Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-05-11
WHEAT STAYS WELL up
Hog and Cattle Prices Are Down
a Few Cents.
q. 8. Bureau of Markets, Washington. D. c.,
for week ended May s. 1922.

D. 8. Bureau Of Markets. Washington. D. c..
for week ended May s. 1922.
aAY-Markets generally firm for
better grades at steady prices. Prairie
weak at Minneapolis because of larger
receipts from southwest. Good ship
ping demand for alfalfa at Chicago
Other markets practically unchanged
Quoted May 9Th: No. 1 timothy, New
York s32, Philadelphia $25, Pittsburgh
s24.50, Cincinnati $23.50, Chicago $27,
Minneapolis s23.50, Atlanta $50. No.
alfalfa, Chicago s26, Atlanta 1872, Kan
sas City $22.50. No. prairie, Mime
apolis SIS, Chicago $18, Kansas City
s12.50.
FEED-Wheat feed market firm for
early shipment but deferred shipment
sales made only at slight discounts.
Middlings in better demand and prices
show some advances. More mills now
Offering linseed meal but demand is
light and prices unchanged. Other feed
prices unchanged as supply and de-
mand both continue light. Quoted May
5th: Spring bran and standard mid
dlings Minneapolis $22.50, Philadelphia
SOL; cottonseed meal Memphis $45,
Chicago $40; linseed meal Minneapolis
5000, New York $57; gluten feed
Chicago $32.65: white and yellow hon.
my Chicago $22.50.
GRAIN-July wheat worked, higher
most Of week but decline the last. two
days resulted in net losses at close.
Chicago July wheat down 1Ac closing
at $1.25; Chicago July corn down We
at CSC. Higher trend was on. good ex-
port business, light receipts, smaller
May deliveries than expected, while
weakness was result of falling of in
export demand, weakness in Liverpool
and lower outside cash markets. Clos
ing prices in Chicago cash market: No.
Q red winter wheat s1.40; No. 2 hard
winter wheat s1.4O; No. 2 mixed corn
63c; No. 2 yellow corn 63c; No. 8 white
oats 39c. Average farm prices: No. 2
mixed corn in central Iowa about
49Ac; No. 1 dark northern wheat in
| central North Dakota $1.62A; No. 2
hard winter wheat in central Kansas
$1.25. For the week Minneapolis July
wheat unchanged at $1.44A; Kansas
City July wheat down &c GA Sligo;
Winnipeg, July wheat down 17sc at
s1.36h.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS-Ch Chicago
hog prices were generally steady but
heavy hogs averaged 10c lower. Beef
steers weak to 15c lower; butcher cows
and heifers ranged from 1Oc lower to
10c higher. Feeder steers firm to 15c
higher. Fat lambs practically un.
changed; fat ewes 50c-s1.50 lower.
Yearlings weak to Csc lower. May 9Th,
Chicago prices: Hogs, top, SLOTS; bulk
of sales $40. 1O-10.65; medium and good
beef steers s7.65-s.75; butcher cows
and heifers s4.75-850; feeder steers
s6.15-7.75; light. and medium weight
veal calves s6.25-S.75; fat lambs $12-
IA; spring lambs SAT-; yearlings
$9.75-12.75; fat ewes $500.
Stocker and feeder shipments from
| 10 important markets during the
week ending April 2Sth were: Cattle
and calves 55,694: Hogs 10,547; Sheep
1889.
DAIRY PRODUCTS Butter markets
steady but there is expectancy Of lower
prices as receipts increase with the
advancing season. Stocks of fine but.
ter well cleared but considerable butter
with garlic flavor in limited demand
even at very low prices. Closing prices,
90 score: Philadelphia 371hc; New
York &c: Boston 371kc: Chicago 341ac.
Cheese markets steady to firm; prices
show very little change. New cheese
in better demand; quality holding up
well. Prices at Wisconsin primary
markets May 4: Twins 151ac; Daisies
16c; Double Daisies 15Ac; Young Am
ericas 1910; Longhorns 16Ac; Square
Prints lie.
Minneapolis Closing Cash Prices.
Minneapolis-Wheat, No. dark nor
thern 1.61@1.68; No. 2 dark northern
1.58@I64; No.,3 dark northern 1910
Isl !; No. L durum 1.34@139. Corn
No. 2 yellow 81. Oats, No. 2 white, SO
@s7. Barley, choice to fancy, 62@64
Rye, No. q. 1.O3 Flaxseed, 2.87@2.89.
Minneapolis Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Minneapolis Butter Extras 33c;
firsts, 2ec: seconds 21c: storage extras.
26c; packing stock, fresh sweet, 16c:
stale goods, &c: grease, 1c.
| Eggs Country receipts, rots out, per
case. $6.45; No. / candled, good extras.
free from rots. small, dirties and