The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-05-26
u. S. WEEKLY MARKET REPORT
Wheat Market Makes Substantial
Gains-Production of Early Pota.
toes Put at 27,o27 Cars.
WEEKLY MARKETGRAM.
(By L, 5, Bureau Of Markets

Washington, May 23.-For week ending
May O-GRAlN-Wheat market uncer-
tam and fluctuated nerVously the first
man OF week, but made substantial gains
the past few days with May wheat lead
ing the advance Bad crop reports and
good export demand We're principal bull
ism factors. Corn developed independent
weakness throughout Country offerings
corn much more liberal and receipts ex-
pected TO increase in near future on the
10th wheat advanced to new high level
on present upturn, May wheat selling Sec
over July Good demand for cash hard
wheat. Reported on good authority that
Belgian government control of wheat i'm
ports viii cease July |. In Chicago cash
market No red wheat $l62, No. hard
N6l; No mixed corn SIC; No. white
oats Csc. For the week Chicago Nav
wheat UP l6Ac at Sl.592s May corn down
2i2c at $3.50; Chicago July wheat up Sasc
al Sl24 July corn down Sc at 6O2sc: Min
neapolis July wheat up 7asc at Sl.2Siac:
Kansas City July &c at T1712: Winnipeg
July 1724C at Sl.64
Northern sacked round white potatoes
up &c Ter 100 lbs at shipping points, clos
ing S3-@c T. @. b, Chicago carlot market
steady. Sl-ll5. South Carolina No. / Irish
Cobbers unchanged New York. selling TO
iohbers at $750-775 per cloth top Stat bar
rel Texas sacked Bliss Triumphs down
S-l& per 100 pounds St. Louis and Kan
sas City at S2.I5-35O Production of early
potatoes forecast by bureau crop estimate
2IgI cars, compared with 3S,194 cars last
season. Condition reported improving
since this forecast Texas yellow Ber-
muda onions nearly steady in consuming
markets at $l40-190 per standard crate
commercial pack. Commercial onion acre
age to be planted as reported to bureau
crop estimates indicates q, 657 acres, com
pared with 3lS02 acres harvested last year
The largest decreases are expected in
New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and
Minnesota.
DAIRY PRODUCTS-Un influence of
increasing production and quality hardly
such as to warrant heavy storage, butter
stocks have accumulated and prices con-
tinued to decline at all markets the past
week. Buyers purchasing lightly as prices
continue downward. Closing prices, 50
score: New York Csc Chicago 26Ac, Bos-
ton and Philadelphia 2S1ac. Little activ-
ty existed in cheese markets the past
week and prices have shown a wide
range at Wisconsin primary markets
Trading confined mostly to small lots
with little demand for storage. Prices in
Wisconsin markets range l4-l5c In east
ern distributing markets 16-l7c.
LIVE STOCK - Chicago hog prices
changed only slightly the past week, de-
clines ranging 1-15c per 100 lbs Beef and
butcher cattle and feeder steers practi-
cally steady; veal calves up 25-50c; fat
lambs and fat ewes steady to 25c lower
May % Chicago prices: Hogs. bulk of
sales &40-SSO, medium and good beef
steers $500 butcher cows and hefers
medium weight veal calves sS-9.75; fat
lambs S925-l2; yearlings S.50-lO5O; fat
ewes A.75-6.75. StoCker and feeder ship
ments from II important markets during
the week ending May Is were: Cattle and
calves 13,T23 hogs 4,4l9, sheep 1850