Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-07-28
BEEF MARKET STEADY
Chicago Grain Prices Suffer
Severe Slump.
y. 5. Bureau of Markets. Washington, D. c.,
for week ended July "a, 1922.

~ D. bureau Oh Markets., washington, u. C.>
for week ended July "a. 1922.
LIVE STOCK AND MEATS: Chi
cago hog prices ranged from steady
to l5c higher fp the week. With the
exception of butcher COWS which were
steady to 15c higher and best grade
beef steers which were steady to 1Oc
higher, other classes of beef cattle
showed declines. Feeder steers were
unchanged fat lambs and yearlings de-
clined 90c to ST.; feeding lambs down
rs to 60c, ewes soc to 50 per 100 lbs.
On July oath hogs opened 10 to 15c
higher on good lights and light butch
ers, closed strong to 1Oc higher on
those grades, others steady to 15c
lower. Beef steers mostly 10 to Csc
lower, butcher COWS and heifers most
ly steady; veal calves steady to Csc
lower stockers steady to strong.
Lambs fully Csc lower, sheep uneven,
steady to lower. July "a Chicago
prices: Hogs top s11; Bulk of sales
$40 to $10.95; medium and good beef
steers $3.50 to $40; butcher cows and
heifers $500 to 1885; feeder steers
$6.65 to SITS; light and medium
weight veal calves SO to $3.50; fat
lambs $11.50 to $12S5; feeding lambs
$11.75 to $12.65; yearlings SO to $10.S5,
fat ewes So to $685. Stocker and
feeder shipments from II important
markets during the week ending July
IA were: Cattle and calves 35,S43;
hogs 1876; sheep 40.359. In eastern
wholesale fresh rooa+ ~, arl-otc oil cIo &C
es and grades of fresh meats showed
declines for the week. Pork loins
weak to 81 lower, beef'50c to 81; veal
and mutton 81 to 50, lamb down 81 tc
SO per lbs. On July "a veal and
mutton steady; beef weak to soc low
er; Pork loins 81 to 81 higher and
lamb steady to "a higher July oath
prices good grade meats; Beef $145O
to $16.50; veal SIS to SIS; lambs s24
to $27; mutton SIS tc $19; light pork
loins $40 to $24; heavy loins $13 to
ISL.
GRAIN: Grain prices have suffer
ed losses throughout the past week
with very little buying power present.
Lack of speculative support due to
generally favorable weather condi-
tons and unsettled strike sitoation as
against selling pressure from hedges
on southwestern receipts have been
depressing factors. Chicago Septem.
Der wheat 23sc lower; Chicago Sep
TENDER corn 13sc lower. On the gath
wheat market was heavy. Prices con-
tinuing to slump to new low points
Of ri; -
rains over corn belt which caused
selling that ran into stop loss orders
together with weakness in wheat re-
suited in Declines Visible supply
wheat 15,479,000 bushels compared
with 1929, 900 bushels last year. Wis
ible supply of corn 23,419,000 bushels,
compared with 1S,S92,000 last year.
Closing prices in Chicago cash mar
ket: No. red winter wheat $10S;
No. 2 hard winter wheat s1.O9; No. 2
mixed corn 641Sc; No. 2 yellow corn
64kc; No. 2 white oats 35c.. Aver
age farm price, No. 2 mixed corn in
central low "c; No. 2 hard win
ter wheat in CO.: :! Kansas Csc; No.
I dark Northern wheat in central
North Dakota $1.1SA. Closing future
prices: Chicago September wheat
$107h; Chicago September corn
62%c; Minneapolis September wheat
$1.12%; Kansas City September wheat
99%c; Winnipeg October wheat
$1.13A.
HAY: Markets steady to somewhat
easier. Majority of receipts new hay
of good quality Old hay continues il
good request and commands premium.
Offerings good. $3.50 Minneapolis,
No. prairie $3.50 Minneapolis