The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-02
GOVERNMENT MARKET REPORT
Quotations Of Prevailing Prices Of
Farm Products at Various centers
by Federal Bureau.

Washington. D. G.-week Ending Mo-
vember %, 1920.
The following report is distributed by
States Department of Agriculture and IS
compiled from Geographic reports from
all sections Of the country:
Hay, Feed and Seed.
The hay market generally is weaker
with prices from 81 to 50 lower in West
ern markets including Chicago and Kan
sas City, South and East still buying
only for immediate needs RecSlpIS
very light but greater than the limited
demand in several markets Prices I'M
satisfactory to producers and no in
fimoth9. Me- New York, sss: Chicago, ss2;
Atlanta, $3S. No. 1 alfalfa, Kansas City,
SIS; Omaha, SIS; Memphis. s33. No. 1
lis, 81; Omaha, $3.50. Wheat feeds
steady. Cottonseed meal and Inseed
meal week and s. to s. per ton lower
Demand for gluten exceeds production
at present Stocks of all other feeds
heavy ana demand unimproyed Move
ment good Quoted: bran $3.50, mid
dlings S29, Minneapolis; white hominy
S42 delivered New York; gluten feed $5S
seed meal s32 Memphis; linseed meal s45
f. O. b. Northeastern mills, SAG North
western mills; beet pulp sacked $40 New
York; No. 1 alfalfa meal $50 Kansas
City, No. alfalfa meal 81 less. Alb
normally slow movement OF clover and
Alfalfa seed continues. Growers unwiIl-
lbs Clean seed: red clover, SIS to $1S;
alsike clover, $50 to $22; sweet clover.
So to SO, and alfalfa. $12 to SIS. Seed
declining prices and money stringency.
GRAIN
Although the weeks wheat market
opened a little steadier the weakness
that developed in corn produced declines
in wheat and all markets reached new
low levels on the 22nd, Chicago Decem-
beer beer co4n sfi6 6efe i has sedom
been such a lack of demand for all
grains. American supplies of wheat
owing to hight demand for flour. Mills
running about half capacity For the
week Chicago December wheat lost 24c,
i0c, closing at S4&, Minneapolis Decem-
Der wheat lost 25c at $1.47h; Kansas
City 25E at s1:5oA;. Winnipeg 1917 at
81 .5515 and May corn Tic Minneapolis
March wheat. $1.51; Kansas City, SL4SA
Winnipeg May wheat, s1-7S. On the
lis sold at s1.6S; No. averaged $1.57.
In chicago No 1 soft red winter wheat
%as in de@and at e to aSc % Preig gEn
premium but with no offerings. No. I
hard winter sold at Chicago at 6 to &c
No. and mixed corn to &c premium
over Chicago December; yellow 10 to lie;
white &c Corn market has appearance
that prices have become stabilized at
around the level on the 22nd-
Livestock and Meats.
Excessive receipts and sharply break
ing prices featured the weeks Chicago
live stock market. Hogs lost $1.75 to
s2-10 per 100 lbs, establishing new low
records for the year to date. Choice
dry fed beef cattle lost Csc to 75c Me-
dunn and lower grades broke 81 to 81
per 100 lbs Veal calves sold SOC lower;
fat lambs lost 81 40; feeding lambs 81;
ewes $1.25 November % top prices; hogs
S11; yearling steers SIPS; good beef
steers $14.75 to SIS; heifers So. 25; cows
SO; feeders $1,000; western s1175; veal
calves $14.50; fat lambs SLIPS; feeding
lambs So; ewes s4.75- Fresh meat
trade was rather quiet throughout the
week and with scarcely an exception
prices declined. Beef was the weakest
feature, losing 81 to SIS per 100 lbs Veal
and lamb broke 81 to 50: mutton gen
orally 81; light pork loins ranged steady
to 81 lower; heavy loins steady to 81
higher. November % prices on good
grade meats: beef ST to $50; veal s24
to $26; lamb S24 to S2S: mutton S13 to
SIS; light pork loins S33 to $3S; heavy
loins $26 to $34