Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-01-28
MARKETS
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Hay and Feed.

Hay and Feed.
, Demand for hay in western markets
shows slight onprovement- Some ship
bnH b,ns demand saaS,nsa Receipts Light Prizes
but are now steady at the lower prices.
Eastern markets dull; transactions
Ne% YORK ss25e }en chicaso MS ,st sm0shy ciS
cinnati. s25.75: Atlanta, ssi; kansas
Sity. civ. sS2se No elfaifs kansas .ss
No. prairie. Chicago. $3.50; Minneap-
oils. SIS Kansas City si4.
Mill feed market dun and slightly
lower Demand Is for immediate ship
ment only. Principal manufacturers
reduced prices OF gluten feed So. Cot
tonseed meal about 81 lower in several
markets.. Supplies remain more than
dealers reduced prices of imported beet
pulp TO $sS: of Imported dried brewers
grains 70 Sss.25 I. o. b. cars. White
hominy feed in poor demand. quoted
$35.5O delivered Boston rate points.
Alfalfa meal quiet with price fairly
steady. Quoted; Bran. s25.50, middiings.
linseed meal, $3.50 Buffalo. s39 Min
neapolis; 36 per cent cottonsecd meal.
$3.50 Memphis. Northeastern markets
quote white corn bran $50. No. alfal-
IA meal 1872. reground oatfeed $40, pure
bran season shipment S3l25. Chicago
quoted gluten feed si5 St Louis
quotes white hominy s26, Nc. / alfalfa
meal S23.50.
At the opening of the weeks trad
ing there was strong un6ertone in
the wheat markets and prices advanced
ABOUT &c, coarse grains sharing in the
rise. But although heavy export sales
of wheat continued throughout the
week prices fell steadily until the 22nd
when report that Belgium Rad secured
loan of s20,000.000 in United States and
good export demand Induced covering
by shorts and the markets responded
with an advance of from nc. Corn
strong on the 22nd with good buying
by eastern interests. Cash market
higher; elevator interests principal
try offerings to arrive lighter. Chica-
go cash market No. red winter
wheat Ice to 2lc over March No. .
corn. &C to 6l3c under May; yellow. &c
to 619c under. For the week Chicago
wheat lost CSC. closing at S1.67; May
wheat down 13c at s1.56; Kansas city
March 67tc at S1.60%c; Winnipeg May
1916 at Sl.S3M Chicago May wheat
Live Stock and Meats.
The general range of beef cattle
prices is the lowest in nearly five
years. Compared with week ago
common beef steers at Chicago lost
soc to 75c. medium to choice steers 81
to $1.25. Light hogs, steady to 10c
higher. better weights 10c to 15c low
er; better grades butcher cows and
heifers down scr to 81; fat lambs 75c;
yearlings soc: fat sheep SOC to Use.
January % Chicago prices: Hogs. bulk
of sales. 1915 to $3.50; medium and
good beef steers, S7.75 to $3.50; butch
er cows and heifers. s4.5O to SO; feeder
steers $3.50 to ss.75; light and medium
weight veal calves. S10.50 to S12.50:
fat lambs, $3.50 to 81: feeding lambs
sS.25 TO s10.25; yearlings $3.50 to S9.25:
fat ewes 1915 to Sc.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat mar
kets are almost invariably lower COM
pared with a week ago. Lamb broke
81 to 81; mutton 81 to 50; pork loins
81; beef soc to 81 per 100 lbs. January
21 prices good grade meats: Beef SIS
to s17.50 veal s21 TO $23; lamb s22 to
S25: mutton. s13 to SIS: light pork
loins. s23 to $26; heavy lOins, s1S to
*21.
Dairy Products.
Weakness characterized butter mar