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to "the Last Dltj’ch by the Caold

'V the; second time within two months,

- legal flaws.
1.1111111 obtained: amendments Which

I, ”The 11111 w

. much haidshlp as the old.

-. age three months longer.

 

 

 

 

 

,- be COLW are one-
3 .oucfs Is peerless
Thechlcsoo city Geunélly Passes an

Ordinance That Has Been 1301191111"

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passed an ordinance placing restric-
tines on. I119 cold storage“ or road
products. :31‘he agitation for 09111 stor»
age legislation has covered. a period
of. several years, but the, trade has up
to the present year always been able
to ﬁght- do‘vvn any ill-advised restrid-
tions on the cold storage products.
This year the municipal council got
up a storage ordinance and in July
the judiciary 'committée held hearings
on drafts of proposed ordinances. The
ﬁrst ordinance was passedIOctober 6

end was immediately vetoed by the 3

mayor on the ground that it centainedn.
The Judiciary committpe

Would make the megs-are workable.
n rtee Monday night
and passed "y 1131361.; 511112 to 2 -
The new bill diifers little in sub;
Stance from the original,
larger bugaboo to the trade because

it contains features ‘that.are“more

than likely to be 'upheld by the courts.
The, old law was untenable from a
legal point. The original ordinance

contained the main features of the 3

present ordinance, requiring the cold

storage warehouses to mark the date '

of entrance of food products, the regu-
lar report of cold storage warehouses
three times a year, and the regular
inspection of cold storage Products by

the department of health.

The ﬂaws in the original bill were
mainly that the ordinance contained
no deﬁnition of a cold storag’mwgre-
house and discriminated in infer of a

privately owned plant Such mthose ;

of beef packers in the amok yards.
The objections of the ,trade to the
original bill hold good against. the new
one as the new oneworks "just as
The new
bill still makes it obligatory for cold
storage warehouses to be responsible

for food products entering the store .'

houses, thus making it practically nee
' essary for the cold: stdrage Ware—
houses to examine every, bit of food
entering. There has been a change
in the time limit alloted by the ordi-
nance for keeping food products. The
ordinance prbvides that all food pro-
ducts may be kept but 10 months ex-
cepting butter, which may be kept 12,
but it also provides that the commis-
~ sioner :of health may, upon inspection,
allow the products to be kept in stor-
This does

away with the feature in the original

ordinance which amounted practically
to conﬁscation at the expiration of
the time limit The marking of stor-
age products is to be only on original
packages and the grocer may still sell

3, . a dozen eggs from the cooler_ without
,‘ marking either the eggs Or the pack-

age
(Continued 61'. Page Four)

 

 

 
 

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0U CANNOT BUILD an elevator by blowing about the market conditions

In your town.

. little in the actual construction of: an elevator.

Talk is all right, but it is very cheap and helps mighty

Get busy, and let the

other fellows do the talking. Four elevators are in course of construction in

' prices, too.
cometisSion merchants is quoted as

 

 

Michigan. Make the stant\now, and have the elevator ready for buslneso
next fall. ' ,
From very good authority, we have agine anything superior to a cold,

ﬁgures which show that not more
.than one family out or a hundred liv-

‘ ing in the cities, have a. supply of ap-

pics in their cellars The report goes
on to prove that after January let ap-

«ples are a luxury in the cities and are

purchased by the piece, quart and
peck. J’ust as soon as the problem
of distribution can be solved :1 mar-
ket will be found for all the apples
thatcan be raised, and at proﬁtable
One of_Detroit’s leading

saying: “Michigan is not only a great
apple state as noted by the number of
bushels produced, but for the duality
of the fruit, .the ﬂavor and general
utility, they Cannot be matched by any
state in the union When you talk
about the ‘high cost of living,’ apples
must not be included in the list They
are both good and, cheap. The United

3 States produced 40,000,000 ‘barrels of

apples this year, not only one of the
largest yields on recOrd, but the fruit

is'of thevery best because of scienti-'

ﬁc treatment and careful handling.
“There is no fruit in the world com-
parable to the apple, either in 'quan-

crisp, juicy apple, with the whole
wealth of'na‘ture, the dew, the rain,
the sunshine and the stars wrapped
in its glossy skin! And is there any
fruit .which can be used in-such a

3 multitude of ways?

“‘An apple a day keeps the doctor
away" and ‘health’s best way, eat ap—
ples every day,” state the exact truth.

They'are better than pills or sanita- -

riums and hospitals, and cost less.
Apples are as essential to good health
as daily bread and this year they cost
about the same

“Buy a barrel or a box of apples
and get them at a far less price By
purchasing in Wholesale quantities,
the whole family can have a chance
at prosperity, instead of feeling
obliged to hoard every apple. The
apple crop this year is too large to
talk about consuming it by the quart
or peck.

“It is the wrong principle for the
consumer any year. Thousands can
keep a barrel or a box or a bushel of
apples until they can be consumed.
All that is necessary is to keep the
fruit cold—us near 'to 32 degrees as

 

tity quality or utility. Can you im— possible.”
LAST MINUTE QUOTATIONS.

At the time of going to press, the wires bring us the

following “last minute” quotations:
Wheat-N01 White (large mills paying) ........ $1.05
Wheat, No. 2 Red (large mills paying) ......... 1.06
Oats, Standard . . .‘ . ..... . .................. .37
Rye ........................ .62
Bearis...-..... ........................ 2.15
Hay (best market today, New York), at. ..... ‘. . 22.00
Potatoes (best market today, Philadelphia) at. . . .60
Butter ........ .34
.Poultry .13

 

 

 

30.7 ”BY JANUARY FIRST .—

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ONE CENT PER COPY (

GETTING READY 101

Ask. on a postal, for 25 or 50 copies to distribute
and neighbors.

 

thwuﬁdEE )

PARCELS POST-

POST'MIASTER WARREN. AT THE
DETROIT OFFICE EXPECTS TO’
HAVE HIS HANDS FULL 3

NEXT MONTH. .

The Residents of Detroit Will Un-
doubtedly Be Using Uncle Sam
as a Delivery Boy—Plan ls

Complicated and Many Ob-
stacles Must Be Overcome.

On January let the new Parcels
Post law will be in effect, and the
posto’fﬁce departments in the larger
cities have a problem on their hands
that is going to take some time. to
solve. Postmaster Warren, at the
Detroit oﬂice, advertised for bids for
automobile deliveries. But three or
four bids have been received, although
seven autos will be required to do the
work.

The regulations provide that .par~
cels of merchandise, including farm
and factory products of almost every
description up to 11 pounds and meas—
uring not over six feet in length and
girth combined, except those calcu-
lated to do injury to the mails in tran-
sit or to employee, may be mailed at
any postofﬁce for delivery to any ad—
dress in the country.

Perishable articles may be sent
through the mails only under speciﬁc
restrictions as to their containers and
the distance they are to be sent. But-
ter, lard, ﬁsh, fresh meats, dressed
fowls, vegetables, fruits, berries, and
similar articles liable to decay quick-
ly may be sent for short distances
when packed securely. Eggs will be
accepted for local delivery when
packed: in a container and for any dis-
tance when each egg is separately
packed in a perfectly secure manner.

