The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-04-30
The Markets

Hay-M arket continues dull and in
active. Only better grades find ready
sales Receipts light but equal to
limited demand, which is principally
local in most markets Prices steady
on top grades. Quoted April 20. No
l timothy, New York $50, Philadelphia
Memphis s26.50; No. l alfalfa, Omaha
$50, Kansas City $40, Memphis S26,
Atlanta 1872; No. 1 prairie, Minneapo-
lis $3.50, Kansas City s145O, Omaha
$3.50.
Feed = Market continues draggy.
Eastern markets not following strong
er feeling manifested by western mills
Linseed meal up 81 at $33 at Min
neapolis because of better demand and
limited production. Quoted April 20:
Philadelphia $39, Kansas City $3.50.
Cotton seed meal up soc at $25 at
Memphis. Quoted: Kansas City $50
Spring bran quoted $3.50 at Phila-
delphia, $3.50 New York, SIG Min
neapolis; spring middlings SIS Min
neapOlis, $22 Philadelphia, grey shorts
$3.50 Kansas City. $3.50 Memphis
Alfalfa meal $18 Kansas City.
Grain-There was more friendly
feeling to buying side of market the
past week and all grains closed high
er. BulliSh factors were settlement
of British strike, passage of emergency
tariff bill by house, freezing weather
and blizzard, and reports of some dam
age in winter wheat belt. On the 21st
10000 barrels of flour sold at seaboard
for export Country offerings wheat
not large Exporters still after corn.
Illinois and Indiana offering more corn
to arrive as result Of upturn in mar
ket In Chicago cash market No. 2
red winter wheat $136 rs; No. 2 hard
$40 3-8; No. mixed corn s. 3-Sc; No.
yellow So 1-8c No 3 white oats
SO 1-8c For the week Chicago May
wheat was up &c at 1927 3-8, May
corn &c at So CSC. Minneapolis May
wheat up 5Ac at $1.59 SO. Kansas
City milling and export demand good,
No 2 hard S1.31 78c.
Live Stock and Meats-Chicago live
stock prices showed some striking
contrasts the past week. Hogs de-
clined 5080c per 100 pounds, while fat
lambs advanced $1@1.25. Feeding
lambs gained 25c; fat ewes generally
SOC Beef and butcher cattle were not
materially changed. Feeding steers
25@50c lower. April q Chicago prices:
Hogs, bulk of sales $78508.50; me-
dunn and good beef steers $7.50@8.75;
butcher cows and heifers 5000; feed
er steers $675@8; light and medium
weight veal calves $650@9.25; fat
lambs s850Q1125; feeding lambs
$6.75QS; yearlings $8@9,50; fat ewes
S5.500725. Stocker and feeder ship
ments from eleven important markets
during the week ending April Is were:
Cattle and calves 1888; hogs 92l2;
sheep 1891 With the exception OF
beef eastern wholesale fresh meat
prices averaged practically steady
Beef I'D 50c@$150. Veal, lamb and
mutton steady with slight advances
at some markets Pork loins ranged
from steady to 50 lower per 100 lbs.
April q prices good grade meats:
Beef $17@1S; veal S17@2O; lamb $l9
022; mutton s15@17; light pork loins
s26m28; heavy loin $17@23.
Fruits and Vegetables = Sacke d
round white potatoes down sc per loO
lbs at northern shipping points. clos
ing 75085c Chicago sariot market
I'D sc at 95c@$105. New York round
whites down 5@15c, New York City
at S1.100125 bulk. Florida NO. ]
Spaulding Rose in double head barrels
down s101.25 Chicago at $707. 20
down 2505Oc per Dbl New York City
at s7.25@750 Texas sacked Bliss
Trinmphs down 25GN7Hc por 100 lbs
Kansas City at $606.50. Total move
ment of potatoes 2810 ears week end
ed April 20. New York cold storage
A 2h Baldwin apples firm IN leadhe
wholesale markets at $5.SOV6.2o pei
barrel; Chicago up $50 per barrel a.
S606.50. Northwestern extra FANCY
winesaps medium to large sizes W
about CSC per box at Chicago at SITE
63.75. small sizes $2@2.50. Texas yei
low Bermuda onions at seasons low
range ad slightly below last week I
close ranging mostly $1.5O@2 pei
standard crate in consuming markets.
for mixed No. / and 2 comT ercla
pack. Prices steady fob. around y
Southern klondike strawberries I9Q
| o7c ner quart Baltimore, 28@30c New
York City, 22@25c Philadelphia, Sog
4oc Boston. Prices down 26c per 80
onart crate at North Carolina shipping
noints at s5@6.25; down 75c to $l-lt
per 24-pint crate at Louisiana stations
closing $34O03.75 fob.
Dairy Products-Butter markets
very Irregular the past week VIII
general price tendency downward
Ninety-two score butter now 40 hs
New York. 45c Chicago, Ate Philadei
mia. 461ac Boston. Receivers desire
to keep stocks cleaned up has KEEP
market nervous. California butter II
fairly liberal quantities; Danish out
tor also available on eastern markets
chose markets dull and inactive 1oi
lowing declines averaging 11ac at Ply
mouth Wisconsin Cheese EXCHANGE Oh
The 18th. Better trade expected later
in week. Present prices Wisconsin
urinary markets: Twins tic; daisies
i7c double daisies 17Ac, young Amer
icas 171hc, longhorns 1613 d16%c.
cotton-Spot cotton prices advances
abont points during the week, CLOS
ING around 1093c per pound. Ne"
York May futures up 10 points q