The Delta independent., 1925-04-03
MARKET REPORT
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lshington, D. G, March IS, 1928


LIVESTOCK & MEATS - Chicago
hog prices ranged from 65 to zoe low.
er than week ago. closing at $3.50
for the top and $500 to Sl3.+O for the
bulk. Medium and good beef steers
steady to +5c higher at $S.50-1l.5O:
butcher cows and heifers zoe lower
TO soc higher at SAILS to 1l.5O; feeder
steers steady to 25c lower at $500 to
$50: light and medium weight veal
calves steady at $3.50 to HOO: fat
lambs 25 to soc lower at s14 to 1900:
feeding lambs steady at SIS to 1915;
yearlings so to 75c lower at $11.00 to
1925, and fat ewes steady at $685. to
e.75. Stocker and feeder shipments
/ from - important markets during the
week ending March 20 were: Cattle
[ and calves, 1854; hogs, 1O.452. and
sheep, 1897. In eastern wholesale
| fresh meat markets beef is SOC to
$3.50 lower; veal 50 lower to 81 high
er; lamb 50 to $5 higher; mutton firm
TO 81 higher, and pork loins 81 to 50
lower. March 2S prices good grade
meats: Beef S15-17.OO: veal $15-ITO0;
lamb S23126.OO; mutton S15-1s.O0: light
pork loins S2o-26O0; heavy loins S1T-
%. 90.
FRUITS & VEGETABLES - New
York round white potatoes about SC
lower at s1I15 per 100 pounds in
eastern markets; steady at S0-S5cf. OBJ.
Rochester. Northern sacked round
whites down 10 to 15c at soc to 81 on
/ the Chicago carlot market. 70-75c fob.
| Florida Spaulding rose sold soc to 81
lower at S9.5O-l2.50 per barrel New
York baldwin apples about steady at
| $3.50 per barrel in the leading mar
kets; mostly Sc fob. Northwestern
extra fancy winesaps S3.50-3.75 per
box. Cabbage steady to firm Florida
pointed type S1.25-1.T5 per IL bushel
| hamper. Texas domestic fiat and round
types S+O-S60 bulk per ton in midwest
/ ern cities; SIS fob. San Benito. New
| York and Midwestern yellow onions
firm at S2.75-315 sacked per 100 pound
/ in consuming centers: $3.50 TO 255
fob. Rochester, New York. Texas
| yellow Bermudas, commercial pack
| S2.I5-3.50 per crate in midwesteru cit
les. Florida tomatoes. fancy. ripe and
turning, original pack. weaker al $500
$50 per six basket carrier, top OF $50
| in New York Florida celery unsettled
at S2.35-3.OO per 10 inch crate, top Of
! 1926 in Chicago; S1.75 fob. Sanford.
HAY-Hay market slightly easier.
Farmers pressing surplus OF inferior
hay on market. Receipts Of low grades
more than equal to trade needs. al
though offerings Of best hay light.
Market prices averaging slightly low
er. Quoted March 2S: No. timothy.
Boston $3.50, --ew York S25 so. Pitts.
burgh $50, Cincinatu SIS. Chicago. S23.
St Louis S2l5o. Kansas City. S1525.
Memphis 500 Atlanta S24: No. al
falfa. Kansas City SlS.25. Omaha.
$3.50 Memphis $3.50. Atlanta s34.
No. l prairie. Kansas Ciu 81. Omaha
Sl0.5o, St Louis $3.50, Minneapolis
SIG.
FEED-Feed demand light. Spot
and nearby shipment Of wheat feeds
fairly steady but no demand for for.
ward shipment. In the Northwest
Canadian and Buffalo mills are offer
ing bran and middIinEs 50 10 SO low.
er than western markets Catt5nseed
and linseed oil meal In good supply.
and easier, Corn feeds dull glutten
feed fairly firm. but homlay feed
weak.
GRAIN-Grain market nervous. and
working lower. May wheat futures are
down about 10o from week aro on
wave OF selling account continued
heavy world shipments New crop
futures not following fun decline ac.
count reports OF damage 10 winter
wheat Good export business. Corn
futures about &c lower than week ago
but cash corn in better demand with
more inquiries from feeders. Corn
futures about lie under last weeks
close. No. / dark northern. NInneapo. [
lis, Sl4s.lS0. No. . red winter. St. |
Louis. S1S3.lS6. No. 9 hard winter.
Chicago. Sl57A: ST. Louis 81 5siL to
l60l.- No miaed corn. chicago. |
Sl05is-l.o6; Minneapolis. ssasc. No.
? yellow corn, Chicago. sl124.11s.
No. yellow corn. Chicago. zl06-111:
St Louis, S1oGl0,, Minneapolis. |
Slo2-l.04. No. Q white corn. Chicago. /
sloS: St Louis. slOT No. 3 white
oats. Chicago, 4l45c. Ml7neapolis. ]
iQiaflc. ST. Louis 4s4ac. Q
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