The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-10-22
The Markets

west, and evening up Tor holiday on
the l2th- There was a decline on the
18TH, but the market had strong I'M
dertone on the 14th and the closing
wheat prices show material net gain
for the seven-day period At Chicago
cash market: No. red winter wheat
$1.23; No , hard wheat winter S1I6,
No mixed corn Acc: No > mixed
corn 46c, No white oats S2c For
the week Chicago Dec wheat advanced
SIX cents closing at 81 Is SIS, Dec. corn
down lc, closing at Arc MINNEAPOLIS
Dec. wheat up 614c at 1927; Kansas
City Dec. wheat up FAC at Sl0S4;
Winnipeg Dec. wheat up sac. at S1.17.
Chicago May wheat closed at 81. 20;
May corn 534c: Minneapolis May
wheat 1927; Kansas City May Sl.13.
1/S; Winnipeg May wheat $122
Fruits and vegetabIes-The heaviest
movement of potatoes this season took
place during the week. total of 49,
224 cars being shipped to market. De
mand and movement in market centers
slow to moderate with prices generally
steady New York round whites
steady in Pittsburgh at $240M245 per
100 lbs. sacked. bulk stock up 20G25
in New York City at 81 106 20, Sack
ed stock advanced 15c at shipping
points at 81 Northern round whites
steady in Chicago carlot market at
$210m225 steady at shipping points
at $175@195 Most leading apple
markets steady, Kansas City and ST
Louis markets dull with liberal sup
plies New York Baldwins A, 21a
up 25d soc in New York at $7M725
per barrel: down 50cm sic in Phila-
delphia at $650d7 New York green
ings up soc in New York at $9G9 so,
Michigan Baldwins steady in Chicago
at $7m750 Northwestern extra fancy
Jonathans down 75c in New York at
$275M3 per box, nearly steady in
other eastern cities at $2.50m3.5 so.
Auction sales in Chicago at S2.250
285 Most Western sweet potato mar
kets steady, Eastern dull and weak
Virginia Eastern shore yellow varie-
ties down TIC in New York at S325m
$50 per Dbl down 15c in other Eastern
cities at $3750425; steady in Chica-
go at $4250450 Demand for yellow
globe onions improving, markets are
stronger. Eastern stock up 50@75c in
sacked Stock from storage selling
strong at Massachusetts shipping
| points at $3.50. Middlewestern stock
also higher in most markets at $4.5Od
$50; up Csc in Chicago at $375@425
Livestock and Meats.-Prices OF
most classes and grades of livestock
at Chicago were not materialle chang
ed during the week Hogs ranged from
steady to 15c higher, better weights
advancing most. Choice beef steers
! including yearlings, advanced 25@75C
| but lower grades of steers and butch
! err COWS and heifers were practically
steady. Fat lambs steady; feeding
| lambs up 25M75c. Yearlings and fat
ewes were generally Csc higher. Octo
| Der IA, Chicago prices: Hogs, tor
$3.50; bulk of sales $725M8.60; medi
UNI and good beef steers $6.f5@10.85,
butcher cows and heifers $3.75@9.50i
feeder steers $485@7; light and medi
UNI weight veal calves $6M11.25; IA
lambs $775@925; feeding lambs SGT;
! OTIS; yearlings $5.5007.50; fa
ewes $685. Stocker and feeder
shipments from IL important markets
during the week ending October
were: Cattle and calves 109.917, hogs
5OO7, sheep 113,776. In Eastern whole
sale fresh meat markets beef, veal ant
lamb prices were generally higher thar
a week ago Mutton and fresh porl
loins were practically steady. Yea
advanced $103; lamb 81; beef 50c@
1 per 100 lbs. October IA. prices goot
grade meats: beef $14@l5.50; yea
$1,000; lamb $17@19; mutton $11@
II; light pork loins $24@2S; heavy
loins $1,000.
Feed.-Feed prices $1@3 lower thar
a week ago Stocks and offering.
good. Demand remains quiet. BraI
sold in Minneapolis at $11.50 per ton
distress sales made at lower prices
Linseed meal and cottonseed meal de
clined about So Corn feeds remained
fairly steady though many mills arr
disseminating prices in order to make
sales. Alfalfa meal and beet pulp arr
quiet. Quoted October IA: BraI
S11.5O, middlings $3.50, Minneapolis
3S per cent cotton seed meal $32 Mem
phis, $33 Atlanta. Gluten feed 5000
Philadelphia. White hominy feed $2
st. Louis, $40 Chicago
Dairy Products: Butter markets firm
under steady demand for fancy grades
There has been more shipping of stor
age goods which at present price
show profit. Feeling exists in SOM
quarters that markets are becoming
top heavy following the steady ad
vances this month but trading on tn
whole is on a fairly confident basis
present Closing prices, 90 score
New York 471ac. Chicago 45kc, Phila
delphia 48c, Boston 461ac. Cheese maj
kets firm Most OF trading takinl
place at primary markets although &C
tive buying interests has developed a
New York City. Canadian chess
still being offered at prices relatively
lower than domestic make. Octobe
13 prices at Wisconsin promary maj
kets: Twins 19c, daisies 21c, doubl
daisies 2Ohc, longhorns 1870, yoan
Americas 20Ac
cotton.-Spot cotton prices decline
"a points during the week, closing a