The Hope pioneer., 1922-04-13
HOG MARKET IS FIRM
Grain Market Weak But Under
tone Shows Improvement.


U.. S. Bureau of Markets. Washington, ID. c..
for week ended April 10. 1929.
VEGETABLES: Potato, markets
weaker, well supplied, demand moder-
ate. Northern sacked Round Whites
weak in eastern markets at $1S5-2.10
Carlot sales Chicago, s1.45-1.6O: weak
ar north central shipping points at
s1.2O-1.47.
HAY: Warm weather Fastening
pastures and weakening demand for
hay. Account extremely light receipts
prices firm at most markets. Improved
road conditions, and Increased loadings
indicate larger receipts to come. Quot
ed April Sth: No. timothy, Chicago,
S26. No. alfalfa, Minneapolis, $23.
No. prairie, Chicago. SIS; Minneapo,
lis, SIS.
FEED: Most feed markets. dull No
material change in prices. Offerings
of wheat and corn feeds continue lib
eral and slightly exceed demand
Wheat feeds now quoted Lake and
Rail basis in eastern markets. Quoted
April Sth: Bran SPOTS, middlings $22,
flour middlings $24, Minneapolis: lin
seed meal $49.50 Minneapolis.
GRAIN: Market weak and prices
lower first half week but the under.
tone improved and prices show net
gains, Chicago May wheat up half cent
closing at $1.33M; Chicago May corn
up INC at 59s. Outstanding factors
were lack of outside trading and gov.
ernment crop report. More friendly
feeling to buying side at close. Visible
supply wheat a4,163,000 bushels, a de.
crease of 1.7S4,000 bushels for week.
Visible supply corn 45,3O5,00O bushels,
a decrease of 1,5s4,0O0 bushels for
week. Closing prices in Chicago cash
market: No. 2 red winter wheat $1.35 !;
No. 2 hard winter wheat $1.35; No.
mixed corn 5Sc; No. 2 yellow corn SOC;
No. 3 white oats SSe. Average farm,
prices: No. 2 mixed corn in central
Iowa about 4511c; No. dark northern
wheat in central North Dakota $1.35
No. 2 hard winter wheat In central
Kansas $1.20. For the week Mlnneapo
, lis May wheat up sac closing at $l.44:
Kansas city May wheat up INC al
s1.a1; Winnipeg May wheat up Nc al
$1.34%.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chica
60 hog prices advanced 45-6Oc. Cattle
prices ranged downward Beef steers
lost 1O-25c; butcher cows and heifers
weak to Csc lower; veal calves down
5O-75c. Feeder steers practically
steady. Sheep and lamb prices con
siderably lower; fat ewes being soc
81 off, yearlings generally s. lower
). and fat lambs from 50 to $225 down
t April 10 Chicago prices: Hogs, top
s11; bulk Of sales $1O.5O-10.95: medium
! and good beef steers $7.15-S.75; butch
= er cows and heifers $4.35.S: feeder
a steers s5.40-7.35; light and medium
weight veal calves $5.75-S25; fa
lambs $11.25-14; yearlings $1050-1350
fat ewes $675-9.50.
Stocker and feeder shipments from
IL important markets during thu
: week ending March 81 were: Cattl.
and calves 5O,551; hogs 9,OOS; sheer
9,7O8
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar
: kets have recovered from recent dull
ness and at close are firm with price
tendency upward. Offerings all grades
fairly we'll cleaned up. Closing price!
: 90 score: New York and Boston 361h
: Chicago So; Philadelphia 361A.
Cheese markets weak at lOwel
{ prices. Declines are seasonal and thi!
appears to be cause of weakness more
!. than actual accumulations on market
! No confidence in trading and buyer!
> except prices to reach still lower lev
2 els. Prices at Wisconsin primary mar
1 kets April 8th: Twins 16A; Daisie!
r 16A; Double Daisies 1914.