Emmons County record., 1921-12-29
PRICES DOwNFORW week
Grain Lacks Support and Active
Demand Firm at Close.
No. 2 Mixed Corn Averaging iowa
Farmers s2 Cents; N. D. Wheat,
Live Stock Prices
Declined During Week.

y. s Bureau Of Markets, Washington. D. c..
Gram - Prices trended downward
during the week because Of lack OF
support and inactive demand. Prices
were firm at the close. Kansas state
report places Kansas wheat crop at
l2,0800,00O bu. or l0,0O0,O00 bu. more
than Government August estimate
This compares with l3S, 100000 bu.
harvested last year. Kansas report
estimates farm reserves 27,00O.000 bu.
as compared with 77,000,000 bu. last
year. Closing prices in Chicago cash
market: No. 2 red winter wheat
$1.15; No. 2 hard winter wheat, $1.lO;
No. 2 mixed corn, 4Sc;5 No. p yellow
corn. 49c; No. white oats, 35c
Average price to farmers in central
Iowa for No. mixed corn, about 32c;
to farmers in central North Dakota
for No. dark northern wheat
$1.O21a; to farmers in central Kansas
for No. 2 hard winter wheat, SSc. Fol
tn eweek Chicago May wheat dowz
2Ac, closing at $1.12A; Chicago. May
corn down 1Ac, closing at 53c; Min
neapolis May wheat down SC, q,
$1.19A; Kansas City May wheat dow1
2Ac at $1.061s; Winnipeg May wheat
down nc at $1.09A.
Fruits, and vesetabies-Potato mar
kets were dull but nearly steady
throughout the week. Sacked Round
White sdown &c (. OIL Michigan
points at $1.45.1.50 per 100 lbs. East
ern markets steady at geenral range
1920. Northern Round Whites
$1.60-1.S0 Chicago carlot sales. Red
River Ohios up 10c at $1.20-1. 80 f. o
b. Minnesota points; Chicago market
$1.60-1.70.
Hay-Market barely steady. Quoted
Dec. 18th: No. timothy, Minneapo
lis, $3.50; No. ! alfalfa, Minneapolis
$21.50; No. prairie, Minneapolis, SIS
Feed ~ Wheat mill feed situation
slightly easier. More feed arriving
upon the market and demans dis lesl
urgent.
Livestock and Meats - Prices o
practically, all classes and grades o
livestock at Chicago declined durtnl
the week. Hogs ranged from 10c t,
soc lower, medium and light hogs dc
clining most. i Beef steers rangel
from 25c to 75c lower; butcher COW
and heifers down 15.25c. Feede
steers OF 25-40c; veal calves weak t,
60c: lower per 100 lbs, Fat lamb
showed the greatest depreciation. ne
declines for the week ranging from
;1.05 to $1.25. Year!ings lost 25-75c
fat ewes generally 75c lower. Feede
lambs aevraged Soc higher per 10
lbs. Dec. 18th, Chicago prices: Hogs
top, $3.50 (early): bulk OF sales e.6l
i 6.S5: medium and good beef steers
! $6.25-9.60: butcher cows and heiferl
| $3.25.S.5O; feeder steers. 35-7; ligh
and medium weight veal calves, $6.5t
TO-; fat lambs, $s.25.10.50; feeiin
lambs, $S.75-10: yearlings. $7-9; Il
ewes. $685. 4
Eastern Wholesale fresh mea
prices showed mixed movement.
Lamb and medium grades veal range
from 81 to So higher, mutton up $1-2
good veal unchanged. Beef lost so,
$3.50; pork loans down $1.3 per 10
lbs. Dec. 18th prices, good grad
meats: Beef, $12-1e; veal, 1880
lamb, $24-29; mutton, $l3-1s; ligh
pork loins, 1921; heavy loins. $14.1,
4 Dairy Products Butter markets III
settled throughout week and price
have shown considerable huctuatiol
Closing prices, 90 score :: New Yorl
441sc; Philadelphia. 45c; Boston, 45c
Chicago, 44c. i. y. ii; s. !. 81
Cheese markets frmer and highe
but trading mot active. Principal Il
terest is In held cheese. Prices !
Wisconsin primary markets Dec. IL
Twins, 19Ac: Daisies and Doubl
aDisies. zoe; Longhorns and Youn
Americas. 21Ac. /.
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