Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-05
IDAHO MARKETS
LOOKING UP AGAIN
With SPRINGTIME

While outside market conditions
that control prices for Idaho pro-
duets have shown an irregular trend
the past week, II is gratifying to
find upon summing UP the situation
that a general substantial improve
ment seems to predominate.
The report follows;
THE boxed apple situation ap-
pears to be steadily improving un
der recent renewed activities.
While storage holdings on Jan
uary ! were approximately one mil
lion boxes greater than at the same
time In 1920, Withdrawals nave been
only in keeping with the demand
and are thus avoiding a depressing
effect on prices in the consuming
eenters, where jobbing sales are
ranging from steady to as much az
s1,00 higher than the week previ7
GUS.
Shippers are holding firm at the
recent decline, which Is only slight
ly under prices Of one year ago.
with a generally dull and draggy
demand prevailing, potatoes weaken
ed to declines TO new low levels for
the season during the week. This
appears to have resulted from an In
creased movement to the consuming
centers, where accumulations were
exceeding the immediate and pros
pectfve demand.
Prices paid growers at Idaho
shipping points declined 5 to 10
cents, reaching the lowest level of
and to a range of 65 cents TO 10
cents for Russets. Declines In other
the season, SO cents for No. Rurals
producing sections were proportion
ately greater, ranging from s to
25 cents. Quotations In the con-
suming markets also range from s
10 25 cents lower for most classes.
1.-The middlewestern hay markets
continue to report receipts of better
grades alfalfa light to moderate and
in good demand, especially by the
dairy trade, while those of the lower
grades are yet liberal and in com
light demand.
''Total receipts OF all classes OF
livestock, except sheep, show a de-
crease from last week on the princi-
pal markets OF the central states.
Those or sheep to che reverse, In
creased slightly, which In view of
the generally Inactive demand, IL
probably the chief cause for the COM
heavy losses sustained in
this class.
prices have been generally ire
gular and as final result closed
lower to higher. Those for hogs
with but few exceptions strengthen
ed steadily from day to day under
generally actice trading demand,
while those for cattle fuctuated ir-
regularly lower to higher with the
net result generally lower each day,
and sheep declined steadily until
losses approximatsd total range
from rs cents to $1.00 by the close
Of the week.
Notwithstanding the fact that re-
ceipts OF wool IN Boston to date this
wear are far in excess of those for
.he same period in 1920, the tone OF
hat market shows a marked i'm
and is holding the ad-
recently gained. 1t ap-
bears that the speculative buying in
evidence during December has given
way TO a moderate demand for ac-
,ual consumption.
nRecent sales of fine wool on a
cleaned basis were reported at 10
30 cents, while those on the grease
basis ranged 23 cents for 3-S blood
10 rs cents for u blood.
Conditions throughout the pro-
tucting sections show little change. !
rhe associations appear to have th'
situation pretty well in hand and are
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