The Delta independent., 1921-05-13
WEEKLY MARkETGRAM
U. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Week Ending May I, 1921.

GRAlN-frlCeS duN dnSco ooSN
good export demand. light offerings
and strong cash market with limited
wheat stocks Chicago. Advance eau
sed considerable liquidation casn
grain by Producers on 4th and otn'
but subsequent unfavorable crop news
Oklahoma and other sections and
keen export demand with good sales
to Europe induced a reaction. Techin'
cal position greatly weakened by re,
cent bulge and lower prices ruled on
the 9TH. Highly beneficial rains re-
ported Kansas and Nebraska. Cash
market easier Weakness in May
wheat on 7th due reports Omaha and
Minneapolis shipping cash grain to
Chicago. English buyers reported
selling near shipment wheat and re-
placing with deferred shipments. Ex-
port demand now slow; Europe take
Argentine account discount under do
mestic; country offerings fairly liber-
al at close. In Chicago cash market,
No 2 red winter wheat $1.47; No. 3
hard S1.52; No. mixed corn 59c:
No. yellow corn 60c; No. 3 white
oats 37c. For the week Chicago May
wheat up 1Okc at s141-5-S; May Corn
21-S at SO lac. Chicago July wheat
up &C at S1.14; July corn 1c at 6l-3-ic.
Minneapolis July wheat up 5hc at
$1.2O; Kansas City July 6kc at
$1.07 lac; Winnipeg July 81 a. si.45.
HAY-Receipts continue very H.ht
but limited demand prevents any ma
terial advance in price. Kansas City
reports increased country Ioadings.
FEED-Wheat feeds and cottonseed
meal slightly higher but demand limi-
ted to immediate needs. Other feeds
steady at recent declines. Quoted
May 9Th: Spring bran New York S26,
Chicago $3.50, Minneapolis SIC;
Standard middlings New York s25,
Chicago SIS, Minneapolis s15; Lin
seed meal Minneapolis s29, Chicago
s31; Gluten feed Chicago s26.5O, Gin
cinnati S29S0; Cottonseed meal At
lanta $26.50, Memphis s27.
DAIRY PRODUCTS-Butter mar
kets unsettled; price tendency down
ward. Trading not normal, otherwise
tone of market would be firmer as
there has been temporary shortage
some grades, declines due to desire of
trade to keep stock moving in anti
cipation of usual increased spring
production. Closing prices, 92 score:
New York and Boston 36c; Chicago
Bic; Philadelphia 37c. CHEESE mar
kets show some improvement follow
ing Monday decline on Plymouth,
the past two days at slight advances
over those early in week.
LIVESTOCK G MEATS-Chicago
hog prices advanced 25c-30c the past
week. Good and choice heavy beef
steers up 35-50c. Other beef steers
steady to Csc higher. Butcher COWS
and heifers and feeder steers up 25c.
Fat lambs 25-4Oc; spring lambs un-
evenly lower. Yearlings and fat sheep
steady. ay Chicago prices: Hogs,
bulk OF sales $S.30-$8.75; medium
and good beef steers $750-$S75;
butcher COWS and heifers $5-$S.65;
feeder steers $6.75-ss.15; light and
medium weight veal calves $3.50;
fat lambs s925-s11.4O; feeding lambs
$7-$s.50; yearlings ss-s9.5O; fat ewes
$5.75-$7.25.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Northern round white potatoes down
1Oc per 100 lbs at shipping points
closing 60-70c sacked. Chicago car
lot S0-90c. New York round whites
$1-$1.10 in eastern consuming centers
Florida No. Spaulding Rose up 25c-
soc per houble head barrel New York
at $8.25-$8.50. Texas sacked Bliss
Triumphs down SOC per 100 pounds.
COTTON-Spot cotton prices ad.
vanced 46 points the past week. clos
ing at 11.63c per pound. New York