The Delta independent., 1921-06-24
WEEKLY MARKETGRAM
U. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS

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U. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, D. c., week ending
June II, 1921.
Fruits and vegetables Virginia
eastern shore Irish cobblers No. l
down Csc to SOC lower at shipping
points closing $3.50 to $2.65 per
barrel Demand slow to moderate in
consuming centers where prices de-
clined SOC to 81 to a range of 50 to
81. North Carolina stock down Csc
to 75c at s2.75 to $3.50. Mississippi
tomatoes in four basket carriers lost
SOC in consuming makets selling at
$125 to $1.75, down 10c to zoe at
shipping points ruling 90c. Texas
tomatoes 80 to 35c lower at 80 to
95c fob and showed similar loss
in Chicago closing s1.5o to s175.
California salmon tint cantalopes in
crates of As melons each closed 10
to Csc lower at s1.50 to s1.75 fob.
shipping points. Prices declined 25c
to 81 per crate in consuming mar
kets to a range of $3.50 to $3.50.
Georgia Carmans In 6-basket carrier
firm New York at 1925 to $3.75 HI
leys s2.75 to 1925 in consuming mar
kets; nearly steady in producing
sections at $1.90 to 81. Heavy haul
ping points have caused prices to
drop s25 to SITS per car. medium
sizes ranging $15O to $500. Eastern
consuming markets nearly steady at
$3.50 to $3.50. Chicago s575 to 1926.
Livestock and meats.-Hog prices
at Chicago declined 15c to 30c per
100 pounds the past week. Beef
steers were not materially changed.
Butcher COWS and heifers declined
SOC lower Fat lambs practically un-
changed; yearlings down soc: fat
ewes down 75c. June II Chicago
prices: hogs, bulk Of sales, $3.50 to
$50; medium and good beef steers.
$3.50 to 1856; butcher cows and
heifers s3.75 to 1925; feeder steers
$5.75 to $7.75; light and medium
weight veal calves $3.50 to $3.50: fat
lambs 50 to $11.75; yearlings So to
$3.50; fat ewes $2.25 to S4.25. Stock
er and feeder shipments from II i'm
portant markets during the week
ending June 10 were cattle and
calves 32.6s0; hogs 6,763; sheep TO-.
938. The trend Of eastern Wholesale
prices was downward during tie past
week. Beef 81 lower, veal mutton
and pork loins steady to 81 lower.
Lamb was the weakest spot on the
market, declines ranging IS to Sc
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grade meats: beef $14.50 to $3.50:
veal SIG to $1S; lamb $40 to $23;
mutton $40 to SIS; light pork loins
$19 to $23; heavy loins SIS to $1s.
Hay-Extreme dullness prevails in
all hay markets. Practically no ship
ping demand exists and local de-
mand is very limited. Receipts very
light with but little country loading.
New alfalfa arriving Kansas City.
mostly out OF condition. Not enough
hay arriving in some markets to es-
tablish quotations. No. 1 timothy
quoted New York $3.50; Chicago
$22; Minneapolis $40; Atlanta $3.50;
Memphis $2s; No. alfalfa Atlanta
$29: Memphis $21; Omaha $1s.
Feed-Feed continues to grow
weaker daily. Wheat feed prices
again at low ebb. Demand light.
Movement generally light but good
from Minneapolis and st. Louis.
About $4,000 tons Of feed now stored
in lake warehouses. Stocks In
country dealers hands generally lar
ger than normal for this time OF the
year. Cottonseed down 81 per ton.
Linseed meal and corn feeds fairly
steady. Durum wheat feeds dropped
81 to 81 on the 10TH quoted-bran
S14.5O, middlings S14.50, Minneapolis
white hominy feed 323 st. Louis; No.
1 alfalfa meal s18 Kansas City; lin.
seed meal 500 Minneapolis; SO pc.
cottonseed meal $29 Memphis; beet
pulp $25 New York. Dried brewers
grains $28 delivered Philadelphia
rate points: oat feed SO; gluten feed
S26.5O Chicago.
Grain--Market higher first half Of
week on black rust reports good de.
mand in cash market and hot wealth.
or over wheat belt. On the 14th hedg.
ing sales in July future and weakness
IN cash market caused decline that
continued until the 18th. On the 17th
there was persistent selling by
houses with eastern connections on
early bulge. but dry and hot weather
over wheat belt and forecast for
hot wave to continue several days
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