The Delta independent., 1924-09-26
MARKET REPORT
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Sept. goth, 1924:
LIVE STOCK & Chicago
hog prices ranged from 20 to 3Oc
lower than a week ago, closing at
$1010 for the top and $3.50 to $3.50
for the bulk Medium and good beef
steers 10 to soc lower at $3.50 to
$lO.5O; butcher cows and heifers
steady to Csc lower at s4.75-775; light
and medium weight veal calves
steady to 25c higher at sS.5O-12.OO.
Stocker and feeder shipments from
IL important markets during the week
ending Sept. IL were: Cattle and
calves, 113,SO3. hogs, 1881; sheep,
155,427.
In eastern wholesale fresh meat
markets beef is soc to sl0O lower;
veal, mutton and pork loins firm to
81 higher, and lamb SO to 81 lower
September 20 prices good grade
meats: Beef $13.5O17OO; veal s19-
%; lamb 1891; mutton S11-16;
light pork loins 325-29; heavy loins
-15121.
HAY - Market weaker. Receipts
principal markets about equal to those
same time last year but demand limit
ed. Low grades all kinds OF hay
hard to sell. Timothy weaker with
lower prices at Boston, New York and
Chicago Alfalfa barely steady. Low
grade and damaged alfalfa burden
some at Kansas City. Prairie weak
er most markets on liberal receipts.
Quoted Sept 19-No timothy
Boston, s275O; New York $500;
Pittsburg, s21.5O; Cincinatti, $1,000;
Chicago. S25; st. Louis, $24.50;
Kansas City. $3.50; Memphis s24;
Denver. s19. No. alfalfa, Kansas
City, 1880: Omaha, s17; Denver,
sl4; Memphis. s27 No. / prairie.
Kansas City, s1O.5O; Oamha, s13;
Chicago, SIC; st. Louis s145O; Min
neapolis, S17.
FEED - Mil feed market little
easier with more sellers than buyers
in evidence. No great selling pressure
from West Transit offerings light
Linseed meal fairly firm with resellers
offering small amounts at about soc
under mill quotations Cottonseed
meal very dull with southern shippers
offering small reductions In order to
stimulate business, Wheat feed in ex-
cellent supply and storage stocks are
heavy. Hominy feed dull. offerings
small. demand quiet. Production all
reeds good. Movement fair
COTTON-Ayerage price OF mid
ding spot cotton in ten designated
spot markets declined 9 points during
the week. closing at 21 6Gs per pound
FRUITS & VEGETABLES - Pota-
toes generally lO-25c lower New
Jersey Irish cobblers and Green Noun
tains mostly 1881 IS sacked per 100
pounds In eastern markets; sl15-
1.20 fob. Long Island bulk cobblers
and Green Mountains s14O-l.5O In New
York Northern sacked round whites
Sl05.l2O carlot sales in Chicago, most
ly S5-9Oc fob. Waupaca. Wisconsin.
Onions irregular. New York and mid
western yellow varieties ranged S1.75-
235 sacked per 100 pounds in con
Stunning centers; S1.50i75 at New
York and Indiana shipping points
Cabbage weakened in most markets
New York domestic type sl0-1s bulk
per ton in eastern cities; $40 fob.
Rochester. Michigan and Wisconsin
stock 3l25 1.50 salked per 100 pounds
in Chidago. Apples firm in the east,
slightly weaker in the midwest New
York Wealthys sl.50175 per bushel
basket, top OF 81 in New York: s1.35-
l40 fob Rochester. New York.
Michigan. Illinois and Arkansas iona
= o L..
steady TO firm. Pennsylvania and New
Jersey Elbcrtas at S2275 per bushel
basket Colorado salmon tint canta-
loupes irregular at Sl75-25O per
standard b5, top OF 50 in New York:
G5-S0c cash to prowers at Rocky Ford.
Colorado.
GRAIN - Grain market Unsettled
with weaker tone Wheat futures
sagged with the decline In corn. rail-
led, but closed weaker. Good export
demand chief sustaining factor Corn
sharply lower as season advances
without serious frost damage Oats
weaker with corn. Cash demand fair
for corn, good for other grains.
Quoted Sept 90 No. dark north.
ern spring Minneapolis, s131-146.
No. red winter wheat. St Louis.
Sl35-l42; No. red winter wheat,
Chicago, $l.35h. No hard winter
wheat, 81. Louis. 1927. No. yellow
corn, Chicago. s116-117: Minneapolis.
Sl.11-l11h. No. 2 mixed corn, Chi.
cago sl16A.11GA Minneapolis.
SlOS-l0Sh No. 3 yellow corn. Chi.
cago, Si16h-116M; Minneapolis,
$l1O-l1Oh; st Louis, s113. No. 3
white corn, 81. Louis, sl16. No. 3
white oats, Chicago 47A.4Sc; Min.
neapolis 4i44hc; ST. Louis, i9-5Oc.