The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-02-24
GOVEREMEET MARKET REPORT
Quotations Of Prevailing Prices Of
Farm Products at Various centers
by Federal Bureau.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. for week ended
February Il, 1921
The following report is distributed by
States Department Of Agriculture and Is
compiled from Geographic reports from
all sections Of the country:
Hay and Feed.
Great depression exists in hay mar
ket situation Demand very light and
not equal to offerings Receipts gen.
orally light except in Cincinnati and
Kansas City Lower freight rates in
west and northwest causing increased
movement of alfalfa Price levels Of
per ton Extremely mild weather also
depressing factor. Quote; No. tic
Cincinnati So, Atlanta $3.50. Jackson
vile 81, St Louis s2I- No I alfalfa,
phis $50. St. Louis s2s- No prairie.
Kansas City $13-25. St Louis $ls,
Minneapolis SIS, Omaha SO
Feed market dull and irregular The
demand remains light with prices gen
orally lower than week ago A bet
Iinseed meal and price held very firm
Iifeiess- Gluten feed price and condi-
down about 81 Active trading in hom-
sis Heavy sales of bran around SO
Minneapolis were made but offerings
6 610fe BAN G5iP ss 56e IddneI SIS oGr
apolis; gluten feed. ss5 Chicago; IS per
ss6.25 %oTti7esstern nina markets: No. al
falfa meal $3.50 Kansas City linseed
s+6 chieaeo: boninV feed $3.50 St
Louis; beet pulp. s23 New York
Grain.
Prices advanced steadily during the
week except on the 18th when prices
were evened Up for the double holiday
The gains were as much as &C in q sin
gle day with a net advance OF about
- for ne ~
to advances were the decrease of near
ly 100000 bushels in the weeks Wis
reports OF bugs in Illinois, small cOun-
try offerings. and strength in corn
taken two cargoes Argentina wheat
about 20c under American level Al
though the weeks visible corn supply
increased 100000 bushels the market
was strong upon removal Of around 49,
600 bushels sold to Seaboard- SeaboaTd
reports additional 10000 bushels sold
over Holidays for export and indica-
Chicago cash market No , red winter
TTbeafs 26Gsic over Chicago March; No.
, hard, Sa1ec over: No mixed corn,
sc under May; yellow. 41zG5c under.
FAIR irs With nv 10. P GafS hard 6 heat ss.e
over Kansas City March For the week
Ghiesgo 8 na a6s E Ms2 c g9Ineg l3 esS
MINNEAPOLIS March wheat UP 1880 at
s1-571z; Kansas City March up I31ze at
S1-61; Winnipeg May, 14c at SLS5- Chi
cago May wheat, $751;
Live Stock and Meats
Sheep and lambs were the only class
of stock at Chicago to show material
price changes from a week ago Fat
lambs, feeding lambs and yearlings de-
clined $1,000 % per loo pounds fat
ewes down soc. Most grades Of hogs
steady, medium and heavy weights
ranging 10G25c higher Beef steers,
feeder steers and heifers practically IN
changed Common cows averaged soc
lower. February Il Chicago prices:
Hogs. bulk of sales. ss.9009.65; medium
and good beef steers, ST-75G9-35; butch
er cows and heifers. $4,000 so; feeder
steers. s6-0OGS-25; light and medium
weight veal calves. S9.00012-505 fat
lambs, s6.QOG9.OO; feeding lambs $500
G7-50; yearlings, S5-00Q6-5o; fat ewes,
S3-25GA75-
With the exception of beef. eastern
wholesale fresh meat prices were lower
Veal down. $1,000 1890; pork loins. 50cG
S2.00; lamb and mutton, steady to 81
lower per 100 pounds Beef practically
unchanged February Il prices good
grade meats: Beef, S13-5GG15 veal,
$4,000 2o.oo; lamb. $1,000 200; NUT
ton, S10.OOd140O; light pork Joins,
S19-50G 22-N0; heavy lOins. SI4Oed1T-oO-