The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-10
eOVERHMEET MARKET REPORT
Quotations Of Prevailing Prices Of
Farm Products at Various centers
by Federal Bureau.

wnshinston. D. C.. for week ended
February %, 1921
The following report is distributed by
States Department of Agriculture and Is
compile from teIegraphic reports from
all sections Of the country:
Hay.
Wintry weather curtailed shipments Of
hay during the week but failed to slim
ulate the demand. Bad roads and I'M
5 sat ia f prices also important fac
ssted only in hay for immediate needs.
Demand very dull Quote: No. ! tim i'm
Chicago $3.50, Kansas city $50. Mem
phis SGT, Atlanta $50. No 1 alfalfa,
Omaha $s1S.59. Kansas City, $3.50. Mem
$3.50, Omaha SO, Kansas City So.
Feed.
Easier tone noticeable in feed mar
ket. Jobbers contracted heavily about
week ago for prompt and future ship
ment- Absence of demand from coun-
try buyers causing many to discount
western shipment prices to some ex-
tent in order to move part Of holdings.
Transit offerings liberal Linseed meal
ing slowly; purchases of hominy feed
and gluten feed light Production of
years but requirements are unusually
small Favorable weather condition as
Sisting movement; receipts satisfactory.
Stocks remain ample. Quoted: Bran
s22. middlings $22, Minneapolis; hnseed
meal S42 Buffalo. $3.50 Minneapolis;
IS per cent colt seed meal, S26 Mem
phis, S33 Chicago; white hominy feed.
$3.50 ST Louis, S24.50 Chicago; gluten
feed, SAL Northeastern markets; No. 1
Louis; beet pulp, S33 New York
Livestock and Meats.
Prices all classes all livestock at Chi
cago made material advances the past
ing lambs 75c to $1.OO; yeariings. $3.50
TO $500; ewes. SIPS to SI-75; beef steers,
75c; cows. CSC to 800; veal calves. 75c
to S1.25; hogs, 55c to S5c. February IS.
Chicago prices: Hogs. bulk of sales, 1910
to SIC; IS; medium and good beef steers,
$3.50 to $1025; butcher cows and heif-
ers, $500 to $1,000; feeder steers, S7-25
to $500: light and medium weight veal
to SLIPS; feeding lambs, $7.25 to SS-75;
yearIings. 1925 to 1915; fat ewes. $3.50
Fresh meats at eastern wholesale
markets also advanced materially, beef,
y yf mutton tt n and pork Joins ADVANCING
grade grad 10 meats ats Beef s5o to {i7oo E ee9f
mutton S11.0o to $500; light pork ioins,
$500 to $500; heavy loins, $17.O0 to
On the oath weakness in stock mar
ket and general business and economic
situation started a decline in grain
prices. but subsequent development bet
ter export demand brought about some
recovery. on the 25th and 26th- Market
unsettled on the 2Sth but became over
sold and with further green bug reports
and removal hedging against $500
bushels wheat sold for export prices al
most entirely recovered by the close.
Visible supply wheat decreased ST., 600
bushels during the week, corn 1,343, 900
bushels. Argentine Government reports
exportable surplus wheat go, 600, 900 bush
els. Corn receipts liberal; demand good;
country offerings to arrive, light. In
Chicago cash market No. 8 mixed corn,
SIC to &C under Chicago May; No
yellow, sc to 81 c under. Kansas City
reports milling demand fair For the
week Chicago May wheat down &c at
S1.56&s; May corn, Sc at 6S%c. Mime
apoIis Nav wheat down SIC at 1873;
Kansas City May, 4Hc at S1.52; Winni-
peg May 4Hc at 1913.