Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-12-23
WHEAT MARKET I FIR | II: R
improved Export Trade Respor-
sibIe for Better UnderteHe.
Wheat and Flour Loaded for Ocean
l Passage During Week Nearly
Forty Million BusheIs-Live
Stock Prices Fall Off.
U. S, Bureau of Markets, Washington. D. c..
= for week ended Dec 10 1921.

U. s. Bureau OF Markets, Washington. u. Us
for week ended Dec 10, 1921.
GRAIN: Lower wheat prices early
in week were followed by better I'M
dertone due in part to higher foreign
markets, Kansas state wheat crop re-
port and big export business reported,
and prices made net advances. Chicago
May wheat up INC closing $1.143A.
Chicago May corn down Nc closing
at 53Ac. Visible supply wheat 46,07O,-
900 bus, an increase of $4,000 bus.
for week. Wheat and flour ocean pass
age this week 37,640,000 bus. Visible
supply corn 1S,258,000 bus, an in,
crease of 2,3OS,00 bus. for week. Clos
ing prices in Chicago cash market:
No. red winter wheat SLIT; No. 2
hard winter wheat Sill; No. 2 mixed
corn 49c; No. 2 yellow corn 49c; No.
3 white oats sc. Average price to
farmers in central Iowa for No. 2
mixed corn about 32hc; to farmers
in central North Dakota for No. dark
northern wheat $1.04N; for the week
Minneapolis May wheat up &c closing
$1.21k; Kansas City May wheat up
17ac at SLOT; Winnipeg May wheat up
4Ac at $1.12k. 49,
HAY: Fairly large receipts of only
medium quality hay in practically all
eastern and central western markets
caused weak condition in the hay
market and in several instances price
concessions were necessary to move
the hay
FEED: Abnormal strength prevail
ing in bran market with other feeds,
including high protein products, shar-
ing bullish tone. Quoted December
18th: Bran $21.50, middlings s22, lin
seed meal $$4, Minneapolis; SO per
cent cOttonseed meal $35 Memphis;
white hominy feed $3.50, gluten feed
$34.65, Chicago; No. l alfalfa meal
$3.50, Kansas City; beet pulp $2S
Philadelphia
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar
kets unsettled with immediate supply
and demand controlling Influences.
Speculative demand lacking. Fanciest
grades scarce and most sensitive to
price changes. Closing prices, 80
score: New York 43c; Philadelphia
and Boston 44c; Chicago 431zc.
Cheese markets inactive but steady
usual Holiday dullness prevails. Held
cheese in best demand with fancy
June goods scarce. Prices at Wiscon-
sin primary markets Dec. 18th: Twins
1870; Daisies 20Ac; Double Daisies
zoe; Longhorns 21c; Young Americas
21Ac. -
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Prices
OF most classes and grades Of livestock
at Chicago show substantial declines
for the week. Hogs lost 15c-SOc. Beef
steers down 35c-75c; butcher cows
and heifers declined all the way from
10c to Use per 100 lbs. Feeder steers
advanced 1920. Fat lambs lost 75c;
fat ewes SOC; yearlings weak to 75c
lower. Feeder lambs up Csc Dec. 10Th
Chicago prices: Hogs, top, s7.25 lear
ly); bulk of sales $650-6S5; medium
and good beef steers $615-925; butch
er COWS and heifers $3.25-8; feeder
steers $5-6.75; light and medium
weight veal calves $6.25-925; fat
lambs $9.25-10.50; feeding lambs $8.75-
TO-; yearlings $7-9; fat ewes $685..
Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
declined. Beef and veal down 1913;
lamb $1-4; mutton generally $1-5. Dec:
10th prices, good grade meats: Beef
$12-15.50; veal $17-2O; lamb $24.27;
mutton $13-15; light pork loins ST.
TO-; heavy loins $14-16.