The Delta independent., 1922-04-21
Market Report
Washington. D. c., April Is.
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| Washington. d. c., April Is.
advanced gradually despite weakness
on 11th and 18th on liquidation. Sharp
upturn at close carried prices to high
gains over a week ago. Chicago May
| wheat showing a net advance of 12.
cents closing at s142 5-S, Chicago May
corn up 2Ac at 611a. Principal mar
ket factors were unfavorable crop and
weather reports. strength in foreign
markets, higher exchange rates, and
revival of export demand, Closing
! prices in Chicago cash market No. 2
red winter wheat $1.44; No. hard
winter wheat SLAB; No. 2 mixed corn
6Oc; No. 2 yellow corn Sic; No. 3
white oats 3Sc.
HAY: Market remains firm for
good grades. Receipts continue light
but equal to the limited demand. Poor
grades sell slowly. Bad roads re-
tarding movement in central west.
Quoted April IA, No. l timothy Chica-
go $26, Kansas City $3.50. No. al
falfa Kansas City $22.75. No. prairie
Kansas City $3.50. Chicago SIS
| FEED: Mill feeds quiet, demand
Indifferent. Owners showing no dis
position to crowd feed on market.
Stocks and receipts generally good.
Transit offerings rather light.
FRUITS and VEGETABLES: Pota-
to markets stronger at Chicago and
Kansas City; firm in other middle
western markets but still weak in
eastern cities New York and north
ern sacked round whites down 10c in
eastern markets at $1.75-$2.0O per 100
lbs Main green mountains down Is to
CSC at $15O-$175. Northern stock up
15c in Chicago at $1.60-$1.75; firm at
North central shipping points $1.25-
$3.50. Texas yellow bermuda onions
Nos 1 and lost 81 to $3.50 per crate
in consuming markets ranging $4 to
IS Egyptian stock So to $40 per 100
lbs.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar
kets have been firm but at the close
today feelings changed and eastern
markets especially the tone has lost
firmness regardless of active demand
which has practically cleaned up cur
rent supplies. Dealers have been free
sellers right along as seasonal de
clines are in order and no one wants
to be caught with heavy stocks on a
falling market. Closing prices 80
score; New York Boston and Phila-
delphat 3Sc; Chicago 3715. Cheese
markets weak although trading is
showing signs of more activity fol-
lowing declines Monday on Wiscon-
sin cheese boards. Recent declines
appear to be seasonal rather than due
| to accumulation of stocks on market
| LIVE STOCK and MEATS: Chica-
| go hog prices declined 35 to 45c, light
hogs declining most. Beef steers and
heifers up Is to Csc cows generally 10
to 15c lower. Feeder steers strong to
Is higher. veal calves IS to 81 lower.
Sheep and lambs sharply lower, light
wooled lambs declined rs cents to 81
and shorn lambs so to 75c per 100 lbs.
Sheep fully Csc lower April Is Chica-
go prices: Hogs, top $10.5O. bulk of
sales s9S5-$1045; medium and good
beef steers s7.5O-$s.s5; butcher cows
s55O-73 35; light and medium weight
veal calves; $5.5O-$7.75; fat lambs
s11-l3.75; yearlings $10-s12.5O fat
ewes $6.75-9.50. Stocker and feeder
shipments from IL important markets
during the week ending April were
cattle and calves $42.119; hogs 7,439;
sheep 14.014.
| Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
generally weak and lower with con-
siderable irregularity as between mar
kets.