The Hope pioneer., 1922-09-21
MARKET TREND FIRMER
Wheat Grows Stronger With
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". s. Bureau of Markets, Washington. d. c.,
for week ended September Is, 1922
GRAIN: Grain. prices were firm the
first half of week but declined lata,
and closed at net losses. Principal mar
ket factors were: Slow cash and ex-
port demand, lack of support, increase
In visible supply, and hedging pres
: sure. Chicago December wheat down
&c. Chicago December corn down 2:.
Wheat and corn lower on the 14th on
partial settlement Of rail strike, de-
cline in Liverpool, and bearish news
from Canadian Northwest. Fair ex.
port demand. Closing prices in Chi.
cago cash market: No. 2 red winter
wheat $l03; No. 2 hard winter wheat
$1.01; Nc. mixed corn CSC; No. 2
yellow corn CSC; No. white oats CSC.
Average farm prices: No. 2 mixed corn
In central Iowa SOC; No. 2 hard vim
ter wheat in central Kansas S5c. Clos.
ing future prices: Chicago December
wheat 99Ac; Chicago December corn
56hc; Minneapolis December wheat
$1.00M;. Kansas City December wheat
93hc; Winnipeg December wheat
91Ac
. DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar.
' ket steady to firm for the week. Hot
weather has continued to cut down
production and has reduced percent
age OF fancy grades in current arriv-
ais. Storage goods beginning to move
in small way. Closing prices 90
score butter: New York 39hc; Chi.
cago 3s1sc; Cheese markets steady
with only fair volume Of trading.
Buyers continue to hold off more or
less at present prices. Cheese prices
at Wisconsin primary markets Sept.
18th: Twins 19hc; Daisies 2oAc;
Double Daisies zoe; Young Americas
zoe; Leghorns zoe; Square Prints
22c.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chi
cago hog prices continued their up.
ward movement, advances ranging
from Is to 40c being scored. Cattle
prices also showed some improvement
over those of a week ago. Beef steers
advanced 20 to Coo and butcher COWS
and heifers 10 to zoe. Feeder steers
steady to Csc up while veal calves
were Csc lower to 75c up. Sheep and
lamb prices improved materially, fat
lambs ranging from 81 to $1.10. Feed
ing lambs rs to Soc; yearlings Is to
90c and fat ewes Is to 75c higher pei
100 lbs. On Sept. 14th hogs on the
Chicago market were steady to 10c
higher. Beef steers and butcher COWS
spots up more, bulls and veal calves
largely Csc higher and stockers and
feeders firm. Fat lambs Is to SOC high
er and fat sheep strong to Csc higher
Sept. 14th Chicago prices: Hogs, top
q $3.50; bulk of sales $3.50 to $3.50. Me
dium and good beef steers $7.75 tc
5000. Butcher cows and heifers $685.
$50; feeder steers s5.50-8.25; light
and medium weight veal calves $11.50
1850; fat lambs $12.75-14; feeding
lambs s11.75-13.25; yearlings s9-11.75;
fat ewes $3.75-7. Stocker and feeder
shipments from IL important markets
during the week ending Sept. Sth were:
Cattle and calves 1854; hogs 6,086;
sheep 64,229. Market declines in the
price of medium grade lamb was the
outstanding feature of the weeks trad
ing in eastern wholesale fresh meat
markets. Beef was soc lower to 81
higher. Veal firm to 81 higher; good
grade lamb steady to 81 higher while
mutton ranged from 81 higher on good
rade to So lower on medium grade
Pork loins firm to 81 higher. On Sept
14th beef ranged from soc lower al
some markets to soc higher at 9th
ers; veal and pork generally steady
to 81 lower; better grades lambs
around 81 lower; other grades steady
Mutton generally steady. Sept 14th
prices good grade meats: Beef $15.5O
1S; veal $16-2O; lamb $24-27; mutton
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