Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-12-10
U. S. WEEKLY MARKET REPORT
Flour Demand improves Slightly
Wheat Prices Higher-Hoas soc
Hieher-Potatoes Down.
WEEKLY MARRETGRAM.


(By United States Bureau of Markets.)
Washington, Dec. 6.-For Week Ending
Dec. 2.-GRA1N-The feeling became gen.
eral throughout the grain trade during
the week that grain prices were already
too low for the welfare of the agricultural
and business interests of the country, and
prices closed higher than week ago.
A reconstruction of sentiment took place
if not actually a reconstruction of grain
price basis. Export sales were heavy and
demand for cash wheat for export good
at firm prices; Excellent demand for cash
corn. Flour demand improved slightly, as
indicated by better milling demand for
wheat. At the Farmers National Grain
Dealers association convention on the
md the president of the association an
nouneed as an association slogan, Buy
oarrei OF Hour now while the price is
right" He said: I'VE are going to urge
Il the six hundred thousand farmer stock
soloefs ae OF OF the farmers elevator compa-
Peor1a dispatch on the End states thar
fourteen hundred farmers in that vicinity
each purposes to buy LOCO bu. May corn,
@g MsS ssaSs FS 81 e m 52Is Ssk for @bsgy dsy
March wheat gained 1o1ac,H ci5ssF 81 g.
and May eosn 4Ac at 76Ac. MinssaSSIfaa fSyia
ss.sg assea ~ Hhest Sssc slsOi Kansas
SlI3E, ~ 4, -ttzz7sc-at HE q -, Winnipeg May 4%c
at .6914 and December corn 71Hc.
Hay AND FEED-Hay markets duh
and heavy; trend of prices still continues
doWnward Receipts increasing; buyers
holding OF. Large receipts of alfalfa and
southern competition depressed prices in
Omaha market Minneapolis reports light
semand because of outside feeding. Tim
othy receipts light in Kansas City; re-
ceipts Of other hays heavier Quoted: No.
! ttmothy, s23 Minneapolis; $2s50 Cincin-
condition. Sond dac dye e break Of = per ton on
FRuITs AND vEGETABLEs-Poatato
| prices continued to decline at northern
! + o. b. markets, losing additional 20 to
2Sc per 100 lbs. sacked. reaching A.sl =
lower, closing mostly SLIGO to 50. some me
ssEsobs ss@sS s ~ f Asdss Aa5sss is E lOc Of ths
Sa1ees SIn gain{a slightly ]1wSr A New York ship
A;25 @ p per bsl sasssd Yellow Globe Onions
sl.25 +. Q. b. western New York slipping p &
t DAIRY PRODUCTS Dec. D-Chioae5
! market has been declining steadily sine,
middle of November and heaviest de
clines there occurred before eastern mar
Ks SsaFsas Nass & Hassr sGnRsa gsasrai e Dfss,
affrsRgtsd a s2g to Is Aghs trading aaa 4 s1Es Q
YORK., Philadelphia, Boston, SIC; Chicago
ssc. Cheese markets remain steady Il
uary l. Prices show slight change from
week ago. Wisconsin primary markets
Twins, 25c; Daisies, 26l4c; Double Daisies
ss Se sdSsEE xgFgg pfthEs Amsrsas s 27e 4enghorns
L1YE STOGK AND MEATS<Fat lamb
were the Strongest featIfe in the liy
Sc STOCK markets, 8 netradyanee of s1.75 pc
lg9 tDs being recorded, Hog prices aver
a rather low average of quality cattl
prices broke sharply, Beef steers de
clfned Ge0 to s2.2s per 100 lbs. Feede
calves sased off 75c per 100 lbs. Decembs
top Chicago prices; Hogs, s1O55; year
lings steers, S5:gqi good beef steers, s13 e
heifers, $l2; COWS, $40. 75; feeder Steers, SIC
westerns, S10.T5; veal calves, sl225; fa
lambs. s13.25; feeding lambs, sn.4 fa
ewes, $40. The tendency of the fres
meat markets was decidedly downward