The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-12-01
weekly MARKETGRAM
(U. s. Bureau of MarketsD

GU. s. Bureau of Markets.)
washington, D. C.-For week ended
November %. 1920:
round white potatoes lost about five
cents per 100 pounds sacked at shipping
point, closing sl.75@1.sS: CARROTS slow
de western jobbing markets, s2.1o@
z,oo. Eastern I. o. b. markets. 100 l5c
lower at $1.65@ 200. Shipments. 1929
cars week ended November 20, COM
pared with 5648 cars preceding week.
New York shipping points; A ~ Bald
jobbed. s475 @5.25 in Pittsburg and Chi
and Detroit at ss.25@s.5O; rs q soc low
er In New York at $2.5o03.00. Ship
ments continue to decrease; 1892 cars
par eo shipped week week END ended Novem-
ceding week; boxed shipments, ITS
| cars week ended November 20. COM
pared with 2261 cars previous week.
Sacked yellow onions steady {. 0. b.
jobbing markets slow and dull at $40
Oils, except Pittsburg. which adj
yanced 1905 closing strong at VIE
at s1.25@175. Movement lighter; 51s
| cars week ended November 20, COM
pared with 1923 cars preceding week.
Danish type cabbage slightly firmer
at New York shipping points, closing
mostly $40 per ton bulk. Consuming
| markets declined about 50 per ton.
closing $13.00@23.o0. Shipments much
lighter; 401 cars week ended Novem-
| ceding week.
Hay, Feed and Seed-The hay mar
| ket generally is weaker with prices
from s2.00@3.00 lower in western mar
kets. including Chicago and kansas as
| for immediate needs. Receipts very
light. but greater than the limited de-
mand in several markets. Prices un-
ceased movement is expected. No; l
timothy. New York $50. Chicago S32,
Atlanta s3S; No. / alfalfa. Kansas City
Omaha Ksn. .sS c Memphis .isso 's ne
oils SCI. Omaha $3.50.
| Abnormally slow movement Of clover
and alfalfa seed continues Growers
unwilling to sell at prevailing prices
er. $4,000 1900; Alsike clover. $4,000
22.00; sweet clover. $9.00012.00; and
alfalfa. $12.00@15.00. Seedmen re-
luctant to make bids because Of de-
clining prices and money stringency
Grain.-Although the weeks wheat
market opened little steadier, the
weakness that developed in corn pro-
duced declines in wheat and all mar
| kets reached new low levels on the
22nd, Chicago December wheat selling
at $l.57h and December corn at 62 C:
| There has seldom been such lack OF
demand for all grains. American sup
plies of wheat small but milling de-
mand also small owing to light demand
for flour. Mills running about half
cember wheat lost 24c. closing at
$1.6OA. and December corn loo. closing
at 64A. Minneapolis December wheat
lost Csc at $1.47k; Kansas City, 25h
May corn tic. Minneapolis March
wheat. ;1,51; Kansas City. s1.4sA: Win Win;
nPeg May wheat 'l7s On the so1
at $1.63; No. averaged $1.57. In Chi
cago No. soft red winter wheat was
in demand at 23@ 26c premium over De
cember and No. at 2o@25c premium
but with no offerings. No. hard win
ter sold at Chicago at s0sc over De;
eember. No. at 44gsc over. Nos So,
Chicago December; yellow. 1o@11c
white. SC. Corn market has appearance
that prices have become stabilized a.
around the level on the 22nd.
Livestock and Meats.-Excessive re
ceipts and sharply breaking prices fea
tured the weeks Chicago livestock
market. Hogs lost s1.7502.1o per 1o'
pounds. establishing new low record.
beef cattle lost Csc to 75c. Medium ant
lower grades broke s1.oo@2.0o per 1ot
pounds. Veal calves sold soc lower; IA
LET dssaa asnd top psees
) Good beef steers. 75o15oo: heifers
@l2.25: cows. $1,000; feeders, 5000
lambs. s1i.25; feeding lambs. s12.OO
ewes. $4.75.
Fresh meat trade was rather quie
throughout the week and with scarce
Beef wa, tSs WEAKEST pfiiss
ing $1,000 100 per 100 pounds. Yea
and lamb broke s1.0o@2.O0; mutton
generally 800: light pork loins ranged
steady to si.OO higher. November 2sn.
prices on good grade meats: Beef
!l7.OO@ 1000; veal, $4,000 $500; lamb
sSs Posf ion mu;tSn :a'sGe hs.w
loins. $4,000 @34.O0.
, Dairy Products.-Butter prices stead!
Throughout the week, although veal
undertone is evident in some markets
three cents lower than week ago. Ten
dency of eastern trade now is to turf
to butter that can be bought cheap
principal markets and large quantitie
: being used New Zealand butter als'
on eastern markets. Storage reduc
ton is caused mostly by withdrawal
2 | Of privately owned stock for curren
, trade, as there is little wholesale busi
ness. Prices firmly held on fancy stor
age, but undertones being moved fl
81 seoss at Ns~ Yors ssc
cago. 5Skc; Philadelphia. 65c: Boston
, Sic.
, Cheese business good during week
but conditions indicate that prices Or
close to top. Further advances Of i'm
portance not anticipated. Current al
rivals beginning to show effects o
weather. Lighter trade anticipate
through holidays. Prices for weel
slightly higher. but for most par
b. steady. November 30 prices Plymouth
. Wisconsin cheese exchange: Twins. 24c
I daisies, 25Ac; double daisies, 24Ac
3 long horn, 26c; square prints, 28kc.