The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-16
GOVERNMENT MARKET REPORT
Quotations of Prevailing Prices OF
Farm Products at Various centers
BY Federal Bureau.

cember 6, 1920
>, The following report is distributed BY
compiled from telegr7phic reports from
all sections Of the country
Hay, Feed and Seed.
row range during the week Demand
slightly improved for good hay in sew
eral eastern and southern markets
Larger receipts in west have caused
lower prices at Cincinnati and Pittsburg-
Receipts generally very light and pro-
at present prices Stocks are also light
but buyers are purchasing only for i'm
New York SIS. so; Cincinnati $2S: Chicago
S3I; Atlanta s37; Jacksonville $685.: No
lanta So; No. 1 prairie Chicago SIS; St
Further declines in cottOnseed meal
and Hnseed meal featured the feed mar
kets- 43 D. c. cottonseed meal was Of
fered as low as S37 delivered Chicago; 50
p c meal freely offered IN nortneastern
markets at S3S: Iinseed meal declined to
about $1,000 Buffalo and Minneapolis
Slightly improved demand for bran pro-
duced reaction of 81 from low price of
SS5 delivered northeastern markets, Mid
dlings and heavy wheat feeds weak
dlings. Imported beet pulp declined 81
IN New York market: New York reports
grains Offered at SIS Demand remains
light; stocks in excess Of requirements
sas City: rye feed SO Minneapolis: No. L
alfalfa meal SzS St Louis: 50 per cent
eeottO1sesed meal s2s Memphis; mixed
$S4' cat feed S13 St LOUIS ground bar
Seed, very little change in prices Of
fered growers for grass seeds during past
two weeks. Growers receiving per 100
lbs. $3.50 10 IS timothy: SO red top; $1S
Kentucky bluegrass; SO orchard grass
Livestock and Meats.
ne inc 0- n. -
100 lbs again brought hog prices at Chi
cago TO within Toe OF these prevailing a
mark Sharp declines on fat lambs
brought the price down to 4 level with
sIS75, q good BEEF SEES 1874 s 1s551s bsifers
S12: feeding lambs SLIPS; ewes 1928
Fresh meat trade was generally slow
throughout the week and with the ex-
ceptiOn OF lamb and mutton. prices show
ed moderate declines Pork lOins deciin-
per 100 lbs Lamb averaged about 81
higher while mutton ranged from 81 low
er on some grades 10 81 higher 9TH
lamb S24 to SOS; mutton 81 TO SIC: light
81! RGEk loinS $50 10 ss'; heavy i0ins SIS to
Grain.
There was sharp reaction in grain
prices on the 1st and 2nd and save a
temporary decline on the Srd prices have
cago March wheat gained 22Izc closing
SL-f5& and May corn sc at 1Sc In
the chicago market NO / and 2 Old yell
low corn is selling at SIC - 1Oc over
the December future: new yellow corn
Sc. new No yellow 2b to &C; No.
yellow &c under to lie over In the face
of a record corn crop these premiums
are phenomenal New corn selling above
December is probably unprecedented
Premiums on hard winter wheat Chicago
II to 13c over December for No /; &c
for No 2; &c for No 3. No / soft red
winter % to Sic. Minneapolis March
wheat up 23c for the week. closing at
$I72s: Kansas City March up 231<c at
sLn1z; Winnipeg May up 20I<c at
S1S9A- MINI sapolis reports good milling
demand for wheat; country movement
light No I dark northern wheat 15c
over Minneapolis March; No. dark
northern 10 to 12c- Premiums on wheat
for January and February shipments are
even higher. Chicago December wheat
closed at S1-791zs December corn 76%c-