Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-07
INCREASE IN ARM
CROP PRICES NOTED
Grain, Hogs, Lambs and
Eggs Higher in Re-
cent Trading.

Among the encouraging price gains
on farm products in the first days OF
october were the upturns for grain
hogs, lambs and eggs, says the United
States Department of Agriculture, Bu.
reau of Agricultural Economics, market
news service. All this resulted from
lighter market receipts or from better
demand stimulated by recent lower
price levels. Potato markets showed the
price setbacks usual at digging time
Cabbage, onions, grapes and peaches al
gained little in market value. Dairy
and poultry products are unsettled
Eggs are higher. Some mill feeds SCI
lower, especially linseed and cottonseeo
meals. In general, the market action
showed some improvement over Tine
worst of the September decline.
Potato Markets Active.
Heavy carlot shipments attended the
active digging of the main crop OF po-
tatoes In all the important States. Inc
price trend turned downward, as 1t usu-
ally does in October, even IN snort
Mountains dropped Z cents per 1O0
rounds. There were sharper declines at
Chicago and at Western country SHIP
ping points.
changed at country shipping points In
western New York. Colorado and new
YORK lettuce is about finished. Inns
leaves the market clear for California
stock until the Winter crop starts from
Arizona. w.,
concord grapes were higher at New
YORK and Michigan shipping points, ana
Juice grapes advanced in California pro-
ducing sections.
Cabbage and Onions Up.
Domestic type cabbage was somewhat
higher In Western New York at S9.oO-
SIT per ton bulk, with sacked STOCK at
SI3. Best yellow onions advanced
SLIGHTLY at western New York country
shir,pirr points in early october, aver
aging about 81 per 100 pounds.
York Apples Cheap.
York apples of the most desired size
in the Potomac Valley area are bringing
only $3.50 per barrel, with Jonatnans
and Ben Davis at 81. Much standard
fr1Iit in that section was selling around
81 per busl1el. Pear markets are ouii
and prices about unchanged.
Butter Markets Unsettled.
The tone of the general butter mar
ket became nervous ana unSettieo IN
early October. The recent hrmneSs ana
buyine activity had not lasted long and
receivers were again finding it difncuit
to keep each days arrivals cleaned UP:
Chicago was apparently in the weakest
POSITION. Chain stores and others nav
ing large retail outlets complain OF
mall requirements of the consumer.
Informal estimates indicate shortage
in cold storage butter on October as
compared with year ago. amounting
fo from 26 600 900 to q, 900, 900 pounds,
which would be much like the storage
E.tuation mQDth ago.
Cheese buyers in general have been
operating for immediate needs only ana
supplies tended to accumulate In pro-
siucing sections. The New York market
maintained q steady position in early
october, but trading was quiet. AT
Chicago the tone was also about STEADY.
The egg market shows strong action
so far this month. Receipts at the four
principal markets in early October were
smaller. Demand was brisk, and prices
moved steadily upward, gaining prac-
tically all the ground lost in the mid
September decline. Dealers reported In
,bility to satisfy all demands for fine,
fresh, mixed colors. Some buyers seemed
-illing to pay slightly higher prices to
ill requirements. The large stocks OF
refrigerator eggs In storage caused con-
Siderable pressure to sell this class of
stock in order to clear it out before the
first of the new year.
Chickens and fryers are in liberal
supply, with decidedly. weak demand,
causing the prices to reach lower levels
in early October Fowls. however, were
rather scarce, and prices of these were
held at about the level of late Septem-
Der.
Live stock and Wool.
Fat cattle were selling at lower prices
at Chicago near the first Of October.
but the market on light steers, all-grass
cows and heifers. and on stocker and
feeder cattle was well maintained. Hog
receipts were much the same as the
previous week in point Of numbers. but
the run carried fewer habitat lights
and underweights, and the price action
showed Improvement as compared with
weighty butcher stock. Somewhat more
moderate marketings checked the sharp
declines that have featured the lamb
market in recent weeks. Fat lambs
closed little higher than in late Sep
TENDER, when the market was at the
lowest basis touched within q period
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