The Hope pioneer., 1922-07-06
wheat REMAINS FIRM
Hogs Show Upward Tendency
All Stock Prices Stronger.

for week ended June 80. 1929.
GRAIN: Market strong early in
week on unfavorable weather eports
but rains and lower temperatures gath
and 26th induced declines. Disappoint.
ing threshing returns and strong cash
market caused advance on the 9th
and prices fairly well maintained re-
mainder of week. Chicago July wheat
up 1c for week; Chicago July corn
downAc.
On the 29th wheat trade nervous
but undertone firm. Black rust found
on stem Of spring wheat South Dakota
but no damage claimed as yet. Cash
market strong. Corn held moderate
range and closed firm.
Closing prices in Chicago cash mar.
ket: No. red winter wheat $1.16; No.
2 hard winter wheat $1.16; No. 2 mixed
corn 63c; No. yellow corn CSC; No.
3 white oats SIC. Average farm prices:
, No. 2 mixed corn in central Iowa soc;
No. 1 dark northern wheat in central
North Dakota $1.22; No. hard winter
wheat in central Kansas CSC. Closing
future prices: Chicago July wheat
s1.14A; Chicago July corn 6211c; Min
neapolis July wheat s1.34A; Kansas
City July wheat $1OSh; Winnipeg
July wheat $1.27M.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chica-
! go hog prices ranged 1O-20c higher for
the week. Beef steers 1920 higher;
butcher cows and heifers firm to Csc
higher, feeder steers were firm to 10c
higher; light and medium weight veal
calves generally Csc higher. Fat and
feeding lambs 25-50c higher; yearlings
up 40-5Oc; fat ewes 75-75c higher.
On June 29th Chicago hog prices
opened 10-20c higher, closed weak and
about 15c higher than Wednesdays g
average. Beef steers, butcher COWS and
heifers strong to 15c higher with in.
between grades Of beef steers showing
most advance. Stockers steady; veal
calves steady to Csc higher; fat lambs
25c lower; sheep steady to strong.
June 29th Chicago prices: Hogs, top
$11, bulk of sales $9.75-10.95; medium
and good beef steers s7.90-9.60: butch
er COWS and heifers s4-S60; feeder
steers s5.65-7.75; light and medium
weight veal calves s725-9; fat lambs
$12-13.4O; feeding lambs $11-12.3O;
yearlings $S.75-11.75; fat ewes $3.75
TAO.
Stocker and feeder shipments 12 i'm
portant markets during the weel
ending June 23rd were: Cattle anG
calves 53,365; hogs 1929; sheep 22,149
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar
kets firm most of week as result O
unexpected export demand and con
tinued buying for storage. Tone veal
. at close as prices became top-heavy
8 Price tendency downward.
Closing prices 90 score butter: New
York 3S; Chicago SO; Philadelphia
50; Boston 3S1a.
HAY: Eastern markets heavy ant
unsettled during the week except New
York, where market is firm with price,
slightly higher. Other markets SLOW
with demand only for top grades. Low
grades sold only at discount.
Quoted June 28th: No. timoth,
New York $3.50, Chicago $22.50, Nc
i prairie Kansas City s13. st. Loui
$3.50. Minneapolis $12.
FEED: No material chang, il
3 wheat feeds during the week. Offer
ings from Northwest small with n
pressure to sell. Offerings from South
: west normal. Demand quiet especially
! from the east. Practically no trading
i, in feeds. Quoted June 28th: Sprin
, wheat bran Chicago $17.25. standar
middlings Chicago s19.25: winte
. wheat bran St. Louis SIT.