Askov American., 1922-08-31
MARKETS UNCERTAIN
Wheat Higher, Then Lower
Pork Higher, Beef OF.

q. 3. Hursau Of Marksts. Washinstca. D. C..
for week ended August 20, lS23
0kAIN-Wheat prices higher first
half Of week on good export business
and overs0ld condition. The market
them turned dull but at the close Of
week prices advanced. Chicago Sept.
wheat shows net gain Of 2hc for
the week: Chicago Sept. corn up lc.
On the 2Sth buying by seaboard houses
sent prices up, but aggressive buying
was lackin on the upturn and best
prices were not held. Cash demand
generally good. Visible supply wheat
c7.S13.0O0 bu.. compared with 343. &c.,
900 bu. same date last year. Chicago
grain stocks 3.2SO,O00 bu. wheat,
l,S23. 900 bu. corn, 2.S97. 900 bu oats In
addition to $4,000 bu. wheat afioat
Corn advanced early but lost upturn
on liquidation. Visible supply corn
$4,000 bu. compared with l0.050. 900
bu. last year. Closing prices in Chi
cago cash market No. 2 red winter
wheat $1.06: No. 2 hard winter wheat
el.07; No. 2 corn CSC; No. yellow
corn 63c; No. 3 white oats 33c. Aver
age farm prices; No. 2 mixed corn in
central Iowa Soc. Closing future
prices: Chicago Sept wheat $1.03M;
Chicago Sept. corn S0hc: Minneap-
oils Sept. wheat $l.02h; Kansas City
Sept wheat SIC: Winnipeg October
wheat $l00h.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS-Chica-
90 hog prices were generally 10.25c
higher for the week with some ex-
treme heavies ~ much - 2sc lower
per 100 lbs. Beef steers and butcher
cows and heifers were Is to SOC lower
and veal calves Soc lower. Feeder
steers were l0-l5c higher, fat lambs
drm to 1Oc higher and feedig lambs
e5-50c higher: yearlings Arm to 36c
higher and tat ewes unchanged. On
Aug. % light hogs were active and 10
to l5c higher: good butcher hogs
strong to 1Oc higher and packing sows
steady to strong. Beef steers and
yearlings fairly active and steady to
l5c higher; butcher cows and heifers
slow but about steady with stockers
and feeders steady to strong. Aug.
28 Chicago prices: Hogs top $S86; /;
bulk of sales $6.75 to 9.775; medium
and good beef steers $7.S5 to 1915:
butcher cows and heifers $3.65 to 80;
feeder steers $3.50 to s.: light and
medium weight veal calves $40 to
$ll.5O; fat lambs $12 to $13.10: feed
ing lambs $1l.50 to SIS: yearlings
s.. rs to $l1.25: tat ewes $3.50 to 47.e5,
Stocker and feeder shipments from
eleven important markets during the
week ending August 18th were: Cat
tie and calves 86,519: hogs 4,20s
sheep 56,76S. Net changes for the
week in eastern wholesale fresh meat
prices were slight Beef was gener
ally 81 lower, veal and fresh pOrh
loins Arm to 81 higher lamb and NUT
ton were practically unchanged. On
Aug. 2Sth beef and veal were geaer
ally steady under light to moderate
receipts and a slow demand.
DAIRY PRODUCTS-Butter mar
kets firm during the week. Decrease
in production in evidence and alonl
with lighter receipts on markets per
centage of top grades 10 becoming
lighter. Undergrades do not share
fully in flrm condition Of markets
Closing prices August Is. on % score
butter: New York 37c; Chicago 35c
Cheese markets about steady during
week but an unsettled undertone hal
been evident. Decreases early in weel
in Wisconsin were not anticipated Il
wholesale distributing markets and
buyers have operated cautiously
Cheese prices at Wisconsin primar,
markets August Is: Twins 19kc
Daisies 20c, Double daisies 18kc
Longhorns zoe, Square prints 2lhc.