Elbert County tribune., 1921-10-21
LATEST MARKET
QUOTATIONS
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Live stock nnd Meats.

Compared with week ago. Chicago
hog prices showed declines ranging
rom l0c to Soc per 100 lbs. corn-fed
steers and yearlings were mostly 25c
to Soc, higher, with some choice year
nngs Toe higher. heifers generally
steady. with cows steady to 10c higher.
higher Fat sheep and lambs steady to
z5c higher. feeding lambs 25c to 76c
October 10 Chicago prices: Hogs.
medium and good beef steers, $3.50
dg.se; butcher cows and heifers. $3.50
$50: feeder steers. s4;S5 a 100; light
ii:2s: fat lambs, s7.75as.25; feeding
lambs: $6.15g7.75; yearlings. $500
7.5O; fat ewes. $3.0045.25.
In eastern Wholesale fresh meat mar
kets beef. veal and lamb prices were
generally higher than a week ago
Mutton and fresh pork loins were prac-
ticaily steady. Veal advanced 81 TO So;
Good grade meats: Beef, s14015.50;
zeal $iS@20i lamb, s17g1s; mutton.
heavy loins. $1,000.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets firm under steady
demand for fancy grades There has
been more shifting to storage goods.
which at present prices show a profit.
Feeling exists in some quarters that
markets. are becoming top heavy. fol-
lowing the steady advances this month,
but trading on the whole is a fairly
prices. 80 score: New York 47bc: Chi.
cago. 4bc; Philadelphia, 4sc. Boston.
464ac.
Grain.
Wheat market displayed better un-
dertone during week Advance in
Sterling and Continental exchange and
improved cash and export demand were
main bullish features. Country wheat
offerings were small and milling de-
Inand good ri eft
dull and featureless. Disappointing
shucking returns were received from
Illinois districts. Closing prices in
Chicago cash markets; No. 2 red win
ter wheat S1.23; No. hard winter
wheat. s1.l7; No. mixed corn. ACC; No.
yellow corn. Acc; No. 3 white oats,
S2c. For the week Chicago December
wheat gained CSC. closing at s1.15A:
Chicago December corn lost u c, closing
at ~ &c, Minneapolis December wheat
gained &c, closing at s1.26: Kansas City
December gained 7c, closing at S1.072s;
Winnipeg .6ained exc, closing at
sI17% Chicago May wheat closed at
s1.19& May corn at 53hc; Minneapolis
May wheat at $1.26a5 Kansas City May
wheat at $1.12h; Winnipeg May wheat
at Sl.22%.
Spot cotton prices declined 81 points
during the week. closing at 1920 per
III. New York October down 65 points.
at 1886.
Fruits md Vegetables.
Potato shipments continued heavy.
totaling over 10000 cars for the week.
Demand limited in consuming centers;
markets fairly steady. New York bulk
round whites up 10c in New York, at
S2.10q 2.20 per 100 lbs; steady IN Phil
adelphia. at s225@23O: sacked stock
down 15c. at S2.35 in Pittsburgh. North
ern round whites up sc to 10c in Chi
cago carlot market, at S2.05 n 225.
Round whites steady at s1.75 a LBS +.
o. b. shipping points.
Danish type cabbage firm at s30133
per ton, bulk, I. o. b. shipping points;
firm in most city markets at s40m45.
but down SIS in st. Louis at s40@45.
Receipts generally were not large
but increased at Minneapolis and Chi
caEo. Demand improved at Cincinnati
and Kansas City. Southern markets
still inactive. Local conditions deter
mine price trend. Prices showed some
changes during past week Quoted
October IA; No. / timothy. New York,
s2s.50; Cincinnati, $50; Chicago. s23.50;
Minneapolis. $3.50: Kansas City. s1450.
No. alfalfa. Kansas City. s21.50:
Memphis. s23; Atlanta. S2s. No. 1
prairie, Minneapolis. SIS; Kansas City.
s1S: Chicago. s1S.