The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-03-05
The Markets

ly improved demand. keCelptS very
light except at Kansas City and Oma-
ha, Timothy prices up soc: alfalfa
unchanged except at Memphis. where
It is So lower. Prairie down $3.50 Kan
sas City; unchanged Minneapolis and
Omaha. Low grades almost unsal-
able. Demand only equal to present
light receipts in principal markets.
Quoted February 90; No. 1 timothy
New York $3150, Cincinnati $3.50,
Chicago $24. Minneapolis $3.50, Kan
sas City $40. Atlanta $50 No. l al
falfa Kansas City $3.50, Omaha SIG,
Memphis $27. No. 1 prairie Mime
apolis $3.50, Kansas City $11.50, Oma-
ha S10.50.
Feed.-Southeaster markets report
an easier tendency with prices of all
feedstuffs about 81 lower in Atlanta.
Northeastern markets lost part of last
weeks gain because of extremely light
demand Stocks generally good and
accommodating in number of markets.
Transit offerings increasing. Export
demand for high protein feeds light.
Beet pulp and alfalfa meal weak. Glu-
ten feed and hominy feed steady. Quot
ed: Bran $2f. middlings $1,000, flour
middlings $2450 Minneapolis; linseed
meal $39. SO Buffalo, $37 Minneapolis;
SO per cent cottonseed meal SIG Mem
phis, $35 Northeastern markets; white
hominy feed $25 Chicago, $25 ST Lou
is, gluten feed $37 Chicago, $3.50
Baltimore; beet pulp 1872 Philadelphia
and New York; No. l alfalfa meal S19
Kansas City.
Fruits and Vegetables. - Sasked
round white potatoes up 10015c per
100 pounds f. o. b. Northern shipping
stations. reaching coca $1.05. Chicago
carlot market advanced Csc. closing
| $130 to $135 sacked. Round whites
showed further weakness at Western
New York shipping points, reaching
90695c. New York market weak.
down 25030c at $1.10@1.25 bulk.
Onion movement light; markets If
regular New York up Csc at $40
I 1875; Pittsburg down 5010c at 75c@
soc; other markets mostly S5cQ $1.E.
Florida celery slightly lower in con-
Stunning markets at $2.5003 per crate.
| Shipping points $1.6001.75. California
| golden heart celery weaker in Middle
western markets at wide range of
| S4.50@6.50 per crate. Shipping sta
lions down sc at 25c030c per dozen
! punches. Carlot shipments week end
! ed February 90: Potatoes 219S cars;
boxed apples 4S4, barreled apples go;
cabbage sos; celery, AGO. lettuce, 274;
onions, $50; sweet potatoes, 324 Ship
ments week ended February 10: Pota-
| toes 2901 cars; boxed apples SIG, bar
relied apples LOIS; cabbage, 495; eel
cry, 463; lettuce, 391; onions, 357;
sweet potatoes, 410.
Grain.-Prices declined the early
part of the week but on the 10th and
21st there were upturns on renewal of
export demand and limited offerings.
On the 23rd the market was unsettled
and on the Gath prices dropped 4@5c.
Factors contributing to weakness at
the close were: Decidedly bearish To-
cal sentiment, weakness in stock mar
ket and economic conditions, and a
further decline in cash wheat prices.
In Chicago cash market No. l red win
ter wheat 12c over March as compared
with SIC premium on the 18TH. Export
demand SLOW Canadian flour report
ed offered 50@75c per barrel cheaper
than American flour at New York.
| Wheat receipts at Minneapolis princi
pally Canadian. There is heavy under
tone to corn market despite export
sales of nearly 1900, 900 bushels on the
23rd and oath. Reported that Germany
will import 1S,500,000 bushels of corn
to cut wheat requirements, but Ameri-
can trade more concerned with liberal
receipts and fairly large country con-
signments In Chicago cash market
No. 2 red winter wheat 10012c over
Chicago March; No. hard 3@5c over;
No. 3 mixed corn sc under Chicago
May: No. 8 yellow 405c under. Weeks
price changes: Chicago March wheat
down 1 Use at $1.67A; May corn
down 2Ac at 69Ac. Minneapolis
March wheat down 1/Sc at s1.57 7fS;
Kansas City March 1 1ac at $1.57; Win
nipeg May / Use at $1.S3 3/S. Min
neapolis cash wheat somewhat strong
err. No. 2 dark 10000 over MinneapO-
lis March. Chicago May wheat
$156 7/S.
Livestock and Meats-Higher prices
ruled on practically all classes of live
stock at Chicago. Greatest advances
occurred in the sheep and lamb mar
ket Fat lambs up $1.70@2.25; feed
ing lambs generally 81 per 100 pounds.
Fat ewes up $50; yearling $500
SITS: beef and feeder steers advanced
csc; butcher stock Csc to SOC. Hogs up
25c@40c per 100 pounds. February
"a Chicago prices: Hogs, bulk Of sales
s925@1O.15; medium and good beef
steers $S.65@1025; butcher cows and
heifers $4.50@9.50; feeder steers $7.25
69; light and medium weight veal
calves $10@15.25; fat lambs $3.50
III; feeding lambs $7.25@S.50; year
lings $7@9; fat ewes $5@6.75.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat mar
kets were generally higher than a
week ago. Beef advanced $1.50@$2,
pork loins $150@3; lamb $1@2; NUT
ton 81 per 100 pounds. Veal steady to
50 higher. February "a prices good
grade meats: Beef $14,50@16.50; veal
s1sG22: lamb, $1S@21; mutton $11@
IA: light pork loins $22@24; heavy
loins s16@19.
cotton-Spot cotton prices lost 81
points during the week, closing at
12.32c per pound. New York March
futures down los points, at 12.27c, a
new low record for the season.
Dairy Products.-Further improve
ment prevails in butter market with
trade calling for all the better grades
Fresh butter somewhat scarce. Sup
port is lent to market by buyers who
anticipate further advances and who
have been buying ahead. Markets
| someWhat ont of line with each other