The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
GOVERNMENT MARKET REPORT
Quotations of Prevailing Prices Of
Farm Products at Various Centers
by Federal Bureau.

cember p, 1920.
The following report is distributed, By
States Department Of Agriculture and IS
compiled from telegraphic reports from
all sections OF the country:
Hay and Feed
Hay market dull and inactive Re
oeipts slightly less than last week Lo-
cal conditions cause price fluctuations
Of 81 TO 81 per ton in few markets De-
mand almost entirely local; usual con-
Stunning sections still out Of the market
Quote: No timothy, New York, SSS-5O'
natl, S29; Kansas City. S23-50- No 1
alfalfa, Omaha, s21; Cincinnati, 81;
Kansas City: $2I;So: San Francisco CO. -
$3.50; kansas City, S1450.
Due to colder weather and snow in
northwest inquiries for linseed meal has
been better but today Minneapolis
Bran and cottonseed meal reacted slight
iy from recent decline but heavy wheat
feeds are dun and lower Homlny
easier at $3.50 to 81 off in principal
mand remains light, movement good
Dealers generally report large stocks on
hand. Quoted: Linseed meal, $4,000 Buff
cottonseed meal s27 Memphis; S34 North
eastern markets.; bran; $3.50; MD
dlings, S23; red dog, $3.50; flour mid
my, $3.50 St Louis; S41 Northeastern
markets; No. ! alfalfa meal, S21 ST
Louis; S26 Kansas CITY; beet pulp Of
fered freely at $44 in northeastern mar
kets.
Livestock and Meats.
Practically all classes Of livestock ad-
vanced sharply during the week Hogs
and sheep showed the greatest appreei,
alton with cattle third. Hogs advanced
SIPS per 100 lbs; fat lambs and year
to 75c: feeding lambs little changed. The
rather sharp decline on Monday reduced
the net weekly advance on cattle to an
r-E 20
steers, cows and heifers. Feeder steers
up soc; veal calves. $3.50 to S1.75 higher.
DeceHe per "a sShISaso PHlces- pun -, "a
beef steers. S. so to S13 co. butcher cows
and heifers. s4-75 to s1O-75; light and
medium weight veal calves, 50 to Sll-Z5'
feeder steers, S6-75 to $3.50; fat lambs.
$3.50 to S12-65: feeding lambs, SS-15 to
s1O.25; yearlings, IS to SO and fat ewes,
In the wholesale fresh meat markets
veal and pork showed advances; lamb
and pork up 81 to So; veal. 81 to IS per
100 lbs December 9th prices on goodd
aS sso meats eats BE Bet SIS to S29 veal TO
SIS; light pork loins. 81 to SIS, and
heavy loins, SIG to $50.
Grain.
Wheat has shown a sagging tendency
throughout the week, Thursday excepted
shown good strength due to buying by
big elevator interests in Chicago Wis
ible supply of wheat in . S. decreased
2.20O. 600 bushels last week Prices show
little change from week ago. but all
American markets lower Chicago March
wheat down &c at $685. and May corn
&c at 73Hc. Minneapolis March wheat
down 21zc at S1-5e&; Kansas City, 1c
at s1-591z; Winnipeg May up SIC at
S--79A- Premiums on cash wheat over
December in Chicago: Nos 1 and red
winter, Csc to Csc; No I hard. &c TO &c;
No ?, sc to &c Cash corn. No mixed,
averaged &c over December: No 5. &c
TO 155c under December white; No 4.
SIC to nc under December No 2 vel
low, 2&s c over; y same to IL over;
No same to PIC under; No. 5. 3 TO &c
under December Kansas City cash
wheat No. I hard winter. SC to 10c. and
No ?, SIC to sac over March. Mime
apolis No I dark northern, 12c to 1Sc,
and No ?, Sc to re over March