Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-12-16
NARRoW FLUCTUATIONS
Market Marked by, Unsettled
Condition Generally.
Wheat Export Business Inactive
Business Reported DuII-smaII
Decrease In Visible Supply
Hogs Advanced 16c to 35c.

U. S. Bureau of Markets: Washington, D. c.,
for week ended Dec. IL. 1921.
GRAIN:-The wheat market was
unsettled with a narrow. range dur
ing the week and prices averaged
lower. Export demand inactive at
close with no business reported Wis.
ible supply wheat 1887 900 bushels, a
decrease Of 426,0OO bushels for week.
Visible supply corn 15,950,000 bushels,
an increase of 100000 bushels for
week. Closing prices in Chicago cash
market: No. 2 red winter wheat
SLIT; No. 2 hard winter wheat Slip;
No. 2 mixed corn 49c; No. 2 yellow
corn SOC; No. 3 white oats 34c. Aver.
age price to farmers in central Iowa
for No. 2 mixed corn about 3319c; to
to farmers in central North Dakota
for No. dark northern wheat $1.04h ;
for the week Chicago May wheat de.
clined &c closing at $113%; Chicago
May corn down hc closing at 53Ac;
Minneapolis May wheat down 1Hzc a:
$1.19-5A; Kansas City May wheat
down &c at $1o5k: Winnipeg May
wheat down SAC at $1.08A.
HAY:-The usual Holiday dullness
is beginning to be felt in the hay mar
ket. Quoted Dec 10th: No. l timo
thy, Minneapolis $3.50. No. 1 alfalfa
Kansas City $2o.5o. No. prairie
Minneapolis SIS.
FEED:-Little activity is reported
in feed markets. There is no scarcity
Of any kind of feedstuffs, though Of
ferings for immediate shipments in
some cases are light. Export and
domestic demand for linseed mea
diminishing.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES:-
Potato markets stronger, Haulings
light Sacked Round Whites up 5-10t
I. O. b. western New York at S1.70-1.7s
per 100 lbs; stronger in New York
City at $2.10-215; up 10c in Philadel
phia at $2-2.10. Minnesota points ul
SC at $1.40-1.50. Red River Ohios
steady at $115-1.25. Northern RounC
Whites stronger in Chicago at $1.65
$50 per 100 lbs, carlot sales. Job
bling sales other cities $19O-2
DAIRY PRODUCTS:-Butt mar
kets unsettled during week with
prices showing considerable fluctua
tion but the tone was firm at the
close. Closing prices, 80, score: New
York Acc; Philadelphia 47c; Boston
45Hc Chicago Acc.
Cheese markets show slightly NOR.
activity the past week. Prices a
Wisconsin primary markets Dec
10th: Twins 19Ac; Daisies 1910
Double Daisies 19kc; Young Ameri
cas- 21c; Longhorns 20Ac.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS:-Chi
cago hog prices made net advance:
ranging from 15c to Csc per 100 lbs
during the week, light hogs gaining
most. Good beef steers weak to rs.
lower. Butcher cows and heifers
were weak to zoe lower. Feeder
steers firm to a shade higher. Fat
lambs advanced Csc to SOC. Feeding
lambs up SOC to $1.10. Yearlings gain
ed 5O-75c higher. Dec. 18th, Chicago
prices: Hogs, top, $3.50; bulk Of
sales $6.75-7.15; medium and goot
beef steers $665-10; butcher COWS
and lleifers $3.40-S.75; feeder steers
$4.75-660; light and medium weight
veal calves $6.50-9.50; fat lambs $40
11.25; feeding lambs $S.50-10.25;
yearlings $7-9.75; fat ewes $3.50-5.75
Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
were almost without exception sharp
ly higher than a week ago. Fresh
pork, loins led the upward movement
with advances ranging from SILL pei
100 lbs. Lamb advanced $4-6; muttor
$2-5; veal $43; beef $2-2.50. Dec
18th prices, good grade. meats: Bee
$15-18; veal $20-22; lambs $3.50: NUT
ton 1920; light pork loins s22.50-30;
heavy loins $685..