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-THE FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS—WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1974
Southeastern Farm Market Summary
Southeastern Grain Prices Sharply Higher
ATLANTA, Ga.-Sharp
advances in southeastern
soybean prices during the
Independence Day week
ended July 5, were reported
by USDA’s Agricultural
Marketing Service. The
advances were 48 to 49 cents
higher than a week ago. Com
prices were up mostly 10 to 14
cents.
Livestock prices continued
their advance for the third
consecutive week. Feeder
cattle trended steady to $1
higher, and hog prices were $1
to $1.50 higher at Georgia-
Florida-Alabama packing
plants.
Cotton prices trended
slightly upward, advancing
$3.98 a bale over the previous
week.
Southeastern egg prices
advanced % to 1% cents
higher than the previous
week. Heavy hens trended as
much as 2% cents, while light
type birds were unchanged.
The broiler-fryer market was
firm.
Most southeastern fruit and
vegetable prices were un
changed to lower.
FRUITS AND
VEGETABLES-Trading
was mostly moderate to fairly
active for southeastern fruits
and vegetables for the week
ended July 5. Prices were
generally unchanged to
lower.
Shipments increased for
watermelons, potatoes,
peaches and limes, while
volume was lower for
tomatoes.
Prices were unchanged for
tomatoes and limes, but lower
prices were recorded for
watermelons at $2.25 to $2.50
per hundredweight for 14 to 34
pound average Charleston
grays. U.S. No. 1 round white
potatoes moved at $7 per
hundredweight. Peaches
were lower at $8 per 3 4-bushel
carton.
HONEY—Prices were
unchanged. Mixed flower
amber and light amber
brought 35 to 38 cents per
pound. Gallberry light amber
sold at 38 cents a pound and
Tupelo 60 to 65 cents. Light
beeswax sold at $1 to sl.lO and
dark at $1 to $1.07.
COTTON-The lull at
southern cotton markets
continued during the week
ended July 3. Offerings were
limited in volume but were
ample in meeting the rather
weak demand. Shippers
traded among themselves
seeking quantities necessary
to meet nearby com
mitments.
Forward contracting was
almost at a standstill. Mer
chants’ offering prices for
1974 crop cotton ranged
generally from 46 to 50 cents
per pound, but most farmers
were asking 55 cents and
higher.
Domestic mill buying was
extremely slow. Most mills
were closed all week for
annual vacations. Some
cotton departments were
open and made occasional
purchases of small lots of
cotton for nearby delivery.
The export market remained
very dull.
Prices for Grade 41 (strict
low middling) Staple 34 cotton
in the 11 designated spot
markets averaged 55.08 cents
per pound on Wednesday,
July 3. This was up slightly
from the 54.25 cents of a week
earlier and 50.17 cents a year
ago.
Individual southern market
quotations compared with a
week earlier (second figure)
and a year ago (third figure)
were: Atlanta 57.85, 56.00
and 52.80; Augusta 57.75,57.00
and 49.50; Greenville 57.50,
55.65 and 48.25; Greenwood
56.50, 55.45 and 48.00;
Memphis 56.50, 54.65 and
51.60; and Montgomery 57.50,
57.25 and 53.55.
PEANUTS - The south
eastern shelled peanut
market was slightly weaker
and the demand light during
the week ended July 3. The
Virginia-North Carolina
peanut market trended dull to
steady under a very slow
demand.
Offerings of Spanish No. 1
were light and Runner No. 1
were moderate. In the
Virginia-North Carolina area
all offerings were light.
Sales and quotations for
prompt delivery of old crop
shelled peanuts were:
Spanish No. 1, 30 to 31 cents;
Runner No. 1, 27 to 29 cents
per pound: Jumbo, 30 to 31
cents; U.S. Splits, 26 to 26*4
cents; and Virginia Cleaned
Fancy No. 1, 29-30 cents.
POULTRY—The undertone
of the southeastern broiler
fryer market was mixed and
unsettled during the week
ended July 5. Demand failed
to develop as well as an
ticipated earlier in the week
and some loads were can
celled. Asking prices for
delivery the week of July 8
were higher than the previous
week’s levels. Preliminary
F. 0.8. dock equivalent prices
in Alabama averaged 36.03
cents on U.S. Grade A and
35.78 cents per pound on plant
grade. Live supplies were
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fully adequate and average
weights were in a full range.
The market undertone was
basically unchanged on both
heavy and light type hens.
Offerings were a little
irregular but mostly adequate
for needs. Farm prices
ranged 8 to IOV2 cents per
pound on heavy type and 5 to 6
cents on light type.
EGGS—Prices ranged 50 to
55% cents per dozen on extra
Wmmmm
large, 48 to 51% on large and
37% to 41 on medium.
Demand improved
progressively and was good in
all levels of trading as the
week closed. Market con
ditions were generally firm at
prevailing values. Supplies of
all sizes cleared satisfac
torily.
LIVESTOCK-Feeder
cattle prices advanced at
southeastern markets during
We carry only U.S.D.A.
Choice.
Fresh seafood, shrimp,
oysters, and fish!
...and a complete
line of canning supplies.
U.S. NO. 1 WHITE
Potatoes
tO-lb. Bag
the week ended July 5.
Compared one week earlier,
feeder steers and heifers were
steady to $1 higher. Slaughter
steers and heifers in the
Midwest and Texas
Panhandle showed sharp
advances during the week.
The carcass trade in the same
areas and on the East coast
also showed sharp increase.
Receipts at southeastern
cattle markets were nearly 23
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES
per cent smaller than the
previous week but only
slightly below the holiday
shortened period a year ago.
In representative sales
around the Southeast, Choice
200 to 300 pound steer calves
sold at $37 to $46 with Florida
up to $49,300 to 400 pounds $34
to $43,400 to 500 pounds $32 to
$39 and 500 to 600 pound steers
S3O to $37. Good 200 to 300
pound steer calves ranged $33
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Bananas
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to $45,300 to 400 pounds $29.50
to $39 with Florida as high as
s4l, 400 to 500 pounds S2B to
S3B, 500 to 600 pounds $27 to
$34. Choice 200 to 300 pound
heifer calves brought $36 to
$45 and Florida as high as $47,
300 to 400 pounds $33 to $42,400
to 500 pounds $32 to S3B, 500 to
600 pounds $28.75 to $34.50.
Good 200 to 300 pound heifer
calves sold at $32 to $42,300 to
400 pounds S2B to $36,400 to 500
FRESH, JUICY
LEMONS
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pounds $26 to $34 with Florida
up to $39 on those scaling 400
to 500 pounds.
HOGS—Barrows and gilts
at Georgia-Florida-Alabama
packing plants closed the
week $1 to $1.50 higher.
GRAIN—For the holiday
shortened week ended July 3,
cash grain prices were
higher. Soybean prices were
very strong and ranged
mostly 48 to 49 cents higher.