Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-10-28
U. S. MARKET REPORT
Marketgram Of Bureau of Mar
kets and Crop Estimates.

Washington, Oct. 23.-For the week end
| ing october 22.-GRAIN-Wheat prices
underwent drastic declines until the 10Th
when there was an upturn. The decline
| was Influenced by government report of
wheat reserves, big stocks of grain with
slow demand, weakness in continental
exchange, threatened rail strike and lack
| OF support. AT the close undertone was
easy. Reduction of freight rates on grain
and flour in Far West has been ordered
| by the interstate commerce commission.
Corn market featureless and influenced
| by wheat About Is cars of new corn on
| Chicago market on the 22nd, grading
from to and selling at 40R to 44l9
cents. Closing prices in Chicago cash
No. hard winter wheat, Sl.04; No. 2
mixed corn, 46c; No. yellow corn, acc;
No. white oats. 3O1hc. Average price
paid to farmers in central Kansas for No.
2 hard winter wheat, CSC. In central Iowa
for No. mixed corn about 301ac For
the week Chicago December wheat down
l0c, closing at $1.06; December corn down
1c. at 465sc; Minneapolis December wheat
closed at $1.2O1a; Kansas City December
wheat, 3S3sc; Winnipeg December wheat,
$1.o6A; Chicago, May wheat closed at
$1.lo9s; May corn, 5l9s; Minneapolis May
wheat closed at $1.1S3s; Kansas City
wheat, $1.O2A; Winnipeg May wheat,
81. 12ss
DAIRY PRODUCTS $ Butter closing
prices, 90 score: New York, 471ac; Chi
cago, 441sc; Philadelphia, &c; Boston,
4612c. Cheese markets firm, following adj
vances on Wisconsin cheese board Octo-
Der II. There was an unsettled under
tone early in week, partly due to Offer
ings Of Canadian cheese at prices lower
than domestic make, but feeling is more
confident at present October q prices
at Wisconsin primary markets: Twins,
5oci daisies, 22c; double daisies, 2O15c;
lorghorns, 20Ac; Young Americas 2412c.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES-Potat
markets generally steady to strong DUR
ing the week Chicago lower New York
at $2.55-2.45 per 100 pounds; steady at
shipping points, at 81. Northern stock
down Csc in Chicago, at 81. 75-1 80; steady
in Cincinnati, at $2.25-2.35; slightly weak
er at shipping points, at $1.70-190. Maine
bulk green mountains up 1Oc at shipping
points. at $1.46-1.56; higher in New York,
ct 1926 per 100 pounds; sacked stock up
l5c in Boston, at $2-2.l5. Demand for cab
bage moderate, markets Slightly weaker,
Danish stock ranging $3.50 per ton bulk
in city markets; stronger at shipping
points, at $3035. Onion prices continue to
advance, shippers at Massachusetts points
asking $3.50 per 100 pounds sacked for
yellow globes; eastern yellow stock firm
in city markets, at $5.25-5.50; niddlewest-
ern stock up 75c in New York, at $550-575;
up 25c In Chicago. at $4-4.50; up 81 in Gin
for barreled stock, New York Baldwins,
A21e, unchanged in city markets, at 81
7.50 per barrel; 6.25-6.50 at shipping points.
Northwestern extra fancy Jonathans
weaker tIlO SGlilHS at aucbeOn IN New
York and Chicago at $2.25-3 per box.
IIAY-Prices rule steady to higher in
most markets. Quoted October 81: No l
tinothy-$2050 Cincinnati, $2S Atlanta. SIS
Minneapolis, $2a New York $50 Chicago.
No / alfalfa-S26 Memphis. $50 Atlanta,
$3.50 New York. No. ! prairie-$15 Min
neapolis $3.50 Chicago, 81 Omaha.
FEED-Cooler weather in many sections
and expected railroad strike causing bet
ter disposition to buy. Prices are f1rmer.
but not quotable higher. Quoted October
81: Bran $l2. middlings SIS, flour mid
dlings $40, Minneapolis; 36 per cent cotton
seed meal $34, Memphis; white hominy
feed $40, st. Louis; linseed meal 1884, Min
neapoliS; No / alfalfa meal $3.50, Kansas
City; gluten feed $685., Chicago; some
offered at $50 %, delivered Philadelphia.
LIVE STOCK-With the exception of
packing sows, which were practically
steady, Chicago hog prices ranged from
10 to is cents lower than week ago.
Best corn-fed steers and yearlings, to-
gether with western grass steers and
Gamer and cutter cows, lost Is to Csc;
other grades OF beef steers and butcher
cows and heifers down so to 75c; stockers
| and feeders were steady. Light and me-
dunn veal calves ranged from Is to SOC
aged rs to SOC lower. Feeding lambs and
fat ewes generally 25c lower. October %
Chicago prices: Hogs top, $40; bulk of
sales, 81 40-8. 35; medium and good beef
steers $5.S5-1C.65; butcher cows and heif-
ers, So. sos; feeder steers, $4.S5-7;, light and
medium weight veal calves, $325-11.75; fat
lambs, $7.5O-875; feeding lambs, $6.50-7.50;
and feeder shipments from IL important
markets during the week ending October
IA were. Cattle and calves, 1874, 663; hogs,
4,874; sheep l31,227.