Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-06-30
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Weather condi tions Cause Bear.
ish Sentiment in Grain Circles.
) u. s. Bureau Of Markets, Washing ton.. d.
for week ended iuna "a 1922.

for week ended June 20. 1922.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS Chica-
60 hog prices declined 5.10c per 100
pounds for the week. Medium and
good beef steers ranged from 15c lower
to zoe higher. Bulk Of cows and
heifers we're generally steady with
feeder steers about 10c lower. Light
and medium weight veal calves were
SOC lower. Fat lambs averaged SOC
higher. yearlings 1850 higher and
fat ewes 50-75c higher per 100 lbs.
On June Goth light weight hogs closed
firm with good butcher hogs generally
steady to 15c lower. Packing grades
were 1926 lower. Beef steers,
butcher cows and heifers and stockers
steady to strong. Sheep and lambs
generally Csc higher. June goth Chi
cago prices: Hogs, top, $1O.75; bulk
of sales $9.60-10.7O; medium and good
beef steers, $7.75-940; butcher cows
and heifers $4-8.40; feeder steers $685..
IT'S; light and medium weight veal
calves $I7.S.50; fat lambs $12-13.50;
feeding lambs $10.75-12; yearlings
$s.50-11.50; fat ewes $685..
Stocker and feeder shipments from
II important markets during the
week ending June 26th: Cattle and
calves $1,000; hogs 12,068; sheep 23,-
O42.
GRA1N-Prices trended upward un.
til 23rd but weakness toward close re-
suited in only slight net gains; Chi
cago July wheat up 1Ac;, Chicago
July corn up Nc. Market Influenced
mainly by weather conditions. Bear
ish sentiment prevailed on the Goth
as result of rains and lower tempera-
lures. Political developments Europe
also had some effect; export demand
restricted. Visible supply wheat 22,'
100000 bu., decrease of 2,612,000 bu.
for week; visible supply corn $685.
000., decrease of 1,015,00O blu. for
week. Closing prices in Chicago cash
market: No. red winter wheat
$1.13; No. 2 hard winter wheat $1.13;
No. mixed corn &c; No. 2 yellow
corn &c; No. white oats SIC. Aver
age farm prices: No. mixed corn In
central Iowa 49c; No. 2 hard winter
wheat in central Kansas 96c; No.
dark northern wheat in central North
Dakota $1.22. Closing future prices:
Chicago July wheat $1.11A; Chicago
July corn 61%; Minneapolis July
wheat S1.305s; Kansas City July
wheat $1.05; Winnipeg July wheat
s1.24A.
HAY-Because Of the scarcity o!
top grades of hay among the recent
heavy arrival at the various markets
it is necessary to sell poorer hay a.
a sacrifice while strictly top grade:
are firm at quotations. June 24t&
quoted: No. / timothy New Yorl
$3.50, Chicago $3.50. No. 1 alfalfa
Omaha $3.50. No. / prairie Oman:
$3.50, Chicago $3.50, Minneapolis
$3.50.
DAIRY PRODUCTS Butter mar
kets firm and higher during the week
Unexpected export demand for goods
of medium quality contributed consid
cradle support and buying for storage
has continued. Closing prices 81
score June Goth: New York, Pihla
delphia and Boston 800: Chicago
37%c.
Cheese markets firm although trad
ing has not become really active
More confidence in present price level
is evident. Some storage buying
Prices at Wisconsin primary market
June oath: Twins 1SAc; Daisies
1910; Double Daisies 1SAc; Youn,
Americas 18hc: Longhorns 1910
Square Prints 1910.
COTTON-Spot cotton prices de
clined 1924 points during the week
New York July futures down 49,
points. Spot cotton closed 21.45c pc
pound; New York July futures 20.95c