Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-06-14
HOG PRICES ARE LOWER
Wheat Adanced But Lost Under
Commission Houses Selling.
Weekly Marketgram-For week end
ing June IL, 1923.

ing June IL, 1923.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS:-Chi-
cago hog prices declined 20 to 55c
for the week. Brief steers were
weak to 35c OF and butcher cows
and heifers advanced CSC. Feeder
steers declined 10 to 40c and veal
calves were steady to soc OF. Fat
lambs and yearlings advanced CSC
and fat ewes were steady to 75c
lower.
One June II. hogs were S to 15c
lower than Saturdays average; beef
steers barely steady; butcher cows
and heifers Is to Csc higher: sheep
and lambs generally steady. June
IL Chicago prices; Hogs. top, ss75
bulk OF sales s645 to s6.10 medium
and good beef steers sS15 to 1850:
butcher cows and heifers S425 to
$40; FEEDER steers IS to $3.50; light
and medium weight veal calves $3.50
to s10.50.
Stocker and feeder shipments
from ~ important markets during
the week ending June LIST we're:
Cattle and calves 45,424: hogs TO-
ISL; sheep POTTS. In eastern whole
sale fresh meat markets beef declin-
ed soc to 81; veal 81 to So: lamb
steady to So; mutton to 81 and pork
loins 81 OF for the week.
June 18th. prices good grade
meats. Beef SIS to SIT; veal s14 to
ST.; lamb s24 to s2s; mutton 81 to
$13; light pork loins SIS to SIS;
heavy loins $40 to SIS.
HAY:-Markets remain unusually
firm for timothy and cloved mixed
hay because of EXTREMITY light re-
ceipts. Glover dull and weak. New
Alfalfa being delayed by wet wealth
er. Few cars arriving at Kansas
City mostly out OF condition. Old
alfalfa and prairie stocks light.
Quoted June 9th. Number 1 timothy.
New York 81. Chicago $3.50. Num-
Der alfalfa Kansas City SIS. Num-
Der prairie Kansas City $3.50. Min
neapolis SIT.
FEED:-Markets dull and easier.
Interior demand very quiet as re-
suit OF generally god pasturage con-
ditions. Wheatfeeds experienced
severe break. Easy tendency con-
tinues and there is pressure to sell
for deferred delivery. Future offer
ings wheatfeeds quoted at consider
able discounts under prompt ship
ment prices. Cornfeeds firm in SYM
patty with cash corn. Stocks and
production In excess of demand.
Quoted June 9th Bran 500, Middlings
$25, Rye middlings $24.50, -four
middlings 500, Minneapolis; Gluten
feed s37.15 Chicago; 80 per cent
Linseed meal $3.50 Minneapolis.
White hominy feed, $3.50 Chicago.
GRAIN:-Lack of outside inter-
crest and buying support counted
heavily against values at times but
local sentiment much less bearish
and the close for the week was
higher Main influences were;
strength in Northwestern markets:
excessive rains In winter wheat ter
ritory and government report on
wheat.
Wheat advanced early on the 18th
but lost later under commission
houses selling and profit taking.
Trade very light. Visible supply Of
wheat 31,315.000 bushels this year
compared with 25,S0S,000 bushels
last year. Visible supply corn S.
246,000 bushels this year, compared
with 30.313.000 bushels last year
Closing prices in Chicago cash mar
ket: Number red winter wheat
s1.25: Number hard winter wheat
s1.14; Number 2 mixed corn S3c:
Number yellow corn SAC, No. 8
white oats 44c. Average farm
prices: Number 2 mixed corn In
central Iowa Toe: No. / dark Nor
thern wheat in central North Da-
kota CSC: No. hard winetr wheat
in central Kansas 94c. Closing fu-
ture prices: Chicago July wheat
silly: Chicago July corn s1%. Min
neapolis July wheat s114k: Kansas
City wheat s1.03k; Winnipeg July