The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-23
WEEKLY
MARKETGRAM.
L. =. Bureau of Markets For
For the Week Ended Feb. II.
Fruits and Vegetables.

| HI!pPinS StdlioIS dl 81 TO 3Uc. Cnl-
cagU CARROT market off 10 to 15c,
reaching $IO5 TO $1.10 sacked.
Round whites held around 81 at
western New York shipping points.
New York market lost 10 to 15c,
reaching $1.4O to $50 bulk.
, Cold storage baldwin apples firm at
western New York f. o. b.. stations
around $4.25 per Dbl. BaldWins firm
in city wholesale markets at $3.50 to
50. York Imperials 1915 to $3.50.
Northwestern Extra Fancy Winesaps
firm in New York $3.50 to $3.50.
Florida celery steady in eastern
markets at $3.50 to 1925. Shipping
points slightly weaker around $1.60 f.
o. b. cash track. California Golden
Heart celery mostly $3.50 to Sc per
crate In consuming centers; 80 to Csc
per do2 punches f. o. b.
Yellow onions slightly weaker at
7oc per 100 lbs. f. o. b. western New
York points; mostly 75c to $1.1O in
consuming markets.
Carlot shipments week ended Feb
ruary 16: Potatoes 2,9O1 cars; box
ed apples SIC; barreled apples 1,018;
cabbage 495; celery 1853; lettuce 391;
onions 357; sweet potatoes 410. Ship
ments week ended February 8: Po-
tatoes 2,765 cars; boxed apples 451,
barreled apples 1893; cabbage 429;
celery 361; lettuce 391; onions 351;
sweet potatoes $50.
Hay and Feed.
Hay receipts light in eastern mar
kcts; heavy in west Trend of mar
l. % 1.Nx, "A
ing the week but a few have reacted
from the low point. Cincinnati still
congested. Good demand for best hay
noted at Minneapolis and Omaha
Quoted February Is: No. l timothy,
New York $50. Philadelphia $24,
Cincinnati, $2a, Chicago $3.50, Min
neapolis $40, Memphis S29, Kansas
City $3.50. No Il alfalfa: Kansas
City $3.50. Memphis s27, Omaha s19.
No. l prairie. Minneapolis SIS, Kan
sas City $13, Omaha So
Wheatfeed market slightly improv-
ed; linseed and cottOnseed meal re-
main dull and in light demand. AL
falfa meal and beet pulp quiet. Homi-
ny feed and oat feed quoted higher.
Gulten feed unchanged. Weather con-
ditions restricting demand. Stocks in
all sections reported as normal or
larger than normal. Cottonseed stocks
at mills about 1000 tons larger on
January 81 than last year, insuring
sufficient production from now on to
equal that Of last year. Feed prices
in general barely holding steady.
Quoted: bran s2O.5O; middlings $40,
flour middlings $24, Minneapolis; lin
seed meal $36 Minneapolis, $42 Gin
cinnati; SO per cent cOttOnseed meal
$3.50 Memphis, $33 Chicago, $3.50
northeastern markets; white hominy
feed s22 st. Louis $26 Cincinnati, $50
Atlanta; No. 1 alfalfa meal $3.50
Kansas City, $21 st. Louis; gluten
feed $35 Chicago, $3S Cincinnati; beet
pulp $33 New York.
Cotton.
The average price Of middling In
the 10 designated markets declined
about points during the week clos
Ing around 1915 per lb. New York
March futures down 20 points, closing
at 1882.
Live Stock and Meats.
With the exception Of sheep and
lambs Chicago live stock prices show
ed advances compared with a week
ago. Hogs advanced 25c to soc, beef
steers 65c to S5c, feeder steers 25c
to 81 per 100 lbs. Common COWS and
heifers unchanged but better grades
were soc to 75c higher. Fat lambs
declined soc to 81; feeding lambs SOC
to 75c. Yearlings 25c to soc lower;
fat ewes steady to 25c higher. Feb
ruary II Chicago prices: Hogs bulk
Of SAILS. 50 to S9.75; medium and good
beef steers $40 to $1O.15; butcher
cows and hcifers 81 to $9.25; feeder
steers 81 to $S.75; light and medium
weight veal calves $3.50 to Steps;
fat lambs s6 to $3.50; feeding lambs
S6.25 to $3.50; yearlings $3.50 tC
S7.25; fat ewes $3.50 to s5.25.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat mar
kets. Compared with a week ago beet
ranged steady to 81 higher per 100
pounds. Mutton up 81 to 50 higher;
veal up 81 at some markets, 81 lower
! at others. Lamb and pork loins prac-
| tically steady. February II prices
good grade meats: Beef S13 to SIS;
veal SIS to $40; lamb SIT to $50; NUT
| ton $40 to $13; light pork loins SIS
| TO wi; heavy lOlnS $14 to $3.50.
Grain.
The weeks grain trading had a poor
start, prices dropping about &c on ac.
count of evening up for the double
holiday. On the 14th and 18th prices
rose 1Oc as result of reports of greer
bugs in southwest. Later, an over.
bought condition was disclosed and 6
part of the advances was lost despite
more serious reports regarding greer
bugs Larger movement, small de
mand and entire lack Of export busi
ness are now dominating market
sentiment. Milling demand slow. Or
the 18th five Iowa banks reported
closed In Chicago cash market No
, red winter wheat 26 to Sic over
Chicago March; No. hard to q
over; No. mixed corn Az under
May; yellow 3 y to 4c under. Min
neapolis reports flour demand dull