No restriction is placed on the mail-
ing of salted, dried, smoked, or cured
meats, but fresh meat will be trans-
ported only within the ﬁrst zone.

Fragile articles, including millinery,
toys, musical instruments, and articles
of glass in whole or in part, must be
securely packed and marked “fra-
gile.”

Articles that may not be sent by
parcel post include intoxicting liquors
01' all kinds; poisons; poisonous ani-
mals, insects or reptiles; explosives
of every kind; inﬂammable articles,
including matches; infernal machines;
pistols or revolvers; disease germs;
any obscene, defamatory, or scurrilous
matter now prohibited by law; live or
dead animals, or birds or live poul-
try; raw hides or pelts; or anything
having a bad odor.

Books and printed matter may not
be forwarded at parcel post rates, but
only at the pound rates as third class

 

 

matter \
House deliveries will ,be made to
persons living on rural and star

routes and in cities and towns. Where
there is at present no carrier deliv-
ery the parcel will go to the postoﬂlce,
as is the case with ordinary mail.
Postoﬂice officials expect the pub-
lic of Detroit to use the new service
extensively for local use. Parcels to
be delivered within the city limits
and which are mailed in the city. will
be delivered. for ﬁve cents a pound
(Continued on Page 'Four)

among your friends

DO IT TODAY, PLEASE.

 

  

 


 

 

Another week- had "pas

th’ ,1 .
but very little dang: to give

, out With reference to the true
pituWon, as reﬂects on the possibil-

- was or this given commodity. ,We

ivy-ere 111 hopes to have a continuation < i 5’5" . ‘-1

V ‘or the cold Weather snap pdomised

us" a few days back. , There is,1ittle_
; _ ..Question butwhat good snappy Weather ,- ;
' Would haVe a greatinﬂuence on the
-,-j bettering or market conditions of hay. '

- It is quite true that weather condi-
”dons, as mild as we are new experi-
ending, are not conduciVe of increased
interest, especially does this reﬂect
on coarse food stuffs, like hay. We'
are experiencing a car shortage in
most every direction, on most every
road, therefore, it would-be natural
, to expect that if we were going to

" experience a. better market condition, ‘

that it should begin to show itself
with these features in its favor.
on the other hand, the general situa-
tion does not materially improve,
neither can we say that it is showing
a tendency to decline The outcome
of the hay situation is one which we
should give much study, every little
angle of the situation, as it develops
from day to day, should be well con-
sidered by you as a producer and a
distributor.
reﬂections should have a given effect
on the situation It is up to you as
farmers and producers, to take all
of these situations, and reﬂections on
them, and determine as best (you can
the basis on which to make a given
stand. We believe we have been
right in our assumption, that the only
credible way in which to handle the
situation, is to hold back all of the
good hay, in either number one tim-
othy or nice bright mixed, that we
possibly can,
movement of our more common quali-
ties. We believe by handling the situ-
ation in this manner, that not only
the producers, who have the common
quality of hay for diSposition, willbe
able to put it on the market, but that
we will gradually create a stimulative
demand for the better qualities, and in
consequence thereof, develop a higher
market standard. At a time like this,
it ought to be a commercial pleasure
for you as a producer, to study a situ-
ation like this, and see if it is not
possible to get some results. It has
been the contention that the farmer
was right up against it and had no
recourse whatever, and in a way this
has been quite true, but We believe
now, with the afﬁliation of this mar-
ket paper, and your understanding that
it reaches practically every producer
in the state of Michigan and also the
feeling that the given readers are 11-
able to have, that you can sit down
and work along with our advice to
some bankable end. We don’t want
you to follow our advice, of course,
unless after a careful study and re-
view of the situation, it looks feasi—
ble and proper to you. We believe
it is absolutely true that if you do
not handle the hay situation, just about
right, that you are simply going to
demoralize the same. If you dump
your stuff on to the market in a hap~
hazard manner, you will haveva hap-
hazard market, facing you. ,

 

HAY—MICHIGAN zone Pslcss“.

Zone No. 1 Michigan .......... $12. 00
Zone Np. 2 Michigan. . . .;. ..... 13.00
Zone No.3 Michigan .......... 14.00
Zone No. 4 Michigan .......... 14 .00
Zone No. 5 Michigan .......... 14.00‘
Zone No. 6 Michigan .......... 14.00
Zone No. 7 Michigan. ., ........ 14.50 .

hail: of No. y hay in the
dilerent Mlclhlcnn freight 10:99.
This give; you the price that Michi-
- an dealers should .he able to pay
. rib! this don-oil ..t o. 0. their. nth-

But -

Every one of these little -

allowing the gradual«

 

hour” proposition :1. 0.
letter but we mould t _;

1 I

out from under its hypnotic Spell and
shows a much better reeling

of this given condition has had its

desired result on the shipper, have

the receipts tended to decrease—that
was the only way possible to "curtail.

movement and subsequently relieve ,

the glutted condition. We have plenty

of hay on track daily, but movement g
so far. this season. ,
, pened to be easy,- the’ railroads moved '
.the shipment ssldwly‘,
tributing the actual receipts in such

of the same is being made in a. fairly
satisfactory manner.
also, that the Railroad Commission

has been investigating conditions here‘-

in the city with reference to sidetrack
facilities and the manner in which
cars have been unloaded. This ”has
had a tendency to hurry up unloading.
even if Sac1iﬁced prices had to he
used. Our .market heré is in a fairly
satisfactory condition at the moment.

 

HAYr-DETROIT MARKET.

No. 1 Timothy ...... ' .......... $16.50
No. 2 Timothy. . ’ ' . . 14.50
Light mixed 14.50
No. 1 mixed ................... 13.00
Rye Straw .................... . 11.00
Wheat and Out Straw ........ 10.00

 

 

 

PITTSBURGH—ﬂ is with pleasure
that we report a better condition
existing on the Pittsburgh market.
Sid-etrack conditions have been very
much relieved which simply means
that the trade has been taking on hay
more freely. The demand from all
angles seems to bevimproving. Es-
pecially is this true, and we think

will continue to be true, ontop quali-
ties of timothy hay and bright, clean
qualities of clover and clover mixed
hay. There is a little tendency to
weakness on lower grades of hay, and
in threshed hay.
seems to be well up to normal, but it
is very slow movement on the part
of the railroad. This has kept the
actual delivery dOWn to at least a
normal basis

 

HAY—PITTSBURGH "MARKET.

N0. 1 Timothy Hay .......... -.$17.00
No. 2 Timothy hay ...... ‘. .. 16.00
No.1 Light mixed hay ....... ". 16.00
No.1 Clov er mixed hay ....... 10.00
No. 1 Ont straw ............... 10.25
No. 1 010v e1- hay ............. 16.00
Fine prairie packing hay ..... 11.60.
No. 1 'Rye straw ............. 11.50
NO. 1 Wheat Itraw ........... 10.50 i

 

 

 

CINCINNATI—A reversal of‘ form
has visited the Cincinnati market the
past week. Receipts have been com-
paratively heavy, with the demand
falling off. This combination‘does
not work out to the movement of any
great quantity of arrivals.
were obliged to make some Conces-
sion in order to meet the buyers’

 

NOTE—The lpﬂces otiiven are on a - «

 

 

up...» .1,

HAY—CINCINNATI MARKET.

