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Show Marketgram (U. S. Bureau of Markets.) (U. S. Bureau of Markets.) Washington, D. C. For week end-j ed Nov. 12, 1921: Livestock and Meats Chicago hog prices declined generally from 50c-1 65c during the week. Good anal choice light and medium weight steers and yearlings mostly 25c-40c! lower. Heavy steers down 50c-75c. Common grassers and westerns lost j 25c. Butcher cows and heifers down 25c-40c. Stockers and feeders down I 25c-50c. Veal calves generally $2 lower. Fat lambs steady to 15c higher; high-er; in between grades up 50c-75c. Feeder lambs advanced 24c-40c. Fat sheep steady to 25c lower. November Novem-ber 12 Chicago prices: Hogs, top, $7.40; bulk of sales, ?6.S5-$7.20; I medium and good beef steers, $5.75-$10.75; $5.75-$10.75; butcher cows and heifers,! $4.25-$8.75; feeder steers, $4. 5-$6.50; 5-$6.50; light and medium weight veal calves, $5.25-$9.25; fat lambs, $8.75-! $9.40; feeding lambs. $7.40-$8.40 ; j yearlings, $5.75-$8; fat ewes, $2.75-! $5. Stocker and feeder shipments from twelve important markets during the week ending November 4 were: Cattle and calves, 87,143; hogs,1 5,878; sheep, 97,259. Beef and pork declined while veal, j lamb and mutton were generally firm to higher in eastern wholesale f resh j meat markets. Pork loins ranged steady to $3 lower per 10 0 pounds; mediuw grade veal down $l-$2; good veal fitm to $1 higher; lamb. $1 higher; mutton firm to $2 higher. November 10 prices good grade meats: Beef, $11.50-$ 1 5 ; veal, $16-$18; $16-$18; lamb, $18-$20; mutton, $8-$13; $8-$13; light pork loins, $18-$21; heavy loins, $14-$19. Hay Eastern hay markets continue con-tinue dull. Central western markets mar-kets firm on light receipts but demand de-mand limited. Country loading light. Quoted November 12 No. 1 timothy: New York $2. Philadelphia $23. Pittsburg $21, Chicago $23, Cincinnati Cincin-nati $19.75, Minneapolis $18, Atlanta Atlan-ta $27.50; No. 1 alfalfa: Kansas City $19, Memphsis $26, Atlanta $30.50; No. 1 prairie: Kansas City $12, Minneapolis Min-neapolis $15; Chicago $19. Grain The market had a good undertone throughout the week and prices advanced steadily with the exception ex-ception of a slight decline on tlie 10th. Chicago December wheat advanced ad-vanced $8c, closing at $1.09; Chicago Chi-cago December corn up lc at 47c. Export business larger and stock market and foreign exchange stronger. strong-er. Milling demand much better with millers seeking yellow and hard winters. Country offerings to arrive ar-rive light; reduced receipts expected next week. Corn moderately active and higher with wheat. Closing prices In Chicago cash market: No. 2 red winter wheat, $1.22; No. 2 hard winter wheat, $1.10; No. 2 mixed corn, 4 8c; No. 2 yellow corn, 49c; No. 3 white oats about 33c. Average price to farmers in centra! Iowa for No. 2 mixed corn about 32c; to farmers in central North Dakota for No. 1 dark northern wheat, $1.04; to farmers in central Kansas Kan-sas for No. 2 hard winter wheat, 9 2c. For the week Minneapolis December wheat up 8c, closing at $1.20; Kansas City December wheat up Sc at $1.01; Winnipeg December wheat up 4c at $1.06. Chicago May wheat closed at $1.13. Chicago Chi-cago May corn, 53c; Minneapolis May wheat, $1.19; Kansas City May wheat, $1.06; Winnipeg May wheat, $1.11. Dairy Products Butter markets unsettled and irregular during the week and gaining strength at close. Buying has been inactive on most grades, although demand is improved following price declines. Fresh production continues heavy for season. sea-son. Closing prices 92 score: New York, 46c; Chicago, 44c; Philadelphia, Philadel-phia, 46c; Boston, 44c. Cheese markets quiet; trading irregular ir-regular following slight declines "on Wisconsin cheese boards Monday. Most of business being transacted in small orders. Held "cheese moving slowly at about half cent over wholesale whole-sale prices in distributing markets. Prices at Wisconsin primary markets, mar-kets, November 11: Twins, 19V:c; Daisies, 20 Vic; Double Daisies and Young Americas, 20c; Longhorns, 20 Vie, |