The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-02-18
WEEKLY MARKETGRAM
(u. s. Bureau OF Markets.,


Washington, n C.-For week ended
February 9,1921.
Hay.--Market remains dull, only top
grades IN demand: Quote: Timothy,
S2S, Cincinnati SIS, Minneapolis $40,
No. 2. 81 to SO lower. No / alfalfa
Kansas City s22, Omaha sci, Memphis
va. Some grades selling as low as $11
per ton. No. 1 prairie Omaha $40,
hansas city SIS, Minneapolis SIS.
Eeed--Market continues dull. Beet
pulp and alfalfa meal quiet LInseed
meal weak and obtainable at $3.50
chicago; ~ per cent cottonseed meal
quoted $34; AZ per cent meal $685. Kan
sas city reports sales Ne. 1 alfalfa
meal At $50. Quoted bran $40, middlings
w, flour middlings S23, linseed meal
$37, Minneapolis; No. / alfalfa meal
$22.?o, corn bran $22, oat feed $3.50, St.
Louis; SO per cent cottonseed meal
PMS; white hominy feed $1,000 st.
LOUISE. gluten feed $35, red dog $2150
rye middlings $3.50, Chicago.
Livestock and Meats. - Compared
at Chicago declined while cattle and
eve sheep showed moderate advances
hogs lost 400 65c; fat lambs, feeding
lambs and yearlings, 50@75c. Fat
ewes up 50c@S125 per 100 lbs Beef
steers. 5OW75c higher; butcher cows
ana heifers, rs q 85c. Veal calves down
2SQ Doe February Chicago prices:
and good beef steers, ST75@9 .25;
butcher cows and heifers, $4256S.50;
feeder feeder steers 1925 $50; light and me
f @aqm !, wsight 6 zeal calves, $s.5oQ 1928;
s7O0@S25; yeariings. s5.75@f.50; fat
ewes, $4.50@5.50
Eastern wholesale fresh meat mar
kets declined on practically all classes
of meat. Beef down 5Oc9 $3.50; veal
and PORK loins, $1,000 200; lamb and
mutton, $1.00QS.00 per 100 lbs. Feb
r9arE = prices good grade meats: Beef,
x van 81 N o. I,., ~
$lS.O0@l9.00; mutton, $10.00@12.00;
light pork loins, $4,000 1900; heavy
lolns, $4,000 1900.
Grain. Prices fluctuated rapidly
from day to day under alternating
oearlsh and bullish sentiment although
prices show net gains for the week
Kansas city reports southwestern mills
seeking cash wheat with country Of
ferings very light despite advance in
cash prices. Exporters in other coun-
tries reported offering wheat to
EUROPE much cheaper than American
wheat. Germany has bought nearly
Two million bushels Australian wheat
equal $l.79R, terms half cash, balance
SIX months credit. Corn trade active;
weather conditions more favorable al
though roads in such condition that
several days dry weather needed be-
fore much hauling can be done In
wheat 26@30c over March; No. hard
oW lOc over; No. 3 mixed corn six cents
AHueF May yellow bQ u &c under. KAN
sas City reports milling demand fair
but no export demand; No. dark hard
wheat 101Rc over Kansas City March.
Minneapolis reports no important flour
trade. For the week Chicago March
wheat gained Sic, closing at $1.62A;
May corn &c, at 66Bc. Minneapolis
March wheat up 6hc at $151A; Kan
sas CITY March SC at $1.54h; Winnipeg
$1.52k.
Dairy Products.-Butter markets de-
moralized during the week and declines
registered in all markets. Eastern
markets especially weak with prices
below Chicago, although present con-
ditions in the east are better Chicago
remains weak, and declines occurred
again on the 9Th. Prices 90 score:
New York, Philadelphia, Boston 43c;
Chicago 421sc. Lighter consumptive
demand and imports are factors in
fluencing trading. @fss
Cheese markets for most part dull
and inactive during week, but trading
has improved somewhat the past two
days and prices at country points are
slightly higher than week ago. At
WISCONSIN primary markets sales aver
age: Twins FAX G, Daisies 25Hc. Double
Daisies 24kc, Young Americas 26bc,
Ionghorns 26c. -
Fruits and Vegetables. - Potatoes
held at $4,000 per 100 lbs. f. ~ b,
northern shipping stations Chicago
car-lot market up 15c, reaching S1.l5m
l.25 sacked. Round whites steady at
western New York shipping points 81
Clio. New York market dull, $1,000
1.65 bulk.