Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-12-21
SMALL GRAINS RALLY
Closing Markets Show Wheat
Steadily Climbing.

Waro curing the week ana CLOSED
sharply higher Chicago December
wheat advanced firm cents; Chicago
December corn up 3hc. European po-
littcal situation, strong foreign mar.
kets, and good cash demand were main
market factors. Sentiment mixed on
the 18th but commission houses were
mostly bullish. Better foreign demand
reported: milling demand good at Chi.
cago and Kansas City. Corn market
had firm undertone. Closing prices in
Chicago cash market: No. red win.
ter wheat $1.s2: No. 2 hard winter
wheat S1.22; No. 3 mixed corn 73c;
No. 2 yellow corn 74c; No. 3 white
oats &c. Average farm prices: No. 2
mixed corn In central Iowa 60c; No. 3
hard winter wheat in central Kansas
81; No. l dark northern wheat in cen.
trail North Dakota 81. Closing future
| prices: Chicago Dec. wheat $1.20A:
Chicago Dec. corn ike: Minneapolis
Dec. wheat @1.1eN: Kansas City Dec.
wheat $1.1lM: Winnipeg December
wheat $l.05h.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Chi
cago hog prices declined 10 to 40c per
100 pounds for week. Beef steers
| steady to 15c higher, butcher heifers
weak 10 35c lower with fat COWS un.
changed; feeder steers steady to Csc
up and veal calves Soc 10 Il lower
than week ago. Fat lambs declined
! 10 tor25c but fat ewes were steady to
Soc higher. Yearlings and feeding
lambs unclaimed. On Nov. nth Chicago
hog prices fully steady with Thurs.
days average; beef steers slow un.
even about steady. other classes fully
steady. Fat lambs steady to strong
and tat sheep fully steady. Nov. 18th
Chicago prices: Hogs, top, 3s.25; bulk
! Of sales $685.; medium and good
beef steers $6.90-11.75; butcher cows
and heifers $3.4o-10.B0; feeder steers
$5.25-7.75; light and medium weight
veal calves ss-s.75; fat lambs $13-l4.75:
feeding lambs $12.25-14.25; yearlings
| $9.75-13.2b: fat ewes $5.b0-8. Stockel
and feeder shipments from 12 impor.
tant markets during the week ending
Nov. 10th were: Cattle and calves
154.753; hogs 1891; sheep 173.401.
With the exception Of pork which, was
weak to IS lower, the trend Of prices
in eastern wholesale fresh meat mar.
kets was upward for the week. Veal
and mutton steady to 81 higher, beef
firm. On Nov. 18th steer beef weak at
New York, steady elsewhere, other
classes about steady; veal steady on
good and choice grades with others
weak: lamb steady to Arm; mutton
generally steady; pork unevenly 50t
to 81 lower at New York, weak else
where. Nov. 18th prices good grad.
meats: Beet $l4-1s; veal $13-1e; lam,
j $2s-2s; mutton $12-1e: light pork loinl
/ $17-20; heavy loins. $3.50.
DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter markets
have ruled, steady to firm during tn
week with prices practically unchang
ed on. fresh butter, and slightly highe
on storage butter. Supplies Of fresl
are fairly adequate to meet presen
demands; storage is moving freely
Closing prices % score butter: New
Il York 50:' Chicago 49h. Cheese price
were unsettled during the week witt
demand slightly improved and Sigh
gain in prices ON some styles. Their
Is more demand for held cheese pro
duction Of fresh cheese decreasing
Cheese prices at Wisconsin primar!
markets Nov. 18TH: Twins 244: Dai
sizes Is; Double Daisies 243a; Long
4 horns 241h; Square Prints Is.