Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-02-01
HOG PRICES ARE LOWER


O. nursas Of narA<sa- wa.hiasssa. o. C..
for vsek ending Jannary -, fsxa.
GRAIN-Grain prices kept within
narrow limits during the week and
only fractional net changes occurred.
Foreign news was dominating tnaueace
but commission houses supported
market On breaks Wheat trade Aar-
row on the 18th with some bearish
sentiment over political news abroad
and increase in visible supply. Visible
supply wheat s4.ses, zoo bushels COM
pared with 4s.s7l-oee bushels same
date last year. Corn lower with wheat
Snd weakness in cash market. Visible
supply corn 1e.5s4.ooo bushels CON-
pared with es.71s. 600 bushels same
date last year. Closing prices in Chr
cago cash market: Number Red
winter wheat slts: No. hard winter
wheat $l-ls; No. mixed corn zoe:
No. : yellow corn tic: No. : white
cats &c. Average farm prices: No.
: MIXED corn in central Iowa sSc; No.
hard winter wheat in central Kansas
81: No. dark northern wheat In cen
tral North Dakota Sc Closing m
ture prices: Chicago May wheat
ellsk: Chicago May corn TING: MIN.
neapolis May wheat &llsk: Kansas
City May wheat $lAsk: winnipeg
May wheat Sl.llx.
HAY-Story weather caused nrmer
hay markets ut close OF week In east
and central west Better buying re-
ported by southern dealers who fear
delay from bad roads and weather con
ditions Demand for alfalfa In south
west reduced BY mind weather.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS-Chi
cago hog prices ranged Is to 2oc loves
than week ago. Beef steers 10 to 1s<
lower; butcher heifers steady. butcher
ocws steady to zoe and veal calves
steady to Soc up: while feeder steer
were 10 to Csc on. Fat lambs Is Il
CSC and yearlings Is to Soc lower while
feeding lambs were Is to CSC up and
fat ewes unchanged. On January -
hogs we're l5c higher than Saturday.
average, beef steers mostly steady Il
15c lower: butcher cows and heifer'
steady to strong: veal calves abou
steady. Fat lambs steady to CSC highe
and sheep steady. January 18th Chi
cago prices: Hogs. top. $3.50: bull
sales $3.50 to $3.50: medium and goo'
beefs steers $7.s5 to SLOTS: butche
cows and heifers $3Ss to $l0.25
feeder steers $s.25-$S: light AM
medium weight yea lcalves $S.25-$l2
fat lambs $l3-S15.10; feeding lamb
$13-$ls; yearlinss 3s.2s-$l3: Ia eve
$5-$S Stocker and feeder shipment
from IL important markets during tn
week ending January 10th were
Cattle and calves sl.os3: hogs 1924
sheep 2S,457 In eastern wholesal
fresh meat markets beef and veal gel
. orally steady; lamb 81 to 81 lowe
i, good grade mutton weak to 81 lowe
with cheaper grades steady to soc W
pork loins generally 81 lower for til
week. On January 18th beef genera
ly steady; veal around 81 higher
New York. steady elsewhere: Ian
. SOC to 81 higher at New York; muttc
about SOC higher at New York. stead
other markets. Pork barely stead
: January 18th prices good grade meat.
Beef $13-$l6. veal 1850. lamb 81
| $2S. mutton $l3-$l5. light pork loil
.$l5-$17. heavy loins 3l2.50-$l4.
DAIRY PRODUCTS-Butter ma
. kets barely steady and unsettled .
week closed. Heavy production. limi
, ed demand and prospective impOr
, appear to be factors Of greater i
, nuence. Closing prices 81 score bu
/ ter: New York and Chicago 4sc. Pf
ladelphia SOC. Boston Sic
Cheese markets barely steady du
ing week. Heavy buying interest o
: market and withdrawal of this demau
caused markets to become less hrr
Production showing increase over yea
ago in Wisconsin.
Cheese prices at Wisconsin primar
!. markets January 18th: Twins 2sAe
Daisies 27Ac: Double Daisies 27s
Longhorns 27hc: Square Prints Use.
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