Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-12
Feed Prices
Some Higher

Raleigh. Jan. l2.-Millfecd mar
,,cts averaged slightly higher when
compared with last week while con-
ccntrates averaged slightly lower,
according to the L. S. and North
Carolina Departments OF Agricul-
ture in the weekly market news
'erNiCe review.
The index number OF wholesale
feedstufr prices was 1854 compared
with l247 the previous week ana
10i.1 for the corresponding week
last year.
Gluten feed and meal production
! for the first three months of this
season was 10000 tons compared
with 10000 tor the corresponding
period last year. $4,000 tons were
produced in December 1899 against
! $4,000 tons in November
In every year since 1883 egg
prices have reached peak in No
vember. However. in only one year
since 1910 have farm prices dropped
more than 2 ID cents per dozen
between November and December.
This year farm prices declined 5.3
cents between these dates. On De-
cember Is, prices received by farm
ers for eggs were "A cents per
dozen below prices year earlier
and 99 cents below the l928-37
average price for that date. At the
periods close in Raleigh farmers
were receiving "a cents per dozen
for hennery whites and 20 to 81
cents for current collections. A year
. ago hennery whites were quoted at
~ cents and current collections at
25 cents a dozen.
The movement of farmers stock
! Virginia type peanuts to market in
eastern North Carolina has con-
tinued light during the past week
bat prices have held fully firm and
in some cases trifle stronger. At
present millers are paying TO Ais
cents and occasionally IA cents
per pound for best Jumbos AND 3
ga to cents for best bunch de
livered. Spanish farmers goods con-
tinucS to command from 100 10 los
per 3O-pound bushcl. .....
With the source of supplies OF
most truck crops shifting to the
southern states and Arizona and
California, market prices of these
products are little higher. For
North Carolina sweet potatoes, how
ever, prices have held about steady
during the past week. At the per-
iOnds close, bushcl baskets OF U. S.
No. ] grade North Carolina porto
iod's close. bushel baskets of U. S.
land; lis TO l.25 in New York and
l25 in Pittsburgh.
Two way price movement in the
steer market Widened the spread
between strictly choice and prime
grades and the rank and file of the
crop below top grades. Receipts
were increased at Chicago and else
where but the proportion of highly
finished offerings was not large
enough to satisfy local and outside
demand and inc result was IS
cent higher close on strictly choice
prime bullocks and correspond
ing loss on others. All other killing
classes leaned toward lower levels.
Liberal hog receipts turned down.
ward while fat lambs advanced rs
to 35 cents under the influence
of abridged marketings. Yearling
and light steers topped at 1900, fat
lambs made 945. hogs sold up to
500 and closed at SIS down.
Hog prices lost price ground on
the Fayetteville, Kinston and Rocky
Mount markets this week. Declines
were measured generally at 20 to 80
cents off. Late tops stood at $40
in Rocky Mount and Kinston for
good and choice 100 to $50 pound
weights and at 5.45 in Fayetteville |
for 100 to 225 pound weights.
Finland's climate may win the war
with Russia for the Firms, but after
all the advertising it's gotten we're
afraid the little country is through