The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-01-12
WEEKLY MARKETGRAM
(U. s. Bureau of Markets.

Washington. d. C.-For week ending
January 3, 1921:
controls hay situation but dealers are
more optimistic for coming week. Re-
ceipts and stocks light. Prices but lit
tie changed; Quote No. ! timothy New
Cincinnati $2S.25. No. ! alfalfa. Omaha.
$2l. Kansas City s2l.5o. No. prairie
Red Dog and flour middings declined
81 and So respectively. Linseed meal
easier in northeast. unchanged north
west Cottonseed meal prices steady.
Gluten feed situation and prices un-
due to increased production. Alfalff.
meal and beet pulp prices weak. De.
mand for all feedstuffs light. Short
bran about 81 per ton. Wheatfeeds for
January shipment offered by Kansas
City jobbers at 81 to s sl5o lover , than
plentiful. Quoted Bran. $3.50; mid:
dlings, $24: flour middlings, $2S: Red
Dog. $35 Minneapolis: SO per cent cot.
tonseea meal, s27 Memphis Men in ns,;s
White Hominy. s33: No. alfalfa meal.
shipment, St. Louis; beet pulp, s45
northeastern markets.
Fruits and Vegetables. = Northern
Round White potatoes up 1l3c per
100 lbs. at shipping points, closing
continued 10 advance SLOWLY, clOSlHS
5 "a ioc higher at sI.5o@ l.6O Jobbins
range slightly higher in other middle
western markets at $3.50 200. Sacked
Round whites up 1Oc at western New
Bulk Round Whites down l5c New
York City under liberal supplies. clos
ing $ISOG 1885. Sacked Green Noun
tains slightly higher in Boston. $l.75@
200.
Baldwin apples steady western New
York shipping points. closing around -
per Dbl; Baldwins, Yorks and Green
| ern extra fancy Winesaps steady. clos
ing around 81 per box I. O. b. Medium
to small sizes jobbing. $3.50 s315 New
York City; large sizes. $4.O0M425.
Sacked yellow onions slow and dull
f. o. b. western New York shipping
| points around 81 per 100 lbs. Middle
| western markets slow and steady. Use
mostly $1.409l.60.
| Big Boston lettuce steady consum-
ns bnshs Ss9ng caorn eeberg
Chicago higher. :s5og4.oo
| Total carlot movement slightly heav-
| Potatoes, 1853 cars; barreled apples.
| $50; boxed apples, 290; cabbage. 1865
| lettuce. 244: onions. 10: sweet pota-
| toes 297 Shipments previous week:
| Potatoes 1927 cars: barreled apples 642.
| boxed apples 1913; cabbage 166; lettuce
259; onions ia; sweet potatoes 262.
Grain:-The decline in grain prices
the early part of the week was more
heavy export business. On the Both
the market was irregular. Passage of
dents veto was reflected sentimentally
in grain trading on January 3rd
Prices advanced and were well sustain
ed. Milling demand reported fair: flour
City and Minneapolis somewhat higher.
Cash corn in good general demand.
For the week Chicago March wheat
&c at 76A: Minneapolis March wheat
up 1S1sc at sl.72A; Kansas City March
at s1.s0h. Chicago May wheat. LIN.
market January 3rd; No. l Red 33G soc
over Chicago March; No. 2. 30435c
oyer; No. 3. 259soc over; No; l hard;
@13c; No. hard. S@10c over. Premi-
ums on new cash corn in Chicago: No.
mixed. 6@7c under Chicago May: No.
4, SC under; No. 5. Ike under: No; 3
under: No. S. Sls a Toe under. In Min
neapolis on the 3rd. No. dark wheat
sold Is 22c over Minneapolis March;
No. dark. l2@17c over
Live Stock and Meats. Practically
all classes of live stock at Chicago suf-
fered rather sharp declines during the
week Hogs down soc; fat lambs sl@
cattle ranged 25 a soc on feeding steers
20 50 on prime heavy weight beef
steers. Lower grades showed slight
advance. Veal calves up s1.75@2. jan
uary 3rd. Chicago prices Bulk OF
hogs $9.1O09.6O: medium and good
beef steers $9.2561 1850: butcher cows
and heifers $5.5O@10.50; feeder steers
$6.25 a 9.25: fat lambs $9.50h11.50: feed
ing lambs $S@9.50; yearlings $500
$50; fat ewes $3.25G4.25.
Wholesale fresh meat trade opened
January 3rd firm to higher on most
classes and as rule everything ex-
cept beef showed general advances
compared with a week ago. Pork loins
led. prices being marked up $4.06 per
100 lbs. Veal up $2@3; lamb S1@2;
mutton generally 81. Beef averaged 81
lower. January 3rd prices on good
grade meats: Beef $1761s veal $220
25: lamb :25 @2s: mutton s12@l6:
light pork loins $27030; heavy loins
Dairy PrOducts.-Good consumption
and speculative demand caused i'm
provement In butter markets and
prices are about 1c higher than a
week ago. Undergrades moved fairly
well and strengthened the demand for
storage. Over 100000 pounds New
Zealand butter reported arrived at San
Francisco. Small shipments of Danish
received. Prices 80 score fresh: New
York. SIC: Chicago, 54hc; Philadelphia,
SIN; Boston, 55c.