Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-08-02
GRAIN PRICES LOWER
Chicago Hog Price Ranged From
IS to 100 Higher for Week.

tfor week ouutnk July ". iS~S.D
LIVE STOCK AND MEATS. Chica.
20 hog prices ranged from Is to <oc
over for the week. Beef steers Is to
l5c up: butcher cows and heifers I'M
svenly 10 to isc higher Feeder steers
IS to <oc and veal calves Is to Sc
over. Fat lambs ioc lower: yearlings
use on and fat ewes steady TO Csc
aigher. On July 30 hogs opened Is to
s5c and closed IS to tec lower than
Saturdays average; beat steen and
butcher cows and heifers strong to
l6c higher: veal calves soc lower. Fat
ambs a5c lower. July 80 Chicago
,rices; Hogs. top. s7.ss; bulk of sales
1850 TO 7.50: medium and good beef
steers s7.75 to IL: butcher cows and
ieifers $3.50 70 10: feeder steers tt.i5
20 8: light and medium weight veal
calves $3.50 to 1850; fat lambs 5000
TO i2.75: feeding lambs 5000 to lars:
yearlings t7.7s to 1l.6o: tat ewes Ss.5o
% Z. Stocker and feeder shipments at
II important markets during the week
ending July goth were: Cattle and
,alves t7.2o: hogs b.ss7: sheep sa.os7.
July 80 prices good grade meats: Beef
SIC TO IS: veal S1s to Is: lamb t27 70
%: mutton SIS to is: light pork ioins
sis to 81: heavy loins Si2 to Is.
GRAIN: Wheat prices uncertain
during the week with decided strength
at Minneapolis on rust and blight re-
ports but prices In other markets
closed at net losses. For the week Chi
cago September wheat declined &c:
Chicago September corn declined
Ike. Wheat averaged higher on the
soth. Export demand slow. Visible
supply OF wheat 2s.s4o.ooo bus. CON-
pared with 1s.ss7.O0o bus. same date
last year. Corn had heavy undsrtone
on realization sales due nne weather
and scattered showers although prices
held CARLY steady Influenced BY
wheat. Visible supply Of corn l.sSo.ooo
bus. compared with is.5os.ooo bus.
same date last year.
Closing prices In Chicago cash mar.
ket: No. . red winter wheat csc: No.
Q hard winter wheat csc: No. mixed
corn sec; No. 2 yellow corn SOC; No.
white oats sec. Average farm prices:
No. Q mixed corn In central Iowa Use:
No. hard winter wheat In central
Kansas 75c: No. dark northern
wheat In central North Dakota sec.
Closing future prices: Chicago Sep
TENDER wheat ssKc: Chicago Septem-
Der corn 75hc; Minneapolis septem.
Der wheat 3106x: Kansas City Sep
TENDER wheat sokc: winnipeg octo-
Der wheat sskc.
DAIRY PRODUCTS. Butter mar.
kets firm and higher. An apparent de.
crease In production caused active
buying which resulted In advances
which have been well sustained. Hot
weather has affected quality a. well
as quantity. Closing prices Of % score
butter: New York 42c: Chicago 40hc.
Cheese markets we're lower during
the week and continued unsettled.
Buying was light to current needs,
Quality not 80 good a. previous weeks.
Closing prices at Wisconsin primary
cheese markets July Is: Flats 2ihc;
Twins 70kc; Single Daisies 21kc;
Lonshorns 2zhc: Square Prints 22xc.
HAY: Western hay markets are
fairly nrm on light receipts Of good
hal Larger arrivals OF new hay 10
central Western markets have lower
prices slightly. Consuming demand
more active from sections Of the
Southeast. Quoted July Is: No. tim.
othy (oid) Chicago 81. Minneapolis
SIT. Kansas City ti3.25. No. 1 alfalfa
Kansas City s1s.25; No. I Prairie
Kansas City si0.55. Chicago 3i7.5o,
Minneapolis $3.50.
FEED: Prices generally nrm, de.
mand light and principally for nearby
shipment. Production and stocks about
normal Quoted July IS: Minneapolis
bran $50; middiings SIS; -four mid.
dIings $3.50; rye middlings s2+: Chi
cago gluten feed s3715; 80 per cent
linseed meal Minneapolis $50: white