Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-10-04
WHEAT At NET GAIN
Chicago Hog Prices Dropped 40
to 600 for the Week.


BuTTER-Market frm at the close
today at pires about half csnt higher,
following breaks In prices and un.
sasinsss earlier In the week. Decline
In the mako has apparently been
ehsaksd but production II NOT show.
ins any Important increase. Foreign
butter In this country being held for
better market with no new arrivals.
Wholesale price % score today; ".
Y. G7ei Chicago tSc.
CHEEsE~-MarketS Arm at prices
about 10 higher than O week ago. De-
mand somewhat dull ss result Of ad.
n but up 70 the time these occur.
red n was good. even including some
speculative buying. Heaviest trading
took place ct distributing markets.
with business at country points q lit
tie quiet. Wholesale prices at Wis
oonsin primary markets Sept. 29th:
Single Daisies 2ec; Longhorns 2sAc:
Square prints 27hc.
HAY-Central western hay mar.
kots generally arm. Eastern markets
slightly lower except for number /
Timothy the supply OF which IL report
Cd low. Light receipts In all mar.
ksts. Farm work restricting move
msnt. Southern buying Of small vol.
ums because Of present prices.
FEED-Markets continue quiet.
Demand for wheat feds slow. offerings
liberal. Flour trade good and heavier
production Of wheatfeeds loked for.
OIL meal stocks and movemnt heavy.
Mills experiencing difficulty in OBJ
tanning shipping directions. Corn
feds production heavy demand fair.
prices irm. Prices most feds easier
with interior trade fairly well stocked
and buying only small quantities.
GRAIN-wheat closed higher and
lower alternately during week never.
theless prices worked upward and
finished at net gains, Strength In
corn reduced Canadian wheat esti-
mate and farmers relief measures
principal factors,
On Oct. I. wheat advanced to new
high on present upturn after small de-
cline early. There was buying by
strong commission houses which dis.
couraged short selling but principal
factor was strength In corn. Visible
supply OF wheat 63.932, 900 bushels.
compared with s2.s54.0o0 bus. last
year. Visible supply OF corn 2.052.-
900 bus. compared with I. 206. 900 bus.
last year.
Closing prices In Chicago cash mar.
ket: No. . Red winter wheat S1.0s;
No. 2 Hard winter , heat sl.12; No 2
mixed corn csc; No. 2 yellow. corn
csc: No. 8 white oats 43c. Average
farm prices: No. Q MIXED corn In
Central Iowa soc: No. 2 hard winter
wheat In Central Kansas CSC. Clos.
ing future prices: Chicago Decem.
Der wheat Si.osN: Chicago December
corn fhc; Minneapolis December
wheat sick: Kansas City Decem
Der wheat si.04%.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATs-Chica.
20 hog prices dropped 40 to soc for
the week. Beef steers i5c lower to
l5c higher: butcher cows and heifers
10 to 75c lower: feeder steers use net
on and veal calves Use to sl,25 down,
Fat lambs declined 50c.sl and feed
ing lambs i0c to 25c. Fat ewes were
steady to Toe lower while yearlings
were 25c net higher.
Oct, 1 Chicago prices; Hogs. top
$40; bulk OF sales S740Ss.10: medi.
um and good beef steers $s-sil.76:
butcher cows and heifers sS.+o-$l0.S0:
FEEDER steers S+i0 to $3.50; light and
medium weight veal calves $7.75-si2;
tat lambs sli.5osi3io 10: feeding lambs
sil.76Sls2S: yeariings $3.50 to s1i:
tat ewes ts~75-Ss7S.
Estimated receipts at sever mar
kets were: Cattle il1,600; calves
1890; hogs io2.o 900; sheep o2.ioo.
In eastern Wholesale fresh meat
markets beef weak to 81 lower: veal
81 lower TO 81 higher: lamb S2$4
lower: mutton weak TO 81 lower and