The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-05-11
WHEAT STAYS WELL UP
Hog and Cattle Prices Are Down
a Few Cents.
q. s. Bureau OF Markets. Washington, d. c..
for week ended May s. 1879.

for week ended May s. fezz.
HAY-Markets generally firm for
better grades at steady prices. Prairie
weak at Minneapolis because OF larger
receipts from southwest. Good ship
ping demand for alfalfa at Chicago.
Other markets practically unchanged
Quoted May 5th: No, l timothy. New
York $32. Philadelphia SIS, Pittsburgh
s24.50 Cincinnati $23. so. Chicago $27,
Minneapolis $3.50, Atlanta $50. No. I
alfalfa. Chicago S26, Atlanta $50. Kan
sas City $3.50. No. 1 prairie. Mime.
apolis SIS, Chicago SIS. Kansas City
$3.50.
FEED-Wheat feed market firm for
early shipment but deferred shipment
sales made only at slight discounts.
Middlings in better demand and prices
show some advances. More mills now
offering linseed meal but demand is
light and prices unchanged. Other feed
prices unchanged as supply and de-
mand both continue light. Quoted May
9Th: Spring bran and standard mid
dlings Minneapolis $22.50. Philadelphia
$31; ~cottonseed meal Memphis $45.
Chicago $40; linseed meal Minneapolis
$50.50, New York SGT: gluten feed
Chicago s32.65; white and yellow HON.
my Chicago s22.50
GRAIN-July wheat worked higher
most of week but decline the last two
days resulted in net losses at close.
Chicago July wheat down 1Ac closing
at .$1.25: Chicago July corn down nc
at Csc. Higher trend was ON good ex-
port business. light receipts, smaller
May deliveries than expected, while
weakness was result OF falling of In
export demand. weakness in Liverpool
and lower outside cash markets. Clos
ing prices in Chicago cash market: No.
Q red winter wheat $40: No. . hard
winter wheat $40; No. Q mixed corn
csc; No. 2 yellow corn 63c; No. . white
oats soc. Average farm prices: No. 2
mixed corn in central Iowa about
49Ac; No. l dark northern wheat In
central North Dakota $162N: No. 2
hard winter wheat In central Kansas
$1.25. For the week Minneapolis July
wheat unchanged at $1.44A: Kansas
City July wheat down sc ga $l.16h:
Winnipeg July wheat down 1hc at
$1.S6M.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS-Chicagc
hog prices were generally steady but
heavy hogs averaged 10c lower. Beef
steers weak 10 15c lower: butcher cows
and heifers ranged from 10c lower to
10c higher. Feeder steers firm to 15c
higher. Fat lambs practically I'M
changed; fat ewes 50c-$1.50 lower.
Yearlings weak to 25c lower. May 5th.
Chicago prices: Hogs. top. s1075: bulk
of sales $40. 10-10.65; medium and good
beef steers $7.65-875; butcher cows
and heifers $~4.75-8.50; feeder steers
Sc 15-7.75; light and medium weight
veal calves ss.25.S.75; fat lambs SIP
IA; spring lambs s14-17; yearlings
SO. 75-12.75: fat ewes $500.
Stocker and feeder shipments from
IL important markets during the
week ending April 2Sth were: Cattle
and calves 55,694; Hogs 10.547; Sheep
1919.
DAIRY PRODUCTS-Butter markets
steady but there is expectancy OF lower
prices as receipts increase with the
advancing season. Stocks OF fine but
ter well cleared but considerable butter
with garlic flavor in limited demand
ever at very low prices. Closing prices,
90 score: Philadelphia 37hc: New
York SIC; Boston 37hc: Chicago 34hc.
Cheese markets steady to firm; prices
show very little change. New cheese
in better demand; quality holding up
well. Prices at Wisconsin urinary
markets May 4: Twins 151sc: Daisies
l6c: Double Daisies 15Ac; Young Am
ericas 1s1ac: Longhorns 16hc; Square
Prints lie.