The Delta independent., 1921-10-21
Market, Report
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BY Bureau of Markets.

Livestock and Meats - Compared
with a week ago Chicago hog prices
| showed declines ranging from 10c to
| soc per 100 pounds. Corn fed steers
and yearlings were mostly 25c to soc
higher with some choice yearlings 75c
higher, heifers generally steady with
COWS steady to 1Oc higher Stocker
and feeder steers strong to 15c higher
Fat sheep and lambs steady to 25c
higher Feeding lambs Csc to 75c
higher October Is Chicago prices:
Hogs, top, $3.50; bulk of sales, $675
to sS4O Medium and good beef
steers, s615 to $1O.s5; butcher cows
and heifers, s375 to $3.50; feeder
steers. S4.S5 to 81; light and medium
weight veal calves, Sc to S11.25; fat
| lambs. s7.75 to 1925; feeding lambs,
s6.75 to s7.75; yearlings. $3.50 to
$3.50; fat ewes. So to s5.25. Stocker
and feeder shipments from ~ i'm
portant markets during the week end
ing September 80 were: Cattle and
calves, 101,6 ,677; hogs. e.s40; sheep.
1892 In eastern wholesale fresh
meat markets beef veal and lamb
prices were generally higher than a
week ago. Mutton and fresh pork
loins were practically steady. Veal
advanced 81 to SO: lambs. 81: beef
SOC to 81 per 100 pounds. October IA
prices. good grade meats: Beef. Sl4
to $3.50; veal. SIS to $40; lamb, s17
TO s19: mutton, $l1 to s12; light pork
loins, s24 to S2s; heavy loins. SIS to
| $50.
! Dairy Products - Butter markets
firm under steady demand for fancy
grades There has been more shifting
to storage. which at present prices
show a profit. Feeling exists in some
quarters that markets are becoming
top heavy following the steady ad
vances this month, but trading on the
whole in on fairly confident basis at
present Closing prices. % score;
New York, 47A; Chicago. 45c; Phila
delphia. 4Sc: Boston. 4619c. Cheese
markets firm. Most OF trading taking
place at primary markets. although
active buying interest has developed
at New York City. Canadian cheese
still being offered at prices relatively
| lower than domestic make. October
IA prices at Wisconsin primary mar
kets: Twins. 19c; Daisies. 21c; Dou-
BILE Daisies, 2O1ac; Longhorns. zoe.
Grain-wheat market displayed bet.
ter undertone during week and al
though declines took place on the
| 7th and Sth, there was noticeable lack
of local pressure. On the 18th the
market dropped somewhat, but rallied
later on strong buying by northwest
houses and prices for week showed
net gains. Advance in sterling and
continental exchange, and improved
| cash and export demand were main
bullish features. Country wheat Of
ferings were small and milling de-
mand fairly good Corn markets were
dull and featureless. Disappoih. ry
shucking returns were received from
Illinois district. Closing prices In
Chicago cash markets: No. rcd
winter wheat, s1.23; No 2 hard win.
ter wheat. SLIT; No. mixed corn,
| Acc: No. 2 yellow corn, Acc; No. 3
white oats. 32c. For the week Chi;
cago December wheat gained 6%c,
closing at s1.15&: Chicago December
corn lost Nc. closing at 47kc: Mime
apolis December wheat gained &c.
closing at s1.26; Kansas City Decem-
ber gained 7c. closing at s1.O7%:
Winnipeg gained 6%c. closing at
s117M: Chicago May wheat closed at
s119A; May corn at 53h: Mime
apolis May wheat at $1.262a Kansas
City wheat at s112H: Winnipeg May
wheat at s122%.
| Cotton-Spot cotton prices declined
54 points during the week. closing at
1920 per pound. New York October
down 65 points at 1880.
Fruits and Vegetables-Po ship
ments continued heavy totalling over
! 10000 cars for the week Demand
| limited in consuming centers; mar
kets fairly steady New York bulk
round whites mp 10c in New York at
s2.1O to 1920 per 100 pounds: steady
in Philadelphia at 1925 to $3.50,
sacked; stock down 15c at s235 in
Pittsburgh. Northern round whites
up Sc to 10c in Chicago car lot mar.
ket at sos to 1925 Round whites
steady at $1.75 to $195 I. o. b. ship
ping points. There was a good de.
mand for onions in producing sections
and prices advanced at shipping points
in city markets. Massachusetts Conn.
Valley yellow globes up 75c to 81 at
$3.50 to $4.75 per 100 pounds. sacked.
I. o. b. shipping points. Eastern yell
low varieties up $1.50 in New York
and Boston at $5 to $3.50. Middle
western stock up 25c at $3.50 to $475
in Cincinnati; at $3.75 to 81 in Chi.