The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-08-16
STEERS HIGHER
Wheat Averaged Slightly Higher
But Held at Narrow Range.
Washington, d. c. For week ending
August 6. 1923.

Washington, ID. Z. For week ending
August 6. 1928.
GRAIN:-Wheat averaged slightly
higher on the 9th but held at narrow
range and closed same as Saturday
Country offerings light. Export de-
mand small. Corn averaged lower
with beneficial rains reported from
largest producing states. Visible
supply of wheat Sc, 500, 900 bus. com
pared with 22,433, 900 bus. same date
last year Visible supply of corn g..
$4,000 bus. cmopared with IL. G53 900
bus. same date last yea
Closing prices in Chicago cash
market. No. 2 red winter wheat CSC;
No. 2 hard Winter wheat CSC: No. 2
mixed corn sec; No. 2 yellow corn
SIC; No. 3 white oats 3Sc. Average
farm prices No. 2 mixed corn In Cen.
trail Iowa lac, Closing future prices:
Chicago September wheat 96&c; Chi
cage September coon 1850; Minneap-
oils September wheat $1.05B: Kansas
City September wheat 91hc.
DAIRY PRODUCTS:-Butter mar
kets firm and active with prices aver
aging about 1hc higher than a week
ago. Condition apparently due to
decrease in production.
Closing prices on go score butter;
New York 43hc; Chicago 41Kc.
Cheese markets fairly firm. Trad
ing shows extreme activity but shows
an Improvement over preceding
weeks. Some buying for storage tax.
ing place. Quality from Wisconsin
improving.
Closing prices at Wisconsin pri.
mary cheese markets August 4: Flats
21Ac; Single Daisies 21kc: Young
Americas 23hc; Longhorns 22Ac:
Square Prints 22kc.
LIVE STOCK AND MEATS:-Chi.
cago hos prices ranged from 5 to 35c
higher for the week. Beef steers
from 10 to Csc highe ar, butcher neifers
Is to soc higher. feeder steers 15c
to 81 higher. Fat lambs steady to
Csc higher.
On August 6 Hogs were steady to
10c higher, beef steers strong to 15c
higher. Sheep and lambs strong to
zoe higher.
August. 6, Chicago prices; Hogs
Top IS; bulk Of sales ss.45 TO ?.99:
medium and good beef sters $S.35 to
11.35; butcher cows and heifers $3.50
to 1880; feeder steers S4.15 to SIS:
light and medium weight veal calves
$3.50 to 1880; Fat lambs $10.2s TO
1875; yearlings $3.50 to 1915: tat
ewes $3.50 to $50; feeding lambs
s10.25 to 1850.
Stocker and feeder shipments from
IL important markets during the week
ending July 81, 1923 were: Cattle and
calves 4S,944; hogs 5.S44; sheep q.
313.
On August 6 prices good grade
meats: Beef $~16.50-19.50; veal SIS to
49,; Lamb $23 to rs: mutton SIT TO
$3.50; pork loins light SIT to 10;
Heavy loiRs $40 to IA.
HAY:-Hay prices in Eastern mar
kets soc to 81 higher because of
light receipts. Large part Of arrivals
81 only fair quality but all hay was
being taken at frmness prices In most
markets. Quoted August 4: No. !
timothy Chicago s22.
FEED:-Wheat feed offerings light
Demand most feds only fair and re.
ceipts and transit offerings quite suf.
ficient to fill all inquiries. Hominy
and gluten feed quoted higher be.
cause of strength in cash corn. Quo.
ted August A: Minneapolis Bran
$3.50, Middlings $3.50. our mid.
dlings s27.50 {. reddog s31; white hom.
my feed Chicago $3.50 80 per cent
linseed meal, Minneapolis $42. gluten
feed, Chicago $39.15.