The Hope pioneer., 1922-05-11
WHEAT STAYS we'll UP
Hog and Cattle Prices Are Down
a Few Cents.
81. s. Bureau of Markets. Washington, D. c.,
for week ended May 5. 1922.


q. s. Bureau of Markets. Washington. D. c..
for week ended May 5. 1922.
HAY-Markets generally firm for
better grades at steady prices. Prairie
weak at Minneapolis because of larger
receipts from southwest Good ship
ping demand for alfalfa at Chicago
Other markets practically unchanged.
Quoted May 5th: No. timothy, New
York s32, Philadelphia $25, Pittsburgh
s24.5o, Cincinnati s23.50, Chicago s27,
Minneapolis $780, Atlanta $50. No.
alfalfa, Chicago $26, Atlanta s32, Kan.
sas City $22.5O. No. prairie, Mime
apolis SIS, Chicago SIS, Kansas City
$12.50.
FEED-Wheat feed market firm for
early shipment but deferred shipment
sales made only at slight discounts.
Middnpgs in better demand and prices
show some advances More mills now
offering linseed meal but demand is
light and prices unchanged. Other feed
prices unchanged as supply and de.
mand both continue light. Quoted May
5th: Spring bran and standard mid
dlings Minneapolis s22.50, Philadelphia
$31; cottonseed meal Memphis $45,
Chicago $40; linseed meal Minneapolis
$50.50, New York s57; gluten feed
Chicago S32.65; white and yellow hon.
my Chicago s22.50.
GRAIN-July wheat worked higher
most of week but decline the last two
days resulted in net losses at close.
Chicago July wheat down INC closing
at $1.25; Chicago July corn down Nc
at Csc. Higher trend was on good ex-
port business, light receipts, smaller
May deliveries than expected, while
weakness was result of falling off in
export demand, weakness in Liverpool
and lower outside cash markets. Clos.
ing prices in Chicago cash market: No.
2 red winter wheat s1.40; No. hard
winter wheat s1.40: No. 2 mixed corn
63c; No. 2 yellow corn CSC; No. white
oats 39c. Average farm prices: No. 2
mixed corn in central Iowa about
49Ac; No. 1 dark northern wheat in
central North Dakota s1.62A; No. 2
hard winter wheat in central Kansas
$1.25. For the week Minneapolis July
wheat unchanged at $1.44A; Kansas
City July wheat down sc GA $1.16M;
Winnipeg July wheat down 1hc at
$1.36A.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS-Chicago
hog prices were generally steady but
heavy hogs averaged 10c lower. Peef
steers weak to 15c lower; butcher cows
and heifers ranged from 10c lower to
10c higher. Feeder steers firm to 15c
higher. Fat lambs practically un.
Yearlings weak to Csc lower. May 5th,
Chicago prices: Hogs, top, $10.75; bulk
of sales $1010-10.65; medium and good
beef steers $7.65-8.75; butcher cows
and heifers s4.75-S50; feeder steers
$6.15-775; light and medium weight
veal calves s6.25-8.75; fat lambs s12.
IA; spring lambs SAT-; yearlings
$9.75-12.75; fat ewes $500.
Stocker and feeder shipments from
IL important markets during the
week ending April 2Sth were: Cattle
and calves 55,694; Hogs 10,547; Sheep
8,319.
DAIRY PRODUCTs-Butter markets
steady but there is expectancy of lower
prices as receipts increase with the
advancing season. Stocks of fine but
ter we'll cleared but considerable butter
with garlic flavor in limited demand
even at very low prices. Closing prices
80 score: Philadelphia 371ac; New
York SIC; Boston 37kc: Chicago 341sc
Cheese markets steady to firm; prices
show very little change New cheese
in better demand; quality holding ur
we'll. Prices at Wisconsin primary
markets May 4: Twins 15kc; Daisies
16c; Double Daisies 15Ac; Young Am
ericas 16lac; Longhorns 16Ac; Square
Prints TIC.
Minneapolis Closing Cash Prices.
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