Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-02-10
UPPER TONE TO GRAIN
Drouth and Export Demand Re-
sponsible--Hogs Advance.

U. S. Bureau of Markets, Washington, d. c.,
for week ended Feb. 6, 1922
GRAIN-Market had strong under
tone during week and prices trended
upward, on the 9Th, wheat reaching
new high since September 26th.
World wheat situation and higher
foreign markets main factors. I'm
favorable reports of crop condi-
tons in drouth sections OF south
west and fair export business also
factors. More confidence now exists
in grain trade. Visible supply wheat
42,280,000 bushels, a decrease OF 1891
900 bushels for week Visible supply
corn, 3O,778,000 bushels, an increase
Of 4,049,000 bushels for week. Closing
prices in Chicago cash market: No.
red winter wheat, $1.33; No. 2 hard
winter wheat, 1925; No. 2 mixed corn,
SAC; No. yellow corn, sac; No. 3
white oats, SEC. Average farm prices:
No. 2 mixed corn in central Iowa about
40c; No 1 dark northern wheat in
central North Dakota, $1.22A; No. 2
hard winter wheat in central Kansas,
$1.08. For the week Chicago May
wheat up S1ac, closing at $1283s; Chi
cago May corn UP 414c at 581ac; Min
neapolis May wheat up 672c at $1.33;
Kansas City May wheat up S12c at
$1.1S1a; Winnipeg May wheat UP 5ac
at $11Sas.
HAY-Most markets firm on lighter
east and rainy and bad loading wealth
err in the west. Demand unimproved
and the slight price advances were
caused almost entirely by temporary
scarcity of good quality hay. No. 1
timothy quoted Feb 4th: Chicago,
$22; Minneapolis, SIS; No. alfalfa,
Chicago, $3.50; Minneapolis, $21; No.
l prairie, Chicago, $16;. Minneapolis,
SIS.
FEED-Demand quiet. Less inquiry
from country trade account recent ad-
vances of about 81 per ton in bran
and middlings. Resellers now Offering
wheat 50c-$1 under mill prices. Lin
seed meal firm on withdrawal of offer
ings by mills. Quoted Feb. 4th: Bran,
$3.50; middlings, $22, Minneapolis;
"a per cent linseed meal, $43, Mime
apolis.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS = Chi
cag0 hog prices advanced from 20-50c
per 100 pounds during the week, me
dunn and light weights gaining most.
Beef steers generally firm to 10c high
er. Feeder steers firm to 15c higher;
veal calves, Csc to 75c; fat lambs and
yearlings generally Csc higher; feed
ing lambs and fat ewes unchanged.
Feb. 9Th Chicago prices: Hogs, top,
1886; bulk of sales, $9-9.50; medium
and good beef steers, $6.75-9; butcher
cows and heifers, Salts; feeder
steers, $5.15-6; light and medium
weight veal calves, $7-1O.75; fat lambs,
$12-14; feeding lambs $1050-13; yearl-
ings, $975-13; fgat ewes, $5-7.75.
Stocker and feeder shipments from
II important markets the week end
ing Jan. 28 were: Cattle and calves,
S5,026; hogs, 3.074; sheep, 1881.
DAIRY PRODUCTS - Butter mar
kets steady at close following gradual
declines which featured trading early
in week. Imports at New York and
advice of lower foreign markets affect
ed New York market. Domestic pro-
duction seems to have been somewhat
reduced account severe weather. Con-
sumptive demand good Closing
prices, go score: New York and Bos-
ton, 36Ac; Philadelphia and Chicago,
sec.
Cheese markets showed a little
steadier tone. Trading in Wisconsin
more active and good general demand
except in the extreme east where de-
mand is still largely for held cheese
and where nearby production of fresh
practically fills current requirements.
Closing prices at Wisconsin primary
markets Feb. 4th: Twins, 20c Daisies
201ac; Double Daisies. zoe; Young
Americas and Longhorns, 20@c;
square prints, 22%c.
Minneapolis Cash Closing Prices.
Minneapolis No. l dark
northern, 14401.48; No. l northern
141@1.45; No. northern, 1.37@14;
No. northern, 1.29@1.37; No. l du'
rum, 1.10@115. Corn, No. yellow
47c048; No. mixed, 46c@47c. Rye
mo. ~ O0C. OdtS, mo. = WulCc, ofCNb
35c. Barley, choice to fancy, 53c6
sec. Flaxseed, 2206D2.&5.
So ST. Paul Live Stock.
So ST. Paul - Steers, $305.50:
COWS, $3@6; calves, $3095O; hogs.
$S.75@9.25; sheep and lambs, S7012
, Minneapolis Butter, Eggs and Poultry
BUTTER-Special, h., 35c; extras,
h., 34c; firsts, 29c; seconds, 23c; pack
ing stock, Ice; storage extras, &c.
EGGS-Country receipts, rots out.
per case, $3.50; No. 1 candled, good
cases, free from rots, small, dirties
and checks out, doz., 35c; seconds
small, dirty and held stock, rots and
Ieakers out, doz., 25c; checks, rots and
leakers out, doz., 22c. Quotations on
eggs include cases.
LIVE POULTRY-Hens, 4 lbs. and
over, 22c; under 4 lbs, Ice; turkeys
fat, lbs and over, use; turkeys
small, h., 15020c; stays, Tie; geese
go+ 1Sn. UI1iuoac dO1 az duckS 1Sc