The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-09-21
WAR SCARE--WHEAT UP
Grain Market Is Most Active in
Months.
U. S. Bureau of Markets. Washington. D. C..

U. s. Bureau of Markets, Washington. D. c..
for week ended September Is, 1922.
GRAIN: Cash and export demand
Of wheat slow for the week. Hedging
pressure and lack of support resulted
in lower trend until Sept. Is, when for
eign news and oversold condition in
duced advances which were fairly well
maintained. Chicago December wheat
advanced SIC, Chicago Dec. corn ad-
vanced 1ac. On Sept. IS, war scare
caused best buying and higher prices
for the month. but prices reacted a
little before close. Good export bust
ness reported. Visible supply of wheat
81 $4,000 bus. compared with 46,149-
900 bus. last year. Corn was affected
by action of wheat and advanced early
declining little before the close. Wis
ible supply of corn 10,115,000 bushels
compared with 12,248,000 bus. last
year. Closing prices in Chicago cash
market: No. red winter wheat Sill;
No. hard winter wheat $1.08; No. 2
mixed corn 64c; No. yellow corn
Csc, No. white oats 39c. Average
farm prices: No. 2 mixed corn in GEN.
trail Iowa about 51Ac; No. 1 dark
Northern wheat in central North Da-
kota 90c; No. 2 hard winter wheat in
central Kansas 83c. Closing future
prices: Chicago December wheat
$1.O5A, Chicago December corn STAG
Minneapolis December wheat $1.06A;
Kansas City December wheat 98hc,
Winnipeg Dec. wheat 97kc.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar.
kets firm at close. Fancy goods have
been scarce, and the shortage has held
up prices. Poor quality of fresh but
ter has turned some interest to stor.
age goods which are beginning to
move. Closing prices, 80 score but
ter: Chicago 3SAc, New York 4ORc
Cheese markets steady to firm. Cur
rent receipts running somewhat ir-
regular in quality due to hot weather,
but supplies are lighter and prices
have not changed materially. Trading
fairly active for season. Cheese prices
on Wisconsin primary markets Sept.
Is: Twins 1870, Daisies 2OAc, Double
Daisies 1870, Longhorns 20Ac, Square
Prints 21Ac, Young Americas 1870.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: CHI
cago hog prices ranged from ,35 to
Csc higher for the week. Medium and
heavy hogs advancing most. Beet
steers and butcher cows and heifers
ranged from Is to 4Oc higher; feeder
steers Is to Csc higher and veal calves
SOC to SLIPS higher. Fat lambs rs to
85c higher and feeding lambs so to
81 higher per 100 lbs. Yearlings so to
75c higher and fat ewes rs to 75c high
er. On Sept. 18th hogs opened slow
with early prices 10c higher, closed
dull and weak. Cattle trade was &C.
tive, better grades beef steers ant
butcher cows and heifers strong to
15c higher, stockers and feeders were
Is to 25c higher. Fat lambs opened
steady and closed firm with feeders
strong to higher. Sheep were in light
supply and steady. Sept. 18th Chicago
prices: Hogs, top, SOTO; bulk of sales
IT'S to $10.05, medium and good beet
steers IT'S to $1075; butcher cows
and heifers 4 to $3.50, feeder steers
ksS - 3S3Is light and medium weight
veal calves 11.50 to $3.50, fat lambs
Ii to $14.10; feeding lambs $12-13.75;
yearlings $9-11.75; fat ewes $3.75-7.
Stocker and feeder shipments from II
important markets during the week
ending Sept. 18th were: Cattle and
calves 1854; hogs 6,0S6; sheep g..
229. The trend of wholesale fresh
meat prices was upward. Beef soc t,
81 higher; veal and lamb 81 to So high
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