The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-12-09
The Markets

| December future contract decIlneH ~
points Spot cotton closed at 24.sec
per pound last week; New York De
cember future contracts closed at
| 25.0Sc
Graln-Grain prices unsettled duriag
the week and closed fractionally
| changed from week ago. Good cash
demand. big export business and bull
'sh Argentine news caused buying and
weakness IN stock market and liquida-
ton caused selling Market unsettled
| but firm within narrow range on the
| LIST, but increased pressure toward
| close resulted In fractionally lower
close. Australian crop officially esti-
mated at l95. 100000 bushels, ipdicat
! ing 90. 200. 900 bushels for export. Corn
! trade mixed with narrow price range.
! Cash corn market closed weaker. Clos
| Ing prices in Chicago cash market:
! No 2 red winter wheat ST. 80: No. 2
| hard winter wheat 1922; No. mixed
corn 73c; No. yellow corn 14c; No.
white oats 45c. Average farm prices:
No 2 mixed corn in central Iowa Gle,
No. | dark northern wheat in central
North Dakota $l0l; No. hard win
ter wheat in central Kansas 81. Clos
ing future prices: Chicago May wheat
$l16A; Chicago May corn Io1ac, Min
neapolls May wheat S1.15 7/S. Kansas
City May wheat S10S; Winnipeg May
wheat S1.o7 7/S.
Hay-Market dull because of light
holiday demand. Receipts increasing
L., 81, inf oh hut
little changes. Quoted December l.
No / timothy, New York $26. Phila-
delphia $2l, Pittsburg $3.50, Minneap-
oils $3.50, Kansas City $3.50, Mem
phis S22, St Louis S21; No. l alfalfa.
Kansas City $23. Memphis $50. st.
Louis S27; No. l prairie. Kansas City
$3.50, St. Louis SIS, Minneapolis
$3.50.
Fruits and Vegetables - Potatoes
were steady In eastern markets, slight
ly weaker in the middlewest. Nearly
steady at shipping points. Sweet po-
tatoes generally steady In consuming
centers; cabbage advancing. New York
and Northern danish type stock $4@6
higher Yellow globe onions up 25@
Coo in leading markets. Markets firm
for barrel apples. Boxed apples steady
in New York. Prices reported Decem-
Der L. Eastern sacked and bulk round
white potatoes $1.25@1,50 per 100 lbs.
In consuming markets. 95c fob, New
York points, 75G90c fob. Maine
points. Northern stock steady In Chi
cago at 75Q90c: slow and steady at
$1.006115 in other markets, 65@70c
fob. Virginia yellow sweet potatoes
mostly $191.75 per bushel In eastern
markets. Tennessee and Arkansas
dle-western markets. New York and
Northern danish type cabbage $3.50
$25 per ton bulk in leading markets.
$12@15 fob. western New York points.
New York baldwin apples $425@5 per
barrel in leading markets. $375@4
fob. Northwestern extra fancy boxed
jonathans $1.75@1.9O in New York.
Spitzenberge $2.4o@25O, large sizes
$1.40 fob. Spokane. Middle-western
yellow onions ranged $2@2.76 in city
markets. Massachusetts stock $1,000
1.50 fob. Connecticut valley points.
Live Stock and Meats--Practically
all classes Of live stock at Chicago
showed gains during the week. Hogs
advanced from Acc to 60c; yearling
steers and feeders we're steady to 25c
higher; butcher cows and heifers
steady to 10c higher; veal calves rang
ed from soc to SIPS higher for the
week Fat lambs showed gains Of from
&c to S5c, yearlings SOC to $1.25 high
er for the week. Fat lambs showed
gains Of from Csc to S5c, yearlings 25c
to ST.: feeders were steady with ewes
CSC lower. On December hogs closed
dull. closing early gain Of 10c to 15c
over Wednesdays average. Beef
steers. stockers and feeders closed un-
even about steady; butcher cows and
heifers steady to &c lower with can
ners and cutters showing most decline
and bulls closed steady to weak. Fat
lambs were strong to 15c higher, feed.
ers closed strong to &c higher with
sheep fully steady. December ! Chi
cago prices: Hogs, top $8.6. bulk Of
sales $S.i5ZS.45; medium and good beef
steers $7.25@13.50: butcher cows and
heifers $3.60010.75; feeder steers $5.25
OTIS! light and medium weight veal
calves $S.5O6950; fat lambs $13.260
1850; feding lambs $122501425; year.
lings $9.50@13.50;. fat ewes $4,000
IT'S. Stocker and feeder shipments
from IL important points during the
week ending November "a we're: Cat
tie and calves 1SS.4S9; hogs 20,794:
sheep 135.09S. In Eastern wholesale
fresh meat markets good beef steady
while medium grades were steady to
81 higher. Veal was steady to 81 high.
er; lambs 81 lower on better grade
with others about steady: button rang.
ed from 81 lower to 81 higher on bet
ter grades with medium grades steady,
while pork was steady to 81 lower On
December beef was soc to 81 higher
at New York, steady at other markets.
Veal and mutton we're practically
steady at all markets; lambs steady at
Boston and Philadelphia and 81 lower
at New York, with pork soc lower at
New York and steady at other markets.
December 1 prices good grade meats:
Beef SAT-; veal $13617; lamb $3.50
"a; mutton $11@17; light pork loins
$1,000; heavy loins $13@1S.
Feed--Mill feed market inactive. or
ferings fair. demand light. Good in
Quiry from Texas and Southeast. High
protein feeds weak and offered at 81
to $3.50 below mill prices by resellers.
Production good, especially of corn
feeds. Receipts and movement fair.
Alfalfa meal trade light, prices hold