The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-02
WHEAT SCARS In PIT
Markets Jump on Estimate Of
1000, 1000 to Europe.

o. s. Bureau Of Markets; Washington. sss D. C..
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Com.
pared with week ago Chicago hog
prices ranged from 80 to SOC lower,
tight hogs declining most. Cattle gen
orally lower, butcher COWS and heif
ers Is to Csc, feeder steers 10 to Csc
and veal calves so to 75c down while
beef steers ranged from 10c lower to
lie higher. Fat lambs about steady,
feeding lambs Is to Csc lower with
yearlings rs to SOC up. Fat ewes steady
to 40c higher per 100 lbs. On October
81 Chicago hog prices opened about
steady, lights an digit butchers
closed steady with Thursdays aver.
age, heavy packing sows fully 15c
lower. Beef steers, butcher COWS and
heifers and bulls mostly weak to 25c
lower; veal calves largely. Csc lower
Fat lambs is to Csc lower; sheep
steady. Oct. 9th Chicago prices: Hogs
top, $9.10; bulk of sales $50 to 1910;
medium and good beef steers 7.25 to
$11.75, butcher COWS and heifers $50
to $40; feeder steers $50 to S.; light
and medium weight veal calves 8 to
$11. Fat lambs 13 to $14.65; feeding
lambs 1915 to SLABS; yearlings 9.75
to $13; fat ewes 4.50 to SITS. Stocker
and feeder shipments from IL impor.
tant markets during the week ending
Oct. 20 were: Cattle and calves 176..
614, sheep 212,948. In eastern whole.
sale fresh meat markets the price
trend was generally higher. Beef, lamb
and pork loins firm to VI higher, NUT
ton to 81 higher and veal 81 lower
to 81 higher. on good grade, but weak
to 50 lower on medium grade. On Oct.
9th beef, lamb and mutton generally
weak to 81 lower than Thursdays
prices, veal steady and pork loins gen.
orally steady to firm. Oct. 9th prices
good grade meats: Beef 16 to $1S;
veal 16 to $18; lamb "a to s27; NUT
ton 13 to $1s; light pork loins "a to
$27; heavy loins IL to $23.
GRAIN: Market unsettled and av.
eraged lower during the week until
the 25th but then reacted and the
close shows net gains over week
ago. Chicago December wheat up 2Ac
Chicago December corn unchanged
Wheat active and sharply higher on
the 9th under generally bullish news
Cash wheat firm to higher; milling de-
mand fairly good all markets. Corn
strong with wheat. Closing prices in
Chicago cash market: No. red win
ter wheat $1.22; No. 2 hard winter
wheat $1.21; No. 2 mixed corn 72c;
No 2 yellow corn 72c; No. 8 white
oats 44c. Average farm prices: No.
mixed corn in central Iowa about 58c
Closing future prices: Chicago Dec
wheat s1.14; Chicago Dec. corn 67%c;
Minneapolis Dec. wheat $1.1OA; Kan
sas City Dec. wheat $1.075s; Winnipeg
Dec wheat 81.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar
kets firm during the week. Current de
mand has kept fresh butter cleaned vi
and with production showing further
evidences of decreasing prices have
been easily maintained. High prices o
fancy butter have turned many buyer'
to lower scores. Closing prices 9:
Il score butter: New York 4S; Chicag,
46.
Cheese markets steady during tn
week although in wholesale distribut
ing markets there is an unsettled un
dertone which is not so evident a
Primary markets in the country. Wis
consin cheese board prices Monda.
showed little change from week ago
Cheese prices at Wisconsin primar.
markets Oct. 25th: Twins 251a; Dai
sizes 2512; Double Daisies 25; Long
horns 25h; Square Prints 25h
Young Americas 25A.
Minneapolis Closing Cash Prices.
Spring wheat-No. dark northern
1.15@1.23; No. northern, 1.14@1.20