futures up l45 points
at 20s0c.
Fort Worth Stock Market.
Fort Worth. Tex.-Cattle statesmen