Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-06-03
MARKETS
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western Newspaper Union srs. s-rie,.


Northern sacked round white pota-
toes reached a new low point for the
season in the Chicago carlot market.
selling at 500 65c per 100 lbs. North
ern shipping points down 25c, at 500
75c {. Q. b. South Carolina No. / Irish
Cobblers down 81 at shipping. points at
"a per cloth top slat barrel; down S3.25
New York. at $4.25 44.50. Texas sacked
Bliss Trumphs weakened slightly st.
Louis and Kansas city. ranging S275
@3-25.
Unfavorable crop and hot and dry
weather reports caused drastic up
turn in prices. Reports of wheat on
way to Chicago from West, Southwest
also factor Sterling exchange weak
er and export demand restricted. Corn
trade showed independent strength at
close, due to shipping sales and de-
cash market No. red winter wheat.
$1.65; No. 2 hard. si.65; No. mixed
corn. 64c; No; ycllow corn SIC; No. 3
cago May wheat up 7Ac. at s1.67: May
corn, 4hc. at 63h. Chicago July up
si4c,. at sI;27h, July corn up &C. at
2hc. at s1.26; Kansas City July up
4Ac. at s1.22; Winnipeg July down &c.
at ,1.62.
Receipts exceedingly light in Central
West. but demand equally limit(
Eastern and southern markets inactive.
No; ! timothy quoted New York. s29.50;
s22; No. alfalfa. Memphis. $27; Allan
ia. s33 No. l prairie. Kansas city. si5;
Memphis, SIG.
MIL feed demand quiet. Stocks of
Righ protein feeds unusually large. in
Seed stocks at cotton oil mills about
same as last year. Approximately TO-
900 tons of wheat feeds stored at west
eern lake ports during past few weeks.
pulp heavy and selling slowly. Ship
ments of feed stuffs from principal
markets to interior heavier recently
than last season. Demand for most
feeds only for prompt shipment. Lin
seed meal demand has fallen off and
imported middlinss and beet pub Of
fered at s1S and S25 in seaboard mar
kets. Alfalfa meal production light.
Live Stock and Meats.
A STEADY decline in Chicago hog
prices brought present quotations soc
to S1.05 per 100 pounds under those of
record for more than five years. Beef
steers down 25c to soc; butcher cows
25c. Veal calves declined 75c to 81.
Fat lambs were SOC to s1.25 lower.
yearlings. soc to 81: fat ewes. S1.75 to
and good beef steers. s7.25Qs.5O; butch
er cows and heifers. s450As.5O; feeder
steers. s7.004S.25; light and medium
weight veal calves. s70s; fat lambs. SIS
d11.50: yearlinss. S6.50@10; fat ewes.
s275Q5
With the exception Of lamb. which
remained practically unchanged, east-
ern wholesale fresh meat markets are
generally lower than n week ago. Beef
declined 25c to soc; veal and pork
lloins, 81 to 81; mutton, 81 to s. per 100
lbs. Good grade meats; Beef. S13.75 q
15; veal, S15@16: lamb. s25 "a az NUT
ton. si1 1G16 light pork loins, S1e4 %
heavy loins. s1541S.
Dairy Products.
Butter market fairly firm at existing
prices. especially on better qualities.
Consumption holding up well and limit
ed quantities moving into storage.
Closing prices. 92 score: Chicago. 2Sc;
New York. 29c: Boston. 2si&c; Phila-
delphia. soc.
Cotton.
Spot cotton advanced 10 points the
past week. closing at i1.60c per lb.
New York July futures up is points at
L. 96c