The Hays free press., 1921-03-31
GOVERNMENT MARKET REPORT
Quotations Of Prevailing Prices Of
Farm Products at Various csnters
by Federal Bureau.

We Wa,shinngt9nss in D. C.. for week ended
the The a,i99.% following report is distributed BY
SCates Department. Of Agriculture and is
e99Implleo from telegraphic reports from
an sections OF the country:
Hay.
ReceiPts, generally light: values well
creasingi advices OF country loading to
chicago decreasing Spring work and
heavy movement Eastern and South
eFn markets report very little inquiry
good request in Philadelphia at 81 per
ton advance Pacific coast markets
weak because Of improved pastureage
good supply in the Carolinas but in
light request Alfalfa receipts increased
mand from feeding sections Prairies
hay held steady, good southwestern
prairie meeting with ready sale in Chi
cago; chicago buyers not interested in
ti@othy ss5 chicagos 9s .ss 1f5Sa PSfiadaiPhia G9
Minneapolis; Nj No ? timothy. $40 Chicago
$3.50 Baltimore. s24 Memphis, $3.50
faifa, 50 chicag0. di SIS cincfn1atii H0; 81 81
$3.50 Omaha, SIG Minneapolis,
Market weak; demand lacking offer
ings, especially for April-BIay Shipment,
more liberal Bran and middlings down
81 TO g in western markets: other
Cottonseed meal off 5oc@s1. 90 and and sell
ing at new low levels Linseed meal
sfssdy s@ate stoekS Igts Of lower grades Ft fsi5y
hominy feed sluggish. Transit ship
ments most feeds quoted at discount un-
expected by dealers unless there is a
declded change in the general feeding
Quoted; Bran Bran s2o5o. niddlin1gs $2O,5o.
apolls; No l alfalfa meal. SIS Kansas
City, $2O.50 St Louis: iinseed meal
s41.50 Buffalo. $40 Minneapolis: gluten
feed, S37 CHICAGO: beet pulp. $32 New
York and Baltimore; white hOminy
feed, S23 St Louis. S24 Chicago.
Grain.
The world economic situation con-
dnues a depressing factor in the grain
market In addition crop reports have
been. favorable. and prices trended low
Of 5.o0o,0G0 bushels of wheat to Europe
and further reports Of green bug dam
buying which started an advance but
early on the 18th support gave way and
values started downward Early on the
closed; shorts started to cover, and
wheat advanced &c to sc, corn 1c But
!.,en yhen buying ceased prices dropped rap
$4,000 bushels during the week; visi-
pie supply of corn increased 2.S70.oOe-
ter wheat, 2Oh 6221zc over Chicago
May; No hard, 116141zc over; No 3
O.
yellow, 81 G6zc under. For the week
Chicago May wheat down 47tc at
s1-417s; May corn. 2Ac at 65%c Mime
apolis Nav wheat down Sc at S1-35%,
Kansas City May at s1-35Z, Winnipeg
Nav 21z at S1-76- Chicago March wheat
S1-52Ss- Minneapolis flour demand fair
Kansas City milling and export demand
good, No hard wheat 13c over Kansas
City MAY
Livestock and Meats.
With the exception of light hogs,
prices of practically all classes of live
stock at Chicago declined the past
week Light hogs up 10c, heavies
down 75c; bulk of sales down 2OGS5c-
Beef steers down 15635c: butcher COWS
and heifers practically steady Feeder
steers steady to 25c lower: heavy lambs
down 75c; light lambs steady. feeding
lambs steady to 35c lower Yearlings
unchanged Fat ewes down 25c. March
q Chicago prices: Hogs, bulk Of sales,
S9Q11; medium and good beef steers
50 -40Q1o-00; butcher COWS and heifers
5-Ood SS-25; feeder steers, S7-75 G9- so:
light and medium weight veal calves.
$3.50 TO $1,000; fat lambs. S7-75 G1O-75.
feeding lambs, S7-25 rs yearlings,
S1-5O4S-oo: fat ewes. S4-75 G6-25- East
eTn wholesale fresh meat markets were
generally lower. pork loins down s. 90,
beef s1-OO to $500 per 100 lbs Veal
steady TO 81 lower, lamb and mutton
practically unchanged March q prices
good grade meats Beef, S1661S: veal,
S19G2S- lamb. S1S623, mutton. S12G15:
light pork loins. S23Q26; heavy lOins,
S1S42I-