The Delta independent., 1921-11-04
Market Report
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BY Bureau of Markets.

tone and prices at the close were
higher than week ago. 1t is esti-
mated that entire surplus east of
Rocky mountains has already been
exported and that further shipments
will be at expense of reserves. Cash
corn demand fairly active at close.
In Chicago cash market: No. 2 red
winter wheat, $1.21; No. hard win,
ter wheat, $1.07; No. 2 mixed corn,
4Sc; No. yellow corn. 49c; No. 8
white oats, 31c. For the week Chi
cago December wheat advanced 2Ac,
closing at $1.0SA; Chicago December
corn up 11kc, closing at 4SAc. Aver
age price to farmers in Central Iowa
for No mixed corn about 33c; to
farmers in Central North Dakota for
No. 1 dark Northern wheat, $1.08A;
, to farmers in Central Kansas for No.
2 hard winter wheat, CSC. Closing
prices: Minneapolis December wheat.
$122; Kansas City December wheat,
$1.00ss; Chicago May wheat. $112A:
Chicago May corn, 53Ac; Minneapolis
May wheat, $1.20H; Kansas City May
wheat, $1.O5.
Hay-Markets dull. Demand very
moderate. Buyers apparently well
supplied. Receipts are not heavy and
because Of light country loadings re-
ceivers are encouraged to demand
firm prices. Minneapolis reports feed
ers well stocked: no immediate inn
provement in demand is expected.
Quoted October 2S: No. timothy.
$19 Cincinnati. $24 Memphis. $22 Chi
cago. $14 Kansas City; No. l alfalfa.
$50 so Chicago, $16 Omaha. $27 Men,
phis. $22 Cincinnati. $40 Kansas City;
No. l prairie. $1S Chicago. $11.5o
Omaha. s145O Minneapolis. $12 Kan
sas City.
Feed-Strike settlement having lit
tie influence on feed trade. though
trade manifests somewhat less eager
ness to buy. Cottonseed cake and
meal firm Exporters reporter slow
in accepting cake previously contract
ed. rejecting sluggish foreign de-
mand. Linseed meal in better re-
quest. Gluten feed situation un-
changed Alfalfa meal dull. Stocks
generally good Movement fairly
heavy. Quoted October 90: Bran Sl2,
middlings S13. -four middlinss $50
Minneapolis: sc per cent cottonseed
meal, s35. Memphis white hominy
! feed. s19. St Louis: gluten feed.
s26 65. Chicago; alfalfa meal. $3.50,
Kansas City: linseed meal, $3.50
Minneapolis
| Dairy Products Butter markets
were easy in early part of week. but
have gained firmness during the past
few days and prices are higher than
week ago. There has been sorAe
buying ahead in anticipation of rail
road strike. Closing prices. 90 score:
New York 4Shc, Chicago 46c. Phila-
delphia 49c. Boston Al. Cheese mar
kets steady during the week. Bulk OF
Wholesale trading still at primary
markets in the country and dealers
I their anticipate good demand to con-
tinue II quality holds up and prices do
not reach too high point to check
buying. Held cheese moving well.
Closing prices at Wisconsin primary
markets October 28: Daisies. 21&c;
Double Daisies, Bic: Longhorns. 2fc;
Young Americas. 20Ac.
Cotton - Spot cotton prices ad-
vanced IS points during the week.
closing at 1s77c. New York Decem-
ber futures up A points at 1870.
Livestock and Meats-Chicago hog
prices declined 15c to Toe per 100
pounds during the week. light weights
losing most Beef steers generally
25c to SOC higher: better grades show
ing most strength. Heifers ranged
from CSC to 75c higher: cows up lbc
to 25c; feeder steers advanced 15c to
40c per 100 pounds; fat lambs and
yeariings up generally soc: fat ewes
M 2bc to soc: feeding lambs ad-
vanced 25c to 35c. October % Chi
cago prices: Hogs. top. So; bulk OF
sales, $7.25 to s7.65; medium and good
beef steers. $5.s5 to $11.25: butcher
cows and heifers. $3.65 to 1915:
feeder steers. $5.25 to $7.15: light and
medium weight veal calves. $6.25 to
s12: fat lambs. 81 to $40: feeding
lambs. 1918 to $7.s5: yearlings. S5.b0
to s7.75; fat ewes. 1928 to $3.50.
stocker and feeder shipments from
IL important markets during the
week ending October 81 were: Cat
tie and calves. 1880: hogs. s.554:
sheep, 145.s50 In eastern Wholesale
fresh markets lamb advanced 81 to
81: beef soc to 81 per 100 ponnds
pork loins steady to - lower: mutton
ranged 81 lower to 81 higher: veal
unchanged. October 2s prices good
grade meats: Beef. 314 to $17: veal.
sfs to $40: lamb. $1s to $1s; mutton.
80 to $1s: light pork chops. $2s' to
S27; heavy loins. ST to $22.