Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-09-03
Nc Agriculture Dept. Reports On
Farm Products Markets For Week
TOBACCO

TOBACCO
Offerings of tobacco at f'@S,e s
Nth Carolina markets M. r
i;ah: during the first and middle
,., week as many growers
~. b,lt completed harvesting
-. -, .,,,,,,, increased 1t ihc clos"
IS -. week and is expected 10
,ar,inne heavy during the mem
- ,,.ekS according Ia trade
,,,,.s n.uv price averages "''t
i,xer VIII: common t" ia'' T r
Nna no,.Gcscript accounting '"'
,,"r. ,ha. fifty PEI cent OF TIE
-. ,ss.ringS. Most ot the pet
r,4fI.v lug and rrinI'n&S
~, s,f-.,!v stronger. while leaf
49,. lower qualities OF grades
g.: a. ,,r,....cally all CLASSES We're
,,..atss. D.igy averages t"F tne
yy.rI .,nycd mostly t'on' 4''"'
- 500 p~y hundred. =
III sales on North a'.d
-, Carolina Borde: markets
5000 .,avv throughout last w''">
WIN NOS. Of The markets blocked
~, .ri,e trend particularly III
49,, .,.,cirr was downward WIN
,,,r. ry.~a.e< Of from isno I"
J,oa pc. hundred. Sales t"r the
-e,.,r moved over The i3' a''IIl"n
r,u~d r.ark Il; m average Oh aP-
.,,.,r,. 500 per hundred.
~. las. ;wo markets III the
,:aa, ia ana Florida bel, We're
-. .5rls6 70 close N the end OF
-. .,..,y Gross sales tcr the
scaso. of approximately ia mil!
,,r ,o,Y.S returned Georgia and
rroriia lowers between II M ana
.-5A pc. hundred.
LIVESTOCK AND MGAi+
TO tendency in livestock pric-
- WIS v,ahser az most - sh'
..ourtrv.S leading terminal mark
90 even though salable receipts
were light. Cattle receipts were
Hobr Ca;:le trading on Rocky
,Trr,,. NO,th Caroliaa'.. auc'i,'r
livestock markets va a2I";
steady WIKI receipts S";,$9..&.'E
heavy. Fat cows brought i>.,y :"
~ Nu while common COWS r.,..-,. &
fro, 1$.0a 20 I5.C0. Coco 4, vel
s.s were unchanged n $500 20
- NJ while n. best fat nU.iS
:. orch- $500 70 $500. II Chicago.
steers wer, from Loo - 80
wcakrr. pee: cows. We're o:t trn"l
80 70 80: and cannesS &"d
c,:t,e,s. from 30 cents to loo
Calves and realerS also broke
from Zoe 20 200 with bulls. steady
70 30 cents lower.
Tor hcgS. after weakening S"me
3, local stations during the fir
ra.t of last week. rega;aed most
o. ne losses il lat" trading and
closed az $3.50. III Chicago. hos
trading ~ the end ~ the week
was slow with prices on butcher
noss under $50 pounds steady.
waiic heavier weights and SONS
were steady 20 80 cents higher.
Native spring lambs broke tu,-
IL loo on tho Chicago rlar!;"t.
while ewes closed steady 20 -
cents lower.
Tee movement of all fresh meat
INTO consumer channels continued
at Il ve;y slow rate during the
week with hot and :umjd weather
Shc maior factor retarC.&" trade
activities. On The Caica-c market.
most OF the beef i.e.-.s broke
from 30 cents 20 200. whi!~ pork
ioins closed loo 70 300 uade:
the previous week ard fresh
hams and pork trimmings closed
100 lowe:.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Southern sweet potatoes wrre in
dull demand on eastern terminal
markets throughout last week and
closed in New York with bushels
of Po;tO RiCanS and GoldenS frolu
North Carolina wnol.SaIing from
2.25 to go. On Western NORTH
Carolina markets. snap heams
closed about steady wiki Tende;-
Greens in bulk ranging moSt!:.
from 200 20 SO per buSh.l.
Western North Carolina cabbag"
Brought 100 to 1.2O per hundred
pounds in bulk fob. mountain
farms, EuShelS Of the best red
Delicious apples from Western
North Carolina brought 100 ="
t25 in Atlanta at the end Of last
week.
POULTRY AND EGGA
Top quality eggs moved MP
f;om one TO three cents per dozen
at most of North Cardinals lead
ing markets and closed Saturday
IN Raleigh with local grading
stations paying 50 cents per doz-
en- for double y, large. and 81
foT y. large.
Offerings OF fryers' and broiIey$
We're heavy throughout toe week
~ Central North Carolina points.
Farm pay prices held about
steady at mostly 35 cents per
pound. The fryer market closed
finn and steady at North Georgia
points but was weak in the Valley
Of Virginia and in the Delmarva
section. Hens strengthened slight
~ under short receipts at Contra!
North Carolina points and closed
with heavies ranging mostly from
26,o % cents.
GRAIN
Corn prices dropped sharply
again last week at Central West
en- points largely as a result of
the continued favorable new crop
prospects. Large quantities of
wheat were reported going into
storage under the Government