Evening star., 1941-03-16
partment of Agriculture, G. Byron

partment of Agriculture, G. Byron
Funds, local representative.
Scanty supply of heifers that ar
rived was too small to make a mar
ket test, but decidedly weaker ten
dency was encountered in trading on
cows that became more pronounced
as the week advanced. Late sales of
that class looked mostly 25 to so
lower than week earlier. Sausage
bulls sold mostly at unchanged
rates. Vealer prices ruled weak to
mostly so under close last week. Hog
market encountered frequent price
changes that occurred within a
rather narrow spread and Fridays
outlet was mostly 10 higher than a
week ago. Fat lambs brought rates
that were around steady with latest
sales last week
Medium and good grades of
around 300 to 1850 pound steers
cleared mostly 950a11 25, latter price
the highest uncovered in the alb
sence of strictly well-finished kinds.
HeiferG were mostly kinds to sell
from 9.25 downward. Late sales of
fat cows were mostly 625a70O, good
heifer type lacking. Gamers and
cutters brought 450a6.00 mostly, odd
head of emaciated kinds in doubt
full health down around 400. Sau-
sage bulls cleared at 6.75a800 and
odd head of good butcher kinds
reached 925.
Good and choice grades of vealers
brought 1200a1250 mostly, and late
this week sorting for weight and
grade appeared more lenient than
just recently, which gave the mar
ket On that class a strengthening
tendency. Common and medium
grades of vealers late this week
brought mostly 80oa11.50 and light
Gull individuals dropped to 900 or
below.
Hog market Friday ruled mostly
5 higher than Thursday, practical
| top 6.35. Good and choice grades
of barrows and gifts scaling 100 to
220 pounds brought 8.10a835; 100
to 180 pound lights and 220 and
240 pound middleweights, 790a815 !;
$50 tc 300 pound heavy butchers,
765a790; $50 to 160 pound light
lights, 7.70a795; l40 to $50 pounds,
755a780: 100 to 140 pound slaughter
pigs, 72Oa7.45; 120 to 13O pounds,
7.00a7.25, and packing sows, 635a
6.85. Prices are based on granted
hogs
Good and choice grades of TO to
SO pound fed Western lambs Mon
day brought 120Oa12.35 and next
sales this week were on Friday when
comparable grades of around 80 to
85 pound weights went mainly 8.45.
There was not enough of other
classes of bovines on offer to make
market test.
Grain Market.
Wheat, No. red winter, garlicky.
spot, domestic, bushel: Opening
prices, 9512; March 951a. Settling
prices, 9512; March 9512. Closing
prices, 95la; March, 9512.
Corn, No. yellow, domestic,
t1d ~, "cSICII UllllIIG dL a
premium over this price. Cob corn,
barrel, 3.25a3 so; country prices re-
ported, 3.00a325.
Oats, No. white, domestic, bushel.
53a57: No. 2, 50a54. On all sales of
oats to the local trade, excepting
those on track, there is an additional
charge of Ia cents per bushel for
storage and elevation, which is paid
by the buyer.
Rye. No. 2. bushel, 62a67. Barley,
bushel. 63a66. Hay. timothy. clover
and mixed, ton, 1200a15.00 Wheat
straw, No. 2, ton, 1900.
Flour, barrel, winter. patent, 5.15a
5.85; winter straight, 4.10a4.35;
spring. patent. 5.35a5.60; spring,
straight, 510a530; hard, winter,
patent, 500a52O; hard, winter,
straight, 480a505; rye -four, dark,
to white, 360a43O.
Mill feed, ton, spring bran, % O0a
5000; standard middlings, % .0Oa
5000