The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-02-26

Latest market report, issued by he
Bureau of Ma,ke H. S Department
OF Agriculture, Washington. } C..
Hay and Feed.-lIay receipts light
I in Eastern markets; heavy in West.
Trend of market downward Prices
declined during the week but few
have reached from the low point c III,
cinnati still congested Good demand
for best hay noted at Minneapolis, and
Omaha. Quoted February TO- No. l
| timothy New York $50 Philadelphia
$24, Cincinnati S23, Chicago $2350,
| Minneapolis 500. Memphis $29, Kansas
| City $3.50 No l alfalfa Kansas City
| $3.50, Memphis $27, Omaha $19. No.
l prairie Minneapolis SIS. Kansas City
s13, Omaha $40.
Wheat feed market slightly improv-
ed; linseed and cottOnseed meal re-
main dull and in light demand. Alial
ia meal and beet pulp quiet. Hominy
| feed and 0at feed quoted higher. Glut
en- feed unchanged. Weather condi-
lions 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 $20.50 middlings 500
81 ~. ali lin,
seed meal $50 Minneapolis, $42 Cincin-
natl: $3.50 cottonseed meal $26.50
Memphis. $33 Chicago $3.50 North
eastern markets. white hominy feed
$22 St Louis, $26 Cincinnati. $50 At
lanta; No l alfalfa meal $3.50 Kan
sas City, $21 st. Louis; gluten feed $35
Chicago, $3S Cincinnati; beet pulp $33
New York.
Fruits and Vegetables. Sacked
round white potatoes down Sc per 100
pounds f. O. b. Northern shipping sta
tions at SO@9Oc Chicago carlot mar
ket off 10m15c, reaching $10501.10
sacked Round whites held around 81
at Western New York shipping points.
New York markets lost 10015c reach
ing $1.4001.50 bulk.
Cold storage Baldwin apples firm at
Western New York f. o. b. stations
around S4.25 per barrel. Baldwins firm
in city wholesale markets at S450@
5; Young Imperials S3.75@4.50. North
western extra fancy Winesaps firm
in New York $350@4.50. Florida Gel
cry steady in Eastern markets at $3.50
@325. Shipping points slightly weak
II
California golden hearts celery mostly
$550@6 per crate in consuming cen
tiers; 300 35c per dozen punches f. o. b.
Yellow onions slightly weaker at 75c
per 100 pounds f. o. b. Western New
York points; mostly 75c@$1.10 in con-
Stunning markets.
Carlot shipments week ended Feb
ruary Is: Potatoes 2,901 cars; boxed
apples SIG, barreled apples 1.018; cab
bage, 495; celery. 463 lettuce, 391;
onions, 357; sweet potatoes, 40.
Shipments week ended February 8:
Potatoes, 2,765 cars; boxed apples 451,
barreled apples 1893; cabbage, 429;
celery, 361; lettuce, 391; onions, 351;
sweet potatoes, $50.
Cotton-The average price of mid
ding in the ten designated markets
declined about points during the
week, closing around 13.15c per lb
New York March futures down 20
points, closing at 1899.
Livestock and Meats.-With the ex-
ception of sheep and lambs Chicago
livestock prices showed advances com
pared with a week ago. Hogs advanc.
ed 25c to soc, beef steers Csc to CSC,
feeder steers 25c to 81 per 100 pounds.
Common COWS and heifers unchanged
but better grades were soc to 75c
higher. Fat lambs declined Goo to 81;
feeding lambs soc to Use. Yearlings
25c to soc lower; fat ewes steady to
Csc higher. February 18th Chicago
prices Hogs, bulk of sales, S9@9.75;
medium and good beef steers $S.400
1915; butcher cows and heifers $40
9.25; feeder steers S7@S.75; light and
medium weight veal calves $500
1925; fat lambs s6@9.5O; feeding
lambs s62567.50; yearlings $500
$725; fat ewes $3.50@5.25.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat mar
kets, compared with week ago beef
ranged steady to 81 higher per 100 lbs.
Mutton up S102 higher; veal up 81
at some markets, 81 lower at others.
Lamb and pork loins practically
steady. February 18th prices good
grade meats: Beef $13@15; veal SIS
6$2O; lamb $1,000 mutton 500
13; light pork loins s19@21; heavy
loins $14@17.5O.
Grain.-The weeks grain trading
had poor start, prices dropping about
&c on account of evening up for the
double holiday. On the 14th and 18th
prices rose 10c as result of reports of
green bugs in Southwest. Later, an
overbought condition was disclosed
and a part of the advances was lost
despite more serious reports regarding
green bugs Larger movement, small
demand and entire lack of export bust
ness are now dominating market senti-
ment Milling demand slow. On the
18th five Iowa banks reported closed.
In Chicago cash market No. 2 red win
ter wheat 26@31c over Chicago Mar;
No hard 4@7c over; No. mixed
corn 41ac under May; yellow 31a @4c
under Minneapolis reports flour de-
mand dull wheat milling demand fair.
For the week Chicago March wheat
advanced lie at s1.6S 3/S; May corn
&c at SO 7/8c. Minneapolis March
wheat up lie at s1.57; Kansas City