The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-02-23
MARKET SHOWS UP TENDENCY
lump in Wheat Price Has Bullish
Effect on All Grains.
U. s. Bureau ef Markets. Washington. D. C,

points during the week. Prlnclpa
MAJ ket factors we're: Close adjust
ment of world supply and demand;
higher foreign markets unfayorable
crop reports from southwest and Ar
gentina, and improved milling and
-four demand. Closing prices in Chi
cago cash market: No. 2 red winter
wheat, $1.34; No. 2 hard winter wheat
s1.32; No. 2 mixed corn, SIC; No. z
yellow corn, SIC; No. 3 white oats
about 36Ac. Average farm prices:
No. 2 mixed corn in central Iowa about
44c NO. 1 dark northern wheat in
central North Dakota, S1.32h; No. 2
hard winter wheat in central Kansas,
1920. For the week Chicago May
wheat advanced 5bc, closing at
s1.37%; Chicago May corn up &c at
62Ac; Minneapolis May wheat up
4%c at S1.40A; Kansas City May
wheat up SIC at s1.26B.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES-East.
ern potato markets continued TO weak.
en- during the week. Northern sackel
Round Whites firm in Chicago at
s1.65-1.95; nearly steady (. O.. b. ship.
ping points at s1.55-1.65.
HAY - Receipts generally lighter
and markets ruled firm to higher. Fair.
Iy good demand at most markets. Good
quality alfalfa wanted at Chicago
Quoted Feb. IT: No. l timothy, Chi
cage, $22.50; No. / alfalfa, Chicago,
$3.50; No. l prairie, Chicago, SIS.
FEED - Western feed markets
strong. Eastern markets steady but
inactive. Offerings of wheat feeds for
prompt shipment light but consider
able pressure TO sell for March aid
April shipment. Production of wheat
feeds in southwest improving; offer
ings increased. Linseed meal strong
production light, offerings small. Cot
tonseed meal frmer, supplies coed, d.,
mand light. Gluten feed in good de
mand, production heavy. Hominy feed
steady, offerings feeer. Alfalfa meal
demand and offerings light. Receipts
and stocks generally good, deman1
light. Quoted Feb. 18th: Bran, $25;
middlings, $25, Minneapolis.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS - Chi,
cago hog prices advanced 15-40c dur,
ing the week, heavy hogs advancing
most. Beef steers generally steady
with some Of the cheaper grades IN
10-25c. Butcher cows and heifers weak
to zoe lower; feeder steers generally
1880 higher. Fat lambs advanced
steadily. today's prices ranging from
soc to $1.10 higher than that of a week
ago. Yearlings up 50-75c; feeding
lambs generally Csc. Feb. 18th Chi.
cago prices: Hogs, top, $1040; blk
tof sales, $9.S5-10.25; medium and good
beef steers, $7.25-9.15; butcher cows
and heifers, $3.90-775; feeder steers,
$5.35-7.25; light and medium weight
veal calves, S7-11; fat lambs, 1925.
1885; feeding lambs, $11.5O-13 SO:
y~earlings, $10.50-14; fat ewes, $3.50
BIS.
Stocker and feeder shipments from
IL important markets during the week
ending Feb. 10th were: Cattle and
calves. 55,S2s; hogs, 12,549; sheep, 80,
055.
DAIRY PRODUCTS - Butter mar
kets irregular at beginning of week
but steady to firm at close. Closing
prices, go score New York, 3Sc; Chi
cago, 36hc: Philadelphia, 37Bc; Bos
ton. S7mc.
Cheese markets firm with higher
prices at Wisconsin country points
Distributing markets also show partly
increased strength. Prices at Wiscon
sin primary markets Feb. 10th: Twins,
21c; Daisies, 22hc; Double Da sizes,
21%c; Longhorns, 22hc; Square
Prints, Csc.
Minneapolis Cash Closing Prices.
Minneapolis-Wheat No. 1 dark nor.
thern, 1.5191.57; No. / northern. 1.49
@l.54; No. 2 northern, 1.4491.50; No.
8 northern. 1.3S9l.46; No. / durum.
1.19@1.24. Corn, No. 3 yellow. 1900
soc; No. 8 mixed, 4Sc649c. Rye No.
2, s7c9sSc. Oats RIO. 2 white. 35c@
sec. Barley. choice to fancy, 54cG
SIC. F1axseed. $2.55@2.62.
So. St. Paul Live Stock.
So. ST. Paul - Steers, SIS 35 $500;
cows, 1925 D4.50; calves, S3.O 00S.50;
hogs. s9.25@s.s0; sheep and lambs,
$13@14.
Minneapolis Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
BUTTER-Special, pound. 35c: ex-
tras, pound, SAC; firsts, 29c; seconds.
csc: packing stock. Ice; storage ex-
tras, 27c.
EGGS-Country. receipts, rots out,
per case, $3.50: No. l candleS. good
cases, free from rots. small. d,rties,
checks out, dos.. Sac; seconds. small.
dirty and held stock, rots out, leakers
out, dox., 24c: checks. rots and lead
ers out. doz.. 21c. Quotations on eggs
include cases.
LIVE POULTRY-Hens, over 4 lbs.
23c: under 4 lbs, lee: turkeys, fat, 8
lbs. and over, Csc: turkeys, small, $50
zoe; ducks. 18c: geese. fat, h., 15c;
guineas, dozen, $500: springs, Ssc:
stays, 1Sc; cocks. Ice.
Unemployment Bill to COMMITTEES.
Washington-The senate recommit
ted to its labor committee the Kenyon
bill to give the president power to