The Hope pioneer., 1922-09-14
wheat IS DOWN AGAIN
All Grains Uncertain Within Mar
row Range.


GRA1N-Grain prices uncertain
within narrow range during the week
but averaged higher. Main market
factor were improved foreign demands
and buying by exporters. Strength in |
corn. and advance in Liverpool mar.
ket on the Sth. Chicago Dec. wheat
up l cent, Chicago Dec. corn up 11ac. |
Wheat prices closed fractionally lower
on the local market lacked support,
cash market weak, poor demand and
there was an increase in the visible
supply. Visible supply wheat 31,166,.
900 bu. compared with 42,1O0,000 bu.
same time last year. Corn lower on
rains and cooler weather over Belt;
heavy receipts, and falling of in cash
demand. Visible supply corn 1928
600 bu. compared with 11,239,000 bu.
same time last year. Closing prices
in Chicago cash market; No. 2 red
winter wheat $105; No. hard win
ter wheat $1.O3; No. mixed corn
64c; No. yellow corn 64c; No. 3
white oats 36c. Average farm price
No. mixed corn in central Iowa soc.
Closing future prices: Chicago Dec.
wheat $1.02; Chicago Dec. corn 57Ac;
Minneapolis Dec. wheat $1.02k; Kan.
sas City Dec. wheat 95hc; Winnipeg
Dec. wheat 94Ac.
HAY - Market generally weak.
Prices 81 lower at New York and st.
Louis. Other markets practically un-
changed. Receipts have fallen off.
Reports of country loadings light. Re.
ceipts principally of only medium
quality. Good hay scarce. Poor hay
selling at rather wide discounts.
Quoted September 8: No. l timothy,
New York $25, Chicago s19.
DAIRY PRODUCTS-Better market
firm for the week. Hot weather has
continued to cut down production and
has reduced percentage of fancy
grades in current arrivals. Storage
goods beginning to move in small
way. Closing pirces 80 score butter:
New York 391ac, Chicago 39c. 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. 9: Twins 2Oc; Daisies
20Ac; Double daisies 1890: Young
Americas 19hc; Longhorns 2oAc;
Square prints 21c
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS-The
trend of hog prices was upward for
the week, advance ranging from Is to
Csc per 100 lbs. Cattle prices, on the
other hand declined slightly; beef
steers weak to 10c lower, fat cows 10c
| lower to 10c higher while fat heifers
averaged about steady; feeder steers
: and veal calves remained practically
steady. The sheep and lamb market
showed slight changes, fat lambs ad'
vanced Csc to soc; feeding lambs and
yearlings steady while fat ewes were
, weak to SOC lower for the week. On
!, Sept. II, hogs on the Chicago market
opened slow, around steady, closed
steady to strong with Saturdays aver
age. Beef steers and yearlings fully
, steady, other grades uneyenly 10 to
Csc lower, butcher cows and heifers
, steady to weak; bulls largely 15c
higher, veal calves Csc to soc lower
stockers and feeders weak to 25c
, lower Sept II Chicago prices, hogs
top, $9.65, bulk of sales $3.50 to $50;
medium and good beef steers $40 to
1910; butcher COWS and heifers $4.70
to 9.25; feeder steers s3.65 to $40;
light and medium weight veal calves
! $11 to 1925; fat lambs s12.25 to 13 25;
feeding lambs $11.50 to 1915; year
lings $3.50 to IL; fat ewes SO to 6.75
: : Stocker and feeder shipments from IL
important markets during the week
:. ending Sept 1, were cattle and calves
1924; hogs 4,14S: sheep 86,539
Eastern wholesale fresh meat mar
. kets showed considerable irregularity
: Beef SOC to 81 higher, lambs steady
! veal and fresh pork lcins 81 lower to
: 81 higher and mutton 81 lower to So
y higher per 100 pounds
On Sept. II beef ranged from soc
: to 81 higher, veal generally 81 to 81
= higher on better grades with common
9 veal weak to 81 lower.
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