The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-04-28
GOVERNMENT MARKET REPORT
Quotations OF Prevailing Prices OF
Farm Products at Various centers
BY Federal Bureau.

The following report is distributed by
ne ne Bureau IIea OF Markets Of the United
states Department. OF Agriculture and is
Ill sections OF the country:
Washington. D. c.. for week ending
april IS 1921
Prices declined the first part of the
week due TO large country offerings lack
u demand. reports exporters re-selling
md British labor situation. But on the
l4th settlement British strike and devel-
)pInent good export demand started an
sreezing temperatures and blizzard in
winter wheat belt also factors influen-
eing advance. Later on the 18th buying
gave out and with Winnipeg market
weak in respect emergency tariff bill all
sains declined sharply before the close.
bushels Canadian wheat received in Du-
nth since navigation opened; 800, 600
bushels due to arrive on 18th. Export
iemand slow; Visible supply wheat H.
81, 600 bushels, showing decrease 446, 900
or week Exports continue to seek corn.
yisibie supply OF corn 81 .o6i,ooo bushels.
showing decrease of 1,652.00 for week
n Chicago cash market, No. > red win
er wheat, $l-301s; No. hard, $1.371s;
'51@c; No. white oats 36a4c. For the
week, Chicago May wheat down 4I4c at
tpols May wheat down &c at $1.1S; Kan
sas City May, 31@c at S1151s; Winnipeg
May, 1212c at Sl.503s.
Livestock and Meats.
The trend of Chicago livestock prices
vas downward the past week, although
at lambs advanced soc to 75c and heavy
logs Toe per 100 lbs. Other grades of
hogs YS. lost 5c to 25e. Beef steers gem
orally 25c lower. Feeding lambs, year
changed April 18th Chicago prices:
Hogs, bulk of sales, SS.15@9.I0: medium
# COWS and heifers, 5000 800; feeder
steers steers S.I9oSS ESQ, light and medium
o. feeding SOI a@5 S'O da5 ta co.
yearlinSs. S1.25Q 800; fat ewes, $1,000
SIS. Stocker and feeder shipments
week ending April were: Cattle and
Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
advances at some ma rkets being coun-
terbalanced by declines at others. Beef
higher; pork loins, $1OO higher to 5000
over, depending upon weight and mar
zet. Veal generally 81 lower and lamb
good grade meats: Beef. $17@1S; veal,
l7@20; lamb. $1Sq23: mutton, S14G17;
Receipts light. Demand light and con-
tined largely TO the better grades De-
spite expectation of increased shipping
Of alfalfa from Idaho before April Both
prices remained steady. Prairie receipts
very light, but decline in timothy coun-
teracting small arrivals and price held
only firm. Glover mixed hay in poor re-
quest because of Iateness OF season.
Choice quality with tagged weights in
good demand Cincinnati. Lower
grades heavily discounted in most mar
kets. Tracks generally well cleaned up;
stocks small. Receipts in Chicago heavy
out well taken. Storm conditions eX-
oected to interfere with country loadings
out run of hay is expected to increase
as soon as planting season is over.
Southern markets report demand as
light because of ample grading. Quoted:
No. timothy, s23 Chicago, S25 Phila-
1elphia. s2S Cincinnati. $26 St Louis,
$50. 80 New York: No. timothy. SIS. so
Chicago. S22 Philadelphia. S21 Cincin-
natl, ST. St. Louis. $3.50 New York;
No. l alfalfa, S23 Chicago, $3.50 Gin
cinnau, S25 st. Louis: No. l prairie, SO
Chicago, $50 st. Louis.