Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-04-07

WEEKLY
MARKETGRAM
9. S. BHIean Of Markets

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prices steady. Chicago buyers show
signify better interest in prairie hay.
Receipts Cincinnati liberal: prices
easing OFF; Market moderately active
az the decline. Shipping inquiries few
because of excellent pasturage in
many sections. Poorer grades in
Ugh demand: better quality well TAX
en-. Markets generally in good condi-
Quoted. No / timothy-S2S Memphis.
x24 Chicago, S23 Cincinnati: No 2
T1mothy-S20.50, Cincinnati, $2O.5O
Chicago. $24 Memphis: No. / alfalfa
1850 Memphis. $50 Cincinnati No.
prairie-$15.50 Minneapolis, $14 Kan
sas City.
,Feed.-All recent low levels for
wheatfeeds were shattered when bran
broke to SIT Minneapolis with other
WheatIeeds showing proportionate de-
eefed 4 Demand markets DeaE and gn
ings continue good; difficulty ex-
perienced in obtaining shipping in
| structions for wheatfeeds. Transit
u lower e 9 tSan s gRRpmen selling ofe sSR
| Gluten feed steady: market narrow.
! Hominy feed declining in harmony
! with lower corn quotations. L1nseed
| meal fairly firm: cottonseed meal
weak. Southeastern markets very
quiet; most prices. unchanged but I'M
steady Beet pulp easier, tendency
downward QggSotteddL36 per cent cot
&,
middiings SIS. reddog $50 Chicago;
linseed meal $40 Buffalo and Mime
apolis, No, alfalfa meal $21 st. Louis,
Shite and yellow 6hGGmiiny feed S $215O
apolis. S19 Chicago; dried brewers
grains $28 Milwaukee, $3.50 Phila-
delphia.
Dairy Products.-Week opened with
butter markets unsettled but consider
able strength developed and markets
today's prices averaging &c above a
week ago. Prices 92 score: New York
49 1I2c; Chicago .47c; Philadelphia
80 re: Boston soc. BUYERS caught
domestic receipts have barely taken |
care of demand. Danish butter in lib |
eral quantities New York market, but |
held at firm prices.
Cheese markets weak and lower:
prices at about low point in Deem
Der Trading slow and lover prices
cheese shipped on, consignment from
Wisconsin points during week. South
ern demand very light due to dis
e 9 geegnr nrceS II ss We
primary markets: Twin 20 re; Dais-
les % 1/4c: Double Daisies 21c: Young
Americas and Longhorns % 1/2c.
cotton.-The average price of Midi
lings spot cotton in. the 10 designated
spot markets closed at 11.07c per lb.,
price of the season. New York May
futures closed at lille.
Frultf and veoet mar
kets gCn at northern shipping. sta
tions) Rsing S5c to $1:05. Chicago
carloS, Rrket 10c at $1;10 to $1,20.
t to s:bot PaiS.' -s "4','' -s'' :
MI 4, sork cold storage Baldwin
whoNs !, markets at $4.75 to $5.75.
Nortlrer Kern Extra Fancy Winesaps
slight .sseaker Chicago $2.25 to $3.25
per box: steady Kansas City $3.50 to
Middlewestern yellow onions slow
S ~ b n city Texas msr Eecw 40S tG q
ons. commercial. pack mixed No. {
md 2. 1925 to $3.50, per standard :
rate New York: April prices. rang
S2 u s t. S36o per sb iTafe c boatEs
1t. Louis and Chicago at $40 to SAP Q
,er, ton bulk April !; South CAROLINA
Nakefields 81 to 1928 per 100 lbs. :
Jew York.
Louisiana Klondike strawberries
'rices Csc per crate higher in middle, h
western markets at 81 to $4:75 per- "a =
t. crate: SIPS per crate higher (. o. 0
/. around 1915. Kansas City market
dvanced to SIS to $3.50. G
Carlot shipments week ended April
: Potatoes 2,545 cars; boxed apples q
e eier y 24S: lettuce lettuce 1922; onions SIS: W
weet potatoes 220: strawberries 231: II
,matoes 1872: Shipments week ended u,
larch rs: Potatoes 2.4S5 cars; box OF
abbage 500: celery 2S4 lettuce 497; ~
MONS $50: sweet potatoes 260: straw
erries 245; tomatoes 244. /
Live Stock and Meats.-Chicago hog XII
rices declined soc to 81 per 100 lbs: 81
lie, past week. Most grades OF beef 70
I'D butcher cattle also feeder steers "a
cal calves down 81 to S125:. fat mr.
mbs down soc to 75c;. sheep steady a.
Csc higher. April 2 Chicago prices: VI
ogs, bulk of sales. $S.75 to : o$SS75:
65; butcher cows and heifers SIS to III
'25; feeder steers $3.50 to So light til
Id medium weight veal CALVES 81 to 90
$50; fat lambs $3.50 to SO; feeling =,
!; fat ewes ewes s. 70 $Ss75 afnSS p 10 ho
noiesale fresh meat prices declined tn
ma lamb 81 TO to 81; beef SOC to $50 no
r 100 lbs, mutton practically un;;
dnSeu, PORK lOlHS up 9l W %. AUTH yue
prices good grade meats: Beef we
4.50 to SIT: veal SIS to SIS; lamb CO.
Z to $21: mutton $12 to SIS; light
rk loins $24 to $26; heavy loins SIS -,
$22. me
Grain.-Price trend for the week ca
Freezing weather on the OF
tn caused considerable apprehen- I'M
n of damage to growing crop and
suited in the only upturn of the
eek. On the Both liquidation in Biz
lrse grains for country account ba,
rted decline that continued to na
close on April 2. July. wheat sold YET
export at Chicago and st. Louis. 70,
avy export sale sale of cash wheat
O reported. In Chicago cash mar
J. No. 2 red winter wheat z to 10c ion
Or Chicago May and No. 2 hard 10 W.
lie over. No. 3 mixed corn 4 to wa
under Chicago May corn and No. 3 bla
low 3 IA to sc under. For the 90,
ok Chicago May wheat down 8 1/2c ~
$1.37 1I8, May corn 4 lac, at thi
Use. Minneapolis May wheat VIII
vn DC at $1.30 IA: Kansas City ia,
v 3/Sc at $1.29 1 49,: Winnipeg 'ni'
v IL l /2c at $1.67 7IS. Minnea- d"
IS flour demand light and good ex for
t inquiry. ~