Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-04-21
WEEKLY
MARKETGRAM
WEEKLY MARKETeRAM
4. S. BuIeau of iIarEe.s

Wnlcn al the close were rather IN.
settled and at prices about &C lower
continued fairly steady. Prices IN the
different markets out OF line with each
other and further changes likely.
Closing prices, 80 score. New York
a. re; Chicago 46 "A: Philadelphia
49c: Boston 47C Weakness in eastern
markets attributed TO rather heavy
unSOld stocks Danish butter. more
liberal receipts western butter anti
CipIted Considerable California but
ter is to be found on eastern markets.
Trading in cheese markets generally
dun following break OF about Lac
on the 18th on the Plymouth Wiscon-
sin cheese exchange. Business on the
18th somewhat better but situation
still rather unsatisfactory from a deal.
er's standpoint. Wisconsin primary
sizes 10 lac; Double Daisies. Is lac;
Young Americas and Longhorns 19
lie.
Hay.-Receipts exceed demand.
Prices holding fairly steady except in
northeastern markets which quote
ment. Alfalfa demand decreasing. A
few cars left over on track Chicago,
market draggy. Southeastern. markets
unchanged Stocks most markets fair.
Receipts in Memphis light: stocks
well cleaned up Arrivals prairie hay
southwestern markets good; quota
items unchanged. Quoted No. l timo-
they-$23. so Chicago. $2i Memdph Is
$50 Atlanta. S19, MINNEAPOLIS, $3O59
New York. $3.50 Cincinnati; No. z
timothy-$2O Chicago. $24 Memphis
$3.50 Minneapolis, $3.50 New York.
$21 Cincinnati; No. ! alfalf?-S27
Memphis. s32 Atlanta. ST Cincinnati.
$50 Kansas City: No. l praiTrte-$15.5O
Kansas City, $15 Minneapolis.
Feed.-Mill feeds weaker. Decline
has lp stTnNp0 confidence BrOSDec-
tive buyers awaiting still lower prices.
Eastern demand light. Offerings lib
eral. frequently becoming urgent.
Hominy easier, offerings increasing.
Gluten feed unchanged. demand light.
Linseed meal heavy, prices lower.
Cottonseed meal firm, up soc TO 81.
Season bran offered $3.50 Minneap.
oils. Imported beet pulp quoted $50
Philadelpnia.. Wheatfeeds sliding, con
meal dull, prices generally nominal
Stocks fair, receipts good. Transit
offerings heavy. QuOted-bran SIT.
middlings S16, flour middlings, $22;
so B66f cent oafeed
$11.25 dried brewers grains $3.50,
linseed meal $50, northeastern mar
kets; No l alfalfa meal 81 St. Louis;
white hominy feed $20.50 ST. Louis,
gluten feed $3.50 Chicago.
Live Stock and Meats;-Chicagoo hog
prices declined 40c to zoe pei, 100 lbs.
The past. week, medium and heavy
Weights declining most. Cattle prices
not materially changed. Fat lambs.
fat ewes and yearlings, practically
50c: April Is Chicago prices: Hogs;
bulk of sales So to So; medium and
good beef steers. $3.50 to $8.75; but
cher cows and heifers $4;?5, to SO;
fe dem ste %eg %ea fS 6aeH Ess $3.50
d ans fnt 1 W1IS "a Sio S5. feeding
So: fet ewes IS to S6.75,
Stocker and feeder shipments from
II important markets during the week
ending April were: Cattle and calves
3S,269; hogs 1866; sheep 5.952.
Eastern wholesale fresh fresh meat ract griGle1s
S Snchayng se veal steady to 81 higher.
Lamb steady to 81 higher. Light pork
loins unchanged; heavy loins steady
to 81 lower. April Is prices good
grade w9ats$ Fer e@n S AZ 70 g S2S nut
ton $14 to SIT; light pork loins $50 to
s29; heavy loins SIT to S23.
Fruits and Notwithstanding
sacked round white potatoes steady +.
O. b. at 75c to S5c per 100 lbs. Chlca-
go .carlot market up 10 70 2Oc at p 70
IS to 40c New York. City 81 to $1.lO
bulk. Florida No Spaulding Rose IN
double head barrels down 70 to 55c
Chicago around $S.25 up % e %o SOc
N SacEed Go Bs at $rS 1E 10 S hed around
$3.50 per 100 lbs. Kansas City.
New York cold storage, A, ~
Baldwin apples firm in leading city
Wholesale markets at $3.50, to Sc per
Dbl; Chicago up 81 per Pol 20 c Fanng
staadv Chicago at $3.50 to $3.50 per
box; small sizes 81 to $2.25.
Middlewestern yellow onions firm
CITY markets at Use to $1.25 per 100
lbs Texas Yellow Bermuda onlo9 9S
at seasons low range OF Sl.?O TO %
per standard crate in consuming mar mar
kets for mixed No. ! and commercial
pack.
New Jersey yellow sweet potatoes
$3.50 to So Der blu. hamper eastern
markets April Is. North Carolina
Klondike STRAWBERRIES ~ 70 4?c ppea
quart New York, Acc Philadelphia 0oc
Baltimore.
cotton.-Spot cotton prices up 81
points during the week, closing at
i1.18c per ID. New York May futures
up 81 points at S12.26c.
Grain.-Prices declined the early
part of week on reports exporters re,
selling large county, w 01TedTn1 aSor s and
economic situation. But upon settle
ment Of British strike and develop
ment good export demand the mar
ket reacted. On the 18th passage
Emergency Tariff to Bill nnd BY Sy,izv aoYs in
winter wheat belt, and better labor
situation England made for strong
market. Seaboard reports advance In
prices has checked export o,l buy IGtI
drawn from market there. Mime
opoIic rnDOrtS large mills buying
NAV wheat. Corn followed wheat. In
Chicago cash market No. 2 red winter
wheat $1.31 ,5/S, No. 2 hard STAG ~.
No. 8 mixed corn 81, ISc No 3 yel-
low IS l/4c: No. 3 white oats 81 3 /4c:.
For the week Chicago May wheat
down S SAC at SIPS 1/S; May corn
2 1/2: at 81 5/Sc. Minneapolis May
wheat down 61/2c at 1922 3/4; Kan
sas CITY May 6 1/4c at $1.1S ~;
Winnipeg May 10 1/2c at S1.55 5IS'
Minneapolis flour demand slightly
better; all cash wheats &c higher, than
NAV future. Kansas CITY milling de'
mand good. No. hard 15c over Kan
sas City May.