The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-04-09
The Markets

fair in most markets; good grades
alfalfa being requested. No. l alfalfa
about S24 Chicago but demand SLACK
ening. Firm tone to market for all
kinds choice quality hay. Rain and
cooler weather have helped alfalfa in
Oklahoma. First crop Of alfalfa in
| Oklahoma we'll under way and in good
! shape. Quoted: No. l timothy VA
Cincinnati $24 Chicago, $27 Memphis,
| s19 Minneapolis, $25 Philadelphia, $3l
| New York. No 2 timothy $22 Gin
cinnati, $205O Chicago, SIS Memphis,
! SIT Minneapolis, $24 Philadelphia,
$28.5O New York. No. 1 alfalfa S2l
! Cincinnati, sgt Memphis, $21 Mime
apolis, $40 Kansas City. No. | prairie
$3.50 Minneapolis, $14 Kansas City.
Feed-Wheat feed declining steadi-
| Iy. Cottonseed meal off Sl0I.50.
1 Prices of nearly all feedstuffs at new
| low levels with demand generally
quiet Stocks in all sections good but
| not much booked ahead. JObbers well
I supplied and not showing any tenden-
/ cy to enlarge holdings. White ana
yellow hominy selling on equal basis
and in ample supply. Gluten feed
1 quiet: price we'll maintained by man
ufacturers; production light. Lin
seed meal in better supply; quoted
$3.50 prompt, April and May ship
ment. No immediate prospect of sub
stantial increase in demand. Quoted
Bran SIS. mfddlines SIT Minneapolis;
/ SO per cent cottonseed meal $24 Mem
! phis. S31 80 Northeastern markets
white and yellow hominy feed $22
Chicago. oat feed SIS St. Louis; 43
per cent cottonseed meal $3.50 chi
caeo: Rye feed $16 Minneapolis, ST.
Milwaukee.
Grain-Market unsettled and prices
fIuctuated rapidly within narrow
range until the Goth when prices drop
ped sharply on liquidation in coarse
grains for country accent. Liquida-
ton continued on the 51st; wheat
very weak early, but short covering
and removal of hedges on more than
/ 900 600 bushels wheat sold to Spain
caused prices to rally from low points.
On the 31st also there was persistent
buying of corn by strong interests
which absorbed selling by houses with
country connections. In Chicago cash
market No red winter wheat 1899
over Chicago May; No. hard wheat
same premium; No. mixed corn 40
SIC under Chicago May corn; NO. 8
yellow 405Ac under. For the week
Chicago May wheat down 34c at
S1.3S 5/8, May corn 315c at so 5/8c.
Minneapolis May wheat down 4Ac at
S1.32A, Kansas City May 4Ac at
$1.31, Winnipeg May 512 at s17112,
Chicago March wheat $155. Mime
apolis flour demand dull; fair demand
for better grades wheat; Canadian
wheat selling 45c over Minneapolis
May; No. dark 1S@34c over.
Fruits and VegetabIes-Potatoes up
5010c per 100 pounds northern ship
ping stations, closing 90c@ 81. Chi
cago carlot market up sc at $105Q
1.20. New York round whites held at
s1.40@1.5O bulk New York cold stor-
age baldwin apples down about 25c
per barrel city WHOLESALERS markets at
S4.7505.75. Northwestern extra fancy
winesaps slightly weaker Chicago at
S2.506350 per box; steady Kansas
City at $4,000 Middlewestern vel
low onions slightly slow and dull in
city markets, 5Oc@$1 per 100 pounds.
Texas yellow Bermuda onions, COM
mercial pack mixed Nos. l and 2,
s3.25@35O per standard crate Pitts
burgh as compared with seasons early
sales at $4.50@5. Prices range wa
02.5O per crate Chicago $1.40 @1.5O
{. o. b. shipping points. Florida celery
steady consuming markets at S203
per crate Louisiana Klondike straw
berries firm New York at 20@30c per
pint. Prices range mostly $3.50@4
ped 24-pint crate in consuming mar
kets; S31O@3.50 I. o. b.
Carlot shipments week ended March
30: Potatoes 1852 cars; boxed apples
295, barreled apples 544; cabbage $50;
celery 279; lettuce 373; onions 251;
sweet potatoes 24S; Strawberries 245
tomatoes 2S5. Shipments week ended
March %: Potatoes 1888 cars; boxed
apples $50, barreled apples 664; cab
bage 524; celery 1926; lettuce sol ;
onions 800 sweet potatoes 248; straw
berries 240; tomatoes 255.
Dairy Products-Butter markets un
settled during the week, but the pres
emf tendency is toward recovery
prices advancing in all markets on the
31st. Closing prices, 92 score: New
5 York 4Sc: Chicago 45c; Philadelphia
49c: Boston 4Sc. Supply OF domestic
butter barely taking care of den ant
and Danish imports have held at firm
prices.
Cheese markets weak and lower
prices at about low point in December
Trading slow and lower prices were
generally anticipated. Some cheese
< Ahipped on CONSIGNMENT from Wiscon
sin points during week. Southern de
mand very light due to discouragin'
business conditions as well as to de
clining prices. At Wisconsin primar.
markets: i wins zoe; daisies ZINC
double daisies, young Americas, ant
longhorns, 22c.
q Cotton-Spot cotton prices decline
about Is points the past week, clos
ing around 11.32c per pound. Nev
York May futures down II points
12.25c.
Livestock and Meats-Chicago Live
: stock prices declined 35c@75c o
: hogs, 10c@40c on beef steers; 25c0
Csc on feeder steers and 75c@$1 o
veal calves the past week. Fat lamb
lost 50c0S5c; butcher cows an
I, ctio or 70