Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-09-15
'xhEA IS Doy n AGAIN.
An Grains Uncertain Within Mar
row Range.
q. & Bureau Of Markets., Washington. D. q.
for week ended September 8. 1922

for week ended September s. 1922.
GRAIN-Grain prices uncertain
within narrow range during the week
but averaged higher. Main market
factor were improved foreign demands
and buying by exporters. Strength in
corn, and advance in Liverpool mar
ket on the 9Th. Chicago Dec. wheat
up / cent, Chicago Dec. corn up i We.
Wheat prices closed fractionally lower
on the local market lacked support,
cash market weak, poor demand and
there was an increase in the visible
supply. Visible supply wheat $780,
900 blu. compared with 42,100,000 bu.
same time last year. Corn lower on
rains and cooler weather over Belt;
heavy receipts, and falling of in cash
demand. Visible supply corn 7,723,.
600 bu. compared with 1928, 900 bu.
same time last year. Closing prices
in Chicago cash market; No. red
winter wheat $1.05; No. 2 hard win.
ter wheat $1.03; No. 2 mixed corn
64c; No. 2 yellow corn 64c; No. 3
white oats sec. Average farm price
No. mixed corn in central Iowa 5Oc
Closing future prices: Chicago Dec
wheat $1.02; Chicago Dec corn 57Ac;
Minneapolis Dec. wheat SLOPPY; Kan.
sas City Dec. Wheat 95hc; Winnipeg
Dec. wheat 94Ac.
HAY - Market generally weak.
Prices 81 lower at New York and St..
Louis. Other markets practically I'M.
changed. Receipts have fallen of.
Reports Of country loadings light. Re.
ceipts principally Of only medium
quality. Good has scarce. Poor hay
selling at rather wide discounts.
Quoted September 8: No. / timothy,
New York SIS, Chicago $40.
DAIRY PRODUCTS-Better market
firm for the week. Hot weather has
continued to cut down production and
has reduced percentage Of fancy
grades In current arrivals. Storage
goods beginning to move in a small
way. Closing prices 90 score butter:
New York 1910, Chicago 39c. Cheese
markets steady with only fair volume
Of trading. Buyers continue to hold
of more or less at present prices.
Cheese prices at Wisconsin primary
markets Sept. 9: Twins zoe; Daisies
20Ac; Double daisies 1910; Young
Americas 1910; Longhorns 20Ac;
Square prints 21c.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS-The
trend Of hog prices was upward for
the week, advance ranging from Is to
Csc per 100 lbs. Cattle prices, on the
other hand declined slightly; beef
steers weak to 10c lower, fat cows 1Oc
lower to 10c higher while fat heifers
averaged about steady; feeder steers
and veal calves remained practically
steady. The sheep and lamb market
showed slight changes, fat lambs ad-
vanced 35c to Soc; feeding lambs and
yearlings steady while fat ewes were
weak to 50c lower for the week. On
Sept. II, hogs on the Chicago market
opened slow, around steady, closed
steady to strong with Saturdays aver.
age. Beef steers and yearlings fully
steady, other grades unevenly 10 to
Csc lower, butcher cows and heifers
steady to weak; bulls largely 15c
higher, veal calves Csc to SOC lower,
stockers and feeders weak to Csc
lower. Sept. II Chicago prices, hogs,
top, 1866, bulk Of sales $3.50 to $50;
medium and good beef steers $40 to
1910; butcher COWS and heifers $4.75
to 9.25; feeder steers $3.65 to $40;
light and medium weight veal calves
$11 to 1925; fat lambs 1925 to 1925;
feeding lambs $11.50 to 1875; year..
lings $3.50 to II; fat ewes 50 to 6.75.
Stocker and feeder shipments from 10
important markets during the week
ending Sept. /, were cattle and calves
1924; hogs 4,148: sheep 86,539.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat mar.
kets showed considerable irregularity.
Beef soc to 81 higher, lambs steady,
veal and fresh pork loins 81 lower to
81 higher and mutton 81 lower to So
higher per 100 pounds.
On Sept. II beef ranged from SOC
to 81 higher, veal generally 81 to 81
higher on better grades with common
veal weak to 81 lower.