Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-06-17
U. S. WEEKLY MARKET REPORT
Heavy Rains in Southwest and Flood
Cause Advance in Wheat Prices
Hog Prices Up.
WEEKLY MARKETGRAM.
tBy U. S, BUREAU OF MARKETS

(By U. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS) s
Washington, June 15.-For week ending
June 11-GRAIN-Market unsettled and
lower first two days of week, but heavy
rains in Southwest and flood in Kansas
caused an advance on the 8th that con-
tinued until the close today. Other bull
ish factors were private reports and esti-
mates of winter wheat crop and threat
ened railroad strike July l. On the 18th
the market turned very strong on gov
eminent forecast for hot wave over grain
belt early next week Export demand
somewhat slow; Germany out of market
and will buy only on credit. Corn re-
ceipts falling off; railroads report load
ings much lighter than week ago. In
Chicago cash market No. 2 red winter
wheat $1.62; No. 2 hard $1.66; Ne. mixed
corn &c; No. yellow corn &c; No. 8
white oats &c. For the week Chicago
September wheat up Sc, at $1.24; Septem-
Der corn down 1azc, at 64c; Chicago July
wheat up &c, at s.. 1885; July corn down 1kc.
at 64c; Minneapolis July wheat up &c, at
1884, Kansas City July 474c, at $1.2S1s;
Winnipeg July 4szc, at $1.7S3s.
HAY-Movement light: stocks on farms
remain about 100 per cent larger than
last year. Receipts in markets adequate
to supply needs. but because of light de-
mand prices are nominally unchanged to
slightly easier. Chicago reports good de-
nand for prairie. Quoted June 10: No. 1
timothy-$3O New York, $23 Chicago, S19
Minneapolis, $27 Memphis $3.50 Atlanta.
No. 2 timothy $3.50 New York, $19 Chi
cago, $24 Memphis. No. l alfalfa 81
Memphis, s19 Kansas City nominal, $3.50
Atlanta. No. 1 prairie-$15 Minneapolis.
$3.50 Kansas City.
F'EED-Marl1et dull and weak. Cotton
seed meal a shade lower. Corn feeds
steady. Wheat feeds and alfalfa meal
easier. Excellent spring pasturage condi-
tons, particularly in principal feed-con-
Stunning sections, have materially reduced
demand during recent weeks. Stocks of
all feeds remain ample. Offerings good;
movement light. Occasional sales of dis
, tress feed reported in many markets
Quoted: Bran $14.5O, middlings $780, Min
neapolis; So per cent cottonseed meal
$3.50 Memphis; linseed meal $50 Minneap-
oils; $50 Buffalo; white hominy feed $2S
ST. Louis; new No. alfalfa meal SIS:
No. Colorado meal $3.50 Chicago.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES North
Carolina Irish cobbler potatoes declined
81. 25-1.50 per Dbl. in New York under in
creasing receipts, reaching $685.; eastern
shore OF Virginia stock down $125 rang
ing $3.25-3.50. Shipments from South Caro-
lima have been decreasing rapidly, the
heaviest movement of the past week
coming from North Carolina and eastern
shore of Virginia. Texas yellow Bermuda
onions nearly steady in consuming mar
kets, at $1.25-165 per standard crate. Cal
ifornia stock up 35-40c per crate Chicago,
closing $140-160; prices range $1.15-l75 in
consuming markets.
DAIRY PRODUCTS Strong storing de-
mand has kept butter markets firm dur
ing the week until the past two days
when weakness was evident. Dealers
hesitate to store at much above 30c
Prices passed this point during the week,
but tendency is now downward. There
is marked Improvement in the percent
age of finer grades reaching market Clos
ing prices, 80 score: New York 3115c, Chi
cago Bic, Philadelphia &c, Boston 33c.
Cheese markets fairly active, but bulk
of trading taking place at country points
where prices are 1z-1c lower than a week
ago, in line with declines on Wisconsin
cheese boards Monday. Storage demand
developing. Production close to peak
Wisconsin primary markets prices: Twins
1896 Daisies 141ac, Double Daisies 14c,
Longhorns and Young Americas Aye.
LIVE STOCK-Chicago hog prices adj
vanced 15-35c per 100 lbs the past week,
medium and heavy weights gaining most
Beef steers steady; butcher cows and heif-
ers and feeder steers generally 25c lower;
veal calves up Csc; aged lambs down 75c-
81; spring lambs $1-1.25; sheep Csc; year
lings $3.50. June II Chicago prices: Hogs,
bulk of sales, $S-8.25; medium and good
beef steers, $7.50-S.65 butcher cows and
heifers $4.25-S.50; feeder steers $625-775;
light and medium weight veal calves So
HOPS; fat lambs $S-1175; yearlings $3.50
1000; fat ewes s3-5; spring lambs, $1o25-
2S5 Stocker and feeder shipments from
II important markets for the week ending
June 8 were: Cattle and calves 1926,
hogs 5.657. sheep 10000