The Delta independent., 1924-08-08
MARKET REPORT 4
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ct JudH week ago, CLOSING at $3.50
for the top and sS-94O for the bulk.
Medium and good beef steers Csc low
er to 4Oc higher at s725-1125; butch
er cows and heifers 1Oc lower to soc
higher at s95O-1OOO; feeder steers
Csc net lower at s4.5O-s.25; light and
medium weight veal calves 25c lower
to 25c higher at s7.75-1O.5O; fat lambs
25c to SOC higher at s11.50-14OO; feed
lambs rs to SOC higher at s1O75-1275;
yearlings 25c net higher at sS.75-11. rs,
and fat ewes SOC to 81 higher at s4OO-
| 7.75. Stocker and feeder shipments
from IL important markets during the
week ending July 25 were: cattle and
calves 1854; hogs 1853; sheep Al.
COS.
In eastern wholesale fresh meat mar.
kets beef is soc to 81 higher: veal 81
lower to 50 higher; lamb and mutton
81 to 81 lower, and pork loins 50 to IS
higher.
August 1 prices good grade meats:
beef $15-s17; veal s14-s16; lamb 500
$24; mutton s15-s16; light pork loins
$19-S24; heavy loins SASS
FRUITS & VEGETABLES Eastern
shore of Virginia Irish Cobbler pota-
toes steady to stronger in eastern
cities with price advances OF 25c to soc
in some markets, closing at s225-2.65
per barrel, top of SO in Boston. slight
ly weaker in Chicago at $3.50. Carload
lots nearly steady at 81 fob Maryland
eastern shore cobblers sold on the
same level as Virginia stock. Georgia
Elberta peaches steady to firm in
most markets at s175-225 per bushel
basket and six basket carrier: slightly
weaker in New York and Chicago rang.
ing S1.50-2.O0; stronger at 81 .35-1 so
fob. Macon, Georgia. Cantaloupes ad-
vanced sharply. Turlock section Cali
fornia salmon tints brought $375-s5
per standard crate OF As melons in con.
suming centers. Arizona salmon tints
$3.50-4.25 in eastern markets top OF
$3.50 in Pittsburg. Watermelons gen.
orally stronger. Tom Watson 24-30
pound average from Georgia and South
Carolina ranged s25O-s535 bulk per car
in leading markets; s90-225 fob.
Macon. Georgia Delaware, Maryland.
and Virginia apples, yellow transpar-
ents and Oldenburgs, ranged S1.25-
| 225 per bushel basket in eastern mar.
kets, top of $3.50 for the best stock in
Pittsburg.
DAIRY Butter mar
kets unsettled and irregular. Tone at
the close today easy to weak Senti.
ment mixed but anticipation OF lower
price keeps some buyers off the mar.
ket. Production holding up well
Closing prices % score butter: New
York 37%c; Chicago 36Ac; Phlla-
delphia 38kc; Boston 3Sc
Cheese markets continued firm with
active demand. Wisconsin production
running heavy with prospects for
heavy make, throughout August.
Pastures in good shape following the
abundant rains. Closing prices at Wis
consin primary markets July 81.
twins 1Shc; single daisies 1skc; long
horns 18Hc; square prints 19c.
| GRAIN - Wheat market develops
weaker tone as weather conditions i'm
prove. Private reports indicate larger
crop in United States than reported n
month ago. Corn prices higher both
cash and futures reaching new high
level Oats slightly higher for week,
but market weaker at close.
Quoted August / No. / dark north.
ern spring Minneapolis, $1.37-t.47. No.
2 hard winter, Chicago, $1.32%-1.341k.
Kansas City $1.20-1.31; st. Louis
S129h131 No. 2 red winter. Chi
cago $1.34h; Kansas City, $132-1.33 /;
st. Louis $13S140. No. 2 yellow corn,
Chicago, s113-1.15; Minneapolis.
s1.10h No. yellow corn, ST. Louis,
s1.121h; Kansas City $1.OS-1.Osh. No.
white corn St Louis, SIP; Kansas
city, $1O7. No. 3 white oats, Chicago,
: 51-52hc; Minneapolis 5O%.51Mc; St
, Louis, 54-55c.
FEED-Mil1 feed market developed
slightly weaker tone. Mills offering
more freely but not pressing sales
, Country buying only for immediate
needs. Sufficient feed offered for the
: needs OF market but no accumulation
, OF transit feed reported Corn feeds
, steady but prices practically un.
, changed Quoted August 1 Spring
T. bran, Minneapolis. $23; standard mid
dlings $25.25. White hominy feed
Chicago, s4150; yellow hominy feed
$40. Linseed meal. Minneapolis Sf3
Al percent cottonseed meal, Memphis
$44.50.