Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-04-12
HOG PRICES DECLINED
Grain Markets Strong During
Week and Closed Higher
(For week ending April ., 1921


LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chica-
go hog prices declined to zoe COM
pared with week ago. Beef steers
10 to 15c, butcher cows steady to zoe
and feeder steers loo net lower. Butch
er heifers advanced 15c and veal
calves Csc to 81. Fat lambs ranged
from soc lower to 40c up; feeding
lambs rs to 40c and yearlings steady
to soc of. Fat ewes steady to 25c
higher for the week. On April 9th hogs
mostly 10 to 15c lower; beef steers
is to 25c and butcher cows and heif-
ers steady. lie lower. Veal calves
off and sheep steady. April 9th Chi
cago prices: Hogs. top, ss45; bulk Of
sales $S.05 to SOS: medium and good
beef steers IS to 9.65: butcher cows
and heifers s4.35 to 9.65: feeder steers
1925 to $50; light and medium weight
veal calves $3.50 TO. 9.75; fat lambs
$3.50 to 14.60: feeding lambs s13 to
1895; yearlings 1915 to 1850; fat
ewes 81 to 9.25. Stocker and feeder
shipments from IL important markets
during the week ending March 30th
were: Cattle and calves 35,433. hogs
1855; sheep S.39e. In eastern whole
sale fresh meat markets beef and
lamb steady, veal weak to 81 lower;
mutton soc to 81 higher: light pork
loins soc to 81 of and heavy loins Soc
net lower for the week. April 9th
prices good grade meats: Beef s13 to
Is, veal s14 to is. lamb s22 to 25. NUT.
ton $14 to II, light pork loins SIS to
II, heavy loins s11 to Is.
GRAIN: Grain markets strong dur
ing week and closed sharply higher
on unfavorable crop and weather re-
ports from southwest and northwest
and improvement in foreign demand.
Chicago May wheat advanced 3hc C,
Chicago May corn advanced 4%c.
Heavy selling on the 9th to take pro
fits. Heavy buying by shorts kept
market ON narrow but firm basis and
close was fractionally higher. Visible
supply OF wheat 45,3S7,000 bushels
compared with 34.163,000 bushels last
year. Visible supply of corn 27.469. 900
bushels compared with 45,305.000 bus.
last year. Corn continued strong de
spite recent sharp advance In prices
and considerable profit taking by pre-
yious buyers. Closing prices in Chi.
cago cash market: No. red winter
wheat s1.35, No. 2 hard winter wheat
$1.25, No. 2 mixed corn soc. No. 2 yel
low corn soc, No. white oats Acc.
Average farm prices: No. 2 mixed corn
In central Iowa SEC, No. hard winter
wheat in central Kansas $1.07. Clos
ing future prices: Chicago May wheat
$1.23%, Chicago May corn 7Shc. Min.
neapolis May wheat s1.23k, Kansas
City May wheat s1.15, Winnipeg May
wheat s1.20H.
HAY: Market remains steady and
prices are practically unchanged from
those OF last week. Receipts Of good
hay rather light in most markets and
sold we'll at current quotations. Lower
grades dull and exceeded demand al
Boston and Pittsburgh. Large receipts
at Cincinnati were absorbed readily
by an active southern demand caused
by light stocks and slow growth OF
pastures. Country loadings reported
Of small volume. Alfalfa advanced
about 81 per ton at Kansas City on
decreasing supplies. Quoted April
7th: No. timothy New York $3.50,
Chicago s23, Kansas City $40, st. Louis
S2250. No. 1 alfalfa Kansas City
$3.50, Omaha s21.2s, No. prairie
Kansas City SIT, Minneapolis $3.50,
Omaha SIT, st. Louis $3.50.
FEED: Majority of feed markets
report lifeless situation with weaker
tendency in most feeds. Transit bran
and hominy feed fairly firm but OIL
meals and heavy wheat feeds weak
and offered at considerable discounts
for deferred shipment. Production
wheat feeds increased and appeared
to be In excess OF present demand.
Surplus offerings being applied on old
contracts helped to maintain prices