Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-02
The Markets


Of Agriculture. WasAju2ton. ID. G..
Fruits and Observation-Disclosures
made a further decline OF about 100
per lGG bounds at Northern shipping
stations the past week. closing 80 "
90c sacked. Chicago carl0t market
weak, at g5cM$l.o5. New York round
whites held at $140dI5O bulk. New
York cold storage Baldwin apples
steady city Wholesale markets $5u
per barrel Northwestern extra
fancy winesaps, mostly $3u4 per box
consuming centers First car Texas
yellow bermuda onions mixed No.
and > brought $45Ou5 per crate in
Pittsburg compared with last sea
sons opening level around 5000 Bu
reau crop estimates release shows gen
eral reduction in acreage bermuda on
ions California, Louisiana and Tex
as. Total paintings this season a.
92S acres compared with 1886 acres
year ago Production 5.9O7 cars
forecast compared with estimated
production S,642 cars last season. Flor
ida wakefield cabbage $l2jltl 15 per
~ bushel hamper Eastern markets
Florida celery soc per crate lower city
markets seas. California celery 50
n $50 per crate Chicago; SEA $50
Kansas City Louisiana klondike
Strawberries in "a quart crates 40 TO
45c per quart New York. Consuming
markets range $375G4.5O per "a quart
crate, shipping points S27jG3 3. Car
lot shipments week ended March "a
Potatoes 2,646 cars boxed apples 354
barreled apples 633; cabbage, 572;
celery. 2S5; lettuce. 517; onions. 273;
sweet potatoes. 253. Shipments week
ended March II: Potatoes, 1876 cars;
boxed apples, 1859; barreled apples,
SIC; cabbage, 4S9; celery, AS; let
tuce, 1876: onions, 414; sweet potatoes,
293
Grain.-Financial and business con
ditiOns. good weather and excellent
crop reports caused bearish sentiment
and grain prices trended downward
the past week. Export demand brisk
on the oath with wheat premiums at
gulf 2Sc over May Half million bu-
shells wheat sold on the oath for ex-
port at gulf: flour sales to Europe the
past few days reported 10000 barrels.
On the Gath corn sold at low level on
crop, Chicago May 6313c, but later raj
lied In Chicago cash market No.
red winter wheat 15016c over Chica-
90 May, No hard 13015c over; No.
3 mixed corn 52i cT6i4c under May;
No. 3 yellow "A r 6ii c under. For the
week March 1924 Chicago May wheat
down 6l4c at $l.+1 rs. May corn
4 Use at ca Use. Minneapolis May
wheat down sc at $1.3712. Kansas City
May SIC at $1.354, Winnipeg May
1 &c at $1.77. Chicago March wheat
s1.53 Minneapolis flour demand slow
wheat stronger No. 2 dark 10000
over May. Kansas City milling and
export demand fair, No. ? hard 15c
over May.
Dairy Products-Butter markets ex
cept at Chicago have shown a tend
ency toward recovery the past week.
Prices in Eastern markets &c higher
than a week ago; prices Chicago about
unchanged. following both advances
and declines. Closing prices. 80 score:
New York, 47c; Chicago, 4412c; Phila-
delphia, 47hc; Boston, Acc. Trading
quiet; supplies only moderate. Danish
butter available in liberal quantities,
other cargoes due. Late arrivals Dan
ish have shown such excellent quality
that finest grades domestic feeling
competition Cheese markets weaker;
business dull trading lacks conf
dence. Prices average &c lower than
week ago, sales at Wisconsin primary
markets being made at or near:
Twins, 22Ac; daisies, 24lAc; double
daisies, 231ac; longhOrns, 25c: young
Americas, 24Ac.
Cotton.-Spot cotton closed around
1150c per ID. on the oath; New York
May futures 1242c.
Livestocks and Meats.-Hog and cat,
tie prices at Chicago showed slight
changes during the week, but sheep
and lamb prices advanced. Light
hogs up 15c; medium hogs down 10c
per 100 lbs; bulk Of sales prices I'M
changed Lower grades Of beef steers
slightly lower butcher grades of
cows and heifers up 25U4Oc; other
grades unchanged. Feeder steers
down 25c. Fat lambs up 60075c;
feeding lambs steady. Fat ewes up
25cG soc; yearlings 50cG$1. March
25th Chicago r.ices: Hogs, bulk of
sales, S925@10.75; medium and good
beef steers $825G9.90; butcher COWS
and heifers $509.50; feeder steers
s75OG9.25; light and medium weight
veal calves $8G10.75; fat lambs sS.25
GLOSS; feeding lambs s7.2509.25;
yearlings S7.5O09.50; fat ewes $50
$50. Eastern wholesale fresh meat
prices averaged about steady. Certain
grades of veal, lamb, mutton and pork
loins advanced 81 per 100 lbs. at some
markets but these advances were coun-
terbalanced in most instances by
equal declines on other grades. March
25 prices good grade meats: Beef SIG
ali; veal $f9@2l; lamb sl8@23;
mutton $12d15; light pork loins 1923
AIS; heavy loins S17620c.