Timothy No. 1 ......... ,....~...$17.00
Timothy, Standard ~. . . . . f ..... 18.00
Timothy No. 2......‘...~ ....... 15.00";
Timothy No.3 4 , , " .
Clover Milled, No. 1. ... . .- . .' .
Clover Muted. No.2 ' " "
Clovar Pure, No.1,

lover Pure, No.2 .
Straw, «ah ,
Straw» ."
Sir

 

ﬂow. under or!“ n: mrket candle , ,

DETROIT-W9 are pleased to 3.:
port that the Detroit market has come

We ,
have been experiencing a 'gldtted 0011*
dition on this market for two or three_’-‘
weeks past. Only when the‘reﬂeotion.

You understand, .

Billings in transit;

- Receivers ,

 

 

avv,_; "

mmv my other; * as
No. 4-?!“ pro t 8.11: with: prices. Hy
5-4—28 otter keep in no

{Citvievzs and reduce the" supply, on A i
The general resﬁlt «was; the: "‘
,tunothy and clover

”tended to" low r l "" 1. e‘llthfy 33:"
e e. e : r
minced téa’mové. 5th ‘ a ,

hay; high<2iiass clover v11

with the oﬂerlngs

CHICAGO—A. combination ' of. both",
light receipts and a good lively as:
mand has kept the Chicago market: , .1
[well up in the; running 1 It" is really. ‘,
remarkable the almost apparent 111221: "
the Chicago market "has experienced! - "
It billings has-1;

a manner as to keep away, from a
1,cgilutted condition extstmg on this mar-
et
the seas-on so far when this market
has been '_up against it like most
others.
natural teceivers on this market have
been. able to hold their offerings on
a substantial basis. A g,,ood nice
movement of all grades of hay on
.this market is our report. ‘

 

HAY—CHICAGO MARKET.

No. 1 Timothy..‘..- ....... 17.00,
No. 2 Timothy. ..... . . . . 16.00’
Light CIOVer Mixed ........ 10.00
No. 2 Mixed hay. . 1' . . . .
._ No. 8 TImOthy; . . . .

Clover .

Thresher! Timothy

Marsh feeding hay”

Puckin

 

 

 

BOSTON——There is really" little

change to report as Existing ,on the;
, Boston market at the present time
We do not recall a time during this,
.season when the Beston market, has‘-
shown anything of a spirited" nature ~
or of a depressed nature; they have"?-

been running along on about a 80-80
basis continuously. "As has been re-
ported and demonstrated, the eyes of
the general Michigan hay trade have
been taken off the Boston and New

England market as a market place"
fer this given commodity. The rear ~
son, as already given, is because of-

the Canadian inﬂux into this given

territory;. croWding it down, at all.

times, below a serviceable basis. This

combined with the natural export,

trade which they have, keeps them in

a position where they are well able”

to take care of themselves at all
'times ,

 

HAYr—RBOSTON MARKET.

. Lax-3}! Small;
T‘b‘hlei. "W1
Hey.- choice... . ob; "
Hay. No. 13......
Boy. N

H ' l 00 . » 15.00.;
11y, ov :- .. *
Hwy, glove: ”mined.
Hay. "stock. ...-.
Lon;- rye strut..- . W1. .00 1 -
Tang-led ryel Its-1%.. . . ~12.00; ,- M00
o‘t‘t” ,wivoiooshayOnlb‘l’w H

' ,nar e be s~ mush
:31! " 5‘3ch h

 

 

 

, """N .
thereby ‘dris-

We don’t recall a time during-

With very few exceptions the -

.Cholce Timothy...‘...".........- 81900."

"on ha.

1000‘ ; V

 

NOTE—Lottie 9'- _
-260 Quid: medium 01!
.n-om so jto 1 pounds .1

If it were peasible to" get

 

 

 

manner.

railroad service just as conditions re-_- .
quire ',it it w‘Ould in turn be possible

to handle and manipulate a given
, "tiOn to the furthering ot a "mast.
" sat stactory and conservative rosult; '_ <; '

 

101110115 ‘"

 

 

 

moat every issue of the Pink Sheet; 4-
We would like very much to have

‘- conditions so that this would be pass

sible. Much easier and more rati-

fying would be the work or the are» .. I ,
ket Editor if conditions would make " j

the above possibl92 We shall try to
give 37911 the conditions last- as W9,
see them}: We. shall Itry; not to be
preiudiced one way. or. the other, at
any-1:11 we were,- our reports
Wohld \“Worth nothing "to you. We- ‘
have édiéd‘ hlong the" best we could

this given commodity, as to its subé

We have continuously hoped
that not ‘as many potatoes of
able nature were still being 110 d back
in the producers' or storers' hands as
was at ﬁrst pr'edicéted. We Were also

; in hopes that when the present-.0041-

shortage visited us, we Would, in- turn,
see a betterment of market condi-
:‘tions. .
situatwn must agree that there is

nothing spirited in the situatidnvf’at _ ,

the "present time. You must ,
preclate that we are passing

' car Situation
well tightened up In 3931‘; 1,1th
1

t t th, intuit 11,
3.856 0 e 43 O,
in the 16110" til? Firs,

 

I suppose you would like to-..
have something in the Way of 6: o\-

00 V y’ F encouragement on- this com-
- modity, not only in this issue but 1111‘

the advice obtainable on

arket- ' x

You who are watching the .1 ;


 

 

om” ‘ r111". . to. 55
(ion carpet b'u ,, $10.60
811 Is 111113150. even weigtt. 150

D“
. ﬁcuoted includes out o": IIIek.
5591120341: 'edIch . . ,

 

 

 

" PiTTSBURGH—Pittsburgh contin-

.',’-I_,’ue's td have ‘Ive'r'y heaVy receipts 011.
~ 1911 commodities of a perishable na-

. ea puree calm .
fsanlzed feeling enlisting, but 3130, 31>-
recess tTn

tw0uld be mposslble 1*

II'aI’b6ve 9.4191131111111111.

0 0111' re ow producers, “These given
0131:9911 "ought to bring 1,31; least 500
bus -‘1 low' enough, surely
. ' ., [get it. " 'Tkidlay the
11'1&19t is 1‘? say in every ~di'r'ec-
. {on “It 'Will‘remsl' 9“; under natural-
couditiong, untll" tor the am 01." the

 

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.I‘

Poraroswmcmem zoNs
I If. H.170: .

Zone No. 2 Michigan... . . . .. .I; .35
.~ Zone’ No. 4 Michigl's'n. . . r '. .37
so” N045 Michigan!“ 3 .35
20110 No. 019110111 gn.v..I;..,...,‘ .35
Zone No. 7 Mich! 1“" 1 ', .BSII.'
' - NOTE—From present market ecu—g
, Edition, 10,011. denies! In, the freight
which 11‘6qu new you the: nice-
(noted gbov‘e, '10: No. 1 I10 lock ile-
Ichrcﬂ' at their Itgfiono. The-e-
irIceI ‘egn be incl-cued; by taking
gdvgntgxc e! Ipeclul cgrlbt «lore.

