The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-07-20
EXPORT DEMAND FAIR.
Hog Prices Lower While Bee
Market Shows Strength.
U. S. Bureau of Markets, Washington. d. c.
for week ended July Ia. 1922.

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for week ended July Ia. 1922.
GRAIN: Prices lower first tw,
days of week on favorable weather an'
restricted export demand, but the un
:dertone during the remainder of tn.
week up to the 18th was generally
good Wet weather in southwest, raj
strike and apprehension OF rust dam
age to spring wheat were main bullisl
Influences Chicago September corr
up 1&c net; only fractional chang
in Chicago September wheat On til
14th wheat prices declined on favor
able weather and increased countf,
offerings. Less strength in cash mar
ket; export demand only fair. Corn
firm on strength in cash corn mar
ket. Exporters after cash corn; coun
try offerings small early but Illinoi
and Iowa sold more freely on spturn
Closing prices in Chicago cash mar
ket: No 2 red winter wheat SLIT; No
2 hard winter wheat SLID; No. 2 nix
ed corn csc; No. 2 yellow corn sc,
No. 3 white oats 3Sc Average farm
prices: No. 2 mixed corn in Contra
Iowa SIC; No. 2 hard winter wheat IL
Central Kansas 81. Closing future pric
es: Chicago September wheat $l.20B
Kansas City September wheat $l,06A
Winnipeg October wheat $1.1SA.
LIVE STOCK AND MEATS: Chi
cage hog prices dropped 20 to 30c dur
ing the week. Beef steers prices ad
vanced Is to 45c, butcher cows ant
heifers from to Csc higher, veal calves
Csc net higher and feeder steers un
changed. Fat lamb prices steady to 10.
higher, feeding lambs SO to Csc higher
yearlings steady and tat ewes 55c Il
81 higher per 100 lbs. On July IA Chi
+ cago hog market opened fairly active
on lights and light butchers, mostly IL
to Csc lower, closed mostly Csc lower
on better grades of lights and ligh,
butchers, 80 to soc lower on others
Beef steers mostly steady; butcher
cows and heifers uneven; bulls steady
! calves steady TO Csc lower. Fat sheer
and lambs strong to Csc higher. July
14th Chicago prices: Hogs top $1,000;
bulk of sales 1855 20 $10.65; medium
and good beef steers s8.40 to $40;
butcher cows and heifers 81 to SO, feed.
err steers $3.50 to SITS; light and me.
dunn weight veal calves $8.25 to $40;
fat lambs s12.85 to $14; feeding lambs
$12 to s13.25; yearlings SO to $12; fat
ewes $3.50 to sS.15. Stocker and feed
err shipments from IL important mar
kets during the week ending July 18th
were: Cattle and calves 27,430: hogs
2,447; sheep 29,196. In eastern whole.
sale fresh meat markets lamb prices
continued to show marked advances
over those of a week ago, an advance
of 81 to 81 being quoted mutton and
pork loins advanced 81 to So; cal 81
to 81, with beef firm to h0c higher per
100 lbs. July 14th prices good grade
meats: Beef SIS to SIT; veal SIS to
SO; lamb s25 to s2S; mutton SIC to
| $40; light pork loins $40 to s24:
heavy loins $14 to SO.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar
ket firm most of week. but easy at the
close; fancy grades have been in heavf
est demand. Receipts continue heavy;
storage stocks steadily increasing.
Closing prices go score butter: New
York 37hG, Boston 37hc, Philadel
phia $38s Cheese prices slightly lower
on Wisconsin cheese board, market
easier. Movement into storage contin
res as production is decreasing Ell
feet of hot weather on quality is in
creasing. Prices at Wisconsin primary
cheese markets July 18th: Twins 1870.
Daisies zoe, Dorble Daisies 19&c
Young Americas zoe. Longhorns 20he
Square Prints 21c.