The Hope pioneer., 1922-08-31
wheat MUCH STEAD|ER
Corn Displays Strengtb-Rye is
Much Improved.
q. 8. Bureau of Markets: Washington, D. c.,
for week ended August Is. 1922.


for week ended August 25. 1922.
GRAIN: Prices made net gains for
The week except at Minneapolis and
Winnipeg. Bearish influences during
the week were weakness in continental
exchange and Liverpool market, in.
creased estimate for Canadian crop
and permission Of Indian government
to export 16 million. bushels wheat
from that country. Advances caused
by good sales to exporters, removal of
hedges, and oversold condition on
22nd. On the 25th wheat prices er.
ratio within two cent range but closed
about unchanged from the Gath. For
eign demand slow with little prospect
for Improvement due to financial con-
ditions. Hedging pressure lighter.
Corn unsettled despite crop reports
from Kansas, Nebraska and South Da-
kota that some sections would not
raise sufficient corn for local consump-
ton. Temperatures lower over belt.
Closing prices in Chicago cash mar
ket: No. 2 red winter wheat $1.04; No.
2 hard winter wheat $1.05; No. mixed
corn 64c; No. 2 yellow corn Csc; No. 3
white oats 34c. Average farm prices:
No. mixed corn in central Iowa
about 5012c; No. 2 hard winter wheat
in central Kansas 9Oc; No. 1 dark
northern wheat in central North Da-
kota Gle. Closing future prices: Chi
cago Sept. wheat $1.01A; Chicago
Sept. corn 6o1ac; Minneapolis Sept.
wheat s1.03A; Kansas City Sept.
wheat 951ac; Winnipeg October wheat
99Ac.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chica.
go hog prices ranged from Csc net
lower to Csc higher for the week,
heavy hogs showing about all the de.
cline. Beef steers Is to 60c lower,
butcher cows and heifers Is to SOC
lower; veal calves so to 75c lower,
while feeder steers advanced 10 to
Csc. Fat lambs rs to 40c higher and
feeding lambs $1.25 higher. Yearlings
weak to Csc higher and fat ewes un'
changed. On Aug. 25th light weight
hogs 10 to 15c higher than Thursdays
average with other grades slow and
about steady. Prime yearling steers
were strong with butcher cows and
heifers very slow and draggy. Fat ma
tive lambs strong to 15c higher with
feeder lambs and fat sheep steady
Aug. 25 Chicago prices: Hogs tor
$9.70; bulk $3.50 to s9.65; medium and
good beef steers $7.S5 to So; butcher
cows and heifers $3.65 to So; feeder
steers $3.50 to So; light and medium
weight veal calves $10.50 to $12; fat
lambs s12.40 to s13.25; feeding lambs
$11.5O to $12.75; yearlings $S.75 tt
SLIPS: fat ewes $3.50 to $7.65. Stock
er and feeder shipments from II i'm
portant markets during the week end
ing Aug. 18 were: cattle and calves
86,519; hogs 4,206, sheep 56,76S. Witt
exception of beef eastern wholesale
fresh meat prices firm to shade high
er for the week. Veal and mutto1
averaged about steady
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar
kets firm during the week. Prices
have held steady and with the percent
age of fancy goods in current receipts
running lighter top grades have ad
vanced slightly. Under grades do no
share in firmness. Closing prices o
SO score Aug. 25: New York 36Ac
Chicago 347ac. Cheese markets firm
and higher during the week. Peak o
production past and seasonal shrink
age has begun. Demand fairly goot
with general feeling of confidence
Prices at Wisconsin primary chess
, markets Aug. "a: Twins 19c; Daisies
20Ac; double daisies 1910; Young
; Americas 1870; Longhorns 2OAc
} Square prints 2112c.