Chapter III: Part 3

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│ │ │ │ St.
│Buffalo.│Chicago.[31]│Minneapolis.[31]│Louis.[31]
──────────────┼────────┼────────────┼────────────────┼──────────
HAY. │ │ │ │
Timothy and │ │ │ │
clover: │ │ │ │
No. 1 │ │ │ │
timothy │ 19.00│ 21.00│ 17.50│
Standard │ │ │ │
timothy │ │ 19.00│ 16.50│ 16.50
No. 2 │ │ │ │
timothy │ 17.50│ 16.00│ 16.00│ 15.00
No. 1 light │ │ │ │
clover, │ │ │ │
mixed │ │ 18.50│ [32]16.00│
No. 1 │ │ │ │
clover, │ │ │ │
mixed │ │ 12.00│ [32]15.50│
No. 1 clover│ │ 12.00│ [32]15.00│
Alfalfa: │ │ │ │
No. 1 │ │ │ │
alfalfa │ │ 20.00│ [32]18.00│
Standard │ │ │ │
alfalfa │ │ 17.00│ [32]16.00│
No. 2 │ │ │ │
alfalfa │ │ 15.00│ [32]13.00│
Prairie: │ │ │ │
No. 1 upland│ │ 19.00│ 16.00│
No. 2 upland│ │ 17.00│ 15.00│
No. 1 │ │ │ │
midland │ │ 16.00│ 12.50│
Grain: │ │ │ │
No. 1 wheat │ │ │ │
No. 1 oat │ │ │ │
FEED │ │ │ │
(bagged). │ │ │ │
Wheat bran: │ │ │ │
Spring │ 20.50│ 17.25│ 14.00│
Soft winter │ 21.50│ │ │
Hard winter │ 20.50│ 17.00│ │ 16.75
Wheat │ │ │ │
middlings: │ │ │ │
Spring │ │ │ │
(standard)│ 21.50│ 20.00│ 17.00│
Soft winter │ 24.00│ │ │
Hard winter │ 23.00│ │ │
Hard winter │ │ │ │
wheat │ │ │ │
shorts │ 23.00│ │ │ 23.50
Wheat millrun │ │ │ │
Rye middlings │ 20.50│ │ 15.50│
High protein │ │ │ │
meals: │ │ │ │
Linseed │ 44.50│ 46.50│ 45.00│
Cottonseed │ │ │ │
(41%) │ 44.50│ 50.00│ 47.00│
Cottonseed │ │ │ │
(36%) │ 41.50│ 46.50│ │
Peanut (36%)│ │ │ │
No. 1 alfalfa │ │ │ │
meal │ │ │ │
(medium) │ │ 23.25│ │ 22.00
Velvet-bean │ │ │ │
meal │ │ │ │
Gluten feed │ 33.75│ 28.85│ │
White hominy │ │ │ │
feed │ 29.50│ 26.00│ │ 25.00
Yellow hominy │ │ │ │
feed │ 29.00│ 25.00│ │
Ground barley │ │ 31.50│ │
Dried beet │ │ │ │
pulp │ 48.00│ │ │
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──────────────┬─────────┬────────────┬──────────────
│ Kansas │ Los │ San
│City.[31]│Angeles.[31]│Francisco.[31]
──────────────┼─────────┼────────────┼──────────────
HAY. │ │ │
Timothy and │ │ │
clover: │ │ │
No. 1 │ │ │
timothy │ 14.50│ │
Standard │ │ │
timothy │ 13.00│ │
No. 2 │ │ │
timothy │ 11.00│ │
No. 1 light │ │ │
clover, │ │ │
mixed │ 14.25│ │
No. 1 │ │ │
clover, │ │ │
mixed │ 12.00│ │
No. 1 clover│ 11.00│ │
Alfalfa: │ │ │
No. 1 │ │ │
alfalfa │ 16.00│ 19.00│ 16.00
Standard │ │ │
alfalfa │ 14.00│ │ 15.00
No. 2 │ │ │
alfalfa │ 12.00│ │ 12.00
Prairie: │ │ │
No. 1 upland│ 11.25│ │
No. 2 upland│ 9.50│ │
No. 1 │ │ │
midland │ │ │
Grain: │ │ │
No. 1 wheat │ │ │ 19.00
No. 1 oat │ │ 21.00│ 18.00
FEED │ │ │
(bagged). │ │ │
Wheat bran: │ │ │
Spring │ │ │
Soft winter │ 14.50│ 40.00│ 37.00
Hard winter │ 14.25│ 36.00│
Wheat │ │ │
middlings: │ │ │
Spring │ │ │
(standard)│ │ │
Soft winter │ 22.00│ │ 46.00
Hard winter │ 21.50│ │
Hard winter │ │ │
wheat │ │ │
shorts │ 19.50│ │
Wheat millrun │ 18.00│ │ 36.00
Rye middlings │ │ │
High protein │ │ │
meals: │ │ │
Linseed │ 50.00│ │ 58.00
Cottonseed │ │ │
(41%) │ 44.50│ 48.00│ 49.00
Cottonseed │ │ │
(36%) │ 43.00│ │
Peanut (36%)│ │ │ 49.00
No. 1 alfalfa │ │ │
meal │ │ │
(medium) │ 18.50│ 26.00│
Velvet-bean │ │ │
meal │ │ │
Gluten feed │ │ │
White hominy │ │ │
feed │ 22.00│ │
Yellow hominy │ │ │
feed │ 21.00│ │
Ground barley │ │ │
Dried beet │ │ │
pulp │ │ 36.00│
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_Seeds_
MOVEMENT OF ORCHARD GRASS SEED SLOWER THAN IN 1921
Thrashing Not Yet Completed in Many Sections—Quality This Year Better
than Last

The movement of orchard grass seed is even more belated than last year despite the fact that it was harvested earlier. In some sections but little seed had been thrashed up to July 25 and in other sections thrashing operations were in full swing or nearly completed.

As was pointed out in the June 24 issue of WEATHER, CROPS, AND MARKETS, the 1922 crop is much larger than that of last year and sales were somewhat disappointing this spring. These factors along with others have tended to cause dealers to take a passive interest in the crop and refrain from making any but nominal bids for seed held by growers.

MARKET NOT YET MADE.

The market had not become established by July 25, although prices for country-run seed ranging from 75¢ to $1.25 per 100 lbs. were being offered occasionally to growers in the Kentucky, Ohio, and Missouri districts. Thrashing had not progressed sufficiently in Virginia for buyers to become interested in the seed that was harvested in that State.

The quality of the 1922 crop in practically all districts is considered to be better than last year. The carryover of old seed by growers, particularly in the Ohio and Virginia districts, seems to be somewhat larger than usual. No orchard grass seed was permitted entry under the seed importation act during June and July.

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Meadow Fescue Seed Prices Decline During Past Two Weeks.

A normal movement of the 1922 crop of meadow fescue seed has occurred since thrashing began about June 30, and it is estimated that approximately 55% of the crop has already been sold by growers. In the opinion of country buyers and others this year’s crop of recleaned seed will be about twice as large as that of last year.

The quality is considered to be much better not only because of favorable weather during the growing season and at harvest time but also because growers exercised more care in the selection of their seed for sowing. During recent years the shrinkage in recleaning the crop has been unusually heavy, resulting in considerable loss to the growers.

