Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-08-24
MARKETS STILL WEAK


Foreign Demands are Improved
Dairy Products Advance.
y. 8. Bureau of Markets, Washington, d. c.,
for week ended August 10. 1921.
GRAIN-Grain prices lower for
week on restricted foreign demand.
Buying support was lacking. Liver.
pool market also weak. Only firm
ness shown Aug. 16 and II when for.
eign demand was somewhat improved
and hedges were removed against
sales to seaboard. Premiums for
cash grains also were lowered. Chi
cago Sept. wheat 4c lower; Chicago
Sept. corn Ike higher. On Aug. Is,
grain prices on down grade from
start. Bulge last two days reduced
short interest and this weakness
in coarse grains led to general selling
and decline. Corn led decline today
and support lacking on way down.
Country offerings old corn fairly large
early but dropped OF when market
broke. Closing prices in Chicago cash
market; No. 2 red winter wheat $1.03;
No. hard winter wheat $1.04; No. 2
mixed corn &c; No. 2 yellow corn
CSC; No. 3 white oats 32c. Average
farm prices: No. 2 mixed corn in
central Iowa 49%c; No. hard win
ter wheat in central Kansas SIC; No.
dark Northern wheat in central
North Dakota CSC. Closing future
prices: Chicago Sept. wheat $1.00A
Chicago Sept. corn $3.50; Minneap-
oils Sept. wheat $1.04; Kansas City
Sept. wheat 94c; Winnipeg October
wheat $1.02.
DAIRY PRoDUCTs-Butter mar
kets firm with price tendency upward.
Receipts lighter and the markets fur.
Their strengthened because of limited
supply Of fancy goods due to the ef-
feet Of hot weather on quality. Some
export inquiry and q little business
reported. Closing prices, 80 score
butter: Chicago 341kc. Cheese mar
kets steady following slight declines
at Wisconsin early in week. Business
increased but at the close the actual
movement of goods has slowed up con-
siderable and trading is limited to a
few styles. Prices at Wisconsin
primary cheese markets Aug. u:
Daisies 1870; Young America 19c;
Longhorns 19Ac; Square prints 21Ac.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS-Chica.
go hog prices showed net declines
ranging from IL to Coo per 100 lbs. for
the week, light hogs declining most
Beef steers were 10 to 15c higher and
butcher cows and heifers firm to Csc
higher; feeder steers were steady while
light and medium weight veal calves
advanced 81 to 1.50. Fat lambs and
yearlings were IS to SOC higher, feed.
ing lambs steady to Csc lower and
fat ewes unchanged On Aug. 10 light
hogs we're fairly active at steady
prices compared with Thursdays
average, other grades slow and is to
25c lower. Beef sters and butcher
cows and heifers generally steady,
Veal calves weak to lower. Fat lambs
steady to 15c higher with feeding
lambs and sheep steady. Aug. 1S,
Chicago prices: Hogs top 1856: bulk
of sales $3.50 to 9.55; mediu.n and
good beef steers $50 to 1880; butch.
er COWS and heifers $3.50 to 9.25:
feeder steers s5.4c to 7.75; light and
medium weight veal calves $11 to
1875; fat lambs $12 to 10; feeding
lambs s11.50 to 1880; yearlings $S.75
to II; fat ewes $3.50 to 7.65. stocker
and feeders shipments from IL Inn
portant markets during the week end
ing August II. were: Cattle and
calves s4,395; hogs 3,27S; sheep 81
$50. Eastern wholesale fresh meat
prices were generally higher for the
week. Beef ranged from soc to s.
higher, mutton from 81 to 81 higher
and fresh pork loins from 81 to $1.50
higher; veal advanced generally 81
while lamb was firm to 81 up per 100
lbs. On Aug. 10 better grades of beef
ranged from weak to 81 lower while
common grades declined generally 81
compared with Thursdays average.
!; Minneapolis Closing Cash Prices:
Spring wheat-No. dark northern