Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-12-31
MARKET REPORT
FURNISHED BY u. s. BUREAU
OF MARKETS. WASHING
TON, D. c.
(Week Ending Dec. 20. 1920
Hay and Feed


continue light but in most markets are
In excess OF the limited holiday demand.
$500 Chicago ST. ' Cincinnati fe ss7 f 3t
falfa, Kansas City sSS. Chicago SIS. At
SIS, cs sisSe s SS prairie Kansas City
Unusually light demand caused further
breaks In feed prices Feeders reported
buying lightly, country, dealers have
OF year Quote Beet pulp $4S, bran
$35. Philadelphia. No. alfalfa meal $26,
Kansas City; Red Dog $3.50, flour mid
ding $3.50. Minneapolis.
Fruits and Vegetables
Northern round white potatoes lost
to lOc per 100 lbs. at shipping points,
reaching s1.16 to $3.50 Chicago carlot
market up to loo, closing s1.35 to ST.
sacked; 1obbing range slightly lower In
sls5.
New York market round whites $195
to SEQ greenmountains 500 to $2.20;
sacked greenmountains closed $l.75 to
81 In Boston.
Baldwin apples slightly lower at West
ern New York shipping points at 81 per
Dbl Baldwins and greetings steady.
jobbing $335 to $500 yorks $3.50 to $3.50.
Northwestern extra fancy winesaps un-
changed fob 1925 per box. Minneap-
oils tobbing steady at 1925.
Apples In cold storage Dec /: 1870
goo bbls; 6,622. 36S boxes; Dec. l, 1919:
3,325,56S bbls.: 7,792,532 boxes
Yellow globe onions down 10 to Csc
per 100 lbs, (. o. b. western New York
shipping points. closing around 81 Con-
Stunning markets slightly lower jobbing
75c TO $3.50.
Carlot movement of Is varieties fruit
and vegetables 1891 cars week ended
Dec. 16 compared with 10.2S1 preceding
week and 6,6S2 corresponding week
year ago.
Live Stock and Meats
Chicago hog nricpS eSta hlishpd new
lew record on Dec. Is but recovered later
in the week. Sheep and lambs scored
a rather se ms dec. ~ 60 rat eve ewes
ing lambs S125 per 100 pounds.
Dec. 20, Chicago prices: Rulk OF hogs
1896 to 1910; medium and good beef
heifers si25 to $1O25 light and medium
weight veal calves $3.50 to $3.50; feeder
steers 1925 to 49,; fat lambs So to 1875;
to sS 10; fat ewes SO to $3.50.
Under fairly liberal supplies and slow
demand dressed meat prices were weak
treats: Beef SIS to sl9; veal sie 10
$20 lamb $22 to $27; mutton s11 to SIG:
light pork loins $40 to $22; heavy loins
SIS to SIT.
There has been heavy export sales OF
wheat during the week and great diff
Guilty in securing cash wheat to fill old
sales On the 10th Great Britain bought
IN the u. D, l,0OU,UOU DuSnelS, SPAIN
Italy bought s1,25O,OOO bushels Spain
$4,000 bushels. The markets have shown
a distinctly firmer undertone since the
10th. Flour trade continues dull and
milling demand for wheat slow. There
has been heavy buying of corn by Chi
cago elevator interests the past few
days.
For the week Chicago March wheat
gained 2 1-2c, closing at $1.64 3-S; May
corn l 5-Sc at 70 7-Sc; Minneapolis
March wheat up s-sc at $1.62; Kansas
City 1-2c at S1.60 1-2; Winnipeg May
1 Use at SIG 3-S Chicago December
wheat closed $40 1-2; December corn
SO 3-4c; May wheat $1,61 Is.
Dairy Products
Butter markets improved during the
week. Following lowering of retail price
in line with present wholesale markets
consumptive demand is better and trad
ing quite active. No large imports dur
ing week and Danish does not occupy SC
strong a position as a week ago. Prices
new offerings around 4Sc, not especially
attractive. Storage butter still moving
slowly and surplus over last years hold
ings on all markets.
Closing go score fresh: New York
55 1-2c; Chicago SO 1-2c; Philadelphia
SEC; Boston SO 1-2c