The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-31
IDAHO PRODUCTS
EXPERIENCE DULL
WEEK ON MARKET
Holidays Cause Falling
OFF in Values of
Various Idaho
Commodities

The weekly report Of market con
diti0ns In Idaho is given below. II
the bulletin issued by the stat
agriculture commissioners office:
Due to the closing Of final pre-
,parations for the holidays ant
further as . result Of anticipation o
the usual dull demand for the NOR
staple products during that period
carlot trading in these lines the pas
week has been perceptibly. lighter
than that Of the previous severa
weeks, and as a consequence the car
lot movement Of all fruits and vege
tables tor the entire country shows
a material decrease, yet it is some
1900 cars In excess of that for the
same period last year.
Market conditions appear gener,
ally slightly improved, but values
with few exceptions have continued
to shrink and are now ranging about
half those Of a year ago for most
commodities.
Potatoes
Potatoes appear to be the chief ex.
ception to the almost general ten
dency toward lower levels, and while
these fail to show general recovery,
there are a few individual cases OF
gains, and losses are only slight
where they occur. Shipments were
less than half those of the previous
week and approximately 100 cars
less than for the corresponding
period one year ago. Quotations
were cents lower f. o. b. northern
shipping points for round whites,
closing at a range of $1.15 to $1.30
while those in the Rocky mountain
sections held fairly steady at range
Of rs to IS cents for Rurals and 90
cents for Russets I. o. b. Idaho ship
ping points, and 80 cents to 81 for
Pearls and Rurals at Colorado
points. The Chicago carlot market
recovered S to 10 cents of former
osses, when the close ranged $1.35
% $1.45, while the jobbing range in
other middle western markets low
cred slightly to $l.50 to $l.S5. r'
Apples
The carlot movement of apples
shows decrease of some 200 cars
Zach in barreled and boxed stocks
rom the previous week, but even
With this, it is something like three
lines greater than that of the same
,eriod last season.
Storage holdings on December 1,
However, show heavy increases over
asst season in barrels, given at A.
,40,906 barrels, as compared with
',325,56S one year ago, while those
4 boxes, given as 6,622,368 have
decreased from 7,792,532 boxes on
he same date last season
Prices of barreled stocks have de-
lined from Is to 25 cents at ship
ing points, and to as much as so
ents at some of the consuming mar
.ets, while boxes held steady, both
t shipping points and in the ter
1inal markets. Northwestern extra
ancy Winesaps sold for 1925 per
OK f. o. b. shipping points, and in
obbing lots at around 1925 in the
centers.
Livestock
Receipts of all livestock in the
rincipal markets Of the middle west
re considerably under those of the
revious week, and apparently as a
irect result prices show a stronger
sndency ON practically all. Quota
ions now range generally rs to SO
ents higher for cattle, 25 cents
igher for hogs and 25 to 40 cents
igher for sheep.
Total receipts of hay in the prin-
lpal markets of the United States
ere about 10 per cent below the
revious week, but even with this
ecrease the demand has not been
quail to receipts, thus permitting |
light accumulations and with these
n added depression in prices. The |
rincipal cause of this is warm |
Gather in the middle west.
Quotations, however, are only |
tightly changed from last week on
le Kansas City and Omaha mar
cts, ranging $24 to $25 for No. 1,
nd $21 to $3.50 for standard on |
le former, while the latter quotes
22.50 to $23.50 for No. 1 and
1880 to $21.50 for standard.
Alfalfa Meal
Prices Of alfalfa meal are now re-
setting former losses in alfalfa hay,
nd prices are quoted SO cents to
1.50 lower in the middle western
larkets. while in some sections Of
le far east they are yet fairly well
but with a measure of
ncertainty for the future. Idaho
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