Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-10-07
DECLINE IN FUTURES
December Wheat Down 11H4c
on Minneapolis Market.
Selling Pressure and Falling Export
Demand Force Break in Grain Mar.
ket-ljberal offerino-0e-
cenber Corn Down
Three Cents.

y. 8. Bureau OF Markets, Washington. .. O.,
for week ended Oct. 3. 1921.
GRAIN: Selling pressure lack Of
outside buying, falling OF in export
demand and generally bearish sentt-
ment were features Of the wheat mar
kets. Prices declined on each ex-
cept Sept. 20, when 0yersold conu444On
caused rush to cover and prices raj.
lied, but declined again the following
day. Chicago cash markets were fair.
" firm with red winters and demand:
Visible wheat supply placed: at ST.
795, 900 bushels, an increase during
week of 1886, 900 bushels. Corn prices
were generally weak and touched new
low points on crop. Country offerings
were fairly liberal. Visible corn sup
ply placed at 11,765,00 bushels, de:
crease during week of 726,00O. Closing
prices in Chicago cash markets: No. 2,
red winter wheat $23: No. 2 hard win
ter $1.20; No. 2 mixed corn 48c; No.
yellow corn &c; No. 3 white, oats
35hc. For the week Chicago Decem-
Der wheat lost TIC closing at $1.18%;
December corn lost SC at 1850; Min
neapolis December wheat lost 11Ac at
$1.28h; Kansas City December wheat
lost TIC at $1.10A; Winnipeg Deem
Der wheat lost 10c at $1.22A. Chicago
May wheat closed at $685.: May corn
at 55Ac: Minneapolis May wheat at
$1.29h; Kansas City May wheat at
{1.15; Winnipeg May wheat at $1.27.
+ HAY: Receipts very light but de.
mand also limited in most markets.
Heavy receipts Of prairie lowered pric-
es at Kansas City. Quoted October g.:
No. Timothy, Chicago $24. No. / Al
falfa, Kansas City SIS. No. Prairie,
. Minneapolis $3.50.
FEED: Entire feed market weak.
Quoted Oct. 3: Spring bran, Minneapo.
lis $12.50: Standard: middlings 81
above bran: hard winter bran Kansas
City $1,000, St. Louis $14: Soft winter
bran, Chicago $15.25; Linseed meal,
Minneapolis s38.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES: Po-
tatO shipments were heavy, the mar
kets dull and slow and prices declined.
New York sacked round whites lost
Csc closing at SITS per 100 lbs. +. o. b..
Bulk stock closed at $2.15 in Phila-
delphia. Northern sacked round whites
lost soc in Chicago closing at $3.50 to
$500.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Com
pared with week ago Chicago live
stock prices were generally higher
Hogs ranged from CSC to Csc higher
with beef steers generally Csc to SOC
higher. Butcher cows and heifers were
practically unchanged while feeder
steers were weak to Csc lower. Both
fat and feeding lambs averaged Csc
higher with fat ewes Csc to soc higher.
Yearlings ranged from steady to csc
lower. October 3, Chicago prices:
Hogs, top $S.45; bulk Of sales $3.50
to $685.. Medium and good beef steers
$5.85 to $40; Butcher cows and heifera
1885 to So; feeder steers $465 to
$3.50; light and medium weight veal
calves $3.50 to $11.50; fat lambs $7.25
to 50; feeding lambs IS to $685.. year.
lings $4.75 to $6.75; fat ewes So; to IS.
,Stocker and feeder shipments from
II important markets during the week
ending September g., were: Cattle
and calves 93,564; hogs, .5,770; sheep,
$685.. Compared with a week ago
eastern wholesale meat prices ranged
from steady to 81 lower Beef was SOC:
to 81 lower and veal generally 81 low.
er. Lamb was 81 to Glover with mutt.
ton and pork loins steady to 81 lower.
Oct. 3, Prices good grade meats: Beef
$14 to SIG; veal '$18 to $40; lamb SIG;
to $19; Mutton $11 to SIS; light pork:
loins $26 to $29; heavy lofns SIS to $40.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar.
kets we're firm to slightly higher on
top grades. ~.
Cheese markets we're steady to firm,
with trading fairly active at Wisconsin.
primary markets on many days during
week. Southern demand fell. OF. Buying:
for storage purposes vas light. Closing;
prices at Wisconsin primary markets:
Twins zoe; Daisies zoe; Double Dali.
sizes 19%c; Young Americas 20%c:.