Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-12-24
WEEKLY MARKETGRAM


Cu. s. Bureau Of Markedly
Washington. y. G.. week ended De-
Hay.--Markefs continue weak. d.
mand very limiaed, shipments limht.
Prices have declined si.eo@ ace the
weakness. Usual holiday dizziness In
evidence. Quote No. ! timothy New
lork, tsS5e. Chicago sas. Cincinnati
Cts So. Atlanta si sS S. No. erairis
Chicago SO, Minneapolis SIS. Kansas
E'sea.~--Nlarket inactive. Production
Minneapolis mills approximately only
half normal. Buying " for Immediate
needs only. Dealers stock generally
OILS sac. Chicago $3.50, New York Sss.
Midditnga 50 lower. linaaod meal De-.
mand slightly improved. quoted Cin-
$40. Chieago 81. cottonsecd meal 90
per cent Atlanta sS1, Chicago $3.50.
New York tas. No. | alfalfa Kansas
city t4a. HomiRy prices easter. Chi
seea.-liruwers In important mlllet
seed producing sections receiving per
Ivy lus clean seed VI sa "a ~ golden
mtilet, facu xi.sS common Ntllet. zoe
se broom corn mtltet SpedmNn not
aHNtng aud not much mlliet seed has
MUvcd to date.
FRUITS Rma vrKrtahlra.~~putAto val
acs continued To decline slowly. North-
ern round white stock toat an addi-
s.pnal 1eUlsg per iee los at AhlppiuE
sartgt market declined also. but more
thaA recovered at end of week. clos
ing siaa8 I,a0. Jobbing range ~ other
tutddtu western markets.. &t,60s4 i.sa.
Round whites slightly lower Ia east.
New York market bulk, tl.ga g.t0,
boston sacked Sl3au a,00,
baldwin apples stegs,ty western New
YORK shipping points az - per barrel.
baldMlnH, NoFka and UruvninAa slow
consuming markets steady. s5.s0Ha ,0e.
NtF "a las EWNF
unchanged (, ., b. sasb per box. Ap-
pies IN cold stoTaEe December l.
t,bto.9Oa barrvle; s,6es,a6s noxea. De-
cemheF 4. 1913, saaa.Sss barrels f.tss.-
asa boxes.
Llvestork ana Meatn.--IEog prlcem a
Chicago showed a nee decilne Of 500
per 800 49,, during the past week, Av-
eraee coat OF packer aud shipper drovee
dropping TO 1877 on the 18th, Catti?
also declined heavily. Prices on all
sheen and lambs broke sharply ~ close
81 week, extreme declines Fumchlng -
December nth. Chicago prices, hogs,
bulk Of sales, Ss,ou0e.so, medium and
cows and heifers. ttts9 10 IS calves,
light and medium weight ~ a0 ~ zee 4
feeder steer, sS0eoei hea! Gag
500 sIa best IN, ewe ~ ssSeGt ln fssd fH
lambs, $4,000 1900,
In the eastern Wholesale dreaaed
meat trade price declines were gpu-
eral under slow demand lloet do
rlined si,00H 90, better grades break
ing moat. veal steady 20 So l0wsfa
lamb. ~ n0@ AGO lower mutton steady
to ~ lower. pork unsNeniy lower Dee
ecmhcr t3th, Wholesale prices, Kaad
| grade meats eastern markets Reuf.
Stb,00W 1900. veal tiG,oON 2pa0i lamb,
light pork lolna. ttgp0Msa00. heavy
loiua, tt7 O0MlSk0
GEniR.--rh0 outstanding features %
| the weeks grain markets have been
heavy export BairA az wheat aud great
| difficulty Ia securing cash wheat g. fill
old ahleM ON tha iGth Great tifttaln
bought in tho United states 1890 Q0o
bushels ~ wheat italy bought t,8hN,-
600 bushels. spain, 100000 bushels. Ar
sith Yields ranaiss sbesa sSpseta-
/ lions on the tfth there was a heavy
aud general buying movement ot fus
lures. Including wheat, corn and oats.
| Heavy eNport business In wheat con.
1 tinuww; corn also bought By exporters
on tho lfth. stronger demand for cash
i wheat In southwest "a Oil old export
sales aud much wheat going direct
i from country stations ~ Bult nprtAt
| Omaha reported exporters bidding ala
middle 81 January Exporters have
also bought iarWe quantities Of rye
during tho week Flour trade con
tlnnsn dull Stocks low. estimated ~
| reports No. | dark northern cash wheat
IL good demand at 7Ut2e over Mime.
Montana. ts1ttc over No. DARK
1 northcre fUse oveF. For tho week
4 Chicago March wheat gained 8Me,
Il closing at sIsGAA May corn down e,
/ nj ftMns Minneapolis March wheat mp
| SIC ~ St.6HMe. Kansas city up fAn
Ht AI.HaA Winnipeg Hay un GAe ~
siT7A Chicago December wheat.
corn, GHMci
nsIgy nraaasfs. Butter markets
1 have shown further imufa Nmen t +
| present tendency upward ARRH4 81
/ baHt nradeA seine what smaller undHf=
i grades. llhsral, but In light demand.
| Storage butter moving Slowly In
4 creased demand for Danish, Claalnm
/ prices pc score. fresh New York bsas
| Chicago. stAcf Philadelphia sh&eI
| Boston asc