Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-09-22
WAR SCARE WHEAT Up.
Grain Market Is Most Active in
Months.

Months.
q. s. Bureau Of Markets. Washington, D. c.
Tor week ended September 13, 1922
GRAIN: Cash and export demand
OF wheat slow for the week. Hedging
pressure and lack of support resulted
IN lower trend until Sept. Is, when for
e1gn news and oversold condition in.
duced ad WAGES which were fairly we'll
maintained. Chicago December wheat
advanced ,sNv, Chicago Dec. corn ad-
/ vs~Acod 7sc. On Sept 18, war scare:
caused best blyin:, acd higher prices.
Tor the. 1n.atA, bat liices reacted
little before close. Good export bust
ness reported. Visible sunr..y of wheat
51,6i9,VOO Das. c,mpuIed with 46,149-
900 bus. last year. Corn wa a.-ccted
oy action 90 r.--~ e.. >.~yal~1d earlv
ceciAAlns little before the close. Wis
IDLE supply Of corn 1O,115,0 bushels
compared with 12,24S,000 bus. last
year. Closing prices in Chicago cash
market: No. red winter wheat Sill;
No. hard winter wheat $685. No. 2
mixed corn &c; No. 2 yellow corn
Csc, No. white oats &c. Average
farm prices: No. 2 mixed corn in Gen.
trail Iowa about 51Ac; No. 1 dark
Northern wheat in central North d.
kota soc; No. 2 hard winter wheat in
central Kansas SIC. Closing future
prices: Chicago December wheat
$1.05A, Chicago December corn 57%c,
Minneapolis December wheat s1.O6h:
Kansas City December wheat 981Ac,
Winnipeg Dec. wheat 971hc.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar
kets firm at close. Fancy goods have
been scarce, and the shortage has held
up prices. Poor quality of fresh but.
ter has turned some interest to stor-
age goods which are beginning to
move. Closing prices, 80 score but
ter: Chicago 3812c, New York 4Ohc.
Cheese markets steady to firm. Cur.
rent receipts running somewhat IT.
regular in quality due to hot weather,
but supplies are lighter and prices
have not changed materially. Trading
fairly active for season Cheese prices
on Wisconsin primary markets Sept.
1e: Twins 1910, Daisies 20Ac, Double
Daisies 1870, Longhorns 2OAc, Square
Prints 21%c, Young Americas 1870.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chi
cago hog prices ranged from IS to-
Csc higher for the week. Medium and
heavy hogs advancing most. Beet
steers and butcher COWS and he;fers
ranged from IS to 40c higher; feeder
steers Is to Csc higher and veal calves
SOC to 1925 higher Fat lambs IS to-
85c higher and feeding lambs so to
s. higher per 100 lbs. Yearlings so to
75c higher and fat ewes Is to 75c high
er. On Sept: 18th hogs opened slow
with early prices Toe higher, closed
dull and weak: Cattle trade was &C.
tive, better grades beef steers anu
butcher COWS and heifers strong to
15c higher, stockers and feeders were
Is to Csc higher. Fat lambs opened
steady and closed firm with feeders
strong to higher. Sheep were in light
supply and steady. Sept. 18th Chicago
prices: Hogs, top; SOLO; bulk of sales
-7.75 to $10.05, medium and good beet
steers 7.75' to >-0.75; bunch COWS
and heifers to $3.50, feeder steers
SOS to $8.25; light and medium weight
veal calves 11.50 to $3.50, fat lambs
Ii to $14.10; feeding lambs $12-1375;
yearlings $9-11.75; fat ewes $3.75-7.
Stocker and feeder shipments from II
important markets during the week
ending Sept. 18th were: Cattle ana
calves 1851; hogs 6,OS6; sheep 3d.
229. The trend of wholesale fresh
meat prices was upward. Beef soc t.
81 higher; veal and lamb 81 to 81 high
er; better grades of mutton soc to 81
higher and pork loins generally 81 to
So higher for the week. On Sept. 18th
beef was firm to 81 higher; veal lamb
and mutton 81 to 81 higher and pork
loins unevenly 81 to SO higher than
the close of last week. Sept. 18 prices
good grade meats: Beef II to SIS; veal
l8 to $40: lamb "a to $29; mutton IA
to SIG; light pork loins 26 to $50;
heavy loins 16 to $22