Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1922-12-14
HOGS DOWN ten CENTS
Stock Prices Steady While Wheat
Shows Small Recovery.

LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chicago
hog prices declined 10.15c for the
week. Beef steers were 1880 higher;
butcher heifers 25-40c higher while
butcher COWS ranged from SIC lower
to 16c higher; feeder steers 25c net
higher with veal calves steady to 50c
up. Fat lambs and fat yves steady with
a week ago, feeding lambs 25-50c
higher with yearlings steady to 25c up.
On December 9Th hogs strong to loo
higher than Thursdays average. Beef
steers and butcher cows ard heifers
active, strong to 15c higher; veal
calves steady to Csc lower, stockers
and feeders about steady. Fat lambs
strong to 15c higher, sheep steady,
December 9Th Chicago prices: Hogs,
top, $40, bulk Of sales $685.; me-
dunn and good beef steers $7.4O-12;
butcher cows and heifers $3.25-11;
feeder steers $500; light and me-
dunn. weight veal calves $8.50-1O; fat
lambs $13.25-15.50; feeding lambs
$12.50-14.75; yearlings $%9.50-13.25; fat
ives ~$4.75-7.75. Stocker and feeder
shipments from IL important markets
during the week ending December LIST
were: Cattle and calves 102,738; hogs
1881; sheep 90,772. In eastern whole
sale fresh meat markets beef, lamb and
better grade Of mutton were unchang-
ed from prices Of a week ago; veal
was 81 to 81 higher with cheaper cuts
of mutton weak to 81 lower and light
pork loins 81 and heavy loins 81 to 81
down for the week. Dec. 9Th prices
good grade meats: eBef $14-17; veal
$14-19; lamb $23-27; mutton SLIT;
light pork loins $16-19; heavy loins
$12-16.
GRAIN: Grain prices declined dur
ing the first half of the week but
then worked higher. Wheat showing
a fractional net advance, and corn
prices a slight decline. Declines were
due to selling Influenced by lower Liv-
erpool market, weakness in stock mar
ket and absence Of buying support. Ad-
vances resulted from oversold condi-
ton and bullish crop news from Ar
gentina. Prices unsettled on the 9Th
but closed firm, Influenced largely by
expectancy that President Hard1ng,s
message to congress would be bull1sh
regarding agriculture. Closing prices
in Chicago cash market: No.. 2 red
winter wheat $1.31; No. 2. hard win
ter wheat $1.22; No. 2 mixed corn 72c;
No. 2 yellow corn 72c; No. 3 white
oats 44c. Average farm prices: No. z
mixed corr in central Iowa 60c; No. 1
Dark Northern wheat in central North
Dakota 81; No. 2 hard winter wheat l
central Kansas 81. Closing future pric-
es: Chicago May wheat $1.17A; Chi
cage May corr zoe; Minneapolis May
wheat $1.16%; Kansas City May
wheat $1.08A; Winnipeg May wheat
$1.08.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar
kets steady to firm although markets
are out Of line with each other. De-
mand very good despite high prices.
Possibility Of foreign imports regard
ed a disturbing factor. Some Danish
butter has arrived; other shipments
reported on way. Domestic production
holding steay for season. Closing pr1c-
es 90 score butter: New York 54hc;
Chicago 55hc. Cheese markets steady
to firm but very quiet. Trading has
been somewhat slow since further
slight advances on Wisconsin cheese
Boards Monday. Distributors appear
confident but buyers are on market
only for immediate needs. Cheese
prices at Wisconsin primary markets
December 7th: Twins 262; Daisies
27N; Longhorns 27A; Square Prints
and Young Americas 27h.