Show feed r i acci i markets i decline y sharply 1 feed elo markets declined rs rather shang sharply during the week ending feb fob b 1 despite pite continued wl wintry asi iii weather ther which normally in creases ceases demand reports to the department of agriculture indi cate continued declines in feed grain prices and heavy production of most grain byproduct by product feeds and oilseed meals were principally responsible for the weakness in the feed market wheat mill feeds declined 2 4 per ton corn feeds were down about 2 while oilseed meals were quoted 25 2 5 00 below a week ago the index of wholesale feed stuff prices dropped nearly seven points to 9 feed grains dropped about six points to 1921 supplies of most feed reed feedstuffs stuffs are plentiful as a result of continued heavy production the december output of the principal grain byproduct by product feeds and oil seed meals totaled tons this was a drop of about tons from the november production but was 70 tons greater than the december 1947 production production for the october december quarter totaled tons compared with tons for the corresponding quarter last season the da december output of grain by pro duct feeds amounted to a little over tons or about the same as in december last season oilseed meal production in december totaled nearly tons compared with a little over in december last year |