Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-17
NI.NiBER THIRTY.
Feed Market


Raleigh. Dec. li.--tccd markets
were unsettled and lower during the
past week influenced by the uSua!
holiday had prc-invcntory Stacking in
tyaac, according to the I. S. and
North Carolina Departments OF As-
riculture IN the weekly market news
service review.
A decline in feed grain prices with
moderate offerings and 4 slow de-
mand were the principal weakening
influences. The index number OF
wholesale feedStutf prices declined
about points to ll1.1 compared
with 1905 for the previous week
and 1908 for the corresponding week
last year.
Prices of farmers stock Virginia
type peanuts in eastern North Caro-
lima held steady but the market for
snelled ard cleaned peanuts weaken
ed with a number of mlllerS accept
ing lower prices if necessary to move
their peanuts. Prevailing prices OF
farmers stock, per pound delivered
3.35 to 3 3-8 cents; best bunch 3 IA
, range about as follows: Best jrmbos,
I cents; few higher and best Smelling
stock. 3 l-9 TO 8 IA cents. Mean
while, the cooperativeS have plenty
! OF storage space for their purchases.
| North Carolina Christmas green's,
| radiSheS, broccoli, rabe, cabbage and
! sweet potatoes held the spotlight on
/ the northern wholesale markets this
, week. Broccoli rabe and cabbage
sold slightly higher than week ago
but raddishes and sweet potatoes
held about steady. At the close in
New York, Tar Heel holly whole
sailed at 800 to $50 a case and mis-
tletoe at l.50 d buShel. Sweet pota-
toes returned from l.35 to l.60 a
bushel basket and from l60 to Les 4
bushel crate; cabbage from 100 to
l.25 d l-2 buShcl hamper; and broc-
coli rabe from l.25 to $50 and rad.
isheS from 1000 LOO to l.25 d crate
Paying prices OF eggs and colored
hens broke sharply in the Raleigh
area but prices Of other classes of
live poultry closed steady when cc:n-
pared with wee kagO. Candled and
graded white eggs were off | cent
per dozen at 81 to 35 cents for u. S.
extra large and at 80 to 81 cents fol
U. S. Standards large. Ungradec
hcnncry whites slipped cents pc.
dozen to % to 80 cents. Colorcd hens
were off from 2 to cents per pounc
at ID to Is cents but colored fryer.
at Is to II; hen turkeys at II to 10
and Tom turkeys at l6 to II cents
were steady.
Creamery butter production dur,
ing the past week showed Il seasonal
rise OF | percent in spite Of extreme
ly cold weather in the major butter
producing areas. During the same
week last year, d seasonal increase
oI nearly 4 percent occurred.
AT Chicago, only strictly choice anG
prime fed steers and yearlings es-
capped a general decline that appear
ed early in the week, practically all
Of the steer crop closing at IS To
Do cents lower levels There was !
noticeable after stock show" Lei
down in quality and condition OF
the weeks offerings, which rar
largely to short feds and warmed ur
cattle. with smaller proportion O
highly finished bullocks represented
Hog prices varied from day to day
put always within narrow limits, anc
linal quotations were little different
from a week ago. Fat lambs recover
ed an early loss to close steady. Bes
steers brought 1910, hogs reached
$50, dropped to $40 and closed 81
90 down. Fat lambs sold down from
$50. - VII
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