Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-04-01
WEEKLY MARKETGRAM
a.. S. Bureau Of Markets.)

Gu. S. Bureau of Markets.
Washington, d. C.-For week ended |
March 25th 1921.
Fruits and Vegetables. Potatoes |
per 100 lbs. at northern shipping sta
lions the past week, closing 50 q soc !
sacked. Chicago car-1ot market weak. |
held at $l.40@l.5O bulk.
New York cold storage Baldwin ap-
pies steady tiy city wholesale markets seq |
winesaps mostly $Sq4 per box con-
Stunning centers.
onions mixed No. and ?. brought $3.50
rs per crate in Pittsburg compared
with last seasons opening level around
shows general reduction in acreage
Bermuda onions California, Louisiana
and Texas. Total paintings this season
14.92S acres compared with 1856 acres
a year ago. Production 5.9O7 cars fore
cast compared with estimated produc-
ton S,642 cars last season.
Grain.-Financial and business con-
ditions, good weather, and excellent
and grain prices trended downward the
past week. Export demand brisk on
the oath with wheat premiums at Gulf
wheat sold on the oath for export at
Gulf; flour sales to Europe the pass
few days reported $4,000 barrels Or
the gath corn sold at new low level
on crop. Chicago May 631sc, but later
rallied. In Chicago cash market No.
May. No. hard 13@l5c over; No. 3
mixed corn A@6Ac under May; No.
March slrem isth to 18th " Chicago May wheat
down 6A e at 81 ~, May corn Bc az
64Bc. Minneapolis May wheat down DC
s1.35A. Winnipeg May lac at $1.77.
Chicago March wheat $1.53. Minneapo-
lis flour demand slow. wheat stronger.
No 2 dark $50 acc over May. Kansas
| City milling and export demand tairi
No hard 15c over May.
Il 4vaa oil
weak except on top grades. Bulk OF
receipts low grade; shipping, demand
market not in position to absorb heavy
| offerings. Southeastern markets dull
Receipts light in Chicago; prices steady
top grades Timothy commanding a
/ premium Fair demand for extra quail
| prairie. Minneapolis market firm be-
cause of light receipts and better de-
mand. Other markets steady, receipts
generally ample to meet requirements
tion, Quoted: No / timothy $25 Chi
cago, $3.50 Kansas City, $50 Minneapo-
NO. 2 timothy $40 Chicago, .$22.5o Gin
cinnati, $24 Philadelphia, $3.50 Min
neapolis; No. | clover MIXED n! Min
phia; No. alfalfa $40 Kansas City. $24
Chicago, $24 Cincinnati. $21 Minneapoo
lis No. / prairie $14 Kansas City, $fS
Chicago, sic Minneapolis.
Feed.-Considerable distress feed Of
fered by jobbers in Chicago and other
activity by mills to dispose of feed
stuffs for future shipment. White and
yellow hominy quoted about 81 per ton
less than a week ago. Beet pulp down
another So per ton and offered by inn
porters $29 +. o: b. New York: For
gluten feed in bulk sam delivered
northeastern market is asked; linseed
oil meal finds few buyers at $43 for
April-May shipment delivered in that
stocks, and receipts good Quoted re-
ground oatfeed STATS northeastern
s25 Memphis, iinseed meal $40 Min
neapolis. Toledo and SAL Buffalo; white
hominy feed $22 gluten feed $50 Chi
cago. No l alfalfa meal $3.50 Kansas
City; bran $21 Minneapolis, $50 Phila-
delphia; middlings S20.50 Minneapolis.
$2S.50 Philadelphia.
Dairy PrOductn.--Butter mark cts, eN-
cept at Chicago, have shown Il tendency
toward recovery the past week. Prices
week ago; prices Chicago about un-
changed following both advances and
declines. Closing prices, 90 score: New
York 47e, Chicago 44hc, Philadelphia
. AZ nc. Boston Ate. Trading quiet; sup
plies only moderate. Danish butter
available in liberal quantities.; other
, cargoes due. Late arrivals Danish
nave shown such excellent quality that
finest grades domestic feeling compe-
titioI.
: Cheese markets weaker; business
} dull trading lacks confidence. Prices
average 20 lower than week ago. sales
at Wisconsin primary mCrkets being
t at or near: Twins 22Ac c. Daisies "a y c
Young Americas 24A.
Live stock and MeafN.-Hog and cat
tie prices at Chicago showed slight
changes during the week but sheep and
lamb prices advanced. Light hogs vi
{ 15c; medium hogs down IOc per 100
| lbs.;4 bulk of sales prices unchanged
5 Lower grades of beef steers slightly
I lower. Butcher grades of cows ant
| heifers up 25 040e; other grades un.
] changed. Feeder steers down 25c. Fat
D | lambs up 60075c; feeder lambs steady
Fat ewes up 20 n soc: yearlinRs Soc 81
March 18th Chicago prices: Hogs. bulI
| of sales 1925 a 1913; medium and Root
beef steers 1925 a go; butcher cow
r and heifers IS a $50; feeder steers $7.5t
4 | 6n9. %; light and medium weight yea
acalves SSm 1915; fat lambs 1928 n 10 SIS
/ | feeding lambs $3.50 9.25 yearlingi
. | $500 $50. fat ewes s5@6.50.
y Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
averaged about steady. Certain grades
of veal, lamb, mutton and pork loinl
:, advanced 81 per 100 lbs at some mar
y kets but these advances were counter
balanced in most instances by eaua
declines on other grades March 25tf
l. prices good grade meats: Beef sea II
n veal $19M2l. lamb $50 %; mutton 81
:, ais; light pork loins $23M Is; heav.
II loins $17m20