The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-12-07

.5,550,O00 bushels of rye have accumu-
lated In the principal markets COM
pared with about 2,665, 900 bushels at
TINS time year ago when the crop
was about 100000 bushels larger.
CORN
The corn market also declined dur
ing the week largely as a result of
increased receipts. Some slowing up
IN the export demand, however. was
an additional weakening influence. In
dustries and feeders furnished the
outlet for current offerings. Accu-
mutations of corn in the PRINCIPAL
markets are only about one-fourth as
large as at this time a year ago but
were increased during November at
the rate of about a million bushels
week, totaling Nov. "a about $780,
zoo bushels. Marketings were some
what delayed by rain and snow during
November and offers "to arrive" at
most markets are still of only moder-
ate volume. December corn at Chica-
go declined about 115c for the week
ending Nov. 80 and discounts for cash
grain were widened lie to &c per bush
Ell both at that market and other cen
trail western points. At the close of
the week No. 8 yellow corn was quot
ed at Chicago SO to 841ac, Kansas
City soc to Sic, Minneapolis SIC to
SIC, Omaha 78c to 79c and st. Louis
SAC to 841ac.
OATS
The oats market continued indie
! pendently firm with good demand
prevailing for the relatively light of
ferings. Prices were not materially
changed from a week ago with No. 8
white quoted at Chicago 45%c to 48c
Minneapolis 42c to 431ac and at Kan.
sas City 36c to 461ac.
BARLEY
The barley market was dull anC
prices declined around &c per busheI
In the principal central western mar.
! kets. Good mailing types were readi
ly taken, however, at current quota
lions but feed grades sold slowly
with offerings of these generally il
excess of current market require
ments. Nearly 11,500,0OO bushels O
barley are now in store in the princi
pal markets compared with slightl
! less than five million bushels a yea
,, ago. Best mailing types were selling
! at Minneapolis at the close of tn
! week at 66c to CSC per bushel and a
Chicago at &c to 70c Special No.
barley was quoted at Milwaukee a
Csc to 76c and No. at Csc to 73t
= Feeding grades were quoted at Mime
apolis Sic to Soc and Chicago at 55
to Coo. No. 2 barley for export wa
, quoted f. o. b. New York at SOC pc
bushel. North American export i
barley are constituting so to rs pc
cent of the total shipments from tn
principal exporting countries.
C FLAX
; The flax market weakened, infll
a enced by less active demand for tn
S cash offerings and lower quotation
It at both Buenos Aires and Winnipej
s Minneapolis December flax declined
g bout "a C and closed Nov. 80 at $2.3.
s "a. Cash No. 1 seed was selling /;
e 1922 to $2.40A per bushel at tn;
It market. During the early part of tt
e week active competition at diversiC
s. points from Duluth buyers who we,
d in need of flax to complete cargo,
J. for lake shipment eastward before tt
D. close of navigation caused firm ma
D. ket but when this buying dropped o
toward the close the market BEGAN
4 weak with cash offerings in excess
" the demand from crushers. Arge
h tine seed for December shipment W
NJ quoted elf. New York at $1.95 al
t. for January shipment $1.83 per bus
ar ell. Seed for February shipment w
e. quoted at Buenos Aires at $1.61A a
ed for March shipment $1.62%. Week
r shipments of Argentine seed contin
n heavy, totaling about 1,634,000 bus
ne els for the week, about 445,00O bus
ch els of which were reported destin
f. to the United States.