The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-04-14
GOVERNMENT MARKET REPORT
Quotations of Prevailing Prices Of
Farm Products at Various Centers
BY Federal Bureau.

April T. 1921
the The gI following report is distributed by
' coT11;i 9epartment of Agriculture and is
e e% from Geographic reports from
an secuons OF the country:
Grain.
Apprehension of damage to growing
crop by freezing weather caused a tenn.
porary price upturn the first of the
%s of6 a but prices began to drop on the
tor country account. The decline con-
t 1ln1ed until the End when active ex-
advance that continued throughout the
I'D Doc 40 Visible supply wheat decreased
1iIZSo, oo,, bushels for week. visible sup
E by corn increased 900 bushels In
Cnlcago cash market No red winter
wheat 5@6c over Chicago May; No. 2
s1z Q5c under Chicago May; No. Vel.
I0W, 80 q 4Ac under. For the week
Ss 81 9Saego May wheat down SIC at
4I-oG1s1s' May corn, 4Ssc at $3.50. Mime
Irons Irons May wheat down S3sc at 81 80;
n 1inilS,|S SIty Nay 59sc at S1.3OA; Win
milling and export demand good: No 2
ii"iu wheat sc over Kansas City May
Hay.
Many eastern markets report excess
S Eve receipts An almost cessation of
1eIhahd caused markets to rule lower
receipts in middle western markets con-
t taItIe nght. put as buyers We're few, quo
t tffttiHns heId only firm. In view of rela-
INey lower prices of oats receivers are
urging Shippers to take advantage of
present prices. Stockyards Chicago adj
wise sufficient hay on hand to last rim
uhe and only interested in top No 2
sTFaSfay or clover mixed. Arrivals of
Ilght. Cincinnati and Boston very weak
i Hn heavy receipts; quoting 81 to SO
poor. Quoted: No. / timothy, SIS Chi
cdso, S29 Boston, $50 Memphis 500 30
oIbG aa5 "a SIG Minneapolis; No. tim
Memphis. $20.5O Cincinnati, $3.50 Min
f nSSsaPollS; No: l alfalfa, S24 Chicago
Cincinnati. $50 MINNEAPOLIS: 10
prairie, Sl9 Chicago, SIS Minneapolis.
Feed.
=. retailers in most sections report very
I Mstlt business due to surplus of milk
Wheat mill feed production in northwest
ssld TO have reached sixty per cent of
normal on increased flour business Feed
market depressingly dull and weak at
lower levels. COttonseed meal draggy;
safes OF thirty-siX per cent meal report
cline in corn hominy feed slumped fur
ther; quoted Sl.50 lower than last week
\ nght export demand reported from
New orleans for this feed. Linseed
meal and gluten feed steady but show
ing weak tendency. Split cars bran and
standard middings offered at s27. so and
sec respectively, delivered northeastern
markets. Transit offerings good and Of
Tered at discount under spot stuff in
many markets. Quoted: Bran ST. mid
aiIngs SIC Minneapolis; hnseed meal,
$500 Buffalo, $50 Minneapolis; white
Chicago,
gluten feed. s37 Chicago; SO per cent
cottonSeed meal, $3.50 Memphis; re-
ground oat feed, $3.50 Chicago.
Livestock and Meats
The Chicago hog market declined Is
q 4oc per 100 lbs the past week. light
hogs losing most. Beef steers and heif-
ers practically steady; cows and feeder
steers generally 25c higher. Veal calves
down 5OcG$1.00; fat lambs and yearlings
50@ F6c; fat ewes about steady. April
Chicago prices: Hogs, bulk of Sales
IS. l5ql 20; medium and good beef
steers. SS.25@9.65; butcher cows and
heifers, $5.OO@9. 25; feeder steers, $1,000
S.25; light and medium weight veal
calves, S7.0o@9.50; fat lambs, $500
1000 1000; feeding feeding lambs. $7.5OQs;7 70; year
nnSs, S.9O@S.75: fat ewes, S5.0O@6.75.
With the exception of veal, fresh meat
prices at eastern wholesale fresh mar
ketS showed an upward trend for the
week Lamb and mutton up $1,000 90;
pork steak at some markets S1.O062 90,
higher at others. Veal down 81 OOM3. 90;
beef -, ranged soc higher to 81 lower. de-
pending on the market. April 4th prices
good grade meats: Beef. Sf5@17.5O; veal,
S; 81 422; lamb, S1SQ2S; mutton, Sl3Q16;
S1Sq23.