Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-03-25
MARKETS
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v. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, D. C.
western S.-.p.D.r Union Nm. s.rie.l

clearance prairie hay good at lower
prices. Alfalfa in poor demand; tim
hay arriving Kansas City Spring work
and soft roads checking movement In
chicago receipts have decreased sufn.
tone. Good Chicago demand for No l
timothy; fair demand for alfalfa:
southwest prairie demand limited. In
sufficient receipts good grade hay Gin
cinnat to supply requirements but any
material advance would stop present
but not quotably lower because OF very
light receipts Quoted: No. timothy
s27 Memphis, s24.50 Cincinnati. s2t Chi
eago; No. 2 timothy s2i Memphis. s22,50
Cincinnati. S2O.50 Chicago; No. alfal-
ia SIS Memphis, s23 Cincinnati. No. 2
alfalfa f2o.50 Memphis; No. clover
mixed s22.50 Cincinnati.
Feed.
Bran quoted 81 lower in practically
all markets. other wheat feeds easier.
Bids OF soc below prevailing prices be-
ing accepted by several mills for April
delivery. Little interest shown by buy
ers In deferred shipment. Hominy feed.
Soc to 81; all other feeds weak and in
ample supply. Linseed meal also dis
playing weak tendency in Toledo. RE-
eeipts and stocks good Good demand
from dairy section for linseed meal
Chicago; jobbers have advanced quota
tions in line with mill prices. Demand
quoted; Spring and hard bran 1850.
soft S2S Cincinnati, spring bran s25.25.
middlings s24 Chicago. linseed meal s42
Toledo. s41 Buffalo. SO per cent cotton
seed meal s25 Memphis; white hominy
feed wa Chicago. S22 st Louis. No. 1
sifalfa Nmeal $3.50 Kansas city; s2o.5o
flour middlings $2s, reddog s34.50 Chi
cago.
Fruits md Vegetables.
Potatoes down 20m25c per 100 lbs.
northern shipping stations closing soc
0Sl. Chicago cur-lot market down 8
0i5c around si.25 sacked. Round
ut nfaa0Hs .V.atl tl....
also lost last weeks gain. closing
around 81 saclSed. Bulk stock down 10
U15c New York at s1.40g 1.50.e
Prices trended downward during the
week. general economic and financial
conditions constituting the depressing
Influence. on the 18th an advance
started on reports of green bug dam
age in southwest and export sales s.
100000 bushels wheat to Europe, but
early on the 18th buying power gave
World economic situation, good wealth.
er and favorable crop conditions re-
sponsible for continuation of bearish
sentiment. Corn followed wheat. In
Chicago cash market No. 2 red winter
wheat ga 23c over Chicago May; No.
hard 11m15 over; No. mixed corn
So Q6hc under May; No yellow "
q &c under. For the week Chicago
May wheat down SIC at $1.42hc, May
wheat down 5Ac at sl.37. Kansas City
May sac at Si.35 u. Winnipeg May So
at S1.l5. Chicago March wheat Sf.b2 u,
Minneapolis flour demand easier;
wheat demand good; No Canadian 35c
over Minneapolis May; No. dark 100
2Sc over.
Live stock and Meats.
Prices of practically all classes of
livestock at Chicago declined the past
week. Hogs down 50c@s1.00 per 100
lbs; heavies declining most. Beef steers
down 25 a. soc. butcher cows and heif-
ers 25050c; veal calves 25Q75c:
feeder steers steady to 25c low
er. Fat lambs 75c@s1.5O lower,
heavy lambs declining most. Feeding
lambs steady. Yearlings down 500 Toe;
fat ewes 25 a soc. March 10 Chicago
prices: Hogs. bulk of sales, $4,000
100; medium and good beef steers
fS.40U 1000; butcher cows and heifers
$1,000 9.25; feeder steers $7.75 q $50:
light and medium weight veal calves
s9.75@12.00; fat lambs s7.50a10.25;
feeding lambs s725 9.25; yearlings
$T00@S $50; fat ewes s4.75 900.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets under severe pres-
sure and prices declined sharply early
in week. Heavy arrivals Danish New
depressing effect in all other markets.
Tone at close somewhat firmer. al
though another very large cargo Dam
ish expected before April l. Monthly
cold storage release shows March /
stocks in entire country 26,773,000 lbs.
an increase OF approximately 1000 900
lbs. over a year ago. Storage reduction
about 100000 pounds during Febru-
ary. Closing prices. 92 score. New
York 45c. Chicago f5hc; Philadelphia
45hc; Boston 45c.