Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-25
GRAIN PRICES STEADY
Hog Prices Up While Cate Show
Decline.

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ID. c.. for week ended Jan. 22. 1924.
FEED: Western feed markets firm
but quiet. Resales are made by east
ern Jobbers In Minneapolis and Other
western markets at below replacement
values. Small offerings by mills and
large holdings In second hands account
for firmness In prices. Oilmeal heavy
stock large, domestic and export de-
mand poor. Pacific Coast markets
easy. Hominy feed declined soc on
Increased offerings. demand poor. Gu.
ten feed steady. production heavy, de-
mand good. Alfalfa meal broke 81 on
limited demand and increased produc-
ton. Storage stocks increasing, re-
ceipts and movement good. Interior
supplies generally heavy. Quoted Janu-
airy goth: BraL s27. Middlings $3.50,
Rye Middlings $25. Flour Middlihgs
$3.50. Minneapolis; White hominy
feed $50, st. Louis; $3.50 Chicago; 36
per cent cottonseed meal $41.50, Mem
phis; $3.50 Atlanta; "a per cent Lin
seed meal $54. Minneapolis; $3.50
Buffalo: Gluten feed $42.65 Chicago.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chi
cago hog prices ranged from rs to
60c higher than week ago. Beef
steers were Is to soc and butcher
cows and heifers 10 to CSC lower. Feed
er steers 10 to 25c and light and me-
dunn weight veal calves steady to Soc
up. Fat lambs soc net higher and year
lings rs to soc up. Fat ewes steady
to soc lower and feeding lambe un-
changed. On January 22nd hogs were
steady to strong; beef cattle generally
steady to strong, stockers and feeders
strong to CSC higher. Fat lambs and
yearlings Is to 25c higher and sheep
steady. January 22nd Chicago prices:
Hogs. top. 1856; Bulk OF sales IS to
$50: medium and good beef steers
$775 to $l1: butcher cows and heifers
sass to $l0.25; feeder steers $685. to
1926; light and medium weight veal
calves $S.25 to $1150: fat lambs $13.25
to $l5.25: feeding lambs $l2.75 to
SASS: yearlings $3.50 to $3.50; fat
ewes IS to IS. Stocker and feeder ship
ments from IL important markets dur.
ing the week ending January 18th
were: Cattle and calves 50,531, hogs
1864, sheep 2S.343. In eastern whole
sale fresh meat markets beef was soc
to 81 lower, lamb and mutton weak
to 81 and pork loins weak to soc down
while veal was unchanged for the
week. On January 22nd beef. veal and
mutton generally steady with last Fri.
days prices at all markets: better
grades lamb around 81 higher at New
York, other grades steady and all
grades steady at other markets: pork
about soc highe rat Philadelphia. Cen
orally steady elsewhere. January 22nd
prices good grade meats: Beef SIS
to SIC: veal S17 to $50: lamb $24 to
SGT; mutton $13 to SIT: light pork
loins SIC to SIS; heavy loins $12.50 to
$500.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar.
ket steady. Firmness which featured
recent weeks has disappeared under
temporary accumulation on market.
Some butter arriving on market was
stored rather than sold at current prize
es. Statistical position OF market
strong at storage stocks are less than
halt what they were year ago. I'm.
ports light during week. Closing prices
90 score butter: New York So: Chi
cago 60h: Philadelphia SAN; Boston
81. Cheese marekts relatively firm.
Good demand and heavy movement at
Wisconsin points comprised the first
real business for number OF weeks.
Eastern trade still largely on held
cheese but middle west and south be-
ginning to take current make In good
sized lots. Cheese prices at Wiscon-
sin primary markets January goth:
Twins 261S Daisies $27; Double Dali
sizes 26N: Young Americas 27ia: Long.
horns 27A Square Prints 2SN.