Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-05-06
GRAIN OFFERINGS LIGHT
Live Stock Shows Upward in the
Weeks Market.
Export Demand and UnfavorabIe
Weather Stimulate Grain Prices
Dairy Products Decline.

U. 8. Bureau of Markets, Washington
D. c.. for week ended May 2, 1921.
GRAIN: Market uncertain and
easily Influenced either way during the
week. Good export demand, light Of
ferings, weather damage reports, and
small wheat stocks Chicago available
delivery on future contracts were the
principal bullish factors while it con
ditions, European political situation
and weakness In corn on the 28th were
mainly responsible for declines. Pre-.
miums cash wheat Minneapolis up
to Sc with offerings light and Buffalo
mills reported bidding for wheat Kan.
sas City. Heavy frosts predicted some
sections tonight. In Chicago cash mar
ket No. 2 red winter wheat $1.44; No.
2 hard $1.49; No. 3 mixed corn SIC;
No. 8 yellow 59c; No. white oat SIC.
For the week Chicago May wheat up
SIC at $1.347s; May corn down one
cent at 5S%. Chicago July wheat 41kc
at $1.09h: July corn half cent at &c.
Minneapolis July wheat up six. cents
at $1.16: Kansas City July 41sc at
$1.02: Winnipeg July SIC at $1.437k.
HAY: Market very inactive. Re.
ceipts continue light but equal limited
demand. Spring farm work curtailing
movement. Price changes only local.
Best grades Of all hay in fair demand.
Quoted: No. timothy New York $50,
Philadelphia $24, Chicago $23, Mime.
apolis $40, Cincinnati $21, Atlanta $50;
No. alfalfa Kansas City $22.50, Oma.
ha $50, Memphis $2S, Atlanta $50; No.
1 prairie Kansas City $13. Omaha $13,
Minneapolis $3.50.
FEED: Market shows slight price
changes. Wheat feed prices strength.
ened in west due to light production
rather than increased demand. Cot.
tonseed, Linseed, and alfalfa meal
weak. Purchases continue only for
immediate needs. The trade seems to
consider present prices low enough but
look for no advances in near future.
Quoted: Spring bran New York $3.50,
Chicago = $3.50, Minneapolis SIG:
Spring middlings New York $685.,
Chicago $3.50, Minneapolis SIS: lin
seed meal Minneapolis $1,000, Chicago
$33; alfalfa meal Kansas City $3.50,
Omaha SIS; hominy feed Chicago $23.
New York $3.50.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES:
Sacked Round White potatoes down
10 to 15c per 100 pounds at northern
shipping points, closing 60-75c. Chi.
cago carlot market at seasons low
point of S0-S5c. .-.-...
: Cold storage Baldwin apples up Csc
per barrel in city wholesale markets,
New York A.2h, stock, mostly $6-7
per barrel. %@s ',::s 49,
&. Sacked yellow onions slow and
ateady in eastern city wholesale mar.
kets at 75c-$1.25 per 100 pounds. Texas
yellow Bermudas slightly lower at
$1.40-2, mostly $1.50.1.75 per, standard
crate for number one and two stock,
commercial pack. j.:
Tennessee Klondike Strawberries g.
soc quart basis New York,
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: The
trend of Chicago livestock prices was
generally upward the last week.. Hogs
gained 10.25c, beef steers 1850,
butcher cows and heifers Csc, veal
calves 50c-$1. fat and feeding lambs,
'yearlings and fat ewes generally
steady. May Chicago prices: Hogs,
bulk of sales. $3.50; medium and
good beef steers $7.40-8.75; butcher
COWS and heifers $50; feeder steers
$650.8: light and medium weight veal
calves $40: fat lambs $9-11: feeding
lambs $3.50: yearlings $3.50; fat
ewes $5.50-7.25.
Stocker and feeder shipments from
II important markets during the week
ended April % were: Cattle and calves
81, 716: hogs s,47s: sheep $500.
:, With the exception Of mutton, east
ern Wholesale fresh meat prices de.
.clined. Pork loins down, $1.2; veal
steady to IS lower; lamb steady to 81
lower: mutton generally 81 higher per
100 pounds. May 2 prices. good grade
meats: Beef $16:17.60:1 veal $3.50;
lamb 1904; mutton $1l,17: light pork
loins $24,17: heavy lotns $17-22. i.
s DAIRY PRODUCTS Butter prices,
have declined steadily the past week. :
AUTO THEFT RING BROKEN
Northwest Gang Believed Nippsd BY
2 v1EtssEs chieaoo, Arrests. ,,::.::~5 !,
= Chicago tBithss the arrest Of seven
men here the police believed that .
gang Of interstate automobile thieves
responsible for the disappearance Of
500, 900 worth of cars had been broken