How value of grain may be proved
N.D. Cent. Code § 32-25-04
in effect32-25-04. How value of grain may be proved
In any action brought under the provisions of this chapter, it shall be permissible to prove
the value of the grain in question by any of the following classes of evidence:
1. By market reports published in any newspaper or trade journal which commonly
publishes such reports, purporting to give market values or selling prices of such grain
at the market in question. No further foundation for the introduction of such reports in
evidence shall be necessary than the showing that such newspaper or journal is in
circulation as such or is commonly sold at public newsstands, and the court may take
judicial notice of the character and circulation of such newspaper or journal without
proof.
2. The buying and selling price of similar grain may be shown by the records of any
chamber of commerce, board of trade, or similar organization which is shown to keep
a record of permanent character of the prices at which such, or similar grain, is sold in
the market at which such organization is situated.
3. A witness engaged in the business of buying or selling grain likewise may testify to the
value of grain at any given market at any given time, upon showing the witness's
knowledge thereof, and for the purpose of refreshing the witness's recollection such
witness may examine and consider the permanent records of sales or purchases
made in the regular course of business of such witness or the firm or concern with
which the witness is or was connected.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t32c25.pdf#nameddest=32-25-04Fetched: 10/16/2026
