Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-10-11
BEEF STEERS HIGHER
Wheat Prices Had Upward Ten
dency During the Week
tFor week ending Oct. s. 1921


HAY:-Hay market continues Arm
because OF light receipts. The de
mand good for the better grades but
lower grades are moving slowly.
Shippers are advised by dealers at
large markets not to load low grade
hay. The Penna X. r. Embargo
against hay shipment TO Baltimore
was removed today
Quoted October 9Th. No. 1 timothy.
Chicago s27.
FEED: - Markets fairly firm. Offer.
ings wheatfeeds light as most OF stor-
age holdings are in hands of jobbers.
Mil offerings for November, Decem.
Der shipment good and quoted at
about spot prices. Cottonseed and
Linseed meal both easier. Stocks OF
oll-meals rather heavy and production
continues good. Corn feeds Arm. OF.
ferings and demand light. Interior
demand most feeds only fair and ex.
port demand negligible Movement
light
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS:-Chi-
cago hog prices ranged from 25c low
or to 25c higher than week ago.
Beef sters 10 to soc higher; butcher
cows and heifers rs to 75c higher:
feeder steers 10 TO soc up. Fat lambs
advanced 25 TO soc feeding lambs
steady TO csc lower and yearlings 2gc
net on On October Sth hogs 10 to
Csc lower. Beef COW Csc Steers Is to
Csc on Fat Lambs rs to SOC lower.
October sth. Chicago prices; Hogs,
top. 1926. bulk OF sales $40 to
$40: medium and good beef steers
ss5 OTTO s11S5; butcher cows and
heifers $3.50 to s1I.25: feeder steers
$40 to 1896. light and medium
weight veal calves $775 to $12. Fat
Lambs sll.75 TO s14; feeding lambs
si1.50 to s1325; yearlings $50 to
$l125; fat Ewes 1915 to s6,75
Stocker and feeder shipments from
II important markets during the
week ending Sept. 2sth we're; Cattle
and calves 1882: hogs 33,744;
sheep 263.s27.
In eastern wholesale fresh meat
marktes beef firm to $50 higher;
Veal week to 50 lower: Lamb 81 low.
er to 81 higher: mutton Arm to 81 up
and pork loins weak to 81 lower for
the week.
October 9Th prices Good Grade
meats; Beef SIS to $l9; Veal SIG to
s23: Lamb s22 to s25; Mutton s14 to
SIC: Light pork loins s22 to SIS:
heavy loins 1880
GRAIN,--Wheat prices had upward
tendency during the week and closed
sharply higher. Broader outside
trade and buying by strong commits
sion houses was Influenced chiefly by
strength in corn and prospect OF
higher prices as result OF Govern
ment aid 10 farmers Wheat market
nervous on the sth but held Arm and
closed at fractional gains. Visible
supply wheat 64.3S6. 900 bushels com,
pared with s2,620,000 bu. same date
last year Corn held reasonably Arm
most Of day In sympathy with
strong cash market. but closed frac.
tlonally lower on heavy profta tar
Ing.
DAIRY PRODUCTS. Butter mar.
kets about steady at the close today
Firmness prevailed during the first
part OF the week but this was follow.
I'd by break In prices OF l to &c on
Saturday as a result OF the Cold stor.
age report which showed larger
holdings than dealers generally ex-
pected
Closing prices 90 score butter: New
York t6c; Chicago 459c.
Cheese markets steady at the close
with prices practically unchanged
from a week ago, The bulk OF the
business has been on small lots with
real wholesale and speculative de
nland lacking snap With weather
conditions favorable and pastures In
good shape, production continues
heavy, Wholesale prices at wiscon
sin primary cheese markets Oct 9Th
Flats 26is Single Daisies s6k; Long