Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-07-06
WHEAT REMAINS FIRM
Hogs Show Upward Tendency
An Stock Prices Stronger.

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for week ended june 20. is22.
GRAIN: Market strong early In
week on unfavorable weather eports
but rains and lower temperatures 2%th
and 26th induced declines Disappoint-
ing threshing returns and strong cash
market caused advance ON the 9Th
and prices fairly well maintained re-
mainder Of week. Chicago July wheat
up 1c for week: Chicago July corn
down&c.
On the 2sth wheat trade nervous
but undertone firm. Black rust found
ON stem Of spring wheat South Dakota
but no damage claimed ~ yet Cash
market strong. Corn held moderate
range and closed firm.
Closing prices in Chicago cash mar
ket: No. red winter wheat $1.16; No.
hard winter wheat $11e: No. mixed
corn SIC; No. , yellow corn CSC: No.
3 white oats SIC. Average farm prices:
No. mixed corn In central Iowa Soc:
No. l dark northern wheat In central
North Dakota $l.22: No : hard winter
wheat in central Kansas CSC. Closing
future prices: Chicago July wheat
$1.l4%: Chicago July corn s2Mc: Min.
neapolis July wheat $1.34x; Kansas
City July wheat Sl0Sh: Winnipeg
July wheat $l27k.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chica.
90 hog prices ranged 10000 higher for
the week. Beef steers 1890 higher:
butcher cows and heifers frm to CSC
higher, feeder steers were flrm to Toe
higher; light and medium weight veal
calves generally CSC higher. Fat and
feeding lambs 15-50c higher: yearlings
up 40-50c; fat ewes 75-75c higher.
On June 2sth Chicago hog prices
opened 10000 higher. closed weak and
about 15c higher than Wednesdays
average. Beef steers. butcher cows and
heifers strong to lie higher with In.
between grades OF beef steers showing
most advance. Stockers steady; vesl
calves steady to Csc higher; fat lambs
CSC lower: sheep steady to strong.
June 18th Chicago prices: Hogs. top
$1l. bulk Of sales $9.75-1O.s5: medium
and good beef steers $7.sO-ss0; butch.
er cows and heifers $3.50; feeder
steers $5.65-7.75: light and medium
weight veal calves $7.25-9: fat lambs
$12-l3.40; feeding lambs $l1-12.30;
yearlings $S.75-11.75: fat ewes 1915
TAO.
Stocker and feeder shipments IL i'm
portant markets turing the weel
ending June 23rd were: Cattle and
calves $685.; hogs 1929; sheep 22.l4s
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar
kets firm most of week az result o
unexpected export demand and con
tinued buying for storage. Tone veal
at close as prices became top-heavy
Price tendency downward.
Closing prices 90 score butter: New
York IS: Chicago So; Philadelphia
50; Boston 3Sh.
| HAY: Eastern markets heavy ant
unsettled during the week except New
York. where market Is firm with pricei
slightly higher. Other markets SLOW
with demand only for top grades. Low
| grades sold only at a discount.
Quoted June 2Sth: No. timothy
New York $3.50, Chicago $3.50, No
/ prairie Kansas City SIS, st. Louis
$3.50. Minneapolis $12.
FEED: No material chang, II
wheat feeds during the week. OFFER
ings from Northwest small with nc
pressure to sell. Offerings from South
west normal. Demand quiet especially
from the east. Practically no trading
in feeds. Quoted June 28th: Spring
wheat bran Chicago $17.2k, standard
middlings Chicago 1925: winter
wheat bran st. Louis SIT.