The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-22
The Markets


ceipts and slightly improved demand
have caused hay prices to remain
steady in Western markets Eastern
markets generally weak because of
limited demand. Weather still Inn
noted In orders for shipment. Quoted
Jan. II: No. l timothy New York s35,
Philadelphia $27, Chicago $29, Mime
apolis $22, Cincinnati $2750, Atlanta
$35 No. l alfalfa Kansas City s26,
Omaha $21.50, Chicago $25 No. 1 prai-
RE Kansas City s14, Omaha $3.50,
Minneapolis $3.50.
Linseed meal and cottonseed meal
were in slightly better demand. HON.
my feed weak offered about $3.50 per
ton lower than price weak ago.
Gluten feed and wheat feed produc-
ton improving 1t is expected that
sufficient stocks of gluten feed VIII be
available to supply the trade during
the next few months. Bran fairly
steady but flour middlings and reddog
sold off So to SO. No improvement in
alfalfa meal demand. Stocks remain
larger than normal. Quoted: Mid
dlings $3.50, flour middlings s27, red
dog 1914, Minneapolis; linseed meal
$3.50 Buffalo, $39 Minneapolis, $3.50
cottonseed meal SIS Memphis; White
hominy feed $50 St. Louis, $3.50
Northeastern markets; gluten feed
$48 Chicago; oat feed $40 Northeast
ern markets! 20-26 per cent brewers
grains SAL Philadelphia,
Fruits and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
round white potatoes continued to de-
cline at shipping points closing I to
15c lower per 100 pounds at S to $l.1S.
This is the lowest price this season.
Chicago carlot markets closed slightly
lower at $1.25 to $140. Jobbing range
down 10c in other Middle Western
markets, closing $1.40 to $1.75. Sacked
round whites slightly lower t. O. b.
Western New York shipping points
around $3.50. New York market
down 15c at $3.50 to $1.95 bulk. Sack
ed Green Mountains closed slightly
lower in Boston at $1.S5 to 81.
Big Boston lettuce up soc per 1 "
bushel hamper in consuming centers,
jobbing 50 to $275. California Ice
berg lettuce slightly higher in con-
Stunning markets, mostly 81 to $3.50 per
crate Prices about zoe higher t. o. b.
shipping points at $160 to 81. Sacked
yellow onions steady f. o. b. around 81
per 100 pounds. Consuming markets
continue slow and dull; Middle West
ern cities 75c to $1.35; Eastern, $1.25
to $1.65.
Carlot shipments increasing stead
lily Movement week ended January
~: Potatoes, 1884 barrels; barreled
apples, 879; boxed apples, 376; cab
bage, 914; lettuce 555; onions, 80;
sweet potatoes, 463. Shipments previ
GUS week: Potatoes 1926 cars; bar
relied apples 6S2, boxed apples 297;
cabbage, 465; lettuce, 31s; onions,
224; sweet potatoes, 421.
Cotton.-Middling spot cotton gain
ed about / cent a pound during the
week, closing around 16c. New York
January futures up 115 points, clos
ing at 1715c.
Live Stock and Meats..Compared
with q week ago Chicago hog prices
were nearly steady, some grades ID
vancing sc to 15c. Ewes advanced 60c
to 81 per 100 pounds; lambs. steady
to a shade lower Beef steers gener-
ally Csc lower; COWS and heifers down
Csc to 75c Feeder steers firm to 5Oc
higher. Jan. Is Chicago prices: Bulk
of hogs $40 to $3.50 Medium and
good beef steers $S.75 to $11.25; butch
er COWS and heifers $3.50 to $40; feed
er steers 81 to 1925; light and medi
UNI weight veal calves $40 to $12; fat
lambs $1,000 to $12.10; feeding lambs
1925 to $1,000; yearlings $3.50 to
S1O.25; fat ewes s4.25 to $6.25. Fresh
pork was the weakest feature In the
Eastern wholesale fresh meat markets.
Compared with a week ago prices de-
clined 81 to SO per 100 pounds. Lamb
and veal down 81 to 81; beef steady
to 81 lower. Mutton averaged 81
higher. January 10 prices on good
grade meats: Beef $3.50 to $18; veal
$24 to $26; lamb S24 to $27; mutton
$13 to SIT; light pork loins $24 to SGT;
heavy loins $50 to $24
Dairy Products.-Butter markets de-
yeloped weakness the early part of
the weak and heavy declines occurred
in all markets There was tendency
toward recovery on the 18th but the
markets on the 18th were barely
steady and almost weak. Prices 81
score: New York SAC; Chicago 4Shc:
Philadelphia, 54kc; Boston SAC.
GRAIN Except on the opening and
closing days of the past week there
has been a continuous advance In
wheat prices due to better sentiment
induced by heavy export demand and
sales and improvement in sterling ex-
change. On the 18th Chicago March
wheat reached the highest point In
some months, selling at $1.S41s, but
later closed off Five hundred thou
sand to six hundred thousand bushels
corn sold on the 18TH export demand
for corn continues good; country Of
ferings small Minneapolis reports
stronger cash wheat market. South
west reports improved flour demand,
with millers taking wheat more free
". Minneapolis millers bidding for
hard winter wheat in Kansas and Ne
braska for 80 day shipment, but coun-
try offerings light. Argentina official
estimates Argentina wheat crops 1877
OOO,0 bushels exportable surplus
10000, 900 bushels. Premiums in Chi
cago cash market Jan. 10: No. red
winter wheat 80 to 33c over March;
No. 2 hard 8 to 10c over; new No.
mixed corn SIC under May; yellow
Az to SC under. At Minneapolis No.
2 dark Northern 10 to 16c over Min
neapolis March.