Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-01-07
MARKET REPORT
FURNISHED BY u. S. BUREAU
OF MARKETS. WASHING
TON, D. G..
week Ended Dec. 80. 1920
Hay and Feed

week Ended Dec. 80. 1920
Hay and Feed
Holiday dullness still affecting hay
situation Colder weather has failed to
stimulate demand and nearly all markets
show weaker tendency, particularly
Quoted: No. l timothy s2s. rs Cincin-
natl; $40 Minneapolis; $28 Philadelphia.
No. timothy $3.50 Cincinnati; $27
alfalfa $si CINCINNATI; 500 Omaha. No.
alfalfa $26 Minneapolis. Standard al,
falfa SIC Omaha.
Principal feed markets report prices
as practically unchanged.
Quoted: Bran $2650 middlings S24;
| -four middlings 500; red dog $35; Mime
lpolis.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Northern round white potatoes adj
vanced to 15c per 100 lbs at shipping
points, closing LIS to $1.40 I. o. b. Chi
cage carlot market advance to 15c.
closing s1.40 to $1.60. Jobbing range
markets, $3.50 to s., sacked round
whites firm at $3.50 to SLIGO (. O. b. west
ern New York shipping points; move
| liberal supply in New York at $3.50 to
S2lO. Sacked green mountains un-
changed jobbing $l,75 to $3.50 in Boston
Baldwin apples steady at western New
York shipping points, closing around "a
stock Baldwins, yorks and greetings
steady. jobbing mostly. 81 to $4.75. North
western extra fancy tonathans, medium
size jobbing $3.50 to SO per box in New
York, $3.50 to SO IN Kansas City; SO to
1926 in Minneapolis.
Yellow onions slightly lower T. o. b.
western New York shipping points ST.
to $1.10 per 1O0-lbs. CONSUMING mar
kets slow and steady, mostly 81 to $125
To al for week ending Dec. 30 pota-
toes 94S cars, barreled apples 497, boxed
apples >3l6, cabbage ia.
Last weeks shipments We're: potatoes
1925 cars, barreled apples 969. boxed APP
Piles $50, cabbage 223, lettuce 1856, onions
49, sweet potatoes 3S7
Live Stock and Meats.
Chicago live stock a sharp decline in
hogs December 80 was responsible for
cline for the week of ,SOc, per 10o-lhs.
Sheep as a rule showed advances COM
! pared with a week ago.
December 80 Chicago prices: Bulk of
hogs 1926 to $3.50: medium and good
| beef steers 50 to $12.25; butcher cows
and heifers 1925 to ciO.50 light and me-
feeder steers 1926 to 50; fat lambs $40 %
| to s12; feeding lambs $3.50 to $40; year
ings IS to $40. fat ewes 1915 to IS.
Despite recent weakness in wholesale
| fresh meat markets most classes of
| meat showed more advanced compared
| with a week ago.
December 80 prices on good grade
lambs ss3 to SIC; mutton sill to $l4.
Light pork ioins s24 to $2S; heavy loins
| SIS to $24.
Dairy Products.
Butter market became very firm the
| latter part of the week and prices are
| higher in practically all markets. Danish
| butter shares in firmness and is selling
| readily at 53c. Prices OH 92 score but
| ter: New York &c. Chicago soc. Phila-
| delphia 81 1-2c, Boston soc.
Grain.
M no q Dpppnn-
Der 80 grain prices were 49, definite
dayld but undertone was steady. hon-
dullness was the chief character
| istic Mill buying of wheat last few
| days shows improvement and better flour
| demand is expected after first OF year.
| Cash wheat in Chicago on December
| 80, sold at following premiums: No. 1
| soft red sec to 3Sc over December; No.
| 2, 35c to 3Sc; No. 3, soc to 33c.