The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-02
WEEKLY
MARKETGRAM.
L. =. Bureau of Markets For
Week Ending January %.

J washington, Jan. 2S---The u. S.
Bureau of Markets issue the follow
ing summary of prices current for the
week ending January eth:
Fruits and Vegetables.
Northern round white potatoes de-
clined about 15c per 100 pounds f. O.
b.. reaching S3c to 81. Chicago
carlot market down 5 to 10c at $1.1O
to $1.20. Sacked round whites Is
ITO 2Oc lower f. o. b. New York ship
ping points, closing $1.15 to $1.2O.
Movement continues very light. New
York lost 15c, reaching $1.65 to $1.5O
bulk
Baldwin apples from cold storage
closed slightly lower around 81 per
barrel, Baidwins and Greetings
slightly higher jobbing mostly at 81
to s5; York Imperials 1915 to $3.50.
Northwestern Extra Fancy Winesaps
steady in New York city, jobbing
$3.50 to $4.25 per box.
Sacked yellow onions slightly low
er f. o. b. S5c to 81, mostly 85c per
100 pounds. Eastern markets jobbing
10 to 15c lower at S5c to $3.50; mid
dlewestern steady 15c to $1.4O.
Florida celery steady f. O. b. $1.75
per crate, jobbing mostly $2.75 to
$a.25; Pittsburg and Cincinnati
$3.50 to $2.75. California Golden
Hearts ,jobbing mostly IS to $3.50 per
crate; Baltimore 81 to $725; New
York IS.
Florida Big Boston lettuce firm;
Baltimore $3.50 to $3.75: Philadel-
phia SO TO 1925 per 1-2 bu. hamp-
er. California Imperial Valley let
tuce IS to soc per crate higher +.
o. b. at $40 to $2.35; Los Angeles
SLIGO to $1.75. Eastern markets lob
bing 81 to IS.
Carlot shipment week ended Jan
uary 26: Potatoes 2,S16 cars; boxed
apples. 3O4, barreled apples SAT: cab
baage AGE; celery 329; lettuce 399;
onions 40S; sweet potatoes 34I. Ship
ments week ended January 10: Po-
tatoes 1883 cars; boxed apples 3S5:
barreled apples TAG; cabbage 1876; let
tuce 1872; onions 4O2; sweet potatoes
3SS.
Hay and Feed.
stormy weather and bad roads cur
failing hay shipments in west. Re
ceip.s light Timothy prices fairly
steady at recent decline. Alfalfa
quoted 81 to 50 over last weeks
prices. Demand limited. Low grade
prairie almost unstable. Eastern
markets dull because of light de-
nand. Quoted January &c, timothy,
New York $3.50; Cincinnati $26:
Chicago $23; Minneapolis $50. No I
alfalfa, Kansas City S25, Omaha $21.
No. prairie, Kansas City $3.50,
Omaha $11, Minneapolis SIS.
The demand for feed shows very
little Improvement. Stocks in feeders
hands appear ample and production
of several feedstuffs is reported as
heavier than for some time. Mark ct
shows declines of 81 to $5 from last
week, hominy feed showing greatest
loss i'm prices. Linseed meal and cot
tonseed meal firm but inactive. AL
falfa meal weak. Jobbers and deal
crs we'll supplied and showing no
desire to increase holdings. A better
inquiry is reported in southeastern
and northeastern sections than in the
southwest and northwest Quoted:
bran $3.50, mddlings $23, flour
middlings s27, reddog y5J. Minneapol-
is: linseed meal $39, MINNEAPOLIS,
$40 Chicago, Sal Buffalo; Sc per cent
cottonsecd meal $3.50 Memphis;
white hominy feed s24 St Louis;
gluten feed $45 Chicago: No. alfal-
fa meal 1922 Kansas City; bee. pulp
S3H northeastern markets.
Livestock and Meats.
Compared with q week ago prices
OF hogs at Chicago ranged from sc
to zoe lower, beef steers and heifers
15c to 35c lower; cows 15c lower to
1Oc higher; veal calves 81 to s1.25
higher; fat lambs and ycarlings firm
to csc higher; feeding lambs weak to
25c lower; fat ewes unchanged.
January q Chicago prices: Hogs.
bulk Of sales. $9.10 20 S9.G3; medium
and good beef steers $7.65 to $3.50;
butcher cows and heifers s4.6O to SO;
feeder steers sG.35 to SOS; light and
medium weight veal calves $11 to,
s13.50; fat lambs $S.75 to $11.15:
feeding lambs $8.25 to $40: yearlings
$3.50 to $3.50; fat ewes 1878 to $5.75.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat mar
kcts were invariably lower compared
with week ago. Lamb broke So to
81; veal 81 to 49, pork loins and NUT
ton 81 to 50; beef 81 to $3.50 per 100
pounds. January 81 prices good
grade meats: Beef SIS to $3.50: veal
$50 to $23; lamb $40 to $22; mutton
$12 to $15 light pork loins $21 to
S2d; heavy loins SIT to $19.
Grain.
Prices were weak at the opening
but on the 22nd report that Belgium
had secured loan Of twenty million
dollars in United States caused ad-
vanccs that were continued until the
oath. However, subsequent bcarish
sentiment caused selling and prices
dropped about 7c in two days. On
the 27th there was Il slight advance
due to good export sales and covering
by shorts. Report that Argentina
probably would not place super tax
on exports and would permit around