The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-12-24
WEEKLY MARKETGRAM
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Washington. ID. c.. week ended De-
cember IL. 1870.
Hay-Aarkets continue weak De-
mAnd very limited shipments light.
Prices have declined sl.eo0 400 the
past week , Aldaifs so showing , greatest
evidence. Quote No. I timothy New
York. $3.50. Chicago S2s. Cincinnati
s27. Atlanta $ss. No. I alfalfa Kansas
Chicago s22. Minneapolis $40. Kansas
FeeG-Market inactive. Production
half normal. Buying is for Immediate
needs only. Dealers stock generally
light. Spring brand quoted Minneap-
oils e2s. Chicago $3.50: New York xss.
mand slightly improved Quoted Gin
cinnati tso. New York $45. Minneapolis
$40. Chicago SAL. Cottonseed meal 80
New York -$3s. No. ! alfalfa Kansas
City s26. Hominy prices easier. Chi
cago quoted white hominy .S5.
Seed-Growers in important millet
seed producing sections receiving per
loo lbs. clean seed $3.50 l.50 golden
millet; 75cQ SIPS common 3illet; i0cQ
$l.40 broom corn millet. Seedmen not
| moved to date.
Fruits and vegetables.-Potato val
ues continued to decline slowly. North
tional 100 1Sc per 100 lbs. at shipping
points. reaching s1.15Q1.3o. Chicago
carlot market declined also. but more
than recovered at end OF week. clos
ing S1.a5Ql.50. Jobbing range in other
middle western markets. $500 l.S5.
Round whites slightly lower in east.
| New York market bulk, $l.95 q 2.lo.
Baldwin apples steady western New
York shipping points at 81 per barrel.
Baldwins, Yorks and Greetings slow;
consuming markets steady, $3.60 q 500.
a ma
unchanged (. o. b. &2.25 per box. APP
Piles In cold storage December 1.
4.54o.soe barrels; S,662.s6S boxes. De.
sag boxes.
Livestock and Meats-Hog prices At
Chicago showed a net decline Of 500
dropping to 1897 on the 18th. Cattle
also declined heavily. Prices on all
seesp ss and lambs broke Taos sharply st close
bulk Of sales, $500 q $40; medium and
good beef steers. @7.5o@12;5Oi butcher
light and medium weight, 5000 1890:
lambs, ss.75 6ls.7s; yeariings. $1,000
lambs SSs os sssc sSss. ''0o0'S0' feeding
In the eastern wholesale dressed
meat trade price declines were gem
un ID s0% demand Beef de-
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lamb. si.ooSs'os lover: n mutton steady steady
to 81 lower; pork unevenly lower. De.
grade meats eastern markets: Beef.
sss:oO62s:o 20: mutton. $1,000 1900:
o fns gs caEs lS iss;e 'l''00ss00' heavy
IGrain-The outstanding features OF
the weeks grain markets have been
heavy export sales Of wheat and great
L " In ri ~
old sales. On the 18th Great Britain
bought in the United States 100000
bushels OF wheat; Italy bought 1850
900 bushels; Spain. 100000 bushels. Ar
gentine reports fine crop prospects
with yields running above expecta-
tions On the 18th there was a heavy
lures. including wheat. corn and oats.
Heavy export business in wheat con-
tinues; corn also bought by exporters
on the 18th. Stronger demand for cash
sales and much wheat going direct
from country stations to gulf ports
Omaha reported exporters bidding 3lc
middle Of January. Exporters have
during the week Flour trade con-
Of Soums Ct yea aw
reports No. dark northern cash wheat
in good demand at 7012c over Minne-
apolis March; choice Canadian and
northern, 4@Sc over. For the week
Chicago March wheat gained CSC
closing at $1.64A: May corn down II G.
at TING. Minneapolis March wheat up
at $1.60A; Winnipeg May up SIC al
$1.77H. Chicago December wheat
$1.70; May wheat, $1.5SA: December
corn, 69hc.
Dairy Products. - Butter market,
have shown further Improvement
present tendency upward. Spply OF
best grades somewhat smaller under.
grades, liberal, but in light demand
Storage butter moving slowly; in.
creased demand for Danish. CLOSING
} prices % score. fresh: New York, 55c
Chicago. 61hc; Philadelphia, 55Mc
Boston 63c.