Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-23
The Markets

Latest rlrk,, report. issued hy 'H"
Rur,a. OF Markets. &. ) Department
of NgHruNurn. WASHINGTON" d. g..
Cottor-.nn a,c~tae price 81. mid
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duriu. ,He week. r'rsna az l":.r o.
y0.rt \.H to.h Mas .uurrs do"n
- points r.n-ua OF u ,"c
Gram Market uncertain tu, frs,
part Go. wr.,. uuI ~ the lllh prices
started an d drastic downward trend
that continued until the 1rh. Reports
exporters n..ulu- wheat. large 'ou
try ott,rlr.- economic rI'.aiIun I'M
cIuiiu. British strike. and efforts ;u
Canada To rush wheat into United
4 States I'm anticipation of proposed tar
M bill were th, principal hcarIsh fac
tors. After reaching new low points
on the 1ith the market rallied sharply
ON persistent buying 10y commission
| houses and local trade. but news con
tiuucd hoIriSh and the advance Wa
subsequently lost. Financial situation
/ indicates heavy marketing of new
grain SOON as thrcShcd To meet obliSa.
tons CrOp reports excellent, good
"
mand despite the fact Argentine wheat
was quoted lac TO l6c higher than
American via gulf Exporters seek
cash corn; scabOard reports fair
amount sold for export In Chicago
cash market No red winter wheat
$1.247-S; No. > hard $l.331-S: No. ,
mixed corn - IS cents, No 3 yellow
54l2C. For the week ChicagO May
wheat down 1i24c at s1.2l 3-S. May
corn Sc at sos. Minneapolis May
wheat down 14tic at $1.145 IS; Kansas
City market 15i2c at $112i4c; Winni-
peg May l514c at $l.49&
Hay Market generally steady, but
very quiet and no life to demand. Kan.
sas City strong on all upper grades,
lower grades practically unsalcable.
Receipts sufficient to meet demand,
which is LARGELY local Shipping in
dHiry light in most sections Tract
offerings at Cincinnati LIBERAL ter
miual stocks materially reduced. New
York market weak. transactions small.
Minneapolis market firm on iight re
Ccipts. Chicago trade not readily alb
, SOrbing arrivals. market 81 lower, Al
falfa very weak at San Francisco on
reports of early CUTTINGS. COnsign-
ments from Imperial Valley and Ari-
IONA points affecting Los Angeles
| prices and weakness is reflected
| throughout upper California. Quoted:
No. l timothy, $3.50 New York, $50
Atlanta, $2450 Philadelphia. $3.50
Cincinnati. $27 Memphis, 500 Minneap-
oils; No. timothy, $3.50 New York,
$2O.50 Cincinnati, $3.50 Philadelphia,
S24 Memphis, $3.50 Minneapolis; No.
1 alfalfa, $32 Atlanta, SIT Cincinnati,
$27 Memphis, $40 Minneapolis, 500
Kansas City; No 1 prairie, SIS Min
neapolis, SIS RHnsas City.
Feed-Markets weak; trade buying
sparingly. Decline in coarse grains
is affecting demand for mill feeds.
Ideal weather conditions in Mime
sofa, Northern Wisconsin and North
western States permit of outside feed
ing and little linseed meal is bought
causing price to decline. Hominy feed
soft on lower prices Cotton seed
meal stronger on export inquiry De-
mand for gluten feed light at late re-
ductiOn. Stocks generally ample. re-
ceipts good. offering heavy. San Fran
cisco reports movement OF alfalfa
meal and cOcoanut meal for cOastway
| shipment small. Drop in beet pulp
created a slightly better demand.
| Quoted: RegrOund oatfeed SLIPS
/ Northeastern markets; white hominy
! feed $40; No l alfalfa meal $21 at st.
/ Louis; linseed meal $3.50 at Buffalo.
/ $37 at Minneapolis, bran $3.50: mid
| dlings $14.50 at Minneapolis; Sc per
cent cotton seed meal $23 at Memphis:
gluten feed $31. flour middlings $23.
Eed dog s2S at Chicago.
Fruits and VegetabIes-Potato mar
kets slightly weaker at y rthern ship
/ ping points. closing 75mS5c per 100
/ lbs. CarlOt market in Chicago firm
/ at 90c to 81 sacked. New York round
whites down 15c lower in New York
/ City at $1.25G1.3O bulk Florida No.
l spauldings rose in double head bar
rels declined $125m1.75 per Dbl. in
| Chicago, closing around 1925; up 81. so
/ per barrel in New York, closing at
| $7.506800. Texas sacked Bliss
! Triumphs showed further loss OF 81
| per 100 lbs in Kansas City, closing
around $3.50. Movement of white DO
! ing week
Live Stock and Meats-Chicago live
| stock prices were generally lower the
| past week. Hogs led the downward
movement with declines ranging from
40 a 60c per 100 lbs Beef steers aver
aged 25c lower with butcher COWS and
heifers generally steady; feeder steers
! practically unchanged; fat lambs
steady to 25C lower; feeder lambs soc
lower; yearlings and fat ewes steady.
April IA Chicago prices: Hogs. bulk
! of sales $7.90G9 90; medium and good
beef steers S7.50HS.75: butcher cows
and heifers s450T9OO. feeder steers
| $70oG $50; light and medium weight
veal calves sG50G9.O0. fat lambs 81 30
! a 1000; feeding lambs $65OT7 "a.
| yearlings 1925 f900: fat ewes s. 90
! G6.75. Stocker and feeder shinmcnts
| from II important markets during the
week ending April were. Cattle and
/ calves $500; hoes 1865, sheen $3.50
/ Eastern wholesale fresh meat Dricas
! showed mixed advances and declines
| Beef and lamb about steady. veal
ranged from s. lower at some markets
| TO 50 higher at others: mutton from
s. lower to 81 higher: pork loins from
81 lower to 81 higher. depending unon
/ the market. April IA prices good
| grade meats: Beef s155Om175O. vaaI
/ S19.20; lambs 1922 mutton s14Oo0
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