Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-09-30
EXPORT DEMAND SLOW
Decline in Corn and Wheat Ex-
ports Slow Up.
Country Offerings Small! = Visible
Wheat Supply Placed at 100000
Bushels Prices
Lower.

for week ended Sept. rs. 1921.
GRAIN: Wheat prices during first
part Of week ending Sept. 26th were
firm to higher but profit taking sales
towards close Of week caused sharp
drops which brought prices below
those Of a week ago. Export demand
slowed up the latter part of week, but
choice milling wheat continued in good
demand. Important crop news was
lacking. Country offerings were small.
Visible wheat supply placed at 81 1884,
900 bus. an increase of 100000 for
week. Corn declined with wheat. Re-
ceipts were large. Both export and do.
nestle demand was slow. Visible corn
supply placed at 12,491,000 bus, an
increase of 243,OO0 for week. Closing
prices in Chicago cash market: No. 2
red winter wheat $1.25. No. 2 hard
winter wheat $1.23. No. 2 mixed corn
SIC. No. 2 yellow corn SIC. For the
week Chicago December wheat drop
ped SIC, closed at $124%; December
corn lost 111c, closed at 51Ac. Mime.
apolis December wheat lost &c, clos.
ing $1.19; Kansas City December
wheat lost &c, closing at $1.16A; Win
nipeg December wheat lost &c, closing
at $1.31. Chicago September wheat
closed at $1.21A; Sept. corn at Sic;
Minneapolis Sept. wheat at $1.47H;
Kansas City Sept. wheat at $1.14:
Winnipeg October wheat $1.36.
HAY: Receipts of hay at principal
markets fell off considerably during
the week ending Sept. 26th and mar
kets were slightly frmer. Only best
grades were wanted and poor grades
moved very slowly. Timothy prices
advanced from SOC to $1.00 per ton at
several markets, but demand was on
| about equal to the present light re-
ceipts.
FEED: Market continues dull and
inactive. Wheat feeds generally low
er. Mills have increased output and
were reported to be storing at lake
ports. Linseed meal dull, demand
quiet at unchanged prices. Cottonseed
meal continued firm and advanced in
several Eastern markets.
LIVESTOCK,AND MEATS: Chicago
livestock pricesswere lower compared
with a week ago. September 26 Chi.
cago prices: Hogs top $500; bulk of
sales $685. to So; medium and good
beef steers $5.75 to $9.75; butcher
COWS and heifers $3.50 to 49,: feeder
steers $4.75 to $6.75; light and medium
weight veal calves Sc to $12.75; fat
lambs 81 to $685.; feeding lambs s5.75
to 81; yearlings s4.75 to 81. fat ewes
$3.50 to $4.75,S e., &C. rs" Al
Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
ranged from steady to 81 lower than
a week ago. Beet; veal and pork loins
were steady to Shower, lamb and NUT.
ton ranged from steady to some mar
| kets to 81 lower at others. =
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES: New
York Baldwin A PA apples firm at Sc
per Dbl. f. o. b. shipping points, up 81
| at Philadelphia. and Pittsburgh at
81 to $3.50. Greetings up 81 in New
York at 50 to $3.50 but we're about
steady in Chicago at So to $3.50.
Wealthy up $3.50 to SO in New York
at $11 to $12 and down Csc to soc in
Chicago at So to $3.50. Northwestern
extra fancy Jonathans firm in New
York at 1925 to $3.50 per box
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar.
kets were unsettled during week al
though fairly firm on last day. Prices
showed little change although slight
fluctuations occurred. Low grade stock
was weak. No imports were received
but heavy shipments were reported as
being on the way from Denmark and
an order of 10000 boxes Of New Zea.
land~butter for New York via Panama
! Canal was contaminated. 80 score
prices Sept. "a: New York 44c; Chi
cago 43c; Philadelphia 45c; Boston
44c.
3 Cheese markets gained firmer tone
during week and trading was more &C.
tive at Wisconsin primary points.
Southern demand not so heavy as in
recent weeks and buying for storage
purposes was light. Wisconsin pri
mary market prices Sept. "a: Twins
19kc;, Daisies zoe: Double Daisies
1910; Young Americas 21c: Long
horns zoe.