Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-05-14
The Markets

Latest market report, Issued oS INC
Rurcau Of Markets, u. ). department.
NJ Agriculture. Washington. ID. &:
Grain Prices tIended upward dur
IMP week due to good export uchlahu'
light offerings. strong cash ud'Ae'
aud small wheat stocks at 'hlcaBo
available delivery May contracts WIN
Drice level too low TO attract snip
ments from outside points. The only
decline was on the 4th as result OF
heavy liquidation Of cash wheat Dy
Kansas producers on account Vi up
turn and belief by some interests thdl
nrires we're sufficiently high lhSleS
renort shows unfavOrabls crop cOndl-
| tions in oklahoma. Keen demand Tor
cash wheat at seabOard. Oats dam
,ra reports received from Oklahoma
| and Iowa. In Chicago cash market
| No ? red winter wheat 1852, No.
| hard sl57. No. mixed corn 6oc, NO
/ 3 yellow corn 60c. No. whIte oats
/ 27c For the week Chicago May wheat
ND 171ac at $1.44 IS, May corn &c at
5g2.c. Chicago July wheat up 9S4c
at Sis. July corn &c at 62'2c. MIN
uoauolis July wheat up 9Lc at
SIol3-S. Kansas city July lie at
$l.09; Winnipeg July lOc at SLAB Z.
Fruits and Vegetables Sacked round
white potatoes down Toe per leo lbs.
al northern shipping points, closing
6Uu1Oc Chicago CarlOt market at
seasons low point 7Ud S5c Florida
No. l Spaulding Rose up $l.23 per
double head barrel at Chicago at S9H
925, up soc at New York at $Su
SIS. Texas sacked Bliss TriumphS
down $IGl25 per 100 pounds at Kan
sas City at $4G425; st. Louis S4u
40. Cold storage Baldwin sapples mp
about soc per barrel in city wholesale
markets, New York A2l2 stock most
| " $6.5O@7 per barrel. Northwestern
extra fancy winesaps nearly steady at
| Chicago. medium to large sizes S2.Io
to 1925, small sizes $2d2. Sacked
yellow onions slow and steady in east
ern city wholesale markets at Ioc to
$125 per 100 lbs, few cold storage
at S1.75M2 in New York. Texas yell
| low Bermudas down $1.1042 per stand
ard crate No l and stock, CONNER
cial pack: highest prices prevailing in
eastern markets: shipping stations
shipping points acceptance. TenneS-
see klondike Strawberries 3OI35c a
quart basis New York. KlOndikes in
24-quart crates s325G425 per crate
carloads fob. cash track Arkansas
points; $35064.50 fob. Tennessee
stations. WauChula section, Florida.
reports growers receiving 15c to 81
each for small size Tom Watson wat
ermelons, wagonloads, cash to grow
ers.
Cotton-Spot cotton prices advanced
3S points the past week, closing at
1153 cents per pound. New York May
futures up Sc points at 12.6S cents.
Hay-Market continues weak with
prices somewhat lower in several mar
kets. Receipts light and demand very
limited No l timothy quoted May 4:
New York $50, Chicago S22, Cincin-
nak 500. Atlanta s29, Memphis $3.50,
No l alfalfa: Kansas City 1923, Mem
phis $3.50, Atlanta $33; No. l prairie:
Minneapolis $3.50, Chicago $l7, Kan
sas City 1878.
Feed-Spot prices for mill feed firm
in central and northwest, but weak
in south and east Demand very light
Linseed meal and gluten feed lower
Cotton seed meal held firmly at high.
er prices Alfalfa meal and hOminy
feed weak Spring bran quoted May
I: Philadelphia $24.50, Chicago $40
Minneapolis SIC; standard millings:
Philadelphia $24 Chicago SIS, Min
neapolis SIS; linseed meal: Minneap
oils $40, New York $37, Kansas City
$31; gluten feed: Chicago $3.50, Gin
cinnati $29.SO, New York $34.12; cot
ton seed meal: Memphis $27, Atlanta
$3.50
Dairy Products-Butter markets un
settled; price tendency mostly down
: ward during the week Trading no
D normal. otherwise tone of marke
D would be firmer as there has been tenn
Y porary shortage in some grades. De
Z clines due to desire to trade to keel
a stoCkS moving in anticipation of usua
!, increased spring production. CIosini
prices, 80 score: New York 361ac, Chi
cago 301ac, Philadelphia and Boston
SIC.
Cheese-Markets slow and business
8 not up to expectations following Mon
b days decline on Plymouth. Wisconsin
y Cheese Exchange. Prices on mos
l. styles about lC lower than a week age
n Undertone of markets somewhat III
!. settled, although there is more ger
. eral feeling that prices are about a
, low as they will 80 for the present
Live Stock and Meats-Chicago no
prices underwent practically no chang
a the past week. Fat lambs firm to %
D. higher: feeding lambs. yearlings an
J. fat ewes generally steady Beef steer
ia and butcher COWS and heifers IN 25l
soc: feeder steers 15G25c. MAY D Oh
Cago prices: Hogs. bulk of sales s. |
dS.55; medium and good beef steer
= $3.50 to $S.75; butcher COWS and hei
g ers s5GS.75; feeder steers S6750Sl5
D. light and medium weight veal calye
$SGl0; fat lambs $925m1l.25: fee,
a ing lambs $7GS.5O; yearlings 81
Id $50; fat ewes s575G725. Stoke
{, and feeder shipments from eleven in
lie portant markets during the week en-,
ing April % We're: Cattle and calve
1865; hogs 1896; sheep 11.OS5. Wit
IN the exception of lamb and murto
II. eastern wholesale fresh meat pric.
.. were generally lower Beef decIine
~ 5oc6S1; veal 81; pork loins $1G3 n,
loo pounds. Lamb steady TO 81 hig