The Hope pioneer., 1922-07-13
DECLINE IN wheat
Not Much Change In the Live
stock Market.
u. s. Bureau of Markets, Washington. D. C.,
for week ended July Z. 1922.

U. s. Bureau of Markets. Washington. d. c..
for week ended July z. 1922.
GRAIN: Wheat prices declined
steadily during the week influenced
mainly by favorable weather condi
tions. On the 9Th weakness in con.
tinental exchange and restricted ex.
port demand were also important fac.
tors. Corn had Independent strength
on the 5th. For the week Chicago Sep.
tember wheat lost &c; Chicago Sep.
tember corn sc. On-the 7th all grain
prices declined with trade largely 10.
cal and sentiment bearish. Excellent
weather conditions and collapse In
continental exchange were main de.
pressing factors. Country offerings
wheat fair.
Corn trade narrow and prices lower
with wheat.
Closing prices in Chicago cash mar
ket: No. red winter wheat $116; No.
hard winter wheat $1.16; No. 2
mixed corn 64c; No. yellow corn
| Csc; No. 3 white oats 3Sc. Average
farm prices: No. mixed corn in CEN
trail Iowa SIC; No. 2 dark northern
wheat in central North Dakota $1.171a;
No. 2 hard winter wheat in central
Kansas 97c. Closing future prices:
Chicago September wheat s1.13; Chi
cago September 66M; Minneapolis
September wheat $1.2O%; Kansas City
/ September wheat $1.06; Winnipeg Oc-
tober wheat $11S.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chicago
hog prices ranged from &c lower to
&c higher during week. Beef steer
prices advanced 10-25c; butcher cows
and heifers firm to &c higher; veal
calves 75c net higher while the price
of feeding steers remained practically
the same as week ago. Fat lambs
advanced sec, feeding lambs 30-5Oc:
yearlings Csc and fat ewes 10-50c per
100 lbs.
On July 7th hogs opened active 5-10c
higher on better grades, mixed and
packing grades slow about steady,
closed steady to 10c higher than Thurs.
days average. Cattle market active,
beef steers strong, she stock firm;
bulls Csc higher; veal calves strong to
higher, stockers dull. Sheep and lambs
firm with Thursdays marketings. July
Chicago prices: Hog, top, Sill; bulk
of sales $9.20-10.95 medium and good
beef steers $S.35-9.S5; butcher cows
and heifers $4-S.75; feeder steers $5.65.
7.75; light and medium weight veal
calves $8-9.75; fat lambs s12.75.14;
feeding lambs $1150-12; yearlings So
12; fat ewes $450-7.60.
Stocker and feeder shipments from
IL important markets during the week
ending June Both we're: Cattle and
calves 50,525; hogs 6,3S5; sheep 25,s41
In eastern wholesale fresh meat
markets during the week prices adj
vanced on all classes of meats except
pork loins. Beef advanced $1-1.50; and
lamb veal firm to SO higher; mutton
firm to 81 higher, while fresh pork
loins ranged from 50 lower to 81 high
er.
On July Z beef veal and mutton
practically steady: lamb steady to 81
higher; light pork loins barely steady
and heavy loins weak to 50 lower.
July Z prices good grade meats: Beet
$15-17; veal $12-18; lamb 1897; NUT
ton s14-19; light pork loins 1922;
heavy loins $13-17.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar
kets unsettled during the week and
declining at close. High price levels
reached during time export demand
was of influence were not maintained
Closing prices, 90 score butter: New
York 81; Chicago IS; Philadelphia and
Boston 371a.
Cheese prices at Wisconsin primary
markets July 6: Twins 1914; Daisies
zoe; Double Daisies 1870; Young
Americas 1870: Longhorns 20Ac;
Square Prints 201hc.
Minneapolis Closing Cash Prices.