The Delta independent., 1923-12-21
Market Report
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Washington, D. c., week ending
Saturday, Dec. Is, 1923:
FRUITS & VEGETABLES: Potato
markets steady to firm. New York
round whites sold at s15O-165 sacked
and bulk per 100 pounds eastern
cities S120-1.25 fob. Northern round
whites $1-1.15 in Chicago, mostly S5c
fob. Danish cabbage steady in Chi.
cago at S2124 bulk per ton tending
lower in other markets at $3.50 and
at shipping points at 1921 (. o. b.
closed at S2.5O-3.0O sacked per 100
pounds in eastern markets S2-2.50 in
Chicago. Apple markets about steady.
Eastern York Imperials sas4 per
barrel in eastern cities. Baldwins
S3.5O-s4 in New York. Extra fancy
Northwestern Jonathans s2-2.5O per
box in midwestern markets. Florida
lettuce big Boston type s125-t75 per
Ia bushel hampers city markets.
LIVESTOCK & MEATS: Chicago
hog prices range from 15c to Csc high
er than week ago. closing at s725
] lOl lllt lOp anu TO.oV W St.Iu lpl lllt
bulk. Medium and good beef steers
ranged from soc lower to 4Oc higher
closing at s7.75 to s116O. Butcher
cows and heifers 35c lower to Csc up
at 1925 to S11.50. Feeder steers weak
to soc lower at "a to sS. Light and
medium veal calves Csc higher at IS
to s1025. fat lambs 35c to soc lower
at S10.75 to $13. Feeding lambs steady
to 25c lower at s11 to $3.50. Yearl-
| ings steady to 25c lower at sS25 to
S11, and fat ewes steady to 25e high
/ er at $3.50 to $3.50. Stocker and feed
er shipments from IL important mar.
kets during the week ending Dec. 7.
were: cattle and calves 1896. hogs
1874, sheep 4349S.
In eastern wholesale fresh meat
markets beef ranged from weak to
$3.50 lower; veal firm to So higher;
lamb 81 TO 50 lower; mutton weak
to 81 lower and pork loins SOC to 81
higher.
December Is prices good grade
meats: beef s14 to s17. veal s13 to
s1s, lamb s22 to s25, mutton s14 to
SIT, heavy loins s11 to s145O.
HAY: Markets generally higher
because OF light receipts and good
demand. Prices on top grades timo-
thy 5Oc-s1 per ton higher. Stock
yards good buyers of prairie
Quoted Dec. IA No. l timothy New
York $50, Pittsburg s26.50. Memphis
s27, Cincinatti s245O. Chicago s27, St
Louis s2S.5O. Kansas City s1S25,
Minneapolis s1S. No. l alfalfa: Mem
phis s33, Chicago s2S. Kansas City
$3.50, Minneapolis s23. No. / prai-
rie: Chicago 500, st. Louis 1880,
Kansas City s15.25, Minneapolis
$3.50.
FEED: Wheat feeds slightly firm
er in sympathy with strength in West
ern markets. Broader demand from
east Texas and southwest Interior
demand generally below normal with
stocks of most feeds in excess or re-
| qulrements
COTTON: Average price OF mid
ding spot cotton in 10 designated
spot markets declined fifty-three
points during the week closing at
1885.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar
kets unsettled during the week al
though steady at the close. Demand
lighter except for the best grades.
Reports on production irregular. I'm
mediate outlook OF markets uncer-
tain. Closing prices of 92 score but
ter New York 54c, Philadelphia 54kc,
Chicago 53hc. Boston 53c.
Further declines featured cheese
markets again this week. This how.
ever, failed to stimulate trading.
Full business expected through the
holiday season. Closing prices at
Wisconsin primary markets Dec IA:
Twins ZINC, single daisies 23ihc. long
horns 23Ac, square prints 23Ac
WHEAT: Wheat market weak.
Prices declined one-third cent during
week Fair mill demand for best
grades Corn lower on smaller de-
mand but country not selling freely.
Oats market also slightly lower at
firmer than other grains.
Quoted Dec. 10: No. dark north
ern spring Minneapolis $1.12.s1.22 No.
l hard winter Chicago s1.1O. No.
hard winter st. Louis s1.13 to s114k
No. 2 red winter st. Louis $1.07. No.
2 yellow corn Chicago 72Mc. St Louis
rs cents. No. 3 white oats Chicago
A cents, St. Louis 45c Minneapolis
39&c.