 

 

' the onion situation 93,111
as critical 3 19m The tendency has

] “\auoug 1095c egch.

turé}. They have certainly had to ﬁght
for their lives on this given market.
First, the cabbage situation became

'so serious that" 1119 railroads wer‘e-

mbargo, ' then

obliged to place 311
up in almost

 

POTATOESr—PITTSBURGN

- MARKET. ’ '
Bulk "from car. fper bu. . .50 to .55
‘Sack‘ed tram car, per 1111.. .55to .60

' "Suck: smut be even weluht. 150
pail-mil.
Price quoted 11013!ch 'co’It oIt sack, .

 

 

 

','been to have something in a demoral-

ized condition continuously, conse-

‘quently this has forced the workers

on the preduce market to give their

I'special attention to some of these

commodities in dire need. Receipts

' of potatoes have been heavy enough
so that the market has been well sup-
, i' plied censeQuently there has not been
a time When the situatiOn

as been
in the seller’s favor—cons tly in
‘the opposite. This market shOWs a
decline over last Week. '

 

 

DETROITr—The Detroit market conv
' 11111105 to be in- a very easy Condition
'. on b’a‘sfs'of weather: conditions. roads.

' etc; This market has been taken care

'91 1110111 waII'2Ion to the extent that the
wagon price has governed this market
11 to the preSent- time. By this is
till}! 1: that producers living adjacent

a 9 for have tét as market stake
hi “2117911" commodity "True 111’ is

but cart'ain angles, are selling pota- l'

. toes at a little more money, but at
the same time the other singles of]
ibution have held this market at
loWer level than it needed to be}.
;When wa 1911' you that the producer
, meek-1s coming on to the Detroit

and selling his potatoes for ~

. I I'e'yg'ithdn, the same trade 0311‘
"buy“... ,

can 311 1,6013 at; the given 910-
" ducer. Winged ‘o In to Detroit, is

v

 

 

 

 

beﬁhicggo market w

91111111931011 peeple, you '

POTATOES-NORFOLK MARKET
Bulk trom air, per ha .. .45 to .50
‘Sacked from car, per bu. - , .00

’SgckI must be even: weight. 150 ,
pounds. ‘

’ aIb‘out 10y”: each. , -

 

 

 

 

 

'3 Balkan sltuati9n' gets on a basis

.1 where We can feel it is depend-v.

able, then the holiday 3933011 bobs
up.- You will please appreciate that
the holiday seasOn, with” New Years
Quickly fo'lloWingI means that inven-
tory and the year’s business will be
considered and brought to' a close.

Therefore...i%1s most natural on the ' ' '

part 01' all u'yers to run as closely

on their 3199 99k 39 conditions Will per- :

mit.I 'We will not be able to get on
any particular basis until after the
first of the year. At the moment the
market gamblers are. ‘selling, while the

 

. general buyer is buying, but the situa~ . ‘

 

 

. its!“ ‘tﬁ‘éil
’ flush 9: ti“ 0M9“?

by those who on“ Ion future

’ prospect-1.

 

 

BEANS

a White. hand-picked baIsia. . 32.15

 

 

 

"' , conditions facing us.

Price quoted Include-1 coIt of Igck, - ~.

Just at the” moment when the

‘deep blue, signifying possibly

that We as producers as holders
of beans, feel blue. A little touch of
the blues sometimes does a person
’;'.]200d; we can’t expect to go through
"this commercial struggle without hav-
ing something in the line of adverse
_ What would the
game actually be werth to us if we
did not have some of these blue- tinged
conditiOns bobbing up and facing us
once in a while? If we can only keep
them from coming up, twice in a
While,“ we ought to feel that there is
Some way out of. the situation. The
situation is blue all right enough as

" the picture shows today, but what

does it mean and why should it be
painted as we now View it? Is there
any good reason why this general
market should show a gradual decline
from day to day? You have ﬁlled
every elevator in the State of Michiv
gan to its capacity and more, and
what Would you expect? If this was
at the tail of the season with but a
few beans left in your hands as a pro
ducer, we would see a. much different
actual bean market than you are to-
day experiencing; then the general
bean handlers would simply say to
the outside trade, “You can have these
beans for so much money,” and they,
as large handlers, would simply hold
those beans until the market came
where they wanted it. But today they
can’t work that game, because you
fellows in the country Would com—
mence to dump your beans on them
the moment they started. You, as
producers,

"Up goes Flag No. 3, which is a'

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allow. is organized;e 'Iwbrkln'g

out and. taking advantage of every

91139 of the principles of organization-ref

11nd getting results scoordlngly. would

1: I, we sell beans on the present market

basis ‘t

Net by a 10112 shot. Hold your
beans .

 

BEANS—JDETROIT MARKET.

IRed Kidney ........ 2.30

I MICHIGAN zoNE Pmcss.
‘~' 10an No. 2, Michigan .......... 2,15
Zone No.3 , Michlg 2.20
Zones 4, 5, 8 and 7, uMichigan. . 2.257

NOTE—We give you above the
prices that Michigan dealer- ghould
be able to pay you for beg-I. Ingl-
plcked bank. In the amen-t freight
zones of Michigan. The Pink Sheet
th Iet the price tor hen-I, hund-
plcke'd hgglg. it the iterate Micki-é
gun points, at 32.40 pgr bnlhel. .

 

 

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could just as well work/

One extreme follows another.

We are jumping from Flag-No.

5 to Flag No. 1, not because the
market situation is where we want it,
but because it is coming, from 3. mar-
ket standpoint. When the market
sky is cleared up, we feel, commer-
cially speaking, just~ as well as if the
market had attained the level we are
looking for. It is much harder, please
remember, to clear up the situation,
get our foundations built, than it ll
to put on the ﬁnishing touches. We
feel now that theIfoundation is prac-
tically completed, that the situation is
on a comparatively stable basis, that
we haVe every right to expect a good.
legitimate condition existing from now
on. You want to understand, please,
that there will never be any particu-
lar demand for low grades of colored
stock, but it has already been demon-
strated that practically all of this
grade has been moved. There is a
mighty good demand in practically all
directions, at the present time, for
good quality oats, and1 the market
situation is gradually strengthening.

Continued on Page Six

 

VERY BUSINESS rum:
E should know the freight rate

from his shipping station to
the leading market canton. With
this key you are in a. position to
know whether your local dealer 1-
giving you a. square deal or not.
Ielow we give you the “Business
Farm 2011. Map of 11101112311."
You mwlfl notice that in connection
with the map we give am the ap-
roximgte rate per hun ed pound-
or shipment: by freight to the
markets named on most of the
products of your farm. The” rate-
will vary a little at (1111010111: points.
therefore we advise you to to to
your local railway gxent and. got
the rate: from 111111.10 1| chutcd
by law to give you the rates, and
with than rates and the “Pink
ﬂheet" you are secure.

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l

E D IITO R IIA"I_ ‘
INALLY, which shall it be: “Extensive farming,” or “inten—
sive farming?” We haven’t as many .farms in the United
States as we had ﬁve years ago; but we haye larger farms.
This means that the avelage farmer is ever reaching out after more

a:

land; like the miser, he is never satisﬁed .
With more land the farmer can raise more
HOG CRUNTS corn- to feed more hogs, torbuy more-land.
OR to raise more corn to feed more hogsr—and
HAPPINESS. so they keep “right on going round the cir—‘"
cle. Four neighbors each own an eighty.
Two of the most prosperous buy out their
neighbors and the grind goes 011.

