The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-01-19
GRAIN MARKET SLOW
Prices Show Only Fractional
Net Change For Week.
u. S. Bureau Of Markets, Washington, ID. C..
for week ended Jan. -, 1922.

u. -. bureau oil Markets, Warrington, IL. Os
for week ended Jan. IL, 1922.
GRAIN - Market unsettled during
week but somewhat better feeling ex.
listed at the close and prices show
only a fractional net change for the
week. Principal market factors were:
Rains In drouth sections OF south
west; good milling demand; strong
cash markets, and good sales wheat
and corn for Russian Relief. Primary
receipts running materially under
those of a year ago. Australian crop
privately estimated $1,000, coo bu as
compared with 1852. 900 900 Blu. last
year. Closing prices in Chicago cash
markets: No. 2 red winter wheat,
S1.1S; No. 2 hard winter wheat. $1.l0;
No. . mixed corn, ACC; No. 2 yellow
corn, 49c; No. 3 white oats, 341ac.
Average price to farmers in central
Iowa for No. 2 mixed corn about 36c;
to farmers In central Kansas for No.
2 hard winter wheat, 92c. Chicago
May wheat closed at SLIP; Chtrago
May corn, 53Bc; Minneapolis May
wheat, sl.19h; Kansas City May
wheat, $lo4; Winnipeg May wheat,
S1.09&.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS - Chi
cage hog prices advanced 100000 dur
ing the week. Only the top end of
medium weight hogs declined. Beef
steers and butcher COW and heiters
we're weak to Csc lower. Be ter
grades OF beef steers up 35c: other
grades generally Csc lower. Sheep
and lamp prices continued their up
ward trend. Yearlings and TAT ewes
advanced soc; fat lambs. 25c-50r;r
feeding lambs, 50c-75c. January 18th
Chicago prices: Hogs, top, SS.40;
bulk of sales, 81 75.S; medium and
good beef steers, Sc S5-9.25; butcher
COWS and heifers, So sos: feeder
steers, s~5.25-G.S5; light and medium
weight veal calves, $~6.50.9.5O; fat
lambs, $~9.75-11.75; yearlings. Ss.251
l1.5O; fat ewes, $475-725.
With the exception OF fresh pork
loins eastern wholesale fresh meat
prices were firm To higher Veal and
Lamb advanced generally 50; mutton,
$3-4 at some markets; steady at 9th
ers; beef firm to soc higher; pork
Ioins generally ST. lower. Jan. 18th
prices, good grade meats: Beef, $3.50
IA; veal. $40 20, lamb, $25-28; mutton,
$l2-1S; light pork loins, $l5-17; heavy
TOMS, Sl1.15 SO.
HAY-Roceipts in eastern markets.
light; prices firm: demand limited.
Larger arrivals weakened demand at
Chicago, hut prices there were uu-
changed. Expected Improvement in
demand appeared at Kansas City. re-
cetpts light but country loading re-
ported increasing, No. l timothy
quoted Jan. 18th. New York. 500 90
Philadelphia. $23: Chicago, $23: Mem
phis. 1914: Kansas City. $14. No. / al.
falfa: Kansas City. $40; Mem his,
S25.50: No. l prairie: Kansas City,
s1175; Chicago, SIS.
FEED--Demand continues light In
most markets. Wheat feed prices are
a trile easier. due to heavier offer
ings from spring wheat mills for III.
ture shipments. Mill offers are for
bran and middlings equal quantities
each month February to June iucll-
sive at slightly below prompt shin
ment prices. Cottonseed and Inns ed
meal prices unchanged. demand unim.
proved
DAIRY PRODUCTS - Butter mar
kets demoralized early in week bit
firm at close following advances the
past two days. Best trading on TOP
grades. Storage butter moving as
fresh prices show tendency to adj
vance. Closing prices, 92 score: Phil
adelphia and Boston. 36Hc: New
York. 36hc; Chicago. 33hc.