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Show WEEKLY MARKETGRAM 1 (U. S. Bureau of Markets.) H Washington, D. C, for week endod fl December 18. 1020; , M Km Ha nnd Vrfetableinr Potato val IB uo contlnuod to decline lowly. North- IIH ern round white stock lost an tidul- JH tlonat S012o I'or 100 pounds at ship- lisH plntf points, ruachltiK 11.1601.28. Chi- M lhd cnrlot market lost 16c, but re- H covered, closing unchungod at 11.36 M 1 60. Jobblns ratiKa In other middle H western markets, 1. 50(71.86. Hound M whites, 16 ti 20o lo war t. o. b.. Westorn M New Qork hl))lnif points at si. 60. M Now York bulk, l.6O2.10, Sacked B Uruen .Mountains, S1.76tu'2.00 In lloston. M llaldu-ln apples steady western New H iork ihippliiK points, $4 per barrel. H llaldwlna, Yorks and OreenlnRS, slow; . H consiliums markets steady, IJ.SUW6.00. H Northwestern extra fancy Wlnosape ssa unchanged f. o. b 12.26 per box. Now H Vork auction. averAKed 12.81 December H nth. Apples In cold sloraije Decern- H ber 1, 4.&40.00C barrels, J,6!2,3C8 boxes. H December 1st last year, !, 323, 608 bar- H rolsj 7,782,d. uoxes, H i urlut movement Kenernlly llghtor H with exception of lettuce and sweet po H tatoat. Hhlpmonts week ended Docom- 1 ber 17: barreled npples, 1180 cars: H buxed apples. 704; potatoes, 17S4; cab IH uatte, 2U2t lettuce, 438: onions, 187; JH sweat potatoos, 620. Hhlpmentn pro- lH vlous week, ltarreled apples, Ill's tisB .ai-si boxed, 1038; potatoes, 241; cab- IH Ijqu, 827, lettuce, JC&j onions, 1081 H sweet potatoes, lit. H liny. Markets continue weak) do- H mand very llmltodj shipments light. H Trices have declined $ 1.00 1.00 tho iH past week. Alfalfa showing Kreatast weakness. Usual holiday dullness ln H evidence, quoted December 1 timothy, H New York, (18.60; Chicago, f28l Cin- H linnatl, 827; Atlanta, 136. No. 1 al- H mltu, Kansas City. 2 I Atlanta, $15.60. H No. 1 prulrle, Chicago, ai, Minneapolis, H 110. Kansas City, $14.60. iH Serd (Irowers in Important millet B soed producing sections receiving per M 100 pounds clean seed, $1.25(11.60 gold- H en millet) 75c(r$1.26 common millet: H 70cWl 40 broom corn millet. Uoedtmen H not buying and not much millet seed H has movod to date. M I.lvrxtoi'k nnd MrnU Chlcngo hoif H prices established a now low record on M the 15th. an average price of $8.7 ) being ronched. A slight reaction fol- S lowed with a gain of about 20c, but (ilttttl tho woek ended December 17th closed JjfJJJJJJja with prices generally 60o lower than hsH week ago, Other deollnes worst Hoot UH steers, 60oO$l 00: butcher stock, 76cW ,,H $1.60; cannors, COa; calves, 60oM 00! llH foodors. 60c75a: fat lambs, $1.00( H 1 50, yearlings, $1.76; feeding Iambi, H $1.0001.25- fat sheep, 76eU1.26. Do- H ccmbor 17th Chicago prloeni Medium iH and. Rood beef steers, 87,G0(f 12.50s IH butaher cows and heifers, $4.16010 2Sj M calves, light and medium weight, $8 00 M 10 00. feeder stoers. $6.!5v.O0. best H fat lambs, $8.76010.751 yeurllngs, $0 00 B 4f8.00, host ewes, $1.0094.50, feeding lambs, $8.80010.00. AYA In the eastern whotetala dressed VAl meat trade price declines wore general under slow demand. Hoof docllnoil tin- evenly. J1.00O5 00, better Rrados break- M Ing most. Veal trado uneven und H prices tluotuatlng, declining $1.00 In M soma markets Lambs down $1.00( M $2.00; mutton barely steady to $1 low M er; pork unovonly lower. December H 17. whotosale prices, good grade meats H teastcrn marketsi llenf, $16.00010.00: M voal. $10.00020.00; lamb, $23.00026.00: H mutton, 811 005 16.00; light pork lolni, fH I19.00y22.00; heavy loins, $17,009 kH Dnlry l'rndnrts. Ilutter markets H have been In good shape all week and H firm nt oloso. Itetnll prices have bean M generally lowered fn line with prosent M costs and consumptive demand lm- H proved. Arrivals Danish somewhat H llghtor; domnnd for Danish not H so strong on nccount o( ' domestla H prices and Irregular quality ot some re- H cent nrrlvals, Htorage butter moving1 tH very lowly. Prices (2 score about 2 fssH cants lower than week ago, closing IH New York 65c, Chicago 61 He, liill- ksssl ndelphla 664o, lloston C3c, IIH (Jrnln. Tho outstandlnir features of ULsH tho week's grain markets have boon fsssH heavy exports sales of wheat and great taal difficulty In securing ensh wheat to IH fill old sales On tho 18th droat Ilrlt- aH aln bought In the United mates 1,600,- sssH 000 bushels wheat. Italy bought 1,110,- ksHIB 000 bushals, Hpafn. 260,000 bushels. H Argentine repntrs flno crop prospects, il with yields running above expectation. H On the 17th thero was a heavy and sssE genoral buying inovomont of futuros, iH Including wheat, corn and oats Heavy H export business In wheat contlnuod) H uorn ulso bought by exporters on the H 17th. Htronger ilnnmud for cnih wheat H In southwest tn fill old export sales and H much wheat going direct from country H stations to gulf ports. On tho 17th fH Omahn reported exporters bidding 31c H over Chicago March for wheat up to jH middle of January Uxnorts havo jH also bought largo quantities of ryo 1 during the weak I'lour trade con- H tlntius dull; stoeks Iffw, estimated nt H half of volume of year ago. For tho lH week Chicago March wheat gained 40, closing nt $1.03 : May corn up H lo nt 72TI. Minneapolis March wheat H up 6o at II. CO, Kansas City up 4ttc at IIB $1 &9U; Winnipeg Muy up 4Ka Chi- M cngn December wheat. $1.08 W; May 1 wheat, $1.60; December .corn 69a. B |