The Hope pioneer., 1922-07-20
EXPORT DEMAND FAIR
Hog Prices Lower While Beef
Market Shows Strength.
U. S. Bureau of Markets. Washington, D. c..
for week ended July IA. 1922.

for week ended July Ia. 1922.
GRAIN: Prices lower first two
days of week on favorable weather and
restricted export demand, but the un.
dertone during the remainder of the
week up to the 14th was generally
good. Wet weather in southwest, rail
strike and apprehension of rust dam
age to spring wheat were main bullish
influences. Chicago September corn
up 1Ac net: only fractional change
In Chicago September wheat. On the
14th wheat prices declined on favor.
able weather and increased country
offerings. Less strength in cash mar
ket; export demand only fair. Corn
firm ON strength in cash corn mar
ket. Exporters after cash corn; coun-
try offerings small early but Illinois
and Iowa sold more freely on upturn.
Closing prices in Chicago cash mar
ket: No. red winter wheat SILT; No.
hard winter wheat $1.19; No. 2 mix.
ed corn CSC; No. 2 yellow corn 66c;
No. 3 white oats 38c. Average farm
prices: No. mixed corn in Central
Iowa SIC; No. 2 hard winter wheat in
Central Kansas 81. Closing future pric-
es: Chicago September wheat s1.2OR;
Kansas City September wheat $1.06A; {;
Winnipeg October wheat s1.1SA.
LIVE STOCK AND MEATS: Chi
cago hog prices dropped 20 to 30c dur.
ing the week. Beef steers prices ad.
vanced Is to 45c, butcher cows and
heifers from to Csc higher, veal calves
Csc net higher and feeder steers un.
changed. Fat lamb prices steady to 10c
higher, feeding lambs so to Csc higher,
yearlings steady and fat ewes 55c to
81 higher per 100 lbs. On July IA Chi
cago hog market opened fairly active
on lights and light butchers, mostly IL
to Csc lower, closed mostly Csc lower
on better grades of lights and light
butchers, 30 to SOC lower on others
Beef steers mostly steady; butcher
cows and heifers uneven; bulls steady
calves steady to 25c lower. Fat sheer
and lambs strong to 25c higher. July
14th Chicago prices: Hogs top $1,000;
bulk Of sales $S.55 70 $10.65; medium
and good beef steers $40 to $40;
butcher cows and heifers $4 to 50, feed
er steers $5.65 to $775; light and me
dunn weight veal calves $8.25 to $40
fat lambs $12.S5 to $14; feeding lambs
s12 to s13.25; yearlings 50 to $12; fat
ewes $3.50 to sS.15. Stocker and feed
er shipments from IL important mar
kets during the week ending July It'll
were: Cattle and calves 27,430; hog:
2,447; sheep 29,196. In eastern whole
sale fresh meat markets lamb prices
continued to show marked advance:
over those of week ago, an advance
of 81 to 81 being quoted mutton ant
pork loins advanced 81 to So; veal 5:
to $4, with beef firm to SOC higher PEI
100 lbs. July 14th prices good grade
meats: Beef SIS to s17; veal SIG tt
$19; lamb $25 to s2S; mutton SIG tt
$40; light pork loins $40 to $24
heavy loins $14 to SO.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar
ket firm most of week. but easy at th'
close; fancy grades have been in heavl
est demand. Receipts continue heavy
storage stocks steadily increasing
Closing prices 80 score butter: New
York 371ac. Boston 37kc, Philadel
phia $685. Cheese prices slightly lowe
on Wisconsin cheese board, marke
easier. Movement into storage contin
ues as production is decreasing. Ell
feet of hot weather on quality is in
creasing Prices at Wisconsin primar.
cheese markets July 18th: Twins 1875
Daisies zoe, Double Daisies 19A
Young Americas zoe. Longhorns 20kc
Square Prints 21c.