The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-09-17
The Markets

sacked at $215G265 f o. b. New Jer
sey shipping points: firm at S1.S5@2
Chicago carlot market strong and &C
tive Idaho rurals up 75GS5c in East
ern markets at $335G3.50. firm in
Kansas City and st. Louis at S3d325;
firm at shipping points at 1880 l 40
wagonloads cash to growers. Septem-
Der crop estimate total potato produc-
ton 1923, 900 900 bushels compared with
428, 5000 last year Eastern yellow
globe onions in Philadelphia up 81 per
100 lbs, sacked al 1925; steady in 9th
er Eastern markets at S350@3.75. Mid
dlewestern yellow varieties up Csc in
New Yor kat 1915 to 81 Washington
yellow stock steady in middleWestern
cities at 81 75d3. New York wealthy
apples weaker in Pittsburg at Sc 50M
per barrel. steady in Chicago at
$725@775 Other markets slow and
dull at s2250250 per bushel basket.
Supplies moderate in most markets
September crop estimate puts total
commercial apple crop at 1879 million
barrels, compared with 1873 million
last year New York Danish type cab
bage steady in Philadelphia at $50
bulk per ton. Domestic stock firm in
New York at $50 to $50, steady in 9th
er markets at $40045 Wisconsin and
Colorado domestic stock strong and in
good demand in Chicago at $3.50 3
bulk per 100 lbs, September estimate
commercial production late cabbage in
II states 49, carloads compared
with 64,384 carloads last year.
Grain.-For the week Chicago De
cember wheat gained 5hc net, closing
at $t3212; December corn half cent.
closing at SIS Use. The only declines
were on the End on account of lack
of support and selling by Northwest
houses Advances We're the result of
good demand from Eastern and sea
board houses, bullish news, and heavy
buying by commission houses Coarse
grains closed firm with fair buying.
Country corn offerings light. Closing
prices in Chicago cash market No. 2
red winter wheat $131. No. 2 hard
$131, No 2 mixed corn SEC, No. 2 yell
low corn SEE, No whate oats SIC For
the week Minneapolis December wheat
up TIC closing at $141 IA; Kansas
City December wheat 512c at 1923 y ::
Winnipeg December wheat &c at
$1.40A. Chicago September wheat
closed $1.292; September corn 55c:
Minneapolis September wheat 81 AN :;
Kansas City September wheat S1.1912 /:
Winnipeg October wheat S144 rs.
Hay.-Market only slightly changed
during week Eastern markets gen
orally dull. Slightly improved demand
noted at Atlanta and other Southern
markets. Light receipts caused ad
vance at Chicago but country loadings
are again increasing. Prices lower at
| Cincinnati but demand fairly active at
the decline. Quoted Sept. No. / tim
othy New York $1,000, Philadelphia
$24, Cincinnati $40, Chicago $24, Min
neapolis 500, Kansas City SIT. No. ]
prairie Minneapolis $14, Omaha $3.50
Kansas City $1,000.
| Feed.-Market quiet and steady
Wheat feeds rather weak due to heavy
offerings and improved demand Cot
| tonseed meal very strong and nearby
deliveries in good request, price III
| about IS from last week. Linseed mea
| firm, price slightly higher. Export de
! mand oil meals picking up. Corr
! feeds and alfalfa meal steady. Quoted
Sept s: Bran $12. middlings $13, lin
seed meal 500, Minneapolis 36 pei
cent cottonseed meal (spot) $35 Mem
phis SAC delivered New England
points; No. l alfalfa meal $50, Kansas
City; gluten feed $30.15 Chicago
white hominy $23 St Louis.
| Dairy Products.-Following unset
tied conditions in the butter marke
last week the markets are now mucf
firmer with increased demand for al
grades at higher prices Closin,
prices 92 score Chicago Acc; Phila
delphia and New York, Ale; Boston
42hc. Last weeks quietness il
cheese market was followed by more
active trading at slightly lower prices
There is good movement into storage
and very active demand for smalle
styles, especially longhorns. Prices a
Wisconsin primary markets average
17R 11Skc.
Livestock and Meats.-There was
slight contraction of the price rang
in the bulk of sales of hogs at Chica
20 during the past week. The lowe
end of the range advanced sc while tn
top declined 40c per 100 lbs. The ay
erage decline for the week was abou
45c. Beef and feeder steers down 25
! m0OC, DulCueT COWS uO"u lOC Iicil
ers unchanged. Veal calves show
net decline of 25c@ soc. Sheep an
lamb prices advanced, fat lambs u
5O090c; better grades of feedin
lambs up Csc Yearlings advance
25065c; fat ewes $25@$1.
Stocker and feeder shipments fror
II important markets during the wee
ending Sept were: Cattle and calve
STAT; hogs 5,047; sheep 1852.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat price
present a rather mixed appearance a
compared with those Of week age
Beef down 81 at some markets; 5
higher at others. Veal steady to ;
higher per 100 lbs. Lamb and mu
ton averaged about steady. Por
loins advanced s1d2. Sept 8 price
good grade meats: Beef $1350@17
veal $2O024: lamb $16G20; mutto1
s11@14; light pork loins s25@$3O
heavy loins $16@21.
Cotton.-Spot cotton prices advan'
ed 1T points during the week, closin
at 1920 per Id. New York Octobe
futures up SO points at 1890.