Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-10-06
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! GRAIN: Grain markets unsettled
during the week with price range mar
row, but at close wheat was, fraction
ally higher and corn up cent. Wheat
prices lower on the End on improved
political situation and slower demand.
export demand spotted visible supply
wheat S2,354,O00 bushels, compared
with 52,7a5.000 bis. same date last
year. Corn firm and higher after early
break with wheat. Visibly supply corn
Il, 10000 bus, compared with H.
10000 bus. last year. Closing prices
n Chicago cash mar':e:: n red
winter wheat Sl.1a: no. z hard winter
cheat $1.0S; No. mixed corn CSC;
No. % yellow corn Csc; No.. white
rats Saxc. Average farm prices: No. 2
mixed corn In central Iowa about SIC;
No. 2 hard winter wheat In central
Kansas 90c. Closing future prices: Chi
:ago December wheat $1.0411; Chi
>ago December corn 59Kc: Minneapo-
Us December wheat $104%: Kansas
City December wheat 97%c; Winnipeg
December wheat 941ac.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar
tets steady to firm during. the week.
Production shrinking and receipts on
markets running lighter. Consumptive
demand being partly filed through
movement Of stocks from storage Clos
ing prices, 90 score butter: New York
&c; Chicago 42c. Cheese markets firm
during the week. Active demand in
Wisconsin despite recent advances
Prices in distributing markets higher
also but mostly account higher costs
IN the country. Prices at Wisconsin
Primary markets Sept. Goth: Twins
ENC; Daisies 23c; Double Daisies.
ENC; Longhorns 231zc; Square Prints,
241ac.
! LIVESTOCK AND MEATS Chicago.
hog prices were on the downward
trend compared with a week ago, de-
clines ranging from 10 to 35c being
registered. Cattle prices showed slight
changes; beef steers ranged from
steady to soc higher; butcher COWS
and heifers practically steady while
veal calves ranged from rs to 75c
lower for the week. Sleep and lamb
prices showed mixed movements, fat
lambs were IS to, 75c lower; fat ewes.
steady to 10c and yearlings weak to
SOC down. Feeding lambs advanced
l0c to 81 per 100 lbs. On Oct End the
Chicago hog market opened steady
On esirable kinds, others weak to low
ter, closed uneyenly weak to 15c lower
than Saturdays average. Strictly good
and choice beet steers strong to 15c
| higher, other grades 10 to 15c lower
In between grades butcher cows and
heifers slow, uneyenly lower; other
grades, bulls and stockers and feeders
about steady, veal calves unevenly so
to 75caloWer. Native lambs mostly soc
lower and sheep steady with Satur-
days average. :, October End Chicago
prices: Hogs, top, $10.45: bulk of sales
IS to $10:35: medium and good beef
steers $7.50-11.25: butcher COWS and
heifers $3:75-9.c5; feeder steers $5.75-
B.25. Light and medium weight veal
calves. $9:25-12.25; fat lambs $1250-
l4.40; feeding lambs $13.50-1475; year
lings $8.75-12.25; fat ewes $35O-7
Stocker and feeder shipments from IL
important markets during the week
ending Sept. 22nd were: Cattle and
calves 1926; hogs 1854; sheep
107,275. Eastern wholesale fresh meat
prices showed slight changes for the
week. Beef was weak to soc lower on
the better grades and as much as 81
lower on medium grades; veal and
light pork loins steady, heavy loins
averaged about 81 higher while NUT
ton ranged from 81 lower at some mar
kets to 81 higher at others. Lamb was
generally weak to 81 lower. On Oct
End beef, veal and mutton generally
steady with Fridays prices; choice
lamb. 81 higher, other grades steady;
pork loins firm to as much as 81 high
or per 100 lbs. Oct End prices good
grade meats: Beef $15-18; veal $18-
20; lamb $24-29; mutton $12-18; light
pork loins $28-31; heavy loins $18-22