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City of Minot Building Permits

June 2024 – Donna Selk, Dean’s Excavating, 1302 6th St. SW, demolish house and garage, $16,250. – Wayne and Laureen Johnson, Big M Construction, 3200 S. County Road 19, framing attached garage/front entry, $39,000. – Blake and Briann Scharpe, 601 Harmony St. NW, detached garage, ...

Futures File

Crude oil consolidates August Crude Oil Futures have climbed back to $82/brl completing a $10/brl rally from June 4 to June 28. The initial rally was sharp but the last six trading sessions have been sideways with a range of $82-$80. None of the recent trade action is all that uncommon or ...

Futures File

Killers of the flour move July KC wheat futures gained $1.75/bushel (30%) from April 18 to May 28. The rally started with dry adverse conditions in U.S. wheat country as well as Russia and kicked into high gear when a late frost hit several key Russian production areas. Since May 28 the ...

Ward County Real Estate Transactions

May 2024 – 13001 2nd St. NW Lot 61, 1978 manufactured home, Robert Crawford to Tara Mark, $4,100. – 13001 2nd St. NW Lot 64, 1978 manufactured home, Robert Crawford to Brandee Murray, $500. – 604 800 31st Ave. SE, Minot, 1999 manufactured home, Reginald Parker to Michael and Jackie ...

FUTURES FILE: May Consumer Price Index numbers unchanged

The May 2024 CPI numbers were released on Wednesday and monthly CPI was unchanged month on month and up 3.3% over the last 12 months. That is the lowest monthly inflation number in two years. It also marks exactly one year of stable yearly inflation that has stayed between 3 and 4%. It is ...

FUTURES FILE: Pork price collapse brings frustrations

The month of May can be a frustrating month for hog traders. The basic seasonal pattern for hog prices is higher in the summer months (June-July) and lower in the fall/winter (October-December). As temperatures heat up in the summer, hogs spend more energy keeping cool and eating less. Cold ...