Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-05-27
HIGH POINT FOR WHEAT
Export Demand and Crop Re-
ports Cause Bulge.
Emergency Tariff Also eearish Factor
Live Stock Market Continues
steady-Corn Down.

c.. for week ended May %, 1921.
GRA1N: Unfavorable crop reports
confirmed by four local crop experts
together with good export business re-
suited in upward trend Of prices dur
ing the week. Cash wheat in fair de-
mand until the 21st. when bulge
brought out cash wheat from country
and premiums over May largely disap-
peared. On the 23rd July wheat sold
at new high point and May within SC
Of extreme prices for season; ad-
vances subsequently lost on predic,
tions rain in southwest and covering
by commission houses. Passage emer-
gency tariff bill in Senate also re-
regarded as bearish factor. Visible
wheat supply 9,565,000 bushels, a de-
crease Of 1,685,000 bushels for week.
Visible corn supply 15,224,000 bushels,
decrease of 2,521,O00 bushels for
week. In Chicago cash market No.
red winter wheat $1.70: No. hard
$1.6S; No. 3 mixed corn SEC; No. 3 yell
low corn SIC; No. 3 white oats 39c.
For the week Chicago May wheat up
;21c at $1.674; May corn down 1c at
5813c. Chicago July wheat up 12hc
at $1.2S; July corn unchanged at 613s &c
Minneapolis wheat up 11%c at
:$1.32hc; Kansas City July up 12Ac at
,$121; Winnipeg July up 1910 at $1.66.
HAY: Light receipts advance timo-
thy prices in several markets, but
trading is light and movement retard-
ed by teamwork. Alfalfa and prairie
steady. Best grades in fair demand at
unchanged prices.
FEED: Feed market practically un.
changed. No buying except for imme.
date needs. Local conditions caused
some slight price changes. Spring
bran quoted, Minneapolis SIG. Spring
middlings, Minneapolis $3.50; SO per
cent cottonseed, Chicago $3.50; lin.
seed meal, Minneapolis $27; No. al.
falfa meal Omaha $40, Kansas City
$1S; gluten, Chicago $26.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chi.
cago hog prices gained 5c-25c per 100
pounds the past week. Beef steers
generally Csc lower, butcher cows and
heifers down, 25c.50c. Feeder steers
generally steady. Veal calves down
25c Fat lambs lost Soc: : fat: ewes
1892 lower. May % Chicago prices:
Hogs, bulk of sales, $8.40-8.80: medium
and good beef steers $7.25-s75; but
cher cows and heifers $5-S.75, feeder
steers $7.10-S.50; light and medium
weight calves $7.25-9.25 fat lambs
$S75-11.50, yearltngs $40; fat ewes
$40. .~.~ f p. r.
In, eastern wholesale fresh meat
markets lamb again the only meat to
advance prices ranging $1-2 higher per
100 pounds than q week ago. Beef
lost 60c-$1: veal and mutton $1.2:
pork loins. generally 81. May %
prices, good grade meats: Beef $14-16;
veal }14-17; lamb $25-27; mutton SIS.
II; light pork loins 1924: heavy
loins $1e-1s. ~.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES:
Northern sacked Round White pota'
toes slightly weaker ct shipping points.
closing S0-s6c. Production Of early
potatoes forecast by Bureau OF Crop
Estimates 27,028 cars compared with
32,194 cars last season.
Texas Yellow Bermuda onions
slightly lower in consuming markets
at $1.25-1.90 per standard crate com
mercial pack. ~.
Maryland and Virginia Klondike
Strawberries steady at 22-25c per quart
New York. Tennessee Aromas slight.
y lower Chicago at $6.25-s50 per ~
quart crate.
Florida watermelons, average weight
1924 pounds. selling to Boston jobbers
75-85c each.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: A frmer feel
ing existed in butter market at close Of
week and prices advanced half to one
cent, o. score bringing 2811c New
York; 27Hc Chicago.
Cheese market has been very active
with hrmed feeling ct close. Dealers
generally desire to keep stocks moving
81 anticipation Of greatly increased
make O. full gross comes 4. on and
cheese Improves 81 quality and storing
season begins. Prices rang mostly
I1lx -l4s q y, seonsiD: 14-l5cs = 80