Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-02-18
u. S. WEEKLY MARKET REPORT
Chicago March Wheat Gains 1924
Cents-Potatoes Up is Cents-Cat-
tie and Hog Prices Down.
WEEKLY MARKETGRAM.
(By u. S. Bureau of Markets.)

Washington, Feb. 14-For week ending
February IL:
GRAIN-The weeks grain trading start
ed with a sharp advance in prices. There
was slight recession on the 18th but upon
disclosure of an oversold condition a gain
of TIC took place on the 8th On the 10th
a further gain of about DC was recorded,
but on the 18th there was drop of &c
double holiday. Germany reported to have
offered to cancel 100000 bushels of wheat,
and Holland to have resold some rye and
offered more. With exception of order for
$4,000 barrels of flour for Greece export
demand slow with Australia and India
underoffering the United States in Eu-
rope. Largelcountry offerings in parts of
Kansas, Indiana and Ohio as result of
price advance on the 10th. Minneapolis
reports flour trade moderate. Kansas City
reports very dull export and milling de-
hard &c over Kansas City March. For
the week Chicago March wheat gained
1910 at $1.65ss. May corn 2s4c at 67Bc.
Minneapolis March wheat up l1Ac at
a.563z; Winnipeg May 1850 at $780,
Chicago May wheat $1.541s.
HAY-Market situation very dull. Re-
ceipts at most markets light but equal to
demand. Prices have declined sharply in
New York. Heavy receipts congesting
market at Cincinnati. Reduced freight
rates in effect from Montana points to
Minneapolis, St. Paul, Omaha, Council
Bluffs, Kansas City and lower Missouri
river points. Quote No. i timothy New
York nominal at $3.50; Chicago, $24. so;
Cincinnati, $24.5O; No. alfalfa Cincinnati,
$22; Memphis, $50
FEGD-Markets steadier. Bran and mid
dlings in several markets slightly higher
due to reduced offerings
FRUITS AND ETABLES-PotatoeS
recovered about 10c per hundred mounds
at northern I. o. b. stations. Closing S5Q
CSC. Chicago carlot market up lac, reach
ing 81. 1501 rs sacked. Round whites weak
nNa6 al Nnxu Vnrly CHI
closing around 81. New York lost an adj
ditional 10@15c, reaching $1.40@150 bulk.
Cold storage Baldwin apples steady at
western New York f. o. b. stations clos
ing $4.OO@415 per barrel, mostly around
$500 Baldwins and Greetings steady in
lcitI wholesale markets at $4.0005.00 north
syeztern extra fancy a le winesaps steady in
onions slow and dull in wholesale consunl-
ing markets at 70c $1.25 per 100 lbs.
DAIRY PRODUCTS-Butter markets
now showing signs of Improvement. Feb
ruary 10 prices go score: New York Chica-
go and Boston, 44c; Philadelphia, 45c. I'm
ported butter meeting very light demand
at present. Cheese markets for most part
dull and inactive during week, but trad
ing has improved somewhat the past few
days and prices at country points are
slightly higher than a week ago. lat
Wisconsin primary markets sales aver
age: Twins, 24Ssc; Daisies, 2514c; Double
Daisies, 244c; Longhorns, 26c.
LIVE STOCK-Hogs at Chicago broke
$4,000 the past week. Sheep and fat
lambs down 25@75c; fat ewes, 25c per 100
pounds. Beef steers generally Soc lower
with some of the better grades as much
as $115 lower. Butcher cattle averaged
SOC lower. February II Chicago prices:
Hogs, bulk of sales, $8.S5@9. 40 medium and
good beef steers, $775@9.25; butcher cows
and heifers, $40O@S.50; feeder steers, 5000
$50: light and medium weight veal calves
$9.75@12.50; fat lambs, $6.5O@9.5O; feeding
lambs, $6,50@7.75; yearlings. s5.25@725; fat
ewes, $3.259475.