The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-28

motive equipment. The machine is or
by Publix
cast Of last month. but below the pro-
duction of any year since 1929. The
, estimated yield of flax III North Da-
kota. at as bushels per acre, indicates
a crop of 6.944. 900 bushels. as COM
! pared with 8.ll5.00O bushels harvest
ed in 1928 and a five-year average
of 1926 900 bushels. The per acre
| yield is the smallest On record since
1917.
Feed Grains
The oats. barley and corn crops in
the United States are estimated to
be considerably below those OF last
year. The oats crop will be about
go. 600 900 bushels less than Il year
ago and the barley crop is o esti-
mated to be IL per cent below the
record crop Of 1923. The production
of corn. as indicated by condition and
probable yield October | in the Unit
ed States. will be 1913 per cent below
the 1928 crop and 6 per cent below
the five-ycar average production.
Potatoes
Present m%arketings Of potatoes are
pro%portionally larger than the indl-
Gated crop and If no material change
in estimate occurs from now on.
higher prices will prevail later III the
season. Marke.. supplies OF potatics
in September. as indicated by car
load shipments. were nearly Is per
cent large: than in September last
year. in spite Of this years much
smaller crop.
Beef Cattle
The price outlook for beef is for
some further, advance III the better
grades and improved demand for
stocsers and feeders, but a compare
lively weaker market for lower grades
of butcher cattle.
Range conditions Of most of tho
western are arc generally below that
of last year and neither financial nor
feed conditions indicate much ex-
pansion in this section for the COM
ing year. All increased demand for
stockers and feeders in the corn belt
seems likely with the present certain
ty Of the corn crop. and prices will
probably be maintained at present
levels. Prices received by farmers
thus far this year in North Dakota
have averaged considerably higher
than last year.
Hogs
Prices of hogs will probably tend
downward in North Dakota during
the next two months. particularly thu
lighter weight hogs. The seasonal
swing in hog prices received by farm
ers i'll the state tended downward
from August to September. This has
happened every year since 1925.
Storage stocks of pork IN the Unit
cd States October l amounted to GOO
600. 600 pounds. or Is per cent larger
than those Of 4 year ago and II pei
cent larger than the f%ive-ycar aver
age.
Lard stocks were u per cent larg-
er than a year ago. Exports Of larl
were 8 per cent greater than fol
August. 1928. and pork exports ? pei
cent greaters
The general level of hog prices il
North Dakota. thus far III 1929. have
averaged higher than a year ago. Thu
index of North Dakota hog prlces wa.
1873 III August. 1T in September. ane
will no doubt be considerably loWel
: for October.
Lambs
The low point in lamb prices il
1929 was probably passed during tn
, early part OF October and q likcli
hood To advancing prices seems good
. The number of lambs slaughtered il
!, September was ! per cent larger thar
last year and II per cent above tn
five -year average.
j, Shipments Of feeder lambs an
sheep into the corn belt for Septembe
were 8 per cent less than for Sep
! TENDER. 1923, but 10 per cent great
2 err than for September. 1927. Indi
. cations are that the number Of lamb
3 fed will be as large this fall as las
year.
) The index of prices received b
o farmers in North Dakota for lamb
I was 200 in August and 10l for Sep
= TENDER compared with the preWa
Q level Of 100. The general level Q
6 October prices will probably not var
: : greatly from that Of September.
2 Butter
!" The usual seasonal advance in but
s ter prices in North Dakota, which be
: gan In August. may be expected I
y continue through December an
s there is some indication that the
9 may go as high al q year ago. Re
q ceipts Of butter at the four principe
{ markets were slightly less In Septem
9 Der than q year ago. but cold storag
. holdings. October !, were 30,000.00
o pounds greater than on the same dat
last year. General production condi
4 tions continue less favorable than
o year ago. Feed conditions are til
Q poorest in heavy butter producin
= areas that have ever occurred in
years. Indications are that there wi
be a shortage Of butter during til
winter. but the heavy cold storaa
y holdings win prevent rapid rises !
prices.
Poultry and Eggs
The general level Of poultry price
for the United States have been lowe
4 this fall than last year. although til
prices In North Dakota have bee
somewhat higher than those Of
y year ago.. Egg prices should continu
4 their seasonal rise which began
August and will probably reach
higher point this fall than they ID
last year.
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III HANGS IN TREE
LOndOn.-After q week Of orgal
= lied searching throuOhout Tote,