Millard County Chronicle | 1951-07-19 | Page 11 | New Decline Noted in Farm Prices

FARM PRICES Npw Dprline NofpH in Farm Prices The agriculture department reported re-ported i!i.-m prices dropped about 1.3 per cent from mid-May to mid-June. mid-June. It was the fourth-straight month that the prices had declined, bringing bring-ing them down to about 4 per cent below the record set last February, the department reported. The department reported the decline de-cline reflected lower prices for a majority of farm products which were only partially offset by modest rise in prices of hogs, veal calves, butterfat, apples and turkeys. On the other hand, prices paid by farmers for goods used in family living and in farm production held steady. No new farm products rose to levels at which ceiling could be applied, according to the mid-Mai report.