Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-06-03
U. S. WEEKLY MARKET REPORT
May Wheat Reaches $1.s5, Highest
Price of season-cash Corn
Business Improves.
WEEKLY MARKETGRAM
BY, U. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS.

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Washington, May 2S-For week ending
May 26.-GRAIN-Prices rose Sharply our-
Ing the week. May wheat reaching 81. s.
on the 18th, the highest price of the sea-
son. July wheat sold at new high of
81. 35 on the oath. Upfavorable crop reports
from Southwest generally and hot. dry
weather in the winter wheat belt were
the only factors influencing advance. On
the 10Th wheat weaker and lower on sell
ing credited to seaboard exporters. Highly
beneficial rains in Southwest; more rain
forecast good export business of new
wheat at gulf on the 18th, with sales of
100000 bushels. Cash corn business during
week the largest for some time In Chi
cago cash market, No red winter wheat
$1.6S; No. 2 hard. $1.6S; No. mixed corn,
coo; No. yellow corn, 60c; No. white
oats, 40c. For the week, Chicago May
wheat up 15c at $1.68; May corn, nc at
60Ac Chicago July wheat up cents at
S12TA; July corn &c at 62%c. Minneapolis
July wheat UP 4szc at $1.30; Kansas City.
July, SIC at S1.21A: Winnipeg, July &c..
at $1.63A
COTTON--Spot cotton prices advanced
points during the week, closing at $11.55.
New York July futures up 26 points at
$3.50.
DAIRY PRODUCTS Butter market
fairly firm at existing prices, especially on
better qualities Consumption holding UP
Wen and limited quantities moving into
storage. Closing prices, go score: Chicago,
2Sc; New York, 29c; Boston, 2915c: Phila-
delphia. Soc Cheese market more active
with prices at Wisconsin points ranging
13A to 14Ac. Some purchasing for stor-
age.
FAY-Light receipts cause more firm
ness in hay market. Quoted May 18th.
No l timothy: Chicago, $22; Cincinnati,
$3.50; No. l alfalfa: Kansas City, $22; No.
| prairie, Minneapolis, SIG.
FEED-Cotton seed meal demand light
price steady though wavering Bran.
Sl5.5O, middlings, SIS, Minneapolis 80 per
cent linseed meal 1920, delivered Phila-
delphia rate points; Sc per cent cotton seed
meal, $50, Atlanta.; $1,000, Memphis; white
hominy feed. $22, st. Louis: gluten feed.
$3.50, Chicago; No. ], alfalfa meal. $50.
Kansas City.
FRUITS and VEGETABLES-N Northern
sacked round white potatoes at lowest
point of season in Chicago carlot market
at 60c to 75c per 100 pounds; country
shipping points zoe to 75c. South Carolina
Irish cobblers down $780, New York at
$4.S to $3.50; per cloth top slat barrels
down $50 to $1.75 at shipping points, rang
ing $4.25 to $3.50. Texas and Louisiana
sacked Bliss triumphs down slips to $3.50
Chicago. closing $2.S5 to $3.50 per 100
pOu4AOSs 1NGW LOIk COlu Storage A-Z1z
Baldwin apples down 81 in eastern mark
cts at $3.50 to $3.50 per barrel. Extra fancy
Northwestern winesaps down 25c. Cnica-
go, medium sizes $2.75 to 1925; small sizes,
~ to $3.50 Texas yellow Bermuda onions
down l5c to 35c in consuming markets at
S1.25 to $1.65 per standard crate.
LIVE STOCK-Live stock prices at Chi
cago trended downward the past week.
Hogs broke 45c to Coo per 100 pounds Beef
steers down 25c to SOC. Butcher cows and
heifers SOC to 75c Veal calves 75c to ST.
Fat lambs declined Soc. Yearlings 75c to
$3.50 and fat ewes 81 to $2.75 per 100
pounds. May rs, Chicago prices: Hogs,
bulk of sales, $3.50 to $50; medium and
good beef steers, SIPS to $780, Butcher
cows and heifers, $4.75 to $3.50. Feeder
steers, 81 to- $S.25. Light and medium
weight veal calves, 81 to SO. Fat lambs,
IS to $11.50. Yearlings, $3.50 to So Fat
ewes, SO to IS. stocker and feeder ship
ments from eleven important markets
during the week ending May 10th were:
Cattle and calves. 1896; hogs, 5,264. sheep.
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