Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-05-04
WHEAT REGhINS DROP
Hogs Still Firm and Hjuher-
Cattle Up.

q. ). Bureau Of Markets, Washington. d. c..
tor week ended Nay l. 1899.
HAY-Eastern hay markets general.
" nrm for best grades Of timothy.
Lower grades and timothy in poor de-
mand and sold only at material CON.
cessions In price. While prices In the
Central Western markets were prac.
tically unchanged, the undertons Of
the market appeared to be weakening.
Country loadings were reported as
light. Quoted April 20. No. 1 timothy
Chicago SGT: Minneapolis $23: No. 1
prairie Chicago SIS, Minneapolis SO.
FEED-Wheat mill feed market
slightly weaker. Offerings more libe-
raj both from mills and jobbers
Prices tending downward. Country
S>mand continues light.
GNAIN-Declines the first three days
OF week were Offset by later gains and
prices show only fractional changes
for the week. Principal market fac
tors were: Liquidation on lack of
buying and improved crop conditions,
and heavy export business. Visible
supply wheat 1891 200 bus. q de-
crease Of $4,000 bus. for week. Visible
supply corn 1884, 900 bus, a decrease
OF S.450,000 bus. for week. Closing
prices in Chicago cash market: No. 2
red winter wheat $143; No. 2 hard
winter wheat 1.41 No. mixed corn
SIC; No. yellow corn CSC: No. 8 white
oats 38h. Average farm prices: No.
2 mixed corn In Central Iowa 49hc;
No. ! dark northern wheat in Central
North Dakota $1.41h: No 2 hard win.
ter wheat in Central Kansas $50.
Chicago grain stocks 3,360,0OO bus.
wheat; S.43O.00O bus corn: l6.740. 900
bus. oats. Chicago July wheat closed
at $1.2SA; Chicago July corn e3Nc;
Minneapolis July wheat $l.46: Kansas
City July wheat $1.1sN: Winnipeg
July wheat $3.50.
VEGETABLES - Potato markets
higher. Northern sacked round whites
up 25c in Eastern cities at $1.65 to 81
per 100 lbs. Chicago carlot sales up
40c at $1.S5 to 81. North Central ship
ping points up $40 to $175.
LIVE STOCK AND MEATS-Chica-
90 hog prices ranged from firm to ten
cents higher. Beef and butcher cattle
and also feeder steers generally 10 to
15c higher: veal calves up Is to SOC.
Fat lambs practically steady; fat ewes
ranging from Csc higher to as much as
Soc lower. Yearlings generally Csc
lower. May LIST Chicago prices: Hogs
top $10.65; bulk of sales $10.1O to
1850: medium and good beef steers
$3.50 to S.75; butchers cows and heifers
$4.65 to $50; feeder steers IS to IT'S:
light and medium weight veal calves
IS to s; fat lambs SIP to 1895: year.
lings 1918 to 1875: fat ewes 81 to
$50.
Stocker and feeder shipments from
IL important markets during the week
ending April 81 were: Cattle and
calves H.S45; hogs 11.304; sheep 6.404
DAIRY PRODUCTS-Butter mar
kets steady except at Chicago which
turned very weak with a decline OF
11sc. Light spring production has
served to hold markets in steady posi-
ton but possibility of seasonal de
clines expected at any time has KEEP,
the undertone nervous Closing prices
90 score: New York 39hc: Philadel
phia SOC; Boston 40c; Chicago 37hc.
Cheese markets steady. Low prices
have stimulated good demand and the
more active trading and steady posi-
ton Of butter markets have been fac
tors OF influence. Cheese productions
just about holding steady account late
spring. Prices at Wisconsin primary
markets April %: Twins 14Hc: Dai
sizes 1512c: Double Daisies 14Kc:
Longhorns 16hc; Young America:
15hc; Square Prints 16c.