Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-01-26
HOG PRICES ADVANCE
General Market Conditions About
Normal Throughout Country.

u. S. Bureau of Markets. Washington. D. c..
for week ended Jan. 90. 1922.
GRAIN-The market had better
undertone throughout week and prices
averaged higher. Principal market
factors were light receipts, good mill.
ing demand, bullish crop news AID
statistics, and dryness and cold wealth
er in southwest. Domestic -four de-
mand improved; cash wheat market
firm. Export corn demand only fair.
Average farm prices: No. 2 mixed
corn in central Iowa about 36A; No.
l dark northern wheat in cent. al
North Dakota, s1.10A. Minneap. lis
May wheat up two cents at $1.211s.
HAY-Market very quiet. Receipts
generally light but equal to limited
demand. Prices for top grades ste ady
but lower grades dull and slow 8 lie.
Quoted Jan 20: No. l timothy, New
York. 500; Chicago, $22; Minneapolis,
SIS; No. prairie, Minneapolis, SIS;
Chicago, SIT.
FEED-Mill feeds easier. Demand
rather Indifferent. Offerings fairly
liberal. Wheat feeds for future de-.
livery in good supply. Shipments from
Minneapolis about two thousand ton j
daily. Middlings weak and quoted
about 81 lower than bran. Hon ny
weak, offerings good Gluten feed
quiet despite recent four dollar re-.
duction in price. Cottonseed and lin.
seed meal fairly firm, inquiry light.
Alfalfa meal and beet pulp unchanged.
Quoted Jan. goth: Bran, SPOTS: mild.
dlings, $40; flour middlings, $22..0,
Minneapolis. ~
! LIVESTOCK AND. MEATS .- Chi.
cago hog, sheep and lamb prices ad.
| vanced during the week while cattle
prices were generally lower. Ho e
up 20-3Oc, medium and light weis III s
/: advancing most. Beef steers aid
butcher COWS and heifers were & n
orally Csc lower with some cows down
40c. Feeder steers were practically
steady. Calves up 75c. Chicago
prices: Hogs, top, $3.50; bulk Of
sales, $795-S.25: medium and good
beef steers, $4.65-$9; butcher COW.
and heifers, $3.40-7.75; feeder steers
| $5.15-6.90; light and medium weigh,
| veal calves, $7.25-1O25; fat lambs
$l1.75-13.25; feSding lambs, $10.25
1880; yearlings, $9.50-12; fat ewes
| $5-7.75.
Stocker and feeder shipments from
IL important markets during the weel
ending Jan. 18th were: Cattle ant
calves, 40,693; hogs, 1928; sheep, %,
/ Els.
4 FRUITS AND vEGETABLEs-Po
tato markets nearly steady. No sal
reported in Chicago on account OF COLI
weather. Northern sacked Ro n
/ Whites off SC (. 0. b. at $1.65-1S3 PEI
100 lbs. Bulk stock in New York hell
at $2.35-245. &
/ DAIRY PRODUCTS Butter mar
kets unsettled throughout week Trad,
lacks confidence and buying IS largs
/ ~ for immediate needs. Receipts
fairly heavy. Quality running goos
for season. Little activity in import
ed butter. Danish asking prices to,
high to attract purchasers. Closfn
prices, 81 score: New York, STE
Philadelphia, 35c; Boston, SIC; Chi
cage, 32hc.
Cheese markets continued steady
I Unsettled butter markets were Of IN
direct influence and, zero weather Il
parts Of Wisconsin interfered witt
shipping. Inquiries for cheese NOR,
numerous and considerable confidencl
in markets is evident. Prices at wis
consin primary markets, Jan. 18th
Twins, 20; Daisies, 1o1a; Doubl
Daisies, 2OK: Young Americas. 20
iLonghorns, 20A; Square Prints, z31z