Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-04-15
U. S. WEEKLY MARKET REPORT
Farmers Showing Disposition to Mar
ket Wheat-Live Stock Prices at
Chicago DecIine-Potatoes
Down 20 Cents.
WEEKLY MARKETGRAM.


Washington, April 1.-For week ending
April 8.-GRAIN-Wheat prices kept with
IN range of four cents during the week;
corn one cent Prices f1uctuated rapidly,
with declines about offset by advances.
On the Sth prices higher early on talk Of
good export business and fears of port
strike at Buenos Aires, but later reports
that exporters were offering to resell led
to considerable pressure. Country offer
ings Southwest larger, farmers showing
disposition to market. Export sales 40O,-
600 bu. Germany: $4,000 barrels flour to
Europe Corn receipts continue light;
eastern demand slow. Chicago cash mar
ket: No. 2 red winter wheat SEC over Chi
cago May: No. 2 hard 10-11c over; No. 3
mixed corn 4-41zc under Chicago May; No.
8 yellow 21a-4c under. Minneapolis flour
trade dull; receipts spring wheat SO small
there is hardly any market. Kansas City
milling demand slow; export demand fair;
No. hard winter wheat 13c over Kansas
City May. For the week Chicago May
wheat down &c at $1.346, May corn un-
changed at 59Mc. Minneapolis May wheat
up &c at 1921 Kansas City May down
174c at $1.25A: Winnipeg May down 1Ac
at $164A
1AY-Markets generally weaker. In
creased receipts in Chicago took edge off
market. Off quality hay offered at wide
discount. Quoted; No. / timothy so Gin
cinnati, $24.50 Chicago No. 2 timothy
$3.50 Cincinnati. ST. Chicago: No. alfalfa
SIT Cincinnati.
FEED-A1arket more stable Sales of
bran and nliddlings Richmond reported $26
and SIS respectively. Linseed meal lower;
export demand seems well supplied Good
inquiry from Ohio. Quoted: Bran SIT
Kansas City and Minneapolis $40 Chi
cago middlings SIG Minneapolis, $3.50 Chi
cago linseed meal $3.50 Minneapolis, 500
Buffalo; Sc per cent cottonseed meal $21. 50
Memphis, SCI Philadelphia; No. / alfalfa
meal 81 ST. Louis: white hominy feed $21
st. Louis, $22 Chicago brown shorts $3.50
Kansas City.
FRUITS AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
markets down zoe Northern shipping
points, closing 7O-S5c per 100 lbs sacked.
Chicago carlot market at new low, down
30c at 7O-85c. Northwestern extra fancy
Wlnesaps medium to large sizes, slow
and dull, Chicago $2.25-3.50 per box; small
sizes 1925. Midwestern yellow onions
slow and dull city markets, soc to 81 per
100 lbs
DAIRY PRODUCTS - Increasing sup
plies and very unsettled feeling in butter
market the past few days has resulted IN
sharp decline Of cents in most mar
kets, although markets were a little
steady on the Sth. Closing prices go
score: Philadelphia soc, Boston 5Oc New
York 49c, Chicago 46A. Dull trade and
weakness have featured the weeks cheese
market Trading slow, as buyers gener-
ally have looked for still lower prices.
/ At Wisconsin primary markets prices av-
erage: Twins 2Oc, DAISIES &c. Double Dali
sizes 2O1ac; Longhorns &c. Young Ameri-
cas-, 211ac.
OCK-Prices Of practically all
classes and grades of live stock at Chi
/ cago declined the past week Hogs broke
25c to 40c per 100 lbs Beef steers down 90
Sc Butcher cows and heifers off 25-50c.
Fat lambs declined 25c; feeding lambs
SOC per 100 lbs; yearlings and fat ewes
practically steady April Chicago prices:
Hogs, bulk Of sales. sS.4O-9.5O; medium and
good beef steers $7.75-y butcher cows and
heifers $4,000; feeder steers $3.50; light
and medium weight veal calves $650-950;
fat lambs 1910. rs; feeding lambs, $7-8 IS;
yearllngs $725-9; fat ewes $5-s.75.