The Market Reporter, Vol. 4, No. 15 - Various

Prairie.—More favorable weather has resulted in larger receipts of prairie hay at Minneapolis. The market remained steady, however, because of buying by the local stockyard. Firm prices on timothy and light receipts of prairie totaling only six cars for the week caused a firm market at Chicago also. The light receipts were attributed to the low prices which prevailed a short time ago. Increased receipts at Kansas City, caused apparently by the recent high prices, are more than equal to the limited demand and the market for prairie is weak with prices somewhat lower than last week. There was a good local demand from the stockyards, but practically no shipping demand, which is required to absorb any materially increased receipts. But little change is expected until colder weather arrives.

Straw.—Light receipts of straw caused slight price advances in several markets. Demand is light, however, and would not absorb a large increase in receipts except at price concessions. The following quotations represent current prices: No. 1 wheat straw—Philadelphia $12, Pittsburgh $11.50, Richmond $13, Cincinnati $9, Chicago $11.50, Minneapolis and Kansas City $8; No. 1 oat straw—Philadelphia and Pittsburgh $12, Cincinnati $11, Chicago $12.50, Minneapolis $9, Kansas City $8; No. 1 rye straw (straight)—New York $22.50, Philadelphia $20; (tangled) Pittsburgh $12.50, Chicago $13.50, Cincinnati and Minneapolis $9.

WHEAT MILL FEED MARKET SHOWS VERY WEAK CONDITION.

General Inactivity in Feed Market Continues—Offerings of Cottonseed Meal Increasing.

The feed market throughout the country was very dull and weak for the week ending Oct. 1. There was practically no investment buying of any commodity and dealers were supplying their immediate needs only. Prices generally are weak and in some markets lower on several feeds.

Production of wheat and corn feeds remains fairly heavy. Cotton seed in some sections is moving more freely and meal mills are expected to increase their offerings. Feed shipments from Minneapolis mills were heavy and stocks in public warehouses at lake ports are increasing. Approximately 28,750 tons of wheat feeds were reported in these warehouses at the end of the week under review, compared with about 2,200 tons at the corresponding time last year.

Wheat mill feeds.—Continued heavy production of bran and middlings, together with a lack of sufficient demand to absorb the offerings, resulted in a very weak feed market during the week. The lower grain prices were also a bearish factor. Bran was especially dull. Both mills and jobbers were pressing sales in some markets. Some distress bran was in evidence at both Chicago and Cincinnati. Hard winter bran sold as low as $10 per ton on track at Kansas City.

CARLOAD PRICES OF HAY AND FEED AT IMPORTANT MARKETS, OCT. 1.
[In dollars per ton.]

	Commodity.	New York. [1]	Phila- del- phia.	Rich- mond.	At- lanta.	Sa- van- nah.	Mem- phis. [1]	St. Louis. [1]	Pitts- burgh. [1]	Cin- cinnati. [1]	Chi- cago. [1]	Min- nea- polis. [1]	Omaha. [1]	Kan- sas City. [1]	San Fran- cisco. [1]	Los Angeles. [1]
HAY.
Timothy and clover:
	No. 1 timothy	31.00	23.00	26.00	28.00	26.50	24.50	25.00	22.50	20.00	24.00	19.50	...	[2]14.50	...	...
	Standard timothy	30.50	22.00	25.00	26.00	25.50	22.00	23.00	21.50	...	22.00	18.50	...	13.50	...	...
	No. 2 timothy	29.50	20.00	24.00	24.50	24.50	20.00	20.00	19.50	18.50	20.00	18.00	...	12.50	...	...
	No. 1 light clover, mixed	29.50	19.00	25.00	26.00	24.50	...	22.00	20.00	18.50	[3]21.00	18.00	...	[2]13.50	...	...
	No. 1 clover, mixed	...	...	24.00	...	...	...	20.00	21.00	17.00	[2]17.00	[2]17.50	...	11.00	...	...
	No. 1 clover	...	...	24.00	...	...	...	21.00	20.00	20.00	17.00	[2]17.00	...	[2]11.50	...	...
Alfalfa:
	No. 1 alfalfa	28.00	...	...	29.00	28.50	23.00	22.00	...	[2]21.00	22.00	[2]21.00	15.50	18.00	18.00	19.00
	Standard alfalfa	...	...	...	27.00	...	20.00	20.00	...	[2]19.00	20.00	[2]19.00	13.50	15.00	17.00	...
	No. 2 alfalfa	...	...	...	25.00	...	17.00	18.00	...	[2]17.00	17.00	[2]17.00	10.50	12.00	13.00	...
Prairie:
	No. 1 upland	...	...	...	...	...	...	17.00	...	...	17.00	16.50	11.00	12.00	...	...
	No. 2 upland	...	...	...	...	...	...	15.00	...	...	15.00	14.00	9.50	10.00	...	...
	No. 1 midland	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	14.00	12.00	10.00	8.50	...	...
Grain:
	No. 1 wheat	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	20.00	...
	No. 1 oat	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	16.00	21.00
FEED (bagged).
Wheat bran:
	Spring	21.25	20.75	21.50	22.00	...	...	...	19.50	17.00	15.25	12.50	...	...	...	...
	Soft winter	21.50	22.50	25.00	22.00	23.50	16.00	14.50	20.50	17.50	...	...	...	10.75	28.00	28.00
	Hard winter	21.50	21.25	...	22.00	...	...	14.00	20.00	17.00	15.25	...	10.50	10.50	...	22.00
Wheat middlings:
	Spring (standard)	22.25	21.75	24.00	27.00	...	...	...	21.50	20.50	16.50	13.50	...	...	...	...
	Soft winter	...	28.00	...	30.00	30.00	...	22.50	27.50	24.00	...	...	...	18.50	39.00	...
	Hard winter	...	27.00	...	28.00	...	...	21.50	27.50	20.50	...	...	...	18.50	...	...
	Hard winter wheat shorts	...	...	...	30.00	...	24.00	18.00	27.00	...	...	...	18.00	[3]15.50	...	...
	Wheat millrun	...	23.50	...	...	...	...	...	23.50	...	...	30.00	...	15.00	27.00	...
Rye middlings		...	20.50	21.00	...	...	...	...	19.00	17.00	...	12.50	12.00	...	...	...
High-protein meals:
	Linseed	46.75	44.50	...	...	...	...	40.75	[2]45.00	45.00	41.00	38.00	41.50	39.25	...	...
	Cottonseed (41%)	...	45.25	...	...	...	36.00	40.00	44.50	41.25	42.00	...	...	39.75	41.00	...
	Cottonseed (36%)	45.25	43.25	...	41.00	40.50	35.00	38.50	42.00	38.50	40.00	...	...	...	...	36.00
No. 1 alfalfa meal (medium)		...	...	...	29.00	...	22.50	20.00	...	23.50	21.50	...	17.00	17.25	20.00	27.00
Gluten feed		35.34	34.93	...	...	...	...	29.25	...	32.45	28.65	...	...	34.50	...	...
White hominy feed		29.25	28.75	30.00	28.00	...	...	21.00	...	26.00	21.00	...	19.00	20.00	...	...
Yellow hominy feed		27.25	26.00	30.00	...	...	...	19.00	...	26.00	19.00	...	18.50	19.00	...	...
Ground barley		...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	36.00	31.00	20.00	...	24.50	...	[4]30.00
Dried beet pulp		29.25	28.00	...	33.50	42.00	...	...	25.80	25.90	...	23.50	...	21.00	...	25.00