The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-12-30
U. S. WEEKLY MARKET REPORT
Wheat Prices Slightly Lower-MiIls
Report Small Demand-cattle
and Hog Prices Advance.
WEEKLY MARX ETGRAM.

iBy U. S, BUREAU OF MARKETSD
Washington Dec. 24.-(For Week End
Ing Dec. 2.)-GRAIN-Three million bush
els wheat sold on the 18th for export, but
favorable Argentine crop news started
seIllhg movement and carried prices
slightly lower. There was heavy general
buying OF futures. including wheat, corn
and oats, on the nth with purchases of
futures for export and cash wheat to fll
Old sale" The markets responded with
advances OF about &C. Corn had ndepend-
eht strength on the 18TH but wheat
closed slightly or MINNEAPOLIS reports
small milling demand for wheat Re.
Celpts OF wheat at Kansas City continue
large Prices al Gulf ports for No I hard
winter wheat 26c over Chicago March for
% Gays delivery; Csc over for immediate
uehVery. AT Chicago Nos. / and hard
winter &c to Sc over Chicago December
no. 3, lc to &c over. No. yellow corn,
ot2c over Chicago December; No. 8, 1lao
70 &c over; No mixed, Nc under. Corn
mas SHOWN independent strength, due to
buying by big elevator interests, but
weakened on the 22nd due to holiday clos
ing down Of big corn products concerns
for the week Chicago March wheat
gained 2asc, at $l6OA; May corn. SIC, at
L59sc; Minneapolis March wheat up 2%sc
at NWs, May corn, 3Ac. at 73Bc; Min
neapolls March wheat up 22sc, at $l.57la;
Kansas City March, PIC, at Sl.56A VIM
hlpeg May nc, at Sl74%; Chicago Deem
Der wheat, $780, December corn. 7Cc; May
wheat, Sl57&.
FRUITS AND VEGETABL ES-North.
ern round white potatoes steady at ship
ping points, closing Sl15 to Si3O Chicago
carlot market held al Sl.35 to $l.45 sacked.
Jo6bing range slightly lower in other
middle western markets-SlJ0 T. SlS
Baldwin apples down 25c, western New
YORK shipping points closing $3.75 to "a
per brl Northwestern extra fancy Wine.
saps, medium to large sizes, S2S5-375 New
YORK Yellow Globe onions down lO-25c pei
IA W.. ell -Itf
ping points closing around 81 December
20, Consuming markets slightly lower
iobbing 75c to $50.
HAY, FEED AND SEED-Hay market
continues dull. No l timothy, New York,
$50 Chicago, 81; Cincinnati. s2S25 A.
S24; Omaha, s2l; Memphis, ,j2. No.
prairie, Kansas City. SIS; Omaha, $3.50;
Minneapolis, ST. NO Improvement in feed
stuffs. Demand and prices generally
lower.
LIVE STOCK AND MEATs-Cattle and
hog. prices at Chicago showed advance
during the week, brisk demand giving
| light hogs a decided preference Hogs
| up an average OF 25c per 100 lbs Beef
1 steers up 75c-$l. Butcher cattle firm to a
shade higher. Sheep and lambs broke
sharply. Fat lambs down SOC; feeding
lambs and fat ewes, SIPS per 100 lbs. De
/ cember Y Chicago prices Bulk of hogs
p.G-g.S; medium and good beef steers
| S,25-3S; butcher cows and heifers, $3.50.
/ 1850. light and medium weight veal
| calves, S9&-l05O; feeder steers. $G.25-9 25:
fat lambs, s950-ll.5O, feeding lambs. So SO
! 1000, ye2rlings, SG.75-9OO. fat ewes. $3.50
$50. The trend OF wholesale fresh meat
| prices was downward
DAIRY PRODUCTS - Butter markets
have been firm during the week, price
tendency upward but no radical changes
have occurred, Prices % score, average
about lie to lRc higher than a week ago,
Closing prices, New Work SIC, Chicago,
62lac; Philadelphia, SIC; Boston. 54c Sales
at Wisconsin primary markets at close AT
about Twins, 2lc; Daisies, pc, Young
Americas, Longhorns and Square Prints,
| 232c.