Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-01-06
U. S. WEEKLY MARKET REPORT
Mill Buying of Wheat Shows Improve
ment-SeIIs at $2.o2 at Chicago
Hog Prices Decline.
WEEKLY MARKETGRAM.
CBy U. s. BUREAU OF MARKETi

(By U. >. BUREAU Of' MAhhh10J
Washington, Jan. 2-For Week Ending
Dec. 30.-GRAIN-Throughou the week
ending December 30 grain prices were
without definite trend, but undertOne was
steady. Holiday dullness was the chief
characteristic. Mill buying of wheat last
few days shows improvement and better
flour demand is expected after nrst 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-
tained but corn premiums declined sharp
ly this week, which indicates belief among
the trade in heavier receipts. one car Of
No. 2 soft red wheat sold in Chicago
Thursday, December 80, at $2.04 a bushel.
Cash wheat in Chicago on Thursday, De-
cember 80, sold at following premiums:
No. l soft red, 36c to 3Sc over December
No. g. 35c to 3Sc; No. 3, 30c to 33c. NO.
hard winter premiums were higher Thurs
day, selling at &c to 10c over December;
No. 2, SC to &c; No. 3, &c to &c; Mixed
corn was 1c to &c under December, and
No. 1 mixed corn was 4c to sc under. No.
yellow mixed corn sold 12c to PIG under
December, and No. 4 sold 352c to 412c un-
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, 19c to 1Sc over Minneapolis
Mafch and No. 2, SC to 12c over the March
future.
HAY AND FEED - Holiday dullness
still affecting hay situation. Colder wealth
er has failed to stimulate demand, and
nearly all markets show weaker tend
ency, particularly for alfalfa. Chicago
reports good demand for timothy at un-
changed prices and receipts of alfalfa
light with fairly good country demand.
Quoted: No l timothy, $19 Minneapolis.
DAIRY PRODUCTS-Today'S prices on
90 score butter: New York, SIC; Chicago
55c; Philadelphia, 571Rc; 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
made around the following prices in Wis
| consin: Twins 21c; Daisies, 23c; Double
| Daisies 221ac; Young Americas and Long
horns, 2f14c; Square Prints, 2412c.
| FRUITS AND VEGETABLES-Nor
eern round white potatoes advanced sc tC
| 15c per 100 lbs at shipping points, closiSS
| SIPS to $l.40 +. 0. b. Chicago Carlot mar
ket advanced sc to 15c, closing S1.40 tC
| SLIGO. Baldwin apples steady at western
! New York shipping points, closing around
| 81 per brl f. o. b. for common stora gt
/ stock. Baldwins, Yorks and Greening!
| steady, jObbing mostly 81 to S4.75. yellow
! York shipping points, 81 to $l.lO per 10
| lbs. Consuming markets slow and steady
| mostly 81 to S1.25.
| LIVE STOCK AND MEATS-Chicag,
| live stock: Sharp decline in hogs Decem
| Der 80 was responsible for the marke
| showing an average net decline for tn,
week of 3Oc per 100 lbs. Chicago prices
! Bulk of hogs, 9.25 to $3.50; medium ant
| good beef steers, SO to Sl2.25; butcher cow
/ and heifers, S525 to S10.5O; light and me
| dunn weight veal calves so TO, $12. 30: feed
| er steers, $6.S5 to 50; fat lambs. S1O25 t
| $12: feeding lambs, $3.50 to 10; yearlings
| IS to $40; fat ewes, 1913 to s..