The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-09-21
MARKET TREND FIRMER
Wheat Grows Stronger With
War Talk.
!. 8; Bureau Of Markets, Washington: .. I.


first half OF week but declined latA:
and closed at net losses. Principal mar.
xet factors were: Slow cash and ex-
port demand, lack OF support, increase
n visible supply, and hedging pres
sure. Chicago December wheat down
81. Chicago December corn down -.
Wheat and corn lower on the 18th on
2~artial settlement of rail strike. de-
cline in Liverpool, and bearish news
rom Canadian Northwest. Fair ex
port demand. Closing prices in Chi
cago cash market; No. 2 red winter
wheat S1G3; mo. 2 hard winter wheat
s1.01; Nc 2 mixed corn 63c; No. 2
yellow corn 63c; No. 3 white oats CSC
Average farm prices: No. 2 mixed corn
in central Iowa soc; No. 2 hard win
ter wheat in central Kansas S5c. Clos.
ing future prices: Chicago December
wheat 99Ac; CHICAGO December corn
56bc; Minneapolis December wheat
s1.00B: Kansas City December wheat
93Bc; Winnipeg December wheat
91ac.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar
ket steady to firm for the week. Hot
weather has continued to cut down
proc ucticn and has reduced percent
age OF fancy grades in current arriv-
ais. Storage goods beginning to move
in 4 small way. Closing prices So
score butter: New York 391ac; Chi
cage 3SAc; Cheese markets steady
with only fair volume of trading.
Buyers continue to hold off more or
less at present prices. Cheese prices
at Wisconsin primary markets Sept.
Double Daisies zoe; Young Americas
zoe; Leghorns zoe; Square Prints
22c.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chi
cago hog prices continued their up
ward movement, advances ranging
from rs to Acc being scored. Cattle
prices also showed some improvement
over those of a week ago. Beef steers
advanced 90 to 60c and butcher cows
and heifers 10 t zoe. Feeder steers
steady to Csc up while veal calves
were Csc lower to 75c up. Sheep and
lamb prices improved materially, fat
lambs ranging from 81 to $1.10. Feed
ing lambs rs to soc; yearlings rs to
soc and fat ewes 25 to 75c higher per
100 lbs. On Sept. 14th hogs on the
Chicago market were steady to 10C
higher. Beef steers and butcher cows
and heifers 10 to 15c higher with
spots up more, bulls and veal calves
largely Csc higher and stockers and
feeders firm. Fat lambs rs to soc high
er and fat sheep strong to 25c higher
Sept. 14th Chicago prices: Hogs, top
$3.50; bulk of sales $3.50 to $3.50. Me
dunn and good beef steers $7.75 tt
$10.70. Butcher cows ard heifers $38e
$50; feeder steers $5.50-8.25; light
and medium weight veal calves $11.50
1850; fat lambs $12. 75-14; feeding
lambs S11. 75-13.25; yearlings s9-11.75;
fat ewes $3.75.7. Stocker and feeder
shipments from IL important markets
during the week ending Sept. Sth were:
Cattle and calves lie, SAT; hogs 6,086;
sheep 64,229. Market declines in the
price of medium grade lamb was the
outstanding feature of the weeks trad
ing in eastern wholesale fresh meat
markets. Beef was soc lower to 81
higher. Veal firm to 81 higher; good
grade lamb steady to 81 higher while
mutton ranged from 81 higher on good
rade to 81 lower on medium grade
Pork loins firm to 81 higher. On Sept
14th beef ranged from soc lower al
some markets to SOC higher at 9th
ers; veal and pork generally steady
to 81 lower; better grades lambs
around 81 lower; other grades steady
Mutton generally steady. Sept. 14th
prices good grade meats: Beef SIS so
1S: veal 1920; lamb s24-27; muttor
$13-1S.50.