Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-06-05 | Page 6 | Alfalfa Hay Declines but Others Steady

Alfalfa Alala Hay Declines but Others Steady KANSAS CITY June S I United States State Department of Agriculture Most Agriculture Most arthe sf et the offerings of or alfalfa during the week of or May 29 to June 4 4 arrived In a heating condition and were very verS difficult difficult cult to sel sell cell Prices declined 5 to 6 as receipts receipts' were generally too large for tor trade needs Timothy was steady and prairie irregular 60 50 T Total were ar r receipts prairie lt were ge alfalfa 87 cars r 14 4 Ot of timothy which 9 clover mixed and 2 straw compared with last week weel and 33 a year ago The alfalfa market was on new crop basis basic Prices declined because of large offerings and limited demand Heating hay sold at from frum 13 U to 5 discounts and was difficult to move Dairies took an occasional c cir car r for tor future use use but re reported reported re- re ported pasti pastures res as being good gooc Shippers Shipper hesitated to 10 buy freely since Southern markets marets were were reported well ovell wel supplied with alfalfa from Oklahoma and New Mexico territory Kansas Kansa City prices were we also out ut of or line lne with Southern mar mar- leets Timothy offerings were light tationa were unchanged Good prairie advanced about SOc due to light offerIngs offer offer- Ings logs and moderate retail demand but bolt the other grades declined SOc The stockyards bought a few cars car but continued continued con con- to teed reed mostly from storage Fridays Friday's prices prIceR based on U U. S. S grades were as aR follows Alfalfa Alala- Alala Alfalfa No o. o 1 I 1750 1780 ro No 2 1600 No o. o 3 3 1360 1350 V Timothy Timothy Timothy-No No 1 1 2400 No 2 2300 No 3 3 2150 2160 V Upland prairie prairie N No 1 1 1650 1610 No Ko 2 1500 No 3 3 1250 1280 V V