Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-04-24 | Page 28 | Estimates Average Price Reduction for Crops

i 6 ESTIMATES AVERAGE PRICE REDUCTION FOR CROPS Crops Bureau Reports on Markets for Farmers All Over United States yei i. i of prices price paid producers of Uie the e United States for the principal epp crop decreased about 56 p per pr r cent duri dur- dur i II March said M. M t. t M. M Justin statistician statis statis- n of the bureau of crops estimates S Saturday Continuing Mr Justin said in In the past ten years rears the price level Increased increased in- in creased ed about 34 per cent during March On April 1 the ind index x figure on prices s was about per cent pent lower than a year ago per Ier cent lower r than two years ago and per cent lower lowr than the average of the past ten years ars on April 1 I The prices of meat animals to the producers of the United States In- In cr ased 52 per cent from February 15 to March I 15 in the past ten years ears prices s advanced in like period 39 per percent percent cent On March 15 the index figure of prices for meat animals was per perc c t lower than a. a t l year ago HOGS LOWER From figures which I have received from the department hogs are shown to to tobe be valued at per hundred pounds as compared with 1240 a year ago ngo beef cattle per hundred compared with a year ago veal C calves as compared with 1260 steep s 4 as compared with 1190 and lambs 7 as compared with 1330 in 1 20 i Hay is quoted at 12 per ton a at compared with 2650 a year ear ago this b being for timothy while alfalfa is quoted at 10 compared with 27 a a- year ear ago Alfalfa seed as sold brings per bushel as compared with 2080 a year ago Wheat is worth per bushed a year ear ago it was quoted at Potatoes are quoted at at 56 66 cents per bushel as compared with a year ago Butter is quoted a 40 cents a year ago it was 58 cents and eggs are quoted at 21 cents per dozen as compared with 35 cents a ay y year ar ago YIELD OF OF SEED The yield of clover a and d alfalfa seed the larger part alfalfa In 1919 is given 3 at aX acres and the wield bushels By Dy counties tho the yield is given thus B Beaver aver yielded bushels on a res Boxelder 2199 bushels on 1630 acres Cache bushels bushel on acres Carbon bushels on a acres res Davis 55 bushels on 30 acres Duchesne Du- Du chesne bushels on 2204 acres I Emery bushels on 1810 acres Iron Iron- 1562 bushels on acres Juab I 1221 bushels on acres Kane bushels on 60 acres Millard bushels on acres Morgan 15 bushels on 10 acres Pi Piute ute 62 bushels ori oIl ii 19 acres Rich 17 bushels on 8 tI- tI t s. s Salt Lake 99 bushels on 15 A tl tres res san an Juan JlIan 1 5 bushels on 52 acres acre Sanpete 41 bushels on 17 acres Sevier evier 6 bushels on 3 acres Tooele 32 28 bushels on 98 acres Uinta sh ls on on acres Utah Utah bushels bushela On orr acres Wasatch 8 bushels on onS S acres Washington 45 bushels on 33 aCres acres Wayne Vayne 37 bushels on 9 acres a Weber and d bushels on 77 acres