The Delta independent., 1922-02-24
MARKET REPORT

markets ruled firm to higher. Fairly
good demand at most markets. Good
quality alfalfa wanted at Chicago.
Quoted Feb. II: No. timothy New
York s29. Philadelphia s24, Pittsburg
Memphis $22. No. 1 alfalfa Kansas
City $3.50, Chicago s22.50. Memphis
$25. Mol prairie Kansas City $10.50,
Chicago SIS.
FEED: Western feed market strong.
Eastern markets steady but inactive.
Offering of wheat feeds for prompt
shipment light but considerable pres
sure to sell for March and April ship
ment. Production of wheat feeds in
southwest improving and offerings
are better Linseed meal strong, pro-
duction light. offerings small. Cotton
seed meal firmer supplies good, de-
mand. production heavy.
Hominy feed steady, offerings freer.
Alfalfa meal demand ond offerings
light. Receipts and stocks generally
good, demand light Quoted Feb. II:
Bran s25. middlings s25,
Minneapolis; white homfny feed $22
so Chicago. gluten feed $32.15 Chica-
go; 36 per cent cottonseed meal S31
Memphis. linseed meal SAG Minneapo-
lis: Mol alfalfa meal SIT Kansas
City.
LIVE STOCK AND MEATS: Chicago
hog prices advanced 2O-35c per 100
lbs. during the week, medium and
heavy hogs advancing most. Lower
40c higher with those selling in the
upper registers practically unchanged.
Fat COWS and heifers steady to strong
with lower grades weak to 25c lower
Stockers and feeders up 15-25c. Veal
calves steady: fat lamb ranged from
soc to s1,10. the average being about
81. Yearlings up SOC to 75c; fat ewes
up 25-5Oc. Feeding lambs advanced
25c for the week. Feb. IS, Chicago
prices: Hogs. top s1O.45; bulk of sales
50. 90-10.35; medium and good beef
steers s725-9.l5: butcher cows and
heifers s3S0-7.75, feeder steers s5.35-
7.25: light and medium weight veal
calves s7-l1: fut lambs s1325-15. IS:
feeding lambs s1l.5O-13.50: yearlings
s1o.5O-14; fat ewes s5.5O-S.75. Stock
er and feeder shipments from ~ i'm
portant markets during the week end
ing Feb. 10 were: Cattle and calves
55.S2s: hogs 12.549; sheep 32,o55.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
advanced Pork. loins advanced 50 to
| SO. mutton 81 to s5: lamb 81 to 50;
beef soc TO 81; veal firm to 81 higher.
( February Il prices good grade meats:
Beef sl2.50 to 400: veal SIG to $50;
lmab s25 TO SIS: Mutton s13 to s19;
loins sl4 to ST
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter markets
irregular at beginning of week but
steady to firm at close. Closing pri-
ces 92 score: New York 3Sc: Chica-
go 36c19: Philadelphia 37hc; Boston
3TNc. Cheese markets firm with
higher prices at Wisconsin country
points. Distribution markets also
show partly increased strength. Prices
at Winconsin primary markets Feb
II: Twins &c: daisies 22c; double
daisies 21Ac: 1onghorns 22Zc; square
prints 22Ae; young americas 2Oisc.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES; Pota.
to markets slow. dull and nearly steady
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round whites weak in Philadelphia
steady in New York at s2-2.l5 per 10C
pounds Northern sacked roun d
whites down sc in Philadelphia al
81 .65-1 80. Colorado and Idaho rurals
down 15c in Chicago at $2-.2.10 Maine
green mountains in bulk steady in
New York at s2.20-2.35. down 10c nj
shipping points $1.41-1.46. Round
York shipping points at s1-S2-l.ss
Northern stock firm fob. shipping
points at s1.55-1-7O. Markets for bar
relied apples hold steady. Boxed stock
advancing. New York baldwins a 2la
range s7-s.25 per barrel in leading
markets. Michigan stock steady in
Philadelphia at sS.-S.50. In producing
sections firm fob. wire orders at 81
.25- Sales fob cash track up 25c nj
s7-725. Northwestern extra boxed
winesaps. small to large sizes firm in
Chicago at s2.T5-3.25.
Auction sales in New York and Chi
cago at s2.25-5.o5. Strong fob. Wash
ington points at s2.352.T5. Markets
for old cabbage slow and dull. New
York danish type stock weak in New
York City at $35-3S per ton bulk;
down $40 in Philadelphia at $3.50
steady in Pittsburgh at s40-45; up SIC
in Cincinnati at $50 Texas early flat
stock firm in Chicago at $3.50; weak
In Kansas City at s1.75-S per 1OC
pounds; slightly weaker in producing
sections at $10-12 per ton. Florida
stock weak in New York and Pitts
burgh at s1.O0-1.35 per III bushel
hampers. Eastern celery markets
show downward trend. Chicogo slight
iy stronger Florida golden sell
i hlanchinu down 5ac tn 81 2h ner ll