Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-19


cording to the United States Bureau of
Agricultural Economics. Eggs and but
ter were the main exceptions, declining
under receipts liberal for the time of
year. Poultry sold little better Prices
of lambs and veal calves advanced, but
other livestock showed little net change
Cotton markets were rather firm and
wool trade showed more activity. Grains
and feeds were irregular and unsettled.
Potatoes hold fairly we'll; onions show
some further gains. Cabbage has de-
clined and apple markets stay about
the same. Sweet potatoes have shown
a downward trend this month.
Some Vegetables Lower.
Except in Northern Maine. where So
cents per 100 pounds was being paid for
sacked Green Mountains on an fob.
basis, most shipping sections for pota-
toes reported a decline in prices in mid
January The Western New York mar
ket on round whites was weaker at
70 to 70 cents, with quotations in the
North Central States at 57l2 to 62l2
cents. Sweet potatoes showed no real
strength. A steady market prevailed
for arrivals from Virginia, Maryland
and Delaware, but weaker tone was
reported for New Jersey stock.
Western New York yellow onions de-
clined on an fob. basis to 1920 per
50-pound sack, but Michigan onions
were higher. The shipping season for
Western New York celery is about done.
Lettuce is selling considerably lower.
Bulk Danish-type cabbage declined in
Western New York to $10-S13 per ton.
Carrots advanced somewhat in Western
New York and Southern California. but
we're a little lower in Southern Texas.
Apples in cold storage on January l
were equivalent to 100000 barrels,
or per cent more than last year and
II per cent above the five-year average.
Butter Markets Unsettled
The butter markets continued weak
and unsettled in mid-January. De-
clines we're followed by slight advances
later and then by renewed declines
Markets were sensitive and prices
| fuctuated with variations in sentiment
and the least change in supply and
| demand. Arrivals of butter at lead
| ing markets were considerably heavier
| than those of a year ago, but were
| lighter than those of early January
Wholesale milk markets tended to gen.
orally lower price levels in January
Average decline was about cents pei
an increase in the size of lots from
their regular butter shippers especially
| from those factories in the South anC
Southwest.
Cheese prices in city markets were
| from l to ~ cents lower near the
| middle of the month, in line with lower
| country costs. At the lower level the
market proved about steady on bott
| fresh and cured cheese. Foreign cheese
markets were fractionally higher.
Lower Egg Prices.
Eggs have been declining fast in thu
wholesale market. Retail prices ar,
| being lowered gradually, but consump
! ton is not expanding rapidly enough
| to absorb the increased supplies. Tit
| relatively mild open weather expert
| enced in the East so far this White
| has developed heavy Eastern produc
ton. Supplies of both Middle Western
! mixed colors and Pacific Coast white
were likewise plentiful and some tend
/ ency for accumulation was in evidence
In contrast with the egg markets
the poultry markets showed some i'm
| provement. Receipts of dressed poultr,
| at the principal markets during tn
| first half Of January were considerably
| less than the corresponding receipts O
a year earlier.
Live Stock Supply Moderate.
Following lower live stock price
! earlier in the month shippers Gu
down supplies sharply. Receipts at /:
| large centerS showed decreases of abou
: 10000 cattle, $4,000 hogs and $4,000
sheep. Midmonth calf receipts in
creased slightly.
| With demand for practically al
, classes and grades of dressed meats
SLOW and diminishing, the trade in live
| stock was, for the most part, drat
affair, and excepting for sheep, lambs
, and veal calves, the price levels showed
declining tendency Hogs sold Janu-
| airy IA at Chicago at the lowest aver.
age prices recorded since at 1899, the
| average cost of packer and shipper
droves dropping to $500 as compared
with 1898 the 1881 low spot, touched
| around d-December. The cattle mar
ket showed sharp price declines around
| the middle of January. intermediate anC
| lower grades sold as low or lower thar
| at any time in recent years. The fat
lamb trade fiuctuated sharply, declining
then making good recovery.
| A substantial volume of business was
| transacted on the Boston wool market
near the mlddle or January. interest
| broadened to include some lines that
| had been neglected. Prices were mostly
steady, with a firming tendency on
grades given the most attention in re-
cent weeks.
Millfeeds Fairly Steady.
Prices of bran and middlings ad-
vanced near the middle of the month";
but the heavy feeds were irregular
averaging about unchanged. Production
at the principal milling centers in
creased but remained considerably UNI
| der that of year ago. There was
practically no change in prices of lin
seed meal and cottonseed meal at i'm
portant producing centers, and price
changes elsewhere were of an irregular
nature, with declines about offSetting
advances. Linseed meal prices at
Minneapolis and Buffalo have averaged
about unchanged since early in Novem-
Der. while cottonSeed meal, gluten feed
and meal and soy bean meal have tend
ed downward toward the lows reached
early in October
| Timothy hay markets were very quiet,
with light offerings mostly in slow de-
mand at steady to slightly lower prices.
Somewhat heavier offerings met a fairly
ready demand at Boston at steady
prices. Supplies in hay sheds were we'll
! disposed of. Supplies at New York were
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