Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-10-19
GRAINS ARE ACTIVE
Market 10 BuIIish- Worlds Visible
Increase Moderate.

for week endsd Ost 10. ie31.
LIVE STOCK AND MEATS-Chi.
cago hog prices con 1nusd their down
ward trend for thu week. declines
ranging from SIC TO COO being rsgis-
tered. Cattle prices were generally
higher: beef zoe to 400 higher. tat
heifers zoe to 45c up. fat ocws and
feeder Steers practically steady while
veal calves advanced 76c for the week.
Fat lambs weak and 10c and feeding
lambs weak to SIC lower: tat ewes
were steady with ysarlings CSC net
lower per 100 lbs. On Oct. 18th Chi.
cago hog prices opened about steady.
closed firm. steady to 10c higher than
Saturday. Strictly choice and prime
native beef steers and butcher cows
and heifers steady to strong. lower
grades slow about steady. other
classes cattle generally steady. Fat
sheep and lambs strong to 25c higher.
Oct. 18th Chicago prices: Hogs, top,
$3.50. Stocker and feeder shipments
from II importont markets during the
weak ending October 18th were: Cat
sls and calves 1s0.327: hogs 1856;
sheep 170.401. In eastern Wholesale
fresh meat markets prices were gen.
orally advanced. Beef. veal and NUT.
ton ranged from Arm to 81 higher:
lamb firm to 50 higher whele light
pork loins ranged from 81 lower to -
higher and heavy loins were 81 to 81
lower per 100 lbs. On October 18th
beef and veal were steady to 81
higher: lamb and pork loins unevenly
81 to 80 higher and mutton 81 to -
higher per 100 pounds. Oct. 18th
prices good grade meats: Beef SIS
to $3.50: veal SIS to SIS: lamb @23
to SIT: mutton SIS to SIS: light pork
loins ~ to 427: heavy loins SIC to
322.
GRAlN-Trend of grain prices up
ward for the week ON strength in Ii
verpool and bullish cash condition &C.
count car shortage. Chicago Decem-
Der wheat up SIC; Chicago December
corn up four cents. Wheat and corn
strong early on the 18th on general
buying and stop loss orders influenced
by strength In Liverpool but profit TAX
ing at close wiped out most of ad-
vance. Visible supply wheat 33.4l1,.
600 bushels compared with 55,Ss5. 900
blu. same date last year. Visible sup.
ply corn 9.738.000 bushels compared
with 17,S17. 900 blu. same date last year
Closing prices In Chicago cash NOR.
ket: No. Red winter wheat $1.19:
No. Hard winter wheat $1.l6: No. 2
mixed corn TIC: No. Yellow corn
TIC: No. 3 White Oats 44c. Average
farm prices: No. 3 mixed corn in cen.
trail Iowa about 4sc: No. 2 Hard win.
ter wheat In central Kansas 81: No. /
Dark Northern wheat In central North
Dakota ~ cents. Closing future prices:
Chicago December wheat $1.12x: Chi.
cago December corn SO cents: Mime.
apolis December wheat $l.08h: Kan.
sas City December wheat 31.05x :
Winnipeg December wheat s7hc.
DAIRY PRODUCTs-Butter mar.
kets steady to Arm during the week.
Upward tendency OF market checked
by lighter demand ~ result of high
price levels. Production shrinking a.
though decrease somewhat checked
by more favorable weather In heavy
produce sections. Closing prices %
score butter: New York CSC: Chicago
%4c. Cheese markets steady during
the week but sensitive at new high
prices for season. Southern trade fall
Ing on. Stocks not yet burdensome
but dealers selling freely. Cheese
prices on Wisconsi .npirmary markets
Oct. 18th: Twins 23kc: Daisies 24c:
Double Daisies 2sNc: Square Prints
24xc: LonShorns 24hc.