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

WASHINGTON. D c. for week ended
February p. 1921
the Bureau of Markets of the United
states Department of Agriculture and is
compile s91 pile: from telegraphic reports from
All sections OF the country
Hay and Feed.
Hay markets down SI-OO 10 50 90 on
al kinds Timothy receipts generally
isn't hut equal TO the limited demand
Heavy receipts alfalfa. mostly OF low
trades. from Northwest demoralizing,
kansas City and Omaha markets
Prairie also in light demand at lower
prices. Quote No. l timothy. New York
$3.50. Philadelphia S24 Pittsburgh
s24 80, Cincinnati S23. Chicago S54 St
Louis S27 No : alfalfa Kansas CITY
$3.50, Omaha SIS. Jacksonville S32-50.
Memphis SIS No prairie. Kansas
$3.50. Chicago S1S-
Pacific coast. southeastern and south
western feed markets WEAK with lower
tendencies Middle western and north
eastern markets firm JObbers dema nd
sOoo Dut country trade uns4 tlSI4ctory-
Coast market and Offered at S24. Tran
sit wheat feeds higher Linseed meal,
cottonseed meal and hominy feed easier:
gluten feed unchanged Stocks large;
movement good Beet pulp quoted 81
lower than week ago and in poor de-
5000, rye middlings $3.50. Minneapolis;
s. per cent cottonseed meal $3.50 Mem.
phis, $50 Chicago: linseed meal, $3.50
Minneapolis. S4O-5O Buffalo; No l al
falfa meal SO -qsas City. $3.50 St
$50 New York; gluten feed. $40; beet
pulp, $50 Philadelphia; cat feed, $40
Gr-in.
Prices advanced at the opening Of the
weeks trading upon continued reports
Of green bugs in the Southwest A three
o8S 6 5a1d e6 IN asf
small demand lack Of export business
and colder weather in bug territory.
Renewal of export business and light
offerings started prices higher on the
18th and 21st and the week closed with
a net advance of 11sc in Chicago March
wheat; 1Ssc Chicago May corn. Country
offerings southwest not la ge but con-
signments liberal result last weeks
continues in southwest but bug reports
still coming from Texas and Oklahoma
bushels during week Good wheat de-
mand Minneapolis with country mills in
corn very light. Visible supply decreased
$4,000 bushels during week Chicago
March wheat closed S1.715s; May corn.
at SISSY: Kansas City March 1c at
s1-62; Winnipeg May &c at S1-STSs; Chi
cago May wheat, S1.6I7s-
Livestock and Meats.
Sheep and lamb prices at Chicago ad-
vanced sharply the past week Most
grades of cattle Were moderately higher.
while hogs declined sc to soc Per 100 lbs.
light weights declining most Fat lambs
and yearingS up f5c TO SIS feeding
lambs were steady to CSC higher Beef
steers. best COWS and heifers gained soc;
lower grade butcher cattle unchanged
Feeder steers advanced soc 10 500
February q Chicago prices Hogs. bulk
Of sales. SS-5OG $50: medium and good
beef steers. $S.25Ge-eo; butcher COWS
S7-OOGS-75- light and medium weight
veal calves, S9-256f12-eO; fat lambs. 500
N10-25: feeding lambs. S6-e5 a 80. year
ings. S5-T5GT75; fat ewes. S3-15 $500
Eastern wholesale fresh meat prices
were higher compared with a week ago,
Beef advanced S1.o0 G1-50: lamb. $1,000
200; pork loins. S150d2-O per 100 lbs
Veal and mutton. steady to S1-Q0 higher
February q prices good grade meats
Beef, S145Qd16.O 90; veal S1S-OOG21-O0:
lamb, S1e-0 0G21- O0- mutton. S11-OOG14- 90:
light pork loins. $21O0G 90; heavy
iOins. S16.O0d17-OO-