Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-12-24
MARKET REPORT
FuRkishGp ~ v. Q. 0UREAu
OF MARKETS. WASHING.
TON, o. c.
week Ended Dec. 1s, 1920

week Ended Dec. 16, 1920
Hay.
Market very weak especially on kwer
grades. Quotations lower In practically
all markets due generally to slightly in
mand.
Quoted: Dec. Is. No. 1 timothy, Phil
adelphia $29, Chicago s2s, Cincinnati S27,
No. l alfalfa, Kansas City $24, Omaha
321. No. / prairie, Minneapolis SIT. Chi
cago $23, Omaha s13.5O. Kansas City $l6
Market trend continues downward on
principal feeds; demand very limited
transactions small
phia :ss MINNEAPOLIS s2s; middlings
Chicago s29. Kansas City SIG.
seed.
Growers in important millet seed pro-
ducing sections receiving per 100 lbs
clean seed: s1.25 TO $3.50 golden millet;
Ioc to $.25 common millet; 70c to u. 40
and not much millet seed has moved to
date.
Fruits and Vegetables
Potato values continued to decline
slowly Northern round white stock lost
an additional 16 to 2tc per 100 lbs. at
Chicago carlot market declined also but
more than recovered the last of the week,
closing $1.35 to s1.50. Jobbing range in
other middle western markets $3.50 to
Prices in east slightly lower; New York
market bulk $40 to $3.50; Boston sacked
sl.75 to 81.
Baldwin apples slightly lower at west
ern New Work shipping points, moving
slowly at 81 per Dbl. Baldwins. Yorks and
weaker at Ss.5o to IS. Northwestern ex-
New York; s. TO s3.25 Boston and Balti-
more.
Sacked yellow onions dull and slightly
lower in consuming markets at 75c TO
$50 per 100 lbs; sales below 81 In Pitts
burgh, Cleveland and Detroit.
Live Stock and Meats.
Compared with a week ago all classes
of live stock at Chicago show declines
Depreciation is greatest in cattle, medium
and good beef steers
December is top Chicago prices: Hogs
$9l5 yearling steers $3.50; good beef
steers s1225 to s12.50; heifers s10.25; cows
$3.50; feeder steers So; veal calves $40;
fat ewes s6.25.
Under fairly liberal receipts and slow
demand the fresh meat markets were
weak to slightly lower December le
prices good grade meats Beef $1,000;
veal S16Q22; lambs $23Q26; mutton 311
GIG; light pork loins $lsQ22; heavy loins
Markets during week have had very
uncertain trend. First advancing and
then declining with sentiment changing
as rapidly as prices. Outstanding feat
ures have been heavy export sales OF
wheat and great difficulty in securing
cash wheat to fill old sales, On the 18th
Great Britain bought in the United States
1900, 900 bus. wheat; Italy 1,250,000 bus. (;
Spain 100000 bus. Partly as result OF
this buying market advanced but later
broke on report of fine crop prospects In
Argentine with Yields running above eX-
pectations. Excellent demand for cash
wheat and corn. No improvement In de-
mand for -four at large milling centers.
For the week Chicago March wheat lost
6 Use closing at -$l.5S Is; May corn
3-sc at 81 Use. Minneapolis March
wheat down Z Lac at s1.53 1-2; Kansas
City lac at $1.53 1-2; Winnipeg May
&c at s1.73. Chicago December wheat
closed $1.64 1-2; May wheat $1.52 3-8;
December corn &c.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets steady during week;
tone firm on the 10th. Prices have re-
covered from weakness and low points
early In the month and average / to &c
higher than a week ago.
Closing prices 90 score New York
81 lie; Chicago 81 1-2c; Philadelphia
soc; Boston sac.
Scarcity of fancy butter seems to be
lending support to general market
Danish butter less active than last
week. Some recent Danish arrivals have
developed mold with resultant lessened
demand. Storage butter shows little i'm
provement, recent low prices of fresh
having prevented quick sales.