The Delta independent., 1925-03-13
MARKET REPORT
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prices at Chicago ranged from S1.S5
to $500 higher than a week ago,
closing at $14.25 for the top and
13.5O-141O for the bulk. Medium and
good beef steers Is to 25c lower at
SS4O-S116O; butcher COWS and heifers
l5c lower to- 40c higher at $4.25 to
1865: feeder steers 25c to 25c higher
at S6-775; light and medium weight
veal calves steady to soc higher at
S1O.5O-145O; fat lambs 25c to soc high
er at $15.50-1S.25; feeding lambs 25c
to soc higher at S16.75-1T75; year
lings steady to 25c higher at $3.50
1915. and fat ewes soc to 81 higher
at S6.75-1O.75. Stocker and feeder
shipments from u important markets
during the week ending February q:
cattle and calves, 35921; hogs, TO-,
8g4: sheep, 21,73O. In eastern whole
sale fresh meat markets beef is
steady to 81 higher; veal and mutton
weak to 81 lower; lamb weak to 81
lower. and pork loins 50 to Sc higher.
March 7th prices good grade meats:
beef S14 to $17; veal 81 to S2l; lamb
s25 to S29; mutton SIG to SIS; light
pork loins s24 to S26; heavy loins SO
to s225O.
HAY-Hay market dull. Receipts
ample for current needs and low
grades hard to move as buyers have
better hay to pick from, demand
slack with favorable weather. Tim
othy easier Alfalfa and prairie CON
tinue steady Quoted March Z: No.
/ timothy. Boston. $3.50; New York,
$500: Philadelphia, S20.5O; Pitts
burg. $50; Cincinatt, $3.50; Chicago,
$4,000; St Louis, 2l.5o; Kansas City,
$500. Memphis. S22O0; Atlanta S25.
No. ] alfalfa. Kansas City. $1,000;
Omaha. S1G5O: Memphis $2S 90; At
lauta. S34O0 No. 1 prairie, Kansas
City. Sll5O: Omaha. S1l0O: Chicago,
$1,000; St Louis. $3.50; MINI
FEED-Feed markets quiet. Sell
ing pressure Of wheat feeds is light,
but demand has dropped off again
and prices quoted by jobhers are
slightly lower Transit and spot
stocks generally light. Linseed oil
meal offerings heavy and resellers
quoting $40. Buffalo. with mills hold
ing prices firm al S4o50 Cottonseed
meal and cake stock good. demand
light and prices unchanged. Corn
feeds easier. especially h0miny feed.
Both gluten feed and hominy feed In
ample supply and IN fairly good de-
mand.
DIARY PRODUCTS - Butter mar
kets firmer and active during week
ending March T. and prices advanced
about 4c Receipts Of fresh butter
were inadequate and floor stocks
We're well cleaned up al each advance
This. together with the good demand
from consuming outlets WAS an i'm
nuonual factor IN the firmuess. The
shortage OF fresh butter caused many
buyers TO take storage, and the
storage Withdrawals were large For
cigu markets firm and 1c TO &c high
or Closing wholesale prices OF %
score butter today. New York. 4Siac;
Chicago 4S4c; Philadelphia, ASIac;
Boston 4SC.
Cheese markets We're about steady
on fresh made goods with trade only
fair at both primary and distributing
markets. Receipts at Wisconsin
warehouses have been apparently
greater than In 1924 although show.
ing a decreasing tendency Of late.
Wholesale prices on Wisconsin prim
ary markets March c: Flats 22c
cheddars 2lMc; single daisies, 22"c;
young Americas. 22hc; lonEhorns
21&c: square prints. 22'4c.
Average price OF mid
ding spot cotton i'm 10 designated
spot markets advanced 81 points dur
Ing the week. closing az 2519c per
pound.
FRUITs & VEGETABLES East.
ern potatoes firm; northern stock un
settled West New York sacked round
whites S12lI4o per 100 pounds in
eastern markets. mostly around 95c
{. O D. Rochester New York Danish
typo cabbage steady 10 firm at $40
S1G bulk per ton high as $50 I'm Gin
cinatu; l0.Sl2 f. %. b. Rochester
Florida pointed type slightly strong
or Ut Sl251.75 per 1ia hushol hamp
ar. New York yellow onions stronger
slightly TO S2T5-S3OO sacked per 100
pounds I'm eastern cities; slightly
weaker at $3.50 f. %. b. Rochester,
.Midwcstcrn yollows tended lower
Eelling mostly at S25o.2.75 in the
in.ddlowost Apples fairly steady
Now York baldwns mostly S6.50.SI0o
per barrel Eastern New York imper
inls ranged SG00.S6.T5. Northwest
ern extra fancy winesaps S325.S87',o a
box, Florida fancy tomatoes, origin
a. pack sold higher at S5.00S60o per
six basket carrier for best stock
7 GRAIN Grain market develops a
weakness. May wheat futures II toI
19c-lower than week ago on wave of