Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-11
WHEAT PRICE SLUGGISH
Chicago Hog Prices Decline Sc
to zoe for Week.

Y. 3. Bureau of Markets Washington.
d. C.. for week ended Jan. 8. 1929
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chicago
hog prices declined to zoe for the
week. Beef steers steady to CSC and
fat cows 10 to zoe down: fat heifers
Csc net and feeder steers 10 to 16c UP
for the week. Veal calves soc lower
to 75c higher. Fat lambs steady to 10c
down and feeding lambs and fat ewes
steady to 40c up; yearlings 2sc net
lower for the week. On Jan. 9Th hogs
firm to 15c lower than Saturdays aver
age, beef steers and butcher cows and
heifers mostly Is to Csc lower; stock.
ers and feeders strong; veal calves
steady to 25c lower. Fat lambs weak
to 25c lower, sheep steady to weak.
January 9Th Chicago prices: Hogs.
top. 1886; bulk Of sales $3.50 to 1856;
medium and good beef steers $3.50
to $11.50; butcher cows and heifers
1855 to $1,000: feeder steers $685. to
$7.65: light and medium weight veal
calves 1915 to $11. Fat lambs SIS to
$15.15; feeding lambs $12.75 to STATS:
yearlings 1925 to $13; fat ewes IS to
$S.75. Stocker and feeder shipments
from IL important markets during the
week ending Dec 29th were: Cattle
and calves. $1,000: hogs, 1891; sheep,
2S,979. In aestern Wholesale fresh
meat markets beef practically steady.
veal firm to So higher: lamb advanced
81 to 81 and veal 81 to s. Pork loins
Arm to 81 up, compared with week
ago. On Jan. 8th beef generally steady
veal steady at Boston. firm at Phila-
delphia and around 81 higher at New
York: lamb Arm to 81 higher at New
York; 81 to 81 higher at Philadelphia
and 81 to 50 higher at Boston. Mutton
steady to 81 higher at Philadelphia.
steady elsewhere; pork around 81
higher at New York and Philadelphia.
steady at Boston.
GRAIN: Grain prices broke sharply
during the week. Chicago May wheat
showing q net decline OF five cents:
Chicago May corn down 1Mc. Limited
buying, liquidating and a break in
stock market were depressing factors.
Wheat market unsettled on the 9Th and
prices closed slightly lower. General
sentiment has b aerihsngnleia Yaabroa
sentiment has bearish leaning with
foreign political news an important
factor. Visible supply wheat 4O.5S2. 900
bushels compared with 1889 900 bush.
els same date last year. Visible sup.
ply corn 16,SS5.000 bushels compared
with 24.787,000 bushels same date last
year Closing prices in Chicago cash
market: No. 2 red winter wheat lbs:
No. hard winter wheat $1.19: No. 2
mixed corn Tic; No. 2 yellow corn Tic;
No. 3 white oats 44c. Average farm
prices: No. mixed corn In central
Iowa Csc: No. 2 hard winter wheat in
central Kansas csc. Closing future
prices: Chicago May wheat $1.17%;
Chicago May corn 70Mc; Minneapolis
May wheat $1.19; Kansas City May
wheat $1.09%; Winnipeg May wheat
Nl1N.
FEED: Offerings most feeds con.
tinue liberal. Supplies In dealers
hands slightly in recess OF present re-
quirements. Production OF wheat
feeds fair; oil meal Feeds good; corn
feeds fair. Demand for feeds dull in
| most sections. Quotations steady.
transit offerings quoted at discounts
from shipment prices. Receipts and
movement good. Quoted Jan. 9Th: Bran
$25: middlings STATS. rye middlings
$23 -four middlings $2750 Minneapo
lis: thirty-six per cent cottonseed meal
$H.25 Memphis. $42.75 Atlanta. Gluten
feed $41.S5 Chicago: white hominy
feed $29 st. Louis. $31 Chicago: thirty
four per cent linseed meal $50 Mime.
apolis, $50 Buffalo
DAIRY QPRODUCTS: Butter mar.
kets Arm at close. Declined early in
month checked. Tendency again up
ward. Imports light during week.
Stocks low for season. Total avail.
able supplies barely equal demand.
Closing prices 80 score butter: New
York So: Philadelphia and Boston
5sh; Chicago size Cheese markets
| continue quiet and while steady. un.
dertone Is somewhat unsettled. Trad.
ing the next two weeks expected to
develop real tendency Of markets and
be OF large influence on price trends.
Cheese prices at Wisconsin primary
markets January 9Th: Twins 26: Dai.
sizes 26ha; Double Daisies 2Sk; Young
Americas 26r: Longhorns 2SN !:
Square Prints 26ia.