Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-10-26

December Delivery Scores Ad'
vance on Short Covering.

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CRAIN--FOllowihg 'hrmness nrst
two days Of week grain prices trsndsd
lower and closed ct net losses. Chi
cago December wheat down one cent:
Chicago December corn up sc. De
clines were mainly on liquidation.
Market unsettled on the 2srd with
rapid price fluctuations but closed
fractionally higher. Visible supply
wheat 36.lSS.oO0 bushels. compared
with b5.ss7.0o0 bu. same date last
year. Corn higher after small break
in early trading but decline in cash
premiums Induced selling and partial
reaction late In session. Visible sup
ply corn S.153.OOO blu. compared with
1867 900 bu. same date last year.
Closing prices In Chicago cash mar
ket: No. Red winter wheat $l.ls:
No. hard winter wheat si.ls: No.
mixed corn Tic: No. lellow corn Tic:
No. 3 white oats <3c. Average farm
prices: No. : mixed corn In central
Iowa about 5Sc: No. : hard winter
wheat in central Kansas 81: No. l
dark northern wheat In central North
Dakota - cents. Closing future
prices: Chicago December wheat
SLIM: Chicago December corn
6sAc: Minneapolis Dec wheat el07x !:
Kansas City December wheat SLOAN !:
Winnipeg December wheat ~ cents.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS-Prac.
tically all classes Of livestock showed
price improvement for the week at
Chicago. Hogs advanced 10 to Soc:
beef steers advanced Is to SOC: butcher
heifers steady to Coo and veal calves
30 to 75c. Feeder steers were steady
while butcher cows were 16c lower To
Zoe higher. Fat lambs advanced Is to
75c: feeding lambs Is to 7Sc: year.
lings 75c net and fat ewes TIC to 81
per 100 lbs. On Oct. gard Chicago
hog prices opened Toe higher but
closed steady with Saturdays aver.
age. Beef steers and yearlings steady
to 15c lower: stockers and feeders 10
to l5c loewr: lower grades butcher
cows and heifers CSC lower. other
grades weak to 15c lower and veal
calves weak to Csc lower. October
23rd Chicago prices: Hogs. top 1915:
bulk Of sales $40 to ts.75: medium
and good beef steers $7.25 to $llS5:
butcher cows and heifers $3.50 To
sl0.l5: feeder steers Sass to esi 10:
light and medium weight veal calves
$S.2s to $1l.50; fat lambs si3 Ia
$i4.60; feeding lambs SIS TO STATS;
yearlings 1925 to STATS. fat ewes
$3.50 to $3.50. Stocker and feeder
shipments from IL importont markets
during the week ending October n
We're: Cattle and calves 1sa,o6s. hogs
1905: sheep is2.3l5 The trend oi
Eastern Wholesale fresh meat prices
for the week was upward Muttor
was firm to 81 higher. lamb ind porl
loins 81 to 81 higher and veal Arm Il
So higher. Beef ranged from 60
lower to 81 higher per 100 pounds. o.
October 23rd beef opened arm to 8
higher at some markets. steady witt
Fridays prices at others. Veal stronl
to 81 higher at New York. steady else
where; lamb around 81 higher ut New
York and Phila. 81 to 81 lower at Bos
ton: mutton and pork loins general.
steady to 81 higher October 23r,
prices good grade meats: Beef SIS {.
SIS: veal SIG to SIS: lamb SIS to SIS
mutton SIS to SIC; light pork loini
$25 to S2s: heavy loins SIS to 81.
DAIRY PRODUCTS-Butter mar
kets firm during the week. Curren,
demand has kept fresh butter cleaned
mp and with production showing fur
ther evidences OF decreasing prices
have been easily maintained. High
prices Of fancy butter has turned many
buyers to lower scores. Closing prices
- score butter: New York Aehc;
Chicago 45c. Cheese markets advanced
sharply during the week In line with
Wisconsin cheese board prices estab
lished last Monday. and are new about
two cents higher than week ago
Wholesale markets have raised asking
prices account replacement costs. but
buyers have been slo VITO take hold
Markets unsettled ut close. Cheese
prices on Wisconsin primary markets
Oct Il: Twins and Daisies 25kc:
Double Daisies and Longhorns 25he;
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