Elbert County tribune., 1921-10-28
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Grain.
Reduction of freight rates on grain
and flour in far West has been ordered
~ the Interstate Commerce commis
sion. S,on. Corn market featureless and in
ns,n n1lsu,eneed by wheat Closing prices in
wheat, sl.l5; No. 2 hard winter wheat.
tl,04: No. mixed corn. acc; No. 2
sohc. Average prices paid to farmers
In central Kansas for No. hard winter
nss, fon A. s Fsrmers ane IN. in central ,6 Iowa
the week, Chicago December wheat
down dow Joe; closing at ,los; December
fSrn Saesms.y doMn ls at ,o .sSs Minneapols
peg December wheat. sI.0sN Chicago
5IXe Minneapoiis May Wheat closed
at !l.1sA; Kansas City May wheat,
slo2k; Winnipeg May wheat. sII2N.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets have been easy with
an unsettled undertone. Several cars
OF Canadian butter and moderate
shipment of Danish arrived on eastern
markets markets during the week. Another
storage butter moving well for season.
Closing prices, 92 score: New York,
t1hc; Chicago, 44Ac; Philadelphia,
Fruits and vegetables.
Potato markets generally steady to
strong during the week, Chicago lower.
eastern cities at sass to s2.45 per 100
pounds; steady at shipping points at
81 Northern stock down s5c In Chi
clnnati at s2.25 to s2.s5. slightly weak
er at shipping points at {l.7o to $3.50.
shipping points at si.4e to si.66. higher
In New York at s2.35 per 100 pounds
sacked stock up 15c in Boston at s2.00
Demand for cabbage moderate. mar
kets slightly weaker. Danish stock
ranging from ss5 to s45 per ton bulk in
points at $40 to s35.
Onion prices continue to advance.
Shippers at Massachusetts points ask
ing 30 TO $3.50 per 100 pounds sacked
FOR yellow globes
Hay.
Receipts generally light and well alb
sorbed. Invoices light; country demand
prices nominal. New York receipts
light. Straw in good demand in Chi
Cincinnati, s2s Atlanta, SIS Minneapo-
lis s29 New York, s22 Chicago. No. l
$3.50 New York. No. / prairie, sl5
Omaha.
spot cotton prices declined about 80
points during the week, closing at 1917
cents per pound. New York October
futures down so points. closing at
1915 cents.
Live Stock md Meats.
With the exception of packing sows,
which were practically steady, Chicago
hog prices ranged from Toe TO 15c
lower than week ago. Best corn fed
steers and yearlings. sogether with
western grass steers and canner and
cutter cows, lost 15c to 25c; other
grades of beef steers and butcher COWS
and heifers down soc to 75c. Stockers
and feeders were steady. Light and
medium weight veal calves ranged
from 25c to soc higher. Fat lambs and
yesrlings averaged 25c to soc lower.
Feeding lambs and fat ewes generally
25c lower. October 22 Chicago prices:
Hogs, top. $40; bulk Of sales, $40 to
ss.35; medium and good beef steers,
y5.S5 to S10.65; butcher cows and
heifers, $3.50 to SO. feeder steers, t4.S5
to ~; light and medium weight veal
calves, 1925 to S11.75; fat lambs, 81 SO
to 1915: feeding lambs. $3.50 to $3.50;
yearlings, IS to 1925; fat ewes , to IS.
with the exception of heavy pork
loins, which averaged 81 higher east
ern wholesale fresh meat prices were
weak to lower than a week ago. Beef
ranged steady to 81 lower; veal practi-
| cally unchanged; mutton 81 lower;
lamb down 81 to ST. October 81 prices
good grade meats: Beef s13 to SIC.
veal SIS to $40. lamb SIS to s17. mutton
| 10 to $l2, light pork loins s23 to S29,
| heavy loins $17 to $22.