The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-02-17
GOVERNMENT MARKET REPORT
Quotations of Prevailing Prices Of
Farm Products at Various centers
b. Federal Bureau.

Washington. D. C.. for week ended
February :, 1921
a., The e,, following report is distributed by
states Department. Of Agriculture and is
compiled from telegraphic reports from
ali sections Of the country:
Hay.
:, Receipts generally of inferior quality.
Southel and eastern markets report in
crease receipts; low quotations Chi
cago arrivals light; heavier in Kansas
City during last part of week, especial
ly Of alfalfa which is showing weak
ness under the first run of Idaho hay.
The quality of Idaho is not up to ex-
moving slowly as Kansas City dealers
AdVIces indicate heavy movement from
Idaho. Good timothy scarce in many
No: timothy, $3.50 Kansas City, s24.5O
9thy. $is.50 Kansas City. 81 % Chicago ago
Kansas City, SO Chicago. So Mime
apolis- No: alfalfa, $3.50 Kansas
CITY IRA S3e Gh chic 81 Minneapolis 30
Chicago, SIS Minneapolis.
Feed.
All feedstuffs weak; some prices IS
tonseed meal and iinseed meal a's' off SSsd
Considerable activity in hominy feed
during past week with mills anxious
ton Gluten feed production improved;
dull; offered at s6 Chicago market
bran. 5 =; middlings. $50; flour mid
dlings, S24 Minneapolis; linseed meal,
$3.50 Puffalo. S37.5O Minneapolis, white
nVered northeastern markets No. 1 al
falfa meal. S21-5O Kansas City; gluten
feed, S35 Chicago; beet pulp, $36 New
York; dried brewers grains. S33 New
York reground oat feed, $3.50 Chicago. .
Livestock.
For the first time in several weeks
Chicago cattle prices showed slight ad-
vances compared with week ago Beef
steers advanced 15c to 40c; butcher
Feeder steers unchanged to 25c lower;
veal calves down $1-25 to $3.50. Hogs
sost sc to 45c, strong weights losing
ing lambs. zoe to s1-0O. Yearlings
showed an extreme decline of $1.25 per
100 lbs Fat ewes steady to soc higher.
February Chicago prices: Hogs, bulk
good beef steers. Sis to SCI butcher
steers, $500 to sS-25; light and medium
weight veal calves. $500 to $1,000; fat
s7.25 to $3.50; yearlings, S6.25 to $3.50;
fat ewes, 1915 to S5-25. Eastern whole
invariably lower Beef lost soc to 81 so;
veal steady to 81 lower. Lamb, NUT
ton and pork loins down from S1.OO to
good grade meats: Beef. s13.OO@s15.OO;
veal, S2O.OO@22. 90; lamb, SIS.O0G21. 90;
mutton, O0615.00; light pork loins.
S2O-00Q23.O0; heavy loins, S15.00019.OO.
Grain.
Sharp price fluctuations characterized
the weeks grain trading. Chicago
March wheat dropped &c net. Chicago
May corn gaining sc Visible wheat
supply for l. S. and Canada over TWEEN
ty-five million bushels less than at the
same time year ago, but little atten-
ton IS being given statistical position
Argentina reported offering wheat at
New York equal to S1.S5. India said
TO have sold Italy over million bush
els OF wheat at equal to S1.67, while
exporters estimate American wheat
would be around 81 G. 1. F. Italy. Coun-
try offerings wheat not large. Illinois
farmers reported willing to sell, al
though bad roads prevent hauling. Wis
ible corn supply shows nearly seventeen
million bushels more than a year ago.
On the eth Seaboard reported $50, 600
bushels corn sold Holland and Germany.
Low prices and condition of country
roads have affected country movement
although Iowa farmers showing DISPOSE
ton TO sell In Chicago cash market
No red winter wheat, 26c to 3Oc over
No 3 mixed corn, &C to SIC under May;
yellow, &c to SIC under. Minneapolis
reports flour sales limited, with cash
No dark northern, lie to 18c over
Minneapolis March For the week
Minneapolis March wheat lost 41zc at
S1.44S4; Kansas City March, 51Ac at
$1-4715; Winnipeg May, &c at S1.71;
Chicago March wheat, S1.545s- May
wheat, S1.44k. Nav corn, 65Ac.