Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-01-07
WEEKLY MAREETGRAM


all markets show q weaker tendencvs
particularly all alfalfa Omaha re-
ports heavy accommodations. Receipts
are mostly OF inferior quality. Chicago
reports good demand for timothy az
unchanged prices and receipts of al
falfa light with fairly good country de-
mand. Quoted: No. / timothy. $2S25
Cincinnati. $19 Minneapolis. s2s Phil
adelphia- No. 2 timothy $3.50 Cincin-
natl. $40 Omaha. No. 1 alfalfa $25 Min
neapolis- Standard alfalfa SIG Omaha
Feed.-Principal feed markets report
prices as practically unchanged. AL
Ialfa meal weak in Kansas City and
st. Louis markets, and quoted in lat
Ter market at $24 for No. in second
hand sacks. Linseed and cottonseed
meal freely offered. Bran steady, but
heavy wheat feeds very weak. Gluten
feed in good demand, but hominy
draggy. Quoted: Bran, $2650; mid
dlings, $29; Red Dog, $35, Minneapolis.
falo; SO per cent cottonseed meal, S1l
Memphis, $3.50 northeastern markets.
H Hor feed $500 81 a ee S4b NsM
ern markets. Beet pulp, $44 seapoara
markets.
fruits and vegetables. - Northern
round white potatoes advanced 5Ql5c
per 100 lbs. ar shipping points, closing
$1.25Wl.40 f. o. b. Chicago carlot mar
ket advanced 5Q15c. closing $l.40Q
1.60. Jobbing range slightly higher in
other middle western markets, $l.5OW
zoo. Sacked round whites firm at
$3.50 q LEO I. o. b. western New 4o .TiI
shipping points; movement slow. Bulk
round whites and green mountains, 1O
Q15c lower, under liberal supplies IN
mountains unchanged jobbing, $l.750
100 in Boston.
Baldwin apples steady at western
New York shipping points, closing
stock. Baldwtns, Yorks and Greetings,
steady. Jobbing mostly $4.O0Q475.
Northwestern extra Iancy 10 Joaa ~ ne.
| box in New York, $25O0 400 in Kan
sas city, s3.00@s.25 in Minneapolis.
yellow onions slightly lower (. Q. p.
s1.oo@I.1o per 100 lbs. Consuming
markets slow and steady, mostly $10O'
| 01.25.
consuming markets, joDbing mostly
| $1.2641.75 per la bushel hampers.
Florida {. Q. b. markets, 5OQ60c Fair
l.50 per crate I. O, b. California points.
Consuming markets steady, closing;
| $2.00@3.25.
Shipments were practically suspend
| ed over the double holiday; week s.
| carlot movement nearly In half TO-
total for week ending December 20: Po-.
1 tatOes, 948 cars; barreled apples, 491i,
| boxed apples, ZIG; cabbage, 1l4S lettuce.
| 226; onions, 1870; sweet potatoes, 222.
Last weeks shipments We're: Potatoes.
1926 cars; barreled apples, s69; boxed
| apples, $50; cabbage, 223; lettuce, 1885,.
onions, 14S; sweet potatoes, 387.
Livestock and Ments.-Chicago live.
| stock: A sharp decline in hogs De-.
cember 80 responsible for the market,
showing an average net decline for
/ the week Of S0c per 100 lbs. Sheep
and mutton also declined. but as rule
| showed advances compared with a.
| week ago. Fat lambs ranged from
rs @75c higher and fat ewes from ESQ
/ soc higher; feeding lambs were Csc
lower; cattle ranged from SOC higher
to as much as S1.S5 lower, better grades
showing greatest decline. December 80
Chicago prices: 3 ulk Of hogs. $3.50
| 9.5e; medium and good beef steers,
| 5000 % 1925; butcher cows and heifers,
veal SeSi9 ea iVe SO % faedar steers.
/ $6.25 q 9.0ei fat lambs, $40. o. 1900;
feeding lambs. $500 1000; yearlings.
/ $500 a 1000; fat ewes, $375@ 5.00.
/ Despite recent weakness in whole
| sale fresh meat markets, most classes
/ Of meat showed moderate advances
compared with week ago. Pork loins
800 Ia zoo higher: lamb. sf;oo@s.os
err; beef was practically unchanged.
| December 80 prices on good grade
meats; Beef, $1,000 ;ooi veal. $1,000
! $1I.oO91AOO; light pork Ioins. $4,000
i $500; heavy loins, s1s.0OQ24.O0.
Dairy PrOdaets.-Butter market be-
came very firm the latter part Of the
| higher in practically all markets. Adj
| Vances, however, have been moderate
| Firmness Is largely due to scarcity OF
| Danish butter shares in firmness and
| Is selling readily at 53c Better feeling
days prices on go score butter: New
| York sic, Chicago 55c, Philadelphia
574c, Boston 55c.
Primary cheees market in Wisconsin,
| In somewhat better shape during the
| week ended today, but trading at dis
tributing eenters Is still slow. At Ply
Monday prices advanced about an av-
erage OF Nc and sales succeeding
day have indicated slightly upward
tendency. There still remains fair
amount of confidence among the trade
who generally expect better business
after the first of the year. Majority
OF sales now being made around the
following prices in Wisconsin,. Twins
&c, daisies Csc, double daisies 225zc,
Young Americas and long horns, "a c;
square prints, "a hc.
II Grain.-Throughout the week ending
December 80 grain prices were with
out definite trend, but undertone was
!, steady. Holiday dullness was the chief
characteristics Mill buying of wheat
last few days shows Improvement and
better flour demand is expected after
, first of year. Farmers deliveries OF
wheat at country stations generally re-
) ported as small, which is influencing
spectators to feel friendly tow,..d
J. Premiums on cash wheat over n.
cember well maintained, but corn
miums declined sharply this week
/ which indicates belief among the TT &
in heavier receipts.
One car of No. soft red wheat sold
in Chicago Thursday, Decembe- 80 1t
S2:04 bushel. This is the first acsnaI
sale made for some time of this XII 81
{ | wheat, as offerings of this kind h 70
, been exceedingly small AT all points
Cash wheat In Chicago on Thursday,
D December 30. sold at following pre-
mfums: No. / soft red, sec to sSc over
Decemberi No. 2, 3503Scs No. 9,
2603Sc: No ] hard winter premiums
were higher Thursday. selling at ia
10c over December; No. 2, 5617c; No
|. 3. 3@5c; No. mixed corn was 10 2c
under December, and November mixed
q corn was 4D5c under; No : fellow
]. mixed corn sold Is 01Mc under Decen-
! Der and November sold Sakc@4hc IN