The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-12-03
LATEST MARKET REPORTS

FURNISHED by U. s. Bureau of Markets)
Washington. d. c.. Nov. 19.-Hay and
Feed: Hay market generally continues
dull; receipts light. Prices firm and un-
changed at Chicago and Cincinnati be-
cause Of light receipts and good local de-
mand. At Kansas City prices declined
$1Q2 per ton because current demand
could not absorb increased receipts.
Eastern markets weak with supply ex-
ceeding the limited demand. Southern
demand also very light. Quote: No.
timothy. Chicago $34: Kansas City SEA.
No alfalfa. Kansas City $2S. No.
prairie, Chicago s21: Kansas City 1880
Northwestern markets report slow sale
Of linseed meal because of abundance
Of other feeds. Prices 81 per ton lower
than week ago. Stocks in all markets
reported ample. Demand for small lots
In few sections improving as result
OF cooler weather. Cottonseed meal weak,
new low prices recorded Cottonseed and
linseed meal exports during September
about 1900 cars less than last year.
Quoted: Bran SSl Kansas City: Reddog
$50 Milwaukee,: linseed meal SO (. Q. b.
mills: middlings $2s Minneapolis: No. /
alfalfa meal $50 st. Louis: No. alfalfa
meal 922; flour middlings 81 Minneapolis:
gluten feed S43 Chicago: hominy feed S4S
northeastern markets: 80 per cent cotton
seed meal $3.50 Philadelphia; ~ per cent
meal $3.50.
Fruits and Vegetables: Northern round
white potatoes weakened about 1oc per
100 pounds at shipping points. closing ut
3l.76@2.O0 Chicago: market has been well
supplied: demand slow: CARROTS off goo
CSC. reaching $500: sacked. st. Louis
16c lower. but other middle western mar
kets held at $2.1s32.6o Shipments gen.
orally lighter from leading states.
Apples: Northwestern extra fancy box.
ed Wtneaaps. steady around $2.25. Re.
ports OF cold storage holdings on Novem-
Der showed a slight increase in bar
relied stock. but an important decrease
in the number Of boxes held.
Livestock and Meats: Practically all
classes Of Chicago livestock showed SUBJ
stantial declines for the week. Receipts
liberal. those Of cattle establishing q new
weekly record. Good quality cattle rang
ed from 75c to 31.75 per 100 pounds lower.
with much Of the common grade decliu-
ing considerably more. Hogs ranged S0c
to $l.75 lower than on November II. to-
days prices establishing a new low level
for the year to date. A general decline
OF tic per 100 pounds was scored by prac-
tically all classes Of sheep and lambs.
November 10 prices: Top hogs SIC: year.
ling steers $l7; good beef steers $l1.50@
14.s5: heifers. sl2.5o: cows $40: feeder
steers $10.60: westerns $l1.75: veal calves
SIS: fat lambs $l2; feeding lambs. $12.25:
ewes. 1925.
Grain: The wheat market was a little
steadier during the first three days of the
week but later developed weakness in
with corn. Chicago December
wheat closed on the 10th at $1.72h. the
lowest price In four years. December
corn appeared heavy and dull on the 18th
and Chicago prices declined continuously.
closing on the 18th at new low level
Of 6Slac. There has seldom been such
a lack of demand for all grains. Ameri-
can supplies Of wheat small but milling
also small. owing to light demand
for flour. mills are running about half
capacity. Kansas City cash corn has de-
cltned more than zoe the last three days
and this has had a bearish effect upon
Chicago markets. Old corn In Chicago
sold at s@10c premium over December
futures. Small receipts Of wheat at Chi
cago kept spot wheat price at relatively
high level. No. l and soft red winter
goa 27c over December future: No. 3 at Is
@20c premium: No. I and hard winter
5@9c over December: No. 3 at 2@4c pre-
MUM. For the week Chicago wheat De-
cember lost SIC. closing at $l.72h, and
December corn Sc at 66hc. Minneapolis
December wheat lost &c closing at $1.69k !;
Kansas City SC at $l.62h; Winnipeg 6hc
at $l.S4.
Butter market IL barely holding it's own
with increasing tendency to greater weak.
ness.