Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-03-03
WHEAT HITS TOP PRICE !
Hogs Made Liberal Advance
Cattle Quotations Similar.

U. s. Bureau of Markets. Washington. D. c..
for week ended Feb. 81. 1922. *:%E5 .
GRAIN: All grains sold at new
high points during the week but the
price range was narrow and at close
prices were only slightly higher than
week ago. Principal market factors
were: Higher foreign markets, good
export business, bullish crop reports
and reduction in Argentine exportable
surplus. On the 9th Chicago May
wheat reached new high of $1.49X.
but later reacted. Visible supply,
wheat 41,27S,000 bushels, a decrease
of $4,000 bushels for week. Visible
supply corn 40,s97, 900 bushels, an in
crease of 3,973,O00 bushels for week.
Closing prices, in Chicago cash mar.
ket; No. 2 red winter wheat $1.43; No.
2 hard winter wheat $1.42; No. 2 mix
ed corn &c; No.: 2 yellow corn &c:
No., 3 white oats SIC. Average farm
prices: No. 2 mixed corn jn central
Iowa 49c; No. dark northern wheat
in central North Dakota $1.37k; No.
2 hard winter wheat in central Kan
sas $1.23. For the week Chicago May
wheat up 1c closing at $l.47A; Chi
cago May corn up 4Ac. closing at
67Ac. Minneapolis May wheat up
11Ac at $1.49H. Kansas City May
wheat up 1c at $1.34as; Winnipeg
May wheat up Nc closing at SLAIN.
HAY: Market slightly lower dur
ing the week. There is good but
limited demand for hay of good quail
ity which is scarce in most markets.
Receipts of low grade hay IN excess
of demand generally and are de-
pressing the market and selling at
wide discounts Extremely cold
weather in northwest causing active
demand in Minnesota and the Dako-
tas. Alfalfa market firm especially
for high grade hay Quoted Feb. 25th:
No. 1 timothy, Chicago $3.50, Min
neapolis $3.50; No. l prairie. Kansas
City $1,000, Minneapolis $1550, Chica-
go SIS.
Feed: Markets generally firm.
Wheat feed offerings light for prompt
shipment. Deferred shipment offer
ings quoted at discounts but difficult
to place. Linseed meal quoted high
er on, renewed export inquiry. Quot
ed Feb. 25th: Bran $3.50, middlings
$26, flour middlings $3.50, Minneapo-
lis; linseed meal $51, Minneapolis.
VEGETABLES: Potato markets
slow, dull and unsettled. Northern
sacked Round Whites steady in most
cities at $2.00-2.15 ranging s1.70-2O0
in Chicago; steady at Minnesota ship
ping points at $1.55-160.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chi
cago hog prices advanced 60-75c. Cat
tie prices showed advances on prac-
tically all classes. Beef steers ranged
from steady to 15c higher: feeder
steers up 15-25c; butcher COWS and
heifers up 25-50c; veal calves up 81.
Fat ewes advanced soc; yearlings
steady to Csc higher; feeding lambs
practically steady; fat lambs 1o-25c
lower. Feb. 9th Chicago prices:
Hogs, top SLIPS; bulk Of sales $10.75-
Ills; medium ard good beef steers
7.40-9.25; butcher cows and heifers
SALES; feeder steers $5.50-7.50; light
and medium weight veal calves 1912;
fat lambs $1325-16; feeding lambs
$11.50-13.50; yearlings S10.50-14.25;
fat ewes $5.75-9.25.
Stocker and feeder shipments from
II important markets during the week
ending Feb 18th were: Cattle and
calves 51,577; hogs 1903; sheep
22,644
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar
kets steady to firm at close following
more or less quiet trading early in
week Prices at all markets about
same, as result of which there has
been but little inter-market trading.
Receipts running higher and reports
indicate lighter production. Closing
prices, 90 score: New York 361a; Chi
cago 81; Philadelphia SO; Boston 3611k
Minneapolis Cash Closing Prices
| Minneapolis-Wh No. l dark nor
thern, 1.55@1.62; No. 1 northern. i.53
@1.57; No. . northern, 1.47@1.5s; No
3 northern, 1.41@1.49; No. 1 dueum,
1.19@125. Corn No. 3 yellow, Seq
SEC; No. mixed, 55c Rye No. 3,
99c@1.O0 Oats No. 2 white, SIC. Bar
ley, choice to fancy, 56c@59c. FLAX
seed, 2.55@2.62.
South St. Paul Live Stock.
South St. Publishers, $3.O0@ $50 ;;
COWS, 1925 @6.50; calves, $4@9; hogs,