The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-01-12
PRICE HOLD LOW LEVEL
Live Stock Shows Only Advance
for Past Week.

u. s. Bureau of Markets. Washington. ID. c.
for week ended Jan. s, 1922.
Grain-Market unsettled during the
week, Chicago May wheat losing sac
net, closing at $11lA; Chicago May
corn down &c, closing at 53Ac. There
was a sharp break on the third caused
oy Fort Dearborn Bank difficulty. A
somewhat better feeling existed the
.emainder of the week although the
break was not fully recovered. Clos
ing prices, in Cnicagn cash market:
No. 2 red winter what. Sill; No. 2
hard winter wheat, S1.o6; No. 2 mixed
and yellow corn, 4Sc; No. 3 white
oats, SAC. Average prlse to farmers
10 central Iowa for NJ. 2 mixed corn
about Csc. For ths week, Minneapolis
May wheat down 3hc, closing at
S1.1Sk; Minneapolis July wheat
$1.14.
Fruits and Vegetables - Haul ngs
limited in potato producing sections.
Demand moderate, markets strong.
City markets steady to firm. NV
York sacked Round Whites up 15c to
5000 per 100 pounds f. o. b. ship
ping points, zoe higher in east RI
cities at ~S2.35-2.50. Bulk stock adj
vanced zoe in New York, Closing
s2.20-2.35. Rurals up 20-25c, at $l.25-
LAO wagonloads cash to growers.
Livestock and Meats - Prices OF
practically all classes and grades Of
livestock at Chicago showed rather
sharp advances for the week. Hogs
led the upward movement with net
advances ranging from S0c-S1.00 per
100 lbs, medium weights advance g
most. Beef steer prices were 25-60c
higher; butcher cows and heifers up
| 25-50c. Feeder steers unchanged. Fat
lambs and yearlings advanced 50-75c:
fat ewes up 75c. Feeding lambs were
only Csc higher. January 9Th Chicago
prices: Hogs, top, $3.50; bulk Of
sales, $7.5O.S; medium and good beef
steers, $6.85-9.25; butcher cows and
heifers, ~$3.50-S.25; feeder steers, s.
$50; light and medium weight veal
calves, ~$6.5O.9.25; fat lambs, $11.2j-
1895; feeding lambs, $9.25-11; yearl-
ings, $8.75-$11; fat ewes, ~$4.25-6.75.
Stocker and feeder shipments from
II important markets during the we k
ending December 9th were: Cattle
and calves, 22,207; hogs, 3,061; sheep,
22,697.
Eastern Wholesale fresh meat
prices advanced. Veal led with ad.
vances ranging from $l-4; lamb and
mutton up generally So; pork loins
advanced 81; beef ranged all the way
from 81 lower to 81 higher, depending
upon the market and the grade Of
beef considered.
Hay - Receipts continue light and
have resulted in steady prices at most
markets. Country loadings for Chi
cago market reported increasing. De-
mand still limited and not more than
equal to the light receipts. Quoted
Jan. 9Th: No. / timothy, Minneapolis,
$3.50.
Feed - Markets show weaker ten
dency especially FOR bran and mid
dlings. Hominy and gluten feed also
lower. Filling OF past due contracts
to care for immediate demand is ca"s,
ing less active bidding. Offerings
most feeds by resellers good; receipts
ample to meet present demand.
Dairy Products-Butter markets in
a demoralized condition and weak at
the close. Prices have been declining
steadily since the middle of December
but most radical declines have oc.
Cured this week. Plentiful supplies
of all grades on market including con-
siderable quantities of imported but
ter.
Cheese markets had slightly more
activity although business for most
part is quiet. Prices on Wisconsin
cheese boards advanced Tuesday.