The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-01-24
weekly MARKETGRAM
III. 8. Bureau of Markets)


! Washington, d. C.-For week ended
Jan. IA, 1921.
Fruits and Vegetables. - Northern
| round white potatoes continued to de-
cline at shipping points, closing 5000
lower per 100 lbs. at $10l.20. This is
car-lot market fell TO it's previous low
Of $1.200l.35 for the second time this
month. Jobbing range lost 10@15c in
other middle western markets. Clos
ing $1.35@1.75. Sacked round whites
slightly lower t: o. b. western New
New York market down 15c at $500
1876 bulk. Sacked Green Mountains
down l0c at $l.7561.90.
Baldwin apples steady t. o. b., COM
mon storage $3.65@3.75 per Dbl; cold
storage $4Q4.25. Baldwins, Yorks and
ly $4@4.50.
Sacked yellow onions steady around
81 per 100 lbs. t. o. b. Consuming
markets slow and dull. Jan. 18th mid
gle, western cities 75c0l.s5; eastern
Danish type cabbage slightly lower
I. O.. b. closing $10@12 per ton bulk.
Baltimore and Philadelphia down $12
@ Is per ton at $1501S. Northern type
down $407 at $19025.
Big Boston lettuce continued to adj
s5g5 higher at ss@s.s5. California
iceberg lettuce steady in consuming
centers, mostly $4@4.50 per crate; $50
o. I. o. b. shipping points.
Movement has been increasing. Ship
ments week ended Jan. 18th: Potatoes
apples 3S7; cabbage SSe; lettuce SAT;
onions 1874; sweet potatoes Az. Ship
ments preceding week: Potatoes 2,525
cars; barreled apples 755, boxed apples
2S9; cabbage $50; lettuce s47; onions
1926: sweet potatoes 1926.
Hay and Feed.-Receipts Timothy
generally light with only fair demand.
Price s. lower Chicago because of in
creased receipts. Other prices prin-
cipally unchanged. Demand improv-
ing for clover and Alfalfa. Prairie hay
prices declining sharply at Kansas City
with receipts in excess Of demand. All
demand mostly local; but few orders
for shipment being received. Quote:
No: timothy, New York s35, Chicago
s27, cincinnati $3.50. Atlanta ss5,
Kansas fs Ma9 cas s Gy 3 Mon No. psae
Kansas City feed market shows
slightly more strength than other
western markets. Dealers are more
optimistic regarding outlook but no
material advance is expected in price.
jority of markets and the only demand
is for immediate requirements. Bran
offerings continue small but heavy
wheatfeeds are in plentiful supply.
Flour middlings and red dog quoted
materially lower than last week.
quiries for cotton meal and linseed
meal small. Alfalfa meal inactive; Of
fered for future shipment at materially
lower prices than prevailing quota
tons. Quote: Bran s26. middlings
$3.50. flour middlings s27, red dog s34
n 10
meal $2S Memphis; linseed meal $39
Minneapolis $3.50 Buffalo; No. Al
falfa meal 1923, white hominy $50, s.
Louis; gluten feed s4S Chicago; bee
pulp north eastern markets.; oatfeeC
$l2 5O@13 western markets.
Grain.-The weeks wheat mark cts
opened strong as result of better senti-
ment due to heavy export business and
to advance steadily until
noon on the 18th when the high price
of $1.S4k for Chicago March was
Ma Prizes b then began to f
on the 14th. On the 10th sterling ex.
change advanced INC and this had d
decidedly bullish effect upon wheat
prices that day. British commission
now out of market and export demand
slow. Germany and France reported
having purchased million bushels Ar
gentina wheat recently. In Minneapolis
on the 14th flour demand fair with
good milling demand for wheat. In
kansas City milling demand fair; .ex-
mort demand reported good. Premiums
in Chicago cash market Jan. 18th: No
2 red winter wheat 3O@33c over March;
No. 2 hard 9611Oc over; No. MIXED
corn SIC under May; yellow 7@S.
under. In Minneapolis No. 2 dark
northern 10@16c over Minneapolis
winter 5@7c over Kansas City City March
For the week Chicago March whoa
gained 53sc at s1.77x May corn lost
q at 74kc: Minneapolis March wheat
up ac at $1.72&; Kansas City March
~ 4Ac at $1.71 ": Winnipeg May ur
si'7o%. 'N ""
Live Stock and Meats.--With the ex-
ception of fat ewes, feeding lambs and
feeding steers, all classes Of live stoa
at Chicago showed declines for the
week. Hogs lost 15@25c; beef and
7 earling wethers broke 50375c per 100
lbs. Ewes advanced 50c@$1. January
18th Chicago prices: Bulk Of hogs 80 go |
g $50; medium and good beef steers
IS. 1917 II; butcher cows and heifers
a ), a so@s.7S; feeding s, steers $7@S.25;
s10Q 10; fat lambs $40 25@1175; feed
ing lambs So 256lO.50: yearlines $8.25
@975; fat ewes $4.25@6.25. i
Eastern wholesale fresh meat mar
kets were generally weak and moder-
ate declines were the rule. Pork and
veal lost sl@2 per 100 lbs; lamb $1@2;
Beef weak; mutton fairly steady Jans
nary 14th prices good grade meats.
Beef s16D18; veal s22Mo "a; lambs $24@
rs: mutton $13@17; light pork loins,
s24 @ 26: heavy loins $19@22. r,
Dairy Products. - Butter markets
have been weak and unsettled during
The week. early price declines being |
by further declines on
the 18th. In eastern markets prices |
are now five to seven cents lower than
q week ago. Heavy imports on way
and liberal arrivals of New Zealand |
and Pacific coast butter largely res
sponsible for weakness. Prices, %
score: New York sic, Chicago 48Ac;
and Boston SIC