Prices to growers declined 2¢ or 3¢ during the two weeks prior to July 25. Only about 4¢ per lb. for recleaned seed was being paid on that date, and there were not many buyers even at that price.

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=A new variety of the Rose potato=, called the Early Norther Rose, was planted in the Charleston section of South Carolina this spring. It resembles the Spaulding Rose, but is a little longer and thicker than that variety. The average yield was 80‒90 bbls. per acre.

MOVEMENT OF KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS SEED BELOW NORMAL
Growers in Kentucky Have Pooled Much of Their Seed——Quality Better than
Last Year.

The 1922 crop of Kentucky blue grass seed is not being sold so freely by growers in Kentucky and Missouri as was the crop last year. In some important stripping areas in Kentucky where the crop is large, less than 5% had moved from growers’ hands by July 25. In other sections of Kentucky approximately 25% had been sold but the bulk of the crop has been pooled in the expectancy of higher prices later. Although in the vicinity of one or two important shipping points in Missouri 60% or more of the crop is reported to have been sold by growers, in most of the other sections only 10%‒15% has been sold.

Prices prevailing about July 25 were much lower than last year, being mostly $1.25‒$1.50 per bu. for rough, cured seed compared with $2‒$2.50 last year. Little or no change occurred in prices offered to growers during the last two weeks of July.

The quality of the seed in Kentucky and Missouri is much better than it was last year and undoubtedly will shrink less in cleaning.

The production of the 1922 crop was covered fully in the June 17 issue of this publication.

IMPORTS OF FORAGE PLANT SEEDS.

Permitted Entry Under the Seed
Importation Act.

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Kind of seed. │ July.
──────────────────┼──────────┬──────────
│ 1922. │ 1921.
──────────────────┼──────────┼──────────
│ Pounds. │ Pounds.
Alfalfa │ 1,553,100│ 89,200
Canada bluegrass │ │ 1,000
Alsike clover │ 44,300│ 17,800
Crimson clover │ 11,000│ 198,200
Red clover │ 185,800│ 744,500
White clover │ 79,000│ 133,600
Grass mixtures │ │ 40,100
Broom corn millet │ 153,400│
Rape │ 366,700│ 38,500
Redtop │ 2,200│
English rye grass │ 84,000│ 16,300
Italian rye grass │ │ 13,800
Timothy │ │ 89,200
Hairy vetch │ 91,900│ 108,400
Spring vetch │ 10,800│
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WEEKLY FEED TRADE REVIEW.

(Concluded from page 115.)

was fair: Embargoes against outbound shipping in a few western markets kept business within narrow limits. Stocks generally were in excess of the demand.

Southwestern markets reported a good demand for shorts from the South and Southeast and an improved inquiry for bran was noted from Pacific coast markets. Large stocks of wheat feeds, mostly bought at higher levels, are being carried at western lake ports, and railroads are not accepting any more shipments to be held at lake ports, claiming that all available space is occupied.

_Cottonseed meal and cake._—Increased offerings of new crop cottonseed cake and meal gave the market an unsettled tone and although a fair demand was noted in the East the premiums of old crop over the new crop cake and meal were sharply lowered. Prices for October shipment stuff ruled about $5 per ton lower than spot offerings in most markets. Pressure of new crop offers for deferred shipment tended to check buying. A small volume of business on the basis of $40 at Kansas City for 43% stock was noted, but buyers generally were hesitant in taking hold. Old crop stocks at mills continue in excess of what they were last year. The export inquiry was light. The movement was small.

_Linseed meal and cake._—Production of linseed meal and cake was light. Prices held steady, but showed a rather wide range, mill offerings being at 50¢-$1 per ton less than was asked by jobbers. Stocks were fair. The demand both for export and domestic consumption was poor. Crushers expect increased production during September and October but little improvement in the output is expected during August. Receipts and movement were light.

GLUTEN FEED DEMAND QUIET.

_Gluten feed._—The demand for gluten feed was quiet. Dealers reported sales as slow, and as a result a few mills experienced difficulty in obtaining shipping instructions for goods bought for July shipment. Although corn prices were lower and No. 2 Yellow was quoted on the basis of about $22 Chicago, gluten feed for August shipment was advanced $1 per ton over the July price to $29.85 per ton Chicago. Production was normal and the movement was good. Supplies were rather large in the Northeast, and moderate in other sections.

_Hominy feed._—Hominy feed prices showed little change from last week. Eastern mills shaded prices to effect sales. The demand was scattered and mostly from single car buyers. Production was good, particularly by mills having orders for grits for the Russian Relief. Offerings by western mills increased because of the limited sales during the past month and the accumulation of stocks. Supplies in dealers’ hands continued fair. The movement was light.

_Alfalfa meal._—The supply of alfalfa meal was about equal to the demand, which was normal for this time of the year, inquiries having been received from all over the country. Prices for meal are governed largely by trend of hay prices, and as the yield of second cutting in many instances was less than was expected, with poor prospects for the third cutting, the alfalfa meal situation was quite firm. The supplies of hay available for milling have been reduced considerably through extensive purchases by sheep feeders. Millers, therefore, do not expect to make heavy offerings in the near future. In fact, many mills were unable to accept business for immediate, quick, or prompt shipment. The movement was fair.

WEEKLY GRAIN MARKET REVIEW.

(Concluded from page 114.)

and to Canadian ports 1,431,000 bus. Total shipments for the season to Canadian ports stand at 11,757,000 bus.

Increased offerings of oats caused prices to decline 1¢ to 2¢ per bu. during the week. The demand was light because buyers were expecting new crop prices to be lower. The general movement was not large, however, as total primary receipts were only 4,775,000 bus., or not quite one-half of the amount reported received during the corresponding week last year.

The visible supply of grain at the close of the week was given as follows: Oats, 36,667,000 bus.; corn, 19,509,000 bus.; and wheat, 19,667,000 bus. Wheat and flour on ocean passage totaled 48,936,000 bus., compared with 57,960,000 bus. one year ago.

_Cotton_
PRICES SAG DURING WEEK; SPOT SALES SHOW INCREASE
Reports of More Favorable Weather in the Main Cotton States Was Factor
in Market.

The week ending July 29 witnessed sagging prices in cotton, due primarily to reports of more favorable weather for the growing crop. Both the railroad and coal strikes had their effect, and the unsettled condition in foreign exchange was also a factor.

The average price of Middling as determined from the quotations of the 10 designated spot markets closed at 21.69¢ per lb. on July 29, compared with 22.10¢ at the close of the previous week and 10.81¢ for the corresponding day last year. The decline in October future contracts on the New York Cotton Exchange amounted to 38 points, and on the New Orleans Cotton Exchange to 39 points. October future contracts on the Liverpool Cotton Association closed at 12.24d. per lb. on July 28, compared with 12.59d. at the close of the previous week and 8.39d. for the corresponding day last year.

The volume of spot sales as reported by the cotton exchanges in the 10 designated markets was somewhat larger than the previous week, amounting to 29,057 bales, compared with 26,939 bales the previous week and 29,715 bales for the corresponding period in 1921. The total sales reported by the exchanges in the 10 designated spot markets from Aug. 1 to July 29 amounted to 3,361,605 bales, compared with 3,303,552 bales for the corresponding period last season.

Dullness was reported to have developed in the dry goods trade, but with little change in the price levels as compared with those of the previous week.

