The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-02-03
GOVERNMENT MARKET REPORT
Quotations of Prevailing Prices Of
Farm Products at Various ceEtsra
~ Federal Bureau.

Washington, D. c.. for week ended
January "a. 1921
the Bureau of Markets of the United
states Department of Agriculture and is
compiled from telegraphic reports from
al SecuonS or the country:
Hay and Feed.
Hay market very weak Prices declining.
receipts not large but in excess of de-
mand at most markets. Demand most
" local but some shipping orders being
received. Good grades alfalfa steady
FIalrie weak with low grades almost I'M
saIable Mild weather still bearish fac
LOT quote: No. l. timothy, Baltimore
81; Atlanta, $3.50: Pittsburgh, SIS; Gin
ce5In1nau. $20-75: Chicago $23: St. Louis,
Omaha. S21; st. Louis. s29 No. 1 prairie
minneapolis. SIG; Kansas City. $3.50;
Omaha. $780,; Chicago. SIS.
Feed market weak with honiny feed
selling So per ton lower than a week ago;
Cott9n seed meal 81 off. Linseed meal
steady but wheat feeds are dull and
meal easier: gluten feed prices reduced So
per ton Stocks generally larger than
non norman; demand remains light: Receipts
ana movement good. Imported feeds quot
ed IN Seaboard markets at materially re-
duced prices. Quoted: Bran $3.50: midd-
nngs S23: flour middlings S27; red dog s32;
Minneapolis; per cent cottCnseed meal
$3.50, Memphis; Iinseed meal S39. so, Buff
falo; S39 Minneapolis; white hominy feed
ICED. S52. so; Northern markets; No. 1 al
faifa meal S24, Kansas City; Beet pulp
Livestock and Meats.
Practically all classes OF livestock at
Chicago showed declines for the week
Beef and butcher cattle ranged Use to 81
clines. Veal calves gained soc to 75c.
Both fat and feeding lambs practically
hog sales down Sc to 4Oc. with a few
light weights showing slight advances:
January "a Chicago prices: Hogs. bulk OF
steers $7.75-$9.6O; Butcher cows and heif-
ers $3.50 to SO; feeder steers $3.50 to IS;
light and medium weight veal calves
feeding lambs SS-25 to Stops; yearlings
S7-75 to 1885: fat ewes 81 to IS.
Practically all grades of fresh meat of
eastern wholesale markets declined, Beef,
Veal and light pork loins losing an aver
age Of 81 per 100 pounds Lamb down 81
good grade meats: Beef $3.50 to $3.50;
Veal S21 to S23; lamb $50 to $25; mutton
$13 to SIC; light pork lQins s23 to SIS;
heavy lolns SIS to S21.
Grain.
Grain prices dropped steadily until the
22nd when report that Belgium had OBJ
tanned loan of twenty million dollars in
United States. and good export business
induced covering by shorts and the mar
kets responded with net advances of 1
to cents. Compilation by the Depart
ment of Agriculture shows that based on
this years croD and average pre-war con-
sumption the wheat and rye import needs
of European countries were for 2SO, OOO,O0O
bushels more than total surplus of export
ing countries. Sentiment now appears
more friendly to buying side and further
advances were recorded on the oath.
Wheat receipts smaller account bad
weather in south west Despite heavy re-
ceipts on the 24th corn showed firm I'M
dertone: fair export demand. In Chicago
cash market No. 2 red winter wheat 16
to 21c over March; No. 2 hard 5 to &c
over; New No. mixed corn to SIC I'M
der May; yellow 515 to 61zc under. Min
neapolis reports best flour demand in sew
eral weeks with cash wheat in good de-
mr. 2
northern wheat to 15c over Minneapolis
March Kansas City reports good milling
and export demand with No. dark hard
cash wheat to &c over Kansas City
March For the week Chicago March
wheat lost SIC closing at s1.707s; May
corn 214c at 691sc Minneapolis March
wheat down S7kc at S1.615 Is; Kansas City,
March SIC at S1.64k; Winnipeg May 61sc
at S1.S6% Chicago May wheat S1.612s.