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Show ALFALFA SEED IS MOVING SLOWLY VashinKti.ii. V. C, Oct. :" Movemeiit of ull'utfa seed has been somewhat slower than last year when the crop was comparatively small and prices were at the highest point In eight years. Tho U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics estimates thnt 30 per cent to 85 per cent of the crop had been sold by growers up to October Octo-ber 16 compared with with CO per cent last year and 30 per cent two years ago. In general growers sold less freely than last year. Tho most rapid movement took place in eastern New-Mexico New-Mexico and southern California nnd the "slowest in Utah. Prices to growers on October If. were lower in most districts than a year ago but were higher in Nebraska, Nebras-ka, Texas, Oklahoma, California and eastern Mew Mexico. Tho highest average prices ($1S to $19) for common com-mon alfalfa on that date were offered in northeastern Kansas, southern California Cal-ifornia and Montana and the lowest ($15 to $15.60) in Utah, Colorado and Mew Mexico. Prices for all districts dis-tricts averaged $16.75 per 100 pounds, basis clean seed, on October 15, compared com-pared with about $1S,50 last year. They were indicated by shippers to be slightly less than those offered u week earlier. I Both Imports and exports showed ! decrease from those of a year n;:o. Mo alfalfa seed was permitted entry from July 1 to October 15 but -10,000 pounds were to be permitted after i.liiining. For the same period imports amounted to l.'t.'S, 100 pounds in ll)2H, JIO.-IOO in I '.17, 7(1,7000 in I'.llVi and i:i'.',:i00 pounds in 1925. Exports of alfalfa I'ood for September amounted i to 1 : 1 ,'. M",0 pound:., compared with ISV.olO in i;JS, N7,H:!!I In HI27, '.ll!:!,-in '.ll!:!,-in lidO and 111,211 pounds in 1 !:!!. Fur the nine months ended September 80, they amounted to 693,-410 693,-410 pounds this your, 790,096 In 1928, 9'.:i,X!0 In 1927, 809,676 In 1920 and 177,062 pounds in 1925. UTAH Movement was slow to got under way in Utah. Reports Indicated that about 5 per cent to 10 per cent of the crop had been sold up to October Octo-ber 15 in contrast with 65 per cent last year. Growers apparently were unwilling un-willing to accept prevailing offers and movement was also delayed by unfavorable un-favorable weather which had hindered threshing so that it was not completed in all districts. Growers were offered offer-ed mostly $15 por 100 pounds, basis clean seed but prices were not fully established. The quality of tho seed varied considerably but was reported as poor to good in Millard County and fair to good in tho Uintah Basin. |