Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-01-06
u. S. MARKET REPORT
Weekly Marketgram of Bureau
of Markets and Crops.

Washington, Dec. 31.-For the week
ending Dec 29-HAY-Quoted December
28: No. 1 timothy, New York $3.50; Phil
phis, $500; Cincinnati, $3.50; Atlanta
$3.50; Kansas City, $14.00. No. l alfalfa,
Kansas City, $780, Memphis, $500; Chi-
500 sst 800 -, = 49,
GRAIN-Market uncertain during the
week and prices kept within narrow
range. Market rallied at close on report
that Russian relief contemplated buying
about five million bushels seed wheat lor
Russia. Government crop report issued
on Thursday estimates winter wheat area
sown this fall a, 293000 acres, which Is
Ii per cent less than the revised esti-
mated area soWn. in fall of 1920. Russian
relief purchased over two million pusneIs
corn on the 28th. Receipts of corn light:
Shippers holding back until reducea
freight rates go into effect. Closing
prices in Chicago cash market: No.
red winter wheat, $1.20; No. 2 hard win
ter wheat. $l.15; No: 2 mixed corn, aye;
No. 2 yellow corn, 49c; No. white oats:
35c. Average price to farmers IN central
Iowa for No mixed corn about 341sc;
to farmers in central North Dakota for
farmers in central Kansas for No. hard
winter wheat, CSC. For the week Chicago
May wheat up 1Ac, closing at $1.17A; chi
cago May corn up hc at 55c; Mnneapo-
lis May wheat about unchanged at $1.2334;
Kansas City May wheat up 14c at $l.O9as,
Winnipeg May wheat unchanged at $l.l3A.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES = Total
white potato production according to De-
cenber crop estimate is 34e, $4,000 bushels,
compared with November estimate OF
356,076,000 bushels. Total production Of 26
loss of 5,456,000 bushels and revised esti-
mate of fifteen early shipping states
shows net decrease of 3,797, 600 bushels.
Minnesota, Michigan, North Dakota. Me-
braska, Colorado and Idaho show in
creases. New York and Pennsylvania
show decreases. Prices in potato produc-
ing sections advanced 1O-2oc. Green
LAC per 100 pounds bulk. Northern sacked
round whites reached $1.65 to $1.75 f. o. b.
New York round whites ruled $1.85. In
chicago car lot market round whites up
45c at S2.00-220 Onion markets steady to-
firm. Eastern yellow varieties in city
markets S5.25-5.75 per 100 pounds sacked.
Middle Western red stock up Soc to 81 in
St Louis and Kansas City at $5.50-6.00;
steady in Chicago at $5.25-5.50
LIVE STOCK-Chicago hog prices adj
vaneed zoe to soc per 100 pounds during
the week; Beef steers were generally
upper end of the various ranges, 25c
lower. Butcher cows and heifers and
feeding steers were practically un-
changed. Veal calves up 75c to $1.0o. Fat
lambs and yearlings up 5o-75c; feeding
lambs firm to soc higher. Fat ewes adj
vanced 25-50c December 20 Chicago
prices: Hogs, top, $50; bulk Of sales,
$7.10-7.SO; medium and good beef steers.
S6.50-9.0O; butcher cosTs and heifers, 1925
500; feeder steers. $500-65O: light and
medium weight veal calves, $6.75-9 SO; fat
lambs $1050-1175; feeding lambs, $500
1915; yearlings, sS.O0-1O50; fat ewes, 1926
eco Stocker and feeder shipments from
IL important markets during the week
ending December "a were: Cattle and
DAIRY PRODUCTS = Butter: Closing
prices, 80 score, New York. 41c; Philadel-
phia and Boston, 42c; Chicago, Acc.
Cheese: Prices at Wisconsin primary
markets, December rs: Daisies 1910;
Double Daisies 1870; Longhorns, 1890;
light trading on other styles.