Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-30
Markets
STILL UNSETTLED
EGG and Butter Prices I'M
prove-Cotton, Corn and
Wheat Lower.

culture, Bureau of Agricultural Eco
market news service. Egg and
butter markets were helped by the light
or moderate supply available and have
been working toward higher levels for
some time. Poultry gave way a little
near the end of the month, but has
held better than usual at this time OF
year. Cheese markets continue nearly
steady. Onions hold recent gains, put
most other vegetables trend lower.
Peaches continued the upward slant
that started near the middle OF Septem-
Der. Price trend of the great staple
CROPS. cotton, corn and wheat, was still
downward. The feed grains recovered
a little. Mill feeds sell near lowest
points, with demand poor. Live STOCK
markets did not do much to change
the months slow down trend, although
cattle sold better. Wool markets hold
well.
Butter Position Improving.
After unsettled, unsteady condition
toward the last of the month, butter
markets progressed into well sustained
position. with supplies of fancy STOCK
well cleared. Consuming demand holds
at satisfactory levels above last year,
and production is decreasing below that
of a year ago. Storage Withdrawals are
heavy. Chicago reported a GOOD qe-
mand for fancy storage butter for SNIP
ment to Eastern markets.
The supply of fancy quality cheese
continues light in most markets, ana
dealers continued to hold this class OF
goods firmly. Process cheese Is steaoy
in price, with demand fair.
Poultry Market Weak.
The dressed poultry markets con-
timed weak and unsettled through Sep
tennber. especially on chickens of the
larger sizes. Incoming shipments were
particularly heavy. Consumption was
light. and with speculative interests
somewhat disturbed over the large vol
ume of poultry already accumulated IN
storage so early in the season, opening
quotations of the month worked grad
,ially lower. During the month, prices
on broilers weighing around 2 pounoS
eased off about 2 cents; fryers averag-
ing about pounds each, cents, ana
weighing about pounds'
cents or more.
Egg prices gained further near the
end of the month, but the september
market was hardly up to expectations,
owing to liberal egg receipts from tne
farms, some selling Of storage eggs and
a rather slow consuming demand
Fat Cattle Sell Better.
The beef market improved late in the
month. as far as the better grades were
concerned, and competition increased
between large and small killers for light
cattle. While all fed cattle were in de-
mand. BUYERS displayed decided pref
erence for those weighing 1000 pounds
upward or yearlings averaging 300
Hog prices declined further. Weights
scaling from 240 to $50 pounds topped
the price list The weeks lowest top
was not only the lowest for the year,
but the lowest for the month OF Sep.
tenber since 1899. The character OF
the supply continued to change with a
increase in weights under
900 pounds and particularly below 100
pounds.
Fat sheep were steady to IS cents
higher, fat ewes selling largely from
81 so to So, with few at $2.25 and
better
Prices Of domestic woods showed prac-
tically no change during the last week
of September, as all interests were DOM
mated by caution and felt that nothing
in the news justified any revision IN
prices.
Potatoes Lower.
Maine potatoes we're selling slightly
lower in late September at As to so
cents per 100 pounds on carlot basis
at loading stations. The t. o. b. price
in Wisconsin was down to so to IS
cents, with Bliss Triumphs returning
only SO cents in Western Nebraska. All
city jobbing markets were lower. sweet
potatoes advanced slightly on Eastern
Shore of Virginia to S1.25 to S1.35 per
barrel, or SO cents per bushel hamper,
and city prices of Virginia stock also
were a little higher.
Bulk domestic type cabbage was low
er in Western New York at 81 to 50 per
ton, with bulk Danish at $40 to Sl2.
yellow onions were selling higher in
the Rochester district at $1.85 to 81 .95
per l00-pound sack, or at rs cents to
Sl15 per 50-pound bag. Msssacl1u-
sets f. o. b. market was about steady
and rather dull Western lettuce was
weaker in city markets, but New York
Big Boston stock advanced.
Apples in the Potomac Valley area
brought IS cents to S1.05 per bushel,
according to variety, with barrels at
s2.25 to SO for most kinds. Western
New York Bartlett pears advanced to
81 80 per bushel tub, fob. shipping
points, with Seckels at $1.50. Peach
higher as supplies decrease. Eastern
grape prices were slowly declining.
Southwestern New York shippers we're
getting $25 to S28 per ton of 12-quaft
baskets OF Wordens, with Concords at
s2o to s32.5O.
Grain Markets Unsettled.
The grain markets were unsettled the
last week of the month, influenced
largely by the uncertain European eco
nomic conditions. Wheat declined with
a moderate increase in offerings, and
the reduced export inquiry following
the rapid decline in British exchange.
Corn weakened under continued light
demand for the larger receipts. Rye,
oats and barley were fairly steady, with
light offerings scarcely equal to cur
rent trade requirements. Flax held
about unchanged, with crushers readily
absorbing the smaller receipts.
Most Feeds Decline.
Wheat feeds tended lower during late
september in quiet market. Produc-
ton and offerings were Of fair volume
but were under those of a year ago.
Prices of linseed meal considerably
higher than prices of cottonseed meal
and gluten feed. The continued down.
ward trend Of cottonseed meal prices
tended to keep buyers out of the mar
ket except to cover their nearby re-
quirements. Offerings of hominy feed
were reported fairly liberal at Eastern
markets. Soybean meal was lower, re-
fiecting the weakness in other concen-
trates.
Timothy hay markets ranged from
steady to slightly stronger in late Sep
TENDER. The continued light offerings
were IN fairly good demand at most
points. Prices at New York City adj
variced about so cents per ton, largely
as a result Of extremely light arrivals.
Timothy generally found ready outlet
but other classes OF hay were slow sale.
THREE ROADS ANNOUNCE