Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-09-14
WHEAT IS DOWN AGAIN
All Grains Uncertain Within Mar
row Range.

tor week ended Ssptemhsf & IVA
GRAlN-Grain prices uncertain
within narrow range during the week
but averaged higher. Main market
factor were improved foreign demands
and buying BY exporters. Strength In
corn. and advance In Liverpool mar
ket on the Sth. Chicago Dec. wheat
up l cent. Chicago Dec. corn UP lkc.
Wheat prices closed fractionally lower
on the local market lacked support,
cash market weak. poor demand and
there was an increase In the Visible
supply. Visible supply wheat 3l,lse.-
900 blu. compared with 42,lO0.OO0 Blu.
same time last year. Corn lower on
rains and cooler weather over Belt:
heavy receipts. and falling on In cash
demand. Visible supply corn 7.733,-
600 bu. compared with l1,23s, 900 bu.
same time last year. Closing prices
In Chicago cash market: No. red
winter wheat $1.05: No. : hard win.
ter wheat sos: No. mixed corn
Sac: No. yellow corn s4c: No. .
white oats Sc. Average farm price
No. 2 mixed corn in central Iowa Soc.
Closing future prices: Chicago Dec.
wheat $1.03; Chicago Dec. corn 57kc:
Minneapolis Dec. wheat $l.02h: Kan.
sas City Dec. wheat s5hc: Winnipeg
Dec. wheat S4kc.
HAY - Market generally weak.
Prices 81 lower at New York and st.
Louis. Other markets practically un.
changed. Receipts have fallen Oh.
Reports Of country loadings light. Re.
ceipts principally OF only medium
quality. Good hay scarce. Poor hay
selling 1t rather wide discounts
Quoted September 9: No. timothy,
New York SIS. Chicago SO.
DAIRY PRODUCTS-Better market
arm for the week. Hot weather has
continued to cut down production and
has reduced percentage Of fancy
grades In current arrivals. Storage
goods beginning to move In q small
way. Closing prices 90 score butter:
New York 39hc. Chicago sec. Cheese
markets steady with only fair volume
bf trading. Buyers continue to hold
III more or less at present prices
Cheese prices at Wisconsin primary
markets Sept. 8: Twins zoe; Daisiei
2OAc: Double daisies 1sxc; YOUNG
Americas 1910; Longhorns 20Ac'
Square prints 21c.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS-Th,
trend of hog prices was upward To-
the week, advance ranging from Is Il
CSC per 100 lbs. Cattle prices. on TIT
other hand declined slightly: bee
steers weak to 1Oc lower, fat cows To-
lower to 10c higher while fat heifer
averaged about steady; feeder steer
and veal calves remained PRACTICAL.
steady. The sheep and lamb marke
, showed slight changes, fat lambs ad
, vanced 35c to soc; feeding lambs an
+ yearlings steady while fat ewes wer
4 weak to soc lower for the week. O
/. Sept. IL, hogs on the Chicago marke
opened slow. around steady, close
r steady to strong with Saturdays ave
I age. Beef steers and yearlings full
y steady, other grades unevenly 10
D Csc lower. butcher cows and heifei
steady to weak; bulls largely II
!. higher. veal calves CSC to SOC lowe
r stockers and feeders weak to 25
{ lower. Sept. IL Chicago prices. hog
! top, SO. IS, bulk OF sales $3.50 to $50
medium and good beef steers $40
lO4O; butcher cows and heifers SAT
! to 9.25; feeder steers $685. to $40
light and medium weight veal calve
. s11 to 1925: fat lambs $l2.25 to Is 70
feeding lambs $11.50 to 1875; yeaI
lings $3.50 to IL; fat ewes 50 to STE
Stocker and feeder shipments from 1
: important markets during the wee
ending Sept. 1, were cattle and calve
1924: hogs 4,14S; sheep 1858!
Eastern wholesale fresh meat maj
kets showed considerable irregularity
Beef SOC to 81 higher, lambs steady
veal and fresh pork loins 81 lower t
81 higher and mutton 81 lower to :
higher per 100 pounds.
On Sept. IL beef ranged from 80
to 81 higher, veal generally 81 to :
higher on better grades with commo
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