Weather, Crops, and Markets. Vol. 2, No. 6

Transcriber’s Note:

WEATHER CROPS AND MARKETS

EXPORT BUTTER DEMAND CAUSES MUCH INTEREST Sales to United Kingdom Strengthened Early Summer Market—Shift in England’s Supply Sources.

IN THIS ISSUE.

COTTON CROP CONDITION 70.8 PER CENT NORMAL Loss Amounts to 0.4 Per Cent During Past Months—Total Output Estimated at 11,449,000 Bales.

Live Stock and Meats NEARLY ALL CLASSES OF LIVE STOCK SELL AT LOWER LEVELS Price Ranges on Beef Steers Widen—Heavy Hogs Break Sharply—Sheep Prices Irregular.

Dairy and Poultry BUTTER MARKETS DROP UNDER ACCUMULATIONS OF RECEIPTS Prices Fluctuate During Week—Large Increase in Consumption Over 1921 So Far This Year.

Fruits and Vegetables SHIPMENTS CONTINUE HEAVY; WHITE POTATO PRICES SLUMP Car-lot Movement So Far This Season about 28,000 Cars Larger than to Same Time in 1921.

Grain WHEAT CONTINUED DOWNWARD TREND; CORN FAIRLY STEADY Receipts of Wheat Increased—Heavy Export Sales Continued—Oats Prices Dropped Off.

Hay and Feed HAY MARKETS GENERALLY DULL AND LOWER DURING PAST WEEK Local Conditions Were Ruling Factors—Quality of New Hay Shipments Only Fair So Far.