Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-08-30
HOG PRICES ARE HIGHER
Hay Market Continues Strong
Because OF Light Receipts

(For week ending August "a. 1929
HAY Hay market continues very
strong because OF extremely light re-
ceipts. Demand very urgent In Cen
trail Western markets but higher pric'
es curtailing buying In Eastern mar.
kets. Country offerings very light.
Gains In Central West restricting bal
ing and movement. Drought In South
west increasing demand for alfalfa
and prairie and market rules firm.
Quoted August "a; No. l timothy New
York $3.50; Chicago s27; Minneapo-
lis $40. No. 1 prairie Minneapolis
$3.50.
FEED: Feed market continues very
firm but higher prices have checked
demand. Spot bran scarce but de.
mand slightly less urgent. Some Sep
TENDER bran now offered but sales OF
small volume. Linseed and cotton seed
meal prices firm at recent advance but
trading very light. Old meal scarce
and buyers awaiting new crop. Corn
feeds held firm by higher grain pric'
es. Quoted August %: Spring bran
Minneapolis $3.50; standard mid
dlings $3.50. Winter bran ST. Louis
S26. so. Gluten feed Chicago $4l.75.
White hominy feed Chicago s34; vel
low s33.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chica
20 hog prices ranged from rs to Soc
higher for the week. Beef steers from
loo lower to 35c higher; butcher heif
ers steady TO Toe higher; feeder
steers steady; veal calves Csc to $l.2s
higher.
On August 20 hogs 10 to csc higher;
beef steers steady to weak; vealers
steady: fat lambs steady to strong;
sheep scarce and steady.
August "a Chicago prices: Hogs tor
50 10; bulk OF sales $40 to SIS: me
dium and good beef steers 1886 &c
Ills; butcher cows and heifers $3.At
to 1915; feeder steers $3.50 to Q:
veal calves $3.50 to 1880; fat lambs
$1l.50 to II: yearlings So to Ills;
feeding lambs Sll.50 to l4.l0; fat
ewes $3.50 TO $50.
stocker and feeder shipments from
~ important markets during the week
ending August II: Cattle-calves 94.04s:
hogs i0.101: sheep 5000.
In Eastern wholesale fresh meat
markets beef steady to 81 higher:
veal steady to 81 higher; lamb steady
10 81: mutton steady to 81: pork
steady to 81 higher for the week.
On August - market about steady
on all classes at New York; at Phila
delphia beef drssgy at weak under
tone on good and medium, common
steady.
GRAIN: Wheat prices advanced
early In week. declined slightly on
the 23rd but recovered and reached
new high on the Gath. Chicago Sep.
TENDER wheat closed on the 24th at
SI.02&: Chicago September corn
S4mc.
A rust prediction In Northwest and
Canada. light receipts and strength In
Liverpool boosted prices on the gath.
Cash wheat In good demand. Septem.
Der corn erratic and ranged lower,
Closing prices In Chicago cash mar.
ket; No. 2 red winter wheat sl05;
No. 2 hard winter wheat S1.07; No. 2
mixed corn ssc; No. . yellow corn
soc: No. 3 white oats tlc. No. . mixed
corn In Central Iowa 76c.
Closing future prices: Kansas City
September VIII 81; Minneapolis Sep
TENDER wheat si.0s: Winnipeg octo-
Der wheat sl0+S.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Although
steady TO Arm at the close today but,
ter markets are weaker this week. and
on all markets some declines have oc
Cured. Although storage stocks are
lighter than last year the slightly
larger receipts OF this week compared
with last and the movement OF sur
plus stocks have tended TO lower pric
es In an effort to stimulate buyers
Closing prices OF 80 score butter: New
York ttbsc: Chicago tShc.
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