 

It’s now a game of theD survival of the ﬁttest. Hog grunts have
already rooted out happiness. The rush is on for more’dollars—
and you can get more dollars by raising more hogs. “Corn is
king" —swine his kingdom, and the battle rages in the6 king’ 5 realm.

Soon one of the two farmers goes to his reward; and the fou1
eighties become the property of one. Corn remains king, but the
hog is on the throne. and the farmer his willing subject. Thus the
number of ianns decreases and the number of acres per farm in-
Ciease proportionately.

\Vith added acres come added responsibilities. Problems have
multiplied. And the “big farmer” learns, when it is everlastingly
too late, that he has exchanged happiness, contentment, neighbors
and even friends {01 “hog grunts.” He is now monarch of all he
which way ’he may, that which makes life worth
livino is no longer within the range of his Vision.

V\ e came into this woild naked and helpless. We return through
the open doorway, as we entered. We journey here ,a little while,
then pass 011. Our journey is the more pleasant, if we journey
together. Dollars will not bring happiness; dollars 'willi' not hold
friends; dollars will not keep the bloom on your check; or the
rheu111atism from your bones.

If you haven’t land enough to keep you real busy, why not adopt
intensive farming, instead of extensive farming? Why not keep
your neighbors and friends about you, and see how much you can
raise per given acre, by giving your best thought and energy to that
acre? .

*Let science aid you. Science will lead you through the dark
maze of selﬁshness into the pleasant paths of peace, where you can
quietly study in natuic’s lab1atory, the wonderful story of her
creations. -

                        

Then with science as a helper; ever present and ever ready; you .

will ﬁnd both comfort and happiness, in gvorking with nature.
Through your combined efforts, you will reach the goal of your
ambition, Without so great a sacriﬁce. K ,

Usually the extensive farmer is a soil robber. He either “holds
up” nature himself, or requires that his tenants shall commit the
crime and he share in the booty. It’s usually a game of ”get all
you can and keep all you get.” .

The intensive farmer cuts his garment accordinglto his cloth.
The labor problem is minimized; a hundred obstacles ,are removed.
Satisﬁed "nature lays
treasures at his door with lavish hands. .

God never intended that the farmer should be a mere plunderer
of theIsoil. A kind and generous Father never planned this earth

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Suit is now being tried in .tliel‘
Court: 2,116 Charlotte. "The 37'
bro gm by; the Barry & Eaton'County
ers’ Mum-:11 Fire Insurance Mm-

pan-y for the purpose gt ascertaining w '

to whom a cheek drawn for $340 in

" payment/of a‘ ﬁre loss :should be paid.

The case originated though a. ﬁre

ﬂoss sustained by Em'ery Béardsloy a
‘IIWell known Bellevue township farmer. 2
‘vA chock» covering the amount at the a

loss ’was drawn in favor of Beardsley.

.by J. B Eils, seeretary of the insur-
‘anee company, who, according to the

policyholder’s instructions mailed it5
to Frank Andrews at Bellev-ue.’ Be-
fore Mr. Andrews could delivcr. 4119'
check to Beardsley, Meade & Havens,
a Bellevue ﬁrm brought (suit for the
collection of an account and held up
the delivery of the insurance check.
This suit was interrupted when Beard«
slay grabbed the check from the
hands of an attorney and ﬂed He
hurried to ngontville and sold the
check to EugEne Powers, Who in turn
cashed it at the Ve'rmontville’bank. In
the meantime the insurance company
had stopped payment and :‘the Ver-
montville bank demanded that Powers
make good

The ofﬁcers of the insurance com.
pany deposited with Judge Smith the
amount of the loss and asked to have
the controversy settled and the money
turned over to the proper party. Judge
Smith has the case. under advisement.

The Michigan State‘ Dairymen are}

laying plans to hold the largest meet-
ing they have ever held. The meet-
ing will be held in Saginaw in Feb
ruary, from the 4th to the 7th Sec-
rotary Bechtel states that all of the
dairy interests of the state will hOId
their annual meetings in saginaw on
the same dates. The names of the
assOciations follow: Michigan Asso-
elation of Ice Cream Manufacturers,
Michigan Buttermakers’ Association,
Michigan Creamery Owners & Man—
agers’ Association. .

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I like the paper better as it
grows older.——H. Corey, Alba,
Michigan.

 

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It is agreed that'- it wgl 11% ha‘rdef 0th.
. ﬁght from. a. legal stain
of the other proposed ordinances " An;
attempt will be niad’e to .haiyedhéj.
mayor veto it on the ground that it is
I absolutely useless as it does not pro-
feet the ultimate consumer and that
"it will tend to drive business which
naturally belongs to Chicago, out of
4. the city to; hdjaciont points; that it '
will give Wholesalers and storage. ‘
,hou’Ses in cities nearby to Chicago .
advantages over. Chicago trade and,
wOrk great hardship to local interests »_;;,
-‘ without doing any, good for anybody. , ‘

  

point than any

GETTING READY FOR

(Continued from Page One)

' and one cent for each additional,
poundu At the present time the cost“
for mailing a. scaled package or one .2

p0und is 16 cents and the same price,
is applied to each additional pound.

The same parcels may be registered
for 10 cents extra and may be im-

Sured fOI' ﬁve cents extra.‘ “Parties in
Detroit will be enabled by the new

service to mail parcels to each/other, 7"

say a .-four pound parcel, for nine

cents whereas at the present it costs ‘

64 cents

Farmers should make a. careful - \
study of the provisions of the new

Parcels PoSt system. There is no
question .but that the plan outlined
is altogether .too complicated to be
Satisfactory. On the other hand, let
it be understbod that it was all that
could be secured at the present time

with the express companies and thEir ,
It is the '

allies lined up against it.
entering wedge, however, and sooner
or later we shall have a Parcels Post

unsatisfactory and effective as the
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PARCELS POST

AESOP’S FABLES WITH PRESENT— DAY APPLICATION

SrOW had just farrowed, and lay in the stye with her whole litter
A of pigs about her A Wolf, who longed for one of them, but knew”

not how to come at it, ehdeavored to insinuate himself into the
Sow’ 9. good opinion, and accordingly, coming up to her—«“How 11098 the
good woman in the straw do?” says he “.Can I be of any service to
you, Mrs. Slow, in relation to your little’ family here? If you have a'»
mind to go abroad, and air yourself a. little, or so, you may depend upon
it, I will take as much care of ,your pigs as you could do yourself "
“Your humble servant,” says the Sow, “I thoroughly understand your
meaning, and, to let you know I do, I must be so free as to tell you
I had rather have your room than your’ company; and, therefore, if
you Would act like E Wolf of honor, and oblige me, I beg I may never
state your face again.’ .

