The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-06-23
HEAT BOOSTS WHEAT
Market influenced by Adverse
Crop Reports.
Cash and Futures Climb as Drouth ans
Rust eprseds In Wheat 6elt-Corn
Trade Apprehension - Live
stock Market In Down
ward Trend.
y. s. Bureau of Markets, Washington De-
C., for week ended June II. 1871.

U, 8. Bureau of Markets, Washington, D.
c. for week ended June II. 1871.
GRAIN: Market higher first half OF
week on black rust reports, good de-
mand in cash market and hot weather
over wheat belt. On the l4th hedging
sales in July future and WEAKNESS IN
cast market caused a decline that con-
tinued until the 18th. On the 18th -he-e
was persistent selling by houses with
eastern connections on early bulge,
but dry and hot weather over wheat
belt and forecast for hot ave to con-
tinue several days led to good Class
Of buying. Harvesting making rapid
progress with first threshing In Mis-
souri, showing disappointing returns.
Export demand IN evidence. Corn trade
apprehensive of drouth scare, and mar
ket easily Influenced al close. In Chi
cage cash market No. 2 red winter
wheat SLAP; No. 2 hard $1.45; No ,
mixed corn SAC; No. 3 yellow corn 64c;
No. 3 white oats CSC. For the week
Chicago September wheat up &c at
$1.24%; September corn 3hc at $3.50.
Chicago July wheat up SIC At s1.31ss;
July corn 38sc at $3.50; NJ nleapolis
July wheat up lac at $1.3S; Kansas
City July down sc at s1.22A; Winni-
peg July down &c at $1.75B.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Hog
prices at Chicago declined 15c-30c pc
100 lbs. the past week. Beef steers
were not materially changed. Butcher
on,r1 a-I hn;fnra Ion1fraI OEn rEo
Feeder steers weak to soc lower. Fat
lambs practically unchang d; yearlings
down soc; fat ewes down 7Jc. June IT
Chicago prices: Hogs, bulk of sa es,
$7.90-8.10; medium and coed beef
steers $7.50-S.65; butcher cows and
heifers $3.75-S.25; feeder st ers ST. s.
IT'S; light and medium weight veal
calves $7.509.50; fat lambs $9-11.75;
yearlings $6-9.50; fat ewes $2.25-4.25.
Stocker and feeder shi lments rom
IL important markets curing he week
ending June 10 were: Cattle and calves
32,680; hogs 6,763; sheep 1O,93S.
The trend of eastern Wholesale fresh
meat prices was downward duIi-g the
past week. Beef 81 lower; veal, nut
ton and pork loins steady to 81 lower.
Lamb was the weakest spot on the
market, declines ranging $5-6 Per 100
lbs. June II prices, coed grade meats:
Beef $14.50-15.50; veal $16-1S; lamb
5000; mutton $10-15; light pork loins
1929; heavy loins $15-1S.
Hay: Extreme dullness prevails in
all hay markets. No. / timothy quoted
Minneapolis $19. No. / alfalfa Omaha
SIS.
FEED: Feed market continues to
grow weaker daily. Wheat feed prices
again at low ebb. DemaLd light. Move.
ment generally light but good from
Minneapolis and st. Louis. About 15,.
600 tons of feeds now stored in Lake
warehouses. Stocks in country deal.
ers' hands generally larger than nor.
NAL for this time of the year. Cotton.
seed down 81 per ton. Linseed meal
and corn feeds fairly steady. Dur m
wheat feeds dropped $1-2 ON the 10th.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar.
kets for the m st art have been steady
to firm all week. Downward tendency
early in week followed by later recov.
cry in all markets, net gain ranging
h-1Hc.
Active buying features cheese mar.
kets especially at country points.
Much Of buying is Of cheese for s.or.
ing. Quality of current make rum ng
good. Production heavy. Price ten.
dency upward with prices at Wiscon.
sin primary markets averaging: Twins
1910; Daisies 14kc; Double Da les
lac; Longhorns 15c; Young Americas
15hc.