The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-09-14
SPRING WHEAT HIGHER
While Durum Declines Spring
Wheat Scars.
w.. s. Bureau of Markets, Washington, ID. c
for week ended September 8. 1922.

Tor week ended September 8. 1922.
GRAIN: The gram markets had q
firmer undertone during the eek and
prices closed higher Chicago Decem
Der wheat up &c; Chicago December
corn up &c. STRENGTH In corn, I'm
proved foreign demand, and buying by
exporters were main market influence.
On the 9Th wheat prices averaged high.
er early on strength in Liverpool and
improved foreign demand but evened
up later for government crop report.
Spring wheat production of 277, 000, 000
bus. is forecast in the September 8th
crop estimate. Compared with EOS,
100000 bus. last year. The corn crop
is forecast at 1875, 900 bus, compared
with 3.080,0 600 bus. last year. Closing
prices in Chicago cash market: No. 2
red winter wheat $105; No. 2 hard
winter wheat $1.03; No. 2 mixed corr
63c; No. 2 yellow corr CSC; No.
white oats SIC. Average farm prices
No. 2 mixed corn in central Iowa
50hc; No. 2 hard winter wheat in cen
trail Kansas SEC. Closing future prices
Chicago December wheat $1.02$ Chi
cago December corn 57%c; Minneapo,
lis December wheat S1.03A; Kansas
City December wheat Csc; Winnipeg
December wheat 95Bc.
HAY: Hay market generally weak
Demand very limited. Receipts large
ly of only fair quality. Poor hay sell
ing 81 wide discounts under current
quotations. Quoted Sept. 9Th: No.
timothy New York $25. SO; Philadelphia
and Pittshurg $40; st. Louis $3.50;
Memphis 500; Atlanta $23.50. No. / al
falfa Memphis $23. No. / Prairie st
Louis SIS.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar
kets firm. Light receipts and scarcity
Of fine grades of considerable infu
ence. Reports from creameries indi
cate production show relatively Aeav
Ter decrease. Closing prices, go score
butter: New York 39c; Chicago 3Shc
Cheese markets advanced slightly dur
ing the week in line with trading on
Wisconsin cheese boards Monday
Business slow but steady following ad
vances. Prices at Wisconsin primary
chees emarkets Sept. 7th: Twins 1917
Daisies zoe; Doslble Daisies 1910:
Young Americas Ice; Longhorns
19%c; Square Prints 21Ac.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chi
cago hog prices showed mixed move.
ments for the week, heavy hogs and
medium lights ranging from 5 to 35C
higher, whereas hogs weighing from
IT'S to 225 pounds were generally Is
to zoe lower. Beef steers 10 to 25c
lower and butcher cows and Reifers
weak to 15c lower; feeder steers and
veal calves unchanged. Fat lambs
steady and feding lambs steady to 25C
lower, yearlings Is to SOC lower and
fat ewes so to 75c lower per 100 lbs
On Sept. Sth hogs opened Is to Csc
higher but closed weak with the ad.
vance partly lost. Few good and choice
steers were offered, medium grades
generally steady. Butcher cows and
heifers and stockers and feeders un.
changed. Fat lambs firm and 10 to Csc
higher: feeding lambs and sheep gen.
orally steady. Sept. Sth Chicago pric.
es: Hogs, top, 1915 bulk of sales, $3.50
to s9.70, medium and beef steers $3.50
to 5000; butcher cows and heifers
$3.65 to 1925; feeder steers $3.50 to
IS; light and medium weight veal
calves SLIPS to $12.75; fat lambs $l2
to s13; feeding lambs $11.50 to $12.75;
y%earlings S8.25 to Sill; fat ewes SO to
1915. Stocker and feeder shipments
from IL important markets during the
week ending Sept. 1st we're: Cattle
and calves 126.294; hogs Alas; sheep
$3.50. With the exception OF pork
loins eastern wholesale fresh meat
prices were not materially changed for
the week. Good beef was steady and
medium grades 81 higher; veal lamb
and mutton ranged from steday to 81
lower, fresh pork loins generally 81
to So higher, light weights advancing
most. Sept. Sth prices good grade
meats: Beef SIS to SIT; veal $15-19;
lamb $23-27; mutton $9-15.5S; light
pork loins $3.50; heavy loins $500
On Sept. s beef vas steady to soc