Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-04-26
HOG PRICES ARE LOWER
Wheat Prices Higher and Closed
at Net Gains After Alternating

Bureau OF Markets, Washington, ID.
Z, for week ending April %. 1928.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATs-Chica.
go hog prices ranged from IS to l5c
lower than week ago. beef steers 10
to zoe higher. cows and heifers rs to
4oc up, feeders Is to Acc lower and
veal calves rs to soc higher. The
sheep market remained practically un.
changed with fat lambs l5c higher.
On April 23rd hogs were Is to use
lower, beef steers uneven with spots
10 to 15c lower with butcher cows
and heifers about steady, sheep Csc
higher. April 23rd Chicago prices:
Hogs. top. $3.50. bulk of sales s7.65
to sis. medium and god beef steers
$50 to $50, butcher cows and heifers
$40 to s.S5, feeder steers s5.75 to
SIS: light and medium weight veal
calves $7.75 to 9.75, fat lambs $12.75
TO 1885. yearlings 1915 to 1880, fat
ewes 81 to 9.25. Stocker and feeder
shipments from II important markets
during the week ending April 18th
were: Cattle and calves 41,4l6, hogs
1910. sheep 1921. In eastern whole.
sale fresh meat markets beef was CSC
to 81 higher. veal unchanged, lamb
and mutton steady to 81 higher. light
pork loins soc to's2 higher with heavy
loins 81 higher than week ago. April
23rd prices good grade meats: beef
$3.50 to 1880, veal sl4 to SIS, lamb
$22 to s26, mutton SIT to S19, light
pork loins $3.50 to $40. heavy .loins
s11.50 to $14.
HAY-Prices Arm at principal mar.
kets. Light receipts at many Of the
distributing markets. In the eastern
consuming markets there is only a
fair demand as dealers are buying
only sufficient hay to supply their
surrent needs. Glover and heavy
clover mixtures are dull as are also
poor grades timothy.
FEED-Prices for most feeds firm
especially for nearby shipment. Gu
ten feed prices reduced 81 per ton
Offerings and demand good. Linseed
meal advanced about SO per ton from
recent low on reported export buying
domestic demand fair. offerings in ex
cess OF requirement.. Hominy feed
steady, offerings and demand light
Quoted April 21st BraL s2S. midding,
$3.50. Rye middlings $3.50. Mime
apolis; white hominy feed $3.50 st
Louis. $32 Chicago, 80 per cent lin
seed meal $43 Minneapolis. Clutter
feed $34.65 Chicago
GRAIN-wheat prices advance.
and declined alternately all week bu
averaged higher and closed at ne
gains. Strengthening factors wer,
unfavorable crop and weather report,
and new investment buying. Chicago
May advanced NC. Chicago May corr
declined Nc. Early weakness II
wheat on the 23rd turned to strength
as liquidation was discontinued ant
commission houses bought on restin,
orders. Corn lower early but liquida
ton ran its course and market ad
vanced sharply. Active cash demand
both domestic and for export. CLOSING
prices in Chicago cash market: No
red winter wheat s1.34. No. 2 hard
winter wheat s1.2s, No. 2 mixed corr
Sic, No. yellow corn Sic, No. Z
white oats Csc. Average farm prices
No. 2 mixed corn IN central Iowa ssc
No. I dark Northern wheat in GENITAL
North Dakota $1.09. Closing future
prices: Chicago May wheat s1.24M
Chicago May corn 7sKc. Minneapolis
May wheat s126ss. Kansas City May
wheat $l.lsH, Winnipeg wheat
s122k.
DAIRY PRODUCTS-Butter mar
ket broke sharply during the week.
Supplies temporarily in excess OF de-
mand and with season Of heavy pro
duction approaching. Receivers in
the market have been afraid OF being
caught with a surplus In the face OF
falling prices. Weak foreign markets
also have Influenced on account Of the
possibility o. further imports. The
tone OF the market at the close today
was steadier. Cclosing prices % score
butter: New York 42ac, Chicago 41c
While cheese was weak and unsettled
early in the week there was a tenden-
cy toward steadiness at the close in
dicating a feeling on the part of buy
ers that prices were at or close to
bottom. Buying not real active but
orders are more numerous and for
larger amounts. Prices at Wisconsin
primary cheese markets April 2lst:
Flats zoe. Twins 1sc. Single Daisies
20kc, Double Daisies zoe. Young
Americas 20hc, Longhorns zoe.
Square prints 20Ac