The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-05-25


Elevator stocks at Duluth are being
rapidly reduced under active boat
loadings since the opening of naviga-
ion.
Pacific coast markets were also
slightly weaker. There was very lit
tie old crop business being done at
Portland and trading in new crop
grain was less active at the lower
price level. New crop soft white |
wheat was quoted at around $1.39 at
Portland. One full cargo has been
sold, according to trade reports, with
several charters taken at around 81
per ton, which is a lower rate than
usual on new crop charters taken at
this time of the year. Old crop Big
Bend blue stem was quoted at $1.53
at Portland, soft white and western
white at SLAP, hard winter $1.33, and
/ Northern spring at S1.34 per bushel.
New crop wheat was being contracted
at San Francisco at $235 per 100
pounds, or $1.41 per bushel, on the
basis of No. l hard white wheat. Crop
prospects are reported good in that
territory. Good milling wheat was
worth $3.50 per 100 pounds, or $1.68
per bushel at Los Angeles. No. 1
hard white wheat for 20 day shipment
, from the Imperial valley was being
. offered at S2.55 per 100, or $1.53 per
;, bushel. Bids for this wheat, howev-
r er, were around $3.50 per 100, OF
> $1.38 per bushel No. hard winter
t was quoted at Denver at $12 8 pei
bushei and No. 2 Northern spring a
SLIP per bushel.
v RYE: The rye market was slight!
n lower but was relatively firmer thar
t wheat because of the light supple
: and continued good demand. Tn
f poor condition of the new crop bot
n in the United States and in German
l. and Poland was also a strengthenin
1t factor No. 2 rye was quoted Ma
is Is at Minneapolis at $1.26-$l.27 pc
bushel and at Chicago at $1.34 pc
IS bushel, or from one-half to one Ger
N lower than week ago. No. 2 rye fl
e. export was quoted at S1.4312 1. !.
10 New York.
u CORN: The generally favorab
o. wether which prevailed throughoI
ed the corn belt during the week ga,
an an easier tone to the corn market b
is there was an active demand for t
nd lighter offerings and cash prices we
lily 1c-2c lower than at the colse of t
on previous week. New crop plantil
cts has proceeded to the northern bou
daries of the corn belt and earl
,es planted fields are up in much of Ks
.ay sas and Missouri with very little !
at planting necessary. No. 8 yellow co
do was quoted May Is at Chicago
ar $1.06-$1.07A, Kansas City STOP.
ner S1.0312 and Omaha $1.02. No. y
de- low corn was quoted at st. Louis
for $1.081s.
lily OATS: Light offerings of oats h
in prices steady for this grain and a
Ma tations were practically unchang
lily at the principal markets. Hea
ar weight oats were scarce and want
gen Market stocks are being rapidly
was duced but the generally favora
hei. prospects for new crop were tend
une to offset the strengthening influe
YER of the limited supply. No. 8 WI
loaf oats were quoted May Is, at Chici
loaf at 65c-7Oc, Minneapolis 61A c-63l
and Kansas City 69c-691sc per bu
.stic ,el.
but BARLEY: The barley market
and weak, reflecting dull demand.
IL prospective increase in acreage
inter- lower quotations on new crop gl
1914 were also weakening factors. M
'ket, ing grades were generally well ia
the but best mailing types were quoted
S on Milwaukee at 98c-$1.06, and No.
par barley for export at $1.O5 f. O. b.
red York. Feeding grades were quote,
lshel Minneapolsi at 85c-87c, and at
the cago at 9Oc-95c per bushel. Ba
win for Sentember delivery was quote,
White MINNEAPOLIS, May Is, at 724c.
70. 9 FLAX: Flax prices declined sru
S1.S1 &c per bushel, principally because
the tha weakness in other grains as t
7heat was fair demand for casa seed
mar fine moderate offerings were well
loted en- Seeding in South DaSotl
oledo haer retorded by lack of moisture
891b- reca,+ rains will improve condit
IN tho+ ctate. where it is estim
were that about one-third OF ne fiax
result been sown to the middle OF May
3 per pared with about 20 per cent
! was a0o No / seed was quoted at
over neanolis at %-$2.4OA. IL
Air. docLage cars were in demand at
hns6 ,,tI s'-, s.sloave receipts were very
same Aroor+ine prices advanced Ice
~ +Le bnsSai coed for June shipment
n;toho o,,o4oJ' 81 Buenos Aires at ST. "A
3 81 ana fo~ Iulv shipment at 81.
=. t cI': - were much smaller,
Nv ha 4; .I - result of the strike al
1nl,,tL Icy % in that country,
MI t tocH VIZ o,,iu 618, 900 bushels. IL
was bushels of this amoung V We're rep
er this destined to the Oi''e1 ~s