Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-03-15
HOG PRICES ARE LOWER.
Beef Steers and Veal Calves are
Lower for the Week.
U. s. Bureau OF Markets. washington

U. 8. Bureau OF Markets, Washington
d. c.. for week ending Mar. IL. 1928.
FEED:-Most feed markets quiet
with feed stuffs OF all descriptions In
ample supply. Interior dealers well
supplied and little inquiry from that
source. Transit offerings light but
future shipment offerings plentiful.
Bran for April-May shipment offered
$3.50 per ton below prevailing prices.
Linseed meal weak and offered at
s4650 in Chicago market. Cotton.
seed meal dull but prices holding fair
ly steady. Gluten feed sitution un-
changed. Accumulation OF Gluten
meal resulted In reduction OF 81 per
ton. Hominy feed weak and In light
request Movement fair. Quoted
March 10th Bran s2s. Middlings -,
Flour middlings s2975. wheat mil
run $2s.25 Minneapolis; SO pr cent
cottonseed meal $4,000 Memphis.
s4i.50 Atlanta, White hominy feed
$3.50 st. Louis, s29 Chicago; Gluten
feed Sass Chicago "a per cent Lin.
sed meal SAC Minneapolis.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar
kets unsettled during the week under
the influence OF several factors. Heav-
Ter receipts including the arrival OF
some two and one-half million pounds
New Zealand butter. proved to be
more than the markets could stand.
and price declines we're registered to-
wards - middle OF the week. Later
advances which occurred. however,
brought markets back to practically
the same price level as a week ago.
One outstanding feature OF the week
was the very narrow range~in prices
between top score and undergrade
which was scarcely more than one
cent Of several days Closing prices
90 score butter-New York 4s1f. Chi
cago 4Sc.
Cheese markets relatively firm
Domestic demand generally dull but
markets material strengthened by
quite heavy buying for export trade
This was unexpected but came at
time when markets most likely would
have declined but for II. Prices at
primary cheese markets
March 10th-Twins 23h, Daisies
22h. Double Daisies 22Is. Longhorns
"a, Square prints ASH.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chi
cago hog prices showed declines OF
20 to SIC for the week. Beef steers
and veal calves were Csc lower: but.
cher cows and heifers were 10 to zoe
higher with feeders Csc higher Fat
lambs were 25c lower. feeders sc high
err and yearlings and fat ewes practi.
cally unchanged
On March 18th hogs we're fairly
active Is TO csc lower. Beef steers
and yearllngs generally steady to
strong, spots higher. Butcher cows
and heifers strong to Csc higher. bulls
strong to 10c higher with veal calves
uneven. Sheep slow. weak to CSC
lower. March 18th Chicago prices
Hogs top ss.45. bulk o fsales $3.50 to
SIS: Medium and good beef steers So
to $40, butcher cows and helfers s4s5
to SIS: feeder sters s6.25 TO s.25:
light and medium weight veal calves
s7.25 to s10.25: Fat lambs st3.25 to
si5.15: Feeding lambs $3.50 to
$3.50; Yearlings 1915 to 1850. Fat
ewes $3.50 10 SIS.
Stocker and feeder shipments from |
IL important markets during the week |
ending March End were-Cattle and |
calves 43,iss, Hogs 1888. Sheep 49,.
1863. March 18th prices good grade
$40 to sl4,50, Veal s1s
to SO, Lamb $40 to s25, Mutton SIS
10 SIT, light pork loins SIS to ST.. |
heavy loins $il-$l3.50.