Closing Future Prices for July 29 and for the Corresponding Days in
1921 and 1920.

─────────┬─────────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────── Month. │ New York. │ New Orleans. ─────────┼─────────┬─────────┬─────────┼─────────┬─────────┬───────── │ 1922 │ 1921 │ 1920 │ 1922 │ 1921 │ 1920 ─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼───────── │_Cents._ │_Cents._ │_Cents._ │_Cents._ │_Cents._ │_Cents._ October │ 21.42│ 12.14│ 31.27│ 20.96│ 11.66│ 30.31 December │ 21.35│ 12.65│ 30.00│ 20.85│ 12.00│ 29.35 January │ 21.21│ 12.60│ 29.18│ 20.81│ 12.08│ 28.90 March │ 21.18│ 12.95│ 28.90│ 20.71│ 12.40│ 28.50 May │ 21.05│ 13.08│ 28.50│ 20.60│ 12.47│ 27.90 ─────────┴─────────┴─────────┴─────────┴─────────┴─────────┴─────────

Spot
Quotations
for
Middling
Upland
Cotton at
New York on
July 29,
for Each of
the Past 32
Years.

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Cents.
1891 8.00
1892 7.50
1893 8.12
1894 7.00
1895 7.00
1896 7.31
1897 7.94
1898 6.06
1899 6.12
1900 10.06
1901 8.12
1902 9.06
1903 13.25
1904 10.70
1905 11.05
1906 10.90
1907 12.90
1908 10.70
1909 12.75
1910 16.05
1911 13.50
1912 13.25
1913 11.95
1914 12.75
1915 9.35
1916 13.30
1917 25.20
1918 28.55
1919 35.15
1920 40.00
1921 11.95
1922 21.75
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Cotton Movement from August 1 to July 28.

[Information from commercial sources.]

──────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────┬───────────
│ 1921‒22 │ 1920‒21
──────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────┼───────────
│ _Bales._ │ _Bales._
Port receipts │ 6,084,471│ 6,713,411
Port stocks │ 499,345│ 1,347,936
Interior receipts │ 7,224,067│ 7,546,577
Interior stocks │ 388,830│ 1,129,231
Into sight │ │ 11,565,262
Northern spinners’ takings │ │ 2,088,516
Southern spinners’ takings │ 4,126,522│ 2,874,678
World’s visible supply of American cotton │ 2,021,888│ 4,108,428
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SPOT COTTON QUOTATIONS.

Price of Middling spot cotton for July 29 and the commercial
differences in price between Middling and other grades of American
Upland cotton at each of the 10 markets named, together with the
total number of bales sold during the week ending July 29, as
reported to the U. S. Department of Agriculture by the cotton
exchanges in these markets.

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│ │ │ │ │
│ Norfolk. │Augusta.│Savannah.│Montgomery.│Memphis.
────────────────┼──────────┼────────┼─────────┼───────────┼────────
White Standards:│_On._[33] │ _On._ │ _On._ │ _On._ │ _On._
Middling Fair │ 200│ 125│ 125│ 163│ 225
Strict Good │ │ │ │ │
Middling │ 150│ 100│ 100│ 125│ 150
Good Middling │ 100│ 75│ 75│ 88│ 100
Strict │ │ │ │ │
Middling │ 50│ 38│ 50│ 50│ 50
Middling │ 21.63│ 21.63│ 21.50│ 21.38│ 22.50
│_Off._[33]│ _Off._ │ _Off._ │ _Off._ │ _Off._
Strict Low │ │ │ │ │
Middling │ 50│ 37│ 50│ 50│ 50
Low Middling │ 100│ 100│ 100│ 125│ 125
Strict Good │ │ │ │ │
Ordinary[34]│ 175│ 175│ 150│ 200│ 225
Good │ │ │ │ │
Ordinary[34]│ 250│ 275│ 200│ 275│ 325
Yellow Tinged: │ │ │ │ │
Good Middling │ Even.│ Even.│ Even.│ Even.│ Even.
Strict │ │ │ │ │
Middling │ 50│ 37│ 50│ 75│ 50
Middling[34] │ 100│ 100│ 150│ 175│ 150
Strict Low │ │ │ │ │
Middling[34]│ 175│ 175│ 225│ 250│ 225
Low │ │ │ │ │
Middling[34]│ 275│ 275│ 300│ 325│ 325
Yellow Stained: │ │ │ │ │
Good Middling │ 100│ 100│ 100│ 125│ 125
Strict │ │ │ │ │
Middling[34]│ 200│ 175│ 200│ 200│ 225
Middling[34] │ 275│ 300│ 300│ 275│ 275
Blue Stained: │ │ │ │ │
Good │ │ │ │ │
Middling[34]│ 150│ 100│ 150│ 150│ 100
Strict │ │ │ │ │
Middling[34]│ 225│ 200│ 225│ 225│ 150
Middling[34] │ 300│ 300│ 300│ 300│ 200
Sales for week, │ │ │ │ │
bales │ 531│ 233│ 169│ 472│ 1,200
────────────────┴──────────┴────────┴─────────┴───────────┴────────

────────────────┬──────┬───────┬────────┬──────────┬────────┬──────────
│Little│ │ │ │ New │
│Rock. │Dallas.│Houston.│Galveston.│Orleans.│ Average.
────────────────┼──────┼───────┼────────┼──────────┼────────┼──────────
White Standards:│_On._ │ _On._ │ _On._ │ _On._ │ _On._ │ _On._
Middling Fair │ 200│ 200│ 150│ 250│ 175│ 181
Strict Good │ │ │ │ │ │
Middling │ 150│ 150│ 125│ 175│ 150│ 138
Good Middling │ 100│ 100│ 100│ 100│ 100│ 94
Strict │ │ │ │ │ │
Middling │ 75│ 75│ 50│ 50│ 50│ 54
Middling │ 21.50│ 21.45│ 21.90│ 21.95│ 21.50│ 21.69
│_Off._│_Off._ │ _Off._ │ _Off._ │ _Off._ │ _Off._
Strict Low │ │ │ │ │ │
Middling │ 50│ 75│ 75│ 75│ 50│ 56
Low Middling │ 125│ 150│ 150│ 150│ 125│ 125
Strict Good │ │ │ │ │ │
Ordinary[34]│ 225│ 250│ 250│ 250│ 225│ 213
Good │ │ │ │ │ │
Ordinary[34]│ 325│ 350│ 350│ 350│ 325│ 303
Yellow Tinged: │ │ │ │ │ │
Good Middling │[35]25│ Even.│ Even.│ Even.│ Even.│ [35]3
Strict │ │ │ │ │ │
Middling │ 50│ 75│ 50│ 50│ 50│ 54
Middling[34] │ 150│ 175│ 175│ 175│ 200│ 155
Strict Low │ │ │ │ │ │
Middling[34]│ 225│ 250│ 250│ 250│ 250│ 228
Low │ │ │ │ │ │
Middling[34]│ 300│ 325│ 325│ 325│ 325│ 310
Yellow Stained: │ │ │ │ │ │
Good Middling │ 125│ 150│ 150│ 150│ 125│ 125
Strict │ │ │ │ │ │
Middling[34]│ 200│ 250│ 250│ 225│ 250│ 218
Middling[34] │ 275│ 350│ 350│ 325│ 300│ 303
Blue Stained: │ │ │ │ │ │
Good │ │ │ │ │ │
Middling[34]│ 125│ 175│ 150│ 150│ 125│ 138
Strict │ │ │ │ │ │
Middling[34]│ 225│ 250│ 225│ 225│ 175│ 213
Middling[34] │ 325│ 325│ 300│ 300│ 300│ 295
Sales for week, │ │ │ │ │ │
bales │ 56│ 7,113│ 7,283│ 6,739│ 5,261│[36]29,057
────────────────┴──────┴───────┴────────┴──────────┴────────┴──────────

Exports of American Cotton from August
1 to July 28.

