Straw.—Receipts of straw were light but equal to the demand in most markets. Some old rye straw was wanted in eastern markets. There was an oversupply of wheat straw at Chicago. Current quotations were as follows: No. 1 wheat—Boston (old) $19, Baltimore $12, Pittsburgh $13.50, Chicago $9, Cincinnati $10.50, Richmond $12; No. 1 oat—Boston (old) $20, Baltimore $12.50, Pittsburgh $13.50, Chicago $11.50, Cincinnati $10.50; No. 1 rye (straight)—Boston (new) $30, New York (new) $22, Baltimore $30; No. 1 rye (tangled)—Pittsburgh $13.50, Chicago $13, Cincinnati $11.

MILL FEED MARKETS DISPLAYED WEAK TENDENCY DURING WEEK
Heavy Production of Wheat Feeds Cause of Rather Large Accumulations—Alfalfa Meal Firm.

The mill feed market was in a weak position during the week ending July 29. Increased production and offerings of the more important feedstuffs with no material improvement in the demand from principal feeding sections resulted in an easier feeling and lower quotations, especially for bran and cottonseed meal.

During the early part of the week the market held steady, but as soon as production figures became more generally known buyers turned resellers and endeavored to realize profits on their long contracts. During the last few days of the week trading was practically at a standstill, with sellers anxious to dispose of nearby shipment stuff. Stocks in hands of interior dealers were thought to be fairly good for this season of the year and advices indicate that they are being disposed of only slowly. The movement was fair.

Wheat mill feeds.—Bran was easily the weakest of the wheat mill feeds and on heavy offerings declined to $14 in the Minneapolis market. Standard middlings and the heavy wheat feeds held slightly better, flour middlings and reddog of ordinary quality commanding $24.50 and $29.50, respectively, in that market. Production in southwestern and northwestern mills increased substantially and an easier market prevailed. Most of the markets quoted bran $1–$2 lower than last week. The movement

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CARLOAD PRICES OF HAY AND FEED AT IMPORTANT MARKETS, JULY 29, 1922.
[In dollars per ton.]
Boston.[[31]]New York.[[31]]Philadelphia.[[31]]Pittsburgh.[[31]]Cincinnati.[[31]]Atlanta.Jacksonville.Memphis.[[31]]Buffalo.Chicago.[[31]]Minneapolis.[[31]]St. Louis.[[31]]Kansas City.[[31]]Los Angeles.[[31]]San Francisco.[[31]]
HAY.
Timothy and clover:
No. 1 timothy30.0030.0025.00[[32]]24.0017.0024.0024.0021.0019.0021.0017.50 14.50
Standard timothy 29.0024.0022.00 19.0016.5016.5013.00
No. 2 timothy26.0027.5023.5019.0016.0022.5020.0018.5017.5016.0016.0015.0011.00
No. 1 light clover, mixed 28.0023.5019.5015.5022.5023.00 18.50[[32]]16.00 14.25
No. 1 clover, mixed23.0024.00 17.0014.50 22.00 12.00[[32]]15.50 12.00
No. 1 clover [[32]]16.0014.00 12.00[[32]]15.00 11.00
Alfalfa:
No. 1 alfalfa 17.0025.0024.0022.50 20.00[[32]]18.00 16.0019.0016.00
Standard alfalfa 16.0023.50 19.50 17.00[[32]]16.00 14.00 15.00
No. 2 alfalfa 14.0022.00 17.00 15.00[[32]]13.00 12.00 12.00
Prairie:
No. 1 upland 19.0016.00 11.25
No. 2 upland 17.0015.00 9.50
No. 1 midland 16.0012.50
Grain:
No. 1 wheat 19.00
No. 1 oat 21.0018.00
FEED (bagged).
Wheat bran:
Spring23.2523.2522.2522.0021.0024.0024.0018.5020.5017.2514.00
Soft winter25.0023.2524.0023.5021.5024.00 21.50 14.5040.0037.00
Hard winter 22.5022.5021.0024.00 20.5017.00 16.7514.2536.00
Wheat middlings:
Spring (standard)26.5025.5025.5024.5024.5029.00 26.0021.5020.0017.00
Soft winter 32.0029.5028.0032.5030.00 24.00 22.00 46.00
Hard winter 30.5028.00 23.00 21.50
Hard winter wheat shorts 29.00 28.0025.0023.00 23.5019.50
Wheat millrun 26.00 18.00 36.00
Rye middlings26.00 25.0023.00 20.50 15.50
High protein meals:
Linseed49.0048.0048.00[[32]]48.5047.10 54.50 44.5046.5045.00 50.00 58.00
Cottonseed (41%)44.5043.5043.00 44.00 44.5050.0047.00 44.5048.0049.00
Cottonseed (36%)42.5041.5041.0042.0041.0038.0042.0036.0041.5046.50 43.00
Peanut (36%) 31.00 49.00
No. 1 alfalfa meal (medium) 25.00 30.0022.50 23.25 22.0018.5026.00
Velvet-bean meal 32.00
Gluten feed35.2035.3534.9533.7532.00 38.55 33.7528.85
White hominy feed32.0031.0030.50 28.5029.0029.00 29.5026.00 25.0022.00
Yellow hominy feed31.5030.5030.00 28.5028.50 29.0025.00 21.00
Ground barley 33.00 31.50
Dried beet pulp 51.00 33.00 53.00 48.00 36.00

Seeds
MOVEMENT OF ORCHARD GRASS SEED SLOWER THAN IN 1921
Thrashing Not Yet Completed in Many Sections—Quality This Year Better than Last

The movement of orchard grass seed is even more belated than last year despite the fact that it was harvested earlier. In some sections but little seed had been thrashed up to July 25 and in other sections thrashing operations were in full swing or nearly completed.