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SOUTHEASTERN FARM MARKF.T SUMMARY Com and Soybean: Other Produce Down Atlanta, Ga.—Southeastern corn and soybean prices advanced during the week ended June 14, while most other farm commodity prices trended lower, reports USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service. Com prices advanced for the third week in a row with gains of 2 to 6 cents over the previous week. Soybean prices were up 4 to 6 cents. Most livestock prices continued their decline. Producers received steady to $3 lower prices for their feeder steers, heifers and calves. The exception was in Alabama where prices trended steady to $1 up. Hog prices continued to plummet with drops of mostly 75 cents registered at Georgia- Florida-Alabama packing plants. Cotton prices, which had been higher in previous weeks, declined almost sl3 a bale. Egg prices in the Southeast declined 2 to 3 cents. The broiler and light type hen market was weak, while heavy type hens dropped 2% cents a pound. Most fruit and vegetable prices were unchanged to higher. COTTON—Prices declined at southern cotton markets during the week ended June 13. Merchant demand was light and trading slow. Offerings were limited. Forward crop contracting remained at a standstill. Offering prices for 1974 crop cotton were below 50 cents per pound, while most farmers were asking 55 to 65 cents. Domestic mill buying was very slow. The limited business consisted almost entirely of small lots of fill-in cotton brought for nearby delivery. Most mills ap parently have needs covered into movement of the new crop. The export market was dull. Inquiries were fairly numerous but few tran sactions were made. Prices for Grade 41 (strict low middling) Staple 34 cotton in the 11 designated spot markets averaged 53.70 cents per pound on June 13. This was down from the 56.34 cents of a week earlier, but higher than the 45.37 cents a year ago. Individual southern market quotations compared with a week earler (second figure) and a year ago (third figure) were: Atlanta 55.60, 58.70 and 45.25; Augusta 55.70,48.70 and 45.50; Greenville 55.00, 48.50 and 46.75; Greenwood 55.05, 58.70 and 46.50; Memphis 53.10, 57.20 and 46.50; and Montgomery 55.60 58.70 and 45.50. FRUITS & VEGETA BLES—Trading was moderate to active for southeastern fruits and vegetables for the week en ding June 14. Most prices were unchanged to higher, but North Carolina cabbage and Florida watermelons were lower. Shipments increased for watermelons, tomatoes, peaches, South Carolina cucumbers and North Carolina potatoes. Volume was unchanged to lower for celery, peppers, com, cab bage, Florida cucumbers and Alabama potatoes. Prices were higher for Florida celery at $4.75 per 3 dozen crate; cucumbers moved at $6 to $6.50 for 1 1-9 bushel; com sold at $3 per 4% to 5 dozen ears of yellow and peppers brought $6 to $6.50 per 1 1-9 bushel for large green California wonder type. Prices were unchangded for South Carolina tomatoes, cucumbers and peaches, Alabama and North Carolina potatoes and Georgia peaches. Florida watermelon brought lower prices at $2.75 to $3 per hundredweight for 18 to 24 pound average Charleston grays. North Carolina cabbage was lower at $2.25 per 1% bushel crate of medium to large size. HONEY—Unprocessed mixed flower, amber and light amber brought 35 to 38 cents per pound; citrus light amber 42 cents and gallberry amber 38 cents. Light beeswax sold at $1 to sl.lO per pound and dark $1 to $1.07. TOBACCO —Southern Maryland tobacco prices held steady during the week ended June 14 with prices a little higher at the end of the week but with quality lower. Net auction sales through June 13 totaled 31,185,377 pounds and averaged $90.54 per hundred pounds. During the same period last year, 23,499,899 pounds returned an average of $84.45. PEANUTS—There were too few sales to quote in the southeastern peanut market during week ending June 12. Since most peanut brokers and millers were attending the Southeastern Peanut Association meeting in Atlanta. The Virginia-North Carolina peanut market was about steady for unshelled OWNED AND OPERATED BY LARRY KOHN& heard, jr. Prices Good June 26-29 Frozen Beef 5 | W c CUBE STEAK , „ 1 “ESS BACON \ifiiffi 3 1 49* CffOfCE SAVINGS Sfou can taste the difference! Fresh Ground every Hour! GROUND , BEEF . 59$ limit 6 lbs. please ■ I Mrs. Filbert's i PLUSMEAT *ir 59$ Farm Fresh Produce... FRESH. JUICY . LEMONS <',L' *•, - <vv > i' • '-3 •/.... * j TEN* Tc l«ISS I *U V 0* GMMIBEE# varieties and slightly weaker for the shelled. Offerings were light in meeting the slow demand. In the Virginia-North Carolina area this week mostly prices for a pound of Virginia Extra Large were 36- 36-% cents while Unshelled Fancy went at 28% cents. POULTRY—The undertone of the southeastern broiler market was weak during the period ending June 14. We carry only U.S.D.A. Choice. Fresh seafood, shrimp, oysters, and fish! ...and a complete line of canning supplies. YEIUHY ONIONS l 39* Negotiations for delivery the week of June 17 were sharply lower. Preliminary F. 0.8. dock equivalent prices in Alabama averaged 29.99 cents on U.S. grade A and 29.76 cents on plant grade. A slow demand failed to satisfactorily clear ample live offerings. Average weights were frequently heavier than desired. Market conditions weakened on both heavy and WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES light type hens during the week ended June 14. Offerings were moderate but in excess of processor needs due to a slow demand and shortage oi freezer space. Farm prices ranged 8 to 9 cents per pound on heavy type and 4 to 6 cents on light type. EGGS—Prices ranged 50 to 53 cents per dozen on extra large and 48 to 51 on large, while mediums ranged 38 to 41 cents. Market conditions Fck Deluxe [pizza =? 59$ „ only THE Artarrta Dairies orange, grape, AA L CfC/" DRINKS ©*s * American Beauty Biaekeyed aa ■ VEGETABLES £. 23$ U < W lima Beans can \ y A CRISCO ICR Lyjf limit one with a *7.50 order. GULF MOTOR OH S! ' >9s MURRAVS COOKIES 3*s1 00 assorted flavors TOKENS DRINKS e? 49$ TYSON POT PIES C * s|oo BUbtys * ' VIENNA SAUSAGE % i»1 & COCA-COLA SSS g^s 1 | Punch aj|a d DETERGENT £ 59* 1 1 V\ m Palmolive n «. aa. 19 DISHWASHING LIQUID 39$ ffpl) WAI SOAP £ US. NO. t WHITE Potatoes L 69* THE FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1974- were about steady at prevailing values. Movement of all sizes was non-agressive and inventories were ample except for balanced supplies of extra large. GRAIN—Cash grain prices moved in an irregular pattern during the week ending June 13. Com prices ranged from 3 cents lower to 4 cents higher at Ohio Valley points to as much as 10 cents higher in South Carolina’s Piedmont ARM YEUOW Bananas i 25* PAGE 17 area. Com prices were mostly 2 to 6 cents over the previous week. Soybean prices were 4 to 6 cents higher in all areas. Movement of all grains continued fairly light with the exception of soft red wheat. HOGS—Barrows and gilts ended the week 50 to mostly 75 cents lower at Georgia- Florida-Alabama packing plants. U.S. 2 and 3 grade butchers of 190 to 240 pounds sold June 14 at $24.25 to $25.25.