The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-05-03
HOG PRICES DECLINED
Wheat Market Had Upward Ten
denCy During the Week.
For week ending April q, 1923.

HAY: Hay markets showing weak
er tendency. Nearness of PASTURES re
stricting demand in cntral western
markets. Receipts, especially OF gooo
hay, continues light and prices OF
higher grades continue fairly steady
at most markets. Poor grades dull
and lower. Quoted April 9th: No.
timothy New York $26.50, Philadel
jhia S23. Pittsburg S21, Cincinnati $40
Minneapolis SIT, Chicago S23, st. Louis
$3.50, Kansas City $20.25, No. / al
falfa Kansas City S27, No. l prairie
Kansas City $3.50, Minneapolis SIC.
FEED: Feed markets quiet. Fail
demand for transit wheat feeds, offer
ings light. Northwestern mills inyit.
ing offers for bran and middlings fol
June and July shipment at $25 basis
Minneapolis with jobbers bidding
$22.50. Oil meals weaker. Cottonseed
meal and linseed meal quoted soc low
er. No demand except occasional one
car inquiries. Export demand negligi
BILE. Shipment and production most
feeds good. Interior receipts fair. Quot
ed April 9th: Bran $2S, middlings
s2S.75, rye middlings $27.5O -four mid
dlings $31 MINNEAPOLIS. White hominy
feed $3.50 St. Louis, 1872 Chicago; 81
per cent linseed meal $43 Minneapolis
Gluten feed $35.65 Chicago.
GRAIN: Wheat market had upward
tendency during the week but advanc
es were checked by profit taking and
close was only f~ractionally higher
Corn advanced INC. Wheat showed
stability at times on the 9th but
failed to get above yesterdays finish
and late market was heavy with July
showing most weakness. Corn trade
active and prices reasonably steady
early but weak turning in cash mar.
ket and break in cash premiums hrtttt
ket and break in cash premiums here
and at Minneapolis led to liquidation
and heavy close. Closing prices in
Chicago cash market: No. 2 red win
ter wheat S1.34, No. 2 hard winter
wheat $1.27, No. 2 mixed lorn SIC, No.
2 yellow corn S3c, No. 3 white oats
47c. Average farm prices: No. 2
mixed corn in central Iowa 7ORc, No
l dark northern wheat in central
North Dakota $1.09. Closing future
prices: Chicago May wheat $1.25A
Chicago May corr S0Bc, Minneapolis
May wheat $1.26H, Kansas City May
wheat S1.17B, Winnipeg May wheat
$1.22A.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter markets
have been weak and unsettled most OF
although at the close there was
a tendency for the downward trend
of prices which have been suddenly
declining since the first of the month
to be checked and temporarily the
tone was steady. Market has felt pres.
offensive stocks and all dealers
have been DESTROYS of keeping floors
in view of spring production,
Closing prices 92 score butter: New
York 42c, Chicago 40c. Cheese market
developed strength during the week
especially after an advance averaging
about I cent which occurred on Wis.
,onsin cheese boards Monday, April
23rd. Trading on higher basis. Prices
1T Wisconsin primary cheese markets
April 26th: Twins 214, Dlisies 81,
Double Daisies 20&, Young Americas
TIA, Longhorns 81, Square Prints
liz.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chica.
hog prices declined Is to Csc for
the week. Beef cattle 5 to 15c off
cows and heifers steady to 25c
over. Fat lambs were 25 to 4Oc up
yearlings steady to soc off. On April
18th hogs opened 10 to 15c higher
closed slow steady to 10c higher than
Thursdays average. Lambs steady
15c higher, spots Csc Up. April 9th
Chicago prices: Hogs, top $S.15, bulk
If sales $3.50 to IS. medium and good
,eef steers IS to 9.75, butcher cows
md heifers $3.50 to 9.75, feeder steers
i5.75 to S.25; light and medium weight
ZEAL calves So to 10, fat lambs S13 TO
5, yearlings 1915 to 1880, fat ewes
a to 9.25. Stocker and feeder shin.
nents from IL important markets dur.
ng the week ending April goth were:
and calves 40,537, hogs 1885,
heep 10TH. In eastern wholesale
resh meat markets beef was steady,
cal SOC to 81 and mutton weak to 81
over; lamb firm to 81 higher; light
ork loins soc net higher and heavy
pins steady for the week. April 9th
rices good grade meats: Beef $3.50
D 10, veal $14 to Is. lamb s22 to 26.
SIG to IS, light pork loins
to 1880, heavy loins $11.50
!, IA.