The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-05-14

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Grain-Prices trended upward dur
ing week due to good export demand,
light offerings, strong cash market
and small wheat stocks at Chicago
available delivery May contracts with
price level too low to attract ship
ments from outside points. The only
decline was on the 4th as result OF
heavy liquidation of cash wheat by
Kansas producers on account OF up
turn and belief by some interests that
prices were sufficiently high. lngles
report shows unfavOrable crop condl-
tions in Oklahoma. Keen demand for
cash wheat at seaboard. Oats dam
age reports received from Oklahoma
and Iowa. In Chicago cash market
No. red winter wheat $152, No. 2
hard $157, No 3 mixed corn 60c, No.
yellow corn Coo, No white oats
SIC For the week Chicago May wheat
up 1712c at $1.44 So, May corn &c at
594c Chicago July wheat up 9&
at $115. July corn &c at 6212c. Min
neapoliS July wheat up 94c at
$1.21 3-S; Kansas City July lie at
81 09; Winnipeg July 10c at $1.4512.
Fruits and Vegetables round
white potatoes down 10c per 700 lbs.
at northern shipping points, closing
60M70c. Chicago carlot market at
seasons low point 70MS5c. Florida
No. l Spaulding Rose up $1.25 per
double head barrel at Chicago at 500
9.25; up soc at New York at $50
8.25. Texas sacked Bliss Triumphs
down $101.25 per 100 pounds at Kan
sas City at $4G4.25; st. Louis $40
so. Cold storage Baldwin apples up
about soc per barrel in city wholesale
markets, New York A-212 stock most
ly $6.5067 per barrel. Northwestern
extra fancy winesaps nearly steady at
Chicago, medium to large sizes $2,75
to $3.25, small sizes $2m2,50 Sacked
yellow onions slow and steady III east
ern city wholesale markets at 75c to
1925 per 100 lbs, few cold storage
at $1.7562 in New York, Texas yell
low Bermudas down $1.10m2 per stand
ard crate No. | and stock, CONNER
cial pack highest prices prevailing in
eastern markets; shipping stations
down 16015c at S0G90c carloads fob.
shipping points acceptance. Tonnes
see klondike strawberries 30M35c a
quart basis New York. Klondikes in
24-quart crates $3.250425 per crate
carloads fob. cash track Arkansas
points $3.50@4.50 fob. Tennessee
stations Wauchula section, Florida,
reports growers receiving Use to 81
each for small size Tom Watson wat
ermelons, wagonloads, cash to grow
erS.
Cotton-Spot cotton prices advanced
SO points the past week, closing at
1853 cents per pound. New York May
futures up Sc points at 1868 cents.
Hay-Market continues weak with
prices somewhat lower in several mar
kets. Receipts light and demand very
limited. No. l timothy quoted May A.
New York $780, Chicago $22, Cincin-
natl 500, Atlanta $29, Memphis $26.50,
No. 1 alfalfa: Kansas City $23, Mem
phis $3.50, Atlanta $33; No. prairie
Minneapolis $3.50, Chicago SIT, Kan
sas City 1878.
Feed-Spot prices for mill feed firm
in central and northwest, but weak
in south and east. Demand very light.
Linseed meal and gluten feed lower.
Cotton seed meal held firmly at high
er prices Alfalfa meal and hominy
feed weak. Spring bran quoted May
4: Philadelphia $2450, Chicago $40,
Minneapolis SIC; standard millings
Philadelphia $24, Chicago SIS, Min
neapolis SIS; linseed meal: Minneap-
oils $29, New York $37 Kansas City
$31; gluten feed: Chicago $26.50, Gin
cinnati $3.50, New York $34.12; cot
ton seed meal: Memphis $27, Atlanta
$26.50.
Dairy Products markets I'M
settled; price tendency mostly down
ward during the week. Trading not
normal, otherwise tone of market
would be firmer as there has been tenn
porary shortage in some grades. De
clines due to desire to trade to keep
stocks moving in anticipation of usual
increased spring production. Closing
prices, 92 score: New York 361ac, Chi
cago 3Ohc, Philadelphia and Boston
SIC.
Cheese-Markets slow and business
not up to expectations following Mon
days decline on Plymouth, Wisconsin
Cheese Exchange. Prices on most
styles about 1c lower than week ago.
Undertone of markets somewhat I'M
settled, although there is more gen.
eral feeling that prices are about as
low as they will go for the present.
Live Stock and Meats-Chicago hog
prices underwent practically Ro change
the past week Fat lambs firm to Csc
higher; feeding lambs, yeariings and
fat ewes generally steady. Beef steers
and butcher COWS and heifers up 25M
soc; feeder steers 15@25c. May Chi
cago prices: Hogs, bulk of sales $50
0S55; medium and good beef steers
$3.50 to $8.75; butcher cows and heif-
ers $50875; feeder steers $6.75@8.15;
light and medium weight veal calves
5000; fat lambs $9.25@1125; feed
ing lambs $7@8.50; yearlings $80
$50; fat ewes $5.75@725. Stocker
and feeder shipments from eleven i'm
portant markets during the week end
ing April 20 we're: Cattle and calves
1855 hogs 1906; sheep 11,0S5. With
the exception of lamb and mutton,
eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
were generally lower. Beef declined
50c6$1; veal 81; pork loins $1@3 per
100 pounds Lamb steady to 81 high
err: mutton up $1@2.
Fort Worth Stock Market.
Fort Worth, Tex.-Salesmen did not