The Delta independent., 1923-11-09
Market Report
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LIVE STOCK & MEATS: Chicago
hog prices ranged from Is to 3Oc lower
than week ago closing at $3.50 for
the top and s6.75 to s73O for the bulk.
Medium and good beef steers 10 to
40c lower at s7.75 and S11.35; butcher
COWS and heifers steady to 10c lower
at $40 and sS25; light and medium
weight veal calves steady at $3.50 and
s10.75 fat lambs steady TO 15c higher
at s11.25 and s13.40; feeding lambs 25
to soc up at s11.50 and s11.S5; year
lings steady to 25c higher at sS.25 and
SLIPS, and fat ewes steady to 25c
lower at 1915 and $3.50. Stocker and
feeder shipments at u important
markets during the week ending Oct.
26 were: cattle and calves 2,972;
hogs 23,s72;; sheep 246,747. In east.
ern wholesale fresh meat markets
beef and mutton are weak to 81 low.
er. Veal is weak to 81 lower. Lambs
81 to SO higher and pork loins 81 to
81 lower. Nov. prices good grade
meats: beef SIS and $3.50; veal sl2
and SIS; lamb s23 and s25; mutton
s13 and SIS; light pork loins SIG and
$40; heavy loins s13 and SIG.
COTTON: Spot cotton prices ad.
vanced 135 points, closing at 3L61c
per lb. New York Dec. future con,
tracts advanced 156 points, closing at
3225c.
FRUITS & VEGETABLES: Potato
markets dull prices nearly steady
New York Round Whites rangs 5-10c
lower at s1.65-1s5 sacked and bulk per
100 lbs. in eastern cities. Maine green
mountains firm at s175-2.00 North.
ern round whites 1oc lower at s135.
Las in Pittsburg and Philadelphia,
steady in Chicago at S5c-s11O. 90c
fob. Cabbage markets slightly weak.
er. New York Danish type closing a,
$50 and SIS bulk per ton leading cit
les. sl2 and SIC fob. shipping points
Onions dull in eastern markets. New
York yellow varieties s2.T5-3.25 sacked
per 100 lbs. Mid-western stock $3.50
3.25. Apple markets steady Eastern
baldwins $44.5o per Dbl city markets
York imperials firm at s3-375. Stay.
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and Ills. Jonathans unchanged at IS.
se, Mid-western cities. Northwestern
Jonathans s175-225 per box leading
markets.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter Mar.
kets firm and about Sc higher than a
week ago. Fancy butter very scarce
and whole medium grades were in
more liberal supply. There was a good
demand for these also. Closing pric.
es OF s2-score: New York 50lAc:
Philadelphia 511ac: Boston soc; and
Chicago 51hc
Cheese markets generally unsettled.
Prices on larger styles dropped around
a cent during the week although ad.
vances We're registered on some OF
the smaller styles. Closing prices at
Wisconsin primary markets on Nov
End: single daisies 24c: double dais.
les, 2Shc; longhorns, 2411c; square
prints 23%c.
HAY: Hay markets remained gen.
orally firm during week and at the
close prices were practically on the
same level as week ago except at
Cincinnati where close of the racing
season caused decrease in demand and
Good quality hay in fair demand in
practically all markets. Lower grades
moved slowly. Quoted No / timothy
Boston s2S.5o, New York s2e, Pitts.
burg $3.50. Memphis s25. Cincinnati
s24, Chicago s26, Minneapolis $3.50,
Kansas City s1725, st. Louis s245O
No. 1 alfalfa. Kansas City. s25. Phoen.
tx $40. No. prairie. Kansas City,
sl4.75, Minneapolis $3.50.
FEED: More selling than buying
Weak corn markets resulted in lower
prices for principal feeds and the dis.
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cation OF Government cotton crop re-
port showing reduction In yield
caused strength in cottonseed meal
market in south despite light inquiry
in consuming sections.
GRAIN: While wheat future prices
closed but little changed for the week
the trend OF the cash market was
downward. Milling demand was limit.
ed because OF the poor flour and feed
demand and larger quantities we're
placed In storage. Corn future prices
advanced slightly while cash corn was
lower. Old corn prices we're down 3
TO &c; for the week new corn was near
| the December future nrice Ont mark.
ets fairly firm but demand limited.
Quoted Nov. srd. No. hard winter
Chicago s1.o9%-11&. No, yellow
corn Chicago 97.sSc. No. 3 white
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