Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-04-22
WEEKLY MARKETGRAMI

washington, p. c.-For week ended |
April Is, 1921.
Grain. y Market unsettled the early |
part OF week, but bearish news develop |
ed the 18th and price decline re-
suited that continued until the 18th.
Factors influencing decline were re-
ports exporters resellings slow export
demand, large country offerings, and |
world economic situation. Betterment
British labor situation and reports good
export demand resulted in free buying
by commission houses and local traders
on the 18th and wheat prices advanced;
but there was considerable selling on
advance and higher figures not main
tained. Country offerings smaller due
try roads. Exporters seek corn. In
Chicago cash market No. red winter
wheat sl.26h, No. hard $1.35A, No.
mixed corn sane, No. yellow SAC, No.
white oats sec For the week Chicago
May wheat down IL NC at $1.22&, May
corn 4c at 55Mc.r Minneapolis May
May l1%c at $I.13h, Winnipeg May
l55Lc at s1.4Sss
Fruits and Vegetables. Northern
sacked round white potatoes steady 10
q S5c per 100 lbs. (. o. b. Chicago car
lot market up zoe at 81 a Ito. New
York round whites down 20@S0c New
York City at $1.10@1.25 bulk. Florida
No. Spauiding Rose in double head
barrels down Toe q $1.25 Chicago, around
ss.25; held at s7.eo9s New York. Texas
sacked Bliss Triumphs down 75c@$1.50
per 100 lbs. Kansas City at $6@6.75.
New York cold storage AM Baldwin
nppes fsn IL leading Sar gb city ne
soc per bbl at s5@5.50 Northwestern
extra fancy Winesaps medium to large
size steady Chicago $2,6o9s.5O per box;
Middle western yellow onions up 10
925c city markets at 6OcQ$1.2 20 per 100
lbs. Texas yellow Bermudas at seasons
low price of $150@2 per standard crate
for mixed No. and 2 commercial pack.
South Carolina pointed type cabbage
T11nG ~ oefn pnn
Stunning centers. New Jersey yellow
sweet potatoes $2.5O@3 per bushel
ham hamper eastern markets; North a &c caro-
quart New York.
Hay.-Receipts exceeding demand.
Prices holding fairly steady except In
northeastern markets which quote
lower. No inquiry for forward ship
ment. Alfalfa demand decreasing. A
market draggy. Southeastern markets
unchanged. Stocks most markets fair.
Receipts in Memphis light; well cleaned
up Arrivals prairie hay In southwest
ern markets good, quotations un-
changed. Quoted; No. / timothy $2S 90
Chicago, $27 Memphis. $40 Atlanta, SIG
Cincinnati: No. 2 timothy $40 Chicago,
$24 Memphis, $3.50 Minneapolis, $3.50
Nsw T9rE 81 6inc4nat No inen
natl $40 Kansas City: No. l prairie,
$3.50 Kansas City, sis Minneapolis.
Feed-Mill feeds weaker. Decline has
destroyed confidence Prospective buy
ers awaiting still lower prices. East
ern demand light. Offerings liberal,
frequently becoming urgent Hominy
easier, offerings increasing. Gluten
feed unchanged, demand light. Ilnseed
meal heavy, prices lower Cottonseed
meal firm. up 50c@ 81. Season bran Of
fered at $3.50 Minneapolis. Imported
beet pulp quoted $50 Philadelphia.
Wheat feeds sliding constantly and in
poor request, Alfalfa meal dull, prices
generally nominal Stocks fair, receipts
good. Transit offerings heavy, Quoted
dlings $22, Chicago; 36 per cent cotton
seed meal $3.50 Memphis; reground
oatfeed SLIPS, dried brewers grains
$3.50, linseed meal $39, northeastern
markets; No. l alfalfa meal SCI St.
Louis; white hominy feed 5000 st.
Louis; gluten feed $3.50 Chicago.
Live stock and Meats.-The tendency
of Chicago live stock prices was down
ward the past week. Hogs ranged from
40GD50c per 100 lbs lower; beef steers
and heifers steady to 25c lower; cows
steady to 25c higher; lower grade feed
up soc. other grades steady; fat
lambs steady to 25c lower; feeding
ewes unchanged. April 18th Chicago
prices Hogs, bulk of sales, $50 9;
medium and good beef steers 6.50@
SIS; butcher cows and heifers s4.75 a 9:
feeder steers $40 $50; light and
medium weight veal calves $3.50 q 3:
fat lambs IS a OPS; feeding lambs $3.50
@8; yearlings s72509; fat ewes $50
6.75.
Stocker and feeder shipments from II
ending April 8 were. cattle and calves
38.269 hogs 1866; sheep 1852.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
steady to strong. Beef practically un-
changed. Veal steady to SO higher.
Lamb steady to 81 higher. Light pork
Ioins unchanged; heavy loins steady to
81 lower. April Is prices good grade
meats: Beef $15.75 @175O; veal $3.50 20;
lamb $17022; mutton $14@17: light
pork loins s25 as; heavy loins SIT @ %
Dairy Products. Butter market
steady early part of week. but prices
declined sharply on the 18th and east
ern markets now about three cents
lower than a week ago. Chicago con-
tinues fairly steady, but with prices Il
higher than New York further prics
changes expected; either Chicago will
decline or New York will react and
advance. Closing prices, 30 score: New
York As he, Chicago 46kc, Philadelphia
49c, Boston Ate. Weakness in eastern
markets attributed to rather heavy un.
sold stocks. Danish butter and anticf.
patton more liberal receipts western
butter. Heavy arrivals California but
ter have also been some Influence.
Trading in cheese markets generally
dull following break of about 2A C or
the 18th on the Plymouth, wisconsin
cheese exchange. Business on the 15tf
somewhat better but situation still
rather unsatisfactory from a dealers
standpoint. Wisconsin primary mar
ket prices: Twins 18hc; Daisies 1sM
1919: Double Daisies lee; Young Ameri
cas- and Longhorns 1871.
Irish Resolution offered