The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-02-25
WEEKLY MARKETGRAM
(u. s. Bureau or Markets.)


Washington, ID. C.~For week ended
Feb. is, 1921.
Fruits and vegefabaes--Sacked round
white potatoes down 6018c per 100 lbs
I. o. b. northern shipping stations u.
80GD9Dc. Chicago car-lot market uoWn
Zoe reaching SI05W115 sacked. Rounu
whites held around VI at western New
York shipping points
Cold storage Baldwin apples firm az
western New York {. p p stations II,
around S4.25 per Dbl Baldwins firm ~
city wholesale markets at $4.5Omoi
York Imperials S3.75@4,60. Northwest
ern extra fancy Winesaps firm Rev
York $3,5 q 4.50; up Toe I. .. .. az sz.za
p2s35.
Danish type cabbage weak around
SIS per ton h q. b; eastern city whole
sale markets up s1Q2 per ton, Closing
sI4ml8. Florida new cabbage weak a
$Is25Gp2 per ~ bu hamper.
Eastern yellow sweet potatoes STEADY
at Sl50@2 per blu. hamper. New Jer-
seg stock up 25c Chicago, at $2.75mS.
Grain. Prices advanced about l0c
the early part of week as result q
reports of green bugs In southwest,
An oyerbought condition was then dis
closed and prices reacted about &c,
Larger movement, small demand anu
entire lack OF export business lnen
caused d further decline despite more
serious reports regarding green bugs,
on the 18th colder weather and snow
were reported in the bug territory.
This influenced market lower, but
prices later rallied on reports OF export
business and hessian Fly talk from
winter wheat states. For the week
Chicago March wheat advanced FAC,
closing at sl.67M May corn ~ G at
Bgskc Kansas city March wheat up lc
at sf57N Chicago May wheat s167A.
In Chicago cash market No. Red win
ter wheat a6W31c over Chicago March; 4
No. 2 hard Ia &c over; No. 3 mixed corn
az @4Ac under May; yellow ~ @4hc
under.
Hay and Fecd.-On account of colder
weather and light receipts hay market
slightly improved over conditions early
In the week but prices still lower than
a week ago In most markets. Demand
remains light; only few orders for
shipment being received in western
markets. Kansas City congested with
poor hay. Further declines likely. No.
I timothy New York $3l,50, Chicago va,
Cincinnati $2S, Memphis $29, Kansas
City $3.50. No. / alfalfa Kansas City
$3.50, Memphis $40.
Prices of several feelstuffs advanced
5oc@s1.50 due principally to bidding
up by jobbers as country demand Is
showing no signs of Improvement,
Mills state that business cannot be OBJ
tanned at the high prices and that
they view the advance as of tenn
porary character. Stocks remain ample;
In several sections burdensome. No
particular activity noted except in
wheatfeeds Resales by jobbers at
higher prices reported. Movement, re-
Forty-three per cent cottonseed meal
quoted Chicago market 81 so below mill
prices. Linseed meal and gluten feed
dull Quoted bran $20.50, middlings $40
Minneapolis; flour middlings $27, red
dog 1913 Chicago; linseed meal S36 Min
neapolis, $40 Buffalos 36 per cent cot
tonseed meal s26.50 Memphis; No. / al
falfa meal $40 Kansas City; white
hominy feed $S2 northeastern, S33
southeastern markets; gluten feed $50
Chicago
Live stock and Meats - Compared
caago were nearly steady. declines of
10 a 15c on some grades being counter
balanced by equal advances ON others,
Beef steers lip SIS a 90c; better grades
of cows and heifers 500 75c: common
grades unchanged. Feeder steers ad-