Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-12-14
GRAINS ADVANCE SLOW
Grain Prices Strengthen, Closes
Higher for Week.

y. 8. Bureau Of Markets. Washington. d. c..
for week ended Dee IL. 1922.
GRAIN-Grain market developed
strength after first two days and
closed higher for the week. Chicago
May wheat up 4kc; Chicago May corn
1hc. Oversold condition started
prices upward on sixth: further buy
ing stimulated by bullish Argentine
crop news. President Hardings mes.
sage to congress. Julius Barnes speech
before Illinois chamber OF commerce
on the 9Th and foreign credit bill in
troduced In congress Market con-
tinued frmson the 11th Visible sup
ply wheat 33,S16.0O0 bushels compared
with 47,337, 900 bushels same date last
year. Visible supply corn 1855, 900
bushels compared with 15,s50,0O0 bu-
shells same date last year. Closing
prices In Chicago cash market: No.
2 Red winter wheat $1.33; No. 2 hard
winter wheat S1.23: No. 2 mixed corn
73c: No. yellow corn TAG: No. 8
white oats 45c. Average farm prices:
No. mixed corn In central Iowa 61c:
No. hard winter wheat in central
Kansas 81. Closing future prices: Chi
cago May wheat N.20A: Chicago May
corn INC: Minneapolis May wheat
@1.1Sx; Kansas City May wheat
sl.iih; Winnings May wheat s1.osH.
HAY-Market remains steady. Re-
ceipts generally moderate for season.
Demand Of only fair volume and for
immediate needs. Prices show sonly
slight change. Quoted Dec. 9th No. !
timothy New York $3.50, Philadelphia
$22. Pittsburg $3.50. Chicago $22,
Minneapolis ST.. st. Louis $1,000, Sa-
vannah @24.50. No. 1 alfalfa Omaha
$20.25,. Memphis sal. Minneapolis SIS.
No. ! Prairie Minneapolis $3.50, Oma-
ha $3.50, st. Louis $3.50.
DAIRY PRODUCTs-Butter mar
kets steady to firm. Factor OF great
est interest now 10 imports which have
caused an unsettled feeling. Chicago
and New York still = out OF line with
each other; Chicago IL now receiving
some butter ordinarily shipped to New
York. Closing prices 90 score butter:
New York 5[1tc: Phila. 65hc; Boston
b4c; Chicago 55hc. Cheese markets
hrm but trading n slow, partly due
to usual seasonal dullness. Wiscon-
sin production holding up remarkably
we'll. Movement of goods from stor-
age light. Dealers view general situa-
ton with confidence Cheese prices
at Wisconsin primary markets Dec.
9Th: Twins 2exc: Daisies 27Ac:
Dauble Daisies 27c: Longhorns> 27hc:
Square prints ZINC.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS-Chlcago
hog prices showed gains for the week
amounting to 25-40c per 100 lbs. Beef
cattle ranged from 1Oc lower 70 15c
higher, butcher heifers Is to 40c up
with butcher cows ranging from CSC
lower to 25c higher, feeder steers ad-
vanced IL to Csc and veal calves de-
clined Is to soc for the week. Fat
lambs steady to 15c higher, feeding
lambs 25c net higher, while fat ewes
were unchanged and yearlings were
2bc net lower. On Dec. 18th hogs
opened loo higher but closed weak
and unevenyl lower than Saturdays
average. Beef sters steady to 16c
lower. stOckers and feeders steady to
strong, other classes generally steady.
Fat lambs fully steady. sheep steady
to strong. December llth Chicago
prices: Hogs. top. $S.65: bulk of sales
$S.l6-S.50: medium and good beef
steers $7.40$12: butcher cows and
heifers $3.25-$11.l5; feeder steers
$S.60-$S: light and medium weight veal
calves @s.25-$l0; tat lambs $13.2s-
$3.50: feeding lambs $l2.60-$1A.75:
yearltngs $s.5o-$13.25: fat ewes $l75-
SITS. Stocker and feeder shipments
from 10 important markets during the
week ending December Let were cattle
and calves l03.73S: hogs 1891: sheep
sO,772. In eastern Wholesale fresh
meat markets beef ranged from 81
lower to Il higher: veal strong to -
higher: lambs and mutton steady to
81 higher with light pork loins 81 to
- lower and heavy loins generally 81
lower for the week.