Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-04-22
|. U. S. WEEKLY MARKET REPORT
Chicago March Wheat Down 11Ia Cents
in Week-Potatoes Up 20 Cents
Live Stock Prices Down.
WEEKLY MARKETGRAM.

(By u. 5. BUREAU OF MARKETS.J
Washington, April 18.-For week ending
April 5.-GRAIN--Market unsettled the
early part of the week, but bearish news
developed on the 18th and price decline
resulted that continued until the 18th.
Factors influencing decline were reports
exporters reselling, slow export demand.
large country offerings and world eco
nomic 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 maintained. Country
offerings smaller, due to decline in
prices and condition country roads. Ex-
porters seek corn. In Chicago cash mar
ket No. red winter wheat $1.261s, No. Q
hard $1.35A, No. mixed corn 531sc, No. 8
yellow SAC, No. 3 white oats 3Gc. For the
week Chicago May wheat down n1sc at
$125ss May corn 4c at 55kc. Minneapolis
May wheat down 1214c at SILT; Kansas
City May 11Ac at $1.13A Winnipeg May
1515c at $1.4S5s.
HAY . Receipts exceeding demand.
Prices holding fairly steady except in
northwestern markets, which quote lower.
Quoted: No. timothy $2S5O Chicago $40
Minneapolis, $3.50 Cincinnati: No. 2 tim
othy $40 Chicago. $3.50 Minneapolis. $21
Cincinnati; No. alfalfa SIT CINCINNATI:
No, l prairie SIS Minneapolis.
FEED-Nill feeds weaker. Decline has
destroyed confidence. Prospective buyers
awaiting still lower prices.
VEGETABLES-Nor sacked pota-
toes steady, 7O-S5c per 100 lbs T. o. b..
Chicago carlot market up zoe at s1-1.10.
New York round whites down 2O-SOc.
Middle western yellow onions. up, 1O-25c
city markets at 60c-$1.25 per 100 lbs.
DAIRY PRODUCTS = Butter market
steady early part of week, but prices
declined sharply on the 18th and eastern
markets now about three cents lower
than a week ago Chicago continues
fairly steady, but with prices 1c higher
than New York; further price changes
expected. Either Chicago will decline or
New York will react and advance. Clos
ing prices, go score: Chicago 4611c. Trad
ing in cheese markets generally dull fol-
lowing break of about PIC on the 18th
on the Plymouth (Wis) cheese exchange.
Wisconsin primary markets prices: Twins
1S1kc Daisies 19-191ac. Double Daisies 19c,
Young Americas and Longhorns 1870.
LIVE STOCK-The tendency of Chicago
live stock prices was downward the past
week Hogs ranged from 4Oc to Soc per
hundred lbs. lower; beef steers and heif-
ers steady to 25c lower; cows steady to
Csc higher; lower grade feeder steers up
&c. other grades steady; fat lambs steady
to 25c lower; feeding lambs down 25-5Oc;
yearlings and fat ewes unchanged. April
Is Chicago prices: Hogs, bulk Of sales,
$8-9: medium and good beef steers $780,
S75; butcher cows and heifers $4.75-9;
feeder steers $3.50; light and medium
weight veal calves $685.; fat lambs s.
1925; feeding lambs $6.50-S; yearlingss
1857 fac ewes $5-6.75, Stocker AMI
feeder shipments from II important mar
kets during the week ending April Were:
Cattle and calves 38,269. hogs 1866, sheep
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