Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-01-05
GRAIN MARKET WEAK
Declines Registered IN Wheat
and Corn Prices.
Government Crop Estimate Has Bear.
ish EMeet-Winter Wheat Ara
SowN In FAIL ~ million
Aeres-Aoos Down.

U. S: Bureau Of Markets. Warrington, ID. c..
for week ended Dec. 30. lsSl.
Grain - Market uncertain through
out week. Chicago May wheat regis
tering = net decline of two cents and
closing at $l.l5: Chicago May corn
down one cent at Sac. Prices declined
or the 30th ON bearish construction
placed upon Government crop report
estimating winter wheat area sown
this fall 44,293,O00 acres. which 10 LIZ
per cent less than the revised estimat-
ed area s0wn in fall Of 1920. Closing
prices in Chicago cash market: No. :
red winter wheat. $1.1S; No. 2 hard
winter wheat, $l.13: No. mixed
corn, 4Sc; No. yellow corn. CSC:
No. white oats. SAC. Average price
to farmers in central Iowa for No. 2
mixed corn about 33c: to farmers In
central North Dakota for No. dark
Northern wheat. $1.0s%; to farmers
in central Kansas for No. hard win
ter wheat. CSC. For the week. Min
neapolis May wheat down 2Ac. clos
ing at $1.21%: Kansas City May
wheat down lAc at $l.l7A: Winni-
peg May wheat down size at $1.101s.
Hay-Holiday inactivity in hay mar
ket continues.
Feed - Mill feed market continues
inactive. Wheat feed prices Arm on
light production but demand Is light
and offerings are slightly larger. De
mand for other feeds only fair and
prices and conditions are practically
unchanged. Quoted Dec 80: Spring
bran. $22.5o. Minneapolis; $3.50. Chi.
cago; Standard middlings. $22: -four
middlings. $24. Minneapolis: SO per
cent .cottonseed meal. $4,000, Chicago
linseed meal, $44. Minneapolis; gluteu
feed. 1856, Chicago.
Fruits and vsostabiss-Potato mar
kets stronger. demand and movement
slow.
Livestock and Meats-Due to exces
sive runs and sharply declining val
ues during the past two days. Chicago
hog prices show net declines for the
week ranging from Is to 45c per loo
lbs. heavy weights declining most. Ia
the cattle market stock selling neat
the lower end OF the various price
ranges advanced from assoc OIL the
average while the selling near the ny
per end Of the ranges remained un
changed: this applies to both bee
and butcher cattle. Feeder steers
were generally steady. Fat lambs
were weak to 35c higher. while feed
ing lambs were assoc higher. Yearl
ings and fat ewes we're generally SO,
higher per 100 lbs. Dec. 30th Chicago
prices: Hogs. top. $3.50: bulk o
sales, $6.40-715: medium and goot
beef steers, $6.25-9; butcher cows ant
heifers. $325-8: feeder steers. $3.50
light and medium weight veal calves
$675.9.5O; fat lambs. $l0.5O-11.75
yearlings. $S-105O: fat ewes, $3.5O-6.
The trend of eastern wholesal
fresh meat prices was Upward thous
advances were only moderate. Bee
and veal ranged from firm to 81 high
er. Lamb and pork loins were 81
higher while mutton prices were VI
changed
Dairy Products--Butter markets vi
settled and weak at close. Closin
prices, % score: New York. 40h
Philadelphia, 4lh: Boston. a.: Oh
cago. 40.
Cheese markets quiet and tendenc
toward weakness. Prices at Wiscol
sin primary markets Dec 10Th: Twin
-; Daisies. 1914; Double Daisie
1914: Longhorns, 1871; Young Anne
icas, 1sk.