Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-10-28
WHEA I DOWN FOR WEEk
Threatened Rail Strike Cutting
Movement to Terminal
Markets.
Heavy Declines Partly Turned by Good
Export Demand = Reduction in
Freight Rates-sIiqht Decrease
In Visible Supply.


Freight Rates Slight Decrease
In Visible Supply.
70. $. Bur..l o, Markets. Washington. D. c..
for week ended Oct a.. 1921.
GRAIN: There were heavy de-.
clines in grain prices the first three
days of week but market then turned
firm induced by somewhat oversold
condition, good export business and
reduced hedging pressure from North.
west. On the 22nd a reduction in
freight rates for grain, grain products
and hay was ordered by the Interstate
Commerce Commission. Milling de-
mand continues fairly good with soft
Red Winter premiums sharply high.
.er. Visible supply wheat 55,687, 900
bushels, a decrease of 100000 bushels
for week. Threatened rail strike has
Cut down movement of grains in ter
minal markets. Visible supply corn
1867 900 bushels an increase of ST..
$50, 900 for week. Closing prices in
Chicago cash market: Number 2 Red
Winter wheat $1.20; Number 2 hard
winter wheat $1.06; Number 2 mixed
corn 47c; Number 2 yellow corn 47c;
Number white oats Sic. Average
price to farmers in central Iowa for
Number mixed corn about size;
to farmers in central North Dakota
for Number / dark northern wheat
$1.0811; to farmers In central Kansas
for Number hard winter wheat CSC.
For the week Chicago December
wheat down two cents closing at
$1.08; Chicago December corn up two
cents at 48c Minneapolis December
wheat closed at $1.22H; Kansas City
December wheat $1.00h; Winnipeg
December wheat $1.0S1s. Chicago May
wheat closed at $1.12h; Chicago May
corn 5311: Minneapolis May wheat
$1.21; Kansas City May wheat $1.0456;
Winnipeg May wheat $1.13k.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES: Chi.
cago potato market declined during
the week, other cities fairly steady.
New York Round Whites up 10c at
shipping points at $1.95 to 81 per 100
pounds sacked; strong in Eastern city
markets at $2.25 to $2.35. Northern
Round Whites slightly weaker at ship
ping points at $16O to $3.50; down
20 to Csc in Chicago carlot market at
SITS to $190, slightly weaker in Gin.
cinnati at $215 to $685.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar.
kets easy. Upward tendency of prices
apparently checked Closing prices 90
score Domestic: New York 471s; Chi.
cago AN; Philadelphia At; Boston
46h.
Cheese markets have been fairly
firm during the week Closing prices
at Wisconsin primary markets Octo-
Der %: Twins zoe; Daisies 21Ac; Dou-
BILE Daisies &c; Young Americas
20Ac; Longhorns 20%c.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chi
cago hog prices declined so to 6oc dur.
ing the week, light hogs losing most.
Beef steers and butcher cows and
heifers down Is to SOC. Fat lambs ad-
vanced Is to Csc; feeding lambs
steady. Fat ewes and better grades Of
yearling Csc higher. October "a, Chi.
cago prices: Hogs top $3.50; bulk Of
sales $7.75 to $S.25: medium and good
beef steers $5.S5 to $10.65; butcher
cows and heifers $3.50 to 50; feeder
steers $4.S5 to s.: light and medium
weight veal calves S. to $11.50; fat
lambs $7.75 to 50; feeding lambs $6.75
to SITS; yearlings IS to $3.50; fat
ewes 50 to $5.25. .
Stocker and feeders shipments from
IL important markets during the week
ending October II were: Cattle and
calves 134,663; hogs 4,S74; sheep 49,.
227.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
were not materially changed from
those prevailing a week ago. Beef
and veal steady, lamb mutton and
fresh pork loins steady to 81 lower.
October "a, prices good grade meats:
Beet, $14 to SIG; veal $1S to $21: lamb
ST to SO; mutton SO to $13; light
pork loins SIS to $29: heavy loins
SIC to $22.
HAY: Demand for hay fully equal
to offerings. Quoted October %, No.
/ Timothy SIS, Minneapolis. No. al.
falfa $21, Minneapolis. No. 1 prairie
SIS. Minneapolis. =
FEED: Movement OF wheat feeds
from head of the lakes to Eastern lake
ports good. Quoted October %, bran
$12, middlings $13, Minneapolis; No.
1 alfalfa meal $3.50, Kansas City,
white hominy feed $20.25 st. Louis:
$40 Chicago %>,':.. ".'E 49,