The Delta independent., 1922-10-27
Market Report
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Washington, Oct. 21, 1922.

October future contracts advanced
142 points. Spot cotton closed at
90 3Osc per pound today. New York
October future contracts closed at
90 soc.
Dairy Products: Butter markets
firm and higher than a week ago. De-
mand apparently lighter but scarcity
of fancy goods has resulted in further
advances on goods most in demand.
All scores shared. in this support.
Closing prices, 80 score butter: New
York 461sc; Chicago 45c; Philadel-
phia 471sc Boston 461ac. Cheese mar
kets advanced sharply during the
week in line with Wisconsin cheese
board prices established Monday and
are now about cents higher than
a week ago. Wholesale markets have
raised asking prices account replace
ment costs but buyers have been
slow to take hold. Markets unsettled
at close. Cheese prices on Wisconsin
primary amrkets Oct. 90; Twins 25& C
Daisies 26c; Double Daisies 25Xc;
Long Horns 251sc Square Prints 26c.
Hay: Market continues generally
firm on light receipts. Car shortage
still restricting movement Low
grades becoming slow sale in few
markets. Quoted Oct 20: No l. tim
othy New York $27. Philadelphia s21,
Pittsburgh $2o.5O, Cincinnati $3.50,
Chicago s22, Minneapolis $3.50. St
Louis s22. No. 1 Alfalfa Kansas City
s2s5O. Memphis s2g.5O No. Prairie,
Kansas City $145o. Minneapolis
$3.50, st. Louis $1S
Feed: Prices firm except wheat
feeds which are slightly easier in a
few markets. Hundreds OF cars Of
bran and middlings recently placed
in storage. Transit movement heavy
but slow November shipments bran
and middIings quoted at 81 discount
from prompt shipment prices. Cot
tonseed stocks at mills ten per cent
greater than last year. seed stocks
10000 tons larger. Production all
feeds heavy. Interior demand con-
tinues light jobbing demand good.
Alfalfa meal situation unchanged.
Quoted Oct 20: bran sZ3.5O. middlings
s245O, Rye middlings s22. flour mid
dlings SIG Minneapolis; white hominy
feed s26 st. Louis; No. I alfalfa meal
$3.50 ST Louis: 80 per cent cotton.
seed meal s39 Memphis; "a per cent
linseed meal s4S Minneapolis; gluten
feed s3f.S5 Chicago.
Livestock and Meats: Compared
with a week ago Chicago hog prices
advanced generally Is to 30 cents.
Beef steers 25 to so cent higher.
spots up more; butcher cows largely
25 to 4Uc higher while butcher heifers
advanced SOC to 81: stockers largely
Csc up and feeder about steady. Veal
calves mostly 81 higher. Fat native
lambs largely 75c higher; feeder
lambs mostly SOC higher and fat
sheep 75c to 81 up. On Oct 81 the
Chicago hog market was fairly active
and prices generally steady with Fri
days average. Cattle and sheep mar
kets practically unchanged. Oct. 81:
Chicago prices: Hogs top 50 60; Bulk
OF sales sS25 to s9.55: Medium and
good beef steers s725 to ST. but
cher cows and heifers S3.65 to s10.f5:
feeder steers s5.75 to $40: light and
medium weight veal calves $3.50 to
$1175; Fat lambs s13 to s14.60: feed
ing lambs sf3 10 1880: yearfings
1926 to $1275: fat ewes $3.50 to $.35.
Stocker and feeder shipment from IL
important markets during the week
ending Oct. 13 we're: Cattle and calves
1906 hogs. 10,015; sheep 1895.
In eastern wholesale fresh meat mar
kets beef and mutton firm to 81 high
er for the week; veal firm to 50 high
er; lambs 81 to IS higher while pork
loins were generally weak to 81 lower.
Oct. prices good grades meats beef
$15-s1s; veal $14 to $19; lamb $25 to
$28: mutton s12 to s16: light pork
loins s23 to $27 heavy loins SIS to $22.
Fruits and Vegetables: Potato mar
kets generally steady to firm for the
week: Chicago slightly weaker. Prices
steady at eastern shipping points
slightly weaker at northern. Markets
firm for Eastern barreled apples,
strong for middlewestern. slightly
weaker for northwestern boxed jona-
thans cabbage markets steady to
strong in consuming centers and at
shipping points markets firm for mid
dlewestern onions. slightly weaker
for Massachusetts stock. Prices re.
ported October 81; sacked round
white potatoes from all sections rang.
ed generally 81 to $1.35 per 100 lbs.
in city markets, 70c to 75c fob north
ern shipping points and ruled 95c fob
western New York points. Maine
bulk stock CSC to 75c fob. New York
apples red fall varieties SO to $4 per
barrel in consuming markets. Bald,
wins $3.50 to $3.75 fob shipping points
Topklns Kings 81. Southeastern York
Imperials 1925 to 1871 leading cit