The Delta independent., 1921-03-11
WEEKLY MARKETGRAM U. S.
BUREAU OF MARKETS WEEK
ENDING MARCH S, 1921.


clined about 81 per ton in the princi-
principal markets the past week.
Shipping demand light and hardly
equal to receipts. Heavy receipts again
causing congestion at Cincinnati.
Alfalfa markets stronger in west, re-
ceipts having fallen off. Quoted March
A.: No l timothy New York $30.5O,
Cincinnati s215O, Memphis s27. No.
alfalfa Kansas City s25, Memphis
$27, Cincinnati s26.
L FEED: While eastern jobbing
prices generally remain slightly lower
than western shipment prices Gin
cinnati and Pittsburgh report increa-
sed activity and a steady market with
upward tendency. Southern markets
dull and unchanged. Offerings from
Middlewestern markets light as mills
are fairly well sold up, jobbers having
contracted heavily the past few weeks
Demand from feeders and country
dealers light; stocks on hand good,
, Receipts ample; transit stuff more
plentiful Linseed meal strong but
cottonseed meal heavy Corn feeds
unchanged with hominy feed in good
supply Quoted Bran s22, middlings
S21.50. Rye feed s21. Minneapolis;
white hominy feed s23, ST. Louis,
s31.50 New York: Gluten feed s37
Chicago No. l alfalfa meal s21.50 st.
Louis Linseed meal $3.50 Minneapo-
lis s41 Buffalo Sc per cent cottonseed
meal $3.50 Memphis.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar
kets became top heavy during the
week and prices declined in all mar
kets Fresh domestic more plentiful.
Several shipments from Denmark eX-
pected soon. Shipment from Buenos
Ayers arrived during week. More pa
cific coast butter expected on eastern
markets following heavy price de-
clines in west. Prices 80 score. New
York Sc; Chicago 49c; Philadelphia
531@c. Boston 5215c.
Trading in cheese in distributing
markets on fairly satisfactory basis
the past week AT Wisconsin primary
markets tone more quiet and decided
weakness has developed the past two
days Receipts eastern cheese in ives
tern markets has had tendency to
weaken firm position which has been
maintained in Wisconsin primary
markets the past few weeks. Prices,
Wisconsin primary markets: Twins
26 sac: daisies % Lac. double daisies
26lc, longhorns &c Lac.
| COTTON: The average price for
|, middling spot cotton as quoted by the
, ten designated markets lost 79 points
during the week. closing at 11.06c per
pound This is the lowest price this
season New York March futures
down IS points at IL. 10c.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES:
Sacked round white potatoes streng
thened slightly at northern shipping
stations, reaching s1-s1.15. Chicago
carlot market steady s1.20-i.S5
Round whites up about 25c western
New York stations, closing s1.1s
81 20 sacked New York 40c higher a
81 50-s165 bulk.
Cold storage baldwin apples firm
western New York ( o stations: W
CSC per barrel at s4.75 Baldwins firm
in city markets also; up soc ranging
mostly SIS 25-s5.75. Northwestern extra
fancy winesaps s3-s4 per box; stead,
fob at s2.25-s2.50. Florida celery $3.50
SO 25 per crate in city markets. Ship
ping points up 10-15c at sl.15-s1.s SIS
california celery s75-s6.5o per crate
in middlewestern markets. Eastern
yellow sweet potatoes continue firm
in city markets. ranging Sl,l5-S2.o'
per bushel hamper: Chicago up 25'
at s2.75-s3.
Carlot shipments week ended Feb
ruary 25: potatoes ESQ cars; boxed
apples 4S2, barreled apples SAL: cab
bage 566 celery 425; lettuce 2so;
onions 366: sweet potatoes S16.
Shipments week ended March 4;
potatoes 5000 cars; boxed apples 52S
harreled apples ses; cabbage 6S5;
celery AZ; lettuce 267; onions S54;
sweet potatoes $50.
GRAIN: Market unsettled and er
ratio the early part of week. but
stronger undertone developed on the
2nd and with increased export demand
and light offerings prices trended up
ward until the 5th. On the 9TH liquida
ton and week end evening up caused
slight recession. In Chicago cash
market No. 3 mixed corn 1-4-5 S-4c
under May; No 3 yellow sic under
Minneapolis flour demand light. Fol
the week Chicago May wheat up sc
al $1.62 is. May corn 2iac at 7liSc
Minneapolis May wheat up 4i9c AT
s1.56 Is: Kansas City May 4i9c al
81 SO SIS: Winnipeg May &C at S1.SS rs
LIVESTOCK and MEATS: Hog
and cattle prices at Chicago advanced
moderately the past week: sheep and