[Information from commercial sources.]

To— │ 1921‒22 │ 1920‒21
────────────────┼──────────┼──────────
│ _Bales._ │ _Bales._
Great Britain │ 1,755,531│ 1,753,072
France │ 763,220│ 575,436
Germany │ 1,421,822│ 1,326,405
Italy │ 488,710│ 508,678
Japan │ 810,199│ 629,599
China │ 90,666│ 74,741
Spain │ 311,763│ 253,899
Belgium │ 172,485│ 195,473
Other countries │ 219,597│ 266,148
────────────────┼──────────┼──────────
Total │ 6,033,993│ 5,583,451
────────────────┴──────────┴──────────

Exports for the week ending July 28 amounted to 48,449 bales, compared with 96,434 bales the previous week and 157,465 bales for the corresponding week in 1921.

Stocks of Government Classed Cotton at Future

Markets.

Inspected cotton, Government classed, in warehouses at the ports of New York and New Orleans on July 28, 1922, and on the corresponding day in 1921, of the grades tenderable on future contracts made on the exchanges in these markets subject to section 5 of the United States cotton futures act, as amended:

──────────────────────────────┬───────────────────┬─────────────────── Grade. │ New York. │ New Orleans. ──────────────────────────────┼─────────┬─────────┼─────────┬───────── │ 1922 │ 1921 │ 1922 │ 1921 ──────────────────────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼───────── │_Bales._ │_Bales._ │_Bales._ │_Bales._ Middling Fair │ 10│ │ │ 3 Strict Good Middling │ 812│ 239│ 89│ 290 Good Middling │ 9,155│ 4,531│ 295│ 3,532 Strict Middling │ 31,539│ 20,766│ 1,373│ 21,618 Middling │ 46,874│ 51,498│ 4,418│ 34,835 Strict Low Middling │ 25,588│ 43,045│ 3,052│ 19,408 Low Middling │ 4,475│ 10,590│ 368│ 7,264 Good Middling Yellow Tinged │ 3,941│ 4,518│ 665│ 3,130 Strict Middling Yellow Tinged │ 2,134│ 3,630│ 596│ 3,087 Good Middling Yellow Stained │ 21│ 35│ 3│ 4 ──────────────────────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼───────── Total │ 124,549│ 138,852│ 10,859│ 93,171 ──────────────────────────────┴─────────┴─────────┴─────────┴─────────

Total stocks of cotton, all kinds, on July 28 at the port of New York were 150,889 bales, and for the corresponding day in 1921, 156,141 bales; at the port of New Orleans 98,090 bales, and for the corresponding day in 1921, 421,349 bales.

Premium Staple Cotton.

A poor demand for premium staple cotton was reported at New Orleans and a limited demand with light offerings at Memphis. Some of the sales reported in these two markets during the week were as follows:

New Orleans: Cents.
Middling to Strict Middling, 1 to 1–1/16 ins. 23⅜
Low Middling, 1–1/16 ins. 20½
Middling to Strict Middling, 1–1/16 to 1⅛ ins. 24¾
Memphis:
Strict Middling, full, 1–3/16 to 1¼ ins. 32

The average premiums quoted in the New Orleans and Memphis markets for the staple lengths specified are stated below for Middling cotton based on Middling short-staple cotton at 21½¢ per lb. at New Orleans and 22½¢ at Memphis on July 29, 1922, and 11¢ per lb. at New Orleans and 10¾¢ at Memphis on July 30, 1921.

────────────┬─────────────────────┬─────────────────────
Length. │ New Orleans. │ Memphis.
────────────┼──────────┬──────────┼──────────┬──────────
│ 1922 │ 1921 │ 1922 │ 1921
────────────┼──────────┼──────────┼──────────┼──────────
│_Points._ │_Points._ │_Points._ │_Points._
1–1/16 ins. │ 150│ 75│ 100│ 125
1⅛ ins. │ 375│ 500│ 400│ 625
1–3/16 ins. │ 550│ 800│ 700│ 925
1¼ ins. │ 800│ 1,100│ 1,000│ 1,125
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Quotations reported on July 28 for Pima American-Egyptian cotton f. o. b. New England mill points were as follows: No. 1 grade, 38½¢ per lb.; No. 2, 36½¢; No. 3, 34½¢. A year ago Pima cotton on the same terms was quoted at 33¢ per lb. for No. 2 and No. 3 grades.

British Wool Imports for First Half of 1922

Total 677,634,000 Pounds.

The total imports of sheep and lambs’ wool by the United Kingdom during the first six months of 1922 amounted to 677,634,000 lbs., compared with 369,325,100 lbs. during the same period of 1921.

Most of the wool came from Australia, New Zealand, British South Africa, and Argentina. The imports from Australia and New Zealand combined amounted to 445,466,900 lbs., compared with only 251,225,300 lbs. during the first six months of 1921, while the imports from British South Africa increased from 56,904,600 lbs. in the first half of 1921 to 110,333,300 lbs. in the first half of 1922. The imports from Argentina increased from 16,548,300 lbs. in the first half of 1921 to 23,545,000 lbs. in the corresponding half of 1922.

_Weather_
RAINS BENEFITED VEGETATION IN MANY INTERIOR DISTRICTS
Conditions Mostly Favorable for Cotton—Wheat Too Far Advanced for Much
Rust Damage.

Beneficial rains were received during the week ending Aug. 1 in many Central Valley districts, but the rainfall was of rather local character and many areas were still in need of moisture. The rainfall was especially beneficial for growing crops in Iowa, much of South Dakota, portions of Kansas, and parts of the Ohio Valley States. Vegetation was improved also in the northwestern Plains area and in many sections of the central Rocky Mountain States.

Showers brought some relief in the far Southwest, particularly in portions of Arizona and northern New Mexico, but other localities in that area were still in need of rain. Very little rain occurred from the lower Great Plains southward and the high temperatures in that area were accompanied in some localities by destructive hot winds. Late truck needed rain also in some other Southern States. Farm work made good progress generally, except for some delay, principally in north Central States, caused by heavy rainfall. Roads were mostly in good condition.

THRASHING SOMEWHAT RETARDED.

_Small grains._—There was considerable rainfall during the week in many localities of the North Central States, and thrashing of small grains was retarded in this section. There was some injury to grain in shock also in portions of the upper Mississippi Valley, particularly in Iowa. East of the Mississippi River this work made generally good progress under favorable weather conditions, while harvesting of late grain and thrashing progressed rapidly in the far Northwestern States. Plowing for fall seeding showed progress in the lower Missouri Valley, the north central Great Plains States, and in some Ohio Valley districts, with the soil mostly in good condition.

