Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-03-03
WHEAT HITS TOP PRICE
Hogs Made Liberal Advance
Cattle Quotations Similar.

GRAIN. All grains sold at new
high points during the week but the
price range was narrow and at close
prices were only slightly higher than
week ago. Principal market factors
were: Higher foreign markets, good
export business, bullish crop reports
and reduction in Argentine exportable
surplus. On the 9th Chicago May
wheat reached new high of SL49B,
bur later reacted Visible supply
wheat 41,278000 bushels, decrease
Of $4,000 bushels for week. Visible
supply corn 40,S97, 900 bushels, an in
crease of $4,000 bushels for week
Closing prices, in Chicago cash mar
ket; No. 2 red Winterwheat SLAB; No
2 hard winter wheat SLAP; No. mix
ed corn &C. No. 2 yellow corn 62c;
No. 3 white oats SIC. Average farm
prices: No. 2 mixed corn in central
Iowa ACC; No / dark northern wheat
in central North Dakota $1.372; No
2 hard winter wheat III central Kan
sas $1.23. For the week Chicago May
wheat up 1c closing at $1.47A; Chi
cago May corn UP 4Ac, closing at
67%c. Minneapolis May wheat up
1kc at $1.48ss Kansas City May
wheat up 1c at $1.34as Winnipeg
May wheat up &c closing at $1.44A
HAY: Market slightly lower dur
ing the week There is good but
limited demand for hay of good quail
ity which is scarce in most markets.
Receipts of low grade hay in excess
OF demand generally and are de-
pressing the market and selling at
wide discounts. Extremely cold
weather in northwest causing active
demand in Minnesota and the Dako-
tas. Alfalfa market firm especially
for high grade hay. Quoted Feb. 25th
No. timothy, Chicago $21.50, Min
neapolis $3.50; No. 1 prairie, Kansas
City $1,000, Minneapolis $3.50, Chica
go SIS.
Feed: Markets generally firm.
Wheat feed offerings light for prompt
shipment. Deferred shipment offer
ings quoted at discounts but difficult
to place Linseed meal quoted high
er on renewed export inquiry Quot
ed Feb. 25th: Bran $3.50, middlings
$26, flour middlings $3.50. Minneapo-
lis; linseed meal Ssh, Minneapolis.
VEGETABLES: Potato markets
slow, dull and unsettled Northern
sacked Round Whites steady in most
cities at $2.00-2.15 ranging $1.70-200
in Chicago; steady at Minnesota ship"
ping points at $1.55-160
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chi
cago hog prices advanced 60-75c Cat
tie prices showed advances on prac-
tically all classes. Beef steers ranged
from steady TO 15c higher; feeder
steers up 15-25c; butcher cows and
heifers up 25-50c; veal calves up ST.
Fat ewes advanced soc; yearlings
steady to Csc higher; feeding lambs
practically steady; fat lambs 10-25c
lower Feb 9th Chicago prices
Hogs, top SLIPS; bulk of sales $1075-
Ills; medium and good beef steers
$740-9.25 butcher cows and heifers
$4.15-S; feeder steers $5.50-7.50; light
and medium weight veal calves 1912;
fat lambs $13.25-16; feeding lambs
$11.50-13.50; yearlings $10.50-14.25;
fat ewes $5.75-925
Stocker and feeder shipments from
IL important markets during the week
ending Feb. 18th were: Cattle and
calves 51,577; hogs 12,703; sheep
22,644
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar
kets steady to firm at close following
more or less quiet trading early In
week. Prices at all markets about
same, as result of which there has
been but little inter-market trading
Receipts running higher and reports
indicate lighter production. Closing
prices, 80 score: New York 361a; Chi
cago 81 Philadelphia &c. Boston 361s.
Minneapolis Cash Closing Prices.
Minneapolis-W Wheat No. / dark nor
thern, 155@1.62; No. l northern, 153
@1.57; No. 3 northern, 1.47@1.53; No.
8 northern, t.41@149; No. ] durum,
119@1.25. Corn No 3 yellow, 55c@
SEC; No. 8 mixed, SIC. Rye No. 8,
99c@1.00. Oats No. white, SIC. Bar
ley, choice to fancy, 56c@59c Flax
seed, 25502.62.
So. St Paul Live Stock.
So. ST. Publishers, $440. Cows,
S3.25-$5.20. Calves, S5.50-$900 Hogs,
S975-$10.50 Sheep and lambs, Sill
$l4.25.
Minneapolis Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
BUTTER-Specials, h., SIC; extra,
h., SAC; firsts. 29c; seconds, 23c;
packing stock, Ice; storage eggs, 27c.
EGGS-Country receipts, rots out,
per case, SO: No. | candied, good
cases, free from rots, small dirties,
checks out, doz., 33c: seconds, small
dirty and held stock, rots out, leakera
out, doz., &c; checks, rots and leak
ers out, doz., 25c: quotations ON eggs
include cases.
LIVE POULTRY--Hens over 4 lbs
zee; under lbs, tic; turkeys, fat
lbs. and over, csc; turkeys, small
h., 15-20c; stays, 18c; geese, fat, 15c;
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