The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-06-02
HIGH POINT FOR WHEAT
Export Demand and Crop Re-
ports Cause Bulge.
Emergency Tariff Also Bearish Factor
Live Stock Market Continues
~Steady-Corn Down..
o.. S. Bureau Of Markets, Washington, D.
C., for week ended May 20, 1921.

U. S. Bureau of Markets. washington, D.
c., for week ended May 20, 1921.
GRAIN; Unfayorable crop reports
confirmed by four local crop experts
together with good export BUSINESS re-
suited in upward trend of prices dur
ing the week. Cash wheat in fair de-
mand until the 21st. when bulge
brought out cash wheat from country
and premiums over May largely disap-
peared. On the 23rd July wheat sold
at new high point and May within sc
of extreme prices for season; adj
vances subsequently lost on predic-
lions rain in southwest and covering
by commission houses. Passage emer-
gency tariff bill in Senate also re-
regarded as bearish factor. Visible
wheat supply 1855, 900 bushels, a de-
crease of 1856, 900 bushels for week.
Visible corn supply Is, 900 bushels.
a decrease of 2,521, 900 bushels for
week. In Chicago cash market No. 2
red winter wheat $1.70; No. 2 hard
S1.6S; No. 3 mixed corn SEC; No. 3 yell
low corn SIC; No. 3 white oats 39c.
For the week Chicago May wheat up
21c at $1.6712; May corn down lie at
5S1ac. Chicago July wheat up 12hc
at SIPS; July corn unchanged at 6lBc
Minneapolis wheat up 114c at
$1.321sc; Kansas City July up i2Hc at
S121; Winnipeg July up 1910 at S1.66.
HAY: Light receipts advance timo-
thy prices in several markets, but
trading is light and movement retard-
ed by teamwork. Alfalfa and prairie
steady. Best grades in fair demand at
unchanged prices.
FEED: Feed market practically un-
changed. No buying except for imme-
date needs. Local conditions caused
some slight price changes. Spring
bran quoted, Minneapolis SIC. Spring
middlings, Minneapolis $3.50; sc per
cent cottonseed, Chicago $3.50; lin
seed meal, Minneapolis $27; No. l al.
falfa meal Omaha 500, Kansas City
SIS; gluten. Chicago $26.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chi.
cago hog prices gained 5c-25c per 100
pounds the past week. Beef steers
generally Csc lower, butcher COWS and
heifers down 25c-50c. Feeder steers
generally steady. Veal calves down
Csc. Fat lambs lost soc; fat ewes
$1.50-2 lower. May 23 Chicago p~rices:i
Hogs, bulk of sales, $8.40-S.S0; medium
and good beef steers $7.25-S.75; but.
cher COWS and heifers $5-S.75, feeder
steers $7.10-8.50; light and medium
weight calves $7.25-9.25 fat lambs
$S~.75-11.5O, yearlings $40; fat ewes
$4-6.
To An.f>-, uyhn1nraya F~Arh yonaA
markets lamb again the only meat to
advance prices ranging $1-2 higher per
100 pounds than a week ago. Bsef
lost 50c-$1; veal and mutton St2:
pork loins generally 81. May %
prices, good grade meats: Beef $14-16:
veal $14-17; lamb S25-27; mutton S13-
IT; light pork loins s22-24; heavy
loins $3.50.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES:
Northern sacked Round White pota-
toes slightly weaker at shipping points,
closing 80-S5c. Production of early
potatoes forecast by Bureau of Crop
Estimates 27,02S cars compared with
32,194 cars last season.
Texas Yellow Bermuda onions
slightly lower in consuming markets
at ~$1.25-1.90 per standard crate com.
mercial pack.
Maryland and Virginia Klondike
strawberries steady at 22-25c per quart
New York. Tennessee Aromas slight.
ly lower Chicago at $6.25-6.50 per "a.
quart crate.
Florida watermelons, average weight
1924 pounds, selling to Boston jobbers
75-S5c each.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: A firmer feel
ing existed in butter market at close Of
week and prices advanced half to one
cent, go score bringing 2Shc New
York; 27Mc Chicago.
Cheese market has been very active
with firmed feeling at close. Dealers
generally desire to keep stocks moving
in anticipation of greatly increased
make as full grass comes on and
cheese improves in quality and storing
season begins. Prices range mostly
13&-14bc at Wisconsin; 14-15c in cas-
tern markets.