Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-01-21
POTATOES AND
BUTTER WEAK
II. S. Bureau of Markets Report
Show Decline in Dairy
Products

The government weekly market
gram for the week ending Jan. b.
gives the following market quotations
and observations:
Hay and Predetermined light re-
ceipts and slightly improved demand
have caused hav prices to remain steady
i'm western markets Eastern markets
generally weak because Of limited de-
mand. Weather still important factor.
Slight Improvement noted in orders for
shipment Quoted Jan. II: No. tim
otly, New York $50 Atlanta $50. No
] alfalfa. Chicago SO. No. prairie.
Minneapolis. $3.50
IinSped meal and cottonSced meal
in slightly better demand. HOminy
feed weak offered about $3.50 per ton
lower than prices a week ago Gluten
feed and wheat feed production i'm
proving 1t is expected that sufficient
stocks of gluten feed will be available
10 supply the trade during the next few
mouths Bran fairly steady. but flour
mddlingS and red dog sold off $500
10 $500 No Improvement in alfalfa
meal demand. Stocks remain larger
than normal Quoted: bran S26 mid
dlings $3.50. flour middlings $27, red
dog $34 Minneapolis; white hominy
feed $50 at st. Louis. S37.50 northeast
crm markets gluten feed SIS Chicago ::
uatfced $50 northeastern markets.
Potatoes Decline
FlaitS and Vegetables Northern
round white potatoes continued to de-
cline at shipping points. closing to
l5c lower per 100 lbs at S1.00 to $1.1S.
This is the lowest price this season.
Chicago carload market closed slightly
lower ut S12J to $140. .Iobbing range
down 10 cents in other Iniddle-western.
markets. closing 81. 40 to S1.7J. Sacked
round whites slightly lower +. 0. b.
western New York shipping points
around %1.50 New York market down
u cents ut $3.50 to %1.95 bulk. Sacked
Green Mountains closed slightly lower
in Boston ut $50 to $500.
Live Stock and Meats Compared
with Il week ago. Chicago hog prices
were nearly steady. some grades adj
yancilg &c 10 1Jc Ewes advanced SOC
10 81 90 per 100 HIS. lambs steady to
n shade lower Beef steers generally
pc lowerl COWS and heiferS down 25c
10 1lc. Feeder steers firm to SOC high
or. January - Chicago prices: Bulk
of hogs S94O to $3.50: medium and
good beef steers $50 to $11.2j butch
rr COWS and heiferS $460 TO $40 90 !;
feeder steers 500 to 1925: light and
medium weight veal calves $1,000 to
$1,000: fat lambs 1890 to S12.10: feed
ing lambs $50 TO 5000; warnings
$500 10 S10.2J: fat ewes 81 % to $G.2J.
Fresh Pork Weakest
Fresh pork was the weakest feature
in the eastern wholesale fresh meat
markets. Compared with week ago
prices declined 500 to $500 per 100
lbs. Lamb and veal down $1.O0 to
5000: beef steady to S1.O0 lower Nut
Ton averaged S1.00 higher. January 10
prices on good grade meats: Beef
&1G.50 to $500 veal S24.00 to $4,000 ::
lamb $1,000 to $1,000 mutton $13 90 70
$500: light pork loinS $24.00 to
$500: heavy l0inS $1,000 to $..4.0U.
Dairy prOductS.-B Butter markets de
YeI0pcd weakness the early part II The
week and heavy declines occurred i'll
all markets. There was Il tendency
toward recovery on the 18th but the
markets ON the 18th were largely
steady and almost weak. Prices. -
score New York dc: Chicago 4Sl2c ::
Philadelphia II 12c: Boston dc Heavy
cargo of Danish on way. and liberal
shipments New Zealand and Pacific
coast butter are factors depressing
markets. One cargo Danish which
sailed during the week amounts to nor"
than 2.O000O0 pounds.
Cheese markets considerably i'm
proved heavier demand all around as
distributors stocks had reached low
point toward close of year. Prices
advanced on the 10th and sales now on
basis averaging at least 112c higher
than week ago depending on style.
Ma iOrny sales at Wisconsin primary
markets: Twins 24lac: Daisies POI G.:
Double Daisies 2434c: Young Amcri-
cans and LOnghOrnS DC