The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-02-10
GOVERNMENT MARKET REPORT
Quotations OF Prevailing Prices Of
Farm Products at Various centers
by Federal Bureau.

Washington. D. c.. for week ended
January 81. 1921.
The following report is distributed by
States Department OF Agriculture and is
compiled from telegraphic reports from
all sections of the COUNTRY:
Grain.
Excepting advances on the 9th and
18th sentiment in the grain trade has
been decidedly bearish and prices are
considerably lower than 2 week ago
wheat on the 31st and this added to bear
1shneSS in American markets. European
financial conditions and Germany attitude
toward allied 1ndemnitles also causing
some concern. No wheat export demand.
Corn receipts light, country offerings
small, but corn prices developed indepen-
dent heaviness on increase of 500 600
bushels in visible supply. Elevator in
terests and Industries bUyine cash corn.
In Chicago cash market No. 2 red winter
wheat "a to 2Sc over March; No. hard
to &c over; New No. mixed corn
der Minneapolis reports better demand
for flour with millers taking fair GUAM
titles cash. For the week Chicago March
wheat down 10Ac at 81; 609s; May corn
49sc at 6412c, Minneapolis March wheat
down 1850 at $1.49H; Kansas City March
NE at s1.53; Winnipeg May 147sc at
S1.11A. Chicago May wheat $1-4SB.
Livestock and Meats.
Compared with a week ago. Chicago
cattle and sheep prices showed fairly
to 46c per 100 pounds Beef steers down
40c to 75c, butcher cattle and feeder
steers 25c to soc. Veal calves steady to
ing lambs 25c to Use per 100 pounds,
yearlings lost 60c to $1.25; fat ewes 15c.
January 81. Chicago prices: Hogs. bulk of
sales S9.25-S9.90; medium and good beef
steers $40; butcher cows and hei-
fers $3.50 to $3.50; feeder steers Sc to
calves $1O.50-$13.25 fat lambs 1925;
feeding lambs SS-$9.50; yearlingS $3.50 to
SS.75: fat ewes S3.25 to 1928.
aCfp TT1T hole
generally lower than a week ago Beef
lost 81 to $3.50; veal 81 to So; lamb 81 to
81 lower; January 81 prices good grade
meats: Beef S14-50-$16; veal S20-S23; lamb
$22-S25; heavy loins S16-$20.
Hay and Feed.
Timothy and praire hay markets very
weak with very slow demand. Better
demand for alfalfa at steady prices Re-
ceipts light because Of unsatisfactory
prices to producers and bad conditions Of
country roads Buyers Indifferent ex-
pecting lower prices when shipments in
crease. Receipts at Pittsburgh and Rich
mond considerable exceed demand. quote
No No i timothy NeW York $50 Pit tsp
ianta $3.50: Memphis $29. No. 1 alfalfa
Kansas City s23; Omaha $21; Memphis
Chicago s1s. Kansas City $14. Omaha
Feed market demoralized and declining
rapidly. Lower cost of corn and oats re-
stricting demand for feedstuffs of equal
feeding value and quoted at higher prices.
Bran mfddlings down about 81. Gluten
fee dand hominy very weak The demand
has not increased in proportion to in
creased output of corn mills. Alfalfa
meal weak due to lower alfalfa hay
prices. The demand for alfalfa is mostly
for forward shipments. Linseed meal
steady: cottonseed meal off $3.50 per ton.
Quoted: Bran $24.50. middlings S22. flour
middlings S26, red dog S32. Minneapolis;
Linseed meal S38, Minneapolis, S405O
Buffalo: SO per cent cottonseed meal $28,
Memphis; white hOminy feed $32, New
York: gluten feed $40 Chicago; beet pulp
S38 f. o. b. seaboard market; oat feed
SIT northeastern markets, 81 Chicago.