The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-07-13
FRESH MEATS ADVANCE.
Wheat Prices Show Upturns In
Chicago Pit.
y. s. Bureau of Markets Washington. D. C..
for week ended July 10. 1922

y. s. Bureau of Markets, Washington. D. C.
for week ended July 10. 1922.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Hog
prices showed mixed movements dur.
ing the past week ranging from 35c
lower to &c higher. Beef steers 10-25c
higher; butcher cows and heifers firm
to 25c higher; veal calves 75c net
higher with feeder steers unchanged.
Fat lambs Csc higher; feeding lambs
Assoc higher; fat ewes 1850 higher
while yearlings remained practically
unchanged. On July 10th hogs opened
10-15c lower on better grades. closed
firm on such but 25-40c lower on 9TH
ers; beef steers, butcher cows and
heifers and bulls strong to fifteen cents
higher: veal calves steady to higher,
stockers low. Native lambs mostly Soc
lower; sheep steady and feeder lambs
strong. July 10th Chicago prices: Hogs,
top, 1890; bulks of sales $9-10.85; me-
dunn and good beef steers $S.40-9.95;
butcher COWS and heifers $40; feeder
steers $5.65-7.75; light and medium
weight veal calves $8-9.75; fat lambs
$12.50-1375; feeding lambs $11.50-
1850; yearlings $S.75-11.75; fat ewes
$45.0-7.65.
Stocker and feeder shipments from
IL important markets during the week
ending June 80 were: Cattle and calves
5O,525; hogs 6,2S5; sheep 25,941.
All classes of fresh meats at eastern
wholesale markets showed advances
for the week. Beef firm to soc higher;
veal, lamb and mutton firm to SO high
er; light pork loins $1-2 higher per
100 lbs. On July 10th beef and mutton
steady to 81 higher, veal $1-2 higher;
lamb steady to So higher and pork
loins $1-3 higher. July 10th prices good
grade meats: Beef $15.50-17; veal S13-
10: lamb $3.50; mutton $1420; light
pork loins $21-24; heavy loins $14-20.
GRAIN: Wheat prices declined
steadily during the week, Chicago Sep
TENDER wheat showing net loss Of
$50 Chicago September corn down
3M. Favorable weather conditions and
break in continental exchange were
principal beerish factors. Export de-
mand restricted. Wheat prices adj
vanced on the 10th on buying induced
by prospect of curtailed movement due
to rail and coal strikes. Visible sup
ply wheat 16,879, 900 blu. compared with
1881, 900 blu. same date last year. Corn
lower on liquidation sales Influenced
by beneficial rains. Visible supply
corn 2S,779,o00 blu. compared with a.
10000 bu. last year. Closing prices
In Chicago cash market: No. Q red
winter wheat $114; No. hard winter
wheat $1.15; No. 2 mixed corn &c;
No. yellow corn CSC; No. 8 white
oats SIC. Average farm prices: No.
2 mixed corn in central Iowa 49c; clos
ing future prices: Chicago September
wheat $111a. Chicago September
$3.50; Minneapolis September wheat
$119A; Kansas City September wheat
$103N; Winnipeg October wheat
$116A.
!, DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar
kets unsettled, tone weak at close, re-
ceipts continued heavy, large storage
accumulations. Markets have also re-
acted from advances caused by export
demand the previous week. Production
showing only slight decrease. Closing
prices, 90 score butter: New York
361sc; Chicago 35c; Philadelphia and
Boston SIC.
HAY: Heavy receipts cause dull