The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-10-19
GRAIN MARKET BEARlSH
Active Buying for Seaboard
Raises Wheat Price.

Raises Wheat Price.
U. S. Bureau Of Markets, Washington. ID. G
for week ended Oct. Is. 1929.
GRAIN Grain prices generally
averaged higher during the week, In
1uenced by war news early in week.
strength in Liverpool, and continued
transportation difficulties. Chicago De
ceniber wheat up 3hso net: Chicago
December corn up &c. Wheat had q
higher range on the 18th on lack OF
selling pressure. Corn active and high.
er with larger outside interest. Clos
ing prices In Chicago cash market:
No. 2 red winter wheat S1.1S: No. .
hard winter wheat s1,13; No. 2 mixed
corn SOC; No. 2 yellow corn f9c; No.
3 white oats 42c. Average farm pric
es No. 2 mixed corn In central Iowa
about 55hc. Closing future prices:
Chicago December wheat $1.l9%; Chi
cage December corn SAC; Minneapolis
December wheat S1.0S1s; Kansas City
December wheat $1.03; Winnipeg De.
cember wheat 96Ac.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar.
kets barely steady during the week.
Receipts continue to run light follow
ing seasonal decrease in production,
Supplies Of all grades ample with
some tendency toward accumulation,
Undertone somewhat unsettled in an.
ticipation OF heavier arrivals. Storage
butter fairly active. Closing prices 80
score butter: New York 45c, Chicago
43hc.
Cheese markets firm during the
week. Comparatively light receipts
and good fall quality maintained firm
ness. Growing confidence through the
week was expressed in more active
trading. Cheese prices at Wisconsin
primary markets Oct. 18th: Twins
24c; Daisies 24c: Double Daisies,
Young Americas, Longhorns and
Square Prints 23%c.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Prac,
tically all classes of live stock were
lower than a week ago. Hogs dropped
5 to 60c per 100 lbs. Beef steers rang.
ed from 10c lower to 15c higher; butch.
err cows and feeder steers unchanged;
veal calves weak to Csc down, while
butcher heifers showed a slight price
Improvement. Fat lambs and yearlings
Csc and feeding lambs % to 35c lower,
while fat ewes were not materially
changed for the week. On October 18th
butcher hogs 10 to 15c lower; pack
ing sows and pigs uneyenk steady.
Butcher heifers strong to 15c higher;
butcher COWS steady to strong; other
classes about steady. Sheep and lambs
practically steady compared with
Thursdays prices. October 18th Chi
Gag prices: Hogs, top, $3.50; bulk
$S.15 to $40; medium and good beef
steers $7.15 to $11; butcher cows and
heifers $3.65 to 1885; feeder steers
/ 1855 to $50; light and medium
weight veal calves $3.50 to S11; fat
lambs $12.25 to $14.10; feeding lambs
s12.75 to s14; yearlings $3.50 to $12:
fat ewes $3.50 TO 1915. Stocker and
feeder shipments from IL important
markets during the week ending Oct
9th were: Cattle and calves 1S0,327;
hogs 1855; sheep 170,401.
Fresh meat prices in eastern whole
sale markets were mo- materially
changed for the week. Beef practically
steady, veal weak to 81 lower; lamb
and mutton firm to 81 higher and fresh
pork loins weak to SO lower.
On Oct. 18th beef and mutton gen.
orally steady; veal steady in some
markets, 81 lower at others; lamb
steady to 81 higher at Philadelphia;
weak 60 lower elsewhere; pork loins
steady at some markets and 81 lower
at Others. October 18th prices good
grade meats: Beet $15-1S; veal $12-17;
lamb $20-25; mutton $13-15; light pork
loins s24-28; heavy loins 1892.