The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-15
STEERS LOWER
Chicago Hog Prices Show
Marked Advance.

u. S. Bureau of Markets, Washing
.on, ID. c., for week ending March D.
1928.
FEED-Demand quiet. Deliveries OF
wheatfeeds by -four mills heavier and
track stuff Is available In Minneapolis.
Cottonsed meal market weak, transac-
ton small. Exporters bid $3.50 for
slab cake delivered Gulf ports. Fair
feeding demand from west. Hominy
feed offerings exceed demand and
prices are easier. Guten feed UNI
changed, demand fair, production
heavy. Linsed meal in liberal supply
at lower prices. Interior demand fair.
Storage stocks of wheatfeeds good.
Movement light. Quoted March 9Th,
Bran $2S.25, Middlings $3.50, Flour
%middlings $50, Minneapolis; SO per
cent ~cottonseed meal $4,000 Memphis,
$41.50 Atlanta, "a per CEN Linseed
meal $47.75 Minneapolis, $4S.75 Buff
falo; Gluten feed $42.65 Chicago;
White hominy fed 500 st. Louis, $3.50
Chicago.
Dall1 oDO uIlC MAJ
kets unsettle ~dthroughout week al
though temporarily firm at close.
Some declines in prices were regis
tered early in week as supplies were
quite haevyq in Ration to demand. The
arrival Of approximately $4,000 boxes
New Zealand butter also helped to re-
move strength. Following the price
decline which occurred buying took on
slightly more activity including some
speculative buying.
Closing prices 90 score butter: New
York 48c, Chicago 47hc. Cheese mar
kets barely steady. Declines on Wis
consin Cheese board Monday amount
ing to about two cents have placed
trading on a lower level and has served
to u~nsettle market. Lack Of buying
support as buyers are holding off in
anticipation of lower prices. Moveo-
ments out of Wisconsin during week
fairly heavy but consisting partly Of
consigned stock. Prices at Wisconsin
primary cheese markets March Sth-
Twins 22c, Daisies 22hc, Double Dali
sizes ENC, Young Americas FAC, Long
horns 24c, Square prints 25Ac.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS-Chica-
go hog prices showed advance of 1Oc
on lighter weight with medium kinds
from &c lower to 10c higher than week
Ago.. Beef steers were 15c to 25c
lower, cows and heifers % to 35c
higher, with feeders steady to 15c
higher and veal calves steady to 75c
lower. Fat lambs remained practical
ly steady, feeders sc higher, yearlings
l5c higher and ewes zoe higher. On
March Sth hogs were 10 to zoe higher.
Cattle active with beef heifers 10 to
15c higher. Butcher cows steady to
strong, bulls strong and stockers and
feeders steady. Sheep was fairly &C
tive with choice handy weight lambs
strong. March 9th Chicago prices
Hogs top $3.50, bulk $7.S5 to S.35, med
ium and good beef sters SIS to $40,
butcher COWS and heifers $5.25 to So,
feeder sters s6.15 to S.25, light and
medium weight veal calves 1875 to
$40 25; fat lambs SIS so to S15.25; feed
ing lambs $3.50 to $1530; yearlings
S9.7 TO $13.65; fat ewes $3.50 to $S.S5.
Stocker and feeder shipments from II
important markets during week end
ing March End were cattle and calves
43,4SS, hogs 1873. sheep 1888. In
eastern whole fresh meat markets beef
was soc to / lower for the week; veal
50 to SO lower, lamb and mutton
steady to 81 lower; pork soc to $3.50
March 9th prices good grade
meats-Beef $12 to s13.50, veal s13 to
SIS. Lamb $22 to $24. Mutton s13 to
$14, light pork loins s1450 to SIG so,
heavy loins S11 to $13. SO.