The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-12-21
HOG PRICES DROP LOW
BuIlish Sentiment Prevailed in
Wheat During Week.
u. 3. Bureau of Markets. Washington. ID. c..
for week ended Zee. Is. 1922.

U. 3. Bureau of Markets. Washington. d. c..
for week ended Zee. Is. 1922.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chi.
cage hog prices registered declines
ranging from 10-20c for the week. Cat.
tie prices are generally lower; beet
steers ranging from weak to SOC.
Butcher COWS and heifers weak to csc;
feeder steers generally 15c, and g
calves steady to 20c down. Fat lambs
were 10-25c higher, feeding lambs gen
orally 25c higher, while yearlings were
steady to Csc lower and fat ewes I'M
changed. On December 18th hogs
we're 15c lower than Wednesdays aver
age. Beef steers. and butcher cows and
heifers weak to ~unevenly lower, other
classes slow, steady to weak. Choice
fat lambs steady. in between grades
weak to 15c lower; sheep around
steady. December 14th Chicago prices:
hogs, top. $S.15; bulk of sales $685.
$40; medium and good beef steers
$7.5e-11.75; butcher cows and heifers
S~S.35-10.75: feeder steers $685.; light
and medium weight veal calves IS. so
10; fat lambs $13.25-15.60; feeding
lambs $12.75-15; yearlings s9.25-13.25;
fat ewes $4.75-7.75. Stocker and feeder
shipments from IL important markets
for the week ending December StA
were: Cattle and calves 1929; hogs
1899: sheep &c, 1898. In eastern whole
sale fresh meat markets beef ranged
from firm to soc higher; veal firm t
ST higher; lamb weak to 81 lower;
mutton firm to 50 higher; light pork
loins 81 to 81 lower and heavy loins
81 lower to soc higher for the week.
Dec. 14th prices good grade meats:
Beef ~S14.50-17; veal $14-19; lamb $23-
q; mutton SLIT; light pork Soins
$15-17; heavy loins s12.50-15.
GRAIN: Bullish sentiment prevailed
in wheat market during the week and
close was sharply higher. PRINCIPAL fac'
tors were: Bullish Argentine news;
Presidents message to Congress; for.
eign credit bill and Barnes speech be-
fore Illinois Chamber of Commerce.
Chicago May wheat advanced Tic;
Chicago May corn advanced 4Bc. On
the 14th profit taking continued but
breaks did not extend far and close
was f~ractionally higher. Good support
on all breaks but buying IN bulges
less aggressive and many looking fol-
reaction after sharp upturn recently.
Closing prices in Chicago cash mar,
ket: No. 2 red winter wheat $1.37: \
: hard winter wheat S1.27; No. 2 mixed
corn TIC; No. 2 yellow corr TIC; No. 3
white oats Acc. Average farm prices:
No. 2 mixed corn in central Iowa
63Ac; No. l dark northern wheat. in
hard winter wheat in central Kansas
s1.05. Closing future prices: Chicago
May wheat s123B; Chicago May corn
TAN; Minneapolis May wheat $1.22B +;
Kansas City May wheat S1.l4A; Win
nipeg May wheat $1.10%.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar
kets barely steady. Prices at Chicago
have declined account accumulation re.
sulting from high prices. Eastern mar
kets ruled steady during week. Some
foreign imports coming il, but guam
titles not large. Closing prices, 80
score butter: New York 54hc; Chi.
cago 52kc. Cheese markets firm but
trading 10 slow. partly due 10 usual
seasonal dizziness. Wisconsin produc.
ton holding VI well, but cold weather
is hampering shipments. Movement of
goods from storage light. Dealers view
general situation with confidence.
Cheese prices at Wisconsin primary
markets, Dec. 13th: Daisies 27c; Dou-
BILE Daisies 27c; Longhorns 27Ac;
Square Prints 271sc: Young Ameri'
cas- 27Ac.