Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-05-20
U. S. WEEKLY MARKET REPORT
Grain Market UnsettIed-Hog Prices
Advance at Chicago 35-40c Per 100
Lbs.-Beef Steers CSC Higher
WEEKLY MARKETGRAM.
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Washington, May 14.-For week ending
May 12-GRAIN-Market very strong at
opening of weeks business, but technical
position weakened account high price
level and prices dropped on the 7th Sem
timent and news mixed market unsettled
until the 18th when acceptance of allied
terms by Germany, statement of Secre-
tary Wallace that price level 90 per cent
above pre-War basis would benefit whole
country and further confirmation of dam
age to crops in Southwest produced a
sharp up-turn Market erratic on the
18th. Export demand slow; business con-
light. British wheat holdings officially
estimated sufficient until August i. Ar
gentine port strike expected to be settled
shortly. Corn demand fairly good. In
wheat, $1.46; No. 2 hard, $1.51; No. 3
mixed corn, SIC; No. 3 yellow corn, 61c;
No. white oats, S9c. For the week Chi
cago May wheat down 17kcs at $l.4S1s
May corn up &c, at 6012c. Chicago July
wheat up Ne, at S1.151s; July corn 1sc,
at &c. Minneapolis July wheat up ac,
at $1.21; Kansas City July down 1c, at
$1.0S; Winnipeg July down lc. at $l447s. :,
continues poor. Prices practically UNI
changed. May II, No. i timothy Cin-
cinnati $20.75, Chicago $40, Minneapolis
$1g50; Ne prairie 1,, minneapolis iIl q SO
ern sacked round white potatoes up 10c
per 100 lbs, at shipping points, closing To-
SOC. Chicago carlOt market up 3Oc from
the low point Of the season, reaching 81
So per cloth to slat barrel at New York.
New York Baldwin apples up 25c to 81
per bbl, eastern city wholesale markets,
A215 cold storage stock $6.75-8. Medium
to large size extra fancy northwestern
Winesaps up Csc per box, Chicago at So
$50; small sizes $2.25-2.50 Sacked yellow
onions slow and dull in eastern centers,
at 75c to SIPS per 100 lbs
DAIRY PRODUCTS-Butter markets
showing signs of weakness again after
this time of year are such that markets
are easily disturbed. Production increas-
ing and time for active storage approach
ing, although no butter has as yet been
put in storage in eastern markets. Clos
ing prices. 80 score: New York 3319c, Chi
cago 3114c, Philadelphia S415c, Boston 331ac.
Prices in cheese markets lower than
week ago and now at lowest poi-1t since
1915. Current business not up t6 expecta-
items and while more active than it has
been prices are slightly weaker. than few
days ago. Wisconsin primary markets
now averaging Twins, Daisies, Double
Daisies and Young Americas 1414c; Long
horns 14c
LIVE STOCK-Hog prices at Chicago
advanced 35-4Oc per 100 lbs the past week.
cows and heifers up 25-50c; veal calves
down 25c to 81; fat lambs advanced $1-1.25;
feeding lambs unchanged; yearlings up
25-5Oc; fat ewes Csc. May u Chicago
medium and good beef steers, $7.5O-9;
butcher cows and heifers, $685. feeder
steers, $6.75-8. so; light and medium weight
veal calves, $7.25-9; fat lambs, $10.50-12. 20;
feeding lambs, $3.50; yearlings, $S.25-lO;
fat ewes, $3.50. Stocker and feeder ship
ments from II important markets during
the week ending May were: Cattle and
| calves, $780, hogs, $685.; sheep, 1921.