The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-05
Market Report

Duluth, MINI! Dec. B.-BlsyatoI
$780, 800 bus, last year 1s1, 900; oats
| 9,700 bu., last year !, 800; barley 62,800
bus. last year 12,50o; rye $1,000 bus.'
last year. 1900 bus; flax sS.4o0 bus.
wheat 7s0.T0O bus, last year 16S,9oo;
barley $4,000 bus, last year 144.80O;
flax $1,000 bus, last year 11S.O00. Du-
| luth car inspection: Wheat, Nos. and
northern SSS No So b 6; smnSty nnf GI'rg G5pTing
6s; smutty durum g.; other durum 4;
Nos / and 2 hard winter 20; smutty
winter 8: other winter IL; smutty
mixed II; mixed So; total wheat 47O.
e1r rye esH sfs Year aaa ago fa barley g. year year
ago Q. Total all 671. year ago 1877; on
track T37. p
chicago. Dec; 6,-U. s. Bureau Mar
lower than yesterdays ayerage; aS e;
i7.45; packing sS1s.509i745; throw
epts pigs gSGd gSSo t. Sss4 ehoiSs Ss
steady; tendency lower; calves and
choice ana prime, si5.75 @a0:Sb; com
mon and medium $3.50 1915; butcher
eanners Came sand and cutters S6.i5@S.s5; stock
ers and feeders, good, choice and fan
cy, Slo.25 1925; inferior, common
and medium. s7.oo91So veal yes calves, Ives,
range beef steers 14.50@1s.26;; cows
and heifera S8.50@13.25. Sheep, re-
ceipats $4,000; slow; lambs steady to
25c lower; sheep and yearltngs about
steady; lambs choice ana pTiHss, g, $1S;1S S6
1915; culis S9.50@12.50; ewes, choice
and prime $9.2509.6 medium and
good ss.Oo0s,s6; culls ss.7E@sl75.
New York, Dec. b.-on the stock
market pools were active In special
ties, tobaccos being favored at gains
of III to 4 points, Oils and mating
preferred also advanced to 3ls
e9dRts cepon RGya a poat pgt9e Raehe RsSGa az Gains
were largely relinquished later when
rails. steels and coppers fell back, q,
S. Steel being under special pressure
at an extreme decline of IS. Marine
preferred rose 2 points but yielded to
the heavfness of other leaders. Next
can Petroleum reacted points at
midday and Marine preferred 23A.
Local traction was heavy and y. ).
dend being withheld. Sugar and Dis
tilling issues were strong.
Chicago, Dec. 5.-Butter, unchanged;
receipts 1,9T3 tubs. Cheese, unchanged.
Potatoes, receipts 3S cars; unchanged.
Poultry, alive, lower; fowls II; spring
81; turkeys 20.
Minneapolis. Mimi, Dec. 5.Flour,
unchanged; shipments S6,312 barrels.
Barley S5@s g.. Rye, No. 3, S1.6lh@
1.62. Bran S27.73.
South st. Paul, Mimi, Dec. 5.--Hogs.
receipts $500; 10c lower; range S15,S5
01705; bulk $1T.00@l7.05. Cattle, re-
ceipts $500; killers steady; steers
s5.oo017.oo; cows and heifers Z Ss.o9@ oS
stockers and feeders steady. 1880
1850. Sheep, receipts 400; steady:
lambs S10.00nl4.60: wefhere $1,000
1850: ewes $8.oo@s.6o.
Chicago, Dec. 5.--Lght receipts and
scarcity of offerings gave some
Curtai1ment of supplies was attrtbut
ed in some measure to the spread OF
influenza through the farming com
munities and to the consequent re-
striction of labor. 1t was said also
that shippers We're anticipating an
ing prices. which varied from SC Oft
to sc advance, with January S1.327s
to S1.33M and February S1.38A to ",
were followed by period of unset
flement and then by a general upturn
to well above yesterdays finish. Alb
relatively weak. After opening un-
changed to sc lower. with January
72% to Bc, the market sagged FUR
ther. but subsequently recovered. Pro-
visions were dull and irregular.
Corn Open. High. Low. Close
FEB. Il. 1333s 1ss% 1917 1914