The Lincoln times., 1953-11-23
Weekly Market
Prices In N. {.

is a summary of market price
information for the week ending
November 20, 1853 as gathered
and edited by the Market News
Service, N. C. Department of
Agricuiture.)
TOBACCO MARKET
Sales on the Middle Belt flue-
cured tobacco markets were mark
ed by lower prices and an increase
in volume. Quality of offerings was
generally poor because of the
heavy offerings of late marketings.
Season sales through Thursday
amounted to some over 122 million
pounds for an average of 48.66 per
hundred.
Average prices were steady to
lower for most grades of tobacco
sold on the Old Belt markets. The
declines were mostly around SO
cents to 100. Volume of sales was
fairly heavy and quality of offer
ings poor. Sales for the season
were raised to almost 165 million
pounds at an average of 1896 per
hundred.
HOG PRICES UP
Hog prices moved up again at
local buying stations marking the
third consecutive week in which
the market has been on an up
ward trend. Gains this week
amounted to so to IS cents and
pushed the top at few markets up
to 22.00. The full range on the
closing tops was 21.25 to 22.O0.
Hogs also advanced so to 65 cents
in Chicago during the week and
closed with a top of 21.40.
BEEF SLIGHTLY LOWER
Slightly weaker prices were
paid for most grades of cattle sold
on the Rocky Mount and Rich
Square auction markets. Fat
butcher beef cows ranged from
7.50 to 1000; good fat heifers from
14.00 to 1880; and medium vealers
from 1900 to 20.25. Medium to
good butcher steers brought 16.OC
to l7.25 and good fat butcher bulls
1880 to 1900.
FryerS and broilers remained
steady in the Central North Caro-
lima section with farm pay prices
reported at Is cents per pound.
Heavy hens were steady to firm
and ranged from "a to 27 cents
per pound. Most sales, however,
were reported at rs to 26. Fryers
were irregular in other leading
southern producing areas. CLOSING
farm pay prices ranged from 25-1a
to q in the North Georgia section
and from 23-1i4 to 24-1i4 in the
Delmarva area. In the Shenandoah
Valley farm pay prices closed al
23-1i2 to 25-1i2.
Eggs were unchanged in Raleigh
where local producers received &C
to 62 cents per dozen for A, large;
49 to SO for A, mediums; and so
to SIS for B. large. Eggs were also
steady in Durham where grading
stations paid 55 to 60 cents for A.
large; As to 48 for A, mediums;
and So to 55 for B, large.
GRAIN STEADY-STRONGER
Steady to slightly stronger grain
prices were reported at most east
ern and piedmont North Caroline
markets during the week. Prices
for No. 2 shelled yellow corn were
generally unchanged, ranging from
LBS to $50 per bushel in the east.
ern part of the state and from LAC
to 1.55 in the piedmont. No. 2
white corn was reported at most
ly las to $50 per bushel. Soy
bean prices continued to advance
at several of the markets. CLOSING
prices ranged from 2.40 to 2.77
per bushel with most markets re-
ported at 2.71 to 2.77. Wheat, oats
and milo were unchanged.
Sweet potatoes were slight,
stronger in Tabor City and closing
prices for bushels of Porto Ricans
were reported at mostly 2.3O te
2.6O. In New York, U. S. Number
One Porto Ricans from North Car
olina brought $50 to 3.75 per BUSH
el at the close of the week.
COTTON ADVANCES
Spot cotton prices advanced al
most dollar per bale at the close
OF the week to move the price up
to the highest point since Mid.
September. Middling 1916 inch
averaged 32.SS cents per pound on
Friday. This compares with 80. So
last Friday and 1898 on the cor