Evening star., 1933-07-25
LIVE STOCK PRICES
RESIST SETBACK
Animal Products Hold Gains
When Grain and Cotton
Join Slump.

Prices OF animal products held mucn
better than crop prices during the ex-
tremely unsettled markets of late July,
according to the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture report.
There was comparatively little change
in the price level Of live stock, dairy
and poultry products. while grain and
cotton were losing much Of the gains Of
the past few weeks.
Cattle, lambs, cheese and dressed fowl
even advanced . little IN some markets
the third week Of July. Hogs were sell
ing not far below recent tops.
The prices OF eggs did not change
much. Fruit and vegetable markets
were weak and irregular, with lower
prices for most lines.
Potato Prices Uneven.
Prices Of potatoes were irregular the
second half Of July. There were de-
cines at country shipping points and In
Eastern markets, but Chicago carlots
held at nrm prices. reaching top OF
SS.25 . barrel for Eastern stock and
$2.75 per 100 pounds for Kansas and
Missouri cobblers. Midwestern onions
sold lower in Chicago, ut 66a75 cents
per 50 pounds. Sweet potatoes ad-
vanced in New York. Apple markets
were supplied with much poor fruit ana
average prices declined slightly.
Southern peaches lost about IS cents
q bushel in Eastern markets, supplies
Allowing considerable increase. e.
bertas now are the predominant variety
Of peaches, although Hileys and Georgia
Bellies still are In fairly good volume.
A few Hales were seen on the market
this morning. The bulk Of the Eastern
fruit Is coming from Georgia, North
Carolina and South Carolina. but early
varieties are appearing from Pennayl-
vania, Maryland, Delaware and New
jersey. Prices Tor the three principal
varieties In late July ranged generally
from~3l25 to SITS in New York. but
an occasional lot of fine color and quail
ity large peaches sold up to $225 per
six-basket carrier. Miscellaneous green
produce recorded more losses than gains
the third week OF July.
Butter Holdings Large.
The monthly cold storage report
showed butter in storage IN July at
LOG, ,4OS 900 pounds. compared with 84,-
26o 900 pounds . year ago and $685.
600 pounds for the f1ve-year average.
Receipts at the large city markets are
running well above those Of year ago.
The price decline during the third week
of July brought the level 2 cents below
the recent high point Of the season.
Cheese markets continued frm dur
inR the recent weakness Of the butter
market, and some of the important
centers even reported advances Of X to
"a cent per pound.
The egg markets continue slightly
irregular, but with no particularly tra-
portant changes in stock quotations.
Receipts at the leading markets are
again running above those Of last year,
but by q small margin. Due to the
recent hot weather. shipments are run
ming irregular in quality and some
dealers are beginning to draw upon
high quality eggs.
Receipts of fowl are running light.
The larger proportion Is Of poor quality,
hard flesh and thin. and such grades
are mostly rather hard to sell. Good
stock Is in ready demand at firm prices
for cold storage. Broilers average
slightly lower in late July.
Cash grain markets became extremely
weak after the middle Of July. Prices
declined sharply, losing most Of the gain
made since the first of the month. The
drop apparently was a reaction from .
very expanded. speculative market,
since no material changes occurred IN
the supply situation and little or no
improvement was noted IN crop pros.
pects. The cash markets recovered
somewhat after the slump.
Cattle and Lambs Higher.
An active shipper demand for medium.
veiohty and heavy steers at Chicago
put prices up $3.50 cents per 100 pounds
for the third week of July. The bulk OF
all weights Of steers and yearlings SOLD
from SIS. .5O-$725 Warmed up and short
fed steers predomtnated at all markets,
but Chicago and Omaha received gener-
Gus supplies of strictly grain-fed o1er.
ines out of Nebraska. the Dakotas ana
Illinois. Eastern market centers were
short OF fed cattle. which tended to IN
crease shipper demand during the Sec
ond half Of July. All cows, except those
strictly granted. sold lower. Veaiers
were relatively scarce and prices ao-
yanced. with top of 81 at Chicago.
HOG prices went to IS at Chicago near
the middle of the month. then declined
q little. Butcher hogs scaling 2lO-250
pounds usually start the market. Most
packing sows sold around -.
The market for fat lambs took sud
der squirt, registering net gains Of about
IS cents for the third week OF July. East
err and Southern markets were unable
to MI Atlantic seaboard orders. which
Accounted in part for shipper activity.
The supply Of Washington ranged lambs
eoualed the native crop at Chicago. A
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