The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-06-22
GRAIN PRICES LOWER
Hoqs Closed Few Cents off For
Week--Beef Stronger.
u. S. Bureau Of Markets, Washington. D.. T.
for week ended June l6. 1922.

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for week ended June l6. 1922.
VEGETABLES - Potato market
weaker.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS-Chica-
20 hog prices declined 5-10c net for
the week. Medium and good beef
steers generally 5-15c higher with
butcher cows and heifers 25-50c lower.
Feeder steers we're 15-40c lower: light
and medium weight veal calves $l.75-
2.25 lower. Lambs ranged from $l.75-
2 lower while fat ewes were generally
fifty cents lower. Hogs closed firm
on the 10th on good grades and most
Iy 5-10c higher than Thursdays aver
age. Pigs, 25-50c lower. Beef steers
and better grades of butcher cows and
heifers were steady. Veal calves 25c
lower. Better grades Of sheep and
lambs about stead, others veal to
lower. June 18th Chicago prices:
Hogs, top, $10.S0; bulk Of sales $1,000
1875: medium and good beef steers
$500 butcher cows and heifcrs 81
$50; feeder steers $~5.75-8.75; light
and medium weight veal calves s7.75-
9.25; fat lambs $11.50-12.75; yearlings
$S.25-11.25; fat ewes $2.50-6.50.
Stocker and feeder shipments from
IL important markets during the week
ended June 9th we're: Cattle and
calves 30,927: hogs 1898; sheep 3d.
991.
GRAIN - Prices unsettled and
closed lower for week; Chicago July
wheat down four cents net; Chicago
July corn unchanged. Sentiment
mixed and largely bearish. Highest
prices made first of week on short
covering and there was firm under
tone on 14th on bullish crop news. De-
clines mainly on liquidation. Weak
ness in stock market was factor on
18th. Minneapolis July wheat down
412c for week; Kansas City July
wheat down 3Ac, Winnipeg July
wheat down 2l2c. Market unsettled
on the 10th with prices tluctuating
within three cent range. Prices ad-
vanced later on more favorable local
sentiment. Removal hedges against
export sales main factor in July.
Northwest crop reports very favor.
able but further claims of heat damage
in southwest. Closing prices in Chi
cage cash market: No. 2 red winter
wheat S1.14; No. 2 hard winter wheat
$1.15; No. 2 mixed corn SIC; No. 2
yellow corn 62c: No. 3 white oats 35c.
Average fran prices: No. 2 mixed
corr in central Iowa about 4Sc; No. 1
dark northern wheat in central North
Dakota $1.19%; No. 2 hard winter
wheat in central Kansas 81. Chicago
July wheat closed at $1.11: Chicago
July corr SIC: Minneapolis July wheat
$131k; Kansa City July wheat
$1.04$ Winnipeg July wheat s1.24B.
HAY-Market generally weak. Buy
ers o anticipating their want ex-
pecting lower prices. Bulk of arrivals
low grade. Not much top grade ar
irving but apparently enough to meet
demand.
FEED-Wheat feed market con-
tinues weak. Considerable pressure
to sell principally bran.
DAIRY RoDUCTS-Butter markets
steady { o firm. Demand active. Bulk
OF buying is from current consumptive
demand although considerable buying
for storage has occurred; over o mil
lion pounds daily having moved into
storage in the four markets the past
week. Closing prices so score: New
York 36c; Philadelphia 36hc; Boston
SIC; Chicago 35zc.
Cheese markets steady with trading
quite active on all except small
styles. Sales inclrded numerous lots
for storage although the iIto-storage
movement is relatively slow.