The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-12-29
WEEKLY MARKETGRAM
u. 8. Bureau Of Markets

, November 20, 1920:
Fruit. ..d veset.bIe.@Northsr
round white potatoes lost about five
point. closing sI.75@I.ss. CARROTS slow
| and dull In Chicago at S1.90a2.10; mid
die western jobbing markets. s21og
Tower low; a, si.ssas Il = shiDmsn.s. ssss
| cars week ended November 20. com
pared with 5s4s cars preceding week.
| Apples continue steady at western
S MHs Y0 ;s shDDsns P sarrs
iobbed. us: :s7 rs in Pittsburs and CHI
cago; Jonathans. steady in Kansas CITY
er in New York at s2.5o0 400; Ship
ments continue to decrease; 1892 cars
barreled shipped week ended Novem-
! ceding week; boxed shipments. IT'S
cars week ended November 20. com
pared with 22sl cars previous week.
Sacked yellow onions steady {. O. b.
tobbing markets slow and dull at $40
Oils. except Pittsburg. which al
yanced $50 sc. closing strong at sl.Is
g2.25. Middle western markets steady
at $l.2541.75. Movement lighter; als
cars week ended November 20. COM
pared with 72s cars preceding week.
Danish type cabbage slightly firmer
at New York shipping points. closing
mostly $40 per ton bulk. Consuming
markets declined about 81 per ton,
closing sis;oo 02s.oo. shipments much
Der 20. compared with 1917 cars pre-
. ceding week
Hay. Feed and seed-The hay mar
kst g :g 90 is wsaker with
kets. including Chicago and Kansas
City; South and east still buying only
1 t immediate needs , Kece simi,ed ar.
mand in several markets. Prices IN
!, satisfactory to producers and no de,
meshy s.~ Pork IS :ss Chicago
Atlanta s3s; No. alfalfa, Kansas City
! .2s, Omaha .2S. Memphis. 'ss; No: l
os ST. S omss. s SIX 1850 AinnsaO
Abnormally slow movement Of clover
J. and alfalfa seed continues: Growers
A unwilling to sell at prevailing prices
y er. $1,000 @ 1900; Alsike clover. $4,000
alfalfa. ,12ooa15.oo. seedmen re-
4 luctant to make bids because of de-
4 clining prices and money stringency.
Grain.-Although the weeks wheat
: market opened a little steadier. the
f weakness that developed in corn pro-
duced declines in wheat and all mar
Il kets reached new low levels on the
y 22nd, Chicago December wheat selling
:. at 31.57h and December corn at So c:
d demand for all grains. American sup
=. plies of wheat small but milling de,
;" mand also small owing to light deman 10
capacity. For the week Chicago De-
cember wheat lost 24c. closing at
T sl.soA, and December corn loc, closing
los. CSC at si.47 4; Kansas City, 2shc
. cago March wheat closed at sl.s5 \ and
NAY corn Is Minneapolis Gi1s e isu M MiG.
nipeg May wheat. $l.73. On the 2Zn6
Is No. dark northern in MINNEAPOLIS sold
IL at sl.ss; No. averaged sl5I. In Chi.
u cago No. l soft red winter wheat was
IS in demand at % a 2sc premium over De-
=. cember and No. 2 at 20 q Csc premium
Z but with no offerings. No; l hard win
c. ter sold at Chicago at SC over De.
ID cember, No: at tgsc over Nos.
~ and mixed corn. "a Sc premium ovel
$ Chicago December: yellow. 1oTllc
white. SC. Corn market has appearance
that prices have become stabilized q
q around the level on the 22nd-
he Livestock and Meats-Excessive re
pf eeipts and sharply breaking prices ,;ss Tea
IS market. Hogs lost $1.151 210 per To-
~ pounds. establishing new low record
- for the year to date. CHOICE sa, Dry re-
no lower grades broke $40 o02oo per ~
nc pounds. Veal calves sold soc lower: IA
as lambs lost $40: feeding lambs. JUG
:" hogs. sll.oo: yearling steers. si!2S
he Good beef steers. s14.75 @ 1900; heifers
ill .12.25: COWS. $1,000; feeders; .do- 80
he lambs, sl1.25: feeding lambs. $1soo
ad ewes, $4.f5.
Fresh meat trade was rather quie
throughout the week and with scarce
ly an exception prices declined
~ ing $1,000 500 per 100 pounds. Yea
and lamb broke sl.ooOsoo: muttor
generally 800; light pork loins range
&c steady to s2.00 lower; heavy loin
steady to 800 higher. November 22n
prices on good grade meats: Bee
as $4,000 1000: veal. $4,000 gas 90; ism al
lie light pork ioins. $500 o $500: heav
~, loins. $4,000 $500.
no Dairy ProGacts--Butter prices stead
thro-g hout the week, although wea
10 undertone is evident in some marketi
on | especially Chicago, which is Amos
three cents lower than week ago. Ten
Ter dency of eastern trade now is to tur
-. Danish butter taking we'll at fou
ne principal markets and large quantitie
lie ! being used. New Zealand butter ais
:. on eastern markets. Storage reduC
H. ton is caused mostly by withdrawal
he Of privately owned stock for currsr
, trade, as there is little wholesale bdei
hh ness. Prices firmly held on fancy stoI
IN, age. but undertones being moved l
some instances at sacrifice. Closin
prices 90 score: New York. Csc: CHI
ro- cago. 5Skc: Philadelphia. CSC; Boston
,ro Sic.
Cheese business good during weel
en- but conditions indicate that prices ~
at close to top. Further advances of in
portance not anticipated. Current a
rivals beginning to show effects
weather. Lighter trade anticipate
through holidays. Prices for wee
slightly higher. but for most pa
d" Wisconsin cheese exchange: Twins, "a
OF daisies, s5Ac; double daisies. SAX
az long horn, sec: square prints, 2SNc.