The Delta independent., 1922-07-14
Market Report
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Washington. D. C. il

Washington. D. c.. July Z, 1922.
Hay: Markets slightly frmer caus-
ed principally by lighter receipts. De-
mand but little improved. Poor hay
difficult to move. Quoted July =
No. alfalfa Memphis $50. No. 1 prai-
rie St. Louis $3.50. Minneapolis ST.
No. 1 alfalfa Memphis 500. No. prairie
St Louis $3.50, Minneapolis SIT.
Feed: Market conditions dull. .Pri-
ces slightly easier. Cottonseed meal
reduced 81 per ton but reduced price
failed to stimulate demand. Stocks
not heavy but appear ample. Move
ment light. Wheat feed production
good. Quoted July Z: bran $2175
Philadelphia. $3.50 Minneapolis; mid
dlings s2S75 Philadelphia. s15.25 Min
neapolis; gluten feed $2s.s5 Chicago,
s31.75 Cincinnati: s34.75 Baltimore,
s3495 Philadelphia, 3535 New York;
SO per cent cottonseed meal Sal Mem
phis. s42 Atlanta, s46 Philadelphia;
white hominy feed Boston. $3.50 St.
Louis: linseed meal s46.50 fob ship
ping points No. alfalfa meal s21 ST
Louis.
Cotton: Spot cotton advanced los
points during the week. New York
July futures up III points. Spot cot
ton closed at $22.s6 per pound New
York July futures 22.67.
Fruits and Vegetables: Eastern
shore Virginia potatoes, irish cobblers.
advanced soc per Dbl during the week;
up $1.50 New York as result of limited
supplies: up Csc Chicago; up 4Oc fob
shipping points. Norfolk section cob
blers slightly stronger Chicago: up
$1.50 New York. Georgia Tom Wat
son watermelons down $50 per carload
most markets; down $3.50 to $500 Chi
cago; South Carolina melons nearly
steady. Georgia peaches, hiley, skies.
down $1-$1.50 New York: firm in other
consuming centers: up 25c Chicago
Bellies down 81 New York; weaker at
shipping points. Elbertas firm. Cali.
fornia cantaloupes down 25-5Oc most
cities; steady New York; very few
sales in Brawley section. Summer ap-
pies generally SOC per bu lower. Eas-
tern shore Virginia potatoes. cohblers,
generally $450-5 per. Dbl city markets,
July 7th: $3.75. Baltimore strong in
New York, at $5.50-5. 5.75-s36 65-3.S5 fob
Onley Va. Norfolk section cobbers
$4-$4.50 most cities; $5-5.25 New York,
s3.25-s3.5O Baltimore. Kaw Valley
sacked early Ohios, partly graded,
s1.50-1.60 per 100 lbs. Georgia water
melons % to 30 lb. average s300-400
per car New York s2OO-25O Chicago.
South Carolina Tom Watsons $3.50
$50 eastern markets. Texas melons
$130200 fob cash track to growers.
Georgia peaches, hileys and bellies So
$3.50 New York. with top of SO Phila-
delphia and Boston. Elbertas $3.50
$3.50 New York. $2.25 to $3.50 fob Ft.
Valley. California cantaloupes $3.50
3.75 per standard crate New York 81
less in Chicago and Middlewest. So.
Carolina standards $1-2 eastern mar
kets. Delaware and Maryland apples.
transparents $1-50 per bu. eastern
cities. illinois stock $1.75.225 Chicago.
Live Stock and Meats: Chicago
hog prices ranged from &c lower to &c
higher during the week. Beef steers
prices advanced 10-25c; butcher cows
and heifers firm to 25c higher: veal
calves 75c net higher while the price
Of feeding steers remained practically
the same as week ago. Fat lambs
advanced soc feeding lambs 30-50c;
yearlings 25c and fat ewes 10-5Oc per
100 pounds. On July hogs opened
active s to 10c higher ON better grades
mixed and packing grades slow about