The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-12-14
HOGS DOWN TEN CENTS
Stock Prices Steady While Wheat
Shows Small Recovery.
u. s. Bureau of Markets. washington. D. C..

IOf week enQtd DtC. D.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chicago
hog prices declined 1O-15c for the
week. Beef steers were 1880 higher;
butcher heifers 25-40c higher while
butcher COWS ranged from 35c lower
to 15c higher; feeder steers 25c net
higher with veal calves steady to 50c
up. Fat lambs and fat ewes steady with
a week ago, feeding lambs 25-b0c
higher with y~earlings steady to 25c up.
On December 8th hogs strong to lOc
higher thar Thursdays average. Beef
steers and butcher cows ard heifers
active, strong to 15c higher; veal
calves steady to Csc lower, stockers
and feeders about steady. Fat lambs
strong to 15c higher, sheep steady,
December 9Th Chicago prices: Hogs,
top, $40, bulk of sales $8-8.35; me-
dium and good beef steers $7.40-12;
butcher cows and heifers $3.25-11;
feeder steers $5.50-S; light and me-
dunn weight veal calves $S.5G-10; fat
lambs $13.25-15.50; feeding lambs
$12.50-14.75; yearlings ~$9.50-13.25; fat
ewes $4.75-7.75. Stocker and feeder
shipments from IL important markets
during the week ending December LIST
we're: Cattle and calves 102 1888; hogs
1891; sheep 90,772. In eastern whole
sale fresh meat markets beef, lamb and
better grade Of mutton were unchang-
ed from prices of a week ago; veal
was 81 to 81 higher with cheaper cuts
of mutton weak to 81 lower and light
pork loins 81 and heavy loins 81 to So
down for the week. Dec. Sth prices
good grade meats: eBef $14-17; veal
$14-f9; lamb $23-27; mutton $11.17;
light pork loins S16-19; heavy loins
S12-16.
GRAIN; Grain prices declined dur.
ing the first half of the week but
hen worked higher. Wheat showing
a fractional net advance, and corn
prices a slight decline. Declines were
due to selling influenced by lower Liv-
erpool market, weakness in stock mar
ket and absence of buying support. AID
yances resulted from oversold condi-
ton and bullish crop news from Ar
gentina. Prices unsettled on the 9Th
but closed firm, influenced largely by
expectancy that President Harding's
message to congress would be bullish
regarding agriculture. Closing prices
in Chicago cash market: No. 2 red
winter wheat $1.31; No. 2 hard win
ter wheat $1.22; No. 2 mixed corn 72c;
No. 2 yellow corn 72c; No. 8 white
oats 44c. Average farm prices: No. 2
mixed corn in central Iowa soc; No. ]
Dark Northern wheat in central North
Dakota 81; No. 2 hard winter wheat in
central Kansas 81. Closing future pric.
es: Chicago May wheat $1.17A; Chi
cage May corn 70c; Minneapolis May
wheat S116B; Kansas City May
wheat $10SA Winnipeg May wheat
$1.0S.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar.
kets steady to firm although markets
are out of line with each other. De
mand very good despite high prices.
Possibility Of foreign imports regard
ed a disturbing factor. Some Danish
butter has arrived; other shipments
reported on way. Domestic production
holding steay for season. Closing pric.
es 80 score butter: New York 54kc;
Chicago 551 nc. Cheese markets steady
to firm but very quiet. Trading has
been somewhat slow since further
slight advances on Wisconsin cheese
Boards Monday. Distributors appear
confident but buyers are on market
only for immediate needs. Cheese
prices at Wisconsin primary markets
December 7th: Twins 26H; Daisies
27A; Longhorns 27A; Square Prints
and Young Americas 27h.