Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-03-01
BEEF STEERS STEADY
Grain Market Trend Downward
Closes Low
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FEED: Wheat feed market strong.
or for spot and quick shipments boz
cause OF light supply. Deferred ship
ments offered at material discounts.
Corn feeds also fairly firm. Linseed
and eottonseed meal in good supply.
with demand light. Prices practically
unchanged. Quoted February stth;
Spring Bran and middlings Minneapo.
lis SIS. hard winter bran Kansas
City ISL. alfalfa meal Kansas City sac.
st. Louis $ss.5o, Thirty.six per cent
eottonseed meal Atlanta SIS. Gluten
Chicago sas.6s: white hominy st.
Louis sai. beet pulp imported New
York yiL
GRAIN; Grain market trend was
downward and closed lowest for week.
Main depressing influences were: Lack
OF foreign demand. lower foreign mar
kets and bearish Wow regarding
Worlds wheat and corn situation. For
the week Chicago May wheat do.
clined sM. corn declined 2e. Liquida-
tion In all grains forced lower prices
early but commission house buying
and short covering on decline brought
about rally later and close was frac-
tionally lowtr. Visible supply OF wheat
s47.ls6,0o0 bushels compared with Ill
27s.oo0 bushels last year. Visible sup
ply Of corn 25.2s0.000 bushels com.
pared with ts.ss7.0o0 bus. last year.
Closing prices In Chicago cash mar,
ket: No. red winter wheat si.s4; No.
. hard winter wheat sl.is, No. 2 mixed
corn 7Sc. No. yellow corn 7sc, No. .
white oats 43c. Average farm price Of
No . mixed corn In central Iowa @sc.
Closing future prices: Chicago May
wheat ti.i7h. Chicago May corn 7sh.
Minneapolis May wheat si.i7k. Kan
sas City May wheat s1.09M. winnipeg
May wheat sl.12M.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chica-
60 hog prices generally 10 10 ibc high
or than week ago. Beef steers steady
to l5c. butcher cows and heifers steady
TO Csc and feeder steers 10 to CSC up.
Veal calves erw u whoUCslCw fvf
Veal calves we're 81 TO $3.50 lower. Fat
lambs rs to soc and fat ewes 25c net
higher. Yeariings were steady and
feeding lambs steady 10 25c up. On
Feb. 2eth hogs opened slow. steady.
closed strong. Beef steers steady TO
l5c higher. Butcher cows and helfers
strong. stockers and feeders strong
TO csc higher, and veal calves gener.
ally soc lower. sheep and lambs strong
TO Csc higher. Feb. 20 Chicago prices:
Hogs top $3.50; bulk Of sales t7sb to
ys.2s; medium and good beef steers
sass to s1t.b0; butcher cows and heif-
ers $40 to $40. feeder steers tb.7b
TO sS.25; light and medium weight
veal calves So to STATS: fat lambs
1850 to $3.50: feeding lambs Si3.60
to $3.50: yearlings 1915 TO STATS;
fat ewes SO 10 1915. In eastern whole
sale fresh meat markets beef. mutton
and heavy pork loins generally steady
with prices prevailing q week ago.
Veal firm TO as muc bssahh rcmfwyp
Veal firm to as much as IS higher
and lamb mr. INTO 81 higher. Light pork
loins were SOC to 81 up per 100 pounds.
On Feb. 2sth steer beef steady 10 81
higher at Philadelphia weak to soc
lower at New YORK and steady with
Fridays prices nj Boston. Veal and
pork practically unchanged and lamb
and mutton unevenly weak to 81 high.
or Feb. 2sth prices good grade meats:
Beef s13.5015. veal s12-25. Lamb s23-
20. Mutton sis.i7. light pork loins si6-
IS. heavy loins si2.b0-14.50.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar.
kets Arm but undertone somewhat I'M
settled. Chicago has been higher
than New York most OF week due In
part TO heavy demand incident to clos
ing OF contracts for February delivery.
Imports during week included 1920
boxes butttr from Argentine. Closing
prices % score butter: New York
52h. Chicago 52h. Cheese markets
steady 70 Arm following severe wealth
or throughout Wisconsin producing
sections. Fancy held cheese scarce.
Prices at Wisconsin primary cheese
markets Feb. gath: Twins 23H. Dali
sizes 24k. Double Daisies "a, Young
Americas 25h, Longhorns IAN.
Square Prints 25k.