Show ALFALFA SEED MOVING AT LOWER RICES movement of alfalfa seed f from am growers gro were hands bands slowed down somewhat during the foai tour weeks ended november 11 but continued faster than a year ago the tae V U 9 bureau of agricultural economics estimates that about 65 per der yit vat to 70 per cent ot of the crop had been bold by g gow eow ow era up to that date compared with 65 55 per cent jast last year and 80 per cent two years ago growers continued to sell bell freely but dealers showed hesitancy in buying durin during the month moT emeit at was most moat active active in utah idaho and colorado but buelt it was nely nearly at a etael i still in several districts including western oklahoma eastern now new mexico wad aad Art arizona mina country shippers figures represent the following percentages of the crop as aa having i 1 left gowers growers hands to in some bome of the important producing districts east ern now new mexico and western oklahoma 85 to 90 per coat ceat western south dakota and western texas 80 per cent utah montana and california 75 per cent kansas 65 per cent idaho and arizona 55 to 60 69 pea pe cent and colorado and nebraska CO 50 per cent I 1 prices to growers tell fell off in inear 1 ly all districts showing an average decline of 70 tents cents per pounds during the month on november 11 prices averaged 1555 1556 pe per pounds pound basis clean seed compared with 1490 a year aso ago and 1930 two years ago ranged widely within certain districts particularly ticul arly in kansas where offers fin fee seed discolored by talus rains were as low as to 10 ver der loo pounds i average prices for the principal producing districts wee veo we ve o e as aa follows I 1 california 1835 montana 1660 utah and southern idaho 1625 western south dakota and texas 16 colorado 1430 kaneas and oklahoma 1375 eastern new mexico 1365 1366 and nebraska 1360 prices for grimm alfalfa 18 to 28 but the bulk 0 of the offers fell below 20 and 26 imbor imports to of alfalfa seed july I 1 to november IS 15 amounted to jan pounds in addition louada were held for staining no seed was waa permitted entry during the corres pond log period a year ago but pounds were held for |