Little Falls herald., 1922-06-23
beef STEERS HIGHER
Wheat Prices UnsettIed-Lack OF
Buying Main Bearish Factor, =.

o' Blu Bureau a'aoe Of Markets. Washington D. c.
. r,1v%cT@E,en ~ TeeE ended az June J. 10; ~ 1922:
go hog prices show net declines for
the week ranging from 5 to 15c per
lOO pounds. Beef steers generally Is
to 25c higher with butcher COWS and
helfers weak to Csc lower; feeder
sters weak to ESQ lower; light and
medium weight veal calves s1.5O-2.25
lower. Fat lambs 5Oc-$1.5O lower: fat
ewes weak>to SOC lower. On June 18th
light weight hogs closed 10c higher
with others steady to Csc lower. Mixed
packing grades declined most. Beef
steers, butcher COWS and heifers SOLD
fairly active, better grades steady, 9th.
ers weak to Csc lower. Stocker steers
were weak to Csc lower Sheep and
lambs we're steady to strong. June
18th Chicago prices: Hogs, top, s10.S5
Il sload) bulk of sales $9.85-1O75;
medium and good beef steers $7.85
$40; butcher COWS and heifers 81
$50; feeder steers $5.75-785; light
and medium weight veal calves $3.50
8; lambs $11.50-13; yearlings $S-1135;
fat ewes $2.50-6.50.
GRA1N-Wheat prices unsettled dur.
ing the week and closed at only frac.
t1onal price changes compared with a
week ago. Trade mostly bearish with
declines caused largely by liquidation
and weakness in stock market. Wis.
ible supply wheat 24,614,000 bu, a de,
crease of 1,194,000 bu. for week
Visible supply corn 32,341,000 bu., az
increase of 2,028,000 bu. for the week
On the 10Th there were numerous raj
lies but each upturn brought out in.
creased offerings and quick reactions
followed. Lack of buying was main
bearish factor. Closing prices in Chi
cago cash market: No. 2 red winter
wheat $1.13; No. 2 hard winter wheat
$1.13; No. 2 mixed corn Sic; No. 2
yellow corn &c; No. 3 white oats SAC
Average farm prices: No. mixed
corn in central Iowa about 43c; No.
hard winter wheat in central Kansas
CSC. Closing future prices: Chicago
July wheat $1.1O; Chicago July corn
611hc; Minneapolis July wheat s1.2SA;
Kansas City July wheat $1.O31s; Win
nipeg July wheat $1.225s.
VEGETABLES - Potatoes showed.
marked decline during the week.
HAY-Receipts continued moderate.
ly heavy during the week, particular
ly on the medium and lower grades
Top grades have been in moderate de-
mand with fair clearance at most mar
kets but low grades are stagnant with
ccngested markets and uncertain
prices prevailing. Quoted June 18th:
No. timothy Chicago $24, St. Louis
$3.50. No. 1 alfalfa Omaha $3.50.
No. 1 prairie Omaha $3.50, Chicago
$18, Minneapolis $18
DAIRY PRODUCTS-Butt mar
kets steady with only minor fluctua-
tions during the week. Receipts
heavier but increased demand for stor
ing purposes has absorbed the surplus
Lower scoring lots hardest to move
Production holding ZIP remarkably well.
Closing prices 80 score: Chicago 35c;
Philadelphia 36kc; Boston SIC; New
York SEC.
Cheese m-.rkets steady with trading
quite active on all except small styles
Sales include numerous lots for stor-
age although the into-stroage move
ment is relatively slow. Prices at
Wisconsin primary markets June 18th:
Twins 18Ac; Daisies 1Sc; Double Dai.
sizes 17Ac; Young Americas 1870:
Longhorns 18c; Square Prints 19c.