The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-04-28
GRAIN MARKET RALLIES
Foreign Conditions and Weather Were
sullish Observation-Disclosures in
Livestock Prices.
U. S. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington, D. c., for week ended AprIt
o1ef 1904

Y; s. BUREAU OF MARKETS
washington, d. G., for week ended April
HAY:-Market Continues duh and in
active. Only better. grades find ready
sale. Receipts light but equal to limited
demand which is principally local in most
markets. Prices steady on top grades.
quoted April, 20: No. I timothy New York
$50; Philadelphia $24, Minneapolis s19.
EED;-Marke continues draggy.
feeling manifested by western mills. Lin
seed meal up 50 at sSS Minneapolis be-
cause of better demand and limited pro-
s39. Kansas city $3.50.
GRAlN:-Thcre was more friendly
week and all grains closed higher. Builish
factors We're settlement BIRTHS n strike,
passage OF emergency tariff bill by House,
freezing weather and blizzard. and re,
ports some damage in winter wheat belt,
On the 21st, 80, 900 barrels flour sold az
seaboard for export. Country offerings
wneat no. not large. Exporters still after
corn TO arrive as result of upturn in mar
ket.. In Chicago cash market No. 2 red
winter WI wheat $lse%; No. 2 hard sl4G%,
No, 3 white oats 3Sbc. For the week
Chicago May wheat up six cents at
sI:27%. May corn &C at $3.50; Minneapolis
City May 6&c at $1.1S%. Winnipeg May
9hc at s1.59%. Kansas City milling and
export demand good. No. 2 hard sl.31M.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATs:-Chicago
livestock prices showed some striking
contrasts the past week. Hogs declined
&c to soc per 100 pounds while fat lambs
advanced 81 to SIPS. Feeding lambs
and butcher cattle were not materially
changed. Feeding steers 25 to soc lower.
AP1rii = Chicago prices: Hogs, bulk Of
and heifers, IS to 50; feeder steers. s6.75
to IS; light and medium weight veal
Calves SG m m 60 Ok. faf 10 fVahc Q RI 90
$1l25;. feeding lambs, $6.75 to So: year.
lings. 50 to $3.50: fat ewes. $3.50 to 81. 25.
Stocker and feeder shipments from
eleven important markets during the
week ending April Is were: Cattle and
calves 3s,5Ss; hogs 9.212; sheep 1891.
with the exception or beef eastern
practically. steady. Beef up soc to $3.50.
Veal, lambs and mutton steady with
s ;digs advances at some markets. Pork
meats: Beef .si7 to SIS; veal s17 to 500:
lamb si9 to s22; mutton s15 to SIT; light
sss. W 'o"s H
FRUITS AND vEGETABLEs:-sack
Round White potatoes down sc per 100
ing Is to S5c. Chicago cariot market up
&c at CSC to s1.05. New York Round
Whites down &c to 15c New York City
New York cold storage A-2s, Baldwin
apples firm IN leading wholesale markets
at $3.50 to $6.25 per barrel: Chicago up
$1.50 per barrel at Sc to $3.50. Northwest
e1n extra fancy Winesaps medium to
large sizes up about Csc per box Chicago
at SITS to S3.75. small sizes 80 to So. 30.
Texas Yellow Bermuda onions at sea-
sons low range and slightly below last
weeks close, ranging mostly s1.5e to Sc
per standard crate in consuming markets
for mixed No. l and 2 commercial pack.
Southern Klondike strawberries 2s to
&c per quart Baltimore; 2S to zoe New
York; % to Csc Philadelphia; 30 to 400
Boston.
DAIRY PRODUCTS:-Butter markets
very irregular the past week with gem
eral price tendency downward. Ninety
two score butter now 45h New York:
As Chicago;. AZ Philadelphia. 46h Boston.
Receivers desire to keep stocks cleaned
up has kept market nervous California
butter In fairly liberal quantities: Dam
ish butter also available on eastern mar
kets.
Cheese markets dull and inactive fol-
lowing declines averaging 1hc at Ply
mouth. Wisconsin, cheese exchange on
thee 18th. Better tade expected later
in week. Present prices Wisconsin pri-
mary markets: Twins lie; Daisies 17hc;
Double Daisies 17Ac; Young Americas
17hc; Longhorns 1914 to 16%c.