The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-01-07

Hay-Eay market generally active
Receipts very light, but equal to limit
ed demand in most markets. Country
loadings also light. Prices firm a,
New oYrk and Chicago, but weak al
Kansas City Quoted December %:
No l timothy New York $3.50, Phila
delphia. Pittsburg, Chicago and Mem
phis s22. Cincinnati $3.50. Atlanta
S27 So Kansas City $14 No l alfalfa
Kansas City SIS so, Memphis $25, Chi
cago $24 No / prairie, Kansas City
SIP
Feed-Holiday dulness curtailins
feed demand Wheat feed Offering s
light from mills, but resellers are OF
fering feed for future delivery at prices
about 81 below quot tons from mills
Flour and feed production by South
western mills is reported larger
Spring bran quoted December 20, Phil
adelphia $50, Chicago $2525. South,
west bran. Kansas City $21, Chicago
$3.50 Standard middiings, Philadel-
phia $1,000. Grey shorts, Kansas City
$22 Mill offerings of cotton seed
meal are light Some domestic inquiry
reported but export bids decreasing
Forty-one per cent meal offered by
Arkansas mills at $3S, Oklahoma $37 so
and Kansas City $43.50. Linseed meal
steady at SAG so Chicago, $50 New
York Gluten feed Chicago $36 65 !;
white hominy feed $3.50.
Grain-Market uncertain during the
week and prices kept within a narrow
range Market rallied at close on re-
port that Russian relief contemplated
buying about five million bushels seed
wheat for Russia. Government crop
report issued this week estimates win
ter wheat area sown this fan at A.
$4,000 acres, which is IL per cent
less than the revised estimated area
sown in fall of 1920 Russian relief
purchased over two million bushels
corn on the 28th Receipts of corn
light: shippers holding back until re-
duced freight rates go into effect
Closing prices in Chicago cash mar
ket: No 2 red winter wheat $3.50;
No. hard winter wheat 1:15 No
mixed corn ACC; No yellow corn
49c; No 3 white oats 35c Average
price to farmers in Central Iowa for
No. mixed corn about 34Rc; to far
mers in Central North Dakota for No.
dark Northern wheat $1.O8A; to
farmers in Central Kansas for No 2
hard winter wheat csc. For the week
Chicago May wheat up INC, closing
at $117A; Chicago May corn up hc
at 55c; Minneapolis May wheat about
unchanged at s1.24A; Kansas City
May wheat up NC at $1.09as; Winni-
peg May wheat about unchanged at
$1.3lA.
Fruits and vegetables-Total white
potato production according to Deem
Der crop estimate is 346,S23,OOO bush
els compared with November estimate
of 356.076,000 bushels. Total produc-
ton rs leading late shipping states
shows net loss of 5,456,00O bushels and
revised estimate of fifteen early ship
ping states shows net decrease of
1897 900 bushels Minnesota, Michi-
gan, North Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado
and Idaho show increases New York
and Pennsylvania show decreases
Prices in potato producing sections
advanced 10000, Green Mountains at
Maine points ranging at $1.41@1.46 per
100 lbs. bulk. Northern sacked round
whites reached 81 65@1.75 OBJ. New
York round whites ruled $185. In
Chicago carlot market round whites
up 45c at $2O0@22O. Baltimore and
Pittsburg show stronger tone Deem
Der estimate of total cabbage produc-
ton for II late shipping states 25,S97
cars of 12A tons each. Practically no
change since November estimate New
York Danish type steady in producing
sections at $39M40 per ton bulk for
medium to large sizes; ranging $3.50
IS in most city markets; slow and dull
Danish strong at $50 fob; firm in
Chicago at $55. Onion markets steady
to firm. Eastern yellow varieties in
city markets $525@5.75 per 100 lbs
sacked Middle western red stock up
soc to 81 in St. Louis and Kansas City
at $5.50@6OO; steady in Chicago at
IS 25@5.50.
Livestock and Meats.-Chicago hog
prices advanced 20@50c per 100 lbs
during the week Beef steers were
generally 25@50c higher with some
selling on the upper end of the vari.
Gus ranges Csc lower Butcher cows
and heifers and feeding steers were
practically unchanged Veal calves up
75c to 81 Fat lambs and yearlings up
50@75c; feeding lambs firm to SOC
higher. Fat ewes advanced 2565Oc
December 20 Chicago prices: Hogs, top
So 10; bulk of sales $710@780; medi-
UNI and good beef steers $65O@9;
butcher cows and heifers $3.25@8;
feeder steers $5@6.5O; light and medi-
UNI weight veal calves $6.75@95O; fat
lambs $1050@1l rs; feeding lambs 50
@1075; yearlings 5000 so; fat ewes
s325@6. Stocker and feeder ship.
ments from II important markets dur.
ing the week ending December "a were
cattle and calves 53.191; hogs 7,1OS;
sheep 48,201 Eastern wholesale fresh
meat prices generally firm to mod
erately higher. Pork loins up 81 500
2 so; lamb up 1902 per 100 lbs Good
veal advanced $1@2 with medium
grade steady. Mutton practically un.
changed Beef firm to 50 higher de-
pending upon the grade and the mar.
ket quoted Dec 229 prices good grade
meats: Beef $12@15; veal $16@17;
lamb $21 624; mutton $10@13; light
pork loins s15@17; heavy loins $40
1850
Dairy Products.-Butter markets un.
settled and weak at close Heavy fall
production and imports are disturbing
factors Storage butter quiet. Closing
prices. so score New York Al; Phila-