The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-09-29
NORTH DAKOTA FARM OUTLOOK
FOR OCTOBER
BY Rex E. Willard, Farm Economist
North Dakota Agricultural College

level may be somewhat higher thar
this figure.
Beef Cattle
Price levels of grass cattle may
be well maintained with les than
the usual seasonal decline in the
late fall. If total marketings OF
range cattle as estimated are 1e
per cent less than last year the pres
ent price level will make less than
the usual seasonal decline in the late
fall.
Cold storage holdings are lower
7,141 900 pounds of frozen beef in
the United States Sept. /, as com.
pared with 21,311,O0O pounds q
year ago and a 5-yea1 average OF
$685. 900 pounds. The fall move
ment Of cattle from this state ia
market will be considerably smaller
than last year.
Hogs
Prices Of hogs during the next few
months will undoubtedly follow the
usual seasonal decline as soon as
the marketing of the spring pig
crop is begun. Receipts at seven
markets during August totalet l.
712,l40 head, this being 100000
more than was received q year ago.
Weights, however, were somewhat
less thus balancing .;ome Of the in
crease in numbers. Cold storage
holdings of frozen pork Sept.
amounted to 180.979,O0O pounds
against 119,994, 900 pounds a year
ago and q 5-year average for Sept.
! Of 1861, 900 pounds.
Lamb
Very little improvement in lamb
prices may be expected during Sep
TENDER and early October because Of
the relatively large native lamb
crop and less lamb feeding in the
corn belt prices may improve ma.
terially in the late fall and winter
Lamb prices showed slight down.
ward trend during August. Receipts
Of sheep and lambs t seven princi-
pal markets during August were {
per cent less than in August last
year but 10 per cent Greater than
the 5-year average.
Butter
Fall and winter butter prices prob.
ably will be approximately on the
levels Of last year. The recent ad.
vance in butter prices is largely &C.
counted for by the .apid decline in
pasture conditions during August
in the heavy dairy producing states
the marked decline in receipts dur.
ing the latter part of August and
the first part Of September and the
fact that more than the Usual sea.
sonal decrease in production is ex.
pected during the winter months.
|. Stocks Of Eutter in cold sto- age
Sept. amounted TO 163,O37, OO(
pounds as compared with 138,151,
600 pounds year before and 1856.
100000 pounds Sep. l, 1924, the
previous higc record If cold storage
stocks. Shipments of milk anC
{ -am from c-al,-da to 81, Unit
State are proceeding regularly I'm,
der temporary permits in compliance
with the Federal import milk act
The export value of the 1862
Canadian shipments was 81, 75O, 233
Eggs
With receipt. likely to continue
lower than last yea. and cold stor'
az. holdings only slightly larger
than year ego, eg. prices are like
" to have more than the seasonal
rise during the next fe.. ]. onths ant
will probably reach or exceed las
years levels by the ent' Of the year
Storage holdings Sept. we're g.,
$4,000 cases while on the same dat,
last year they amounted to 9,573,
900 cases. Stor- e stocks Of frozel
eggs are higher, 77,689, 900 pound.
Sept. against q total Of 1884 ,O0(
pounds = year ago.
Wool
In view Of the strength Of demans
ct home and abroad. the Indicate,
reduction in the Austr .lian clip AM
light stocks Of raw. wool Throughout
the World 1t the beginning Of tn,
season, it is likely that wool price
| will remain teady or advance slight
| " during the next Re NOR S.