The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-01-21
WEEKLY MARKETGRAM !.
DO. 5. Bureau cd Markets.l

GU. S. Bureau of Markets)
Washington. d. C.--For week ended
Hay and Feed.--Continued light re-
eeipts and slightly improved demand
nave caused hay prices to remain
steady in western markets. Eastern
markets generally weak because of
limited demand Weather still impor-
tant factor. Slight Improvement noted
IN orders Tor Shipment, Quote: No.
s27, Chicago 500, Minneapolis S22, Gin
clnnati $3.50, Atlanta $35 No. / al
talfa, Kansas City $26, Omaha $2l.50,
$3.50,
Feed prices unchanged with excep-
ton OF hominy feed, which is quoted
about 81 lower than week ago. Alfalfa
meal market dull; demand barely able
70 absorb offerings. St Louis reports
sales or No. alfalfa meal in second
hand sacks at s23. Oatfeed is quoted
nominally S1250gI3 western markets
Cottonseed meal in better demand;
prices slightly firmer. Linseed meal
nnchanged; demand for small lots only
Wheatfeeds and gluten feed produc-
ton reported improvingi quoted, So
per cent cottonseed meal $27.5O Mem
pGhdis; linseed meal $3s Minneapolis,
York; gluten feed $48 Chicago; beet
pulp S45 northeastern markets; flour
mniddlings s2S; red dog $34 Minneapolis;
s9@26 per cent dried brewers grains
81 Philadelphia; bran $26, middlings
$23 Minneapolis.
Fruits and vegetables. Northern
round white potatoes established
new low level for the season, reaching
SIG ll5 per 100 lbs. at shipping points
Chicago carlot market closed slightly
lower at $1.25@ LAO. Jobbing range
markets, closing $1.40@I75. Sacked
round whites down 5000 f. o. b. west
sTn New York shipping points around
$l.5g Bulk round whites unchanged
in New York City at $195@2. Sacked
Green Mountains closed slightly lower
In Boston at S1.S5@2.
Baldwin apples weakened further at
western New York shipping points,
common storage closing s3.65@375 per
Dbl. I. o. b.; cold storage S46425 Bald
WINS steady, jobbing $4@5; Yorks and
Greenings mostly "a a 4. so: northwestern
extra fancy Winesaps s350@4.25 per
box in New York
Big Boston lettuce up 2565Oc Der
i7s pu. hamper in consuming centers,
Iceberg lettuce up 5Oc@ $3.50 per crate
IN consuming markets, mostly s495.
at $l.5O@1.S5.
Car-lot movement increasing rapidly.
Shipments week ended Jan. 18th:
Potatoes, 1919 cars; barre1ed apples
lettuce 53S; onions 347; sweet potatoes
4bb. SHIPMENTS preceding week: Po-
tatoes 1881 cars; barreled apples 62S
b6ooxed apples 2S6; cabbage 345; lettuce
Live Stock and Meats.-CattIe ard
hos prices at Chicago show moderate
declines as compared with prices a
week ago. Steers, sheep and lambs
Yaneed 81 SIPS, fat lambs from 256
tSc per 100 lbs. Practically all grades
OF cattle averaged % a soc lower. Veal
calves down 50e@s1 Hogs down Is
@50c, light weights losing most ian.
i2th, Chicago prices: Bulk of hogs,
Ss,I5@ 80; medium and good grade
steers, $40 @11.25; butcher cows and
heifers, s4.60@1O; feeder steers, s6.75
@9; light and medium weight veal
calves. $io@12; fat lambs, .s1O.75@ 121O;
ss IS 90 lambs fat sS29 .yeafIngs,
Net changes for the week in eastern
wholesale meat prices were compare
lively slight. Fresh pork lost s1@3
per 100 lbs; lamb and mutton steady
to 81 higher; veal $1@2 higher; beef
about steady. Jan. 18th prices: Good
GRADE se meats; beet, $16.5O@19; veal. SIS
light pork loins, $24@2 IS; heavy loins,
Grain.-The week opened with a
sharp advance in grain prices but part
or the gains were lost on the 7th due
70 lack of buying and sluggish trading
subsequent heavy export demand, and
a'tYance of ! l2c in sterling exchange
produced better sentiment and the
latter half of the week there was a
steady advance in prices. About noon
on the 18th wheat prices reached the
LShSSt punt SINCE NOV. lUth, Chicago
march wheat selling at S1.2Sh. On the
18th, $4,000 bushels wheat reported
sold for export, principally to Ger
many. Two hundred thousand bushels
corn reported sold for export also.
other large export sales wheat during |
week. Country offerings of wheat re- |
ported small. Minneapolis reports ex-
porters seeking rye that market. |
FARMERS showing disposition to market |
corn at around preseAt level. For the |
week Chicago March wheat gained |
l2asc, closing at S1.S2h; May corn &c, |
az Toe; Minneapolis March wheat up |
I2Ac; at Sl.7Sk; Kansas City March |
up 1850, at s176A Winnipeg May up |
i2EG. at $l.99B Chicago May wheat |
Sl.12B Premiums in Chicago cash |
wheat. 500 33c over March; No. hard, |
15@15c over; new No. mixed corn, |
D Rc under May; yellow, ~ a Sc under. |
Dairy Observation-Disclosures develop-
ed in the butter markets the early part
of week and heavy declines occurred |
in all markets, but markets now appear
in fair way toward recovery The |
heaviest declines were recorded at |
amounting to &C. but that |
market advanced lie on the 18th, 80 |
score, closing at 49hc. Closing prices |
~ score, other markets: New York |
and Boston, SAC; Philadelphia. 54%c
Factors tending to depress markets |
were heavier receipts and continued |
imports. Arrivals of Danish butter
supplemented by shipments New Zea-
land butter from Pacific coast. An
other large cargo Danish amounting
to more than two million, started for
New York during week