The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-08-23
BEEF STEERS HIGHER
Butter Market Attained a FirmeI
Position During the Week.

(For week ending Aug. II, 1929
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chica
go hog prices ranged from 10 to soc
higher for the week. Beef steers from
10 to 25e higher; butcher heifer steady
to 10c lower; feeder steers from
steady to SOC lower. Fat lambs from
81 to $50 higher; yearlings 75c to
$3.50 higher. On August II hogs were
steady TO 15c lower: beef steers
steady; vealers steady to Csc higher.
Sheep steady; fat lambs strong, %
to soc higher.
August IL Chicago prices: Hogs,
top, $50; bulk OF sales $3.50 to g.;
medium and good beef steers $3.50
to 12.75; hatcher cows and haiiers
So so to 1865; feeder steers $4 % TO
9; veal calves $S.25 to IL rs. Fat
lambs $l150 to IA; yearlings So to
HIS; feeding lambs SIl25 10 Is so;
ewes $3.50 TO S.25.
Stocker and feeder shipments from
IL important markets during the week
ending August 10th: Cattle and calves
1881; hogs 1867; sheep 32,4S6. Bos.
ton the wholesale fresh meat mar.
ket is: Veal and pork weak, other
classes all cleaned up. At New York
beef and better grades of veal steady;
heavy sides and skinned veal weak;
lamb firm to 81 higher: mutton firm
pork steady to firm.
On Aug. II prices good grade meats:
Beef SIT to 10; veal SIS to 20; lamb
$27 to 20; mutton SIS to 20; light pork
loins $40 to %; heavy pork loins $11
to 16.
GRAIN: Wheat was higher early
today but liquidation by longs in Sep
TENDER occasioned sharp break of
about &c from early high. Effort OF
shorts in September corn to cover ran
prices up to new high for present
movement. Deferred deliveries were
firmer early but eased oc near close
in sympathy with wheat. Closing price
in Chicago cash market: No. 2 red
winter wheat $l.02; No. 2 hard win
ter wheat $l.02; No. 2 mired corn S9c;
no. 2 yellow corn soc. No. 3 white
oats 39c. Average farm prices: No. 2
mixed corn In central Iowa Tee; No.
2 hard winter wheat in central North
Dakota SSc.C Closing future prices: Chi
cage September wheat 99Ac; Chicago
September corr 7shc. Minneapolis
September wheat 81 1919, Kansas City
September wheat 979sc; Winnipeg
October wheat 9S&c.
HAY: Increased demand and light
receipts hold hay markets firm The
principal distributing and receiving
markets are practically bare of top
grade hay consequently low grades
are selling better than last week.
Farmers not selling freely at the ad.
vance. Quoted Aug. II: No. / tim,
othy New York $50.
FEED: Feed market very firm for
wheat feeds. Bran about 81 and mid
dlings soc higher. Eastern trade buy
Ing slowly at advance. Linseed meal
slow sale. Prices weakening toward
close of week. Gluten firm and 81 high
er. Hominy feed firm but prices prac-
tically unchanged. Quoted August II:
Spring bran Minneapolis $24.50;
standard middlings $26. linseed meal
New York $4S.25: gluten feed Chica,
go $41.65.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: The butter
markets have attained a firmer posi-
ton this week and prices have slight
ly advanced under influence of lighter
receipts and smaller movement into
storage. Closing prices of 92 score
butter: New York 44hc. Chicago
43hc.
Cheese markets arc barely firm at
the advance in prices this week and
a slackened movement is reported
from Wise <lsin The advance in but
ter prices has tended to give a firmer
position to cheese. Closing prices at
Wisconsin primary cheese markets
Aug. 16 were: Flats 24c; Twins
23hc: Single Daisies 23hc; Young
Americas z5c. Longhorns 24c: Square
Prints 24Ac.