Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-12-24
U. S. WEEKLY MARKET REPORT
Heavy Export Sales of Wheat and
Corn-FIour Trade Con-
tinues Dull.
WEEKLY MARKETGRAN1.
Y IL s. RIIREAD OF MARKETS


Washington Dec 2O.-Week Ending Dec.
H.-GRAIN-The outstanding features of
the weeks grain markets have been
heavy export sales of wheat and great
difficulty in securing cash wheat to MI
old sales. On the 18th Great Britain
bought In the United States 100000 bu
wheat; Italy bought 1,250,000 bu; Spain,
25O,O0O bu. Argentine reports fine crop
prospects with yields running above ex-
pectation. On the 18th there was heavy
and general buying movement of futures,
including wheat, corn and oats Heavy
export business in wheat continues Corn
also bought by exporters on the 18th.
Stronger demand for cash wheat in South
west to fill old export sales, and much
wheat going direct from country stations
to Gulf ports. Omaha reported exporters
bidding 31c over Chicago March for wheat
up to middle of January. Exporters have
also bought large quantities of rye dur
ing the week. Flour trade continues dull.
Stocks low estimated at half of volume
of year ago. Minneapolis reports No.
dark northern cash wheat in good demand
at &c to 12c over Minneapolis March:
choice Canadian and Montana, 13c to 14c
over; No. 2 dark northern, 4c to SC over.
For the week Chicago March wheat
gained 63sc, closing at $1.64A May corn
down &c. at 711sc; Minneapolis March
TIC, at $1.6011; Winnipeg May up 61zc. at
Sits: Chicago December wheat, $1.70:
May wheat. $1.5Sss; December corn. 691ac.
HAY-Markets continue weak No /
timothy, Chicago. $2S; No. prairie. Chi
DAIRY PRODUCTS - Butter markets
have shown further Improvement pres
ent tendency upward. New York, 55c;
Chicago, 511ac; Philadelphia, 5515; Boston,
53c. Cheese markets in general improved
somewhat following severe decline of last
week, but trading is still inactive and
country markets in Wisconsin not more
than steady, with prices about where they
were a week ago. Wisconsin primary
points prices average: Twins 21c; Daisies,
22c; Double Daisies, A73c; Young Ameri-
PC PC ~ -'7 - -, 49, ''''
FRUITS AND vEGETABLES-Potato
values continued to decline slowly, Chi
cago carlot market closing $1.35 to $3.50.
Jobbing range in other middle western
markets, $3.50 to $185; round whites slight
ly lower in East Baldwin apples steady
western New York shipping points at "a
per brl: BaldWinS, YorkS and greetings
slow: consuming markets steady, $3.50 to
IS. Northwestern extra fancy Winesaps
unchanged, {. Q. b. s2.8 per box.
LIVE STOCK AND MEATS-Hog prices
at Chicago showed net decline of soc
per 100 lbs during the past week, average
cost of packer and shipper droves drop
ping to 1897 on the 18th. Cattle also de-
clined heavily. Prices on all sheep and
extreme declines reaching 81. December
18th Chicago prices: Hogs, bulk of sales,
$9-9. 90; medium and good beef steers, 81. so
1880; butcher cows and heifers, "a. 15-10 %;
calves. light and medium weight, $50:
feeder steers. .$6.25-s.Q0; best fat lambs,
43O; feeding lambs, $S.50-1O.00. In the east
ern wholesale dressed meat trade price
declines were general under slow demand.
Beef declined 81 to SIS, better grades
lambs, 81 to 81 lower; mutton steady to
81 lower. pork uneVenly lower