The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-20
THE RYE MARKET
AND HAY MARKET
Review of the Situation Re-
garding Hay and
Rye.

" ANO. =, lll0 SydnOs
ard grade to 81, or a decline of &c a
bushel for the week. Demand was
good at each days range Of prices
"hlie the decline was forced through
sympathy with the break in other
grain: Receipts were "a cars, as COM
pared with "a cars arrived in the same
tiIie IN 1911. Thirty-three cars were
shipped to mills outside which, with
iocai consumption. reduced supply on
for the harvest of 1912 in the north
west looks we'll now.
Rye Production.
. Inc total Y production in 1911.
based on the last census report is a.
$4,000 bushels. raised on 2,127,OOO
acres. The largest crop of rye this
country raised was in 1902 and grown
on l.97S.54s acres with a yield of
mat crop was on the average Of sic
d pushei against an average farm
value of SIC for the crop of 1911 both
figured or the price on December /.
acreage of rye has increased in
this country less than 500, 900 acres
in the last SO years and the total pro
duction less than 5000, 900 bushels.
n highest acreage yield was II
in 1902 and the lowest, 10
bushels an acre in 1887. Average
yield per acre has increased about 2
bushels in the last fifty years.
Pennsylvania Produces RYE.
Pennsylvania is the largest pro-
ducer of rye in the country, as shown
by the report from the state secretary
OF agriculture. The production of rye
during 1911 amounted to 6,46O, 900
bushels at a value Of $4,716,00O
Hay markets have eased up in the
last week. due to better farm roads
n larger receipts in most market
places. though there are a few excep-
with small arrivals and contin-
ued top prices. The late weather has
favorable for %pasturage and for
the new hay crop as we'll. Expected
have been verified and all hay
eating animals that have been possible
to go into the pastures have gone to
AS always, after top prices
are gone not to come back it is found
there is hay yet to be marketed. When
OF desirable quality there is a market
quotations.
Hay Trade Journal-No further
advance of consequence is reported
from h hay market this week. The
strength of the past few weeks has
begun to have it's effect and is bringing
out an increasing amount of stock.
with an improvement in weather con-
ditions the feeding situation on the
farm is easier and better haulage is
allowing more hay to move forward.
Due to II same influence the reship-
ping demand has eased off a little and
IN consequence the demand is easier
and h general situation has lost its
undertone.
Montreal Trade Bulletin-It is
years since the price of hay
sold as high as s32 per ton for prime,
and $3l for No. 1 in car lots in New
York. but these were the prices OBJ
tanned in that city on Monday, April
and as high as s29 and $50 was
timothy brought $2S to 500 and No. ,
s26 to $27. whilst ordinary clover mix
sold at SIS. These are pretty high
figures for even high toned New York.
A firm in that city writing to a dealer
here under Saturdays date stated that
the pinch it was feared was not vet
In this market a further advance of
VI per ton has been established, No. 1
at SIS to $40. ordinary No. 2 at $3.50
$3.50 and clover mixed $3.50 to
$1,000.
Supplies, it is claimed, will be pref
ty restricted between now and the first
of June, both the new fields and the
old meadows having made no start yet,
as the season is from wv to three
weeks late. Their growth has also
beer impeded by heavy frosts at night,
until warmer and more genial
weather sets in, no improvement in
can be expected.
Americans are busy securing all the
hay they can find at country
points from No. l down to clover mix
and clover; in fact any grade they
can come across in the shape of mer-
charitable fodder. They are paying
fully as high prices at country points
as can be realized in this market and
in some instances eve higher rates
are being paid for shipment to the
market.
A Year Ago Today.
Mpls. May wheat closed at 90 Ia.
Mpls. May wheat ranged from 96@
is 90 Ia.
Mpls. cash corr sold at 81 "a SO 1-2.
Mpls. shipments Of flour were 49,
SIS bbls.
Chicago May wheat closed at "a ga.
Chicago July wheat closed at SO Ia.
Chicago July corn closed at 81 7-8;
July oats closed at SO 3-4@7-S.
Duluth cash oats closed at SO rs;
cash flax closed at S2.45.
Track wheat closed in Mpls. at 80
rs for l hard: 81 5000 3-S for /
95@97 rs for 2 northern.
Mpls. receipts of hay We're so tons
at $5.50@1a.50 for good to
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