The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-11
WEEKLY
MARKETGRAM.
L. s. Burcau of Markets
For Week Ended May >.

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idclivciN May contracts With price
level too low 10 attract shipments
from outside points. TIL" only decline
w::S on the 4tl rs result heavy IL
!quitlation cash wheat by Kansas pro
ducers account u!,turn and belief py
some interests that prices sufficiently
high. lnSlns report shows untavor-
able crop conditions Oklahoma Kee:1
demand cash wheat scaboard. Oats
.danlagc reports oklahoma and Iowa
In Chicago cash market No. red
winter wheat Sl.52. No. hard S1.37.
: no. :: mixed corn soc, No. 3 yellow
Icorn Goc. No. > white oats SIC. For
The Week Chicago May wheat up
1712c at $1.44 5S, May corn &c at
81 SIC. Chicago July wheat up
8 SIC at $I.I5. July corn &c at 81 y {.
! Minneapolis July wheat up 1-4c at
! s1.21 3-Sc; Kansas City July lie ut
LOB; Winnipeg July 10c at $1.45 e
Fruits and Vegetables.
Sacked round white potatoes
down 10c pei 100 lhs. at northern
shipping points. closing 90 TO 70c.
Chicago carlot market 1T seasons low
point % 10 sc. Florida No /
/! !Spaulding Rose UP $1.25 per double
head barrel Chicago. at 50 10 1925;
| up SOC New York at S. TO $S.25.
/; Texas sacked Bliss Triumpls down 81
TO $1.25 per 100 lbs. Kansas City al
| 81 to $423: ST. Louis 81 To S-i.51.
Cold storage Baldwin apples up
about 50c per Dbl. in city wholesale
markets. New York y 2l- stock
mostly $3.50 TO s. per bbl. North
western Extra Fancy Wincsaps near
~ steady Chicago. medium 10 large
sizes $2.5 to $3.225. small sizes s.
to $3.50.
Sacked yellow onions slow and
! steady in eastern city wholesale
markets at 75c TO $l.25 per 100 lbs,
few cold storage $1.75 TO 81 New
York Texas yellow Bcrmudas down
$1.l0 to 50 per standard crate No.
and stock. commercial pack, high
est prices prevailing in eastern mar
kets: shipping stations down 10 to
15c at 80 TO SOC carloads +. 0. b. ship
ping point acceptance.
Tennessee Klondike strawberries
. 80 to 35c quart basis New York
Klondikcs in 24Quart crates S3.23 to
$i.23 per crate carloads +. o. b. casa
track Arkansas points: $3.50 ID $40"
f. o. b. Tennessee stations.
Nauchula Section, Florida reports
growers receiving 15c 10 81 each for
small size Tom Watson waterme.ons
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Cotton.
Spot cotton prices advanced IS
points the past week. closing at 11.33
per ID. New York May futures up 81
points at 12.6Sc.
Market continues weak With prices
somewhat lower in several markets.
Receipts light and demand Very linn
tied No. timothy quoted May 4.
New York. $50: Chicago $22, Gin
cinnati $40, Atlanta SO Memphis
5000: No. alfalfa, Kansas City
S23. Memphis $2&,0. Atlanta SIS;
No. prairie. minneapolis $3.50,
Chicago Sl7, Kansas City $13.15.
Feed.
Spot prices for mill feed firm in
central and northwest hut weak III
south and east. Demand very light.
Linseed meal and gluten feed lower.
Cottonseed meal held firmly at higher
prices. Alfalfa meal and homlny
feed weak Spring bran quoted May
4, Philadelphia $2t.50. Chicago Sl?.
4
Minneapolis s16: standard middiinSs.
Philadelphia $24. Chicago SIS. Min
neapoliS $l5: lnSeed meal. Mime
apolis $40. New York $$7. Kansas
City $31; gluten feed. Chicago $3.50.
Cincinnati $3.50; New York $@4.l..;
cottonsecd meal. Memphis $21, At
!anta $3.50.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets unsettled; price
tendency downward during week.
{ Trading not normal, otherwise ton :
of market would be firmcr rs there
has been temporary shortage some
grades Declines due TO desire OF
trade to keep stocks moving in an
ticiDation OF usual increased spring
production. CloS;n" prices. - score:
New York $3.50: Chicago SO y !;
Philadelphia and Boston SIC.
! Cheese markets slow and business
not up to expectations fo!loWlnS
/ Mondays decline on Plymouth, Wis
consin cheese exchange. Prices Oh
most STYLES about 1c lower than 4
week ago. Undcrtonc OF markets
somewhat unsettled although there l.
more general feeling that prices are
about rs low as they will 80 for tn"
present. Prices Wisconsin primary
markets: Daisies "A re: Douoie
Daisies and LonGhorHs lie; Young
Americas IA SIC.
Live Stock and Meats.
Chicago hog prices underwent prac-
tically no change the past week. ~
lambs firm Ia .3c higher: fccdinG
lambs. ycaH,ns* and fat ewes &enef-
ally sttAay. Beef steers and butcher
COWS and hcilcrs up 23c to 'oc: feed
.l steers .,c to 30. May thca"r
prices: Hogs. bulk of sales. $50 t
$50: medium and good beef steer
$50 To $S1J: hutchcl, COWS and