Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-10-13
WHEAT IS STATIONARY

wheat Is 0lAI1UNAhI
Meats Steady For Week Past
: Wheat Up.
q. 8. Bureau Of Markets, Washington. D. c..
tor week ended Oct. Q. 1922.
GRAIN: Market uncertain during
the week but grain prices averaged
higher and closed at net gains. Chi
cago December wheat up 2Xc; Chi
cago December corn up 2asc. Principal
market factors were: War news,
strength In corn, improved cash de-
tnand, improved transportation situa-
/ ton. Wheat erratic on the 9th within
narrow range. Trade local with consid-
cradle evening up for government
crop report. Visible supply wheat 3d.
$4,000 bus. compared With 47,OS8,OO0
bus same date last year. Visible sup
ply corn 1e.9S2,ea0 bus cumL~1tI with
ID, $500 S1i. she date last year.
Corn firm most of day with bullish
sentiment. Closing prices in Chicago
cash market: No. 2 Red winter wheat
rR1.18; No. 2 Hard winter wheat $1.1O;
No. mixed corn &c; No. 2 Yellow
corn SIC; No. White Oats 40c. Aver
age farm prices: No. mixed corn in
central Iowa about SAC, No. 2 Hard
/Vlnter wheat in central Kansas 90c.
Closing future prices: Chicago Decem-
ber wheat $1.07A; Chicago December
corn 62hc; Minneapolis December
wheat $1.06%; Kansas City December
wheat $1.00A; Winnipeg December
wheat 95asc.
HAY: Market generally firm. Some
advances in prices reported. Receipts
very light because of scarcity of cars.
Alfalfa very firm. Demand good in pro
ducing sections from local consumers
Quoted Oct. 9th: No. / timothy, Bos.
ton $25.25, New York $3.50, Philadel-
phia $21, Pittsburgh $3.50, Chicago
$22, Atlanta $23. No. alfalfa, Kansas
City $21.50, Memphis $3.50, No.
prairie, Kansas City $13.75, st. Louis
s16, Chicago $40.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar
kets firm during the week. Receipts
continue to run light following season
al decrease in production. Movement
Of storage butter heavy for season.
Closing prices 90 score butter, New
York 45c, Chicago 43Ac. Cheese mar
kets steady to firm during the week.
Comparatively light receipts and good
fall quality account for f1rmness, al
though buying is being held closely to
requirements. Cheese prices at Wis
consin primary markets Oct. 7th,
Twins 23c, Daisies 231ac, Double Dali
sizes 23Ac, Young Americas 241ac,
Longhorns 241zc, Square Prints Csc.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: At Chi
cago prices all classes and grades of
live stock showed declines. Hogs
ranged from Is to 40S lower, lighter
weights showing the greatest drop.
Beef steers generally Is to 35c lower,
butcher cows 10 to Csc and feeder
steers 10-15c down while veal calves
declined 81 to~:$3 per 100 lbs. Fat
lambs 1890 and feeding lambs 50-75c
down. Eat ewes were weak to Csc low
or while yearlings were unchanged.
On Oct. 9th the Chicago hog market
opened strong to 10c higher but closed
slow around steady with Saturdays
average. Better grade. native beef
steers steady tn strong, others very
slow about stesdv:ss. Butcher COWS and
heifers about steady, bulls. stockers
and feeders strong to 15c higher; veal
calves Csc lower. Oct. 9th, Chicago
prices: Hogs. top, >$10.05: bulk of sales
1910; medium and good beef steers
S7.15-11; butcher cows and heifers
$685.; feeder steers $5.65-S.1o; light
and medium weight veal calves $685.
1925: fat lambs $12:25-1425; feeding
lambs $12.75-14.26; yearlings $S.75-
1928; fat ewes $3:60-675. Stocker and
feeder shipments during the week end
ing Sept. 10Th were: Cattle and calves,
1885,; hogs, 1884: sheep, 124,S6s.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices in
keeping with those of the live ami
mails. declined materially during the
week. Beef weak to 81 lower, veal 81
to S. and lamb 81 to SO down. Pork
loins generally 81 lower while mutton
showed mixed movements ranging
from So lower at some markets to 81
higher at others. On Oct. 9th beef,
veal and lamb generally steady to 81
higher than Fridays prices; mutton
steady at some markets and 81 to 81
higher at others