Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-12-02
PRICES TREND UPW ARD
Drouth in Southwest and Adverse
Report From Australia Factor.
Decrease in Visible Wheat Supply and
Wider Interest In Buying Cause
Advance-Minneap Dec.
Wheat $1.277S.

for week ended Nov. %, 1921.
Z GRAIN: The grain markets had a
decided upward trend during the
sweek, influenced by decrease in the
visible supply, continued drouth in
southwest. crop deterioration in Aus.
tralia, decreased receipts, and wider
interest in buying side of market. Wis
ible supply wheat 48,741,000 bus, a
decrease of 2,136,0O0 bus. for week.
Visible supply corn 17,314,000 bus, a
decrease of $4,000 bus. for week.
Closing prices in Chicago cash mar
ket: No. 2 red winter wheat $1.27; No.
2 hard winter wheat S1.16; No. 2 mixed
corn soc; No. yellow corn sligo. No.
white oats 34c. Average price to
farmers in central Iowa for No.
mixed corn about 341ac; to farmers in
central North Dakota for No. / dark
northern wheat $110h; to farmers in
central Kansas for No. 2 hard winter
wheat 9Sc For the week Chicago De.
.cember wheat up sac, closing at
$1141h: Chicago December corn un.
changed at 49c. Minneapolis December
wheat up S1zc at $127%; Kansas City
December wheat up sac at $1.O61a;
Winnipeg December wheat up 5% at
Sill. Chicago May wheat closed at
k1.17A; Chicago May corn SAC;
Minneapolis May wheat $1.25A; Kan
sas City May wheat s110ss; Winnipeg
May wheat $115.
HAY: Various hay markets fluc-
tuated slightly with local conditions
but there was not much change in the
general situation
FEED: Demand for wheat feeds
slackened. Quoted Nov. 28th: Bran
ST., middlings $1725, Minneapolis;
gluten feed $30.65 Chicago; 36 per
cent cottonseed meal $3.50 Memphis;
1inseed meal $50, Minneapolis; No. 1
alfalfa meal $1650 Kansas City: white
hominy feed $22 Chicago.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES: Few
potatoes hauled to shipping points
during the week. Markets slow, dull,
and literally supplied. New York
sacked Round Whites slightly weaker
in eastern markets at S1.S5-2.OO per
400 lbs; down 10c f. o. b. shipping
@OAASo s%t PA.Vc. DUN 0LOCh St0duy Ill
New York City at $2-21O. Northern
Round Whites down 10-15c in Chicago
carlot market at $1.50-1.70; off 1920
r o. b. producing sections at $125-15O.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chicago
livestock prices advanced during the
week. Fat lambs, yearlings and fat
ewes gained 25-75c. Feeding lambs
were 10-25c higher. Hogs were gen
orally 1O-15c higher. Beef steers and
butcher COWS and heifers strong to
S5c higher. Yearlings advanced 4O-5Oc.
Feeder steers unchanged. Veal calves
ranged from $1.25-15O higher per 100
Tbs Nov. 2Sth, Chicago prices: Hogs, |
top, $7.15; bulk of sales $6.S5-7; me.
dunn and good beef steers $6-1025;
butcher cows and heifers $685.; feed.
er steers j$4.60=6.6O; light and medium
weight veal calves $685.; fat lambs
$S.75-10.25; feeding lambs $7.50-8.60;
yearlings $6-8.50; fat ewes $275.4.75.
With the exception of pork loins,
eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
were generally higher. Nov. 2Sth
prices, good grade meats: Beef 1880
16; veal $15-18; lamb $20.24: mutton
$1O-14; light pork loins $16-19; heavy
loins $13-16.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar.
ket f1rmer following recent slump.
Consumptive demand good. Storage
butter still slow account liberal sup
plies Of fresh Imports light but in.
c1nde $4,000 lbs. Of Australian and
New Zealand butter at San Francisco.
Closing prices, 90 score: New York
and Boston 45c; Chicago 45kc: Phil
adelphia Acc.
Cheese markets quiet in line with
usual dullness at this season. Prices
at Wisconsin primary markets Nov.
Goth: Twins 100; Daisies and Double
Diaries 1S1Ac; Young Americas and
Longhorns 1870.