Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-01-07
u. S. WEEKLY MARKET REPORT
Mill Buying Of Wheat Shows improve
nnent-SeIIs at $2.o2 at Chicago
Hog Prices Decline.
WEEKLY MARKETGRAM.

(By U. 81 BUREAU OF sMARKETS.)
washington, Jan. 2.-For Week Ending
Dec. 30.-GRAIN-Through the week
ending December 80 grain prices were
without definite trend, but undertone was
steady. Holiday dulIness was the chief
characteristic. Mill buying of wheat last
lew days shows Improvement and better
hour demand is expected after first Of
year Farmers deliveries Of wheat at
country stations generally reported as
small, which is influencing spectators to
feel friendly toward wheat. Premiums on
cash wheat over December well main
tanned, but corn premiums declined sharp
~ this week, which indicates belief among
the trade in heavier receipts. One car of
No. soft red wheat sold In Chica go
Thursday, December 80, at s204 bushei
Cash wheat in Chicago on Thursday, De-
cember 80, sold at following premiums:
No. | soft red, S6c to 38c over December
No. e S5c to 38c: No. 3, soc to 33c. No
hard winter premiums were higher Thurs
day, selling at &c to 10c over December:
NO. 2, DC to 7c, No 8. &c to SC. Mixed
corn was 1c to &c under December, and
8 yellow mixed corn sold 15c to PIC under
December and No. sold SIC to 41zc UNI
der. In Minneapolis on Thursday there
was a good demand for low grade wheat
for export via the Gulf. Premiums for
cash wheat were as follows: No. dark
northern, 13c1 to 18c over Minneapolis
March. and No. 2, Sc to lie over the March
future.
HAY AND FEED 8 Holiday dullness
still affecting hay situation. Colder weatn-
er has failed to stimulate demand and
nearly all markets show a weaker tend
ency, particularly for alfalfa. Chicago
reports good demand for timothy at I'M
changed prices and receipts of alfalfa
light with fairly good country demand
Quoted: No. 1 timothy, $40 Minneapolis.
DAIRY 4PRODUCTS-Toda prices on
90 score butter: New York, SIC; Chicago,
soc; Philadelphia, size; Boston, 55c Pri-
mary cheese market in Wisconsin in some
what better shape during the week ended
today, but trading at distributing centers
is still slow. Majority of sales now being
consin: Twins, &c; Daisies, 23c; Double
Daisies, 2219c; Young Americas and Long
horns. 2412c; Square Prints 2415c
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES-N North
ern round white potatoes advanced sc to
15c per 100 lbs at shipping points, closing
$1.25 to $1.40 t. o. b. Chicago carlot mar
ket advanced Sc to 15c. closing $140 to
New York shipping points, closing around
81 per brl f. o. b. for icommon storage
stock. Baldwins, Yorks and Greetings
steady, 1obbing mostly 81 to S4.75 Yellow
onions slightly lower f. o. b. western New
York shipping points, ST. to $1.1O per 100
lbs. Consuming markets slow and steady,
mostly 81 to $125
LIVE STOCK AND MEATS Chicago
live stock: Sharp decline in hogs Decem-
Der 80 was responsible for the market
showing an average net decline for the
week of 30c per 100 lbs. Chicago prices
Bulk of hogs, 1925 to $3.50; medium and
good beef steers, 50 to $12.2j; butcher cows
ard heifers, $5.25 to $1,000. light aud me-
dunn weight veal calves, $40 to $3.50; feed
S12 feeding lambs. $3.50 to $40; yearlings,
IS to SIG; fat ewes. So. rs to IS