Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-05-03
HOG PRICES DECLINED
Wheat Prices Advanced First
Half OF Week.


HAY: Markets continue fairly Arm
on best grades OF timothy but are
very dull general on clover and heavy
clover mixtures. Movement OF prai-
RE continues light and prices have
| been fairly well maintained. Warmer
weather and the approach OF pastur-
age are causing a weaker tendency In
many markets. Only the limited re-
ceipts reported 10 be sustaining prices
| In some sections. Quoted April 28th:
Nc. timothy New York $3.50, Chica.
20 y23, Minneapolis $3.50. No. prai.
RTE Omaha $3.50. Minneapolis $3.50.
FEED Good demand for spot feeds
noted In most markets. Wheatfeed OF.
ferings light particularly for cary ship
ment, prices firm. Gluten feed demand
dropped since recent price advance,
production good. Hominy feed prices
firm, offerings and demand light. Oil
meals weaker, linseed and cottonseed
meal quoted 75c and soc per ton re-
spectiyely lower, offerings good. 9 de-
mand light. Future deliveries difficult
to sell and quoted at sharp discounts.
Export demand oil meals light. Re
ceipts and interior supplies ample to
meet present requirements. Quoted
April 2Sth: Bran s2s.75. middlings
s2s.25. -four middlings 3s1. rye mid
dlings $3.50, Minneapolis: gluten feed
1866 Chicago: 80 per cent Linseed
meal s44 Minneapolis; White hominy
feed $3.50 Chicago.
GRAIN: Wheat prices advanced
first half OF week but eased on later
and closed lower. Chicago May wheat
down 2hc net, Chicago May corn up
1hc. Liquidation sales and selling
on good weather and improved crop
conditions were main market factors.
Liquidation resumed on the 30th and
wheat prices declined. Visible supply
wheat 44.521.0 bushels compared
with 81 .2si. 900 bu. same date last year.
Visible supply corn 22.339.000 bushels
compared with 35,b64.000 bushels same
Gate last year. Closing prices in Chi
cago cash market: No. Q red winter
wheat s1.31: No. hard winter wheat
s1.24; No. Q mixed corn SEC, No. Q yell
low corn sac, No. 3 white oats acc.
Average farm prices; No. 2 mixed corn
in central Iowa soc. No. 2 hard winter
wheat In central Kansas $10S. No. l
dark Northern wheat In central North
Dakota si.07. Closing future prices:
Chicago May wheat sI22h: Chicago
May corn sos, Minneapolis May
wheat si.24x, Kansas City May wheat
Nl4&, Winnipeg May wheat $l.20%
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chicago
hog prices ranged from &c lower to SC
higher for the week. Beef steers and
butcher steers steady to ibc on: butch
er cows steady to Toe up and veal
calves 25c net higher, Fat lambs so to
7bc. yearlings 25c net and fat ewes
steady TO 25c up. On April 30th hogs
opened steady to 10c higher. Closed
steady to Toe lower than Saturday
average. Butcher cows and heifers and
stockers and feeders steady to strong,
veal calves 25c higher. April soth Chi
cago prices, Hogs. top. 1886: bulk of
sales $40 TO Sis. medium and good
beef steers IS TO 9.75; butcher cows
! and heiters $3.50 to 9.75: feeder steers
1915 TO S25: light aud medium weight
veal calves So TO 10. fat lambs $3.50
to 1895: yearlings $40 to 1875; fat
ewes 81 to $50. Stocker and feeder
shipments from II important markets
during the week ending April goth
were: Cattle and calves 40,537. hogs
1888, sheep i0,7il. In eastern whole
sale fresh meat markets beef and veal
wax TO soc and lamb and mutton weak
to 81 lower, Light pork loins arm to
soc and heavy loins firm to 81 higher
for the week. April 30th prices good
grade meats; Beef $3.50 to Is, veal
sl4 10 is. lamb s22 to Is. mutton SIC
to Is, light pork loins $3.50 to 10.
heavy loins $3.50 to Is.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar.
kets weak and unsettled most OF week
although at the close there was a ten.
dency for the downward trend OF pric'
es which have been suddenly declin'
ing since the first OF the month TO be
checked. and temporarily the tone was
steady to Arm. Market has felt pres
sure OF extensive stocks and all deal
ers have been DESTROYS OF keeping
floors cleared In view OF spring pro
duction. Closing prices 80 score but
ter: New York ~. Chicago +0c, Cheese
markets developed strength during the
week especially after an advance aver
aging about ic which occurred on Wis
consin cheese boards Monday, April
ss. Trading on higher basis. Prices
at Wisconsin primary cheese markets
April 2sth; Twins soh. Daisies IL
Double Daisies so%, Young Americas
AN, Longhorns 81, Square Prints