The Delta independent., 1925-02-13
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cago hog prices ranged from 40 to 45c |
lower than week ago, closing at |
$11.10 for the top and s10.45 to 11.OO |
for the bulk Medium and good beef |
steers 15c lower to 35c higher at SIPS
to 1900; butcher cows and heifers |
steady to 40c higher at $500 to 1915; |
feeder steers 10 to 15c higher at $500 |
to SIS, and light and medium weight |
veal calves 75c lower at 1925 to |
1850; fat lambs 80 to 75c lower at |
s15.75 to 1850; feeding lambs steady |
to 25c lower at $500 to 1900; yearl- |
ings SOC lower at $3.50 to 1850 and
fat ewes 25c lower at s6.25 to 1O.25. |
Stocker and feeder shipments from IL
important markets during the week
ending January 80 were: Cattle and
calves S4,069; hogs 6,59S; sheep 2S,-
712. In eastern wholesale fresh meat
markets veal is 50 to 400 higher;
lamb 81 to 800 higher, and mutton
firm to 81 up. Pork loins are weak
TO 81 lower. February 7th prices of
good grade meats: Beef -13 to 1900;
veal 10 to 22.OO. lamb $26 to 2g.OO;
mutton IA to 1900; light pork Ioins
SIG to 1900, and heavy loins s145OI
to 1850.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES:
Eastern potatoes continued stronger.
with northern stock slightly weaker
at shipping points and fairly steady at
city markets. New York sacked round
whites mostly $155 to It's in the
east; S1.2O to 1.25 fob. Rochester.
Maine sacked Green Mountains rang
ed S1.S5 to 2.1O in eastern cities; bulk
stock 81 to 10 fob. Presque Isle. !
Northern sacked round whites s1.35 |
to lao in the middlewest; so to soc |
fob. New York Danish type cabbage |
generally higher at S25 to $500 bulk |
per ton in eastern markets; s19 to |
22.00 fob. Rochester. Onions steady |
in eastern cities, slightly weaker in
midwestern markets. New York yel-
lows $500 to 3.25 sacked per 100
pounds in city wholesale markets;
best stock $2.S5 fob. Rochester. Mid.
western yellows ranged $27j to 3.25
in leading markets; $275 fob. west
Michigan points. Eastern Stayman
Winesap apples ranged $3.50 to S25
per barrel in the east. New York
Baldwins Sc to 700 top of 7.5O in Chi
cago. Illinois and Missouri Jonathans
$500 to $50 in the middlewest.
HAY: Hay market steady to firm.
Receipts lighter although demand con-
tinues only fair after heavy run of
past few weeks. Only good hay is
wanted. Poor grades hard to move at
sharp reductions. Quoted February
Z: No. l timothy, Boston S2G; New
York s27; Pittsburgh s21; Cincinatti
$3.50; Chicago $23; St. Louis $21;
Kansas City $17; Memphis s22. No.
alfalfa, Kansas City S215O; Omaha
$18; Memphis $22; No. l prairie,
Kansas City S115O; Omaha $12; Chi
cago S17; st. Louis SIS; Minneapolis
$16.50.
FEED; Feed markets dull. Wheat
feeds still weak and demand narrow.
Brand for prompt shipments offered
at around $34 Philadelphia rate basis
OIL meals in excellent supply with re-
sellers quoting discounts for mill
prices. Gluten feed reduced addition
al 50 per ton this week. Light de
mand for corn feeds. Hominy feed
prices showing downward tendency.
Cottonseed meal prices at lowest lev
el for the season with stocks at mills
showing steady accumulations. Elk
port dcmand for oil meals dull.
COTTON: Average price OF mid
ding spot cotton in 10 designated
spot markets advanced As points dur
ing the week, closing at 2411c per
pound. New York future contracts
advanced 40 points closing at 242Oc.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar
kets were irregular and unsettled dur
ing the week February 7, maintain
ing steady position until the close
when the situation weakened and
prices declined a half cent. Receipts
at distributing markets were more
than adequate and some accumulation
was reported. Closing prices og 90
score: New York 39Iac; Chicago
38hc; Philadelphia 4Olhc, Boston
4Ohc.
Cheese markets were weak on fresh
made goods with trade irregular The
prices were also irregular with some
tendency to offer concessions toward
the close: Cheese production as in
dicated by receipts at Wisconsin
warehouses running ahead OF 1924
Wholesale prices at Wisconsin prim-
AIRY markets February G: Twins
23hc; single daisies 24c; long horns
2412c; square prints 24c.
GRAIN. Grain fnotlot p,uua,,o and
erratic. Wheat futures in violent |