Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-12-22
WHEAT MARKET FIRMER
Improved Export Trade Respon.
sibie for Better Undertone.
Wheat and Flour Loaded for Ocean
Passage During Week Nearly
Forty Million eusheis-live
Stock Prices Fall on.

u. 8. Bureau Of Markets. Washington, d. c..
for week ended Dec. 10. 1921.
GRAIN: Lower wheat prices early
In week were followed by better I'm.
dertOne due In part to higher foreign
markets, Kansas state wheat crop re-
port and big export business reported.
and prices made net advances. Chicago
May wheat up lac closing $1.14N
Chicago May corn down Nc closing
at 53kc. Visible supply wheat 4S.070.-
600 bus. an increase OF $4,000 bus.
for week. Wheat and -four ocean pass
age this week 37.64O.000 bus. Visible
supply corn 18,25S.000 bus, an in
crease OF 2,308,00 bus. for week Clos
Ing prices In Chicago cash market:
No 2 red winter wheat Silt: No. .
hard winter wheat $1.11: No. mixed
corn 49c: No. 2 yellow corn 49c: No.
white oats SEC. Average price to
farmers in central Iowa for No 2
mixed corn about 32Isc; to farmers
10 central North Dakota for No. / dark
northern wheat $1.O4A; for the week
Minneapolis May wheat up &c closing
$1.21h; Kansas City May wheat up
11ac at $l.O7; Winnipeg May wheat up
4kc at $1.12h.
HAY: Fairly large receipts OF only
medium quality hay In practically all
eastern and central western markets
caused q weak condition In the hay
market and In several instances price
concessions were necessary to move
the hay.
FEED: Abnormal strength prevail.
Ing In bran market with other feeds,
including high protein products. shar-
Ing bullish tone. Quoted December
18th: Bran $21.5O. middlings $22, lin
seed meal So. Minneapolis; SO per
cent cottonseed meal $35 Memphis:
white hominy feed $3.50. gluten feed
$34.65. Chicago; No. l alfalfa meal
$3.50, Kansas City: beet pulp $2S
Philadelphia.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar
kets unsettled with immediate supply
and demand controlling influences.
Speculative demand lacking. Fanciest
grades scarce and most sensitive to
price changes. Closing prices, 90
score: New York 43c: Philadelphia
and Boston 44c: Chicago 43hc.
Cheese markets inactive but steady
usual Holiday dullness prevails. Held
cheese in best demand with fancy
June goods scarce. Prices at Wiscon-
sin primary markets Dec. 18th: Twins
19Ac: Daisies 20Ac: Double Daisies
zoe; Longhorns 2lc; Young Americas
2lAc.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Prices
OF most classes and grades OF livestock
ut Chicago show substantial declines
for the week. Hogs lost 15c-30c. Beef
steers down 35c-75c; butcher cows
and heifers declined all the way from
10c to 75c per 100 lbs. Feeder steers
advanced 15-25c. Fat lambs lost 75c;
fat ewes SOC: yearlings weak to Use
lower. Feeder lambs up csc. Dec. 10Th
Chicago prices: Hogs. top. 1925 lear
ly); bulk Of sales $6.5O-6S5; medium
and good beef steers $6l59.25; butch.
or cows and heifers $325-S: feeder
steers $56,75 light and medium
weight veal calves $6.25-9.25: fat
lambs $9.25-1050: feeding lambs IS. rs.
10: yearlings $7-9: fat ewes $685..
Eastern Wholesale fresh meat prices
declined. Beef and veal down $2-s:
lamb $l-4; mutton generally SIS. Dec.
18th prices. good grade meats: Beef
$l2-l5.5O: veal $3.50: lamb $2427:
mutton $ls-l5: light pork loins ST.
20; heavy loins $l4-16