The Hope pioneer., 1922-12-14
HOGS DOWN TEN CENTS
Stock Prices Steady While Wheat
Shows Small Recovery.

u. S. Bureau of Markets. Washington, d. c.
for week ended Dec. 8. 1922.
, LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chicago
hog prices declined 1O-15c for the
week. Beef steers were 1890 higher;
butcher heifers 25-40c higher while
butcher cows ranged from 35c lower
to 15c higher; feeder steers 25c net
higher with veal calves steady to SOC
up. Fat lambs and fat ewes steady with
a week ago, feeding lambs 25-50c
higher with yearlings steady to Csc up.
On December Sth hogs strong to 10c
higher than Thursdays average. Beet
steers and butcher cows ard heifers
active, strong to 15c higher; veal
calves steady to Csc lower, stockers
and feeders about steady. Fat lambs
strong to 15c higher, sheep steady,
December Sth Chicago prices: Hogs,
top, $8.40, bulk of sales $685.; me-
'dium and good beef steers s7.4O-12;
feeder steers s5.50-8; light and me-
dium weight veal calves sS.50-1O; fat
lambs s13.25-15.50; feeding lambs
$12.50-14.75; yearlings s9.50-13.25; fat
ewes $475-7.75. Stocker and feeder
shipments from 12 important markets
during the week ending December LIST
were: Cattle and calves 102,73S; hogs
1881; sheep 90,772. In eastern whole
sale fresh meat markets beef, lamb and
Better grade of mutton were unchang-
Led from prices of week ago; veal
was 81 to 50 higher with cheaper cuts
iof mutton weak to So lower and light
pork loins 81 and heavy loins 81 to 50
adown for the week. Dec. 8th prices
good grade meats: eBef SALT; veal
s$14-19; lamb $23-27; mutton s11-17 /;
= light pork loins $16-19; heavy loins
.$12-16.
GRAIN: Grain prices declined dur
ing the first half of the week but
then worked higher. Wheat showing
"a fractional net advance, and corn
prices slight decline. Declines were
due to selling Influenced by lower Liv.
.erpool market, weakness in stock mar.
.ket and absence of buying support. Ad.
vances resulted from oversold condi.
ton and bullish crop news from Ar
;gentinas Prices unsettled on the 9Th
but closed firm, influenced largely by
expectancy that President Harding's
message to congress would be bullish
in Chicago cash market: No. 2 red
winter wheat s1.31; No. 2 hard win.
ter wheat 1922; No. mixed corn 72c;
No. 2 yellow corn 72c; No. white
soats 44c. Average farm prices: No.
mixed corn in central Iowa 60c; No.
Dark Northern wheat in central North
Dakota 81; No. hard winter wheat in
central Kansas 81. Closing future pric
~es: Chicago May wheat s1.17A; Chi
ecago May corn zoe; Minneapolis May
wheat $1.16B; Kansas City May
wheat $1.0SA; Winnipeg May wheat
$1.O8.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar
kets steady to firm although markets
ARE out Of line with each other. De
mand very good despite high prices
Possibility Of foreign imports regard
led disturbing factor. Some Danish
butter has arrived; other shipments
reported on way. Domestic production
holding steay for season. Closing pric
aes 90 score butter: New York 541zc;
Chicago 55%c. Cheese markets steady
to firm but very quiet. Trading has
been somewhat slow since further
slight advances on Wisconsin cheese
Boards Monday. Distributors appear
confident but buyers are on marke,
only for immediate needs. Cheese
prices at Wisconsin primary markets
December 7th: Twins 261a; Daisies
27A; Longhorns 27A;s Square Prints
and Young Americas 27k.