The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-10-18
BEEF STEERS HIGHER
Wheat Prices Had Upward Ten
dency During the Week
tFor week ending Oct. 8. 1929.

(For week ending OCT. D. 1901
HAY:-Hay market continues firm
because OF light receipts The de
nfapd good for the better grades out
lower grades are moving slowly
Shippers are advised by dealers at
large markets not to load low grade
hay. The Penna R. r Embargo
against hay shipment to Baltimore
was removed today
Quoted October 6th. No. l timothy
Chicago s27..
FEED:-Markets fairly firm Ofer'
ings wheatfeeds light as most OF stor'
age holdings are In hands OF Joboers'
Mill offerings for November. Decem
Der shipment good and quoted A.
about spot prices. CottOnseed ana
L:nseet meal both easier. Stocks OF
oil-meals rather heavy and production
continues good. Corn feeds firm. OF
ferings and demand light Interior
demand most feeds only fair and eS
port demand negligible. Movement
light.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS:-Chi
cago hog prices ranged from 25c low
er to 25c higher than a week ago.
Beet sters 10 to 6Oc higher; butcher
COWS and heifers 25 to Use higher;
feeder steers Is TO soc up Fat lambs
advanced rs to 90c feeding lambs
steady to Csc lower and yearlings 2gc
net of. On October 8th hogs Is TO
Csc lower. Beef COW Csc Steers Is 10
25c of. Fat Lambs rs to soc lower.
October Sth. Chicago prices; Hogs,
top, $S25; bulk of sales $40 to
$50; 4 edium and good beef. steers
$S.5 OTTO $11.85: butcher cows and
heifers $3.50 to $11.25: feeder steers
$40 to 1855; light and medium
weight veal calves s7.75' to $12. Fat
Lambs $1175 to $l4: feeding lambs
s11.50 to s13 25; yearlings $50 to
SLIPS; fat Ewes s375 to s6 rs.
Stocker and feeder shipments from
IL important markets during the
week ending Sept. 2Sth were; Cattle
and calves 14s,152: hogs 1874:
oneep IOo,oZf.
In eastern wholesale fresh meat
marktes beef firm to $50 higher:
Veal week to So lower; Lamb 81 low
er to 81 higher; mutton firm to 81 up
and pork loins weak to 81 lower for
the week. r ,'
October Sth prices Good Grade
meats. Beef SIC to s19: Veal SIC to
1923: Lamb $22 to SOS: Mutton $14 to
SIC: Light pork loins s22- to SIS:
heavy lcins 1890. l. a.
GRAIN.-Wheat prices had upward
tendency during the week and closed
sharply higher. Broader outside
trade and buying by strong commits
sion houses was influenced chiefly BY
strength in corn and prospect d
higher prices as result OF Govern
ment aid to farmers Wheat market
nervous on the 9Th but held irm and
closed at fractional gains. Visible
supply wheat 64,336.0 900 bushels com
pared with 3d. 900 bu. same dat,
last year. Corn held reasonably firm
most of day In sympathy with
strong cash market, but closed frac
~tionally lower on heavy profita tar
ing.
DAIRY PRoDUCTS:-Butter mar
kets about steady at the close today
Firmness prevailed during the frs
part Of the week bat this was follow
ed by a break in prices of 1 to &c or
Saturday as a result Of the Cold stor
age report which showed larger
holdings than dealers generally ex
pected.
Closing prices 90 score butter: New
York Ace: Chicago 45Hc.
Cheese markets steady at the close
with prices practically unchanged
from a week ago. The bulk Of the
business has been on small lots with
real wholesale and speculative de
nlahd lacking snap With weather
C, ndi;ions favorable and pastures ir
good shape, productions continue.
heavy Wholesale prices at Wiscon
sin primary cheese markets Oct. 5th
Flats 26h; Single Daisies 26A: Long
horns 26A. Square prints 27hc.