The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-03-29
HOG PRICES ARE LOWER
Grain PricSe Held Firm the First
Half of Week.
(For week ending Monday, March
26. 1929


FEED: Feed stuffs receipts in
most markets were slightly in excess
of the demand which created weak
unsettled and dull situation. Many
markets report a decline of from 80
to 81 per ton in linseed meal. Future
continued to depress the market and
at the close of the week May bran
was offered at S. per ton below pre-
vailing prices. Corn feeds held fairly
steady hut were in ample supply.
Hominy feed prices were shade
easier. Cottonseed meal declined 81
per ton, demand very light at reduced
quotations Stocks and receipts all
feeds appear ample. Quoted March
Oath: Bran $27.75, middlings $3.50,
flour middlings $29.25 Minneapolis;
white hominy feed $2S st. Louis;
$3.50 Chicago; gluten feed $42.65 Chi
cago; "a per cent linseed meal $44
Minneapolis.
HAY: Scarcity of cars and bad
road conditions restricted hay move
ment in central west. Prices gener-
ally held firm especially on the better
grades of timothy. Higher alfalfa
prices at Kansas City attracted larg-
er shipments and the market weak
ened slightly. Warmer weather in
southwest was also weakening factor
GRAIN: Grain prices held firm the
last half of week on buying to remove
hedges against export sales but sub
sequent liquidation caused declines
and prices closed under a week ago.
For the week Chicago May wheat
down 25sc, Chicago May corn down
1Bc. Market weak on the 26th un
der continued liquidation of long hold
ings. Visible supply wheat 46,544,O0O
bushels compared with 37,102,000 bush
els same date last year. Corn firm
early but weakened later with wheat.
Visible supply corn 29,874,000 bushels
compared with 49.596,OOO bushels same
date last year. Closing prices in Chi
cago cash market: No. 2 red winter
wheat $1.31, No. 2 hard winter wheat
$1.19. No. 2 mixed corn 73c, No. 2 vel
low corn 73c, No. 8 white oats 44c.
Average farm prices: No. 2 mixed
corn in central Iowa Gle, No. hard
winter wheat in central Kansas $1.02.
Closing future prices: Chicago May
wheat $11S%, Chicago May corn
72Rc, Minneapolis May wheat $1.1Sk
Kansas City May wheat $1.10A.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar.
ket unsettled during the week. Some
California butter on eastern markets
at selling price is slightly under cor
responding grades of regular receipts
The steamer Cedric cleared the port
at New York today carrying 10000
boxes of New Zealand butter which
was received at New York early in the
month. Closing prices 80 score but
ter: New York 5OR, Chicago 51h
Cheese markets steady during the
week although there were signs OF
weakness in distributing markets al
close of today. No export trading
during past few days. Domestic de
mand dull; lower prices expected
Prices at Wisconsin primary cheese
markets March oath: single daisies
22A, double daisies %, Young Amer
icas %, ,onghorns 23A, square prints
24c
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chi
cago hog prices ranged from Is to 600
lower than week ago. Beef steers IL
to soc and butcher cows and heifers
Is to 25c lower. Veal calves Is to 75t
off with feeder steers unchanged. Fat
lambs Is to Csc and feeding lambs
yearlings and ewes steady to 25c low
err On March 26th hogs strong tc
1Oc higher than Saturdays average;
Def steers steady to 15c up, butcher
cows and heifers Is to Csc and yea
calves SOC up. Bulls strong to 15t
higher, stockers and feeders firm anG
veal calves SOC lower Fat lambs