The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-12-02
u. S. WEEKLY MARKET REPORT
Prices for Grain, Potatoes, Live Stock
and Products Continue Down.
ward Trend.
WEEKLY MARKETGRAM.
(Bv U. S. Bureau Of Markets.l

Washington, Nov. 27,-For week ending
Nov 4.-HAY, FEED AND sEED-The
hay market trend Is downward because of
heavier receipts and light demand in prin-
cipal distributing markets. Timothy and
prairie prices 81 to 50 lower, Alfalfa
steady; prices unchanged. Chicago and
Cincinnati report improved demand and
the lower quotations No l timothy, Chi
cago $780, Minneapolis, $245O. No. 1 prai-
RE, Chicago, 1923. Wheat, feeds slightly
lower. Bran and middlings 81 lower than
last week in Cincinnati. Beet pulp sup
plies plentiful. Quoted bran 5000. Flour
middlings $37, reddog, $50, Minneapolis;
hominy S33 st. Louis, oat feed SIS Kansas
City. Abnormally slow movement OF clo-
yer and alfalfa seed continues, Growers
unwilling to sell at prevailing prices.
Clean seed per 100 lbs: Red clover SIG to
S18 Seedsmen reluctant to make bids be-
cause Of declining prices and money
strngency
GRAIN-Trend Of prices steadily down
ward during the week with the exception
of the 23rd. Export sales of wheat heav-
Ter on the oath than any day since early
fall yet heavy selling of Chicago Deem
Der by houses with seaboard connections
caused further break in prices Good de-
mand for cash grams on the oath at strong
red winter wheat hard to get and No.
brought soc over Chicago December. No
2 hard winter SIC premium over Deem
Der. No. 2 old mixed corn &c premium,
new No yellow &c, old No. yellow l2c
No 2 white &c. For two weeks Chicago
December wheat lost 24c, closing at $3.50
December corn down 7c at 65c Mnneap-
oils December wheat, lost &c Mt $l47B
Kansas City 25c at SL5l, Winnipeg 2ilac
at Sf69. Chicago March wheat closed at
M.54la and May corn at NC. Mnneapo-
lis March wheat $780, Kansas City
Sl49A Winnipeg May SLIP.
FRUITS AND BLES-Pota-
toes declined 10c to l5c per 100 lbs. at
northern f. OBJ. markets. reaching N.65
to sl& sacked Apples continue steady,
Baldwins moving slowly at A25 per bril-
Extra fancy boxed Winesaps steady
f. o. b. Northwest at $40 to s. . per box
Danish type cabbage steady +. o. b.
around $40 per ton bulk at western New
York markets. Virginia sweet potatoes
weak, about Csc per brl lower IN consum-
ing markets at $l.75 to A.25 on Novem-
Der %.
LIVE STOCK AND MEATS-Cattle at
Chicago recovered from the depressed
conditions two weeks ago and net ad-
vances Of Csc on feeding steers to 81 %
on ClolCe YedIllIBS were recorded Tor the
past week. Beef steers advanced S5C TO
Sl.15 Veal calves lost Sl25 Hog prices
continued to drop the extreme top show
ing decline of 50 per 100 lbs. and the av-
erage decline $275 Fat lambs broke 75c,
feeding lambs SL25. Sheep were also
sharply lower November "A top Chicago
prices: Hogs, $40, yearling steers, SIS, good
beef steers $3.50 10 2l575, helfers $3.50,
cows 5000, feeder steers $10J, westerns
SIPS, veal calves $375 fat lambs Sll.25,
feeding lambs $l1.5O, ewes $4,65 All fresh
meat prices declined during the week
Fresh pork showed the greatest loss,
i1ins declining 50 to sc per 100 lbs. Beef
broke 81 to $3.50. veal 81 TO SO; with some
medium grades more. Lamb and mutton
lost 81 10 49, Trade uniformly lower
DAIRY PRODUCTS-Butter market de-
cidedly weak prices for % score declin-
ing 7c at Chicago Eastern markets an
ticlpate decline and dealers are shading
prices to move stock of all grades Clos
ing prices % score N. Y, 65c, Philadel-
phla G5hc, Boston Coo, Chicago Sac
Cheese market good. Some slight further
advances reported during past few days
at Chicago and Wisconsin points Prices
slightly higher and for most part steady
to firm. November % prices Plymouth
(WisJ cheese exchange Twins 2ic, DAT
sizes 25Ac double Daisies 24Ac, Longhorns
2Gc, square prints 2Slsc.