The Delta independent., 1924-12-05
MARKET REPORT

hog prices ranged from 10c lower to
soc higher than a week ago, closing
at $3.50 for the top and $S.3O-9.30 for
the bulk Better grade yearling
steers % to 4Oc higher; heifers 25c
higher: veal calves soc higher;
stockers and feeders weak to 15c
lower. Stocker and feeder shipments
from 12 important markets during
the week ending November 81 were:
Cattle and calves. 136,S23; hogs, Z,
293; sheep, 1914. November 29th
prices good grade meats: Beef Sf3
to $17; veal $14 to $17; lamb $50
to S22; mutton S12 to $15; light
pork loins $15 to SIS; heavy loins
$3.50 to s165O
FRUITS & VEGETABLES Potato
markets unsettled. New York sack.
ed round whites closed at S11O to
S125 per 100 pounds in eastern cit
| les; mostly S5c f o. b. Rochester.
Maine bulk Green Mountains $115 to
$13O in New York and Philadelphia:
so to 55c + o. b. Presque Isle. North
ern sacked round whites mostly ord
mary, sold at 10 to soc carlot sales
in Chicago; mostly around roc fob.
| shipping points. Cabbage advanced
sharply in Chicago; barely steady
in other cities; slightly weaker at
shipping points New York Danish
! type mostly 500 to S25 bulk per ton
in eastern markets; $12 to s14 fob.
Rochester. Northern Danish type S22
to S25 in Chicago; SIS to II + o. b.
Kenosha, Wisconsin. Onions steady
in Chicago, stronger elsewhere. New
York yellow varieties closed at s225.
to $3.50 sacked per 100 pounds i'm
New York. Midwestern yellows S15O.
to $2.25 in consuming centers: s175'
f. o. b. West Michigan points Apples
fairly steady. New York Baldwins
Si.T5 to $3.50 per barrel in Pittsburg
Eastern York Imperials S4.75 in PhiIa-
delphia. Illinois Jonathans $3.50 to.
SS in chicago.
HAH-Hay market continues very
draggy. Open weather restricting de
mand Low grades in over suppIv
and selling at concessions. Timothy
slightly easier with pressure re-
quired to move lower grades. AL
falfa steady with reduced offerings
about equal to trade needs. Prairie
firm on active demand for good hay.
Quoted November 2S: No timothy
Boston, $265O; New York s2G "a.
Pittsburg, $21OO: Cincinatti. $3.50;
Chicago. S24; ST Louis. S23.5O;
Kansas City S16.5O; Memphis. 500
Denver, S1S.75. No. l alfalfa. Kansas
City $2175; Omaha. $3.50: Denver
$l6.5O; Memphis S27. No. prairie
Kansas City, $3.50; Omaha, $1,000:
Denver. $16.5O; St Louis. s1G.5O.
FEED-Feed markets firm. Wheat
feeds in light request but pressure Of
offerings unimportant. Eastern mix
ers showed lack of interest and are
operating on restricted schedule on
meals continue heavy. especially cot
tonseed meal and cake. Production
and stocks Of oil meals good Corn
feeds firm, especially hominy feed
Gluten feed unchanged and in annie
supply.
CoTTON-Average price Of mid
ding spot cotton in ten designated
spot markets declined &c points dur
ing the week closing at 232Gc per
pound. New York December future|
contracts declined ~ points. closing
at 23.2Sc
DAIRY PRODUCTS Butter mar.
kets very firm and higher during the
week. Principal feature was contin.
ued scarcity Of fine grades. Greater
interest in storage butter. and with
drawals heavy Production still do
creasing. Foreign situation about
steady with trading slow No export
or import movement OF CONSEQUENCE.
Closing wholesale prices Of % score
butter today: New York. 4GIkc; Chi.
cago, SOC; Philadelphia. Acc. Boston,
Acc.
Cheese markets firm Trading fair
ly active. Distributors confident and
holding to asking prices. Lighter pro.
duction has cut down receipts and
TO some measure strengthened the
feeling Wholesale prices on Wis.
consin primary markets November
2S: Single daisies 2Oc: double dais.
les, 19hc; longhorns, 2Oc: square
prints. 221kc.
GRAIN-Grain market fluctuatinp
Closing on practically last weeks lev.
eL Wheat nervous with claims light
country stocks and Argentine crop
damage offsetting lower foreign mar
kets and rumors OF rcselllng. Corn
firm after last weeks decline with
good demand balancing Increasing
offerings, Oats practically lower. A
good demand for cash grains with
prices following the future prices.
Quoted November 20: No. darl,
northern, Minneapolis, st.53 to $f7t.
No. red winter, Chicago. S1.G4 to
$1.6dh. No. 2 hard winter. Chicago