The Delta independent., 1921-12-09


except Chicago steady to firm. Chi
cago declined sharply under heavy
supplies Of practically all grades. This
followed consistent gains for more
than week, during which Chicago
prices were higher than at New York.
Storage butter moving better in all
markets. The weeks imports in
ciuded around 10000 pounds from
Denmark. Closing prices, 80 score:
New York, 46kc; Chicago. 45kc;
Philadelphia, 47c; Boston, 46c. Cheese
markets quiet; prices barely steady.
Interest in held cheese increasing.
fects hard to move. Prices at Wis
consn primary markets December 2:
Twins, 19c; Daisies. 19Ac; Double
Daisies, 19c; Young Americas, zoe;
Longhorns, 1910.
Fruits and Vegetables-Potato mar
kets slow. New York round whites up
&c f. o. b. shipping points at $1.65 to
$1.70. Wisconsin points weaker at 81
per 100 pounds warehouse cash to
growers. Most eastern markets are
steady. New York sacked stock lost
15c in Pittsburgh at s1.95; weak in
Baltimore at 50. Maine Green Noun
tains down sc in Boston at $1.s5 to
$1.95. Sacked northern round whites,
carlot sales, Chicago up 10c at $1.60
to s1.S0; bulk stock $1.7O to $1.90.
Barrel apple markets nearly steady;
boxed apples higher. Maine No. l
Baldwins in New York City. Sc to
$3.50; up soc in Boston at $3.50 to
$3.50. New York A 21a Baldwins
weak in Pittsburgh. closing at Sc to
$3.50. Extra fancy Jonathans up soc
to 75c in Chicago at 1926 to SO per
box. Cabbage strong in eastern city
markets. New York Danish closed
stronger at $4S to $50 in New York
and Baltimore; up IS in Philadelphia
at s45 to s4S; up IS in Cincinnati at
$50 to $50 Northern and New York
stock, with supply heavy, lost Sc to
s. in Chicago at $42 to $44; up 81
I. o. b. western New York shipping
points at $40 bulk per ton. Massa-
chusetts yellow onions weaker, I. o. b.
shipping points, at $5.15 to $3.50 per
100 pounds sacked. Philadelphia mar
ket closed s6.25 to $3.50 compared
with $3.50 week ago. Middle west
ern yellows weaker in Cincinnati at
$525 to $3.50 Red varieties steady
in Chicago at S5 to $50. California
browns up Csc in Chicago at s5 to
$3.50
Livestock and Meats-Chicago hog
prices declined SC to Csc during the
week. light hogs declining least. Beef
steers and fat cows and heifers most
ly 25c to soc higher, those selling in
the lower registers of the various
grades advancing most. Stockers and
feeders firm to 25c higher. Fat lambs
and sheep generally soc higher; feed
ing lambs up soc to Csc. December 8
Chicago prices: Hogs, top, 1925;
bulk of sales, $500 to $3.50; medium
and good beef steers, $6.15 to $40;
butcher cows and heifers, $3.50 to
1915: feeder steers, $3.50 to $3.50;
Hight and medium weight veal calves,
$3.50 to 1915: fat lambs. 1925 to
slO.75; feeding lambs. IS to $9.15;
yearlings, $3.50 to SIS; fat ewes. So to
s525. .StOcker and feeder shipments
from IL important markets during the
week ending November 25 were: Cat
tie and calves. 6S,265; hogs. 1868;
sheep, $685. The general trend of
eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
was upward Lamb shows net ad-
vances of 50 to 81: mutton, 81 to IS;
veal up 81 to 81: light pork loins firm
to SO higher, but heavy loins declined
81 so to 50 per TO- pounds. Decem-
her 2 prices good grade meats: Beef,
sls to SIS; veal. SIG to SIS; lamb. $21
to $24: mutton. $40 to s14; light pork
loins. s14 to SIS: heavy loins, s12 to
SIS.
HaY-Light receipts cause some I'M
provement in hay markets. Prices
firm Demand good, but limited to
immediate needs of buyers. Quoted
December 2: No. timothy, New
York $50. Cincinnati s22. Chicago s23.
Minneapolis s19, Kansas City s14, At
lanta $3.50; No. l alfalfa. Kansas
City $21. Memphis s24.5o. Atlanta $50;
No. / prairie. Kansas City s11. Mime
apolis $15.50
Feed-Offerings of all feedstuffs
plentiful: demand generally light.
Most markets indicate increased Of
ferings of wheat feeds for December
shipment Stocks of cottonseed and
linseed meal and other high protein
feeds about normal for this season of
the year. Corn feeds in good supply.
Alfalfa meal and beet pulp quiet.
Prices of most feeds fairly firm.
Quoted December 2: Bran SIS, mid
dlings $3.50, Minneapolis: &c per cent
cottonseed meal s34, Memphis; white
hominy feed s21.50, st. Louis; gluten
Cb;coyo. alfalfa rnaa1