The Delta independent., 1923-12-14
Market Report
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LIVE STOCK e. MEATS: Chicago
hog prices range from 5 to 15c lower
than a week ago, closing at $40 for
the top and s6.6O-7 for the bulk. Med
ium and good beef steers are steady
to 15c higher at sS25-11.50; butcher
cows and heifers steady to SOC higher
at $3.60-11.25. feeder steers steady to
soc higher at s4.5O-S.0O, light and
medium weight veal calves steady to
25c up at 7.75-10.OO. Fat lambs are
steady to 10c hiher at SIl.25-13.55;
feeding lambs are steady to 25 cents
higher at s11-12.75; yearlings steady
to 25c lower at SS.25-1125; fat ewes
25 to SOC higher at S475-75O Stocker
and feeder shipments from u i'm
portant markets during the week end
ing Nov. 80 were: cattle and calves
1885; hogs 1888, sheep 1851.
In eastern wholesale fresh mea:
markets beef is soc to S1OO higher;
veal and mutton are firm to 50 high
er; lamb is 81 to 50 higher and
pork loins are soc to 50 IN Decemer
sth prices good grade meats. beef s15-
1880; veal s13-17; lamb s23-25; NUT
ton S1+17; light pork loins 1880
l6; heavy loins s1O-135O.
FRUITS & VEGETABLES: East.
ern potatoes TO 15c per 100 lbs.
lower at city markets, steady at ship
ping points; western stock nearly
steady New York round whites $3.50
1.65 sacked and bulk per 100 lbs,
mostly s12O fob. Sacked northern
round whites 81 to s1.1O in Chicago;
mostly s5c fob. Onion markets fairly
steady New York and midwestern
yellow varieties S25O-3OO sacked per
100 lbs. consuming centers: $40 at
Michigan shipping points. Danish
cabbage steady in Chicago at S20-24
bulk per ton: s4-S higher eastern cit
les at S27-35; steady to firm at ship
ping points at Sl9-23 fob. Apple
markets steady. Eastern York I'm
perials s2.25-35O in Philadelphia and
Baltimore Maine Baldwins 1895 in
Boston Florida lettuce, big Boston
type ranged from sI25-l.75 per IL
bu. hamper in eastern markets.
HAY: Hay markets remained gen
orally firm. Prices practically on the
same level as at close of the previous
week. Demand largely for better
grades, receipts OF which were light
Low grades moved slowly. Buyers
buying only for immediate needs
Quoted Dec. Z: No. l Timothy Boston
s29 so, New York 1880, Pittsburg
s26.50, Memphis s25, Cincinnati
s2475. Chicago S26, Minneapolis
1880 st. Louis s2S5O. No. l alfalfa
Memphis S32, Chicago s2S, Kansas
City sos. Minneapolis s24. No l
prairie Chicago $50, Kansas City
sl525, Minneapolis $3.50, St Louis
$3.50.
GRAIN: Wheat prices ? to cents
higher for week. Milling wheat tax.
en- readily but demand not urgent
Country offerings light. Corn market
firm. Cash prices 2 TO &c higher for
week Terminal stocks light Feed
ers buying direct from country ship
pers in central west. Oats firm or
light receipts and good demand
Quoted Dec S: No. dark northern
spring Minneapolis S112%: No. I;
hard winter Chicago S1O4. No. .
red ST. Louis $11+l17; No. 3 yellow
corn Chicago 73lsc to 74hc; St
Louis 76l5-7712c No. 3 white oats
Chicago 43A A-44hc: Minneapolis Ale
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar
kets unsettled during the week but
closed steady Confidence in situa
tion not maintained when prices
reached highest levels but feeling
better after nominal declines. Re,
ports on production irregular. Pre-,
liminary storage report released dur.
ing the week indicated total U. S.
holdings December LIST Of 51,5S5, 900
pounds A surplus OF more than
1000, 900 pounds over year ago.
Import situation temporarily influenc-
ed by higher foreign markets.
Wholesale prices of 92-score butter
today: New York 55lSc: Boston 5Sc:
Philadelphia 55hc: Chicago 53c,
Cheese markets continue dull and
draggy. This has not made prelimin-
airy markets particularly weak, how
ever, as light trade is expected from
now until after the first OF the year.
Eastern distributing markets mostly
interested in held cheese, Wholesale
prices at Wisconsin primary markets
December Z: flats 25c; twins 22c;
single daisies 24c; double daisies
2Sihc; young Americas 244c; long
horns 25c; square prints 25c.
COTTON: Average price OF mid
ding spot cotton in ten designated
spot markets declined 217 points dur
ing the week, closing at 3362 cents
per pound New York December fu-
ture contracts declined 262 points,
closing at S44S cents.