The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-10-04
WHEAT MARKET FIRM
Chicago Hog Prices ranged from
60 to Zoe Lower.
(For week ending Sept. 2S, 1929

HAY: Market remains generally
firm because of light receipts and good
demand. Farm work restricting coun-
try movement. Central western mar
kets continue to show more strength
than eastern markets. Southern buy
ing OF small volume. Quoted Sept. 20!
No. / timothy, Chicago s27, Mime
apolis $40, No. / prairie, Minneapolis
$3.50.
FEED; Mill feed markets quiet.
Offerings fair with demand light,
Prices wavering as result of accumu-
lation OF stocks especially of wheat
feeds. Thousands of tons held at
Lake ports and Buffalo reports In
crease of a few thousand ton since
last week. Oil meals in ample sup
ply, with export and interior demand
light. Corn feeds holding firm. pro-
duction good and demand fair. Stocks
generally good and movement fair.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chica.
go hog prices ranged from so to 7oc
lower for the week. Beef steers steady
to Csc end butcher cows and heif"rs
20 to 55c off: feeder steers 40 to SOC
and light and medium weight veal
calves 81 to $1.25 lower. Fat lambs
75e to $1.25; feeding lambs steady to
35c; yearlings rs to 75c and fat ewes
steady to Csc lower. On Sept. 28th
hogs strong to 10c higher. Sept. 2Sth
Chicago prices: Hogs, top, $40; bulk
OF sales $3.50 to $50; medium and
good beef steers Is to 1876; butcher
cows and heifers $40 to 1880; feed
err steers $40 to $50; light and me-
dunn weight veal calves So to 1925;
fat lambs $11.75 to 1925; feeding
lambs $12 to 1910; yearlings $3.50 to
IL; fat ewes $3.75 to CTS. Stocker
and feeder shipments from IL impor-
tant markets during the week ending
Sept. 21st were: Cattle and calves
1882; hogs 22,514; sheep 176,034.
In eastern wholesale fresh meat mar.
kets beef 81 to 1.50 lower; veal 81
lower to 81 higher; lamb and pork
81 to 5 lower and mutton steady to
81 off for the week.
Sept. 2Sth prices good grade meats:
Beef SIS to IL; veal SIS to %; lamb
$40 70 %; mutton S13 to Is; light pork
loins $21 to "a; heavy loins $13 to 20.
GRAIN: Wheat market firm thru
cut week and closed at higher prices.
Strength in corn and removal Of
hedges against export sales were main
market factors. Trade in wheat broad
or CT the 2Sth and prices advanced
readily. Corn sold at new high for
all deliveries except December. Clos
ing prices in Chicago cash market:
No. 2 red winter wheat s1.09; No. 2
hard winter wheat Sill; No. 2 mixed
corr sic; No. 2 yellow corn 91c; No.
3 white oats 43c. Average farm price,
No. 2 mixed corn 79c.
Closing future prices: Chicago De-
cember wheat $1.063; Chicago De-
cember corn 72Bc; Minneapolis De-
cember wheat s1.17$; Kansas City
December wheat S1.04$; Winnipeg
December wheat 96Sc.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: While butter
markets were steady at the close to
day, toward the middle of week sharp
breaks in prices occurred. Demand
has been good, and production is ap-
parently falling OF, but with consid-
cradle butter being drawn from stor-
age. dealers have lost confidence in
the markets at the high prices which
have ruled. Closing prices go score
butter: New York Acc; Chicago 44c.
Cheese markets firm at prices about
1kc higher than a week ago. Demand
somewhat dull as the result of the ad-
vance but up to the time these oc-
Cured il was good, even including
some speculative buying. Heaviest
trading took place at distributing
markets with business at country
points a little quiet.
Closing prices az Wisconsin primary
cheese markets Sept. 9th: Twins
25ssc; Single Daisies -26Ac: Long
horns 26kc: Square Prints 27hc;
Double Daisies 26c; Young Americas
26hc.