The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-30
WEEKLY ~MARKETGRhM.
U. s. Bureau Of Markets,
washington. n. c.. for the week endiE
December % 1924


Washington. n. c.. for the week ending
December 20. 1920.
HAY. AND FEED.-Hav market generate.
Nv easier. Receipts continue light but in
holiday demand. Prices declined 81 to 50
per ton Eastern markets: SOC to 81
Western markets. Chicag go showed great
CENTS. ouote~No' / timothy New York.
s3S 30; Chicaso. s27; Cincinnati, $27; At
ianta; '25; Kansas City, $3.50. No I
ccift synt SIS: Sc chiSsso rs Sea. H P%rairaemilKa iisss
demand caused further breaks in feed
country dealers have heavier stocks than
usual at this season of year. Restrict
ed EXPORT demand produced sNarp de-
cottonseed meal. Hominy easier: gluten
feed quiet at unchanged prices. Heavy
wheat feeds renorted difficult to sell at
per cent cottonseed meal $34 beet pulls
s4s. bran s35. Philadelnhia; No. 1 aifaL
IA meal s2s. Kansas CITY; lirseed meal.
eastern markets: hominy s35. Forty
three per cent cottonseed meal $37. Chi
cago: redeog. s2s.5o; flour m~iddiinsa
$29. SO. MINNEAPOLIS.
potatoes lost 5 to Zoe per 100 lbs. at ship
ping points. reaching $1.15 to s1.3e, Chit
caso cariot market up 5 to 10c. closing
slightly lower In other middle western
markets at sl.5o to s1.s5. Round whites
down Is to ,sc Z. o. b.. Western New
market-Round Whites sIS to s3.Ies
Green Mountain s $40 to 81. 20. Sacked
Green Mountains closed H.75 to 50 h
Boston.
LIVE STOCK AND MEATs:-chicssS
hog rrices eetr blished a new low record
on December Is but recovered later IN
tie week and closed at net declines e
prices down Is to soc. Sheep and lambs
scored a rather snnsa tionai decline, fat
ives %ars,.n mn s1.ss; f.. ,oc K. 81 50 .ns
Der %. Chicago prices: Bulk OF hog
ss.s5 to $40: medium and good beef
steers $50 to SIZE; butcher cows sHd
weight veal calves $50 TO $50: feedsr
steers 1928 to 50: fat lambs 80 to SIC rs;
feeding lambs $3.50 TO $40: warnings ~.ss
Under fairly liberal supplies and a slew
demand. dressed mrat prices were weak
to lower Beef. veal and hmb down 81
to 81 per 100 lbs; mutton STEADY to 81
lower: pork loin- genera'lv 81 lower. Do
cember 20 prices cool grade meats: Beef
SIS to s22: heavy loins SIS to SIT.
GRAIN:-There have been heavy expsrt
sales Of wheat during the week and great
diTiculty In securing cash wheat 70 %
bought in the United St,tes I 200. 600 ba.
wheat: Italy bought l.25o 900 bu.: Spain
S,o ooc bu; The markets hsve ssown
Flour trade continues dull and milling
demand for wheat slow. There has been
heavy buving OF corn BY Chicago elAva-
tor interests the rast few DAYS. Numb 70
one and two soft winter cash wheat N
Chicago selling IS to sshc over Chica-
60 December: hard wintar s to &c over.
New No. 4 mixed corn three cents under
December: No. 2 yellow corn Sc over: No.
3 yellow 4Mc over: No. 4 yellow 7 TO 4 o
over; No 4 white 20 over. In Minne-
arolis No. I dark Northern wheat 10 10
northern 6 to l0c over. Kansas CITY re-
PORTS steady demand cash wheat for ex-
port. For the week Chicago March w eat
gained e4c, closing AZ s1stN, May corn
mp4%c. at s1.62: Kansas City 21kc. at
81 6o% Winnipeg Nav lac. ut si.-eX.
Chicago December wheat closed leg:
December con eeA May wheat 81 GIN.
DAIRY PRODUCTS Butter markets
improved during the week. Following
lowering Of retail prices in line. with
present wholesale market ~consumptivs
demand Is better and trading quite ae-
tive. No large imports during week and
Danish does not occupy so strong a osi-
tion as n week ago. Prices new offer
ings around fSc not especially attractive.
Storage butter still moving slowly and
markets. Closing prices 92 score fresh:
New York 551.c. Chicago 521zc: Phila-
deiphia SEC: Boston sage.
Cheese markets duh and inactive. Lit
tie business looked for until after heii-
kefs lighter. hut demand lacking and NO
supper to market. Plymouth. Wis on
sin. Cheese Exchange prices uncha ngsd
except square Prints down &c. Prices:
Twins 19Ac: Daisies 1lc: Double DAISIES
1oc; An4 Square Prints 22c-