Reports of black rust in spring wheat continued from the central and eastern portions of North Dakota, but the crop was too far advanced to suffer serious damage. There was some local damage by hail in Minnesota, and the condition of spring wheat is variable in that State, though on the whole it is generally fair. The crop was largely harvested in South Dakota and some thrashing was done with fair yields with the grain of good to excellent quality.

Oat and barley harvests continued in the Northeastern States, and thrashing progressed in the Ohio Valley region. The yields in the latter area were mostly disappointing. Considerable oats in shock were damaged in Iowa by molding, rotting, and sprouting due to wet weather. Oats were benefited in many of the later western districts by the showers of the week. Flax was reported in mostly good condition in South Dakota. Rice did well in California and the condition and progress of this crop was reported as good in Texas. Harvest of the early rice crop was in progress in Louisiana.

_Corn._—The rainfall in the central and upper Mississippi Valley, much of the Great Plains area, and in localities of the Ohio Valley was very beneficial to corn. The late crop, however, in the lower Great Plains, in Texas, and some other southern localities needed rain badly. The condition and development of the crop were reported as excellent in all sections of Missouri and fair to very good in Iowa. Moderately heavy rains occurred in the last-named State, especially in the western portion, where moisture had been badly needed. The progress of the crop was very good in Illinois, fair to very good in Indiana generally, although it needed rain in the eastern portion of the latter State. Corn was in good condition in Ohio but needed rain in many places.

The crop was favorably affected by the weather in the Middle Atlantic States and was doing well in northeastern districts. The nights continued too cool for best development of this crop in the western upper Lake region, where growth was backward. Fields were uneven but generally fair and showed some improvement in Minnesota. Corn had mostly tasseled out to the extreme north central portion of the country. Broom corn was damaged by drought in the southern Great Plains, especially in western Oklahoma.

MOSTLY FAVORABLE FOR COTTON.

_Cotton._—Cotton was favorably affected by the weather of the week except where there was a lack of moisture in the more western portion of the belt and where it was too wet in a few central and eastern localities. Moderate rainfall was the rule from the Mississippi Valley eastward, but to the westward little or no rain fell. Temperatures were somewhat above normal in the central and eastern districts and were unusually high in the northwestern portion of the belt. Sunshine was generally ample except in northeastern localities.

The crop made favorable progress in North Carolina, except where it was too wet in parts of the coastal plain. The weather was generally favorable in South Carolina, although there was too much moisture in some central counties and the plants were reported as sappy with some shedding, but fruiting fairly well generally. The week was very favorable for cotton in Georgia where very good to excellent progress was reported, and generally fair advance was indicated from Alabama.

The progress was very good in the northern and southern portions of Mississippi but less favorable where the rainfall was heavier in the central portion. Cotton showed very good development in Louisiana and most of Arkansas, the warm, dry weather being favorable in the latter State. Conditions were less favorable, however, in Texas and Oklahoma. Peanuts were shedding in the former State as a result of warm, dry weather, although the early planted crop continued in fair to good condition. The progress of the peanut crop in Texas was poor to only fair, and progress and condition were fair in Oklahoma although the plants needed rain badly in the western portion where wilting and shedding were reported.

Weevils were generally less active, particularly in the western portion of the belt, although they continued numerous in most sections and were doing considerable damage in many localities. Bolls were reported as opening rapidly in southern Georgia and picking progressed favorably. The weather was very favorable for this work in the southern portion of Texas.

_Potatoes._—White potatoes made generally good progress throughout the country during the week. Showers were beneficial for the crop in many portions of the Rocky Mountain and Plateau States, except in local areas where unirrigated potatoes needed more moisture. Some damage from disease and insects was reported from comparatively small areas in the northwestern Lake region and the crop was injured in portions of the lower Great Plains by heat and drought. In some sections of the middle Atlantic coast area more moisture would have been beneficial. Digging was in progress northward to the Lake region. Planting continued in portions of the Southeast. Sweet potatoes did well generally and were reported as making excellent growth, except in Florida where they needed more rain.

_Truck and miscellaneous crops._—With sufficient moisture in most of the interior Valley States, truck crops and gardens showed improvement, although they were damaged in portions of the Ohio Valley States by lack of moisture. They were unfavorably affected in a few localities of the east Gulf area. Rain was badly needed in the Southwest and unirrigated truck was suffering in the far Northwest.

Sugar beets improved in Colorado and were doing well in Utah, Wyoming, and Nebraska. The weather was favorable for tobacco in the Northeast, but this crop was injured by drought in portions of Kentucky and plants were yellowing in places in Ohio because of insufficient moisture. The weather was favorable for checking rust in the Ohio Valley localities. Sugar cane was doing well in the lower Mississippi Valley, but cane and peanuts were needing rain in Florida. In Virginia peanuts were reported as small and the fields grassy.

RAINS HELP WESTERN RANGES.

_Meadows, pastures, and stock._—Alfalfa was benefited by local showers in the Central Plateau area and meadows and pastures were improved in many interior Valley States, although moisture was needed in some sections. Considerable rain fell over the northern and northwestern Great Plains and in the central Rocky Mountain districts, resulting in material improvement to ranges. There were also local showers in the far Southwest, which were beneficial, but only partial relief was brought to New Mexico, where much of the range was still slowly deteriorating and stock was thin. Ranges were further unfavorably affected by lack of rainfall in Texas, and pastures were mostly burned dry in central Oklahoma. More rain was needed in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, but pastures continued very good in the Middle Atlantic States and the Northeast. Pastures were reported short in Michigan, and while still good in Wisconsin they needed rain in many localities. Ranges were in poor condition in Minnesota.

_Fruit._—There was some damage to fruit by heat and lack of moisture in Oklahoma, and some harm resulted locally from high winds in Missouri. Apples and prunes would have been benefited by rain in some of the more northwestern States. Otherwise the weather conditions were generally favorable for fruit in practically all sections of the country. Prunes and olives were sizing up nicely in California; oranges were fair to good in that State; but lemons were less satisfactory because of last winter’s freeze. Strawberry plants were favorably affected in Florida and citrus fruits were in good condition.

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=The Mexican bean beetle= was reported as a serious pest from several counties in Tennessee.

Warm in Southwest during Week.

Moderate midsummer temperatures prevailed in most sections of the country during the week, except for unusually warm weather in some south central districts. Maximum temperatures were frequently above 100° in Oklahoma, western Arkansas, and northern Texas, the highest reported in this area being 104° at Oklahoma City on July 26. Chart 1, page 120, shows that for the week as a whole the temperature averaged below normal in the Northeast, some north central localities, and in most sections west of the Rocky Mountains. Elsewhere the weekly averages were above normal, being decidedly above normal in the lower Great Plains section.

Rainfall was generally of a local character during the week, with light to moderate, and in a few instances heavy, showers reported generally from the Mississippi Valley eastward, as shown by Chart 2, page 120. Good rains occurred in the northwestern Great Plains, but little or none was received from the southern Plains southward.

Average August Weather.

The last two columns of the table on this page show the normal temperature and precipitation for the month of August at the various Weather Bureau stations throughout the country. The average temperature for August differs but little from that of July, although as a rule August is slightly cooler except on the Pacific coast. East of the Rocky Mountains the coolest August weather usually occurs in the upper Lake region and the Northeastern States, where the monthly normals are about 62° to 65°. The normals are slightly above 80° in much of the Gulf coast section.

