Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-02-10
UPPER. TONE TO GRAIN.
Drouth and Export Demand Re-
sponsibIe- Advance.

GRA1N-Market had strong under
tone during week and prices trended
upward, on the 9Th, wheat reaching
new high since September 26th.
World wheat situation and higher
foreign markets main factors. I'm
favorable reports of crop condi-
lions in drouth sections of south
west and fair export business also
factors. More confidence now exists
in grain trade. Visible supply wheat
42,280,0OO bushels, a decrease of 1891
600 bushels for week. Visible supply
corn, 30.778,000 bushels, an increase
OF 4,049,000 bushels for week. Closing
prices in Chicago cash market: No. 2
red winter wheat, s133; No. 2 hard
winter wheat, $1.25; No. mixed corn,
SIC; No. 2 yellow corn, SIC; No.
! white oats, SEC. Average farm prices:
No. mixed corn in central Iowa about
Acc; No L dark northern wheat in
| central North Dakota, $122A; No. 2
hard winter wheat in central Kansas,
$1.0S- For the week Chicago May
wheat up Size, closing at $l2S3s; Chi
cago May corn up 4Ac at 5S1Ac; Min
neapolis May wheat up SIZE at $133:
Kansas Clty May wheat up 81Ac at
S1.1S12; Winnipeg May wheat up sec
at $11S2s.
HAY-Most markets firm on lighter
receipts as result of heavy SHOWS in
east and rainy and bad loading wealth
er IN the west. Demand unimproveG
and the slight price advances were
caused almost entirely by temporary
scarcity Of good quality hay. No. /
timothy quoted Feb. 4th: Chicag:.
$22; Minneapolis. SIS; No. alfalfa.
Chicago, $22.50; Minneapolis, S21; NJ.
1 prairie, Chicago, SIG; Minneapolis
SIS.
FEED-Demand quiet. Less inani~v
from country trade account recent AZ
vances of about 81 per ton in nraM
and niddlings. Resellers now offerir-
wheat 50c-$l under mill prices. Elm
seed meal firm on withdrawal Of ctfe.-
ings by mills. Quoted Feb 4th: Bran
$3.50; middlings $22, minneapolis
"a per cent linseed meal, S43 M:ons-
apolis.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS - chi
cagO hog prices advanced from 2N~l0:
per 100 pounds during the week, n
dunn and light weights gaining RIOS
Beef steers generally firm to 1Oc I Ugh,
err. Feeder steers firm to 15c higher
veal calves. csc to 75c; fat lambs mi
yearlings generally Csc higher: led.
ing lambs and fat ewes unchanged
Feb, 9Th Chicago prices: Hogs, top.
$3.50; bulk of sales, $1,000; medium
and good beef steers $6.75-9: butcher
COWS and heifers, $4-775; feeder
steers. $5.15-6; light. and Medium
weight veal calves, $7-10.75: fat lambs.
$12-14; feeding lambs, S10.50-13; yaar!
ings, $9.75-13; fgat ewes. S5-7.75.
Stocker and feeder shipments from,
IL important markets the week end
ing Jan. 20 were: Cattle and caves,
55,026; hogs, 3.074; sheep, 2S,371
DAIRY PRODUCTS - Butter mar
kets steady at close following gradual
.. declines which featured trading early
in week Imports at New York Ind
advice of lower foreign markets affect
ed New York market. Domestic pro
duction seems to have been somewhat
!, |
sumptive demand good. Closing
prices, 80 score: New York and Bos-
ton, 361ac; Philadelphia and Chicago.
SEC
Cheese markets showed a little
steadier tone. Trading in Wisconsin
more active and good general demand
except in the extreme east where de-
mand is still largely for held cheese
and where nearby production of fresh
: practically fills current requirements.
Closing prices at Wisconsin prim airy
markets Feb. 4th: Twins, zoe; Daisies,
, 20kc; Double Daisies. zoe; Young
Americas and Longhorns, 2o,ac;
square prints, 22Ac.
Minneapolis Cash Closing Prices.
, Minneapolis No. 1 dark
northern, l44@14S; No. l northern,
2 1.41@1.45; No. 2 northern, 1.37@1,41;
. No. 3 northern, 1.29@1.37; No. du-
E rum, 1.1O@115. Corn, No. yellow,
. 47c@48; No. mixed, 46c@47c. Rye
No. 2, CSC. Oats, No. 2 white, 34c@
} csc. Barley, choice to fancy, 53c0
|, SEC. Flaxseed, 2.20a32.35.
, So. St. Paul Live Stock.
4 So. St. Paul - Steers, $365.50;
3 cows, 1906; calves, $3@9.50; hogs,
$8.75@925; sheep and lambs, $7M12.
Minneapolis Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
BUTTER-Special, h., 35c; extras,
Ill.,, SAC; firsts, 29c; seconds, 23c; pack
/ ing stock, 16c; storage extras, &c.
!, EGGS-Country receipts, rots out,
Y per case, $3.50; No. candled, good
a cases, free from rots, small, dirties
a and checks out doz., 35c; seconds,
/. small, dirty and held stock, rots and
|leakers out, doz., Csc; checks, rots and
D leakers out, doz., 22c. Quotations on
eggs include cases.
LIVE POULTRY-Hens, lbs and
over, 22c; under lbs, 16c; turkeys,
: fat, 8 lbs. and over, Csc; turkeys,
: small: h., 10000; stays, tic; geese,
Ifat, 15c; guineas, doz., IS; ducks, 1sc;
springs, lbs, 22c; cocks, 15c.
: Russ Population Less.
: Washington-A decrease of about
, Is, 100000 in the population Of Soviet