The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-02-18
WEEKLY MARKETGRAM
(u. S. Bureau of Markets.

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Washington. u C.-For week ended
February 3. 1921.
Hay.-Market remains dun. only top
grades in demand: Quote: Timothy,
s2s. Cincinnati s25. Minneapolis $50.
Kansas City SO. omaha sci, Memphis
s2s. Some grades selling as low as 81
per ton. No. / prairie Omaha $lo'
Kansas City SIS. Minneapolis SIS.
Feed-Market continues dull. Beet
pulp and alfalfa meal quiet. Linseed
meal weak and o~btainable at $3.50
Chicago; Al per cent cottonseed meal
quoted S34; 40 per cent meal $50. Kan
sas City reports sales No. ] alfalfa
meal at $50. Quoted bran $40. middiings
sig. flour middlings $23. linseed meal
y51, Minneapolis; No. l alfalfa meal,
S22.5O, corn bran S22, oat feed $3.50, ST:
Louis; SO per cent cottonseed meal
phis; white hominy feed s20.50. 81.
Louis gluten feed $35, red dog $3.50,
rye middlings s22.50, Chicago.
Livestock and Meats. Compared
at Chicago declined while cattle and
eve sheep showed moderate advances
Hogs lost 40@ 65c; fat lambs, feeding
lambs and yearlings, 5e@75c. Fat
ewes up 50c@$l.25 per 100 lbs. Beef
steers, 500 Use higher; butcher cows
and heifers, rs S5c. Veal calves down
Hogs. bulk Of sales, $50 S.25: medium
and good beef steers, S7.75q9.25;
butcher cows and heifers. $4.25 a $50;
feed steers. Sc. 25 a $50; light and me-
dunn weight veal calves, $9.50@12.25;
fat lambs, $500 a $50; feeding lambs,
ewes. s4.50@5.50.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat mar
kets declined on practically all classes
of meat. Beef down 50c0S1.50; veal
and pork loins. 81 90 2.00; lamb and
mutton, si.ooQs.o0 per 100 lbs. Feb
ruary 8 prices good grade meats: Beef,
S13 00Ql4.50; veal, $4,000 100; lamb,
$500 ~ 1900 mutton, $1,000 Ql2-00;
light pork loins, s2o.00@22.00; heavy
Grain. Prices fiuctuated rapidly
from day to day under alternating
bearish and bullish sentiment although
prices show net gains for the week.
seeking cash wheat with country of
ferings very light despite advance in
cash prices. Exporters in other coun-
tries reported Offering wheat to
Europe much cheaper than American
wheat. Germany has bought nearly
two million bushels Australian wheat
six months credit. Corn trade active;
country offerings to arrive, moderator;
weather conditions more favorable al
roads in such condition that
Sc veral days dry weather. needed be-
fore much hauling can be done. In
Chicago cash market No. 2 red winter
wheat 26Q soc over March; No. 2 hard
loo over: No. 3 mixed corn six cents
under May; yellow 5m5Ac under. Kan
City reports milling demand fair
but no export demand; No. 1 dark hard
wheat 10h over Kansas City March.
Minneapolis reports no important flour
trade. For the week Chicago March
wheat gained SIC, closing at $1.62M;
May corn 1hc, at 66ssc. Minneapolis
March wheat up csc at $1.51% Kan
City March SC at $1.54h; Winnipeg
May $3.50 at $1.77A Chicago May wheat
S1.52H.
Dairy Products.-Butter markets de-
during the week and declines
registered in all markets. Eastern
especially weak with prices
below Chicago. although present con
ditions in the east are better. Chicago
remains weak, and declines occurred
again on the 9Th. Prices 80 score:
York. Philadelphia. Boston 43c;
Chicago 42h Lighter consumptive
demand and imports are factors in
fluencing trading.
Cheese markets for most part dull |
md inactive during week, but trading
improved somewhat the past two
and prices at country points are
slightly higher than a week ago. At |
Wisconsin primary markets Sales avsr- 1
Twins "a c, Daisies rs c, Double |
Daisies "a nc. Young Americas 26h
.-onghorns 26c.
Fruits and Vegetables. - Potatoes
leld at 85 a soc per 100 lbs. f. ~ b.
shipping stations. Chicago
;ar-lot market up 15c. reaching S1.15@
..25 sacked. Round whites steady at
New York shipping points, 81
91.10. New York market dull, $500
SIS bulk.