Rainfall in August is frequently of a local character, resulting largely from thunderstorms. The highest monthly averages for August vary from 6 ins. to more than 8 ins. and occur in the more southeastern States. The dry season continues over the Pacific Coast States and little or no rain is expected, except for occasional showers in the mountains and in the more northern districts. Thunderstorms during August are usually more frequent along the east Gulf coast than in any other section of the country, occurring on the average on about 20 days during the month. They are usually active also during this month in the far Southwest, this being within the season of maximum rainfall in Arizona and New Mexico and portions of the adjoining States.

Irish Flax Industry Failing.

The Irish flax industry is threatened with extinction, according to a report from the American Consul at Belfast. The area under flax for the present year amounts to only 25,000 acres, compared with 40,000 acres in 1921 and 127,193 acres in 1920.

The Irish Department of Agriculture has been urged to formulate and adopt a scheme for the improvement and maintenance of this staple industry of Northern Ireland.

Mississippi Tomato Shipments.

Mississippi’s tomato output has grown by leaps and bounds. In the spring of 1920 there were 1,360 cars shipped from that State. The 1921 movement was 1,960 cars, and this season the shipments filled approximately 3,450 cars.

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WEEKLY TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION——AUGUST NORMALS.

────────────┬──────────────────┬────────────────┬─────────────────────────── Districts │ │ │ and │ │ │ stations. │ Temperature. │ Precipitation. │ August normals. ────────────┼──────────────────┼────────────────┼────────────┬────────────── │ Week ending Aug. │Week ending Aug.│ │ │ 1. │ 1. │Temperature.│Precipitation. ────────────┼────────┬─────────┼──────┬─────────┼────────────┼────────────── │ │Departure│ │Departure│ │ │ │ from │ │ from │ │ │Average.│ normal. │Total.│ normal. │ │ ────────────┼────────┼─────────┼──────┼─────────┼────────────┼────────────── GULF STATES.│ │ │ │ │ │ │ ° │ ° │_Ins._│ _Ins._ │ ° │ _Ins._ Jacksonville│ 84│ +3│ 0.4│ ‒1.1│ 80│ 6.2 Miami │ 82│ 0│ 1.6│ ‒0.1│ 82│ 7.6 Key West │ 82│ ‒2│ 1.5│ +0.5│ 84│ 4.7 Tampa │ 84│ +2│ T.│ ‒2.2│ 81│ 8.6 Pensacola │ 82│ +1│ 0.1│ ‒1.8│ 81│ 7.2 Mobile │ 82│ +1│ 0.6│ ‒1.1│ 80│ 6.8 Montgomery │ 84│ +3│ 0.6│ ‒0.6│ 80│ 4.2 Anniston │ 80│ +2│ 0.7│ ‒0.7│ 76│ 4.5 Birmingham │ 82│ +1│ 1.5│ +0.1│ 79│ 4.5 Meridian │ 82│ +2│ 2.3│ +1.3│ 78│ 3.6 Vicksburg │ 82│ +1│ 0.7│ ‒0.3│ 81│ 3.5 New Orleans │ 84│ +2│ 0.1│ ‒1.0│ 82│ 5.6 Shreveport │ 84│ +1│ 0.2│ ‒0.7│ 81│ 2.2 Little Rock │ 84│ +3│ T. │ ‒1.2│ 79│ 3.6 Fort Smith │ 88│ +7│ T. │ ‒1.1│ 79│ 3.7 Bentonville │ 82│ +3│ 0.2│ ‒0.9│ 76│ 4.0 Oklahoma │ 88│ +8│ 0│ ‒0.7│ 78│ 3.2 Abilene │ 84│ +1│ 0│ ‒0.5│ 81│ 2.0 Fort Worth │ 88│ +4│ T. │ ‒0.6│ 83│ 1.9 Dallas │ 88│ │ T. │ │ │ Palestine │ 84│ +2│ T. │ ‒0.9│ 80│ 2.2 Taylor │ 86│ +3│ T. │ ‒0.7│ 82│ 2.5 Houston │ 84│ │ 0.1│ │ │ Galveston │ 82│ ‒1│ 0.1│ ‒0.8│ 83│ 5.0 Corpus │ │ │ │ │ │ Christi │ 84│ +1│ T. │ ‒0.4│ 82│ 2.3 San Antonio │ 84│ +1│ 0│ ‒0.5│ 82│ 2.7 Del Rio │ 84│ ‒2│ 0│ ‒0.5│ 84│ 2.6 OHIO VALLEY │ │ │ │ │ │ AND │ │ │ │ │ │ TENNESSEE. │ │ │ │ │ │ Memphis │ 84│ +3│ T. │ ‒0.9│ 79│ 3.2 Nashville │ 82│ +3│ 0.4│ ‒0.5│ 78│ 3.5 Chattanooga │ 82│ +4│ 1.0│ 0│ 76│ 3.8 Knoxville │ 80│ +4│ T. │ ‒1.0│ 75│ 4.0 Lexington │ 78│ +2│ 0.6│ ‒0.3│ 75│ 3.6 Louisville │ 80│ +1│ 1.7│ +0.9│ 76│ 3.5 Evansville │ 82│ +3│ 1.1│ +0.3│ 77│ 3.2 Indianapolis│ 76│ 0│ 0.2│ ‒0.7│ 74│ 3.3 Cincinnati │ 76│ 0│ 0.5│ ‒0.3│ 74│ 3.3 Dayton │ 76│ 0│ 0.6│ 0│ 73│ 3.0 Columbus │ 74│ ‒1│ 0.2│ ‒0.6│ 73│ 3.2 Parkersburg │ 76│ 0│ 0.5│ ‒0.3│ 73│ 3.5 Elkins │ 70│ ‒1│ 0.9│ 0│ 68│ 3.6 Pittsburgh │ 74│ ‒1│ 0.1│ ‒0.9│ 73│ 3.2 LAKE REGION.│ │ │ │ │ │ Canton │ 66│ ‒3│ 0.1│ ‒0.6│ 67│ 2.7 Syracuse │ 68│ ‒3│ T. │ ‒0.9│ 69│ 3.3 Oswego │ 68│ ‒2│ T. │ ‒0.7│ 69│ 2.7 Buffalo │ 70│ 0│ 0.2│ ‒0.5│ 69│ 3.0 Erie │ 70│ ‒1│ 1.3│ +0.5│ 70│ 3.3 Cleveland │ 72│ ‒1│ 0.6│ ‒0.2│ 70│ 3.2 Toledo │ 74│ +1│ 0.1│ ‒0.6│ 71│ 2.7 Detroit │ 74│ +2│ 0.2│ ‒0.6│ 70│ 2.8 Saginaw │ 72│ +1│ 0.8│ ‒0.1│ 69│ 2.9 Alpena │ 66│ 0│ 0.3│ ‒0.3│ 64│ 3.3 Grand Rapids│ 72│ ‒1│ 0.2│ ‒0.6│ 70│ 2.6 Chicago │ 74│ ‒1│ 0.1│ ‒0.8│ 73│ 2.9 Fort Wayne │ 74│ │ 0.9│ │ │ Milwaukee │ 72│ +2│ 0.1│ ‒0.5│ 69│ 2.8 Green Bay │ 70│ 0│ 0.8│ 0│ 67│ 3.1 Escanaba │ 66│ ‒1│ 2.2│ +1.4│ 64│ 3.6 Ludington │ 68│ │ 0.3│ │ │ Sault Ste. │ │ │ │ │ │ Marie │ 62│ 0│ 0.5│ ‒0.2│ 61│ 3.1 Marquette │ 66│ +1│ 0.2│ ‒0.4│ 64│ 2.9 Duluth │ 70│ +5│ 0.2│ ‒0.6│ 63│ 3.5 UPPER │ │ │ │ │ │ MISSISSIPPI │ │ │ │ │ │ VALLEY. │ │ │ │ │ │ St. Paul │ 72│ 0│ 0│ ‒0.8│ 69│ 3.5 La Crosse │ 72│ ‒1│ 0│ ‒0.8│ 70│ 3.4 Madison │ 72│ ‒1│ 0│ ‒0.6│ 70│ 3.2 Charles City│ 70│ ‒4│ 1.1│ +0.4│ 71│ 3.4 Dubuque │ 72│ ‒3│ 0.6│ ‒0.3│ 72│ 3.0 Davenport │ 74│ ‒1│ 0.8│ +0.1│ 73│ 3.6 Des Moines │ 78│ +2│ 1.2│ +0.4│ 73│ 3.6 Keokuk │ 78│ +1│ 0.7│ ‒0.3│ 75│ 3.2 Peoria │ 76│ +1│ 1.1│ +0.5│ 72│ 2.9 Terre Haute │ 78│ │ 0.8│ │ │ Springfield,│ │ │ │ │ │ Ill. │ 78│ +2│ 1.0│ +0.4│ 74│ 2.8 Hannibal │ 80│ +3│ 0.9│ +0.1│ 75│ 3.4 St. Louis │ 82│ +2│ 0.7│ ‒0.1│ 77│ 2.7 Cairo │ 84│ +5│ 0│ ‒0.9│ 77│ 2.9 PACIFIC │ │ │ │ │ │ COAST. │ │ │ │ │ │ Tatoosh │ │ │ │ │ │ Island │ 52│ ‒4│ 0│ ‒0.3│ 55│ 2.1 Seattle │ 62│ ‒2│ 0│ ‒0.1│ 63│ 0.5 North Head │ 54│ ‒4│ T. │ ‒0.1│ 58│ 0.6 Portland, │ │ │ │ │ │ Oreg. │ 66│ ‒2│ 0│ ‒0.1│ 67│ 0.6 Roseburg │ 68│ ‒1│ 0│ 0│ 68│ 0.3 Eureka │ 54│ ‒2│ 0│ 0│ 56│ 0.1 Red Bluff │ 86│ +4│ 0│ 0│ 80│ T. Sacramento │ 78│ +4│ 0│ 0│ 73│ T. San │ │ │ │ │ │ Francisco │ 58│ 0│ 0│ 0│ 58│ 0 Fresno │ 84│ +1│ 0│ 0│ 81│ 0 San Luis │ │ │ │ │ │ Obispo │ 66│ +2│ 0│ 0│ 64│ T. Los Angeles │ 70│ ‒1│ 0│ 0│ 71│ 0 San Diego │ 68│ 0│ T. │ +T. │ 69│ 0 ATLANTIC │ │ │ │ │ │ COAST. │ │ │ │ │ │ Eastport │ 58│ ‒4│ 0.6│ ‒0.1│ 61│ 3.3 Portland, │ │ │ │ │ │ Me. │ 66│ ‒3│ 0.1│ ‒0.8│ 66│ 3.6 Burlington │ 66│ ‒2│ T. │ ‒0.9│ 66│ 4.0 Northfield │ 64│ ‒2│ T. │ ‒1.1│ 63│ 3.9 Concord │ 66│ ‒4│ T. │ ‒1.0│ 67│ 3.7 Boston │ 70│ ‒2│ 0.1│ ‒0.9│ 70│ 4.0 Nantucket │ 66│ ‒3│ 0.3│ ‒0.4│ 68│ 3.0 New Haven │ 70│ ‒2│ 0.2│ ‒1.2│ 70│ 5.0 Albany │ 70│ ‒2│ 0.5│ ‒0.4│ 70│ 4.0 Ithaca │ 68│ ‒3│ T. │ ‒0.9│ 69│ 3.2 Binghamton │ 68│ ‒2│ 0│ ‒0.9│ 68│ 3.4 New York │ 70│ ‒5│ 0.1│ ‒1.2│ 73│ 4.5 Scranton │ 68│ ‒4│ 2.0│ +0.8│ 69│ 4.2 Harrisburg │ 72│ ‒3│ 1.0│ ‒0.3│ 72│ 4.2 Philadelphia│ 74│ ‒2│ T. │ ‒1.4│ 74│ 4.6 Trenton │ 72│ ‒3│ T. │ ‒1.2│ 73│ 5.4 Atlantic │ │ │ │ │ │ City │ 72│ ‒1│ 0.4│ ‒0.6│ 72│ 4.3 Baltimore │ 74│ ‒4│ 0.3│ ‒1.0│ 76│ 4.2 Washington │ 74│ ‒3│ 1.4│ 0│ 74│ 4.4 Norfolk │ 78│ 0│ 1.4│ ‒0.1│ 77│ 6.0 Richmond │ 76│ ‒3│ 0.2│ ‒0.9│ 78│ 4.4 Lynchburg │ 76│ ‒2│ 0.2│ ‒0.9│ 76│ 4.2 Wytheville │ 74│ +1│ 0.5│ ‒0.7│ 70│ 4.5 Asheville │ 74│ +2│ 0.2│ ‒1.0│ 70│ 4.8 Charlotte │ 80│ +1│ T. │ ‒1.5│ 77│ 5.6 Raleigh │ 78│ ‒1│ 0.5│ ‒1.2│ 77│ 5.9 Hatteras │ 80│ +2│ 0.9│ ‒0.5│ 78│ 5.8 Wilmington │ 80│ +1│ 2.4│ +0.7│ 78│ 6.5 Charleston │ 84│ +2│ 1.5│ ‒0.1│ 81│ 7.0 Greenville │ 80│ │ 0.1│ │ │ Columbia, S.│ │ │ │ │ │ C. │ 82│ +1│ 3.0│ +1.2│ 80│ 6.8 Augusta │ 84│ +3│ T. │ ‒1.3│ 80│ 5.6 Atlanta │ 82│ +4│ 1.2│ ‒0.2│ 77│ 4.5 Macon │ 84│ +4│ T. │ ‒1.4│ 78│ 4.2 Savannah │ 84│ +3│ 1.8│ +0.3│ 79│ 7.5 Thomasville │ 84│ +2│ 0.1│ ‒1.2│ 81│ 5.0 MOUNTAIN │ │ │ │ │ │ REGION. │ │ │ │ │ │ Havre │ 68│ ‒1│ 0.2│ ‒0.2│ 65│ 1.3 Kalispell │ 66│ +1│ T. │ ‒0.1│ 63│ 0.9 Helena │ 68│ 0│ 0.1│ ‒0.1│ 66│ 0.7 Sheridan │ 70│ +3│ 0.1│ │ 65│ Lander │ 72│ +3│ T. │ ‒0.1│ 66│ 0.5 Cheyenne │ 68│ 0│ 0.6│ +0.2│ 66│ 1.5 Grand │ │ │ │ │ │ Junction │ 76│ ‒3│ 0.3│ +0.1│ 76│ 1.0 Denver │ 74│ +1│ 0.9│ +0.5│ 71│ 1.3 Pueblo │ 74│ ‒1│ 0.2│ ‒0.3│ 72│ 1.6 Amarillo │ 80│ +4│ 0│ ‒0.5│ 75│ 2.8 El Paso │ 80│ 0│ T. │ ‒0.4│ 79│ 1.7 Roswell │ 80│ +1│ T. │ ‒0.6│ 77│ 1.5 Santa Fe │ 68│ 0│ 0.6│ 0│ 67│ 2.4 Flagstaff │ 64│ ‒1│ 0.9│ +0.4│ 63│ 3.3 Phoenix │ 88│ ‒3│ 0.1│ ‒0.2│ 89│ 1.0 Yuma │ 90│ ‒2│ T. │ 0│ 90│ 0.4 Independence│ 76│ ‒3│ T. │ 0│ 76│ 0.1 Tonopah │ 72│ ‒2│ 0│ ‒0.1│ 72│ 0.4 Modena │ 70│ 0│ 0.7│ +0.3│ 69│ 1.8 Salt Lake │ │ │ │ │ │ City │ 78│ +1│ 0│ ‒0.1│ 74│ 0.8 Reno │ 72│ +3│ T. │ 0│ 67│ 0.2 Winnemucca │ 70│ ‒3│ T. │ +T. │ 71│ 0.2 Pocatello │ 74│ +2│ T. │ ‒0.1│ 70│ 0.6 Boise │ 76│ +2│ T. │ 0│ 72│ 0.2 Lewiston │ 78│ +3│ 0│ ‒0.1│ 74│ 0.4 Baker │ 68│ +2│ T. │ ‒0.1│ 65│ 0.4 Walla Walla │ 76│ +1│ 0│ ‒T. │ 74│ 0.4 Spokane │ 72│ +2│ T. │ ‒0.1│ 68│ 0.5 MISSOURI │ │ │ │ │ │ VALLEY. │ │ │ │ │ │ Springfield,│ │ │ │ │ │ Mo. │ 80│ +3│ 2.4│ +1.4│ 75│ 4.3 Columbia, │ │ │ │ │ │ Mo. │ 82│ +5│ 1.2│ +0.6│ 75│ 3.0 Kansas City │ 80│ +2│ T. │ ‒1.1│ 76│ 4.8 St. Joseph │ 80│ │ 0.1│ │ │ Topeka │ 82│ +4│ 0.6│ ‒0.5│ 76│ 4.3 Iola │ 82│ +3│ 0.1│ ‒0.7│ 76│ 3.5 Wichita │ 82│ +2│ T. │ ‒0.8│ 78│ 3.1 Dodge City │ 82│ +4│ 0│ ‒0.7│ 76│ 2.6 Concordia │ 78│ ‒1│ 0.2│ ‒0.6│ 76│ 2.8 North Platte│ 76│ +3│ 0.7│ 0│ 71│ 2.5 Lincoln │ 76│ ‒1│ 1.5│ +0.7│ 74│ 3.7 Omaha │ 76│ ‒1│ 2.1│ +1.2│ 74│ 3.6 Sioux City │ 74│ ‒1│ 4.7│ +3.9│ 73│ 3.0 Valentine │ 74│ 0│ 1.6│ +0.8│ 71│ 2.8 Rapid City │ 70│ ‒1│ 1.2│ +0.6│ 69│ 2.1 Pierre │ 74│ ‒2│ 1.0│ +0.5│ 73│ 2.0 Huron │ 72│ 0│ 0.4│ ‒0.2│ 69│ 2.6 Moorhead │ 74│ +6│ T. │ ‒0.6│ 66│ 3.1 Devils Lake │ 70│ +2│ 0.2│ ‒0.5│ 65│ 2.8 Bismarck │ 70│ 0│ 2.0│ +1.6│ 67│ 2.0 Williston │ 70│ 0│ 0.9│ +0.5│ 68│ 1.3 ────────────┴────────┴─────────┴──────┴─────────┴────────────┴──────────────

