The Delta independent., 1922-06-02
Market Report
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Washington, week ending May 27.

Washington, week ending May 81.
GRAIN: Grain market had heavy
undertone during week with most
weakness in May wheat. Chicago
July wheat down 1c closing at $1.221s,
Chicago July corn down 1Ac at g.
1-s C. Principal market factors were:
heavy receipts. liquidation, slow de-
mand, and bearish crop and weather
news. Closing prices in Chicago cash
market: No. red winter wheat 1924;
No. hard winter wheat $1.27; No. 2
mixed corn SIC; No. yellow corn &c,
No 8 white oats &c. Average farm
prices: No. mixed corn in central
Iowa 48c; No. 2 hard winter wheat in
central Kansas $1.15; No. dark
northern wheat in central North Da-
kota $1.31A. For the week Mime
| apolis July wheat down nc at $1.4O;
Kansas City July wheat down Nc at
$1.14>; Winnepeg July wheat down
&c at s1.35A.
HAY: Increased receipts at some
eastern markets have resulted in a
better feeling but on account Of de-
creased stocks prices are being main
tanned. Receipts at central western
markets continue light with slight in
crease in price for No. l timothy and
fairly firm prices for lower grades.
Quoted May 27: New York $31.5O,
Philadelphia $2S.50. Pittsburgh $3.50,
Cincinnati $2450, Chicago $27, ST.
Louis $29, Minneapolis $22, Memphis
$27, st. Louis $29 No. alfalfa Mem
phis $24, Kansas City $3.50. No.
prairie Minneapolis $3.50. st. Louis
$3.50, Kansas City $12.25.
FEED: Prices of wheat feeds
weakened somewhat at the last of the
week due to increased offerings. High
protein feed equal to demand Ware
house stocks OF cottonseed meal are
selling slightly below shipment prices.
Movement very small. Quoted May:
Winter wheat bran st. Louis $3.50,
spot, small quantity offered for July.
August shipments $19.75. bid $19.-
rs, bid $19, Chicago; $21.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES: Nor
thern sacked round white potatoes
steady in Chicago at $1.50-$1.50 per
100 pounds, firm at northcentral ship
ping points at $1.35. Maine green
mountain in consuming centers lower
at $1.25-$1.50. South Carolina irish
cobblers up SOC In city wholesale
markets at $5-50-$6.00 Georgia bliss
triumphs $5.50-$5.75 in Cincinnati.
watermelons Florida Tom watsons
stronger New York market account
limited supplies 5000 to $500 bulk per
car. Steady Pittsburgh $5001$600,
firm Chicago $55-$80 per 100 melons.
Georgia Mayflower peaches skies
steady in New York at 1880, unee-
das $395-$4 90 in New York and Gin
cinnati Texas yellow bermuda on
ions standard crates up 15c at $3.50
to $500 in leading city markets.
Strawberries. Delaware, New Jersey
and Marylands about steady, New
York at 25c-30c quart. Philadelphia
and Baltimore 14c-17c. Missouri. Ten
nesee, Arkansas and Kentucky arom-
as steady Chicago at $3-3.75 per "a
quart crate, Pittsburgh $4-4.25. steady
eastern markets 18c-28c quart. Flor
ida tomatoes best skies 75c higher at
$5-$525 in New York. First car Of
Texas cantaloup arrived in New York
selling at $16 per standard crates Of
As melons.
LIVE STOCK AND MEATS: Chi
cago hog prices declined 5 to 10c.
Beef steers advanced 15-25c; better
grades OF fat cows and heifers 10 to
15c; lower grades Of cows and can
ners and cutters declined 10-25c. Veal
calves up from 25 to SOC. Best feeder
steers firm; other grades weak to 25c
lower. Fat lambs gained SOC to 81;
spring lambs 75c; yearlings 50-75c;
fat ewes generally 25c. May 81 Chi
cago prices: Hogs, top, $11; bulk Of
sales $1O.45-1O90; medium and good
beef steers $7-8.50; butcher cows and
heifers $4.50-$8.60; feeder steers So
7.85; light and medium weight veal
calves $s-10.25; fat lambs $10.50-$13.-
75; spring lambs $14 to $1575; year
lings $S75-$11.25 fat ewes $4.25-7.5O.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar.
kets barely steady. Light receipts
and good consumptive demand only
factors which have held up prices as
buying for storage has not been heavy
enough to prevent accumulation. Clos
ing prices, 90 score: New York 35c
Chicago SAC; Philadelphia 36hc; Bos-
| ton 36Mc.