The Delta independent., 1925-02-06
MARKET REPORT
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GRAIN-Grain market unsettled.
May wheat at new high for crop on
worlds situation, fair export business
and speculative activity. July fu-
lures at last weeks level. Cash
wheat prices not following full ad-
vance. Corn futures higher with
strength in wheat and slightly i'm
proved feeding demand, but cash
corn less active, with wide discounts
for low grades. Oats higher with
corn. No. l dark northern. Mime
apolis. $194 to 2.241a. No. red
winter, St Louis. s216 to PIG. No.
3 red winter, Chicago, S215 to 216Ia
No. 3 hard winter. Chicago. s1.97.
No. hard winter, St. Louis. 50. No
3 mixed corn, St Louis. S1I7. No
3 yellow corn, Chicago. S127; Min.
neapolis, S124 to 125; St. Louis.
$124. No white oats, Chicago, IS
to 591ac; Minneapolis, 55 to sec; St
Louis GO1Ac
LIVE STOCK AND MEATS Chi
cago hog prices ranged from 1Oc low
er to 2Oc higher than a week ago
closing at S11.O5 for the top and
5000 to 1890 for the bulk. Medium
and good beef steers soc lower TO 25c
higher at $3.50 to 1900: butcher cows
and heifers Csc lower TO 15c higher
at 81 to 1875; feeder steers steady
to 1Oc higher at 1890 to 500; light
and medium weight veal calves $3.50.
to LIS higher at so to 1425; fat
I lambs 25 to soc higher at SIG to
1900; feeding lambs steady at Sl5 sol
TO 1925; yearlings sttady TO 25c
| hightr at S14 TO 100: and fat ewes
4 80 to S5c lower at $3.50 to 1850.
Stocker and feeder shipments from
/ IL important markets during the
week ending January % We're: Cat
tie and calves. 1910; hogs. G.47G;
sheep, 2O.5S5. In eastern wholesale
fresh meat markets beef rs firm to
! 81 higher: veal and lamb are 81 low
er to 81 higher; mutton weak TO 80
81 lower, and pork firm to SOC higher.
January 3lst prices good grade meats
beef s13 to 1900; veal SIG to 1900;
lamb $23 to $500; mutton s13 to
1900; light pork loins SIG to 1900;
heavy loins S145O TO 1900
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES -
Eastern potatoes generally firm.
northern stock nearly steady. New
York sacked round whites $40 to
1.55 per 100 pounds in eastern cities,
mostly $l15 fob. Rochester. Maine
sacked Green Mountains S1.5O to 1.75
in the east IS to 95c fob Presque
Isle. Maine Maine sacked round
whites s1O5 to 1.1O in carlot sales in
Chicago. So to 95c fob. New York
Danish type cabbage slightly weaker
in eastern markets at 500 to $500
bulk per ton; nearly steady at S1S to
1000 fob. Rochester. Florida type
50 to 2.5S per y bushel hamper in a
few markets. New York yellow on
ions fairly steady at $500 TO 225 per
100 pound sack in consuming centers,
tip Of $3.50 in Chicago: $2.75 to 285
fob. Rochester, Eastern York In
periaI apples $3.50 to 5.75 per barrel
in eastern markets, top Of S6.75 to
7.25 for Pennsylvania stock in New
York. New York Baldwins $3.50 TO
700 in New York and Chicago.
Northwestern extra fancy Winesaps
mostly $3.75 to 1926 per box.
DAIRY PRODUCTS Butter mar.
kets were rather unsettled during the
great part Of the week. although to-
ward the close a reaction occurred,
and prices advanced about &c, under
partially speculative support Trade
was generally quiet although lmprov.
ing slightly slightly as the week pro
gressed. Foreign markets reported
higher, but quiet at the advance
Closing prices Of 20 score butter: At
New York, 4Oc; Chicago 30hcl Phila-
delphia, 41c; Boston. i1c. Cheese
markets slightly easier with trade
quiet. Receipts showed slight in.
crease over the preceding week and
over the corresponding week in 1924
Storage Withdrawals were fairly well
maintained In spite of the Indifferent
demand although some tendency for
goods to accumulate was reported 10
ward the close with dealers in some
cases willing to shade prices slightly