Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-11-09
MARKETS ARE NERVOUS


for week ended Nov. 8. 1924.
GItAIN-Grain prices closed higher
for the week, Chicago December
wheat advanced INC. Chicago Decem.
Der corn up two cents. Most strength
was shown during the middle of the
week on bullish private reports on
crops and world conditions. Grain
prices declined early on the sixth but
later buying caused reaction to higher
level. Export business restricted by
break In foreign exchange. Visible
supply wheat 32,27s,000 bushels COM
pared with 66,585,00 bu. same date
last year. Corn unsettled but prices
responded readily to strength in
wheat. Visible supply corn 8,S06.0G0
blu. compared with lS,sS1.000 blu. last
year. Closing prices In Chicago cash
market: No. red winter wheat
$l.23; No. 2 hard winter wheat $1.16:
No. 2 mixed corn Tic; No yellow
corn Tic: No. white oats 4Sc. Aver.
age farm prices: No. mixed corn
In central Iowa about 67c; No. / dark
northern wheat In central North Oak.
07c: No. 2 hard winter wheat In CEN
trail Kansas II. Closing future prices
Chicago December wheat 11.1eh; Chi.
cage Dec. corn sec; Minneapolis Dec.
wheat @l.13; Kansas City Dec. wheat
@1.O0h.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS. All
class OF livestock declined in prices
during the week. Hogs ranged from
10 to 20c lower: beef steers and
butcher cows and heifers declined Is
to $50. Feeder steers Is to loc on
and veal calves CSC net down. Fat
lambs were to CSC; feeding lambs
10 TO &c and yearlings 30 to l0c
lower. Fat ewes were practically un-
changed for the week. On Nov. eth
Chicago hog prices were 10 to 16c
higher than Saturdays average. Bet
tor grades beef steers. butcher cows
and heifers strong to higher. other
grades and stockers and feeders slow
about steady: bulls strong to 30c
higher, veal calves steady to 26c lower.
largely steady. Nov. 9Th Chicago
prices: Hogs. top $S7S: bulk Of sales
$3.50 to >e1o; medium and good beef
steers @S.sS to $ii.e6: butcher cows
epd heifers 33.30 to $40: feeder steers
u to t7.e6: light and medium weight
veal calves @7.76 to $40: fat lambs
Sl2;6Q 70 41l.l0; feeding lambs 31225
to $3.50: yeariingss 1915 to Sass:
tat ewes $3.50 to SITS. Stocker and
feeder shipments from II important
markets during the week ending DC.
tQbcr 9th were: Cattle and calves
iS%,l7S: hogs 1850: sheep lss.lbs.
The trend OF prices In eastern whole.
sale fresh meat markets was also
downward. Beef declined 81. veal
weak to IL: mutton and pork loins
weak to - lower while lamb ranged
from 81 to % down for the week. On
November beef generally steady with
Fridays prices: veal II to % lower
at New York. steady elsewhere: lamb
steady at Boston. II to - higher at
other markets.. mutton 81 lower on
good grades. other grades generally
steady: pork loins generally weak.
November prices good grade meats;
beef @1b to el7: veal SIS to SIS: lamb
e20 to @1s: mutton $l2 to SIS: light
pork loins "a to $2S: heavy loins 81
70 90.
DAIRY PRODUCTS-Buttsr mar.
kets arm at steady prices during the
week. Production decreasing; sup.
plies on market. especially Of fancy
grades, somewhat limited. High
prices Of top scores have turned more
interest to medium and undergradss.
Withdrawals from storage heavy.
Closing prices % score butter: New
York lohc: Chicago loNc.
Cheese markets barely steady: un.
dortone unsettled. Prices do not
show much change from week ago but
trading 10 slow and mostly coannsd
to email lots Of goods for immediate
needs.
Prices at wisconsin primary cheese
markets November eth: Daisies
1skc: Double daisies 2A3lc: Long
horns 1Skc: Square prints 1Sc.