ARMERS in Huron county, being desirous of owning and operating
F their own elevator ﬁnally decided to organize and build. The

owner of the elevator had heard the farmers talk a. great deal about
building an elevator and made light or their arguments. However, when
he found they Were in earnest and had completed their organizatiOn, he’ ‘2 -
changed his tactics Said he:
township, I have always tried to give you a square deal, and because’i'2
good fortune has knOcked at my door I should not be blamed. If it
must needs be that you build, pray Why not buy my elevator and I will
manage it f0r you?” Wheretipon the farmers said:
our affairs at this time is appreciated; but. for tour that familiarity m
breed contempt and disturb cur fprmer pleasant and, proﬁtable {II-rich

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wry ﬁrms iii .-De'tr

“g use heapéht. as wen as the best
' --,7“bran s; ‘or notice, Commissioner Dane

. 1:: has sent a lower to the governor, put-
ting the 111a ter’ up. to him; no (1111111111
that some of the state institutions

    
  
 
  
  
  

."<56mmiss"ioner’s letter to the. governor
' follows' .. ‘
' “This bdepartment has recently dis-

 
     

. .5 covered a: factory in Capac, Mich.
v ' * that manufactures a product that they
. ' call QBreal the basis of which is
; .. wheat bran middlings and is sold to
:2; 1‘ _ comes houses for the purpbse of using

’ - , in coffee compounds In looking OVeI‘
'_’the books of the concern I ﬁnd that
I f _, ' they sell to a large Detroit wholesale
" " I house about 1,000 pounds a month.
. It is my belief at this time that this
house furn'iShes the compound for its
branch house's.

   
 

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’ ' .branch at Lansing supplies the indus-
'5 trial school for. boysQif this City with
coffee compdund. The Kalamazoo hos-
pital' also uses large quantities of
coffee compound brought from varis
ous. sources; It is also used in the
Michigan reformatory. At the‘latter
place on July 12 this year, 291 pounds
were purchased. It was composed: of
three parts coffee and two parts
1 . cereal. While it is impossible to ac:
. curately estimate the vaiue of coffee

after it is roasted and ground, I esti-

. mate the grade uéed in this instance
to cost not to exceed 13 cents per-
pound. The cereal cost delivered in
'Detroit 4 cents a. pound. ,
, “Taking the mentioned: invoice and
adding 30 per cent for proﬁt, which is
more than is generally made in a
wholesale 'way, the cost would be
$34.56. The price charged the Michi-
gan reformatory was 19 cents per
.Dound; or $55.29. .My investigations
so far'have shown that never less
than 30 per cent of cereal is used in
a compound, generally. much more.
The prices charged for the compound
varies from 16% cents to 22 cents. A
good Rio, Which would be better than

 

’ markets'for this year, should cost. not
to exceed 19 cents. Coffee compound .
at the prices charged the state insti-
tutions for same is a, very expensive
product. In each instance the price
would be high enough if it Were all
coffee, considering the grade used”,

’ investigate Cleveland’s Firms. ..

The Cleveland Chamber of Com-
merce is employing a novel method
to determine the standing of the com-
mission houses in Cleveland. It is

of this kind gets inquiries from grow-
ers and shippers A circular, which
is sent the shippers in various sec-
tions, is marked conﬁdential and it

 

. ‘ _which have existed between out of:
' town. ﬁrms and those of Cleveland
The circular intimates that one or
Irwtwovﬂrms have been complained about.
Many regard the move of the Cham-
‘ . ,ber of Commerce as a judicious one
, and honest and reliable ﬁrms are mOre
' '1‘15’;,th‘an glad to have their standing in-
"»';vestigated while ﬂy by-nights should
be driven out from the trade and re-
liable dealers are more than anxious
tq‘help the Chamber} of Commerce
" 63-11611

   
  
 
 
  
   
  

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"cereals from the factory at Capac, , _-
Michigan, and mixing the same with

are.usixig1.the adulterated coffee The ,

“You: will note that the company’s ‘

. any compound, taking - the: average 2

quite frequent that an organization '

inquires as to the business relations '

a ally throughout Kansas?

 

people from the business ,

a commodity

to amount in the present state of the
market to an abSolute Corner, is held
in cold storage, according to govern-
ment secret service operatives in con-
nection with the suit ﬁled yesterday
in the United States court to dissolve
the alleged butter trust;

'4 under if} he. present»

_. he alleged “butter".

,, as from Chicago, {and if there is
v...a11y' truth in it; it is going to make
a a‘ ruﬁie‘ on the gradually rising market
SurfaCe. We Would, however, advise odr
readers not to take too much stock in
these reports;. there is always. more
‘ than one way to reduce the price of"

“Sixty thousand tons of butter, said

l:”"P'roflts amounting to between $;11—

~'000, 000 and $17, 650, 000 may be real-
“lied from the butter, which is enough
‘to supply the entire nation s‘eve‘ral‘
.I’weeks.

It has not been stated that
the men named in the government
suit are responsible for the alleged

corner and are to share in the m_il-‘
_ lions that may be realized from the

gradual sale of the corn-cred butter,
but it is asserted that an added price
of from 10c to 150 a pound will be
exacted on the stored butter as it is
doled out in small enough quantities
not to relieve the tightness of the

' market.

“The, supply of butter in cold sto-
rage today is asserted to be 25,000,000
pounds more than was in sight at this
date a year ago, which was made pos-
sible, according to the investigators,
by the greater supply this year.”

 

OIL EXCITEMZENT STILL RAGlN-G.
Experts Claim That the Oil Wells at
,Saginaw Are on the Edge of
An Immense Field.

It is more than probable that oil in
paying quantities will be found all
through the Michigan coal districts.
”A farmer digging a well near Elkton
recently, Istruck an eight-foot vein of
splendid coal. In‘ other parts, of the
“Thumb” district similar reports have
been reCeived. That the oil wells
developed near Saginaw are on what

‘ is known as “edge wells” is the state-

ment of an expert oil and gas man
Who recently went over the ﬁelds
there‘. He says:

“The No. 2, 8 and 4. wells seem to be

.Ilocated on the edge of a large ﬁeld of

oil. He suggests that the oil compa-
nies drill in many different directibns
about Saginaw and in that way the
real bed of oil may be found. Wells
are, to be sunk in every direction
of the compass, and the Saginaw Val-
ley Development Company will drill
one 10 miles northwest of the city.
"So good are indications for large
quantities of oil and gas in this local-
ity that three of the biggest compa-

Inies in the country have offered a

Saginaw concern $4 for each acre
lease, the new concern to be given
half of the prOCeeds. These would
be subsidiary companies and it is not
at all unlikely that this arrangement
may be effected scion.

“The development work has reached
such a stage that many thousands of
dollars will be spent in furthering the
work. No.1 well is located on the Mundy
& Fiﬁeld farm, between Saginaw and
Bay City, developed a dry hole lhsi
spring. The drill went down 2,246
feet. The drill went down 2 935 feet
before oil was found in No.3, so No.
1 well is to be reopened and the drill
sunk at least to 3, 000 feet.

“There is considerable talk of a re—
ﬁnery in Saginaw, and President W.

, C. Smith, of the Valley company, says

that his concern will build a reﬁnery
here as soon as the quantity of pro-
duction warrants it. He says the re-
sults sow the oil at Allegan and Sag-
inaw is omewhat similar.”

