Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-11
U. S. WEEKLY MARKET REPORT
Wheat Prices Advance-Hogs so Cents
to 81 Higher-Potatoes Slightly
Higher-Cheese Lower.
WEEKLY MARKETGRAM.
IT & RTJREAJJ OF MARK FIT


Washington, March 5.-For week ending
March 3.-GRAIN-rPrices advanced dur
ing the week, although the market was
easily affected and somewhat uncertain.
Principal factors: Renewal of export de-
mand, foreign political situation and
green bug and Hessian fly reports. Omaha
reports good mill demand for cash wheat;
Hour demand somewhat improved. Hes
sian fly infestation rather general in soft
wheat states. In Chicago cash market
No; mixed corn and No. 3 yellow, 5Q51ac
under Chicago May Minneapolis flour
demand somewhat better; wheat demand
slow. For the week Chicago May wheat
up sc, at $1.61Mc; May corn 11sc, at THO.
MINNEAPOLIS May wheat up 41ac,. at $l:5615
peg May SIC. at $1.S7.
HAY-.Light receipts, caused principally
by the bad roads, and the unsatisfactory
prices being received by the producers
prices in several markets. Receipts ex-
coed the demand at both Cincinnati and
Memphis, and prices have declined from
$102 on timothy and alfalfa in those mar
kets. No Idaho hay reported at Kansas
City. but some on tracks unsold at Chi
cago. Prairie higher at Kansas City, with
timothy: New York 5000; Philadelphia,
$24.5O; CINCINNATI, $22; Chicago. $25; Min
neapolis, $21
FEED-Feed prices holding fairly steady.
though bran and middlings are quoted 81
lower in Minneapolis than a week ago.
March shipment of wheat feeds quoted
S1 lower than prompt
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES-S Sacked
round white potatoes strengthened slight
~ at northern shipping stations, reaching
$l01. O5. Chicago carlot market held last
weeks recovery closing about 30c above
the. seasons low point at $1.25@1. 35 Round
whites up 10000 at western New York
stations. closing around 81. 10 sacked New
York 15c higher, $25@1.4O, bulk. Cold
storage Baldwin apples firm to soc per
Dbl, higher; western New York f. O. b.
stations at $475 Northwestern extra fancy
Wlnesaps steady, New York So. 25@4.50 per
box; Boston, $3@4,5O; middlewestern mar
kets, 1904. Yellow onions down 5G10c per
100 lbs t. 9. b. western New York, shipping
points. Consuming markets generally
slow and dull at 75c@$1.
DAIRY PRODUCTS-But markets
firm the early part of the week but de-
veloping signs of weakness now Prices
down 1Q1hc. in eastern markets on the
York, Chicago and Boston, SIC; Philadei-
Ibaa. o4c o,, These prices are Sc higher
as dealers are fairly we'll supplied with
Wisconsin primary markets now trifle
lower than a week ago, sales being made
at-Twins, 261ac; Daisies. PIC: double Dali
sizes. 261ac; .Longhorns. 25Ac High prices
of Wisconsin cheese has resulted in some
eastern cheese finding it's way to Chicago
market, which heretofore has been de-
ply.
LIVE sTOCK-Hog prices at Chicago
continued to advance the past week, gain
ing Soc@$1 per 100 lbs. Sheep and lambs
showed no material change. advances on
some classes being offset by 25c: declines
on others. Beef steers practically UNI
changed; butcher cows and heifers up
SOC. March 8, Chicago prices: Hogs, bulk
of sales, $40 15@11; medium and good beef
steers, IS. 65@10.25; butcher COWS and heif-
ers. $5@10;< feeder steers. $75O@9.4O; light
and medium weight veal calves, SO. 5060
1875; fat lambs, $861075; feeding lambs.
S.50@9; yearling, Sc. 1909; fat ewes, $3.50
Cts