Evening star., 1932-11-22
EGGS AND BUTTER
+: PRICES MOUNTING
IL
Potatoes Also Start Rise,
but Other Products
Depressed.
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ward with light ana decreasing Suppheo,
according TO the United States Depart
-rnent of Agriculture. Potatoes at last
show some response to the long perloo
az light shipments, and there were wide
suread price gains shared to some ex-
tent by onions and cabbage after the
middle of the month. Supplies OF most
kinds of poultry are liberal but prices
are holding fairly well at the low levels
Established earlier in the month. Sucn
leading farm products as cotton, WOOL
wheat, corn and live stock were de-
pressed by large current market sup
niles. and the mi6-November price trenu
Tas dovnward. Hay markets are quiet
The butter markets showed greater
strength after the middle OF November
than for some time, and price advances
were recorded at all points on all graoeS
At the Eastern markets many OF the
large users of butter had worked out
their own storage stocks and were again
active In the market. Some were PACK
on fresh goods, while others were puy-
ing storage butter. Heavier WltnCraWaB
had q decidedly strengthening effect on
the situation. Reports on the butter
made by various manufacturing groups
show in all instances rather Snarp
decrease from that Of year ago. Janu-
ary deliveries advanced over cens
further at Chicago.
With the tone steady. cheese prices
remained generally unchanged ooch at
country points and in terminal marKeLS:
while trading in fresh cheese continued
rather slow. the demand for held and
cured STYLES was somewhat improved
and the tone on this class OF goods
was firm.
Egg Prices Gain Sharply.
The egg markets continue firm, with
further advances OF around Genus per
dozen on fresh stocks. Egg prices are
now about 3 to cents per dozen hlgher
than they were year ago at this time.
Fresh receipts in most markets are
scarce. and are clearing readily under
fair demand.
Fresh-killed chickens are in free sup
plv. and the market is weak and sales
slow. Quality of offerings Is generally
irregular. with large proportion only
poor to good. Turkeys are showing
some accumulation in q number OF mar
kets, with the holiday buying starting
slowly. Indications point to liberal
sunpiv from Eastern areas, but ship
ments from Texas and other Southwest
ern states are expected to be less than
year ago.
Forceful pressure was applied to the
market for practically all classes and
grades of live stock during mid-Novem-
ber Supply expansion, sluggish and
for the most part lower wholesale mar
gets for dressed meats and the near ap-
proach of the season for heavy poultry
consumption were price depressing m
f1uences. In Chicago trading fed steers
and yearlings declined unevenly SO cents
to ST per 100 pounds. Yearlings and
light steers of the better grades, which
sold relatively well not long ago, de-
clined most The hog market lost 10
70 25 cents, again placing values close
to the low spot touched early in the
month. Fat lambs and yearlirgs shared
in the decline to the extent Of so to IS
cents. The lone bright spot in the mar
ket was a comparatively broad demand
for stock cattle and feeder lambs. In
these branches of the trade values were
well sustained ~
A broader interest was shown on the
Boston wool market near the middle OF
the month. but prices were unsettled,
tending lower. Inquiries were more nu-
Ynerous and e wider selection Of woods
moved. Medium grades Of both fleece
and territory lines were, a feature Of
the broadened demand.
Feed Prices Irregular.
Prices Of wheat feeds advanced near
the middle Of November. with bran rela-
lively stronger than the others. De-
mand was slightly improved, with some
buying in anticipation Of colder wealth
er. However, by far the largest pro-
portion of the buying was for imme-
diate requirements and in small lots.
Pressure of offerings on the market was
generally light. The cottonseed cake
and meal situation remained weak. As
O result Of the heavy production and
light shipments, an accumulation OF
Ia o1zH cSc no Tn-
suited at Southern oil mills. The No
vember cotton oil mill stocks Of cake
and meal aggregated nearly 100000
tons, compared with $4,000 a year ago.
Linseed meal prices were irregular.
Soybean meal was unchanged to lower.
Tankage continued IN good demand at
unchanged prices. Gluten feed and
meal prices were unchanged, but hon.
my feed advanced.
Timothy and clover hay markets con-
tinue unusually dull. Continued light
offerings tended TO hold the Boston
market steady. Demand, however, was
exceedingly slow and occasional sales
were made at discounts of so cents to
OIL per ton under prevailing quotations
Arrivals at New York City, were cx-
tremely light, but demand was corre-
Spondingly small and prices remained
about steady, large and small bales
generally moving at the same price.
Domestic grain markets were mostly
bower after the middle of the month
influenced by larger offerings of corn
and wheat and continued dull demand
for practically all grains The unsettled
situation In foreign currencies, improved
prospects for Southern Hemisphere
wheat and light inquiry from importing
areas were weakening influences in the
wheat market which more than Offset
unfavorahle conditions caused by con-
tinuous dryness in western portions Of
the domestic Winter wheat belt. Corn
weakened with wheat under dull cash
demand and lack of export trade. Oats
were independently firm while rye anc
barley were fairly steady as a result o1
light offerings The fax market re-
r1ained dull and prices declined with
wheat and corn.
Potatoes and Cabbage Higher.
Eastern potato jobbing markets wer'
steady to stronger on most varieties
New York City reported first arrival
of Bliss Triumphs from Bermuda at 81
q barrel Barrels of Virginia sweet po'
tatoes were weaker in large termlna
markets at rs cents to So, while bushe
hampers ranged from 80 to so cents
MARYLAND and Delaware stock declined
10 a range of 80 to 80 cents. Westerr
New York onions were slightly higher a
So to SO cents per 50-pound sack, while
shippers in Michigan received 27l2 to 81
cents. Cabbage markets showed some
what greater strength City marke
prices declined on both western ant