Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-05-17
CORN MAKES A GAIN
Chicago Hog Prices Ranged from
10 TO ESQ Lower for Week.
u. s. Bureau OF Markets, for week
ending May 14th, 1928.


Wheat prices closed
fractionaIly lower for the week but
corn was ~ cents higher. Weak,
ness In stocks and cotton. lack OF
support, and selling by eastern In
terests were main depressing infu-
enoes
Wheat started strong on the 18th
but ran into selling Influenced by
liquidation and weakness In oats mar.
kets. Short covering checked de-
cline and brought about good rally.
Corn declined with oats by recovered
later and closed fractionally higher.
Closing prices in Chicago cash mar
ket Number red winter wheat
1929: Number Q hard winter wheat
1920: Number mixed corn SOC;
Number Q yellow corn sic: Number 8
white oats 44c. Average farm prices:
Number Q mixed corn In central Iowa
CSC; Number 2 hard winter wheat In
central Kansas s103.
Closing future prices: Chicago July
wheat s1.15A; Chicago July corn
7Sxc: Minneapolis July wheat
s1.21%: Kansas City July wheat
s1.07%.
HAY:-Receipts continue very
light az farm work is curtailing move.
ment from country. New crop Alfalfa
movement delayed by cool weather
In the southwest. New Hay offered
at $40 per ton I. o. b., New Mexico for
late May shipment. Quoted May 18th
No. I timothy. New York $3.50. Chi
cago $23. Minneapolis SIS. Kansas
City s20.25. No. 1 alfalfa Kansas City
s2725. Omaha s2175. No. prairie
Kansas City $40, Minneapolis SIT.
FEED:--Demand dull, Extreme
weakness prevailed in wheatfeeds in
Kansas City market. Shorts difficult
to place in that market and track
stun Ia offered at sacrifice prices.
Fairly good demand for bran for July,
August shipment at $50 per ton. Sea
son Bran quoted about SO per ton.
Quoted May 18th; Bran SGT, Mid
dlings $2s. Flour middllngs 500. Min
Gluten $3715 Chicago; 80
per cent Linseed meal $40 Minneapo.
lis, white hominy feed s33 st. Louis,
s34 Chicago.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chi
cago hog prices ranged from 10 to Csc
lower for the week, beef cattle ad-
vanced 10 to zoe and butcher cows
and heifers 10 TO use: feeder steers
we're Toe lower to. l5c higher and veal
calves soc net higher. Fat lambs 81
to s115 and yearlings steady to TIC
up while fat ewes declined 75c. On
May 14th hogs were steady to strong,
spots Ave cents higher than Satur.
days average. Beef steers 10 to 15c
lower and fat lambs 25 to 40c higher,
May i4th Chicago prices; Hogs top
s7.s5; bulk OF sales $40 to 7.so;
medium and good beef steers 1886 TO
$40; butcher cows and heifers IS to
s.S5: feeder steers $3.50 to $40: light
and medium weight veal calves $s.2h
TO 1850: fat lambs sl2,75 to 1440:
spring lambs $3.50 to 1850; yearl-
ings IS TO 12.50; fat ewes s4.25 to
$50,
Stocker and feeder shipments from
IL important markets during the
week ending May 4th were; cattle
and calves 5s,o54; hogs 1896; sheep
6,s06.
In eastern Wholesale fresh meat
markets beef and veal steady to 81
higher: lambs 50 TO 81; light mutton
soc to SO and light pork ioins soc to
81 up and heavy loins weak 20 81 low
or for the week.
May l4th prices good grade meats
Beef si4 to si6: Veal sis TO si4.50;
Lamb SEA to sac: Mutton SIT to SIS;
Light pork loins SO to s22; heavy
loins SIS to si7.
DAIRY PRoDUCTS;--Butter, mar
ket continued firm during the week
due TO unexpected shortage OF sup
plies. The undertone nervous, mex
pectation OF a breakin prices accom-
panying the usual spring increase IL
production and Chicago market closed
lower. Continued arrivals OF Canadi
an and Danish butter and the reports
% negotiation and butter from othel
countries have caused some uneasi
ness. Closing prices 80 score butter
New York 4sN. Chicago 4ih.
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