Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-06-23
WEEKLY
MARKETGRAM
u. S. Bureau o. Markets

haul ngs Virginia Eastern Shore Iris
CohBlers No. | down % 10 soc at shiI
ping points closing $3.50 10 S2.65 pc
barrel Demand slow 10 moderate il
consuming centers where prices declin
ed soc TO 81 10 range of So TO 81
North Carolina stock down % TO 75c a
s2.75 TO $3.50.
Mississippi tomatoes in 4-basket car
rlers lost soc in consuming markets
selling at SIPS to Sl75; down 10 Il
zoe at shipping points ruling 90c. Tex
as tomatoes 30 TO 35c lower at 90 e
s5c (. o. b. and showed a similar loss
IN Chicago closing Sl.50 TO $1.75.
California salmon tint cantaloupes
IN standard crates of As melons each
closed 10 to 25c lower at Sl.50 to SIZE
{ o. b. shipping points. rPices declined
Csc to 81 per crate in consuming mar
kets to a range of $3.50 to $3.50.
Georgia Carmans peaches in 6-barket
carriers firm New York at 1925 to
1915. Hileys S2.75 to S3.25 in con
Stunning markets; nearly steady in pro-
ducing sections at S1.90 to 50.
Heavy haulings of watermelons at
Florida shipping points have caused
prices to drop $25 to $175 per car, me-
dunn sizes ranging $3.50 to $500. Sast-
ern consuming markets nearly. steady
at $3.50 to $3.50: Chicago $575 to SS25.
- Dairy Products.-Butter markets for
the most part have been steady to firm
all week. Downward tendency early
in week followed by later recovery in
all markets; net gain ranging 1/2 to
l l/2c. Temporary let-up in buying at
tributed to feeling that markets were
becoming somewhat top-heavy. also be
cause of poor quality of some late ar
rivals. Quite active intO-stOrage move
ment continues. Closing prices, 90
score: New York 33c; Chicago 32 LAC;
Philadelphia 33 1/2c.
Active buying features cheese mar
ketS especially at country points. Much
OF buying is of cheese for storing. Quail
1ty OF current make running good Pro
duction. heavy Price tendency up
ward with prices at Wisconsin primary
markets averaging: Twins 13 3f4c; dai-
sizes IA 1/2c; double daisies lac; long
horns 15c;. young Americas Is 1/2c.
Grain.-Market higher first half of
mand in cash market and hot weather
over wheat belt. On the 1t4h hedging
sales in July futures and weakness in
cash market caused a decline that con
tlnnued until the, nth -. On, the 1t7h
with eastern connections on early
bulge, but dry and hot weather over
wheat belt and forecast for hot wave
10 continue ~ several days led to good
ela ass OF 2ro buying Harvesting making
turns. Export demand in evidence.
Cor ntrade apprehensive of drouth
scare, and market easiy influenced at
z z red e. winter ngg wheat wheat, $1:42; No. 2 hard
yellow corn Sac; No 3 white oats CSC,
for the week Chicago September wheat
gp &C at $1.24 SIS. September corn
up s 1I4c at $1,31 3IS; July corn 3 Use
at s. 3/8c., Minneapolis July wheat up
] 1/2c at $1.38; Kansas City july down
&c at $1; q ~; 20 Winnipeg July down
Hav-Extran1o duIlroe, ,,,o..a:I >.
al nay markets: Practically no ship
ping demand exists and local demand
is very limited. Receipts very light
with but little country loading. New
alIalfa ARRIVING Kansas City, mostly
irving in some markets to establish
quotations. No. l timothy quoted
New York S29.50 Chicago 1922 Mime
aapolis $l9, Atlanta $3.50, Memphis $28.
ST. 81 I om aaa5f2 Sis, $780, Memphis
Feed.-Feed, market continues to
grow weaker daily. Wheatfeed rpices
again at low ebb. Demand light. Move
ment generally light but good from
ooOtons of feeds now stored in lake
ers' hands generally larger than nor
NAL for this time of year Cotton seed
down 81 per ton. Linseed meal and
Quoted-bran $14.5O, middlings S14.5O |
Minneapolis: white hominy feed $23 |
St Louis No. l alfalfa meal SIS Kan
gas City; linseed meal $29 Minneapo-
phis; beet pulp $25 New York. Dried |
brewers grains $2S delivered Phila- |
delphia rate points; oatfeed Sc; glu- |
ten feed $26.50 Chicago.
Live Stock and Meats.-Hog prices
at Chicago declined 15c to 30c per 100 |
Abs. the past week. Beef steers were
not, materially changed. Butcher cows
steers weak to soc lower. Fat lambs
s0c; fat ewes down 75c. June II Chi |
cago prices: Hogs, bulk of sales $3.50 |
to $50; medium and good beef |
steers $3.50 TO- $3.50; butcher cows |
H to g6 and ma 1sGGgr w SfeeFf
veal calves $3.50 to $3.50; fat lambs 50 |
ewes 2.S5 to $4.25, " '''''' -"'
Stocker and feeder shipments from
eleven important markets during the
week ending June 10 were: Cattle and
calves 32,6S0; hogs 6,763; sheet TO-
The trend of eastern wholesale
81 lower; veal, mutton and pork loins
steady to 81 lower. Lamb was the
weakest spot on the market declines
ranging SIS to Sc per 100 lbs. June II
prices good grade meats: Beef $1450
to $3.50; veal SIG to SIS; lamb $50
loins $19 to %; heavy loins Is to Is.
cotton.-Spot cotton reached the
lowest price of the season closing at
I'd. 40c per ID. This is a los sof so
points for the week. New York July
futures down Ill points at 1L22c.