The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-04-13
CASH WHEAT LOWER
Hog Prices Advance - Cattle
Average About Steady.

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GRAIN:-Prices declined on liQui
dation influenced by lack OF support
and depressing cash situssion; b
cago May wheat down INC closing
at S1.30A; Chicago May corn down
1Ac at 58%c. Government crop es-
timated April Z places average cond
ton Of winter wheat on April / at
1874 per cent of normal as compared
with rs per cent December l, 1921.
Production is forecast at 572,974,000
bu. as compared with 5 year average
of 578,575 900 bu, Closing prices In
| Chicago cash market: No. 2 red win
ter wheat 1892; No. 2 hard winter
wheat $1.32; No. 2 mixed corn BIC;
No. 2 yellow corn 5Sc; No. 3 white
oats 36c. Average farm prices: No.
2 mixed corn in Central Iowa about
44hc: No. / dark northern wheat in
central North Dakota $1.32%; No. 2
hard winter wheat in central Kansas
$1.lS. For the week Minneapolis
May wheat up 1hc closing at $1.41B;
Kansas City May wheat down / at
$1.17k; Winnipeg May wheat down
1Ac at 1892.
VEGETABLES: - Potato markets
slow and weak for old stock. In city
markets, carlot sales in Chicago $1.50-
1.60. White stock nearly steady at
north central points $1.25-1.50 I. o. b.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS:-Chi-
cago hog prices advanced 25-40c. Me-
dunn and heavy hogs generally adj
vancing most. Beef steers, feeder
steers, butcher cows and heifers ay-
eraged about steady. Veal calves
weak to soc lower. Heavy fat lambs
declined 75c; handy-weights firm to
Csc higher. Feeding lambs and fat
ewes unchanged; yearlings weak to
Csc lower. April z Chicago prices:
Hogs, top, $10.S0; bulk of sales $10.25-
1915; medium and good beef steers
$~7.35-S.85; butcher cows and heifers
$4.50-S.15; feeder steers S5.40-7.3 IS;
light and medium weight veal calves
$6.25-S.50; fat lambs $13-1625; feeding
lambs $11.75-13.75; yearlings $11.75.
1850; fat ewes $7.25-10.50.
Stocker and feeder shipments from
IL important markets during the week
ending March 81 were: Cattle and
Calves 50.551; Hogs 9,00S; Sheep 81
708.
HAY:-Market continues strong
because Of light receipts. Urgent de-
| mand is for immediate needs only.
Quoted April z: No. 1 timothy Chicago
SGT. Minneapolis $21, Kansas City
SIT. No. 1 Alfalfa Kansas City $3.50.
Mpls. $24. No. 1 prairie Kansas City
$11.75, Chicago $1S, Mpls. $13.
FEED:-Millfeed markets steady
but inactive. Wheat and corn feed
production continue heavy. Offerings
heavy demand light. Stocks of most
feeds appear in xee of demand and
! buyers anticipating further declines
are holding off. Quoted April z: Bran
$21, middlings $22. -four middlings
$26, rye middlings $3.50, Minneapolis;
linseed meal ISL Minneapolis.
DAIRY PRODUCTS:-Butter mar.
kets steady following a week of un-
settled trading. Chicago higher than
that receipts there increase. Closing
prices, 92 score: N. Y. 35; Chicago
"a; Phila. So: Boston SO.
Cheese market weak, trading light.
Wisconsin cheese boards broke sharp
ly Monday and buyers who anticipate
still further declines are holding of.
Production appears to be on increase,
under more favorable weather condi-
lions. Prices in Wisconsin Primary
markets April g.: Twins l6hc; Dai.
sizes 1870; Young Americas 18c;
Longhorns 17hc: Square Prints 17Ac,
Minneapolis Closing Cash Prices.
Minneapolis-Wheat No. / dark nor
thern, 1.52@1.59; No. l northern, 1.5C
@1.53; No. 2 northern, 1.46@I.5o; No
3 northern, 1.4061.46; No. / durum
1.20@1,25. Corn No. 3 yellow. SOC:
NO. 3 mixed, 1sc@49c. Rye No. 2, $50
@94c. Oats No. 8 white, 33c934c
Barley. choice to fancy, 60cQ63c
Flaxseed. 2.5262.5s.
Sc. st. Paul Live Stock.
So. st. Publishers s4O0@6.50;
Cows, $5.5O@7.25; Calves $4.0007.59;
Hogs. stO@10.50; Sheep and Lambs
SS915.50.
Minneapolis Butter. Eggs & Poultry.
Minneapolis - BUTTER - Extras
CSC: firsts, 27c; seconds, 22c: storagt
extras, &c: packing stocks. fresh
sweet, 16c: stale goods &c; grease, lie
EGGS-Country receipts. rots out
per case. $500: No. / candled. good
extras, free FROM rots, small dirties
and checks out, per dozen, 2sc; sec
onds. small dirty and held stock, roti
and ieakers out. per dozen. 1Sc;
checks, rots and leakers out. per doz
en-, Ice. Quotations on eggs include
cases.
LIVE POULTRY-Not advisable t.
ship turkeys, under z lbs. weight. Hens
4 lbs. and over. 25c; hens under {.
Tbs. zoe; cripples an culls unstable
ducks. fat. l8c: geese. fat, l2c; tur
keys, fat, over s lbs, Csc; turkeys
thin and small, 15@20c; cripples and
culls. unstable: grineas. per dozen
$500; Young roosters, zoe; old roost
ers, Ice.
Crop insurance proposed.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF 1
- 80 $50