Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-03-30
HOGS SLIGHTLY LOWER
Favorable Growing Weather b
Cause Of Weaker Grain Prices.

Cause OF Weaker Grain Prices.
y. 3 Bsrsaa II MARKETS.. WasAinsaoa. b. q.
Tor web sadsd Mar. ~. ie31.
GRAIN: Prices declined under liQui-
dation and selling by eastern inter
ests. Favorable growing weather over
belt and lower foreign markets also
factors. Receipts ct close; cash trad.
Ing basis nrm to higher. Visible sup
ply wheat S7,l02.000 bushels. . de-
crease Of 1.077.0 900 bushels for week.
Visible supply corn $3.50. 900 bush
els. decrease Of $4,000 bushels for
week. Closing prices In Chicago cash
markets: No. : red winter wheat $685..
No. hard winter wheat $l.33: No. Z
mixed corn SEC: No. I yellow corn
SIC: No. white oats 36c Average
farm prices: No. 2 mixed corn In cea-
trail Iowa about 43c; No. dark north
ern wheat in central North. Dakota
$1.29K: No. hard winter wheat In
central Kansas $1.l5. For the week
Chicago May wheat down 5hc, closing
at $1.33; Chicago May corn down
SIC at SSH. Minneapolis May wheat
down SIC at $1.41St. Kansas City May
wheat down SIC at $3.50: Winnipeg
May wheat down 2,ic at $1S5M.
HAY: Western hay markets Arm
because Of very light receipts. Arriv-
ais in western markets not equal to
the limited demand. Prices higher In
southern markets but approach Of
spring IL curtailing demand. Quoted
March IS: No. timothy Chicago
$25. Minneapolis $50. No / alfalfa
Chicago $2s.50. Minneapolis $12.50. No.
prairie Chicago SIT. Minneapolis SIS.
FEED: Markets weak, prices gem
orally lower. Increased offerings and
slow country demand principal fac
tors. Bran weak Quoted March Is:
Bran $21.75. middlings $24.50. red dos
$40. Minneapolis.
| FRUITS AND VEGETABLES: Pc
tat0es firm In Chicago. steady other
cities. Western stock arm In Chicago
and st. Louis at 1902.
| LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chi
cago hog prices declined 5-15c. Beei
steers lost l5-40c; butcher cows and
steers weak to SOC lower: veal calves
weak to Csc lower. Fat sheep and
lambs generally steady with spots Is
Csc higher. March n Chicago prices
Hogs top $lO.45; bulk of salcs $8.75
1910; medium and good beef steer
$7.-S.75; butcher cows and heifers
$4.25-S.O0; feeder steers $5.40-7.25
light and medium weight veal calves
l$e-s: fat lambs $1325-le: feeding
lambs $1175-13.75: yearlings $11.25
1850; fat ewes $7-10.25.
Stocker and feeder shipments from
IL important markets during thu
week ending March II were: Cattle
and calves s5.sos: hogs 1856
sheep 1897.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar
kets about steady at close following
declines at all markets. However will
Chicago relatively higher than eastern
markets further price readjustmen
may occur. All grades have sharet
in what movement has taken place
principally on account Of sharp compe
tition among retailers. Closing prices
90 score: New York SIC: Chicago an,
Philadelphia 3Sc; Boston 3skc.
Cheese markets barely steady; veal
in some quarters. Demand has beef
light: production Increasing IN Wis
consin; quality running good for thi
season of year. Prices at Wisconsin
primary markets March Is: Twin
and Daisies 10: Double Daisies 1874
Longhorns 22x; Young Americas ~
Square Prints 21A.
Minneapolis Closing Cash Prices.
Minneapolis--Wheat No. dark mol
them, 1.5201.6s: No. northern. is
0153: No. 2 northern, 1.4e01.so: NJ
No. 3 northern. 1.43014s: No.
durum. 1.l5@120. Corn No. 3 yellow
49c; No. 3 mixed 4Sc. Rye No. :. -
6s5c. Oats No. 2 white, $500 81
Barley. choice to fancy. ssc@s1c
F1axseed. 24902.54.
South o. Paul Live stock.
South st. Publishers, 3407.25
cows. 13500s5o: calves. 3s.7s07
hogs. $s.SS0s.Ss: sheep and lamb,
1904.
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