The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-03-10
u. S. WEEKLY MARKET REPORT
Wheat Prices Advance-Hogs 80 Cents
to 81 Higher-Potatoes Slightly
Hjgher-Cheese Lower.
WEEKLY MARKETGRANL
By U. S. BUREAU or MARKETsJ


Washington, March 5.-For week ending
March 3.-GltAlN-PriCes advanced dur
ing the week, although the market was
easily affected and somewhat uncertain.
tEngpal factors; Renewal of export de-
lnand, foreign political situation and
green bug and Hessiau fly reports. Omaha
reports good mill demand for cash wheat:
HOur demand somewhat improved. He's
Slan tN Wi'StatiOn rather general i'm soft
wheat states. In Chicago cash market
No. mixed corn and No. 3 yellow. 5uIbC
under Chicago May Minneapolis flour
demand somewhat better, wheat demand
slow. For the week Chicago MAY wheat
~ &C. at $L6i4c; May corn Zee, at 7lHc.
Minneapolis May wheat up 4iaC. at SL56ls
Kansas CITY May 4i2G, at SLj6is Wmni-
peg MAY jl2c at $LSL
HAY-Light receipts. caused principally
10y. the bad roads, and the unsatisfactory
prices being received by the producers
and shippers have resulted i'm higher
prices in several markets. Receipts eX-
coed The demand at both Cincinnati and
Memphis. ana prices have declined from
Sl.O2 on timothy and alfalfa I'm those mar
kets No Idaho hay reported at Kansas
city, but some on tracks unsOld at Chi
caEo' Prairie higher at Kansas City, with
receipts light Quoted March mo /
timothy New York $305O Philadelphia
SZt5oi CINCINNATI, &2, Chicago, SIS, Min
neapolis, SCI
FEED-Feed prices holding fairly steady.
lower In Minneapolis than a week ago
March shipment of wheat feeds quoted
81 lower than prompt.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES-Sa Sacked
round white potatoes strengthened slight-
| " at northern shipping stations reaching
$ldl05. Chicago carlot market held last
week s recovery. closing about SOC above
the season s4oW point at 81 25dl 3j. Round
whites up l5u20c at western New York
stations. closing around 81. NJ sacked. New
] TF wi
storage Baldwin apples firm to soc per
bbl. higher, western New York f. o. b.
| stations at A.,5. Northwestern extra fancy
Winesaps steady, New York So. EJa4 so per
box; Boston, &ni5O middlewestern mar
kets. $304. Yellow onions down 5dlOc per
lOl lbs f. %. b. western New York. shipping
points. Consuming markets general slow
and duh at 75c0I
DAIRY PRODuCTs-Butter markets
! Hfm the early part Of the week but de-
/ Veloping signs of weakness now. Prices
/ down lWllao in eastern markets on the
| third Closing prices, % score. New
/ York, Chicago and Boston, 53c. Philadel-
| phla, dc These prices are Be- higher
/ than a week ago Trading is now quiet.
as dealers are fairly well supplied with
| goods Cheese markets easy at close.
| Wisconsin primary markets now trihe
| lower than week ago sales being made
at-TWins, 2tlgc. Daisies DC. double Dai-
sizes. 26lac; Luughorns, 25%c. High prices
! of Wisconsin cheese has resulted In some
! eastern cheese undlng its way to CHICAGO
market which heretofore has been de-
| 0onding largely on Wisconsin for its sup
ply.
LIVE STOCE-Hog prices at Chicago
continued to advance the PAST week. gain
ing @cn$l per loo lbs, Sheep and lambs
showed no material change. advances on
some classes Icing offset by 25c, declines
on others. Beef steers practically un-
/ changed, butcher cows and helfcrs ur
/ soc. March g. Chicago prices: Hogs bulk
4 of sales, Sl0150il. medium and good beet
| steers, sSG5Ulu-as butcher COWS and hoir.
| ers. &ml0: feeder steers 7.5od940: light
| and medium weight veal calves. 81 -un
| 127s; fat lambs sSd1075; feeding lambs
! s7Goa9, year.ng, &75a9; fat ewes, &25a
! CTS.