Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-01-06
GRAIN MARKET WEAK
Declines Registered in Wheat
and Corn Prices.
Government Crop Estimate Has Bear
ish Effect--Winter Wheat Area
SoWn in Fall A Million
Acres--tioas Down.
J. S. Bureau of Markets, Washington, d.
FOR uuaalr endad Dec 40 1921.

U. S. Bureau of Markets, Washington. D. c.,
for week ended Dec. 80, 1921.
Grain - Market uncertain through
out week, Chicago May wheat regis
tering q net decline OF two cents and
closing at $1.15; Chicago May corn
down one cent at SIC. Prices declined
on the Goth on bearish construction
placed upon Government crop report
estimating winter wheat area sown
this fall 44,293,000 acres, which is IL
per cent less than the revised estlmat-
ed area sown in fall Of 1920 Closing
prices in Chicago cash market: No 2
red winter wheat, $1.1S; No, 2 hard
winter wheat, $113; No. mixed
corn, 4Sc; No. yellow corn, 4Sc,
No. white oats, 34c. Average price
30 farmers in central Iowa for NO. z
mixed corn about 33c; to farmers in
central North Dakota for No. / dark
Northern wheat $109A; to farmers
in central Kansas for No. 2 hard win
ter wheat, CSC. For the week, Min
-neapolis May wheat down 214c, clos
ing at $121A; Kansas City May
wheat down 1Ac at S117A; Winni-
peg May wheat down 31ac at $110B.
Hay-Holiday inactivity in hay mar
ket continues.
Feed - Mill feed market continues
inactive Wheat feed prices firm on
light production but demand is light
and offerings are slightly larger. De,
mand for other feeds only fair and
prices and conditions are practically
unchanged Quoted Dec 30: Spring
bran, $22.50 Minneapolis; $3.50, Chi
cago: Standard middlings, $2a: -four
niddlings, $24, Minneapolis; SO per
cent cottonseed meal, $4,000, Chicago;
linseed meal, $44, Minneapolis gluten
feed. $36.65. Chicago
Fruits and VegetabIes-Potato mar
kets stronger, demand and movement
slow.
Livestock and Meats-Due to exces-
sive runs and sharply declining val
ues during the past two days. Chicago
hog prices show net declines for the
week ranging from Is to 45c per 100
lbs, heavy weights declining most. In
the cattle market stock selling neaP
the lower end of the various price
ranges advanced from 25-50c OIL the
average while the selling near the UP
per end Of the ranges remained up-
changed; this applies to both beef
and butcher cattle. Feeder steers
we're generally steady. Fat lambs
were weak to 35c higher, while feed
ing lambs we're 25-50c higher. Yearl-
ings and fat ewes were generally soc
higher per 100 lbs. Dec. goth Chicago
prices: Hogs, top, $3.50; bulk OF
sales, $6.407.15 medium and good
beef steers, $625-9; butcher COWS and
heifers, $325-S; feeder steers, $3.50;
light and medium weight veal calves,
$675-950 fat lambs $10.50-11.75;
yearlings, $S-1050; fat ewes, $3.50-e.
The trend Of eastern wholesale
fresh meat prices was upward though
advances were only moderate. Beef
and veal ranged from firm to 81 high
err. Lamb and pork loins were $1-2
higher while mutton prices We're UNI
changed.
Dairy Products markets I'M
settled and weak at close. Closing
prices, so score: New York, 40h;
Philadelphia, AZ; Boston, AZ; Chi
cago, 40.
Cheese markets quiet and tendency
toward weakness. Prices at Wiscon-
sin primary markets Dec. 29th: Twins,
10; Daisies, 1872; Double Daisies,
1914; Longhorns, 1872; Young Amer
icas, 1871.