Askov American., 1923-04-19
HIGHEST GRAIN PRICE
Hog Prices Higher. Beef Steers
Ranged 25c to 35c Higher

ton. ID T., for week ending April 16.
1928.
DAIRY PRODUCTS-Butter mar.
kets unsettled through week; prices
lower. Danish and New Zealand but
ter selling at prices somewhat lower
than corresponding grades OF domestic
buffers Closing prices % score but
ter: New York 46c. Chicago 46c.
Cheese markets weak and unsettled,
altho at close volume OF business In
creased somewhat. Wisconsin cheese
boards declined from hc to 1c again
on Monday. April 9th. which placed
trading on a correspondihgly lower
basis. No export demand. Prices at
Wisconsin primary cheese markets
April 18th: Twins zoe, Daisies so1sc.
Young Americas 20hc. Longhorns
lshc. Square prints 2ohc.
GRAIN-Recent advance in grain
prices recorded new high prices on
the 14th but decline today resulted in
only fractionally higher close com
pared to a week ago. Main bullish
factors during the week were crop
and waehtr news while declines were
on profit taking. Buying support
limited and wheat prices dropped
sharply on the 18th. Corn declined
with wheat and showed heavy under
tone at finish. Visible supply of wheat
IS. .476.000 bushels this year compared
with 3s,12s,ooo last year. Visible sup
ply OF corn 26.S97. 900 Bushels this
year compared with 43.146,000 bu.
last year. Closing prices in Chicago
Cash Market: No. Q Red winter
wheat $1.36. No. Hard winter wheat
$1.2e, No. mixed corn Sic. No. 2 vel.
low corn Sic, No. white oats Acc
Average farm prices: No. mixed
corn in central Iowa CSC. No. Q Hard
winter wheat In central Kansas SLOT.
HAY-Market generally continues
firm on light receipts and a fairly ac-
tive demand. Central western mar
kets were active. Alfalfa continues
strong at Kansas City and prairie has
advanced to new high level for this
crop at that market. Supplies light
but demand urgent Quoted April
18th No. timothy. New York $3.50.
Chicago s23. Minneapolis SIS. St.
Louis s22.5o. Kansas City s1s. No. I
Alfalfa Kansas City s26. Omaha $21.25.
Minneapolis s21. No. I prairie Kan
sas City s21.25. Omaha SIS. st. TTuis
$3.50. Minneapolis $3.50.
FEED-Tone OF feed markets slight.
ly stronger for loade bran and midd-
lings. Better inquiry for May ship
ment bran In a few markets. June
July shipment bran quoted at S. dis
count from prevailing prices. Linseed
meal firmer and quoted about 81
higher. Hominy feed advanced 81.
demand and production fair. Gluten
feed 81 lower with pirce guaranteed
against decline until date OF arrival,
supply exceeds demand. Qouted April
14th Bran $3.50, middlings s2s.25.
-four middlings s2s. mill run $3.50.
Minneapolis: Gluten feed s36.65 Chi
cago: 80 per cent Linseed meal $40.
Minneapolis.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS-Chica'
20 hog prices generally to 20c higher
than week ago. Beef steers ranged
from 25 lower to Csc higher: butcher
cows and heifers SOC lower to &c
higher; feeder steers steady to Toe
down and veal calves 25c net lower
Fat lambs steady to 25c up: yearlings
and fat ewes unchanged On April
10th hogs 10 TO 15c higher than Sat
urday's. average: beef steers weak.
butcehr cows and heiefrs strong: bulls
strong to 10c higher: stockers and
feeders slow: veal calves 25c higher
Sheep and lambs aobut steady. April
18th Chicago prices: Hogs top ss.65
bulk Of sales $S10 to $3.50. Medium
and good beef steers s775 to $3.50:
butcher cows and heifers $40 10
$3.50; feeder steers se.15 TO $40,
light and medium weight veal calves
s725 to $3.50. fat lambs sl2.75 to
s14e0: yearlings 1915 to $3.50: fat
ewes 81 TO 1925. Stocker and feeder
shipments from ~ important markets
during the week ending April 9Th
were: Cattle and calves 37,342; hogs
1906: sheep 1911. In eastern whole
sale fresh meat markets beef steady
to CSC higher: veal weak to SOC lower;
lamb steady to 81 higher; mutton SOC
to 50 up: light pork loins hrm and
heavy loins e0c lower to SOC higher
for the week. April 18th prices good
grade meats: Beef s13.25 to SIS; veal
sl4 to SIS. lamb s22 to s2s. mutton
SIT TO SIS. light pork ioins SIS to sl7,