Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-08-17

Canadian sheat Crop Estimated "a
Million Bushels australian sur.
plus Nearly Exhausted I've
Stock Price Level Up 6
$ 70 50 Gents.

3 first5# day OF week ending today On
August 9Th, there was So an advance
which continued to the. tenth, influ-
fenced by foreign crop reports and
good -four demand and milling end
export demand for wheat. News has
fbeen bullish since but the market has
not fully responded and was weak to-
day partly Influenced By heavinesss
II corn and oats. Fair export BUSH
ness during week and nearly a million
bushels Of wheat sold England today.
canadian crop estimated 288,00O, 000,s
but many in grain trade regard this
too high Australian wheat surplus
ESTIMATED 1000, 900 for export, which
Is first time in several years crop has
been 50 nearly exhausted IN August.
llnHC hicago market No. 2 red winter
wheat closed at $1:24111a and hard win
ter ct $1.26. No. 8 mixed and yellow
corn at 68c;; No. 3 white oats at 32c..
Chicago September wheat closed to-,
day at $1.237 IS SIS Corn at Sc z Mime
apolis September wheat at $1.31.s
Kansas City at $1.13sl Chicago De-
cember wheat closed at $1.2555ss De-
cember corn at $3.50. Minneapolis
corn at $3.50. Kansas City at Silt. .
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS. Chica.
90 livestock: Extreme fluctuations
prevailed in the hog market during
the past week. Prices advanced
sharply on the eighth, following the
decline OF the previous week, but re-
acted again during the next four days
The week closed, however, with a
sharp advance resulting in the price
level being from Csc lower to SOC.
higher than a week ago. Supplies
have been plentiful and consisted
largely Of heavy hogs, average weight
being over 260 lbs Many were held
over each market day. Cattle were.
generally strong, all better grades
steers up Csc, cows and heifers were
steady to Csc higher, all feeders up
25c and veal calves down Soc Fat
lambs 25c-35c lower, feeding lambs up
25c-50c, yearlings and ewes unevenly
Csc higher. August 18th, Chicago
prices: Hogs, top Sill; bulk Of sales
$8.40-11:: medium and good beef steers
j $7.25-10; butcher cows and heifers
$500; feeder steers $5-775; light
and medium weight veal calves So
1925; fat lambs $S.50-1065: feeding
lambs $6.75-S.25; yearlings $6.25-8.50;.
tat ewes $3.25-5.25. z sss HI.
Stocker and feeder shipments from
eleven important markets during the
week ending August 5th, were: Cattle
and calves 1910; hogs LBS; sheep
SO, 721. 55 s5:
Western dressed beef at eastern
markets generally steady, better
grades up 25c. Veal declined 81, NUT.
ton $1-2 while lambs advanced an
equal amount. Light pork loins up
1 1928, heavies unevenly So lower. Au-
gust 18th prices, good grade meats:
beef $15.50.17 rs; veal $15.16; lamb
i $22-26 mutton $11-15; light pork loins
/ $3.50; heavy loins $15-22.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES: With
limited demand and oderately In
creasing supplies the recent advance
in potatoes held steady in most cities,
but prices show some gains over last
weeks range. Kansas Early Ohios
showed gains Of $1.25-15 so in Kansas
/ City, ranging $3-3,25 #s5
] HAY: Prices have advanced in
central western markets because OF
hight receipts and urgent demand for
/ good hay. Price changes are shown
] in the following quotations OF August
/ u. No. 1 alfalfa Memphis $22.50, No.
prairie Chicago SIS.
FEED: Market show fair activity.
Quotations generally easier because
of heavier offerings: Quoted August
~: Bran 1875, middlings $14.25,
flour midd lings $40, Minneapolis;
white hominy feed $24.50s st. Louis;
/ No l alfalfa meal $3.50 Kansas City;
linseed meal 500 Minneapolis: gluten
j feed $1,000 Chicago
DAIRY PRoDUC CTS: Butter mar
kets unsettled during the week but
Isteadier at the close Preli minary
cold storage report shows butter hold
j lngs on August Of 50 35O, 900 lbs,
compared with II Isl, 900 lbs q year
ago and the five year average Of 95,-
569, 900 pounds Ninety-two score
prices August 18th: New York 43 Is Is 9; !
Chicago 40 II Ph Had lphia "A
Cheese markets weak, prices rang.
ing a full cent below q week ago.
WISCONSIN primary market prices Au-