The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-04-27
REVIEW OF THE GRAIN MARKET

45c to soc over the May and best lots
OF No. 1 hard spring were selling at
$I.9612 to $2.0l Y which would be
comparable in a general way with No.
l Northern Manitoba which was quot
ed April 20 at Winnipeg at $1.56. Pre-
miums on durum wheat showed no i'm
portant change with No. l amber quo
! ted at from &c under to 25c over the
Duluth May, which declined 5-8c for
the week, closing April 20 at $685..
Pacific coast markets were also
firm. The Portland market was ra-
ther quiet but there was a better de-
mand at Seattle for milling wheat,
particularly from the Central West
Soft white and western wheat was
quoted at $1.52 to $1.53 and western
red wheat at SLAP per buShel, which
was about 10 cents per bushel above
export quotations at Portland. Big
Bend Bluestem was being quoted at
, around $1.63 to $1.64 for the best
! grades. There was a very active de-
mand for good milling wheat at San
Francisco where receipts were light
) and No. hard winter was quoted at
: $2.65 per hundred pounds. Good mil
ing wheat, sacked, at Los Angeles was
: quoted at S2.7212.
RYE: The rye market was strong
: er with wheat and also as result Of
n some revival in the export demand
f principally from Germany where the
e local supply is reported practically ex
t hausted. No. 2 rye was quoted fol-
V export fob. New York at $1.4212 anC
o No. 2 cash rye was selling at Mime
: apolis at $1.24 to $1.25 and at Chicago
v at about SIPS per bushel.
Ell CORN: Light receipts of corn, to
gether with the continued active de
= mand and the cold weather in tn
+ corn belt is retarding farm work ant
~ threatening delayed planting agail
# this season, resulted in sharp ad
vance in the corn market. While mar
ket stocks are but little smaller tina
IN a year ago, they have been decreasing
al steadily during the past fe wWeek
If and the smaller supply on farms II
Ct dictates lighter marketings later in tn
III season. Cash corn advanced to 1C
D. per bushel at the principal market
n No. yellow being quoted at the clos
"a of the market April 20 at Chicago ;
ne $1.S6 to $1.10, Kansas City S1.02
lie S1.O312, Omaha S1.01 to $1.01 p ar
no Cincinnati $11O to $1.15. No. 2 We
at low was quoted St. Louis $1.09 ar
a No. 2 white at $I.0512 to $1.06.
al OATS: The rapidly decreasing su
rh DIV of oats, together with reports
no heavy dockage to the fall sOwn oats
no the south and to spring Sown graf
IN. particularly in Iowa, strengthened t.
BE oats market and this, together wi
oh the advance in corn, resulted in an a
e o l. A -, Re n
wv 3 white oats were quoted at the clio
;ed Of the week at Chicago at ga to 68
for cents, Minneapolis 62 to 6212 Ger
and Kansas City GA to 65 cents.
rst BARLEY: The barley market W
es- also very firm with good demand
49, mailing barley and for grain suital
300 for seed purposes. Best maltl
re- grades were quoted at Chicago at
ere to SLOT and at Minneapolis at 80
on 90 cents. Special No. 2 was quoted
,els Milwaukee at 80 cents to SLOT 9
ont No. 2 for export at SLOT fob. n
vet York. Pacific coast barley mark
ac- were weaker with movement OF
ate. new crop from the Imperial valley
less pected within the next two weeks.
,on- FLAX: The flax market was
inn Their dull with demand only moderat
IA active for the limited offerings, +
are es advanced only slightly, May 1
am closing April 20 at Minneapolis
the 1928. No. seed was bringing 5:
the to 1921 per bushel. Crossings, s.
mar the first of October have been al
1ued 100000 bushels larger than for
eats same period laSt YEAR acc9 oI,a e.,
likh- report OF the bureau OF .ne "a
i in Crushers stocks az 6 6e ilnSS u =
tons totaled aDou6 4,1oo,oTo Du oono +bo
, for bout l,zOO'UVV bushels LIT stoclrs'
S1.65 year AGO lhese lllcie"Neu o'O0'-'