Show I 1 ALFALFA SEED MOVEMENT NORMAL PRICES LOWER about forty per cent of 0 the alfalfa seed crop had moved from growers hands by oct 21 acco according arding to information obtained by the united states department of agriculture tho the movement rate in general has been slightly ahead ot of last years and fully normal largely because of favorable weather tor for threshing in wea terni and southeastern nebraska western oklahoma southern arizona and california however the movement has hag been slower than last year in ft a number of districts especially in kansas the seed has been sold by gr growers aers as fast as threshed in a few other districts particularly in utah growers ba have not been selling freely the move in fix this state last year was slow at first because harvesting and threshing began later than usual due to the tact fact that 40 and 45 per cent of 0 the total crop of the united states was produced in utah this year the movement figures tor for this state have materially lowered the estimate tor for the country as a whole prices offered to growers on oct 21 were 50 cents and 2 per pounds lower than last year an on the same date in a majority or of districts prices tor for clean seed rapped from 1425 to 1450 in utah and 1475 in northern kansas to 17 in south dakota and 18 in montana the average price of common seed tor for the united states on this date was 1565 per pounds basis clean seed and 1365 2365 tor for country run seed prices tor for grimm alfalfa were mostly 30 and 35 the recent trend of 0 prices was slightly lower the quality ot of the 1924 rop nop is better than usual and than that of last year Is practically every surplus producing state recent imports of alfalfa seed have been small durin durans the first two weeks ot of october JS shioo SSi f 00 oo was permitted entry compare 1 with pounds last year and pounds two yeara ago for the same period UTAH less than 20 per par cent of the crop in utah had left growers hand according to reports report from shippers growers arp are nit in citory to sell freely at af pr pro ova I 1 ipa P of 1425 and 1450 per ponds basis clean these prices tro cire lower thin alio llio paid lust year on oct 21 IDAHO about abou 65 per cent of the cap in southern idaho had been sold by brov rovers es up to oct I 1 sl 1 I icove movement tiis hiis season has haj been above norme and last year C rt WP 3 we r j receiving 14 5 per arnds basis clean MONTANA AND sourn soni DAKOTA movement in montant Moi tant ald south dakota has ham ha m below bor mal but equal to or above that of last year about 25 per cent of the seed in montana and 36 35 per cent in western south dakota had been sold by growers growers were being paid about 1700 per pounds basis clean seed in south dakota and 18 in iq montana TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO about 70 per cent ot of the crop in western texas and 90 pr per cent I 1 in eastern new mexico had left growers hands the movement in tex as this sea sort was about normal normaa but in new mexico it was wag above normal on oct 21 growers in new mexico were being uniformly 1500 per pounds basis clean se seed ed and in texas 14 to 16 ARIZONA movement irl ici arizona has been below normal and last year about 60 per pee cent of odthe the cr ophas been bean sold by growers prices declined considerably since the begin dirig ot of the season on oct 21 mostly 14 to 15 per pounds basis clean seed was being offered to growers KANSAS movement in kansas has been above normal and considerably taster faster tharl last year in northwestern kansas about 60 per cent of the crop had been sold gold elsewhere in this state 55 65 to 70 per cent of the crop had moved prices ranged from 1475 per pounds rids basis clean seed IE fill northwestern and northeastern kansas to 1565 in southwestern and 1720 ir IE southeastern kansas country run prices rices ranged from 1355 1356 to 1585 OTHER STATES Alo movement in nebraska has been below last year and normal only about 5 per cent of 0 the crop having baving moved by oct oci 21 ir ID western oklahoma about 65 per cent had moved which was BBS less than last year in colorado gibout 35 per cent of 0 the crop had been sold the movement belne being tally fullY normal and ahead ot of list last year the california crop hb has beem moving considerably slower thin than list last roar rear growers were receiving 1635 per pounds baals clean leed in southeastern nebraska 1640 in western oklahoma and 15 15 in colorado sweet clover clever seed movement has been airey fairly airly active but not quite equal to that of 0 last year according accord lne to to united states department ol of agriculture it Is estimated that 45 per cent of 0 the crop had been sold prior to oct 21 the neatest area Tea test movement had taken place n northeastern north dakota and southeastern kansas prices offer offend d to growers for or clean seed on oct 21 averaged about 10 per pounds basis clean seed or 50 conits per pounds less than ast year at a corresponding time rn n the heaviest producing districts gibout was was ebing paid to the growers in colorado and utah mostly 0 in wyoming to 10 ind in montana MoDi tana 10 to 11 per der pounds basis clean seed were being offered to growers on oct 21 in the more important producing districts of 0 colorado wyoming and montana close to 60 percent of the crop had left led the growers hands |