Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-07-08
WHEAT BULGE BREAKS
First New Wheat Brings $1.23
on Chicago Market.
July Wheat Down 81 cents at Min.
neapoIis for Week-corn Holding =
own-Reports Indicate DAM
aee-Live Stock Steady.

y. 9; Bureau OF Markets washington. D.
GRAIN: Wheat and corn prices
declined during the week. The only
advance was on the 10Th, Influenced
by good export business and reports
Of drouth in Europe and Argentina.
At the close wheat crop reports in
dicate damage. Export demand slow.
Country offerings liberal. First car
osw wheat on Chicago market July LIST
sold at $1.23A. graded No. 2 mixed,
test weight So. Corn crop reports
generally favorable: total crop esti-
mated 5000, 100000 bu. Corn curling
reported in Nebraska: hot weather do
ing damage in South Dakota. In Chi
cago cash market No. 2 red winter
wheat $1.26: No. 2 hard $1.31: No. 3
mixed corn 60c: No. yellow corn Coo:
No. white oats Csc. For the week
Chicago July wheat down SIC ct
.$1.22h; July corn unchanged at &c.
Minneapolis July wheat down 8xc at
$1.24. Chicago September wheat down
1Ac at 1922: September corn down
%c at SIC. Minneapolis September
wheat down 2Ac at $127%: Kansas
City September wheat down &c at
$1.13h.
HAY: Extremely light movement
and limited demand causing prices to
be only nominal in many markets. No.
timothy quoted, Minneapolis $18.
No. alfalfa Memphis $50. No. /
prairie Minneapolis SIG.
FEED: Market quiet. Further de-
clines in bran and middlings. Other
feeds generally easier. Quoted: Bran
1926, middlings $13, Minneapolis:
SO per cent cottonseed meal $29.75,
Memphis; white hominy feed $23,
Chicago; $29.25, Philadelphia; linseed
meal $2S, Minneapolis: No. alfalfa
meal $3.50 Kansas City.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES: Mis-.
sissippi tomatoes in four basket car
riers slightly weaker in most eastern
markets, ranging generally $1.15-140.
Baltimore steady at $1.50-1.60.
California Salmon Tint cantaloupes,
standard, ass, showed slightly
broader range at shipping points. clos
ing $1.40-1.85 +. o. b. cash track.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chica-
90 livestock prices show net advances
OF 25-50c over price of week ago. Cat
tie prices are almost invariably lower.
Beef steers down 10-25c, butcher cows
and heifers steady to Csc lower. Fat
lambs declined 75c-$1.25; yearlings
5o-75c per 100 lbs. Fat ewes weak to
Csc lower. July Chicago prices:
Hogs, top Zone load) $3.50; bulk Of
sales $S.60-9.20; medium and good beef
steers $3.50; butcher cows and he'll
fers $3.75-8; feeder steers $5.75-7.50:
light and medium weight veal calves
$7.50-9.50; fat lambs $S.25-10.60; feed
ing lambs $5.75-6.75; yearlings $5.50-S;
fat eyes $225-5. ~...... .,-..~
With the exception Of mutton, east
ern wholesale fresh meat prices are
substantially lower. Lamb lost SIG,
veal $2-3, beef 5oc-$1. 81, pork loins
generally 81. Mutton practically un-
changed. July 1 prices, good grade
meats: Beef $12.75-14.50; veal 1914:
lamb 1923: mutton $10-15: light pork
loins $17-20: heavy loins $14-16.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar
kets firm throughout the week under
active demand for current require
ments and for storing. Closing prices,
81 score: New York 351ac; Chicago
Soc; Philadelphia 3611c; Boston SIC.
Cheese markets have held steady but
show little change. Prices at Wiscon- |
sin primary markets average: Twins
14c; Daisies 14hc; Double Daisies 14c;
Longhorns 15c: Young Americas 15hc.