The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1924-02-22
MARKET REPORT
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ern potatoes about steady. New York
round whites closed at s169-1.90 sack
I ed per 100 lbs city markets; $40
s1.45 fob. Northern sacked round
whites to 1Oc lower Chicago. 81 20.
Danish type cabbage steady to
stronger, ranging s3O-40 per ton lead
ing markets, top of s45 in Philadel-
phia s27-30 fob. Florida pointed
type about steady at s1.75 per IL bu.
hamper. Texas stock s25 fob. Vel
low onions nearly steady at $3.50
sacked per 100 lbs. consuming centers.
Texas spinach slightly weaker rang
ing si50-2.00 per blu. basket; s1-1.15
fob. Apple markets dull. New York
Baldwins tended lower at s350-4.0 90 a
Dbl. eastern cities. best stock 1874
fob. Missouri Jonathans s5.50-6.00
in Midwestern markets. The estimat-
ed total amount of market potatoes
available for shipment Jan. l, 1924,
for 80 late potato states was $685. 900
bu. as compared with 91,136,O0O bu.
on Jan /, 1923.
LIVE STOCK & MEATS-Chicago
hog prices ranged from to 25c high
er for the week, closing at s7.35 for
the top and s7-7.2O for the bulk. Med
ium and good beef steers 10c lower
to 4Oc higher at s7.75-1IOO; butcher
cows and heifers steady to Csc higher
at s3.75-1O.OO; feeder steers steady at
! s450-S; light and medium weight veal
calves 50 lower at sS-11; fat lambs
Csc higher at s13-15; feeding lambs
steady at S1175-13.75; yearlings soc
up at s1O.25-l325. and fat ewes 25-75c
! higher at s5.75-9.5O. Stocker and feed
er shipments from IL important mar
kets during the week ending Feb. s
were: cattle and calves 32,723; hogs.
7.439; sheep. 1854.
In eastern wholesale fresh meat
markets beef and pork loins weak to
81 lower; veal and lamb 81 to 50 high
er. and mutton weak to SOC lower
| Feb. 16 prices good grade meats: beef
| sl+16; veal 1921. lamb s22-25; NUT
ton sl6-1s; light pork loins sl250-l4:
| heavy loins slO-I3.
! HAY-Hay prices generally firm.
Good demand for best grades while
d
grades alfalfa in good demand at
Kansas City. Low prices at Cincin-
natl stimulated southern buying.
Quoted Feb. 10: No timothy Boston
s2s5O; New York s305O; Pittsburg
s26; Memphis s27; Cincinatti $4,000;
Chicago s26; St Louis s24; Kansas
City s20.50; No. l alfalfa Memphis
U c9Ns -
St Louis $3.50; Kansas City $3.50
/ FEED-Feed markets barely steady
due to increased offerings of transit
and storage feed. Wheat feeds easier
particularly in east where Canadian
mills quoted about 81 per ton lower
than domestic mills. Prompt ship
ment 1876 meal from Texas offered In
east at s47.25 fob. New York Pres
sure OF offerings OF linseed meal for
transit and immediate shipment at
$3.50 Buffalo
COTTON-Ayerage price OF midd.
ling spot cotton in ten designated
4 spot markets declined 2l5 points dur
ing the week. closing at 3l.32c per
ID. New York March future contracts
declinet 240 points. closing at BLOC.
DAIRY PRODUCTS-But mar.
kets gained strength early in the
week and price advances were regis
tered on principal wholesale mar
kets, but the tone at the close today
was weak Good demand for under
grades recently brought prices OF
this class OF butter close to top score.
Closing prices on s2-score: New York
/ soc; Chicago soc; Boston Size: PIN.
adelphia 5Olsc.
Cheese markets irregular and weak
/ Price tendency lower and declines
which occur on the farmers call board
at Plymouth, Wise. Friday, were in
tune with the general tone OF the mar
let. Closing prices at Wisconsin
primary markest Feb. Is: flats 22c:
twins 2lIEc; single daisies 22c: double
daisies 21&c; longhorns 22lsc; square
prints 22kc
GRAlN-Grain markets lose some
ground during week. Larger receipts
especially OF corn, cause buyers 10
hold off. Prices 2 to Sc lower for
current needs because of slow flour
demand. Oats, rye, and barley also
slightly lower but receipts well a.
sorbed by mills, cereal manufacturers
and shippers Quoted Feb. l6. No /
dark northern spring Minneapolis
Sll6-l.2s. No. hard winter Chicago
S-lO-l1Oh. st Louis Sill No .
rcd, chicago s1.1h;' St Louis Sis.
LIZ. No. 2 yellow corn Chicago soc.
NO yellow, st. Louis 76-77c No 3
white oats Chicago 47h-4Shc. St
Louis 49c; Minneapolis 4ic.
Mountain Forest Fur Farm,