Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-06-16
WEEKLY
MARKETGRAM
4. S. Bureau Of Markets

Washington. ID. c.
Dairy Products.-StrOng storing de
mand has kept butter markets firm
during the week until the past tive
days. when weakness was evident
| Dealers hesitate TO store at much
above Soc. Prices passed this point
! during the wsak. but tendency is now
| downward. Inere is marked improve
ment in the percentage OF finer grades
| reaching market. Closing prices. 80
score: New York 81 1/2c: Chicago
gle; Philadelphia 32c: Boston 33c;
Chese. markets fairly active. but bulk
| OF trading taking place at country
points where prices are lL2 to 1c low
/ er than week ago. in line with de
! cl1nes on Wisconsin cheese boards
Monday; Storage demand developing.
primary markets prices: Twins
| IL 3L4c: Daisies II 1/2c: Double Dali
sizes 14c; LOnghorns and Young Amer
icas IA 1I2c:
erain.I,Market unsettled and lower
flrst two days of week, but heavy rains
In southwest and floods in Kansas
caused an advance on the 18th that con
tlnqed until the close June IL. Other
bulIlsh factors were private reports
and estimates of winter wheat crop
and threatened railroad strike July
ISL. On the 18th the market turned
very, strong on governpent forecast
1or not wave over grain belt early
next week. Export demand somewhat |
buy only on credit. Corn receipts fall |
ing OF; railroads report lOadings much |
lighter than week ago. In Chicago |
S ca 81 market No, 2 red winter wheat |
Sl.62; No. 2 hard $166; No. mixed |
corn SIC; No. 3 yellow corn 62c: No. |
white, oats 37c. For the week Chicago |
september wheat up Sc at S1.24: Sep |
TENDER r., corn l $I4c at Sc. Chicago
S9lg Wheat Sd@n u g9c &c at $1aS $IS; July
July wheat, up 7c, at $01.39 ~; Kan
nipeg July 3/4c at Sis SIS.
T HaymMoyem 9S6i;t l iG6ti stocks on
last year. Receipts in markets barely
adequate to supply needs. but because
of light demand prices are nominally
unchanged to slightly easier. Chicago
g dpgF T5eg G9d 9e~anf Tor Brae Q4 sw
York, $23 Chicago, $40 Minneapolis
.imothy-s27 50 New York, Sic Chica-
e, $Ig. S24 Memphis. No. | alfalfa.
is Minneapolis, $3.50 Kansas City
Feed.-,Market dull and weak. Cot
on seed meal a shade lower; Corn
neal easier Excellent spring pastur-
lge conditions, particularly in princ-
)al feed consuming sections. have ma
erlally reduced demand during recent
y SShs. OIOGho vi ali l66uS I6tldln am
lie. Offerings good; movement light
Occasional sales of distress feed re-
'orted in many markets. Quoted-bran
! 4 middlings $14.50 Minneapolis;
~ cotton seed meal S29.50. Memphis;
alo; white hominey feed $23 St. Lou
s., new No. l alfalfa meal SIS. No. l
colorado meal S24.50 Chicago; beet
ulp SIS f. Q, b. seaboard markets.
Fruits and Veuetables.-North Caro-
ina Irish -cobbler potatoes declined
/ ~ to $3.50 per Dbl. New York. I'M
er increasing receipts. reaching SO to ,
3.25; Eastern Shore Of Virginia stock
hipments from South Carolina have
cen decreasing rapidly. the heaviest !.
lovement of the past week coming i
,om North Carolina and the Eastern /
hore of Virginia. )
Texas yellow Bermuda onions near
, steady. at consuming markets at t
% to S1.65 per standard crate. Cal 9
hieag e closing Isl $40 to $l6$ prices
Florida tomatoes in moderate de-
and in New York City. 6-basket car
er down 81 at $3.50 to S.. Prices re- r
to. $5.25. Mississippi 4-basket car h
cts at $1.75 to 1925. Texas tomatoes 9
10 to soc Chicago at $1.75 to S185 >
,wn 40 to 75c per crate at shipping "
'ints under heavy haulings. closing /.
20 to Sl.85 per standard crate of 45 X
e e?nnl , ca9irIoads g. b. cash track. o
consuming markets. closing at 1878
$5.75, Shipments have been increas-
z rapidly.
Gergia Carman peaches in 6-basket
rriers and bushel baskets SO 1921 m
New York Wholesale market, Early in
use 1925 to $3.50; Hileys $4.25 to =,
Florida Tom Watson watermelons. tn
9dium size. Slightly lower New York th
cS S5q 70 t. s7G $3.50 per car; Philadelphia
Live Stock and Meats.-Chicago hog
ices advanced 15c to 35c per 100
;; the past week, medium and heavy
lights ut: canine gaining most Beet steers
sder steers generally Csc lower; veal Ill
Ives up 25c; aged lambs down 75c
81; spring lambs 81 to, $1.25 sheep w;
G; warnings 25c to soc. June II, ro
SS,25; medium and good beef steers -
so to $3.50; butcher cows and heif-
) rs TO, $3.50; feeder steers $6.25 r
S775; light and medium weight veal
l.75; yearlings SO to $40; fat ewes
to S.; spring lambs $L0.25 to $12S5 /,
Stocker and feeder shipments from r.
ven important markets for the week II
ling June 3 We're: Cattle and calves III
926 hogs 5,657; sheep 10.009. F
The trend of eastern wholesale fresh r.
,at prices was upward Beef advanc. IT,
soc to $l.25 per 100 lbs. Veal rang. 81
steady to 81 higher. depending up
the market. Lamb generally 81
her; mutton steady to So higher
rk loins irregular, light loins ST. low
at some markets. So higher at 9th.
\; heavy loins unchanged. June 10
ces good grade maets: Beef $3.50
$3.50; veal SIG to sig: lamb S26
S2S; mutton SO to SIS: light pork
rs $50 to S23; heavy loins Is
thdraw From Labor Federation