The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-04-21
GOVERNMENT MARKET REPORT
Quotations OF Prevailing Prices Of.
Farm Products at Various Centers
BY Federal Bureau.

W.aashiington, D. C. for week ending
April 10, 1921.
Hay.
Improved receipts featuring most Of
On the better grades of hay. Ohio and
indiana shippers offering timothy in
week ago New York reports opening
OF river navigation and arrival of about
oIOo tons by boat at Manhattan. Buzz
OF Minneapolis arrivals midland which
rarely nets freight charges; upland is
wanted Chicago receipts increased
more than fifty per cent; Cincinnati re-
Idaho alfalfa TO Wyoming reported;
up: Alfalfa demand in most markets
NOT urgent because OF improved pastur,
age; Receipts Of good prairie light; well
$25 Chicago. $3.50 Minneapolis. S29. so
New York. s26 St. Louis; No. 2 timothy
go Chicago Sl7 Minneapolis. $3.50 New
YORK, $50 st. Louis; No. l alfalfa $25
Chicago. $50 Minneapolis. S26 st. Louis;
NO; l prairie Sl9 Chicago $3.50 Minnea-
Feed.
Colder weather fails to stimulate ac-
JVelty IN feedstuffs. Prices steady than
curing early part of last week and in
Few instances recovered slightly. Season
bran offerings reported So to s1S Min
neapons Spring bran offered in eastern
markets basis S24. so Philadelphia rate
point, Middlings $24. better demand for
red dog; flour middlings draggy. lin
seed meal lower on reduced export de-
mand. CottOnseed meal prices some
what firmer. Hominy feed very weak
feed Sc lower than week ago alfalfa
meal dull price unchanged demand
from buyers Viewpoint Viewpoint SONS Constantly -' inn
growing; quoted. bran SIG. middlings
MINNEAPOLIS. s89 Buffalo; 48 per cent
cottonseed meal $3.50; Il per cent
$3.50, SO per cent $2O.5o southern
rate points. gluten feed $3I Chicago;
Number alfalfa meal S2O.5O St. Louis:
beet pulp $SI F. o. B. Seaboard mark
cts.
Livestock and Meats
Hog and cattle prices at Chicago made
the exception of fat lambs sheep and
danb prices advanced hog prices broke
soc TO S5c: feeder steers soc TO 75c;
butcher cows and heifers 25c to soc: fat
lambs, fat ewes and yearlings advanced
25c: feeding lambs down soc April IL
Chicago prices: hogs bulk of sales IS to
1925; medium and good beef steers
s7.75 to 50; butcher cows and Heifers
$3.50 to SO; feeder steers 81 to $3.50;
light and medium weight veal calves
$3.50 to SO; fat lambs s7.75 to $10.25;
s7.25 to SO: fat ewes 1915 to $675. The
tendency in eastern wholesale fresh
soc to 81; pork loins 81 to 81; mutton
lower; veal ranged from So lower to s.
grade and markets. April II prices good
grade meats: beef SIG to $3.50: veal ST
TO s22; lamb SIS to s22; mutton S14 to
SIC; light pork loins $26 to $50; heavy
loins $40 to s24.
Grain.
Market uncertain during the week,
price changes rapidly. Corn steady and
held within range Of one cent through
out the week. Wheat down sharply on
the 18th account very bearish sentiment
resulting from general news and world
economic situation Reported thar eX-
porters resulting wheat with demand
slow and premiums at gulf down one
third cent near loading. Illinois farmers
selling wheat rather freely Kansas and
Nebraska will haul freely as soon
roads are in good condition visible sup
ply wheat 1877. 900 bushels, a decrea Sc
of $4,000 bushels for the week in Chi
cago, cash country offerings corn not
large; eastern demand slow, visible sup
ply corn 32,716.0O0 bushels, a decrease
of 10000 bushels for the week In
Chicago cash market number red win
ter wheat s1.343s; No. hard S1.3S5s;
No. mixed corn 5S7s No. yellow 54b.
For the week Chicago may wheat down
go c at $1.29k May corn S1.34A Minnea-
polls May wheat down So. Kansas City
May 12c at $1.1S& Winnipeg 3A at
s1,63A Minneapolis flour demand dull;
wheat slow. Kansas City Milling and
export demand fair. No. 9 hard 81 Boz