The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-07-27

ington, Oregon and Idaho, but trad
ing mas been of small volume. West L
ern white wheat for export was quot
ed at Portland at $1.30 to .$1.31 at the
close of the week. At San Francisco
the market was weak with No. 2 hard /
white wheat quoted at 1925 per 100. /
or $1.35 per bushel Offerings of Ida
no wheat direct to feeders at $2.1O |
per 100 OF $1.26 per bushel was the |
principal weakening factor in the |
market. No. 2 Sonora wheat not over
/ per cent dockage was quoted at
Los Angeles at 1925 per 100 willie
No. hard winter in bulk from Utah
and Idaho was selling freely at $2.10.
! RYE: The rye market was weak
and lower Notwithstanding the light
! stocks and favorable prospects for the
new p. Harvesting has begun in
+he north central states and demand
, was dull. Mills and elevators were
absorbing the small daily offerings
at the lower prices. No. 2 rye was
quoted at Minneapolis at $1.1O to
$1.14 and at Chicago at about $1.O5h
per bushel.
CORN: The corn market held gen.
orally steady throughout the week de-
!. spite the weak market situation pre-
; valling for other grains. Receipts
4 have increased slightly at some mar
kets and demand was less urgent but
: sufficient to absorb the current Of
: felings and cause further re AUCTIONS
s in commercial stocks. Stocks at the
z middle of July in the principal mar
s kets totaled only about IL million
= bushels compared with about "a mill
i ion bushels a year ago in store. No
s 8 yellow was bringing $1.06 to $1.Oe
8 at Chicago at the close of the weel
/ with sample grade selling as low a!
IL 81 cents to S1.01. Premiums fol-
"a white corn disappeared in the Oma
W ha market but there was good IN
l. uuiry from industries and from south
y eastern BUYERS. No. l and No. 2 vel
/. lew were quoted at $1.01 to $1.01 70
S. No. 2 white at $1.001a and No. 2 mix
as ed at 991a. No. yellow corn wa
lie quoted at st. Louis at S1.11-$1.13 an
re at Cincinnati S113 to $1.14 for bot
ld white and yellow.
Oh OATS: The oats market was uI
st settled. Southwestern markets wer
us generally firmer than week ago br
%. unusually high premiums which hav
or prevailed at Chicago and other MAJ
W. kets were generally firmer than
at week ago but the unusually high pr
70: miums which have prevailed at Oh
654 cago and other markets in the Mort
.or Central states were further reduce
lp- and prices were working toward
ed new crop basis. The oats harve
progressed satisfactorily during Il
7as week and was begun as far north
1ut central Iowa. Stocks of old gra
Try are very small and offerings lig
ent but buyers generally were awaitil
vas the arrival of new crop grain. No.
be- white oats were selling at the clio
}. z of the week at Chicago at So to
at cents; Minneapolis SO to 55% and
ted Kansas City at 81 to 81 cents.
to BARLEY: Barley was SHARP
out lower Buyers were holding off WI
rop liberal offerings in prospect from t
rlv- new crop, harvesting of which has
new ready begun. Samples of new bari
eek received at the markets show a w
lot range of quality because of ra
0. Wisconsin barley appears to be of I
'en- cellent quality and color and recei
from the new crop were expected
'ml- Milwaukee during the coming we
len- Quotations on old barley were low
and ed 10 to ~ cents at the prinei
per central western markets. Special
lern 2 was quoted at Milwaukee at IS
$ at 95 cents while best mailing gra
lber were selling at Minneapolis at 80
was IS cents and at Chicago at IS to
!. IA cents. Feeding barley was worth
Sep to rs cents at Minneapolis and rs
heat 81 cents at Chicago.
lpeg FLAX: The flax market was
q at and lower although receipts W
IN small, totaling only 80 cars at Mir