Evening star., 1931-11-25
PRODUCE MARKETS
IN F|RMER TREND.
Cash Grain and Feed Prices
Improve-0ther Commodi-
ties Higher.

as strong as the general commodity
list under the trying market conditions
the second half Of November, says the
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture, Bureau of Agricultural Econom-
les, Market News Service. Action of
the cash gain and feed markets made
improvements and wheat showed up
ward tendency on each appearance of
favorable news items. Eggs advanced
further under light receipts and good
holiday trade Turkeys started higher
than generally expected. Fowls were
selling close to the prices Of year ago
and there was good demand for roast
ing chickens. Butter markets were un-
settled. Best beef cattle sold ut stronger
prices, but other live stock was dull and
weak. Wool sales increased at steady
prices. Potatoes brought a little more
money at some Western country ship
ping points, but Eastern markets aver
aged about steady. Some lines of cab
bage, lettuce and celery advanced fur
ther. Apple markets were unsettled and
irregular without much change.
Potatoes Fairly Steady.
Sacked Green Mountain potatoes
100 pounds in Aroostook County, Me-,
but q slightly stronger market prevailed
at Long Island points, around IS cents.
Round whites were weaker in Western
New York at IS to 70 cents. The ex-
treme range in North Central States
was SIS to 65 cents per 100 pounds.
Eastern potato jobbing centers showed
no change. A stronger tone prevailed
for Maryland and Delaware sweet pota-
toes.
Western New York celery in two
thirds crates declined to range Of 81
to $2.25 at shipping points, but city
prices were steady to firm. Prices ad-
Vanced on Western lettuce, but we're
steady to lower on Eastern Big Boston.
A. firm feeling prevailed in Eastern
onion markets. Cabbage advanced fur
ther In Western New York to $40 to $12
per ton bulk or 913 to 4l4 sacked.
The Potomac Valley apple market was
unsettled. Barrels of most desired sizes
OF Ben Davis and Black Twigs returned
around $3.50, with cold storage Wine
saps as high as $3.50. The Western
New York fob. market was firm on
Baldwins at 85 cents per bushel.
Butter Markets Unsettled.
The butter markets we're featured by
some rather sharp price fluctuations
during the second half of November, es-
pecially in the East. Previous gains
were followed by a decline showing a
net loss for the week. Reports of in
creasing production, coupled with in
creaseS in size of shipments, reports of
sluggish cream markets and conden-
series and milk companies churning
butter from their surplus cream had q
depressing influence on the markets.
With the exception OF fractional price
advances on fresh cheese in the New
York and Philadelphia markets, the
cheese position on both fresh and held
goods remained largely unchanged.
Turkey Supply Uncertain.
Most of the interest in the poultry
markets Is now being centered In tur-
keys for the Thanksgiving trade. The
early supplies reaching the market have
been limited. Warm weather and low
paying prices at country packing plants
slightly delayed shipments from the
Southwest. Supplies of chickens con-
tinue in excess Of current trade re-
quirements and considerable stock has
been going to storage.
The market on fresh eggs gained
5 to 7 cents after the middle of the
month. On the other hand, the market
on refrigerator eggs continued weak and
irregular. Quotations remained un-
changed on the better marks, but prices
eased of to 4 cents on lots of ir-
regular quality.
Hog Shipments Heavy.
Live stock marketings at IL import
ant primary centers for the third week
of November, showed decreases Of about
$4,000 cattle, 1000 calves and 10000
sheep, and an increase OF nearly 100, 900
hogs, as compared with the week pre-
vious. The hog market broke rather
sharply under the increased marketings,
touching new lows for the season. Well
conditioned granted cattle scared to
file Of the steer cattle run found
a very erratic market, and averaged
no better than steady. Much of
the weeks trading in fat lambs
was conducted around the seasons
bottom levels. Veal calf trade
continued in the doldrums, depressed
market on dressed veal sending live
vealers to o new low in the seasons
Chicago trading.
The volume Of trading on the Boston
wool market showed some further ex-
pansion during the third week Of Mo-
vember, and In q few cases prices
extended above the recent ranges, al
though the general trade was not
quotably higher.
Feed Markets Decline Slightly.
Winter wheat mill feeds followed in
a general way the November ups and
downs of the grain market. High pro-
tein feeds were irregular. Corn feeds
sold slightly lower and cottonseed and
linseed meals about steady. With the
output of linseed meal light because of
the short domestic fax crop offerings
Of this feed remained small.
Timothy and clover hay prices ranged
from steady to slightly higher and the
continued light offerings are in fairly
good demand, particularly in the East.
Wheat Market Irregular.
Sales OF wheat future delivery declined
in price after the middle of the month
with some good recovery. Large world
shipments, some slackening In export
demand for North American wheat,
sharp break in the stock market and
more favorable weather In domestic
Winter wheat areas were depressing
news items. Cash wheat prices did not
follow the decline in futures, but held
about steady. The moderate offerings
met an active mill demand. Feed
grains had independent strength, with
light receipts, only about equal to cur
rent trade requirements. Rye huctu-
ated with wheat, but had o steady
undertone, rejecting the short domes-
tic supply. Flax held about unchanged,
with moderate offerings meeting fair
crusher demand.