The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-08
HOG PRICES ARE HIGHER
Grain Prices Show a Small GAN
Over Those of Last Week

FEED:-Millfeeds continue firm Tor
spot offerings but mild weather reds
tricting demand for transit and future
shipments. C~ottonseed and Linseeo
meal practically unchanged. Increased
receipts of hominy causing lower quo
tations. White hominy quoted ST.
Louis $31. Alfalfa meal Market very
weak. Quoted March End Kansas
City s24, Winter Bran st. Louis
$3.50. Spring bran and middling
Minneapolis $2S. Glute MED Chicago
$42 SIS. cottonsed meal Memphis $4l.
Linsed meal Buffalo $50.
GRAIN:-Grain prices declined the
first half of week but advanced later
and the close was fractionally higher
than week ago. Dry weather in south
west and passage of Farm Credit Bill
by House waS bullish influences.
Prices higher within narrow limits
on the End but finished irregular.
Bearish summar yof general situa-
ton issued by leading Chicago Grain
house had considerable effect in late
market. Corn trade not large; senti-
ment somewhat mixed. Closing prices
in Chicago cash market-Number z
Red winter wheat $1.33, No. 2 Hard
winter wheat s1.19; No. 2 mixed corn
74c; No. 2 yellow corn TAG; No. 8
White oats Sea Average farm prices
Number 2 mixed corn in central
Iowa Gle. No. 2 Hard winter wheat
in central Kansas $1.02. Closing fu-
ture prices-Chicago May wheat
$1.18%, Chicago May corn 75A, Min
neapolis May wheat $119B, Kansas
City May wheat s1.10&, Winnipeg
May wheat $1.13H.
DAIRY PRODUCTS:-Butter mar
kets very weak at the close today
following period of more or lesS un-
settled trading during which mar
kets were out of line with each other.
Receipts heavier and production light
err. Markets were steady early in the
week by unusual demand at Chicago
for butter to be issued in filing future
contracts for February delivery but
with support brief price declines have
occurred. Closing prices 80 score but
ter-New York 4Sia, Chicago AZ.
Cheese markets generally quit but
relatively steady. Demand hardly ur
to expectations following resumption
of trading which was interrupted by
severe weather recently Heavier re
ceipts in distributing markets have
removed part of firmness which ex-
isted week ago. Closing prices at
Wisconsin primary cheese markets
March lst--Twins 23k, Daisies 24A,
Double Daisies "a, Young Americas
and L~onghorns rs, Square prints 24&
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS:-Chi-
a & hog prices ranged f. Jm 5 to 25e
higher for the week. Beef steers
ranged from 25c lower to 15c higher;
butcher cows and heifers Is to soc
lower; feeder sters 25c lower to 10c
higher while veal calves declined 81
to s2.25. Fat lambs were IS to SOC
off; feeding lambs 15c lower to 25c
higher: yearlings weak to 25c up and
fat ewes Is to 75c up. March End Chi
cago prices hogs top $40. Bulk Of
sales 9t.oo 10 o.oo, IHculum anu SooS
beef steers 1925 to 1920; butcher
cows and heifers 81 25 to 50 so; feed
err steers Sc TO S.25; light and medium
weight veal calves TBS to Sill; fat
lambs $3.50 to 1925; feeding lambs
1880 to 1925; Yearlings 1915 to
1850; fat ewes $6.50-8 IS. Stocker and
feeder shipments from IL important
markets during the week ending
Feby. 23rd were-Cattle and calves
41.sS7; Hogs 1883; Sheep 11,729.
Prices fresh meats eastern whole
sale markets Uneven for the week:
beef declined SOC to SIPS. veal was
81 lower to 81 higher, lamb 81 lower
to 81 up, mutton weak to 81 off and
light pork loins weak to Soc off while
heavy loins practically unchanged.
,On March End steer beef was weak to
81 lower. ! cows unevenly steady to
soc lower. veal 81 to S. lower at New
York and about steady elsewhere,
lamb weak to 81 lower, mutton about
steady and pork loins steady to SOC
lower. March End prices good grade
meats-Beef $3.50 to $14, Veal SIC
to SIS, lamb s23 to $25, mutton $13 to
S14. light pork loins SIS to SIT and