Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-09-21
MARKET TREND FIRMER.
Wheat Grows Stronger With
War Talk.


q. 8. Bureau of Markets. Washington, D. O..
for week ended September is. 1872.
GRAIN: Grain prices were firm the
first half Of week but dec,ined latA:
and closed at net losses. Principal mar
ket factors were: Slow cash and ex-
port demand, lack ofssupport increase
IN visible supply, and hedging pres.
sure. Chicago December wheat down
&c, Chicago December corn down q:
Wheat and corn lower on the 18th on
partial settlement Of rail- strike. de-
cline In Liverpool, and bearish news
from Canadian Northwest. Fair ex
port demand. Closing prices In Chi
cago cash market: No. red winter
wheat $1.03; No. 2 hard winter wheat
$1.01; No. mixed corn CSC; No. 2
yellow corn sac; No. 8 white oats 3sc
Average farm prices: No. 2 mixed cnrn
In central Iowa Soc; No. 2 hard win.
ter wheat IN central Kansas 86c. Clos.
ing future prices: Chicago December
wheat ss%c: CHICAGO December corn
56hc: Minneapolis December wheat
$l.00N; Kansas City December wheat
933tc; Winnipeg December wheat
91xc. ssr.Fi
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar.
ket steady to firm for the week. Hot
weather has continued to cut down
prediction and has reduced percent-
age Of fancy grades in current arriv.
ais. Storage goods beginning to move
I'M = small way. Closing prices 90
score butter: New York 3e1ac: Chi.
cago 3shc; Cheeres markets steady
with only fair volume Of trading.
Buyers continue to hold OF more or
less at present prices: Cheese prices
at Wisconsin primary markets Sept
18th: Twins 1910: Daisies 20Ac;
Double Daisies zoe; Young Americas
zoe; Leghorns 20c; Square Prints
&c.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chi:
cago hog prices continued their up
ward movement, advances ranging
from 25 to 40c being scored. Cattle
prices also showed some Improvement
over those Of Q week ago. Beef steers
advanced 20 to 60c and butcher cows
and heifers 10 to zoe. Feeder steers
steady to 25c up while veal calves
were Csc lower to 75c up. Sheep and
lamb prices improved materially, fat
lambs ranging from 81 to $1.10. Feed
ing lambs Is to soc: yearlings IS to
90c and fat ewes Is to Csc higher per
100 lbs. On Sept. 18th hogs on the
Chicago market were steady to Joe
higher. Beef steers and butcher COWS
and heifers 10 to 15c higher with
spots up more, bulls and veal calves
largely Csc higher and stockers and
feeders firm. Fat lambs Is to SOC high:
er and fat sheep strong to Csc higher.
Sept. 18th Chicago prices: Hogs, top,
I $3.50; bulk of sales $3.50 to $3.50. Me-
dunn and good beef steers s7.75 to
5000. Butcher cows and heifers $685.
$50; feeder steers $5.50-S.25: light
and medium weight veal calves $11.50-
| 1850; fat lambs $12.75-l4; feeding
lambs $11.75.13.25: yeariings SPLITS;
fat ewes S3.75-7. stocker and feeder
shipments from IL important markets
during the week, ending Sept 9th vera:
Cattle and calves l15, 547; hogs 6,0g6;
sheep 9,229. Market declines In the
price OF medium grade lamb was the
outstanding feature Of the weeks trad.
ing in eastern wholesale fresh meat
markets. Beef was Soc lower to 81
higher. Veal firm to 81 higher; good
grade lamb steady to 81 higher while
mutton ranged from 81 higher on good
rade to 81 lower on medium grade.
Pork loins firm to 81 higher. On Sept.
18th beef ranged from SOC lower at
some markets to Soc highers-at 9TH
ers; veal and pork generally steady
to 81 . lower; better grades lambs
around 81 lower; other grades steady.
Mutton generally steady. Sept. 18th
prices good grade meats: Beef $3.50
49,: veal 1920; lamb $24-27: mutton
1850.
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