The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-07-05
HOG PRICES DECLINE
Grain Markets Uncertain During
the Week.
(For week ended June 20, 1928,

LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chicago
hog prices declined from 80 to 45c
during the week. Beef steers showed
declines Of 40 to Csc, butcher heifers
80 TO 60c lower with butcher cows Is
10 35c lower: feeders were 35 to 40c
of. Fat lambs gained 25 to Csc while
yearlings increased SOC. On June 29th
hogs were fairly active, 10 to 15c
lower than Thursdays average. Cat.
tie closed strong with fat lambs
mostly Csc higher and sheep steady.
June 18th Chicago prices: Hogs top
$40, bulk Of sales S6.50.7; good and
medium weight beef steers $7.75-10.50;
butcher cows and heifers $3.5O-9.75;
feeder steers Sc to $50; light and
medium weight veal calves SS.25-10.25;
fat lambs $13.25-15.85. yearlings $40
to IA. Fat ewes $3.50 to ZOO. Stocker
and feeder shipments from II imSor
tant markets during the week ended
June 22nd we're: Cattle and calves
34,5l5; hogs .9,4S9; sheep 1924. In
eastern wholesale fresh meat markets
beef and veal was 81 to 2 lower; lamb
81 to 8, mutton and pork loins 81 L.
z OF for the week. June goth prices
good grade meats: Beef $~14.50.l6.50:
veal s14-17; lamb s22-27; mutton S14-
Is; light pork loins $15-17; heavy
loins 1914.
HAY: Eastern hay markets dull
because of light deman ddnaal cmfw
because OF light demand and larger
receipts. Central western markets
continue firm with prices slightly high.
er at Chicago and ST. Louis. Receipts
of good hay scarcely equal to demand.
Demand for new alfalfa limited bat
movement from country shippers also
light. New prairie arriving at Kan.
sas City. Demand of small volume.
Quoted June 10Th: No. l timothy New
York $3.50, Chicago $25. No. l algal.
ia, new, mansas City SO. No. !
prairie, new, Kansas City SIC. Mime.
aDolis, old, 81.
FEED: Markets rather quiet with
offerings and demand nearby ship.
ments evenly balanced and prices a
shade lower. Interior buyers showing
little interest. Southwestern offerings
wheat feeds deferred shipment quite
plentiful but northwestern offerings /
not so heavy. Linseed meal holders
asking higher prices, offerings good,
demand fair. Cottonseed meal slight.
ly easier and firm, bids under the mar.
ket are accepted. Hominy feed quoted
lower, demand and offerings light. Gil.
ter feed prices steady, offerings by re-
good. Larger mills have with.
drawn July-August offerings. Receipts
and supplies good.
Qooted bran 500, middllngs SOS. -four
middlings $3.50, rye middlings s24.5C
Minneapolis; gluten feed S37.15 Chi.
cage; 80 per cent linseed meal S3S
Minneapolis; white hominy feed $3.50
Chicago.
GRAIN: Grain markets uncertain
the week but closed lower, Chi
cago July wheat declining 45c net;
Chicago July corn down 4%c. Hedging
pressure, liquidation and stop-loss sell
ing were responsible for declines.
Prices continued to decline on the
29th OF decline in Liverpool and Win
nipeg, weakness in corn, and liquida.
Foreign demand draggy. Cro9 ,
showing tendency to increase
estimates on winter and spring wheat
crops. Closing prices in Chicago cash
market: No. 2 red winter wheat SIP;
2 hard winter wheat S1.03; No. 2
mixed corn S1c; No. 2 yellow corn
&c: No. 8 white oats 4Sc. Average
arm prices; No. 2 mixed corn in cen.
raj Iowa zoe. Closing future prices:
chicago July wheat S1.01%; Chicago
July corn 79Ac; Minneapolis July
wheat s1.04as Kansas City July
wheat 92Ac; Winnipeg July wheat
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar.
tets unsettled during the week and
at the close. Approximately 8
pounds have gone into stor.
Ige in the four markets during the
week hut there is a lack OF confidence
to this class Of trading. Il is
generally felt that production is close
o peak for this season. Closing pric.
IS 90 score butter: New York 3Sc;
3Sc. Cheese markets duh
GLOWING declines which occurred dur.
ng the week. Some storing being
one but II appears to be mostly TEN
'orary protection against loss, more
Zealand cheese and relatively
eavy shipments reported as prospect.
'rices at Wisconsin primary cheese
June 2Sth: Flats 22H. Twins
TX Daisies ~; Double Daisies
Young Americas 21h: Long.
erns 21A Square Prints 22h.