Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-10-21
GRAIN PRICES LOWER
Threatened Railway Strike Mas
BearIsh Effect on Market.
ps1eoo ohoHlnn Upward Tendency un,
tll Oct II, When Contributing
co6dltlees Cause oilsht Drop
-Potato Prloss Stay at
Good Level.

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1os week sodsd OCT. II. 1911.
GRAIN A better undertone pre-.
vailed In the grain markets during the
week until the 18th, whom there was 4
drastic decline on account Of bearish
construction placed on Government re.
ports Of Reserves of wheat 40 OF Octo.
ber drst; threatened railroad strike
and IN increase in the visible supply.
Visible wheat supply 55.S95. 900 bush,
els, an increase Of nearly 1000. 900
bushels for week. Visible supply corn,
17,317,000 bushels an increase Of q,
431, 900 bushels for week. Closing pric-
90 In Chicago cash market: No. 2 Red
Winter wheat $1.18; No. 2 hard win.
ter wheat Sill: Mixed Corn 45c; No:
3 yellow corn 45c: No. 3 white oats
soc. For the week Chicago December
wheat declined 1c closing at 81. 10; De-
cember corn down Nc closing at 46c.
Minneapolis :Dscsmber wheat down
211c at $1.3S: Kansas City December
wheat down Nc at $1.11x: Winnipeg
December wheat down &c at $1.11h.
Chicago May wheat closed at $1.14;
May corn 51xc: Minneapolis May
wheat $1,000; Kansas City May
wheat $685.: Winnipeg May wheat
SLIT.
HAY: Market generally weaker be.
cause Of increased receipts and a n.
stricted demand, prices about 81 low.
or In New York market but fairly
steady in other markets.
FEED: Market weak, prices gen.
orally lower. Export demand high
protein feed slow, resulting in further
price decline. Stocks of feedstuffs
good, particularly those locally pro.
duced, and IN excess of present abnor.
NAL requirements. Reports Of favor.
able range and pasturage conditions
for this season Of the year in all sec.
tons Of country not encouraging to
an early Improvement in demand. Stor.
age stocks when mill feeds heavy,
many distress offerings in evidence.
Movement generally light. Quoted 90.
tober II, Bran $11.50, Middlings $3.50.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES: Po-
tato shipments of lila cars during
the week exceeded all records. The
average weekly movement during the
past three weeks was over 10000 cars.
Prices advanced in some markets but
the tone is weaker at the close. North.
ern sacked round whites down 1Oc In
Chicago at 81 to $40 per 100 lbs;
nearly steady at shipping points at
S1.75 to $1.95. Eastern round whites
nearly steady in New York City at
1920 to $3.50; weaker in Philadelphia
at $40 to 1925. -"
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chi
ago hog prices declined Is tc CSC per
100 lbs. during the week, better
weights declining most. Better grades
of beef steers ranged from 50 to 75c
higher, ether grades sold all the way
from steady to SOC higher. Butcher
cows and heifer and feeder steers
steady to Csc higher Fat lambs de-
clfned Csc to 40c. Feeding Lambs
strong to soc higher. Yearlings and
TAT ewes unchanged. October II, Chi
cago prices: Hogs, top 1885 bulk Of
sales $7.25 to $S75; medium and good
beef steers $s.15 to $1o,s5; butcher
cows and heifers $3.75 to $3.50; feed.
sr steers $4.85 to 81; light and medium
weight veal calves IS to s$11.25; fat
ambs $3.50 to 1855; feeding lambs /
1875 to SITS; yearltngs $5.25 to $7.25; !
at ewes So to IS. Stocker and feed !!
sr shipments from IL important mar.
kets during the week ending Septem.
Der 80, amounted to- cattles and calves,
l01; ST.: hogs, 6,840; sheep, 126,s22.
= Eastern wholesale fresh meat prio-
IS showed mixed changes. Beef and
mutton weak to 81 lower while veal |
Ind lambs were steady to 81 higher.
Pork loins ranged steady at some mar.
zets to 81 higher at others
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar
kets firm. Active demand for best
grades keeping prices from declining. |
have only fair demand.
imports relatively light during the
week, but included several cars Of Ca
ladian butter. Storage butter moving
veil for the season. Closing prices,
" score: New York "4711c; Chicago
f412c; Philadelphia 48c.
= Cheese markets steady although un-
lorf0no 10 s0moIrhaf unsettled :. Cana,