Show COSTS UP INC INCOME ONE DO DOWN WN T ti t A tta T B farm product prices bedine rin A r JL JL lULl Pv jl JL JL 0 washington prices of farm arm products declined about 1 per cent during the month ended april 15 after reaching record levels in mid march according to the monthly summary compiled by the bureau of agricultural economics the index of prices received by farmers in mid april was per cent of the 1909 14 average compared with a mid march index of and with for the 1935 ad 39 average prices paid by farmers for production materials and cost of living items including interest and taxes continued an upward trend which has been under way tor for many months the index tor for these prices in mid april was per cent of the 1909 14 average compared with in mid march and for or the 1835 1935 39 average this advance in the index for or prices paid pushed farm parity prices slightly higher parity prices are theoretical standards used by the government to in determining levels at which it will support prices of farm products increased prices paid by farmers occurred primarily in feed clothing and building materials although the bureau reported that prices of nearly every group of products bought averaged somewhat higher than the final figures for march 15 based on quarterly reports affo from more than merchants leading the general decline e in meat animal prices hog prices received by farmers fell a hundredweight dweight in the month to an average of 24 2430 30 butterfat Butte riat prices tell fell 5 cents to cents a pound and milk prices were lower because of seasonal production increases wheat prices averaged 4 cents lower and rye was off 34 cents a busel |