The wise feeder, whether feeding
for milk, beef or pork, will grow upon
his own land the largest amount of
feed possible. It does not stand to
reason that any one can grow feed
cheaper than the farmer himself, pro-
vided, of course, he is farming under
the conditions which prevail gener-
The state-
ment is sometimes made that it is
possible to sell homegrbwn feeds and
purchase other feed better adapted
to the purpose for which desired. We

know that under certain conditions ,

this is so,' but such conditions exist

so rarely that in a general way the 3

statement. may7be made safely that it
pays to use home- grown feeds '

_ stock

. mers in

FEEDING THE POTATO MARKET.

 

Maine and New York Farmers are
' Taking Care of the Demand
and That Is All.

The following special report to yes-
terday’s Produce Bulletin will be of
interest to the potato growers of this
state. ' The dispatch proves conclu-
sively that the farmers can control
the market situation on any particu~
lar commodity if they are careful
about an over-supply:

“The heavy supply of potatoes in
this city has continued to increase,
though embargoes have been placed
in effect at the Thirty- third street
yardsand the Melrose Junction in the
Bronx. Harlem, Brooklyn and the
Barclay street docks are still receiv-
ing supplies. ‘The situation has looked
bearish here for the past ten days, but
the farmers in Maine and New York
state are still holding their prices up,
there beingapractically no movement
of state stock because the farmers
up-state are asking more than their
is bringing here, after neces-
sary expenses have been paid.

“F. E. Embree, of the Maine Far-
mers’ Union, is advised that the far-
Maine still have the dollar
mark in their mind and are slow sell-
ers. Under these conditions the re-
ceivers here are not disposed to re-
duCe priCes very much to force sales,
as they know that at present they
cannot buy fresh stock at prices any
lower than they paid for the supplies
they have. The local trade has been
dull and there has been very little
demand for shipment.

'4; at $1; 90@2 per 180 lbs.
‘ . for. the light movement of state stock * -

" est Mame stock has been
the yards here at $2.10 per

It is selling here

than 650. per bushel. .
The reason, _

is therefore evident.

 

‘ ' , 'STRANGER THAN FICTION.

' One of the very unusual sights at

~the Rothamstead experiment station,
,in England, is a fern growing inside ‘

a hermetically sealed bottle. In one of
his letters Prof. Alfred Vivian, of the,
Ohio College of Agriculture, who is
making a tour of the world, describes
this strange occurrence: “Ever since
the station started over 73 years ago,

they have each year taken sam les
of soil. These samples are place in
bottles and sealed for future reference.

One sample of soil taken 35 years ago

was placed in a large bottle. The

bottle, which was about two- thirds
full, was sealed tight’ with sealing
wax. A short time afterward a little

fern started to grow in the bottle and
has been alive and growing ever since.
For 35 years it has continued to live
and carry on all the life processes.
although hermetically sealed in the
bottle. What an unusual example this
is of the cycle cf'carbon and oxygen
in plant growth. Apparently the fern
is thriving perfectly and may continue
to do so for a long time, if no acci-
dent happens to it.”

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State advices are to the effect than: _
farmers are refusing to haul for less '

    


 

 

 

 

supply of good, clean bright white
oatsga
with a noted ﬁrmness
were light which helped to increase

' general- selling values; retail dealers

appreciating the situation took hold

fairly well. We are able to report
something of a ,much better form

; . gradually existing 1on this market.

 

OATS—CINCINNATI MARKET.
S‘lndard 2
No. 4 White.......z .........

No. 2 Mixed. . .1 ..............
No. 3 ‘Mixed

 

 

PITTSBURGH -— Market continues
to have light receipts with good sale-
able 'd1emand existing
tone to the situation existing on this
market. ' (

 

’ this season.

" bent of; waSte.

OATS—PITTSBU RGH MARKET.

Stundu rd 37%
No. 3 White ................. .361/2
N0. 4 White ................. .353/2
No. 2 Mixed: . . . ..‘ .........
No. 3 M ixod .................

'GLOVER.SEED

X You can appreciate that it will

be impossible for us to show
. very much 0172a change from
week to week on this commodity. This
is a season of the year when there
is no real demand for the same—
everything in the way of marketing
is based on a future view of the same.
In ﬁguring on what the situation is
going to develop to, and acting ac—
cordingly, we might say that the situ-
ation on. this commodity, for at least
three or four months, is based on
speculation entirely. In a way, this
is true; but, however, it is quite pos-
sible to measure the situation with a
certain degree of assurance and ac-
curacy. There is a good sharp de-
mand: from all angles, and when the
big fellows feel in this manner, it is
a pretty good hint that you, as a pro
duCer, have no need to worry. You
must not expect, however, thatﬂat-
tering prices are going to be paid for
low—grade seed. We have inspected
samples very brown in color, shrunk—
en and containing quite a percentage
of obnoxious weeds. If: you have seed
of this grade for disposition, don‘t ex-
pect that you are going to obtain ﬂat—
tering prices for it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLOVER SEED~DETRO|T
MARKET.

June $1100
.Mammoih

Ainike

Timothy Seed

CORN

There is no question whatever
about our having a. most abun-
dIant corn crop for distribution
It does not seem pos-

 

 

 

 

 

T]

Bible that We Would be
perience a very high market level for
the same. We hope that something
may deve10p to change the expres:

1 sion of the market, but we cannot see
1 anything on the boards today that

would suggest it. One thing’ which is

an asset to the situation, is the qual-‘1

ity feature so Tar advised at least. of
this season’ s crop. Along quality lines

there should be a mighty small per-'1
,1 =1 , This being the situaw
1"Tt‘icn the natural amount received 1501- ;1

GINOINNATL—There was é‘a' nice

gOOd lively demand existingi‘1 II don’t mea
The receipts '

Much better

able to ex-’

that you
make this a result, 'bﬁtgsngg

ent corn crop, and see 3T a gain

not be worked out both to yoursellvelsi’

as feeders. and to your brother fab
ers as producers Something of 'th I
nature ought to be Worked out; all

worked out within Our Jurisdiction, if]

in order to help the situation in gen-1
oral.
that the situation can be much im»
proved? , I I I

CORN—DETROIT MARKET
No. 2 white.

No. 3 white ............ c 1. . . .
No. 4 white ...... 1 ..... J ....... 1' ‘

Aux/a1"

 

No. 2 .yellow‘ ......... ’ ......
No. 3 yellow ........... '. ..... 1
No. 4 yellow .................
No. 2 ’inixed. .' .' ...............
No. 3 mixed ....... . ..........
No. 4 mixed ..................

CORN-‘-—-‘CINClNNATI MARKET.
No. " white. .............
No.3wmte............ ...... 0.49
N04 \vhite ...... ~. . .1 ....... _. . .47
No. 2 .yellow ............... '. . '.‘
No. 3 yellow ................. «18%
No. 4 yellow ..... l ............ ' .47
No.2 mixed ..................

.483}; 1
.47

No. 3 mixed ..................
No.4 mixed ................. ‘.
COﬁ-NuPITTSBURG MARKET.
2 white ..................
. 3 white ............. 1 .....
. 4 white ...................
. 2 yellow‘ ................. .56
. 3 yellow .................. .55 .r
.4 yellow...‘ ..... .....
. 2 mixed ..................

. 3 mixed ..................
. 4 mixed ..................

