Elbert County tribune., 1921-10-14
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Light trading prevails in all hay
markets. Demand limited almost en-
New York and Cincinnati but steady at
chicago and Kansas city. Receipts
continue CONT .so light; No. timothy New
va: Memphis, s23; Atlanta, $29. No. 1
alfalfa Kansas City, s19; Memphis, $24.
No. prairie Kansas City. $1s.
Grnin.
Wheat prices were under selling
pressure during. week and prices
sagged to new low levels of season.
Export sales Of wheat were slow and
try offerings in Northwest very iiber-
al, heavy receipts being expected at
winnipeg. First new corn OF season
appeared on market from Illinois. Corn
prices also sagged to new low marks.
Closing prices in Chicago, cash mar
No: 2 hard winter wheat s1.1o; No. 2
mixed corn, 45c. No 2 yellow corn 45c;
NO; white oats, 31c. For the week
Chicago December wheat lost SIC,
closing at s1.09h; December corn lost
December Wheat lost i0Hc, Closing at
lost &C, closing at $1,000; Winnipeg
December wheat lost 12c closing at
Sl.loss. Chicago May wheat closed at
May wheat at s1.2Oh; Kansas City May
wheat at s1.05A; Winnipeg May wheat
Duiry f-rOuucts.
Butter markets wer firm and prices
showed an upward tendency. FirInness
due In large measure to shortage of
fancy grades which were in heaviest
Some Danish butter was on market at
New York. Storage butter began to
Woye- Wont a,9g Closing prices for e. score; New
phia, 47Hc; Boston, ACC.
Cotton.
Spot cotton prices declined 80 points
during the week, closing at 1886 per
points at 1860.
Fruits and Vegetables.
October 1 estimate OF potato crop
places total production at 345, 900
bushels. compared with December.
Markets steady to strong and well sup
pied. Demand and movement moder-
ate New York round whites up 25c in
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh at S2.25 to
$3.50 per 100 lbs. sacked; up 10c at
s1.S6 I. o; b. shipping points. Bulk
STOCK IN & New York steady at $3.50 to
Chicago c,nSs at ss to s2l5; steady in Gin
clnnati at S225 to $2.S5: up zoe at $l.S0
to 81 f. o. b. shipping points.
New York Danish type cabbage firm
at $50 per ton bulk I. o. b. shipping
points; up $40 in philadelphia at $40.
Northern Danish steady in Chicago at
$34 to $35.
Live stock md Ments.
. Compared with week ago, Chicago
I'VE stock prices We're generally higher.
cattle led the upward movement. De-
sirable corn fed steers and yearlings
showed net advances of soc to 75e Der
100 lbs. Butcher cows and heifers Hyere
generally 25c to soc higher with some
heifers as much as 75c higher Stock
ers and feeders generally Csc higher.
Hogs showed net advances ranging
from 35c to 75c. Practically all grades
of sheep and lambs were 25c higher
with spots soc higher. Chicago prices:
Hogs top $50; bulk of sales, SIPS to
$3.50; medium and good beef steers
S6-15 to $10.i0: butcher cows and heif-
ers, 1896 to $3.50: feeder steers. Sass
to S6.s5: light and medium weight veal
calves, $3.50 to S1125; fat lambs, S7.75
lings, s5.25 to Si.25: fat ewes, 8 to So.
Stocker and feeder shipments from
eleven important markets during the
week were: Cattle and calves, 101, ,677;
hogs, $50; sheep, 126,922.
With the exception of veal, eastern
wholesale fresh meat prices were prac-
tically steady with those of week
ago: Beef, lamb and pork loins were
unchanged. Mutton was generally
steady though one market reported a
SO decline on good grade meat. Veal
ranged from 81 to SO lower per 100 lbs.
Prices good grade meats: Beef, $3.50
to SIS; veal, SIC to SIS: lamb, SIG to
SIS: mutton, S11 to SIP; light pork
loins, s25 to s2S; heavy loins, SIS to
$40.