Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-07-20
Fresh MEATS ADVANCE
Wheat Prices Show upturns In
Chicago Pit.
o. g. Bureau of Markets. Washington. d. c.,
for week ended July 10. 1922.

LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Hog
prices showed mixed movements dur.
ing the past week ranging from 35c
lower to &c higher. Beef steers 10-25c
higher; butcher cows and heifers firm
to Csc higher; veal calves 75c net
higher with feeder steers unchanged.
Fat lambs 25c higher; feeding lambs
45-50c higher; fat ewes 1850 higher
while yearlings remained practically
unchanged. On July 10th hogs opened
10.15c lower on better grades, closed
firm on such but 25-40c lower on 9th.
ers; beef steers, butcher cows and
heifers and bulls strong to fifteen cents
higher; veal calves steady to higher,
stockers low. Native lambs mostly Soc
lower; sheep steady and feeder lambs
strong. July 10th Chicago prices: Hogs.
top, 1890; bulks of sales $9.1O.S5: me.
dunn and good beef steers $8.40-9.95;
butcher cows and heifers $40; feeder
steers $5.65-775; light and medium
weight veal calves $s.9.75: fat lambs
$12.50.l3.75: feeding lambs $11.50.
1850; yearlings $s.75-11.75: fat ewes
$45.O-765.
stocker and feeder shipments from
u important markets during the week
ending June 30 were: Cattle and calves
50,525; hogs 6,2S5; sheep 25,941.
All classes Of fresh meats at eastern
wholesale markets showed advances.
for the week. Beef firm to SOC higher;
veal. lamb and mutton firm to So high.
er; light pork loins $1-2 higher per
100 lbs. On July 10th beef and mutton
steady to 81 higher, veal $1-2 higher;
lamb steady to So higher and pork
loins $1-3 higher. July 10th prices good
grade meats: Beef s15.5O-ts; veal $13.
10; lamb $3.50; mutton $14-20; light
pork loins 1924: heavy loins $14-20.
! GRAIN: Wheat prices declined
steadily during the week, Chicago Sep.
TENDER wheat showing net loss OF
SIC Chicago September corn down
3h. Favorable weather conditions and
break in continental exchange were
principal bearish factors. Export de,
mand restricted. Wheat prices ad.
vanced on the 10th on buying induced
by prospect of curtailed movement due
to rail and coal strikes. Visible sup.
ply wheat 16,S79 900 blu. compared with
1881, 900 bu. same date last year. Corn
lower on liquidation sales Influenced
by beneficial rains. Visible supply
corn 28,779,000 bu. compared with o.,
10000 blu. last year. Closing prices
in Chicago cash market: No. 2 red
winter wheat s1.14; No. 2 hard winter
wheat $1.15; No. mixed corn SIC;
No. 2 yellow corn 63c: No. 3 white
oats SIC. Average farm prices: No
. mixed corn in central Iowa 49c; clos
ing future prices: Chicago September
} wheat $1.113s. Chicago September
/ $3.50; Minneapolis September whea
i $1.19A; Kansas City September whea
! $1.O3M; Winnipeg October whea
+ $1.16A. +.
l. DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter ma,
kets unsettled. tone weak at close. n
ceipts continued heavy, large storag
J. Accommodations. Markets have also r.
acted from advances caused by expor
demand the previous week. Productio
showing only slight decrease. Closin
prices. 81 score butter: New Yorl
s65zc; Chicago SIC; Philadelphia an
Boston SIC.
i HAY: Heavy receipts cause dull
hay market in east but lighter re
ceipts.in west hold prices firm for goo'
grades OF old hay. New timothy wa
y available, selling SIS under old. Quot
/; ed July 9Th: No. / timothy Bostol
! $3.50, New York $3.50. Jittsburgl
/, $22.50, Chicago $25, st. Louis $3.50