Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-08-03
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chicaq0s and Northwest Meats
and wheat Are on.

U. 8 Bureau Of Mm~ssss. Washington. d. c..
fov week snded July II. 1877.
HAY-incrsasing receipts of new
timothy hay weakened market during
week and pricas declined ST. TO 81 per
ton. Much OF new hay af poor quality
and sold 81 10 ST under price of old
hay Demand light a. buyers waiting
arrival of better grades OF new hay
Quoted July - No 1 timothy Chicago
SCI.
GRAIN--Eartv in past week wheat
markets broke ou increased hsdginy
pressure and generally favorable out
look for crop but exceptionally heavy
export business caused prices advance
an cTth amt 18th. Weakness in for
eisn markets and foreign exchanges
however. carried prices on again at
tns end Of week Cash corn continued
relatively strong but Dricss fiuctuafsd
in sympathy with wheat On the 3Ist
wheat prices broke sharply A heavy
hedging pressure was a factor Sep
tember and December futures sold az
new low levels. Liverpool market also
declined Visible supply OF wheat H.
ss7 600 bushels compared with s4,a58,-
aaa last year Visible supply cnrn IT,
/ 500 400 bushels. compared with a..
$4,000 hast year. Closing prices in
Chicago cash market: No 2 red win.
ter wheat S1.aS: No : hard winter
wheat S1.1O, No. : mixed corn 81
cents: No . yellow corn 50 cents. No
white oats a cents Average farm
prices Number mixed eorn in cen.
trail Iowa 50 cents Closing future
prices Chicago September wheat
1854; Chicago September corn
s1isc: Minneapolis September wheat
unzcs Wiunipeg October wheat
H.fe14
Peach markets generally weaker dur
Ing the week Demand slow
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS-Chica-
90 hog prices dropped 81 to ~ cents
from those Of week ago, heavy hogs
tossing most Cattle prices show slight
improvements over those of a week
ago: beef steers steady TO loc higher.
butcher cows and heifers steady 60
2gc up, veal calves advanced sac while
feeder steers remained unchanged.
Fat lambs Is 20 25c up. yearilngs
steady TO Soc higher. Cat ewes 25c
lower TO s5c higher while feeder lambs
declined Is to &c per loa Ibs. On
July s1st Chicago hog prices opened
10 TO DE higher on better grades,
closed Arm. mostly 10 to lac higher
on better grades, others weak 10 TO
lsc lower Beef steers and butcher
COWS and heifers strong to 2sc higher
bulls steady TO strong. veal calves
emstly steady and stoekers strong.
July Asst Chicago prices. Hogs, top,
sfAT3: bulk 1910 TO $i0sa: medium
and good beef steers So 10 SO;
butcher cows and heifers t4faS9 f.
feeder steers 81 s. TO sT.15: light and
medium weight veal calves s. 5asl0:
TAT lambs sff75-sf3: feeding lambs
tsff5a3f25a: yeariings $3.50 to sf0S5:
Eat ewes 81 2S-s7sa 'Stoeker and feed
Ter shipments from ~ important mar
kets during the week ending July
ts1st we're. cattle and calves 1897 !
Hogs $40: Sheep s49fs An classes
az fresh meats in Wholesale fresh naea;
markets declined during the past
week: beet weak to soc lower. veal
81 to -. lamb and mutton ~ and 81
down while light pork Ioins were weak
to So and heavy loins weak to 81 low
ar for the week On July 81, beet
steers. Veal and mutton steady to 81
higher: lamb and pork chops steady
10 50 higher July 81 prices good
grade meats: beef s14 to SIS; Veal
1911: Lamb t22-25: Mutton SlS-$fs.