Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-07-13
Not Much Change n the Live
stock Market.

u. s. Bureauof Markets. Washington, D. c.,
for week ended July q. 1922.
y GRAIN: Wheat prices declined
steadily during the week Influenced
mainly by favorable. weather condi.
lions. On the 9Th weakness In con.
tinental exchange and restricted ex.
port demand were also important fac.
tors. Corn had Independent strength
On the 9Th. For the week Chicago Sep.
TENDER wheat lost Sc; Chicago Sep.
tember corn sc. On the 7th all grain
| prices declined with trade largely 10.
cal and sentiment bearish. Excellent
weather. conditions and collapse in
continental exchange were main de.
pressing factors. Country offerings
wheat fair
Corn trade narrow and prices lower
with wheat.
Closing prices in Chicago cash mar.
get: No. red winter wheat $1.16; No.
. hard winter wheat $1.16: No. Q
mixed corn 64c; No. 2 yellow corn
s5c; No. 3 white oats CSC. Average
farm prices: No. 2 mixed corn In cen.
I trail Iowa SIC; No. 2 dark northern
wheat in central North Dakota $1.171s;l
No. 2 hard winter wheat in central
Kansas SIC. Closing future prices:
Chicago September wheat $1.13; Chi,
cago September 66A: Minneapolis
September wheat $1.2ON; Kansas City
September wheat s1.06; Winnipeg Oc.'
tober wheat $1.18. 81. SIS
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chicago
hog prices ranged from &c lower to
&c higher during week. Beef steer
prices advanced 10.25c; butcher cows
and heifers firm to &c higher: veal
calves 75c net higher while the price
Of feeding steers remained practically
the same as week ago. Fat lambs
advanced SOC, feeding lambs 30-50c;
yearlings Csc and fat ewes 10:50c per
100 lbs.
On July 7th hogs opened active 5-10c
higher on better grades, mixed and.
packing grades slow about steady,
closed steady to 10c higher than Thurs.
days average. Cattle market active,
beef steers strong, she stock Arm;
bulls Csc higher; veal calves strong to.
higher, stockers dull Sheep and lambs
firm with Thursdays marketings. July
q Chicago prices: Hog, top. Sill; bulk
of sales $s.2O-1O.95 medium and good
beef steers $S35-9.S5; butcher cows
and heifers $4-S.75; feeder steers $685.
,7.75; light and medium weight veal
calves $S-9.75; fat lambs $12.75.14;
feeding lambs $11.50-12; yearlings So.
IL; fat ewes $4.50-7.60.
= Stocker and feeder shipments from
70 important markets during the week
ending June Both were: Cattle and
calves 50,525: hogs 6,3S5; sheep 25.941.
- In eastern Wholesale fresh meat
markets during the week prices ad-
vanced on all classes Of meats except
pork loins. Beef advanced $1-1.50; and
lamb veal firm to So higher; mutton
firm to 81 higher, while, fresh pork
loins ranged from 81 lower to 81 high
er. S..
On. July z beef veal and mutton
practically steady; lamb steady to 81
higher; light pork loins barely steady
and heavy loins weak to 81 lower.
July prices good grade meats: Beef
$15-17; veal $12-1S; lamb 1897; NUT.
ton $14-19: light pork loins 1892;
heavy loins 1917.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter mar
kets unsettled during the week and ]
declining at close. High price levels
reached during time export demand
was Of influence were not maintained.
Closing prices, 90 score butter: New
York 81; Chicago So; Philadelphia and
Boston Btu.
Cheese prices at Wisconsin primary
markets July 8: Twins 1874; Daisies
zoe; Double Daisies 19Ac; Young
Americas 1890; Longhorns 20Ac;
Square Prints 20lsc. X. 35.y