Little Falls herald., 1922-11-17
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All Grain Remains Stationary in
Final Price.
U. s. Bureau of Markets. Washington. D. c.,
;4 for week endeI Nov. 13. 1922.

kets firm at close following short
period during which an unsettled tone
ruled although price held steady. Re-
ceipts running somewhat heavier but
those include storage butter which is
moving from one market to another,
also delayed shipments from produc-
ing sections. Demand continues
slightly irregular. Closing prices, 80
score butter: New York 491ac; Chi
cago 48hc. Trading in cheese mar
kets stimulated some what following
price declines in Wisconsin early In
week, but sales not up to expectations.
Tone in distributing markets slightly
tirmer. Cheese prices at Wisconsin
primary markets Nov. 11th-Twin and
Daisies 24c; Double Daisies 2s%c;
Longhorns and Young Americas 241hc;
Square prints Csc.
GRAIN-Wheat and corn prices
ductuated within narrow range dur
ing the week and closed irregularly.
Chicago December wheat prices un-
changed for the week; Chicago De.
cember corn down &c. The market
had firm undertone the past two
days due to strength in Liverpool and
Winnipeg. Argentine wheat being Of
fered abroad equal to 131hc under
American Hard Winter, and corn at
&c under American prices. Visible
supply wheat 34,230,000 bushels COM
pared with 52,382,000 bushels same
date last year. Corn market closed
firm on the 18th. Visible supply corn
9.187, 900 bushels compared with 49,
7O5, 700 bushels same date last year.
Closing prices in Chicago cash mar
ket: No. 2 Red winter wheat $1.25;
No. 2 Hard winter wheat $1.2O; No.
2 mixed corn zoe; No. 2 yellow corn
Tic; No. 3 white oats 43c. Average
farm prices: No. 2 mixed corn in
central Iowa about SIC; No. / dark
northern wheat in central North Da-
okta 96c; No. 2 hard winter wheat in
central Kansas 81. Closing future
prices: Chicago December wheat
$1.16A; Chicago December corn
683sc; Minneapolis Dec. wheat $1.11%;
Winnipeg December wheat $1O2A.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS-Chi-
cago hog prices declined sharply for
the week. The trend of cattle prices,
however, was upward, beef steers
ranged from 10 to 60c and butcher
COWS and heifers 20 to soc up. Feeder
steers steady to 1Oc higher while veal
calves were 75c net higher for the
week. Fat lambs SOC; fat ewes Is to
SOC and yearlings so to 90c higher
with feeder lambs steady to 45c up.
On Nov. 18th hogs opened mostly 5
to 1Oc lower, closed to 15c lower
than Saturdays average. Beef steers
mostly steady, butcher cows and
heifers weak to Csc lower; stockers
and feeders steady, bulls steady to
weak, veal calves steady to Csc lower
Fat lambs 25c lower, feeder lambs
steady to strong and fat sheep strong.
Nov. 18th Chicago prices: Hogs, top,
$8.55; bulk of sales $s.15 to $3.50;
medium and good beef steers 81 to
$11.75; butcher COWS and heifers $3.50
to $10.50; feeder steers SIS to SITS;
light and medium weight veal calves
$8.25 to $10.75; fat lambs $13 to $l4.60;
feeding lambs $12.25 to $1435; year.
lings $9.75 to $13.25; fat ewes IS to
So. Stocker and feeder shipments
from IL important markets during the
week ending Nov. 3, were cattle and
calves 1888; hogs 1854; sheep
213,643. With the exception of lamb
which was 81 to SO higher the trend
of prices in eastern wholesale fresh
meat markets, + was generally down.
ward for the week. Beef weak to 81
lower; mutton weak to 81 lower; pork
loins 81 to So lower with lower grades
Of veal weak to SO down and good
grades So lower to 50 higher On
Nov 18th beef and mutton generally
steady; veal 81 to 81 higher at New
York, weak to 81 lower at Boston,
steady at Philadelphia. Lambs So to
81 higher Philadelphia, steady to 81
higher at Boston, firm at New York;
light loins 81 lower with other aver.
ages steady at Boston around 81
higher elsewhere. Nov. 18th prices
good grade meats: Beef SIS to SIS;
veal $13-$16; lambs $23-$27; mutton
$12.$15; light pork loins $19-$23;
heavy loins $16-$20.
Minneapolis Cash Closing Prices.
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