The Delta independent., 1924-03-14
MARKET REPORT
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March s.
FEED: Feed markets quiet All
feedstuffs in excellent supply Wheat
feeds easier, especially in east and
southwest Duty on mill feeds re-
duced so per cent. Storage offerings
large. Cottonseed meal steady with
re-sellers apparently out of the mar
ket Very little business is booked.
Demand from fertilizer concerns and
from abroad also light.
LIVE STOCK & MEATS: Chicago
hog prices ranged from 80 to 40 cents
higher than week ago, closing at $40
for the top and s7.35 to 765 for the
steady to Csc higher at sS1O115O;
butcher COWS and heifers steady to
25c higher at sS9O10-5O; feeder steers
steady to CSC higher at s525-S.5O;
light and medium weight veal calves
soc lower at sS50-1150; fat lambs
steady at s1425-126O; feeding lambs
steady at s1375-1515; yearlings
steady to SOC higher at s12-1450; fat
ewes steady at s675-1025. Stocker and
feeder shipments from IL important
markets during the week ending Feb
ruary 2s were: cattle and calves,
$4,000. hogs 1929; sheep 26,04O.
In eastern wholesale fresh meat
markets beef is weak to lower: veal
81 to 81 and lamb 81 to 50 lower. Pork
loins are weak TO soc off. March Sth
price good grade meats: beef s1S to
Is; veal slS to II; lamb s23 to 25;
mutton sl9 TO 20; light pork loins s13
TO 1850; heavy loins s10.5O to 1850.
FRUITS & VEGETABLES: East
ern potatoes tend slightly lower New
York round whites closed at Sl75-
1.e0 sacked per 100 lbs in eastern
cities, s1351 1.54 at shipping points.
Maine sacked green mountains sails
225 in New York. 81 195-200 in Boston,
bulk stock mostly at S1.50 at shipping
points New York Danish type cab
bage generally 5000 lower in eastern
markets, ranging $4,000 bulk per ton.
Texas new stock sold at S50-75. top of
$40 in Baltimore. S25-27 fob. Flor
ida pointed type s2-2.75 per IL bu
hamper in eastarn cities. Eastern
apple markets about steady New
York Baldwins sold at s3.5O145O per
bbl eastern cities. Northwestern eN-
ira fancy Winesaps s2-250 per box at
trading markets. Yellow onions tend
lower ranging s2-25o sacked per 100
lbs consuming center.
COTTON: Average price OF mid
fA1, NJ a
spot markets declined 3 points duuiug
the week, closing at 2S.44 cents per
10. New York March future contract
unchanged at 81 % cents.
GRAIN; Wheat market generally
firm. Good demand for best milling
grades Export business of small
volume, Cash corn prices one half TO
one cent lower for week Bad roads
restricting movement TO interior mar
kets. Out prices from one half TO one
cent lower for week. Quoted March s
No l dark northern spring Mime
apolis S117%-l32S; No. hard
winter Chicago s112-11S: st Louis
S11. No 2 red winted Chicago SLIP;
st Louis $1.1+115i9; No. yellow
corn Minneapolis 1SA -ISA {.
DAIRY PRODUCTS; Butter mar
kets have firmed during the week.
and prices recovered. Operators
show more confidence with the inn
proved demand. Production is show
ing some increase. Closing prices on
20 score butter; New York 4Slac.
Philadelphia 49Ac; Chicago 47c;
Boston 49c
Cheese markets show some inn
provement and are barely steady.
Buyers are still cautious and critical
Closing prices at Wisconsin primary
markets March Z; single daisies 21c;
double daisies 20Ac; longhorns 20isc
and square prints 2lMc.