Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1922-11-02
WHEAT SCARS IN PIT
Markets lump on Estimate Of
100000 to Europe.

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pared with q week ago Chicago hog
prices ranged from 80 to Soc lower,
light hogs declining most. Cattle gen.
orally lower, butcher cows and heif.
ers IL to 26c, feeder steers 10 to f26c
and veal calves SO to 75c down while
beef steers ranged from 10c lower to
15c higher. Fat lambs about steady,
feeding lambs is to 25c lower with
yearlings rs to Soc up. Fat ewes steady
to Acc higher per 100 lbs. On October
"a Chicago hog prices opened about
steady, lights an blight, butchers
closed steady with Thursdays aver.
age, heavy packing sows fully 15c
lower. Beef steers, butcher cows and
heifers and bulls mostly weak to 25c
lower; veal calves largely 25c lower,
Fat lambs 15 to csc lower; sheep
steady. Oct. 9th Chicago prices: Hogs
top, $40; bulk Of sales $50 to $40;
medium and good beef steers TBS to
$11.75, butcher COWS and heifers $50
to SO; feeder steers $50 to So; light
and medium weight veal calves s to
$11. Fat lambs - to $14.65; feeding
lambs 1915 to $14.85; yearlings 9.75
to $13; fat ewes 4.50 to $7.75. stocke1
and feeder shipments from II impor'
tant markets during the week ending
Oct. 30 were: Cattle and calves 176,
GA, sheep 212,94S.. In eastern whole
sale fresh meat markets the price
trend was generally higher. Beef, lamb
and pork loins firm to ~ higher, NUT
ton 1 to 81 higher and veal 81 lower
to 81 higher on good grade, but weak
to 81 lower on medium grade. On Oct
9th beef. lamb and mutton generally
weak to 81 lower than Thursdays
prices, veal steady and pork loins gen
orally steady to firm. Oct. 9th prices
good grade meats: Beef 16 to SIS;
veal 16 to $18; lamb "a to SIT; NUT.
ton 13 to SIS; light pork loins "a to
,$27; heavy loins II to $23. -
GRAIN: Market unsettled and av.
eraged lower during the week until
the 25th but then reacted and the
close shows net gains over q week
ago. Chicago, December wheat up 2Ac,
Chicago December corn unchanged.
Wheat active and sharply higher on
the 9th under generally bullish news.
Cash wheat firm to higher; milling de.
mand fairly good all markets. Corn
strong with wheat. Closing prices in
Chicago cash market: No. 2 red win
ter wheat s1.22; No. 2 hard winter
wheat $1.21: No. 2 mixed corn 72c;
No. 2 yellow corn TIC; No. 8 white
oats 44c. Average farm prices: No. 2
mixed corn in central Iowa about 58c.
Closing future prices: Chicago Dec.
wheat $1.14; Chicago Dec. corn 67Mc;
Minneapolis Dec. wheat $1.1Oas; Kan
sas City Dec. wheat H.o7h; Winnipeg
Dec. wheat 81.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar.
kets firm during the week. Current de-
mand has kept fresh butter cleaned up
and with production showing further
evidences Of decreasing prices have
been easily maintained. High prices of
fancy butter have turned many buyers
to lower scores. Closing prices SO
score butter: New York 48; Chicago
46.
Cheese markets steady during the
week although in wholesale distribut-
ing markets there is an unsettled I'M
dertone which is not so evident at
Primary markets In the country. Wis
consin cheese board prices Monday
showed little change from a week ago.
Cheese prices at Wisconsin primary
markets Oct. 25th: Twins 25h;, Dali
sizes 25h; Double Daisies Is; Long
horns 25h; Square Prints 25h;;
Young Americas 25N Ea
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