The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-12-15
weekly MARKETGRAM'
{u. 8. Bureau Of Markedly

Gu. 8. Bureau OF 4ArketS.)
Washinston., D; C.. for week endsd
Hay asa Feea-Increased hay re.
ceipts and continued light demand
caused further price reductions OF from
markets IW 80 the ee past st" Week. Local demand
hold prices steady for the best grades
in q few markets. but buyers generally
are waiting lower prices: Low , .rain
Skipping demand IL limited and not
sufficient to absorb increased receipts.
So t ssSis S Ssic. York $780, Rcs
CITY; 1850; Memphis; $500; om:he:
$500. No. l prairie. kans.. City; ~;
for all feeds except gluten feed lower;
Oversupplies of wheat feeds caused
break Of 81 to IS for wheat ey-produ.c as
Chicago buyers do not appear anxious
to purchase hominy feed and gluten
feed at $s5 to $45 per ton. Demand
and inadequate to absorb offerings.
round white potatoes declined zo0 sss
$s Us IS 's e az ss:!ss; ;s:' s;S sS;:
western jobbing markets slightly low
er At s2.oo02.4s. Sacked round whites.
10015c lower at western New York
shipping points. closing $1.ss01.s0
Baldwin apple: fairly steady 1t western
New York shipping points AZ x4;VvV
S Shieaso s' q ,s.o ssss New YORK
steady at stoe94.s9; North h,.sSs
Q. ;. mostly osdS I ss.ioos.is. Ysiio" Globe
onions lost 1o015c per 100 lbs. late in
the week. reaching $1:100l.25 (. 9. ,.
Eastern jobbing markets about CSC
lower, closing $1.0001.50. Movement
lighter. Shipments: Potatoes: 1921
pared with 1929 cars preceding week.
Apples. 1858 cars boxed. 1869 cars bar.
relied compared with 1777 cars boxed
compared with $40 cars. Cabbage. 441
!. cars compared with ass cars.
Grain-The grain markets have been
heavy during the week until the z7th
slightly. better tone du to heavy ex-
por: sales. On the 2st-i the markets
were firm and there was an active de-
prices. Last weeks wheat experts IS.
| timated at twelve million bushels OF
which more than six million American
, made itself felt in the grain markets
Active demand for cash wheat to I'll
export sales reported by Kansas CITY
, | and Omaha Good milling demand Chi.
!, cago and Minneapolis. Cargo Canadian
wheat bought November ~ to come Il
e Chicago to mix with low grade sprint
tracts e No. of hard Winter. ioe over Be
: cember future. No. new yellow corr
n SIC over December. No. 4, 81 to Az
: over. Mixed No. 3 selling at price o
Y December corn to 1c under. Repor
L that Iowa bankers not pressing farm
ers to sell their new corn. CANADIAN
farmers reported not selling whea
freely. For the week, Chicago Decem
, Der wheat lost 3&c, closing at $1.56
and December corn gained &c. closinl
d at ssh. Chicago March wheat 2A
3 at 72Ac; Minneapolis March wheat, :
s lower at $1.49: Kansas City March un
g. changed at s1.4sA; Winnipeg May 4
e Livestock and Meats.-Compared wit
E. week ago. hogs at Chicago show a
Good beef steers firm to Csc highe
s, but medium grades ranged from SO
n. to 81 lower. cows heifers and feedin
steers practically unchanged. Ves
g. calves declined $3.50. Fat and feedin
feeding lambs selling today fully Is
~ per 100 lbs. under fat stock. Fat eve
IN | advanced Csc. November 20 top CHI
!. cago prices: Hogs. $1o.45: yearlin
rd steers, $3.50: good beef steers. 81: SO.
.e er steers. $3.50; westerns. sIss5: We,
ne calves. $500; fat lambs. $l2.oo;. feet
at ing lambs. $11.25; ewes. $500. A ser
80 sational decline ranging $6.00G12!t
per 100 lbs. on pork loins featured IL
at fresh meat markets Of the week: We We
~ to $500. Trade in beef was dull. b.
he prices averaged nearly steady: Lamb
X. steady. 81 lower; mutton. $2oo@4.'
lower November 20 prices on goo
ne grade meats: Beef: :i7e oe s q &C. yes
ton. sIs.o0@14.o0; light pork loin
or s24 oo027.0o; heavy loins. $4,000
Ia 22.oo.