Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-03-22
BEEF STEERS HIGHER
Grain Prices Close Higher Than
A Week Ago

U. ). Bureau Of Markets, Washing.
ton. d. c.. for week ending March 1s,
1929.
; GRAlN-Prices kept within narrow
limits during the weak but closed
higher than week agc. Trade local,
action of market governed by pit con.
ditions rather than by Important news
Wheat firm on the 1stn and prices ad.
vanced on report Of big export bust.
ness. Corn prices advanced easily on
buying encouraged by advances in
wheat prices. Closing prices in Chi
cago cash market: No. Q red winter
wheat s1.32. No. Q hard winter wheat
s1.22, No. 2 mixed corn 75c. No. Q yell
low corn 75c, No. white oats 45c.
Average farm prices: No. mixed
corn In central Iowa &c, No. hard
winter wheat In central Kansas s102.
No. l dark Northern wheat in central
North Dakota s102. Closing future
prices: Chicago May wheat sl2I,
Chicago May corn 74Zc, Minneapolis
May wheat s1.20h, Kansas City May
wheat s1.12%, Winnipeg May wheat
s115&.
FEED-Trading in feed stuffs quiet
A few eastern markets quote bran and
middlings SOC and 81 lower respec.
lively. Cottonseed meal a shade lower
and linseed oil meal weak. Production
appears ample and while transit and
prompt shipment offerings are in light
supply there is an urgency OF offerings
for future shipment especially of
wheatfeeds. Stocks and interior sup
plies fair. Movement light and de-
mand light. Quoted March 16th-Bran
s2s, Middlings s2S. Flour middlings
$s2s.50, Minneapolis. 81 per cent Lin.
seed meal $3.50 Minneapolis. SAT Buf.
falo; white hominy feed $29 Chicago,
$3.50 st. Louis, Gluten feed S42.65
Chicago.
DAIRY PRODUCTS-Butter mar.
kets steady to firm, but nudertone
more or less unsettled. Demand in.
creased and some price advances have
occurred. Sales of New Zealand but.
ter slow. Closing prices 80 score but
ter-New York soc, Chicago soc.
Cheese markets relatively firm, the
chief support being buying for export
trade. Domestic demand light Wis.
consin shipments tied up account
snow. Prices at Wisconsin primary
cheese markets March 18th: Single
Daisies 23c, Double Daisies 22hc,
Young Americas 24Ac. Longhorns
23hc, Square prints 24hc.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATs-Chica-
go hog prices ranged from 80 to 40c
higher than a week ago. Beef steers
averaged from 10 to Csc lower, butcher
ocws and heifers steady 10 35c higher
and feeder steers 10 to zoe and veal
calves rs to 75c up. Fat lambs were
rs to 4oc and feeding lambs rs to 45c
lower and yearlings were steady to
15c and fat ewes steady to 10c OF for
the week. ION March 18th hogs we're
10 to 15c higher than Thursdays aver
age. All classes OF cattle generally
steady. Fat lambs is to Csc higher
and sheep steady to strong. March
18th Chicago prices: Hogs. top, sS.s5.
bulk OF sales $50 to $s.75. medium
and good beef steers $3.50 to 1855;
butcher cows and heifers $3.50 to
1886; feeder steers $685. to $685..
Light and medium weight veal calves
IS to s11; fat lambs 1925 to SASS;
feeding lambs s1325 to SASS: year
lings 9.75 to 1880; fat ewes $3.50 to
sS75. Stocker and feeder shipments
from IL important markets during the
week ending March 9th were: Cattle
and calves 1924, hogs 1883: sheep
21,S73. In eastern wholesale fresh
meat markets beef advanced SOC to
81. veal firm to 81 up; lamb and NUT
ton practically steady and pork loins
soc lower for the week. On March
18th beef was firm to slightly higher.
Mutton steady to firm. veal weak. lamb
and pork weak to 81 lower. March 16
prices good grade meats: Beef s13
TO s1450, veal SIS to SIG, lamb s22 to
s24. mutton s13 to $14. light pork loins
si4 10 SIG. heavy loins si0.5o to 10.