The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-05-17
HOG PRICES DECLARED
Grain Prices Had Downward
Trend During the Week.
Cor week ending May IL, 1929

HAY: Movement all hay continues
very light. High quality hay very
scarce and prices firm. Demand of
small volume but rather active in
most markets. All arrivals Of good
hay readily taken. Bulk OF receipts,
however, are lower grades which are
in less demand. Quoted May 18th:
No. / timothy New York $27, Chicago
s23, Minneapolis $3.50. No. / prai.
rie st. Louis $22, Minneapolis SIS.
FEED: Millfeed markets generally
easier. Demand very moderate. Sup
plies exceed demand and prices have
declined especially bran, both spring
and winter wheat bran. Season bran
sold at around s21.50 Minneapolis and
Kansas City jobbers bid $3.50 in that
market. Oil meals easier and cotton.
seed meal declined 81 per ton. Gluten
feed and hominy feed fairly steady
but in light request. Receipts and
movement god. Production most feeds
fairly heavy. Quoted May 18th: Bran
$3.50, MiddIiugs $3.50, Flour mid.
dlings $29.75 Minneapolis: 80 per cent
Linseed meal $4,000 Minneapolis; Glu.
ten feed $37.15 Chicago; white hom
my feed $3.50 st. Louis; $3.50 Chi.
cago.
GRAIN: Grain prices had down.
ward trend during the week with ex.
ception of Sth and 9th. For the week
Chicago July wheat declined three
cents net: Chicago July corn down
three cents. Bea"is influenh cmfwyp
three cents. Bearish influences We're
lack of support and weakness in
stocks, cotton and corn markets. Pric-
rs dropped sharply on the 18th through
lack of adequate support on !iquida.
ton selling. Seeding in Northwest
making good progress. Corn affected
by weakness in wheat and broke
sharply. Cash market strong with
premiums highest on crop. Closing
prices in Chicago cash market: No. 2
red winter wheat 81 IS; No. 2 hard
wipter wheat Sta; No. 2 mixed corn
SEE; No. 2 yellow corn S3c; No. 3
white oats Ace Average farm prices:
No. 2 mixed corn in central Iowa
CSC: No. 2 hard winter wheat in CEN
trail Kansas 81 03 Closing future pric-
es: Chicago July wheat $1.15h. Chica-
go July corn 7SB: Minneapolis July
wheat s122A; Kansas City July
wheat sl.0TS; Winnipeg July wheat
81 ISM.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chica-
go hog prices declined 90 to 30c for
/ thn ,..nnIx D..g $3.50. n.;no. oJ,,-o,J
% to 4oc, and butcher cows and heif.
ers 10 to CSC. Feeder steers steady to
csc and veal calves steady to SOC up.
Sheep and lambs being quoted on a
short basis show declines amounting
TO $3.50 to $3.50. On May 18th hogs
and cattle generally steady; fat lambs
around 25c higher than Thursdays
average. May nth Chicago prices:
Hogs top S7.95; bulk of sales $40
TO 7.S5; medium and good beef steers
SIS 40 To- 10: butcher cows and heifers
S4.90 to 9.S5: feeder steers $3.50 to
$50; light and medium weight veal
calves $S25 to 1880; fat lambs $12.25
to IA; yearlings So to IL; fat ewes
$42S to 7.50. Stocker and feeder ship.
ments from II important markets dur.
ing the week ending May 4th were:
Cattle and calves 53,054; hogs 1896;
sheep $500. In eastern wholesale
fresh meat markets beef steady to
soc higher; veal 81 lower to SO high
or: lamb firm to SO higher and pork
loins soc to So higher for the week.
On May 11th at New York lamb was
firm TO So higher and light pork loins
were 6rm to 81 higher. May 18th pric.
es good grade meats Beef $13 50-l5.50
veal s15,17, lamb $23-2S, mutton $l5-17,
light pork loins 1881, heavy loins
SELF.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar
kets have continued steady to firm
and at the close prices were half to
one cent higher than at the first of
the week. Receipts have continued
light and top scores especially were
well cleaned up which has resulted in
a narrowing of the price range. Re-
ports indicate that production is now
gaining more raridly. Dealers are not
inclined 10 buy beyond their immediate
requirements. Closing wholesale prices
90 score butter: New York 44c: Chi
cago 42hc. Cheese markets fairly
steady. Trading on fresh cheese has
been rather dlll-and confined largely
to dealers immediate aeeds. Held
cheese has been more active and firm.
er. Wisconsin primary markets dis
play q somewhat frmer tone at the
close. Prices On Daisies, double dai.
sizes and square prints advanced half
cent while L~onghorns declined quarter
cent. Wholesale prires at Wisconsin
primary markets May 10th: Flats
21&c; Single Daisies 22c; Double
Daisies 21%c; Young Americas 21c;
Longhnrns Gle: Square Prints 22Ac.
luverne-Owing to the severity oil
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