Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-12-21
STOCK PRICES TUMBLE
Low Grade Beet Advance, Other
Grades Steady.


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for week sadsd Do 70. is3S.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS-C hicas
60 hog prices ranged from IL to sc
lower for the week. Beef steers were
from Is to S0c lower; butcher hsifers
IS to CSC lower with butcher cows
from Is lower to ssc higher. Feeders
ranged from Is to csc lower and veal
calves from steady to 25c higher. Fat
lambs were 10 to CSC lower, feeders
steady to Csc higher and yearlings IS
to SOC lower On Dec 18th hogs
closed dull: beef steers and butcher
cows and heifers strong to 15c higher,
calves and stockers and feeders most
ly steady with fat lambs Is to 35c
lower. December 18th Chicago prices:
hogs. top $S.35: bulk OF sales s. to
3S.25; medium and good beef steers
1850 to $11.50: butcher cows and
heifers $3.50 to $1050: feeder steers
$5.35 to SITS; light and medium
weight veal calves $3.50 to $40; fat
lambs SIS to $15.40; feeding lambs
$12.75 to STATS: yearlings 50 to $13;
fat ewes $4.75-$775. Stocker and
feeder shipments from IL important
markets during the week ending De-
cembor 9Th were: Cattle and calves
s2,sSs: hogs 1900; sheep $685. In
eastern wholesale fresh meat markets
lower grade beef and good veal were
81 higher than q week ago with other
grades steady. Better grades Of lamb
and light pork cuts were 81 lower
with heavy loins from SOC higher to
81 lower. All grades OF mutton were
practically steady. On December 18th
beef was II higher at Boston at steady
at other markets. Veal and mutton
remained steady at all markets, with
lamb steady at Boston. weak at New
York and 81 higher at Phila. Pork
loins were Soc to 81 higher at New
York and steady at other markets.
December 18th prices good grade
meats: Beef $15-$17: veal $15-$1s;
lamb $23-$27: mutton $11-$17; light
pork loins $l5-$l7; heavy loins $l2.5O
to SIS.
0RAIN>-Grain prices trended up
ward during the week and closed at
high points. Chicago May wheat up
SC, Chicago May corn up 4Nc. Ad-
vance In foreign exchange, good ex-
port business, and improved milling
inquiry were main market factors.
Wheat strong on the 18th selling at
new high price on crop. all deliveries.
Visible supply wheat 34,S43,000 bu-
shells compared with 48.070.000 bushels
same date last year. Corn active and
higher. Visible supply corn 13,111,0 900
bushels compared with 18,258.000 bu.
same date last year. Closing prices In
Chicago cash market: No. Red win
ter wheat $1.39; No. 2 hard winter
wheat $1.1s: No. mixed corn TIC;
No. 2 yellow corn TIC. No. 8 white
oats acc. Average farm prices: No.
2 mixed corn in central Iowa 64c: No.
2 hard winter wheat in central Kansas
$1.07. Closing future prices: Chi
cage May wheat $1.25h: Chicago May
corn 76hc: Minneapolis May wheat
$l.23x: Kansas City May wheat
3l.1bx: Winnipeg May wheat $1.14h.
DAIRY PRODUCTS-Butter mar.
kets steady to flrm since declines at
Chicago have placed markets In more
normal relation to each other. Con-
sumptive demand good at prevailing
prices. Fresh and storage butter NOV.
ing freely. More foreign butter has
arrived; further shipments expected.
Closing prices. % score butter: New
York 541kc: Chicago Sc. Cheese mar
kets flrm but trading slow, rejecting
usual seasonal dullness. Dealers feel
confident and are not pushing sales
except ct asking prices. Cheese
prices ct Wisconsin primary markets
December 18th: Twins 2shc: Daisies
27hc; Double Daisies etc: Longhorns
and Square prints 27kc.