Evening star., 1932-10-19
PRODUCE MARKET
IN STEADY TREND
Prices Have Steadied After
Lower Tendency at Be.
ginning of Month.

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| ginning of Month.
Farm products were selling at fairly
| steady prices at the beginning OF the
third week .; october, says the United
States Department of Agriculture, Bu-
reau of Agricultural Economics, Market
News Service There was little news OF
kind to bring sharp changes IN the
market position, which seems to be tend
| ing toward the usual comparatively
steady conditions prevailing after har-
| vest time. Prices, while mostly lower
than at the beginning Of the month
| have shown resistance to further de-
Clines. Firm markets on wheat, barley,
dairy products and eggs and on some
| lines of live stock have lent support to
| the general market. The moderately
upward trend of potato prices this
month and the firmneSs Of the market
is encouraging to produce growers. CAB
| bage and sweet potatoes continued weak
features Western lettuce advanced.
| Apple prices are generally being well
maintained.
Gains in Potato Market.
Round white potatoes advanced TO
| 63-66 cents per 100 pounds sacked in
Western New York producing districts,
| with Green Mountains steady in North
| srn Maine at As cents. RusSet Rurals de-
clined to $3.50 cents in Michigan. while
| Cobblers and Early Ohios advanced to
43-48 cents in Minnesota. and Wiscon-
| sin Cobblers sold at a wider range OF 10
| to Al cents. City markets showed a
generally firm to higher price level.
Shippers in Western New York and
| in Michigan reported a weaker onion
market at q to 80 cents. New York
yellows strengthened slightly in city
| markets. but most other receipts were
steady to slightly weaker, Sweet pota-
toes were weaker on the Eastern Shore
of Virginia at rs to IS cents per barrel
Apple prices held fairly well although
slight declines were noted for few
varieties. Grapes declined in New York
shipping districts. Central New York
quoted bushel baskets Of ConcordS at
S22 so per ton, with 2-Quart baskets OF
| table stock at 8l2 cents. The Western
New York f. o. b. market was lower on
storage Bartlett pears at rs cents per
bushel tub. with Kieffers at 50-55 cents
and Seckels at ST. City values advanced.
Peaches at last report returned wider
range of SO to 80 cents per bushel Of
Elbertas at points in Western New York.
Butter Markets Steady.
The butter markets were steady to
firm in Midoctober with quarter cent
advances scored on top grades. Owners
continued to draw on their storage
stocks quite freely. The october excess
in storage compared with a year ago
of $780,, 900 pounds was considerably
less than expected by many operators.
Reports indicate that in general the
creameries are maintaining production
quite satisfactorily.
Cheese markets continued about
steady. country and city cheese mar
kets are generally unchanged from the
early part of the month. Trading. while
of fair volume, lacked snap and was
again confined largely to purchases to
supply current needs.
Egg Prices Hold
The egg market of middle October
ruled just about steady at unchanged
prices. Buyers generally were cautious
and trading mostly light. Supplies were
fully ample, particularly Of the better
grades, and while offered freely no at
tempt was made to force sales in
view of present replacement costs. The
market on storage eggs was steady with
moderate demand, and a fairly salts
factory reduction in stocks was re-
corded.
The market on broiling and frying
chickens showed some improvement,
but weakened on roosters, except the
larger sizes, which were in short supply
and in most cases brought substan-
tial premium over prevailing quota
tions. Trading in fowl was light and
prices steady. Turkeys tend a little
lower with increasing receipts. A price
of 40 cents a pound wholesale was
quoted in some lines Of fancy Eastern
turkeys, but chain stores sold Western
turkeys not far above 80 cents.
Cattle Market Irregular.
Steer prices at Chicago continued
slightly downward. The extreme tops
on cattle at Chicago were well below
So Light heifer and mixed yearling
prices were very uneven, mostly steady
to higher. Vealers were mostly steady.
The dressed beef market Was slow, and
too many cattle were on sale for the
markets more or less limited demand.
Price ranges in the Chicago hog
market on a weight basis became ex-
tremely narrow. The recent top was
81, which later receded to $780, The
fat lamb market at Chicago reports
prices slightly above the seasons low
spot.
The volume of wool sales in the Bos-
ton market was restricted, but sellers
generally displayed a disposition to
mark prices down Some lines that
made the most rapid advances in the
August September rise have recently
shown weaker tendency.
Some Feeds Lower.
Wheat feed production has fallen off
slightly since the first of the month.
as indicated by millings at the princi-
pal centers. Price changes In wheat
feeds were irregular. Bran was mostly
unchanged, but the heavier feeds espe-
cially hard Winter wheat shorts, were
weak and lower. Prices of cOotonseed
meal we're unchanged in Atlanta, Mem
phis and Fort Worth, compared, with
the previous week, but were steady to
lower in Northern markets. The gen.
eral trend in linseed and soybean meals
and tankage was downward, but gluten
feed was steady.
Prices of timothy and clover hay
remain nearly unchanged. Considers
Bile improvement in pasturage in the
Northeast has reduced demand for hay
in that section, but lack Of selling
pressure held TIE markets. seeA60et~i