The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-03-24
U. S. WEEKLY MARKET REPORT
Grain Prices Lower-Butter Continues
Weak-CattIe and Hog
Prices Decline.
WEEKLY MARKETGRAM,

(By U. s. BUREAU OF MARK ETS)
Washington, March 21-Bor week end
ing March lS.-GRAlN-Under adverse
financial and economic conditions prices
declined the early part of the week, but
on the 18th sales five million bu. wheat TO
Europe caused a sharp upturn. Continued
export business and reports OF green pug
damage in Southwest carried prices still
higher the following date. But on the
nth after q slight advance the market
slumped, due to lack of support and SEN
timent favorable TO selling side, In chi
Cago cash market No. red winter wheat
19-20c over Chicago May; No hard lO-l5c
over, No, mixed corn 6-6Ac under May;
No yellow "a -5&c under. For the week
Chicago May wheat down SEC at SASS;
May corn 2Ac at 6SAc. Minneapolis May
May gao at SL4l% Winnipeg May &c at
$l1SA. Chicago March wheat Sl5l1s. Min
neapolis reports very good flour inquiry
with fair sales. Kansas City milling de-
mand good early but weakened later eX-
port demand dull; No. hard lie over
Kansas City May.
HAY-Receip'7 -aAt. top grades finding
ready sale in hearty all markets. Country
demand improving. Country loadings
light. Road conditions poor. Light re-
Ceipts clover and alfalfa Kansas City.
Omaha reports prairie good request; re-
celpts light No accumulations In evil
denCe but northeastern markets well sup
piled. Quoted No. / timothy $40 Kansas
City, S24 Chicago, $50 Minneapolis, $3.50
Cincinnati, No. timothy $3.50 Cincinnati,
SIS Kansas City, $50 Chicago, $3.50 Min
neapolis; No, / alfalfa 5000 Kansas City,
$3.50 Cincinnati; No. ! clover mixed 81
Chicago, SIC Minneapolis, 81 Kansas city,
81 Cincinnati No. ! prairie SIG Minneapo-
lis $3.50 Kansas City
FEED-Market generally easier; linseed
meal strong but price unchanged Corn
feeds unchanged. Hominy feed quoted
about SOC lower In many markets Cot
tonseed meal weaker; 43 per cent offered
S32 Chicago market.
FRUITS-Potatoes down l0-l5c per 100
lbs, northern shipping stations closing
55c-$llO Chicago Carlot market lost 10
l5c advance Of previous week, closing Sl.2J-
l.SO sacked. Round whites at western
New York stations also lost last weeks
gains, closing $l.O3-l.Ub sacked. Bulk stock
steady New York Sl.50-l.6O. Cold storage
Baldwin apples steady around 50 per bar
rel {. o, b. western New York stations.
BaldWins STEADY IN city wholesale mar
kets, 500. Northwestern eX. fancy Wine
saps mostly $3-4 per box consuming CEN
ters. Yellow onions I5c-$L25 per 100 lbs.
consuming markets Prices down bloc
western New York shipping points, clos
ms 5O-60c. Sales Texas Bermuda onions
future delivery ST. Louis quoted $l-l5O per
crate. Serious damage from thrips in
lower Rio Grande valley.
DAIRY PRODUCTS - Butter markets
continue weak and unsettled Ninety-two
score butter is now &c lower than week
ago, closing: New York age, Chicago
4312c, Boston 45C, Philadelphia 44C Dan
ish butter has arrived at New York in
fairly large quantities; several additional
cargoes of Importance due Domestic pro-
duction increased. Weakness which has
developed at Wisconsin primary cheese
markets is being felt in distributing CEN
ters and tone is less steady than week
ago. Markets have been unsettled for
several days, Eastern markets in better
position than western markets account
lighter receipts fresh goods. particularly
from New York state, Production in
creasing as shown by heavier receipts
fresh at country warehouse points. Prices
at Wisconsin primary markets now aver
age: Twins 25c, Daisies 26Ac, Double Dali
sizes 251ac. Young Americas 25c. Longhorns
26c
LIVE STOCK-Chicago hog prices de-
clined sharply the past week, losing csc
to $l.35 per 100 lbs Beef and butcher
cattle down 25c-50c. Feeder steers up 25c
Fat lambs down 50c-Sl.25 feeding lambs
about steady. Sheep weak to 81 lower
March II Chicago prices: Hogs. bulk of
sales $75-l0.35; medium and good beef
steers $4,000; butcher cows and hefers
S5-925; feeder steers. S75-9.5O light and
medium weight veal calves S975-12.25; fat
lambs S7.50-l050; feeding lambs 81 2j-9.4 40.
yearlings, $7-S.75: fat ewes &.75-6.35.