Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-09-14
SPRING WHEAT HIGHER.
While Durum Declines Spring
Wheat Scars.
q. g. Bureau of Markets, Waahinstou, D. d,
for week ended September g., 1922.

n 5.
o. 8 Bureau of MARKETS.. Washington. D. q.
for week ended September 9. 1922.
GRAIN: The gram markets had
firmer undertone during the week and
rrices closed higher. Chicago Decem.
Der wheat up Sc; Chicago December
corn up &c. STRENGTH in corn, i'm.
proved foreign demand, and buying by
exporters were main market influence.
On the 9Th wheat prices averaged high.
er early on strength in Liverpool and
improved foreign demand but evened
up later for government crop report
Spring wheat production of 277, 0OO, 00C
bus. is forecast in the September 9Th
crop estimate. Compared with 20S,
O0O.00 bus. last year. The corn crop
Is forecast at Este, 900 bus, compared
with $3.50, 900 bus. last year. Closing
prices in Chicago cash market: No. 2
red winter wheat $1.05; No. 2 hard
winter wheat $1.03; No. 2 mixed corn
sac; No. 2 yellow corn e3c; No. 9
white oats &c. Average farm prices:
No. 2 mixed corn IN central Iowa
5011sc; No. 2 hard winter wheat in cen.
\ tral Kansas 86c. Closing future prices:
Chicago December wheat 81. = Chi
cago December corn 57slc; Minneapo
liz December wheat 81. 0s5< Kansa.
City December wheat csc; Winnipeg
December wheat sc.
s8aS HAY: Hay market generally weak
Demand very limited. Receipts large
u OF only fair quality Poor hay sell
ing at wide discounts under current
quotations. Quoted. Sept. 6th:! No. i
timothy New York $3.50; Philadelphia
and Pittsburg $40; st. Louis $3.50;
Memphis $40; Atlanta $3.50. No. i al
falfa Memphis s2s No. Prairie st
] Louis SIS. is Il u,
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar:
kets firm. Light receipts and scarcity
Of fine grades of considerable in1lu.
ence. Reports from creameries indi.
cate production show relatively heav.
Ter decrease. Closing prices, 90 score
butter: New York 39c; Chicago 3835c
Cheese markets advanced slightly dur
ing the week in line with trading on
Wisconsin cheese boards Monday
Business slow but steady following ad
vances. Prices at Wisconsin primary
chees emarkets Sept 7th: Twins 199<.;
Daisies 20c;S Double Daisies 19Nc;
Young Americas / 19c; Longhorns
19Ac; Square Prints 2114c.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chi
scago hog prices showed mixed move:
ments for the week, heavy hogs and
medium lights ranging from to S5e
higher, whereas hogs weighing from.
175 to 225 pounds were generally IS
to 20c lower. Beef steers 10 to CSC
lower and butcher cows and heifers
weakSto 15c lower; feeder steers and
veal calves unchanged. Fat lambs
steady and feding lambs steady to CSC
lower, yearlings rs to SOC lower and
fat ewes 80 to 75c lower per 100 lbs.
On Sept. 9Th hogs opened IL to Csc
higher but closed weak with the ad.
vance partly lost Few good and; choice
steers were offered, medium grades
generally steady. Butcher cows and
heifers and stockers and feeders un,
changed. Fat lambs firm and 10 to s25c
higher; feeding lambs and sheep gen.
orally steady. Sept. 9Th Chicago pric,
sea: Hogs. top, 1915 bulk of sales, $500
to- $40, medium and beef steers $7.90l
to- $10.40; butcher cows and heifers
1856 to 1925: feeder steers $3.50 to
s.; light and medium weight veal
calves $1l.25 to $12.75; fat lambs $12|
tos31s; feeding lambs l.50 to $12 rs;
yearlings $S.25 to $11; fat ewes So toll
$6.76. Stocker and feeder shipments
from s12 important markets during the
week ending Sept LIST were Cattle
and calves 126, 2a4: hogs 4.14s: sheep
SO, sac. With the exception Of pork
5loins eastern wholesale fresh meat
prices were not materially changed for
the week. Good beef was steady and
medium grades 81 higher: veal lamb
and mutton ranged from steday to 81
lower. fresh pork loins generally 81
to- s. higher. light weights advancing
most. Sept. 9Th prices good grade