Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-04-14
HOG MARKET IS FIRM
Grain Market Weak But Under
tone Shows Improvement.

/ u. 5. Bureau of Markets. Washington, ID. u.
for week ended April 10, 1922.
| VEGETABLES: Potato markets
weaker, well supplied, demand moder
ate. Northern sacked Round Whites
weak in eastern markets at $1.85-2.1O
Carlot sales Chicago, S1.45-1 60; weak
at north central shipping points at
s120-147.
HAY: Warm weather Fastening
pastures and weakening demand for
hay. Account extremely light receipts
prices firm at most markets. Improved
road conditions and increased loadings
indicate larger receipts to come. Quot
ed April 8th: No. 1 timothy, Chicago,
$26. No. alfalfa, Minneapolis, $23
No. l prairie, Chicago, SIS; Minneapo-
lis, SIS.
FEED: Most feed markets dull No
material change in prices, Offerings
of wheat and corn feeds continue lib
eral and slightly exceed demand.
Wheat feeds now quoted Lake and
Rail basis in eastern markets. Quoted
April 9Th; Bran S2O75, middlings S22,
flour middlings $24, Minneapolis; lin
seed meal $49.50 Minneapolis.
GRAIN: Market weak and prices
lower first half week but the under
tone improved and prices show net
gains, Chicago May wheat up half cent
closing at $1.33A; Chicago May corn
up INC at 595s. Outstanding factors
were lack of outside trading and gov
eminent crop report More friendly
feeling to buying side at close. Visible
supply wheat 34,163,0OO bushels, de-.
crease of 1,734,000 bushels for week.
Visible supply corn 45,305,000 bushels,
a decrease of 1,5S4,O00 bushels for
week Closing prices in Chicago cash
market: No. red winter wheat $1.35;
No. hard winter wheat $1.35 No. 2
mixed corn 5Sc: No. 2 yellow corn 59c;
No. 3 white oats SSc. Average farm
prices: No. 2 mixed corn in central
Iowa about 451ac; No. dark northern
wheat in central North Dakota $1.35;
No. 2 hard winter wheat in central
Kansas $1.20. For the week Minneapo-
lis May wheat up SIC closing at $1.44;
Kansas City May wheat up INC at
s1.21; Winnipeg May wheat up 1ac at
s1.345s.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chica-
go hog prices advanced 1850. Cattle
prices ranged downward. Beef steers
lost 10-25c; butcher cows and heifers
weak to Csc lower; veal calves down
50-75c Feeder steers practically
steady. Sheep and lamb prices con-
siderably lower; fat ewes being SOC
81 off, yearlings generally S. lower
and fat lambs from So to 1925 down.
April 10 Chicago prices: Hogs, top,
Sill; bulk of sales $10.50-10.95; medium
and good beef steers $715-8.75; butch
er cows and heifers S435-8; feeder
steers $5.40-735; light and medium
weight veal calves s575-S.25; fat
lambs S11.25-14; yearlings $1050-13.50;
fat ewes s675-9.50.
Stocker and feeder shipments from
II important markets during the
week ending March 81 were: Cattle
and calves 50,551; hogs zoos; sheep
9,70S
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar
kets have recovered from recent dull
ness and at close are firm with price
tendency upward. Offerings all grades
fairly well cleaned up. Closing prices
92 score: New York and Boston 361a;
Chicago 35 Philadelphia 361a.
Cheese markets weak at lower
prices. Declines are seasonal and this
appears to be cause of weakness more
than actual accumulations on market
No confidence in trading and buyers
except prices to reach still lower lev
els. Prices at Wisconsin primary mar
kets April 9Th: Twins 161a; Daisies
1914 Double Daisies 1914.