The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-12-17
LATEST MARKET REPORTS
FURNISHED by U. 8. Bureau Of Markets
Aav and Feed

Most markets report heavy hay re-
ceipts 1863 cars in Cincinnati terminal
and until congestion is cleared an en-
barge will be placed on all western lines.
Prices heavy. especially for low grades.
which are dull. Demand remains light
in principal markets. Chicago reports
active demand at firm prices with No.
timothy selling at $751; No. 2 prairie $2s.
Quoted: No. l timothy S2S Cincinnati.
No alfalfa s2s Kansas City. s2s Omaha.
$32 Cincinnati. No. l prairie SIS Kansas
City. $40 Minneapolis, sl6 Omaha.
Prices of several feed stuffs registered
new low records. Within the past few
days bran Offered in northeastern mar
kets at $35 for December February ship
ments. middlings s33. &c per cent cotton
seed meal $3S.15. The trade appeared
reluctant to stock up at these figures and
middings We're almost unsaleable. Linz
seed meal offered at SAL Buffalo. about SAG
Philadelphia and New York. Western
and Pacific coast markets heavy. Bran
declined s. per ton in Minneapolis. Quot
ed: Bran $3.50, midllngs $23. linseed
meal s4O.5o Minneapolis. s6 per cent cot
tonseed meal $50 Memphis. AZ per cent
meal $31 Texas common points. beet pulp
s44 Chicago. while hominy s32 ST. Louis,
gluten s51 Philadelphia. No. l alfalfa
meal $2s Kansas City.
Grain.
During the first half of last week grain
prices trended downward but there was
a sharp reaction on the first and second.
Although a decline set in on the third due
to selling by traders: the market register
ed the pressure and advances as soon as
selling stopped. Feeling became normal
throughout the grain trade during the
week that grain prices were too low and
a reconstruction Of sentiment appears to
have taken place. "A buy barrel of
flour campaign was started on the
second at the Chicago convention of the
Farmers National Grain Dealers asso.
citation and has been taken up by the
millers. 1t Is hoped by the association
that this will have a stabilizing effect
on prices. Five steamers with 1850. 00O
bushels of Canadian wheat reported bound
for Chicago. Report that British COM
mission and Belgium purchased wheat on
the decline Of the third for shipment via
the gulf and New York. Bids for Black
sea and Mediterranean ports reported.
For the week. Chicago March wheat
gained 1919 cents. closing at $1.65. May
corn ~ a7s.e: MINNEAPOLIS March wheat
up 16AcG$l.6l1s Kansas City lsiacG
H.slh: Winnipeg May l3hc6$1.7TA !:
Chicago December wheat closed at $1.70S
December corn 72Ac.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Potato prices continued to decline at
northern I. o. b. markets losing an ad-
ditional 20 to zee per 100 lbs. sacked at
$1.40@ 1853. Chicago carlot market lost
Is to coo. closing sl.6o@l.75 as compared
with the seasons high prices of $500
2.40 on November 3. Jobbing prices lost
Is to Csc on other markets at $l.S0Q2.15
Livestock and Meats.
In the livestock market a sharp decline
in practically all grades Of cattle featured
the weeks market. Beef steers lost 81 so
@2.50: feeder steers soc: heifers 25c:t veal
calves 81 per 100 lbs; fat lambs advanced
steadily. gaining net of $l.25 per 100
his Fat sheep up 75c. Trade in feeding
lambs dull at a csc decline. Hogs fluctu-
ated within a narrow range and net ad-
vances averaged about 20c per 100 lbs.
December 3. top Chicago prices: Hogs
5000: yearling steers $3.50: good beef
steers $l3.25: heifers $12: cows $lO.25:
feeder steers $40: Westerns SLOTS: veal
calves 81; fat lambs $l275: feeding lambs
$11.25: fat ewes $3.50.
With the exception of lamb practically
all classes of fresh meat showed declines
for the week. Pork led with decline in
loins ranging $iG10 per 100 lbs. Veal
weak at 81. 50 lower. beef quoted sl@a
lower Trade in lambs showed some inn
provement and prices advanced S1@2
december 3. prices on good grade meats
Beef Sl7M1s: veal $17G20: lambs $24@27:
mutton Sl1@l3: light pork loins $ls@22:
heavy loins $l4G1s.