Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-05-27
| U. S. WEEKLY MARKET REPORT
Wheat Market Makes Substantial
Gains-Production Of Early Pota-
toes Put at 27,o27 Cars.
WEEKLY MARKETGRAM.


Washington, May 23-For week ending
May 2O.-GRAIN-Wheat market uncer-
tain and huctuated nervously the first
half of week, but made substantial gains
the past few days with May wheat lead
ing the advance. Bad crop reports and
GOOD export demand were principal bull
ish factors Corn developed independent
weakness throughout Country offerings
corn much more liberal and receipts ex-
pected to increase in near future On the
10th wheat advanced to new high level
on present upturn, May wheat selling 36c
over July. Good demand for cash hard
wheat Reported on good authority that
Belgian government control of wheat i'm
ports will cease July !. IN Chicago cash
market No. 2 red wheat $1.62; No. 2 hard
$l6l; NO. 3. mixed corn SIC; No. 3 white
oats Csc. For the week Chicago May
wheat up 161zc at $1.595s, May corn down
PIC at $3.50; Chicago July wheat up Sasc
at 1924; July corn down &c at 6O$sc; Min
neapolis July wheat up, 7ssc at $1.2S55c;
Kansas E.is as City July &c at s1.171z; Winnipeg
Northern sacked round white potatoes
up DC per 100 lbs at shipping points, clos
ing 65-Scc f. O.. b. Chicago carlot market
steady, Sl-1.15. South Carolina No. Irish
jobbers at S7.5O-7.75 per cloth top slat bar
rel. Texas sacked Bliss Triumphs down
$l-126 per 100 pounds st. Louis. and Kan
sas City at $2.75-3.50. Production of early
potatoes forecast by bureau crop estimate
27,O27 cars, compared with 1884 cars last
season: Condition reported improving
since this forecast Texas yellow Ber-
muda onions nearly steady in consuming
markets at $1.40-190 per standard crate
commercial pack. Commercial onion acre
age to be planted as reported to Bureau
crop estimates indicates q, 657 acres, COM
pared with 81, 1902 acres harvested last year.
The largest decreases are expected in
New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and
Minnesota.
DAIRY PRODUCTS-Under influence of
Increasing production and quality hardly
such as to warrant heavy storage, butter
stocks have accumulated and prices con-
tinued to decline at all markets the past
week. Buyers purchasing lightly as prices
continue downward Closing prices 80
score: New York 28c, Chicago 264c. Bos-
ton and Philadelphia 281ac Little activ-
ity existed In cheese markets the past
week and prices have shown a wide
range at Wisconsin primary markets.
Trading confined mostly to small lots.
with little demand for storage. Prices in
Wisconsin markets range 14-15c. In east
ern distributing markets 16-17c.
LIVE STOCK = Chicago hog prices
changed only slightly the past week, de-
clines ranging 1-15c per 100 lbs. Beef and
butcher cattle and feeder steers practi-
cally steady; veal calves up 25-50c fat
lambs and fat ewes steady to 25c lower.
May 20 Chicago prices: Hogs, bulk Of
sales, $S.40-8.S0 medium and good beef
steers $750-9; butcher cows and heifers
medium weight veal calves s8-9.75; fat
lambs s9.25-12; yearlings $7.50-1O.50; fat
ewes $4.75-6.75. Stoclxer and feeder ship
ments from IL important markets during
the week ending May Is were: Cattle and
calves 13, 723; hogs 4, 419; sheep 1850.