The Delta independent., 1922-10-13
Market Report
Washington, D. c., Oct. Z.
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higher and closed at net gains. Chi
cago Dec. wheat up &c; Chicago Dec.
/ corn up &c. principle market factors
were: War news strength in corn i'm
proved cash demand, improved trans
portation situation. Wheat higher on
the 7th on commission house buying
| and short covering influenced by
strength in liverpool. Illinois, Iowa
and Indiana had beneficial rain dur
ing the night. Corn higher with
wheat. Closing prices in cash market,
No 2 red winter wheat $1.1s; No. 2
hard winter wheat $110; No. mix.
ed corn CSC No. 2 yellow corn CSC;
No. white oats 4Oc. Average farm
prices: No. 2 mixed corn in central
Iowa about sac; No. 2 hard winter
wheat in central Kansas 9oc. Closing
| future prices: Chicago Dec. wheat
/ s1O7Ac; Chicago Dec. corn 62Ac;
Minneapolis Dec wheat s1.07 5-s; Kan.
sas City Dec. wheat s1.001ac; Winni-
peg Dec. wheat 97c.
| Hay: Light receipts cause firm
hay prices in most markets. Country
loadings small. Demand fairly active
bul VI Slldu NUluGle. Alldhd very
firm. Quoted October six No. 1 tim
othy, New York $3.50, Philadelphia
s21 80 Pittsburgh $3.50. Minneapolis
s17, Chicago s22, St. Louis s21, Mem.
phis s25, Kansas City SIG. No. 1 al
falfa Kansas City s21.50 Memphis s2s
No. 1 Prairie Kansas City s13.75.
minneapolis $3.50 st. Louis $16.
] Feed Mill feed market quiet. Pro-
duction and offerings of wheat feeds
light, prices steady. Cottonseed meal
and cake unchanged. Both domes-
tic and foreign demand dull prices
unchanged This years production ex-
pect to be 25 per cent larger than that
of previous year.
Cotton Spot cotton price advanc-
ed 1O1 points during the week. New
York Oct. future contracts advanced
lis points. Spot cotton closed at 20
96c per pound. New York Oct. fu-
ture contracts closed at 21.30c.
Livestock and Meats: Compared
with week ago Chicago hog prices
ranged from 10 to 6Oc lower. lighter
weights showing the greatest decline,
lFed strictly choice and prime long fed
: Isteers and yearlings unevenly higher
other native beef steers 25 to 75c low,
er. western grasses largely 25 to 40c
lower: beef cows and heifers unevenly
l. to soc lower; bulls Is to Csc lower
, veal calves 50 to $3.50 off and stock
ers and feeders largely 25c lower. On
, Oct the Chicago hog market was
; fairly active. around steady with Fri
days prices. Cattle. sheep and lambs
, practically unchanged. Oct, Chica
go prices: hogs. top. $500: Bulk OF
sales s790-s9.S5: Medium and good
beef steers s7.15-s1110; butcher cows
u, and heifers s365-s9.15: feeder steers
s5 s5-sS1o: light and medium weights
veal calves s7.75-s11: fat lambs s12.
50-s1435: Feeding lambs s13-s14.35;
yearlings sS75-s1225 Fat ewes $3.50
s6.75. Stocker and feeder shipment
from IL important markets during the
week ending Sent We're: Cattle and
, calves 1876; Hogs 1884; Sheep 1874
S6S AS was the case of livestock
prices. eastern wholesale fresh meat
prices declined materially for the
week Beef ranged from weak to So
lower. veal SO to S. lower on better
grades. lambs 81 to Sc down while
mutton ranged from 81 lower to 81
higher and pork loins from SO lower
to 81 higher per 100 lbs. October
prices good grade meat; beef s15-s1s
veal s13-s17: Lambs s2O-s24: Mutton
s13-s14 light pork loins s27-s29: heavy
loins s17-s29; heavy loins s17-s22.
Fruits and Vegetables: Potatoes
down sc to CSC in leading markets for
the week down sc to 15c at shipping
points. Cabbage weaker in some
markets. firm Chicago and at New
1ork shipping points Onions show
weak. market strong for midwestern
and southeastern ionathans and york
slightly weaker for New York wealthy
and greetings. New York and Michi-
gan concord grapes down 10c to 15c
per 1O0-qt. basket in leading markets.
Prices reported Oct. Z: Maryland
Penna rounds white S1-s1.25 per 100
pounds in eastern cities. so: CSC fob
Maine points. New York stocks ST.
As in Pittsburgh. 90c-95c fob shipping
points. Northern round whites s1.05
to S145 in most markets. firm Chicago
90c to 81 carlot sales. Red-River
Ohios csc to sl15. New York and
Northern domestic cabbage s14-S20
per ton bulk in leading markets, $3.50
$3.50 in Chicago. Firm New York
points s6-SS fob danish stock S12,
Eastern and middlewesterp yellow on
| ions mostly 81 50-Sl T5 per 100 mounds
sack. New York wealthys and maid