Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-11-01

seed oil at the support price is slow
and large supplies of other high
protein feeds probably will prevent
hnseed meal from rising high enough
TO enable crushers to pay more than
support prices for flaxseed. Price
support for the 1949 crop will be at
80 percent of parity, or about one
third less than for the 1913 crop.
SEED prices probably will be
rather irregular in the next month
or two. High prices asked for red
clover and alfalfa seed have caused
some dealers to drop out of the mar
ket. The red clover seed crop proved
10 be larger than expected and is
estimated at about one-third over
Last year. With the carryover, the
total supply is estimated at IS per-
cent over 1947 but 10 percent under
the 1942-46 average. The alfalfa
seed crop is estimated at a. percent
less than last year. Crop and carry
over combined are 38 percent below
last year and z percent below the
1926 average.
DAIRY prices probably will be
steady to unevenly higher in the
next month or six weeks. The sea-
sonal decline in the milk flow,
which probably will continue till late
November or early December, is the
chief strengthening factor.
EGG prices probably will hold
near recent high levels for the next
few weeks but the start of a sea-
sonal decline probably is not far
ahead. Highest prices for the sea-
son have been reached in October
or November in a large proportion
of past years. Recent demand has
been good for top grades. Storage
eggs and lower grades of fresh eggs
also have moved readily into con-
sumption.
POTATO prices probably will adj
vance gradually during the next four
OF five months mainly because of
the rising government-support buy
ing price. The crop estimate has
been increased to 418,4 400, 900 bush
els compared with 1874, 400, 900 bush
els last year. With the crop mostly
under cover, market offerings will
decline in the next month.
CASH GRAIN MARKETS ON OCT. 20
CHICAGo-wheat: No. 2 red, s2.27s4; No. 2
hard, 1926.
/ yellow. new, s1.3s94-1. 44a4; No. 3 yellow,
yellow, new, s1.25-1.33; sample grade yellow,
Oats: No; ! mixed, s2hs; No; 2 mixed
heavy mixed, s1Ac; No. 1 heavy white. 81Hs-
s2c; No. / extra heavy white, s31ac; No. I;
hf Rys: Vote toas. 81 al'f So. No. 70 $. 7 i.s white s04'-
Barley; Nominal range. mailing, s1.26-1.62
MINNEAPoLIs-wheat: No. 1 dark north.
s sp 1o spr lEg s ~ Z No; dark northern
No. 4 dark northern mars S. n So-2 as2Hs: No No. : 81 ga e
northern, 50. .271a; No. 1 northern spring
g. s2h q 36h; No. l and No. 2 amber durum
Corn: Nc, l yellow, s1.2sA-1.ss&; No.
yellow, s124%-1 2o%; No; 4 yellow, s1.15A
oats: No. 2 white, 7O&-76a4c; No. 3 white
pA-75s4c; No: 4 white, -7oN-73hc; No.
neavy white 76%-774c; No. 3 heavy white
Barley: Nominal range. mailing, s1.1s-1. So
Rye: No. 2, s1.ssk-1.73M; No. 3. s1.esM
linz.
Minneapolis wheat premiums: 1870 protein
DC; 14%, Sic; 1870, 12-13c; 1879, 27-29c.
SEEDS
CHICAGO5Carloads, average country rlr
| basis clean. cwt.: Timothy, s14-15.T5; re
| clover, s36-40; alsike, $24-27; sweet Glove
| white, s14. 75-16.25 sweet clover. yellow, s14. 81
l 1925; alfalfa, Montana, s49-55.
MINNEAPoL!sMPsr cgt, sweet clover 81
1 BUTTER AND EESE
\ CHICAGOICreamery, wholesale prices pt
1 No. "A. 64R-55c; A, SAC; B, 63-63Ac; C, 60K
1 Sic.
| NEW YORK-Creamery. wholesale prices p
10, A, e4h-64Ac; B, SIC.