Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-12-22
STOCK PRICES TUMBLE
Low Grade Beef Advance, Other
Grades Steady. -: -
U. 8. Bureau of Markets. Washington, D.. C..
for week ended Dec 10, 1922.

U. 8. Bureau of Markets. Washington, d. C..
for week ended Dec 10, 1922.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS Chica-
go hog prices ranged from Is to 25c
lower for the week. Beef steers were
from rs to Coo lower; butcher heifers
Is to CSC lower with butcher cows
from 25 lower to 35c higher. Feeders
ranged from Is to Csc lower and veal
calves from steady to Csc higher. Fat
lambs were 10 to Csc lower, feeders
steady to 25cS higher and yearlings rs
to soc lower On Dec. 18th hogs
closed dull >-beef steers and butcher
COWS and heifers strong to 15c higher,
calves and stockers and feeders most
~ steady with fat lambs Is to 35c
lower. December 18th Chicago prices:
hogs, top 1886: bulk Of sales So to
1926; medium and good beef steers
$3.50 to $11.60; butcher COWS and
heifers $3.50 to $1,000; feeder steers
$685. to $7.75; light and medium
weight veal calves $3.50 to SO; fat
lambs .$13 to $15.4O: feeding lambs
S12.75 to $14.75; yearlings 50 to $13;
fat ewes $475-$7.75. Stocker and
feeder shipments from IL important
markets during the week ending De-
cember 8th were: Cattle and calves
81, $3.50; hogs 1900; sheep 66,798. In
eastern wholesale fresh meat markets
lower grade beef and good veal were
81 higher than week ago with other
grades steady. Better grades Of lamb
and light pork cuts were 81 lower
with heavy loins from soc higher to
81 lower. All grades Of mutton were
practically steady. On December 18th
beef was 81 higher at Boston at steady
at other markets. Veal and mutton
| remained steady at all markets, with
lamb steady at Boston, weak at New
York and 81 higher at Phila. Pork
loins were soc to 81 higher at New
York and steady at other markets.
! December 18th prices good grade
meats: Beef $15-$17; veal $15-$19,
lamb $23-$27; mutton $l1-$17; light
pork loins $15-$17; heavy loins $l2.5o
to $15
GRAIN-Grain prices trended up.
ward during the week and closed at
high points. Chicago May wheat up
SC, Chicago May corn up 4%c. Ad-
vance in foreign exchange, good ex-
port business, and improved milling
inquiry were main market factors.
Wheat strong on the 18th selling at
new high price on crop, all deliveries.
/ Visible supply wheat 34,S43,O0O bu
! shells compared with 4S 100000 bushels
same date last year. Corn active and
higher. Visible supply corn 13,111,000
bushels compared with 18,258,000 bu-
same date last year. Closing prices in
Chicago cash market: No. 2 Red win
ter wheat $1.39; No. hard winter
wheat 1929; Nc 2 mixed corn TIC:
No. 2 yellow corn TIC. No. 3 white
oats 46c Average farm prices: No.
mixed corn in central Iowa SAC; No.
| hard winter wheat in central Kansas
! $1.07. Closing future prices: Chi:
cage May wheat $1.25b; Chicago May
corn 75ac; Minneapolis May wheat
$1.23%; Kansas City May wheat
$1.15%; Winnipeg May wheat s1.14h.
DAIRY PRODUCTS-Butter mar
kets steady to firm since declines at
Chicago have placed~markets in more
normal relation to each other. Con
sumptive demand good at prevailing
prices. Fresh and storage butter NOV.
ing freely. More foreign butter has
arrived; further shipments expected.
Closing prices, 81 score butter: New
York 5411c; Chicago SIC. Cheese mar
-! kets firm but trading slow, rejecting
usual seasonal dullness. Dealers feel
confident and are not pushing sales
except at asking prices. Cheese
prices at Wisconsin primary markets
December 18th: Twins 2612c; Daisies
27Ac; Double Daisies 27c; Longhorns
| and Square prints 27Ac.