The Delta independent., 1925-01-23
MARKET REPORT
; s>.%~+%>><>4%>>

Washington, D. c., January 17:-l
LIVE STOCK & MEATS-Chicago
hog prices ranged from 15c lower to
sc higher for the week, closing at
5000 for the top and 500 to 1885
for the bulk. Medium and good beef
steers SOC lower to 15c higher at $765
to 1900; butcher cows and heifers
Csc higher at $3.50 to HOO: feeder
steers steady to Csc higher at $4.75 to
765, and light and medium weight
veal calves 25 to soc lower at SS.75 to
1880; fat lambs steady to 25c high
er at $15.75 to 1875; feeding lambs
40 to soc higher at SIS to 1850. year
lings SOC higher at $3.50 to 100,
and fat ewes steady to 25c lower at
500 to HOO. Stocker and feeder
shipments from 12 important markets
during the week ending January 9
were: Cattle and calves Al ,4S2; hogs
1926; sheep 20,374. In eastern
wholesale fresh meat markets beef
is weak to SOC lower; veal 81 to 400
lower; lamb 81 to 200 down; NUT
ton firm to 81 higher, and pork
loins soc to 1.5O lower. January II
prices good grade meats: Beef s13 to
100; veal SIG to 1900: lamb $26 to
1900; mutton SIG to 1900: light pork
loins $16.5O to 1900; heavy loins
$14.5O to 100.
FRUITS. & VEGETABI. .ES- Pota-
toes generally firm at shipping points
but unsettled in city markets. New
York sacked round whites s1.35 to
1.5Q per 100 lbs. in eastern cities 81
to los fob. Rochester Northern
sacked round whites s11O to 12O on
the Chicago market; SIPS to 1.4O in
other markets; S5 to CSC fob. Prices
of osions show little change. New
York yellows. mostly $500 to 1926
sacked per 100 lbs. in the east; $3.50
fob. Rochester Midwestern yellows
S2.75 to $50 in consuming centers
New York Danish type cabbage SO to
| 500 lower at $25 to 5000 bulk per
/ ton in eastern markets; steady at SIS
to 2000 fob Rochester Florida
| Strawberries in 80 quart crates and
pony refrigerators form at 30 to 4Oc
| lhdlN bd0lE III tI4t A-flsNl- iptHN NEW
York Baldwin apples sold at 500
barrel in New York Eastern Stay
mans Sc to 100 in few markets
! FEED - Feed markets somewhat
easier especially those in the east
Buffalo mills reduce bran prices to
$3.50 and mddlings to $41.5O. The
western markets not forcing offer
ings but situation is decidedly weak
er. Gluten feed situation quiet. Of
ferings exceeding demand.
COTTON price of mid.
ding spot cotton in 10 designated
spot markets declined II points dur
ing the week. closing at 284Sc per
! lb
GRAIN Grain market firm. Wheat
and corn at new high level Wheat
futures up about 7c on renewed OK
port buying. Corn futures not follow
ing full advance. Oats higher with
corn Rye following wheat. No
dark northern spring. Minneapolis.
| 81 SO12 to 2.17h No. 2 red winter.
st Louis. $212. No 2 hard winter,
St Louis. $1S71a. No. 3 yellow corn.
Chicago. s1.28% Minneapolis. Si.30
TO 1872; ST Louis 1927 to 1.27la.
No 3 white corn. St Louis. S1.27. No.
white oats. Chicago, ssh to SOC;
Minneapolis. 55ls to 553sc: St Louis
GOia to 61iac
DAIRY PRODUCTS-Butter mar
kets irregular and unsettled for the
week Prices declined about 2c fol-
lowing which the situation steadied.
and a reaction was effective particu-
larly at Chicago Closing prices Of
20 score butter: New York 39c Chi
caga 3q1a to 40c.
Chicago markets steady to firm
with trade fair. Storage movement
continued fairly heavy and receipts
were increasing slowly. The final
storage report released during the
week indicated holdings in the Unit
ed States Of 1882 900 pounds, a de-
crease from month previous of 91a
million and from a year previous of
half a million. Closing prices on Wis
consin primary markets January 16:
Twins 23Ac; single daisies 24lAc;
longhorns 24%c; square prints 24Ac.