NOTE.—T indicates amount too small for measurement.

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Footnote 1:

5‒year average.

Footnote 2:

Cars of 500 bus. each in intermediate States and 530 bus. each in
early States.

Footnote 3:

California (southern district), Louisiana, and Texas (southern
district).

Footnote 4:

Week ending Friday, July 28.

Footnote 5:

Denver not included.

Footnote 6:

The quantities in this column include fish frozen when imported which
do not appear in the fourth column.

Footnote 7:

Catfish, flounders, pike perches, and pike or pickerel scup,
shellfish, sturgeon or spoonbill cat, and suckers were included with
miscellaneous frozen fish prior to July 15, 1922.

Footnote 8:

Ciscoes were combined under one heading prior to Jan. 15, 1922.

Footnote 9:

Steelhead trout were included with salmon (all other) prior to Jan.
15, 1922.

Footnote 10:

Flats.

Footnote 11:

Revised figures, including late reports.

Footnote 12:

Total stocks include all stocks held by manufacturers reporting.

Footnote 13:

Unsold stocks include that portion of total stocks not covered by
current sales or future delivery contracts.

Footnote 14:

Prices reported per pound for case goods apply to milk powder packed
in 1‒lb cans.

Footnote 15:

Includes the highest and lowest prices reported.

Footnote 16:

Includes the highest and lowest “Bulk of Sales” prices reported by
different firms.

Footnote 17:

Ky. Cobblers, 100 lbs.

Footnote 18:

Car-lot sales.

Footnote 19:

Kans. Early Ohios, sacked per 100 lbs.

Footnote 20:

Unit basis.

Footnote 21:

Per 100 melons.

Footnote 22:

Mo. Tom Watsons.

Footnote 23:

Tex., per 100 lbs.

Footnote 24:

Ark. Salmon Tints.

Footnote 25:

Ark. Elbertas.

Footnote 26:

Ill. early varieties.

Footnote 27:

Bulk per 100 lbs.

Footnote 28:

Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Portland, Me., and Newport
News.

Footnote 29:

New Orleans, Galveston, Texas City, and Port Arthur, Texas.

Footnote 30:

Seattle, Portland, Oreg., Tacoma, Astoria, and San Francisco.

Footnote 31:

Hay quotations represent average of cash sales at these markets.

Footnote 32:

Nominal.

Footnote 33:

The differences are stated in terms of hundredths of a cent per pound.
By “On” is meant that the stated number of points is to be added to
the price of Middling and by “Off” is meant that the stated number of
points is to be subtracted from the price of Middling.

Footnote 34:

These grades are not tenderable on future contracts made subject to
section 5 of the United States cotton futures act as amended, on the
future exchanges at New York and New Orleans.

Footnote 35:

On.

Footnote 36:

Total sales.

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TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

1. Silently corrected typographical errors and variations in spelling. 2. Retained anachronistic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings as printed. 3. Footnotes have been re-indexed using numbers and collected together at the end of the last chapter. 4. Enclosed italics font in _underscores_. 5. Enclosed bold font in =equals=. 6. Superscripts are denoted by a caret before a single superscript character or a series of superscripted characters enclosed in curly braces, e.g. M^r. or M^{ister}.