The Delta independent., 1924-07-04
MARKET REPORT
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i--'|N9 LdA6tu IOIu 10 70 ZOC !O"tT
than week ago, closing at $3.50 for
the top and s6.7O-7.25 for the bulk.
Medium and good beef steers 5 to 30c
higher at S74O-1O.4O; butcher cows
and heifers steady to Csc higher at
$3.50-s.25; feeder steers 25c lower at
$500; fat lambs 81 to 125 lower at
2ll.50-l4OO; feeding lambh 25c lower
at S1025-12OO; yearlings 75c lower at
SS.75-lL75, and fat ewes steady to soc
down at S275-6.oO.
Stocker and feeder shipments from
u important markets during the week
ending June 20 were: Cattle and
calves 33,19S; hogs 4,917, and sheep
.22015.
In eastern wholesale fresh meat
markets beef and veal $3.50 to $500
lower; lamb SO to 81 lower, and NUT
ton and pork loins 81 to SO off.
June p prices good grade meats
Beet }12 to SIS; veal $3.50 to $500;
lamb 500 to s22; mutton SO to s13;
ligh, pork loins s13 to SIC; heavy
lo.us $40 to s13.
FRUITS & vEGETABLES-Potato
markets generally stronger. Eastern
shore Virginia cobblers $3.50 to s. per
barrel in Philadelphia and Pittsburg.
TOP Of 25.50-s6 in New York $3.9O-s4
fob Olney Virginia. North Caro-
lina stock s4.25-S475 in city markets;
81 10 fob. Florida Tom Watson
wa'-rmelons 243O lb. average $3.50
50. bulk per car in Pittsburg and Chi
cae0. S225-S4OO at shipping points.
California cantaloupes. salmon tints,
standards ass, slightly weaker in New
Yo-E and Philadelphia at s2-S275i firm
in mid western markets at s275-S325:
slightly weaker at S11.15 fob. Georg-
ia peaches. Early Rose. closed at S2-$3
per g basket carrier in consuming mar
kets S150 fob. Carmans s2.5O-$2.75
in New York Mississippi tomatoes
slightly stronger at S5c-$11O per four
bas.a' carrier. top OF S125 in New
Yors 75c-S5c fob. Florida skies ir-
regular at S125-225.
DAIRY PRODUCTS-Butter mar
kets weak and prices barely steady.
Tra5r Is quiet; production continues
to Increase with quality showing et-
feet NJ hotter weather Foreign ask
ing prices too high to interest do
mes importers. Closing wholesale
pric.s on % score butter today: New
York 4rfzc: Chicago 39c: Philadelphia
42c. BOSTON 41lzc.
Cheese markets steady to firm. Ac-
tive ding includes some buying for
sto-.Ee although this business confin-
ed mostly to eastern markets. South.
ern trade not buying in volume yet
Tendency OF buyers to purchase at
primary markets in the country no
uceable. Wholesale prices at Wis
consin primary markets June %: twins
lS&c; single daisies I9c; double dais-
les 1Skc: longhorns ls2tc: square
prints 1910
Wheat future prices about
one cent higher for week. and corn
about six cents higher, but market has
developed weaker because OF profit
taking and hesistancy on part Of cash
Erain buyers to follow advance Re,
oeipts increasing at principal markets.
Oats steady, three to five cents higher
for week Quoted June %. No l dark
northern spring, Minneapolis, not
quoted; No. hard winter. Chicago.
Sl.l6h-11S; ST. Louis SLIP 10 S14;
No ? red winter, Chicago. Sligo to
I.1S; St Louis. SLIP: Kansas City,
81 Sl21-1.3S1k; No. ? yellow corn. Chi,
caEo S100la-1.Ol. No. 8 yellow corn
Kansas City. &c. St Louis S1OO1.oS
No 8 white corn. St Louis. SlO4.l .O5,
Kansas City 99c-S1.OO. No. 8 white oats
Chicago 57A-57&c. St Louis 5SEc.
FEED Wheat millfeeds slightly
stronger. Prices firm with practically
no pressure to sell. Hominy feed OF
ferings very light especially for early
delivery. Market firm account up
ward trend OF corn prices. Cottonseed
and hnseed meal offerings light, de
mand light. Quoted June q, Spring
wheat bran Minneapolis S2O50: Stand
ard middlinEs Minneapolis S23, Hard
winter wheat bran, Kansas City, $50
Gluten feed, chicago. $500, White
hominy feed, Chicago, $37. Soft
winter wheat bran. Cincinatu, s2S.5O;
36 per cent cuttonseed meal, Memphis
SSS. Alfalfa meal. Kansas City, 500.
CoTToN-Average price OF mid.
ding spot cotton in ten designated
spot markets advanced 6 points during
the week. closing at 994O cents per
ID. New York July future contracts
advanced 60 points. closing at 2927c.