Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-10-20
GRAINS ARE ACTIVE
Market Is BuIIish-WorId's Visible
Increase Moderate.

q. S. Bureau Of Markets. Washington. D. c..
for week ended Oct. 16. 1922.
LIVE STOCK AND MEATS-Chi-
cago hog prices continued their down.
ward trend for the week, declines
ranging from Csc to 6Oc being regis
tered. Cctttle prices were generally
higher; beef zoe to 4Oc higher, fat
heifers zoe to 45c up, fat ocws and
feeder steers Erz:>:: cally steady while
veal calves advanced 75c for the week.
Fat lambs weak ard &c and feeding
lambs weak to 25c lover; fat ewes
were steady with yearlings Csc net
lower per 100 lbs. On Oct. 18th Chi
cago hog piIce, C.: ened about steady,
closed firm, steady to 1Qc higher than
Saturday, Sire ! choice and prime
native beef steers and butcher COWS
and hetfers steady to strong, lower
grades slow about steady, other
classes cattle generally steady. Fat
sheep and lambs strong to Csc higher.
Oct. 18th Chicago prices: Hogs, top,
$3.50. Stocker and feeder shipments
from IL importont markets during the
week ending October 10Th were: Cat
tie and calves 180,327; hogs 1855;
sheep 170,401. In eastern wholesale
fresh meat markets prices were gen.
orally advanced. Beef, veal and NUT
ton ranged from firm to 81 higher;
lamb firm to So higher whele light
pork loins ranged from 81 lower to So
higher and heavy loins were 81 to 81
lower per 100 lbs. On October 10th
beef and veal were steady to 81
higher; lamb and pork loins unevenly
81 to So higher and mutton 81 to 81
higher per 100 pounds. Oct. 18th
prices good grade meats: Beef SIS
to $3.50; veal $13 to SIS; lamb S23:
to $27; mutton $13 to SIG; light pork
loins s24 to $27; heavy loins SIG to
$22. ~
GRAIN-Trend of grain prices up
ward for the week on strength in Ii
verpool and bullish cash condition &C.
count car shortage. Chicago Deem
Der wheat up SIC: Chicago December
corn up four cents Wheat and corn
strong early on the 18th on general
buying and stop loss orders Influenced
by strength in Liverpool but profit TAX
ing at close wiped out most of ad-
vance. Visible supply wheat 33,411,-
600 bushels compared with 55.S95,000
blu. same date last year. Visible sup
ply corn 9,73S,000 bushels compared
with 17,317,000 bu. same date last year.
Closing prices in Chicago cash mar
>of. M MI, 17ho
No. 2 Hard winter wheat $1.16; No. q
mixed corn 72c; No. 2 Yellow corn
72c; No. White Oats 44c. Average
farm prices: No. mixed corn in GEN.
trail Iowa about 49c; No. Hard win.
ter wheat in central Kansas 81; No. 1
Dark Northern wheat in central North
Dakota "a cents. Closing future prices:
Chicago December wheat SLIPS; Chi
cago December corn Sc cents Mime
apolis December wheat $1.0S@; Kan
sas City December wheat $1.05A;
Winnipeg December wheat 97Hc.
DAIRY PRODUCTS-Butter mar.
kets steady to firm. during the week.
Upward tendenc7- # market checked
by lighter demand: as result Of high
price levels. Production shrinking az
though decrease somewhat checked
by more favorable weather in heavy
produce sections Closing prices 90
score butter: New York 45c; Chicago
44c. Cheese markets steady during
the week but sensitive at new high
prices for season. Southern trade fall
ing off. Stocks not syet burdensome
but dealers selling freely. Cheese
prices on Wisconsi npirmary markets
Oct. 18th: Twins 23Ac; Daisies 24c;
Double Daisies 23%c; Square Prints
24Ac: Longhorns 241hc.