Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-17
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to soc per 100 lbs. the past week. Beef
steers were steady: butcher COWS and
heifers and feeder steers generally Csc
declined 75c; spring lamb. 81 Year
lings and fat ewes down 25c, June
10Th chicago prices; Hogs, bulk Of
beef steers. S7.5oQs.e5: butcher cows
and heifers. s4.25 a $50; feeder steers,
s6.2b o 7.T5; light and medium weight
veal calves. $500 q 1925; fat lambs.
$1,000 11.75. spring lambs, S1O.25 a
1925; yearlings. s6.504 1000; fat ewes,
$500 "a 500.
meat prices was upward. Beef ad-
vanced sec at s1.25 per 100 lbs. Veal
ranged steady to - higher. depending
upon the market Lamb generally 81
higher. mutton steady to 81 higher.
Pork loins irregular. light loins 81
lower at some markets. So higher Mt
god grade meetsi Beef $3.50 q 1850;
veal. sl6.00n 1900. lamb. $4,000 a $500:
mutton, $4,000 1900; light pork loius.
1900.
Movement light. stocks on farms re-
main about 100 per cent larger than
last year. Receipts in markets barely
adequate to supply needs. but because
OF light demand. prices are nominally
unchanged TO slightly easier. Chicago
reports good demand on prairie, No,
cago. SIS Minneapolis, s27 Memphis.
s27.5O Atlanta. r;o. . timothy. s27.50
New York, $40 Chicago. se4 Memphis.
sas City, nominal. $3.50 Atlanta. No.
! prairie. SIS Minneapolis. $3.50 Kan
sas City.
Market dull and weak Cottonseed
meal "a shade lower. Corn feeds steady.
wheat feeds and alfalfa meal easier.
Excellent spring pasturage conditions.
particularly in principal feed consum-
demand during recent weeks. Stocks
of all feeds remain ample. Offerings
sales of distress feed reported in many
markets. Quoted: Bran. sl4.50; mid
dlings. t1450, Minneapolis; 36 per cent
cottonseed meal. $3.50 Memphis: lin
seed meal, $50 Minneapolis, 1872 Buff
falo: white hominy feed. S23 st. Louis;
new No. alfalfa meal, slS. No. Colo-
rado meat. s24.50 Chicago. beet pulp,
SIS I. o. b. seaboard markets.
July wheat sold at the highest point
OF the season the past week, influ-
enced by bullish crop reports and esti-
mates and large export business, but
weakness developed later in session
with considerable change in sentiment.
Cash Wheat in good demand. with
Liquidation on in corn by houses with
eastern connections. In Chicago cash
market No. red winter wheat. S1.6O:
Gle: No. 3 yellow corn. 61c. No. 8
white oats. s6e. For the week Chicago
July wheat down 1c at S1.36h; July
corn down 3%c at 62c. Minneapolis
July wheat unchanged at t1.37: Kan
sis City July down &c. s1.27k; Winni-
peg July down NC at S1.76k. Chi
csgo September wheat S1.1SA; Sep
tember corn, 62hc.
Fruits and Vegetables.
North Carolina Irish cobbler pota-
toes down soc per bbl. New York un-
der increasing receipts. reaching $3.50
s3.75: eastern shore OF Virginia stock
lana sacked Bliss Triumphs up 25c per
100 lbs: st. Louis at 1926 to $3.50; up
81 Kansas City at - to s4.2b.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets have been firm un-
der active storing demand. but there
has been weaker feeling and slight de-
clines occurred in most markets. The
the preliminary official release for en-
tire United States for June 1st show
ing total holdings 21.500,000 pounds.
Net price advance for the week aver
age 1c to &c per pound, s2 score clos
ing: New York 32c: Chicago, 30A C:
Philadelphia. 32c; Boston. 33c
Cheese markets steady to firm. Cur
rent production not yet showing quol-
ity necessary for active storing demand
and movement Of all medium grade
goods into consumptive channels has
had some tendency to keep prices
down. Prices at Wisconsin primary
markets average; Daisies 14kc c; Dou-
BILE Daisies. 14c; Young Americans.
14hc; Longhorns. l4kc.
Cotton.
Spot cotton prices declined about 80
points the past week. closing around
11.17c per lb New York July futures
down A points at 12-33c.