Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-01-05
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Price Movement Within Narrow
Range During Meek.
Russian Relief Prospective Purchaser
Improve Market Tone-Two
Million Bushels Corn for
Relief Export. Il Il; NJ

= 81 a. p s. 4
Million Bushels Corn for
Relief Export.
u. S. Bureau Of Markets. Washington, D. C..
for week ended Dec. 20. 1921. .f
Hay Hay market generally active.
Quoted December 2Sth: No. / tim
othy: Kansas City, $14. No. a al
falfa: Kansas City, $3.50; 4 No. a
prairie: Kansas City, $12. M
Feed Holiday dullness curtailing
feed demand. Wheat feed oherings
light from mills. but resellers are Of.
fering feed for future delivery at,
prices about 81 below quotations from
mills. ,9. Il Il
Grain Market uncertain during the
week and prices kept within narrow
range. Market rallied at close on re-;
port that Russian Relief contemplat-
ed buying about I've million bushels
seed wheat for. Russia. Government
crop report issued today estimates
winter wheat area sown this fall a.
293,000 acres. which is liz per cen .
less than the revised estimated area
sowns In fall OF 1920. Russian r eliefaa
purchased over two million bushels
corn on the 28th. Receipts Of corn
light; shippers holding back until re.
duced freight rates go into effect.
Closing prices, in Chicago cash mar
ket: No. 2 red winter wheat. $t.20;7
No. hard winter wheat, $1.15; No. ~
mixed corn, 49c; No. 3 yellow corn
49c; No. 8 white oats. .35c. Average
price to farmers in central Iowa for
No. 2 mixed corn about 341sc: to-
farmers in central North Dakota for
No. l dark northern wheat, $1.085ll;;;s
to farmers in central Kansas for No.
q hard winter wheat. 95c. For the
week Chicago May. wheat up NC,
closing at s1.1714;; Chicago May corn
up nc at 55c; Minneapolis May whents
about unchanged at $1.24A5; Kansas
City May wheat up IN at S1.09 II y
WINNIPEG May wheat abo 1t un
changed at $1.13ll.
Fruits and Vegetables To- al white
potato production according to De.
cember crop estimate Is 346, $4,000
blu. compared with Il November est
mate of $50, o76, 900 blu. Total produc:
ton of 26 leading late shipping states
shows net loss Of s. 456. 900 2bu and rei
tvised estimate OF fifteen early ship
ping states shows net decrease OF g.
$4,000 bu. Minnesota, MiEh'gaH
North Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado
and idaho show Increases. New York
and Pennsylvania show decreases. 3
Prices in potato prod cing sections
advanced 10000. ri. Il,
Livestock and Meats Chicago hog
prices advanced 20c-5Oc per 100 lbs.
during the week. Beef steers were.
generally assoc higher with som j
selling on the upper end Of the vari.l
GUS ranges %25c lower. Butcher COWS
and heifers and feeding steers were
practically unchanged. Veal calves
up 76c,$ u. Fat lamhs. Ind yearlings u
up 5000; feeding lambs firm to SOC
higher Fat ewes advanced assoc
December 2Sth Chicago prices: Hogs
top $40; bulk Of sales, $7.l0-7. So
medium and good beef steers $s.50s9::
butcher COWS and hbifers, 81. 25.Sa
feeder steers. $5:6.60:I light end me
dtun weight, veal calves, Sc. 7b-s So:
fat lambs, $40 .5o-ll:75y feeding lambs
ss-io. ~: yearlings, $s-lo.5o; tat.
ewes, $3.26-s. &;
Il Eastern wholes fesh mest prices !.
+ generally firm to moderately highSrS
Pork loins up sl.50-260; lamb up $1-z
per 100 lbs. Good vial sadvanced &1.1
with medium grade steady. Mutton
practically unchanged Beef firm to
! 81 higher depending upon the grade
and tho market qu{ ted. 3 81 s 1Es,s,
Daily PRODUCED butter markets I'M.
settled and weak ii close. Heavy fall:
production and imj offtsa are disturbing
factors. Storage butter quiet. Cos.
ing prices 90 scot New York. 41::
Phiiade lphia and BOSTON. ~ Chicago:
10. ssss s
Cheese markets quiet with tendency
toward sWeaknesa Prices on Wiscon..f
sin sChssse Boat NJ eclined sit lltiy|
on Tuesday Dealers generali, ex-
pect better demfnd aftsr first oi year
sHnd soIhe soutl Tern bisfnesD hasy III:
ready opened Jp. iIowseyer, nelsher
factor u Of stuff Client strength 70 hald
prices. Prices ]at Wisconsin primary:
markets. Decehber 2sth: Daisies
1s4 Double Daisies, 10 Y Long
horns. lsss: tght trading 70 other
styles sSIsI II,
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