Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-03-04
MARKETS
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Very light receipts are causing q
better demand in the timothy market
Recent congestions and low prices have
discouraged shipments. Good timothy
Shipping restrictions at Cincinnati now
removed. Offerings western alfalfa
still causing weak markets in Central
West. No Idaho alfalfa arriving at
Kansas City: recent congestion cleared
up. Quote No, timothy. New York,
Atlanta, 80; Memphis, see. No. / alfal-
ia. Kansas City, S19; Chicago. S25:
Memphis, s27. No. l prairie. Kansas
City. $3.50.
Feed
Market firm for principal feedstuffs
due to tendency to hold for higher
prices. Jobbers expecting better de-
mand from now on. but indications do
not point to an early revival OF brisk
business usually witnessed at this sea
son of the. year. Feeders and country
deliveries appear amply supplied; re-
ceipts in consuming markets more
than adequate to take care OF require
ments. Linsecd meal and gluten feed
prices We're advanced about So per ton
following the advance in wheat feeds,
but demand remains unsatisfactory.
Beet pulp dull. Recent decline of -
per ton failed to stimulate business.
Hominy feed and alfalfa meal un-
changed and cottonseed meal weak
Quoted, bran. s22.50: middiings, SO.
Minneapolis, linseed meal. $3.50, Buff
falo; S3S.50, Minneapolis. No. l alfalfa
meal $3.50. kansas city; S2l, st.
Louis; SO per cent cottonsecd meal. sec.
Memphis; $50, northeastern markets.
white hominy feed. S2i. st. Louis;
$3.50, New York. gluten feed. S37.
Chicago. $40. Philadelphia. beet pulp
{S2. seaboard markets.
Grain.
Prices higher and well maintained
the carly part OF week. but on the 24th
decline in stock market and general
economic and business situation caused
a drop in grain prices. Prices still
lower on the 25th. but better export
demand then developed, and there was
recovery. On the 26th the market
was restless and erratic with rapid
fluctuations within narrow rnnge.
Germany bought American wheat on
the 26th. and after more. Country Of
feriugs small Southwest mills report
better flour inquiry. Greece took $4,000
barrels. seaboard. Exporters after corn
in Southwest. but offerings small. In
Chicago cash market No. red winter
wheat i01sc to l2c over Chicago March
No. hnrd, &c to &C over; No. mixed
corn, &c under Chicago May: No. 3
yellow. q TO . 42c under. For the week
Chicago March wheat down PC. at
$1.GS = May corn, ! sc. at 69c. Mime
apolis March wheat down ic, at El53;
Kansas city March. iac, at si.57 2,
Winnipeg May, lc, at Sissy; Chicago
May wheat, S157.
Live stock and Ments.
All classes OF live stock made mate
rial advances in price at Chicago dur
ing the week. The greatest increases
Were on sheep and lambs and hogs.
Compared with "A week ago. fat lambs
advanced $3.50 to S22.50; feeding lambs.
81; best yehrlings up $500 to S2.25 fat
ewes. 81. Hogs advanced 81. Beef and
feeder steers up l5c to 25c; butcher
stock. 25c to SOC. Feb. &c Chicago
prices: Hogs. bulk OF sales S9.50@
1880; medium and good beef steers.
$S.65 " 1925; butcher cows and heifers.
$4,000 $50. feeder steers. S72509.00
light and medium weight veal calves,
10000 1925. fat lambs. $9.004 11.25;
feeding lambs. S7250 $50; yearlings.
$3.50 I $50 fat ewes. $3.50 a 7.25.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat mar
kets Beef up S1.5O to 50; pork loins,
81 to SO; mutton. 81 to $2 veal s2
Lamb lost all gains made early in the
week and closed unchanged from a
week ago. Feb % prices. good grade
meats: Beef. $50 1850; veal. S1SW22
lamb, 20; mutton. $ll IA; light
pork loins $22g24; heavy loins, $l6
ais.
Vegetables.
Sacked round white potatoes up 10c
to zoe per 100 lbs. at northern shipping
stations, reaching Slu1.1O. Chicago
cor-lot market up 15c. closing sl.25 a
1.35. sacked This is about 30c above
the seasons low point. Round whites
held around 95c at western New York
shipping points. New York market
slow and dun at $1.10a1.25 bulk.