The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-09-14
WHEAT IS DOWN AGAIN
All Grains Uncertain Within Mar.
row Range. \
U. 8. Bureau of Markets. Washington. D. c

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GRAIN-Grain prices uncertain
within narrow range during the week
but averaged higher. Main market
factor were improved foreign demands
and buying by exporters Strength in
corn, and advance in Liverpool mar
ket on the 9Th. Chicago Dec. wheat
up cent, Chicago Dec. corn up 1hc.
Wheat prices closed fractionally lower
on the local market lacked support,
cash market weak, poor demand and
there was an increase In the visible
supply. Visible supply wheat $780,
00G bu. compared with 42,100,000 Blu.
same time last year. Corn lower on
rains and cooler weather over Belt;
heavy receipts, and falling off in cash
demand. Visible supply corn 7,723,-
900 blu. compared with 1899 900 bu.
same time last year. Closing prices
in Chicago cash market; No. 2 red
winter wheat $1.05; No. hard win
ter wheat $1.03; No. mixed corn
64c; No. yellow corn 64c; No.
white oats SEC. Average farm price
No. mixed corn in central Iowa SOC.
Closing future prices: Chicago Dec.
wheat $1.02; Chicago Dec. corn 57Ac;
Minneapolis Dec. wheat SLOPPY; Kan.
sas City Dec wheat 951sc; Winnipeg
Dec. wheat 94Ac.
HAY - Market generally weak.
Prices 81 lower at New York and st.
Louis. Other markets practically IN
changed. Receipts have fallen off.
Reports Of country loadings light. Re-
ceipts principally of only medium
quality. Good hay scarce Poor hay
selling at rather wide discounts.
Quoted September 8: No. timothy,
New York $25, Chicago SO.
DAIRY PRODUCTS-Bette market
firm for the week. Hot weather has
continued to cut down production and
has reduced percentage Of fancy
grades in current arrivals. Storage
goods beginning to move in small
way. Closing prices 90 score butter:
New York 39hc, Chicago 39c. Cheese
markets steady with only fair volume
Of trading. Buyers continue to hold
off more or less at present prices.
Cheese prices at Wisconsin primary
markets Sept. 8: Twins zoe; Daisies
l20Ac; Double daisies 1870; Young
Americas 1910; Longhorns 20Ac;
Square prints 21c
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS-The
trend of hog prices was upward for
the week, advance ranging from Is to
35c per 100 lbs. Cattle prices; on the
other hand declined slightly; beef
steerswe to 10c lower, fat cows 10c
lower to 10c higher while fat heifers
averaged about steady; feeder steers
and veal calves remained practically
steady. The sheep and lamb market
showed slight changes, fat lambs ad-
vanced 35c to soc; feeding lambs and
yearlings steady while fat ewes were
weak to SOC lower for the week. On
Sept II, hogs on the Chicago market
opened slow, around steady, closed
steady to strong with Saturdays aver.
age. Beef steers and yearlings fully
steady, other grades unevenly 10 to
25c lower, butcher cows and heifers
steady to weak; bulls largely 15c'
higher, veal calves Csc to SOC lower,
stockers and feeders weak to Csc
lower. Sept. II Chicago prices, hogs,
top, $9.65, bulk of sales $3.50 to $50;
medium and good beef steers $40 to
1910; butcher cows and heifers $4.75
to 9.25; feeder steers $685. to $40;
light and medium weight veal calves
$11 to 1925; fat lambs $12.25 to IL %;
feeding lambs $11.50 to 1875; year
lings $3.50 to II; fat ewes So to CTS.
Stocker and feeder shipments from IL
important markets during the week
ending Sept. 1, were cattle and calves
1924; hogs Alas; sheep $3.50.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat mar
kets showed considerable irregularity.
Beef SOC to 81 higher, lambs steady,
veal and fresh pork loins 81 lower to
81 higher and mutton 81 lower to So
higher per 100 pounds.
On Sept. IL beef ranged from SOC
to So higher, veal generally 81 to 81
higher on better grades with common
veal weak to 81 lower.