The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-09
GOVERNMENT MARKET REPORT
Quotations Of Prevailing Prices Of
Farm Products at Various centers
BY Federal Bureau.

Washington. D. C.-Week Ending No
vember %, 1920.
The following report Is distributed oy
She Bureau Of Markets Of the United
States Department of Agriculture and Is
compiled from telegraphic reports from
all sections Of the country:
Hay and Feed.
Increased hay receipts and continued
light demand caused further price re-
auctions OF from 81 to 81 per ton in the
principal hay markets the past week.
Local demand held prices steady for the
best grades in a few markets but buy
ers generally are awaiting lower prices.
Low grain prices also are now a bear
ish factor. Shipping demand is limited
and not sufficient to absorb increased
$3.50; Cincinnati, sso.S5: Chicago. $50:
Richmond, $50. No. ! alfalfa, Kansas
City. $3.50; Memphis. $50; Omaha. s26-
No prairie, Kansas City, S15i Mime
apoiis, $50; Omaha, 81. Prices for all
feeds, except gluten feed, lower. Over
supplies Of wheat feed caused break Of
81 to IS for wheat by-products With
corn selling around S25- per ton Chicago.
buyers DO not appear anxious TO pur-
$50 TO $40 per ton Demand remains poor
for practically all feeds and inadequate
to absorb offerings Cottonseed meal
and lnseed meal weak, heavy stocks
prevent Improvement in prices Quoted:
SO p c eottonseed meal. s31- Memphis;
$3.50: middiings. $3.50. northeastern
York: hominy .$29, Omaha; gluten feed
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Grain.
The grain markets have been heavy
during the week until the 9th when
there was a little reaction and a slightly
On the 29th the markets were firm and
there was an active demand for cash
grain at sharply higher prices Last
weeks wheat exports estimated at twelve
million bushels Of which more than six
million American. This steady export
business has finally made itself felt IN
all the grain markets Active demand
for cash wheat to fill export sales re-
ported by Kansas City and Omaha Good
milling demand Chicago and Minneapolis
cargo Canadian wheat bought Nov. y
to come to Chicago to mix with low
grade spring wheat to deliver on De
cSIhoer contracts No hsru winter
wheat, 1oc over December future No.
new yellow corn, SIC over December;
No. 4. 31zc to 45zc over Mixed No
selling at price of December corn to lie
under. Report that Iowa bankers not
messing farmers TO sell their new corn.
wheat freely. For the week, Chicago
December wheat lost Szsc. closing at
closing at 66&ze. Chicago March wheat
Z&c lower at S1-52z. May corn 2Kc
higher higher "a at ia, 73Ac M y, March
March unchanged at $1.zsH; Winnipeg
May &c lower at S1.69.
Livestock and Meats.
Compared with a week ago. hogs at
75c per 100 lbs. Good beef steers firm
to 25c higher but medium grades ranged
feeding steers practically unchanged.
Veal calves declined S1.50- Fat and
feeding lambs reversed their former po-
sltion, feeding lambs selling today fully
45c per 100 lbs under fat stock Fat
ewes advanced 25c- November 2e top
Chicago prices: hogs sIO-45; yearling
steers, $3.50; good beef steers $3.50 to
SIS; heifers, SIPS; COWS, s1O-25: feeder
steers, 5000; westerns, SIPS: veal
caves, Sl3; fat lambs. s12; feeding
lambs, SLIPS; ewes. IS. A sensational
decline ranging IS to So per 100 lbs on
pork lOins featured the fresh meat mar
kets Of the week Veal came next with
declines. ranging So to 81 Trade in beef
was dull but prices averaged nearly
steady Lamb steady to 81 lower, NUT
ton, 3 to 81 lower November % prices
on good grade meats: Beef. 81 to s21;
veal, $50 to S23; lamb s24 to S27; NUT
ton, s13 to S14: light pork Ioins s24 to
S27; heavy loins. $50 TO S22.