Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-03-02
GRAIN PRICES HIGHER.
Stock Market Follows Upward
Move Along With Grain.

move Along WIFI 0rdIIl.
( U. s. Bureau of Markets. Washington, D. G..
4 for week ended Feb. 20. 1922.
GRAIN-All grains strong and sold
! at new high prices on crop. Principal
markets factors were: Strong foreign
markets, improved milling, -four and
export demand, and increased outside
! interest. Strength continued at, the
close. Visible supply wheat 1909, 900
bushels, decrease OF $4,000 bushels
J for week. Visible supply corn 36,924,-
900 bushels, an increase of 2,152,000
bushels for week. Closing prices in
Chicago cash market: No. 2 red win.
I ter wheat SLAB; No. hard winter
wheat .$1.41; No. 2 mixed corn 5Sc:
No. 2 yellow corn SIC; No. 3 white
oats .36c. Average farm prices: No.
2 mixed corn In central Iowa 45c; No.
l dark northern wheat in central
North Dakota $1.35; No. hard win
| ter wheat in central Kansas $1.23.
For the week Chicago May wheat up
&c. closing at $1.46ss;. Chicago May
corn up tx at 6331c; Minneapolis
May wheat up TX at $1.4S; Kansas
City May wheat up &c at $1.33A: Win.
nipeg May wheat up Ike at $1.4411k.
vEGETABLES-Most potato mar
kets steady. Northern stock steady
In Chicago at $1.70-2 firm. Growers
receiving s0c-$1 for Rurals In Colo
RADIO and Idaho.
HAY-Market conditions and prices
practically unchanged. Receipts and
notices OF. country loading generally
! light. Some Improvement in local de-.
mand In "a few markets but general
demand unimproved. Inquiries from
southern consuming sections light.
Quoted Feb. 18th: No. timothy Min
neapolis $3.50, Kansas City not
quoted, Atlanta $26. Jacksonville
$3.50. No. 1 prairie Minneapolis
$3.50, Chicago SIG.
FEED Wheat feeds show easier
tendency with mills eagerly Offering
March and April shipment feed. Ware.
house stocks continued good. De.
mand confined largely to prompt ship.
ment. Stocks cottonseed cake and
meal on hand at mills about 10000.
tons larger than last year but price
advanced In sympathy with other feed
prices. Hominy feed and gluten feed
firm. production and demand good.
Linseed meal strong on withdrawal! OF
| offerings by mills. Supplies Of most
feeds in dealers hands ample to meet
requirements. High prices are re-
stricting sales and many dealers are
quoting at below replacement values.
The movement is good. Quoted Feb.
18th: Bran $25. middlings $3.50, rye
middlings $21, Minneapolis; white
hominy feed s22.50, gluten feed $32. rs.
Chicago; $500 cottonseed meal $37
Memphis; best pulp $27 Cincinnati;
No. alfalfa meal SIT Kansas City;
linseed meal $48 Minneapolis, $5l Buff
falo.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATs-Chi-
cago hog prices advanced As to 55c.
Better grades of beef steers un.
changed; the cheaper grades ranged
15.25c higher. Best fat cows and
heifers steady; other grades weak to
zoe lower. Feeder steers firm to zoe
higher, veal calves unchanged. Fat
lambs up 75c-$1.35, new top for the
season Of $1,000 being established.
.Yearlings advanced 5o-75c; fat ewes
25-50c. Feeding lambs were un.
changed. Feb. Goth Chicago prices:
Hogs. top, $1,000: bulk Of sales SO.
1850; medium and good beef steers
$7.36-9.16; butcher cows and heifers
33.s0-7.75: feeder steers $5.35-7.25; g
light and medium weight veal calves,
S7-11; fat lambs .$1s.50-1s.10: feeding
lambs $11.50-13.50: yearlings $1,000.
IA; fat ewes $5.5O-S.75.
stocker and feeder shipments from
IL important markets during the
week ending Feb. 10th were: Cattle
and calves 55.s2s; hogs 12.54s; sheep
, 32.o55. q. 4