APPLES'

The apple situation has solved
E: itself and worked around on to
a storage basis. The situation
from now on will be very much gov-
erned by the manner in which stor*
age apples are put to the trade.
those who have put apples in storage
we feel safe in stating that you have
already showed a' gain over the mar-
ket situation that existed at the time
of putting in storage. We also feel
safe in stating that the future to the
apple situation, although not showing
anything at all spirited or abnormally
promising, still at the same time‘ it
does warrant a good healthy situation
existing. We shall be very much dis-
appointed if we do not see around 25
per cent advance between now and
March .1. We do not, however, look
fer any change in_ the situation what-
ever until after the holiday season,
or January 1. This increase that we
are expecting and hoping forwill be
made up of gradual accumulations; in
other words, the market will gradu-
al~ly accumulate strength along mar-
keting lines We Cannot help but.
congratulate the giower on the game
ness‘ and subsequent manner of hand-
ling the present apple crop, it cer-
tainly showed gameness on the part
of any one who could stand by and
see around 50 per.cent of their crop
absolutely going to waste, appreciat-
ing at the same time that they could
do something with it and in turn get
something out of it, but that if they
did so, they would actually demoralize
and cripple the entire apple situation.
Therefore, like true gamesters, true
commercial sports they stood back
and saw this amount of their crop go,
to waste and appreciated that while
it was doing so, they were building up‘
a foundation for the halanCe of their

 

 

 

 

 

pcrop and for their neighbor; as well. .1

 

APPLES-GENERAL M .
Fancy. per ha rel. .12
primary, get- mire]. ‘

 

Can‘t you think of some way '

To.

.[j 

centers still the situation is not as
yet on a basis so that you should

jcentage of arrivals.
.to be a demand for these cabbage and

{you take a car

of. Ohio 1
them to the bési adv stage ’

' one car out or ﬁfty is. {being . .
.‘the trade at “the present time, simplg
' 1 .1 because there is no

in'the
hot” for a car‘ of 01136.
forty-nine cars. of onions an s

The 13111;,
pe’d‘1

to different markets and Sold! by 01116

one at the best price .‘obtainab'le:

1 2 simply forced ontth‘e market at same

price and on some basis. jOL the er.-

I centage ‘of nice dry stock going er;

ward; we think it
99, per cent oT the receipts are oT quite ‘ i ,
; common quality Good bright “Tellowgf', .1 " '
stock is not Quite so serious, really;
but it will takoﬁ

some hope for it;
some little time before the situation

on reds can possibly be at all satis-

factory. The range of bulk red stock

today on any of the given outside I
to 20c to the.
shipper; range on ye} ow stock is from '

markets is from 1

150 to 35c.

 

ON ION 8.
DetrOit. / .
Yellow Globe, sacked. per ewt. L
Red Globe. Incite .per cwt.. . .

Yellbw Globe, bu , per’ cwt’.. . .
Red Globe. bulk. per cwt.. . . .1. . " 1‘

D

1 Cincinnati. . -1

Yellow Globe, nicked. per cm . .
Red Globe. sucked, per cwt. .....
Yellow Globe, bulk, per cwt.. , . .
Red Globe, bulk. per cwt. .......

Pittsburg.

Yellow Globe, lacked. per cwt. . .
Red Globe, smoked, per cwt.

Yellow Globe. bulk, per cwt.. . . .
Red Globe bulk. per cwt ......

CABBAGE

While We can report just a. little
clean up on the cabbage situa-
t1on on most' outside market

 

 

 

 

 

give it any consideration whateVer.
Just forget it until it is brOught back
to your attention, through this me
dium at a later date.
the situation for you and advise you
when to give it your attention. We
know not of a year when the cabbage
situation has ﬂip-ﬂopped as it has this.
During the forerunner of the season
the situation never assumed a den-

'gerous attitude, but the last break 1

was certainly a stunner. The situa~
tion on the Pittsburgh market was so
serious that an embargo was plaCed;

11.-number of cars of cabbag e was .

turned back to the railrogd rather
than» to pay the carrying c arges 0n
them. We appreciate,- of Course,t1jhat
the very warm run of} weather that

we have been experiencing Whas had .

much to do With the cabbage situa-
tion in geneial; Also appreciate that
said" weathe conditions haVe forced
a. very bad condition on a great per-
There is going

 

at a satisfactory price flust wait

 

 

safe to state that “

 

 

 

 

 

.eggs

' situation
marily, and possibly more than that,
by the general eﬂ’ect that it was ex-' 1

« 'pected

.Wé have experienced some

use egs the past. week- An ex'~

pressmn of uneasiness has come/over 3.41.1.5; .
the facial: of many large storers 9T,
Ch1cagot has experienced some» -«

actually. alarming movements havin8.;.'

.. been made in the face of. this!
,. have not experienced a decline 6111‘ _
fresh stock but we have been unable .1
The stonage'

to advance quotations 1 I.
people have put out their ’Aprﬂ stall! ;:'.1

to the trade instead oi! their May and "it"; 1
J une which is not understood to be of: 1 '1

as high quality. This Show that .
there has b'een some a over the;
This has been caused pri—' .

the continuance of 1mild
weather would have.“ Practically Only
two months left before in' will come
a ﬂow of eggs from the South. ,Appre-
ciating this you can in turn realiZe
the situation that storage people are
facing. There is no alarm about fresh
stock; it will draw a good healthy 1t

premium- an the time. We almost can ;\

pect that rather than reduce" the pricef
materially on even gOOd storage stock,

_j they will conﬁscate a certain percen-
‘ tage of their holdings and look to the

price possible to obtain for the” Dal-K} ,

an‘ce to work out to better results I2; I.
than by putting the whole on the mar—

ket.

 

We will watch 1

; secs—canes“ mam
Large Freuh'....1..

no t

.281I1 ..

 

Medium Freak ...s

 

POULTRY

 

 

 

This is practically the last Pink‘
Sheet you will receive betorc

[3 your poultry will haifo to be

started for some marked W6, there-

'fore, appreciate the position We are

in with reference to".advising You”.
along marketing 1111 W 1 1‘9“
ciate what 1we aboomp he had during
the Thanksgivlhgp period Which re-

suited in this, market. having been" ” "

taken .care 01.1111 the mast. conserv r >-
1:in and tistaictory manner;
Years: E . ,shipznant that time ,
ket should have brought sail - '1
~ 5. 11 excuse for th 1
gi ‘en situation *w '
r1 distnibtitidii

 

.pretty heavy demands on sto-


 

,1 g , v .. .4913},-

m‘“: 3‘75”" ’S'n’i.‘ " * €353 '
,II. o comp.
are": a such», -, 1g}; ,,

=' .- N031? Ger-“e...” ,
:._ :gﬂq,;'1'¥u¢'kl.~. ; ’ . . .

- aboutrsvs—cmcmo‘ MARKET.

, .- ."Nofy‘1‘4Turkcyn.x...-...;;. .' '

, “No. ,2 Turkey-no.7. . . . -. . . . . .". .. .13

‘ ‘Noi 1' SprinmﬁChick'e-p.» @512 5-.

_ ,No. a, prom Chickens. . . ..v. . .- .vzzio

: No.1!" .o', .. . . . . . .l .11-
NOgaFG ”I'LL?- o a a - v u n'. o . o u o ..." “0.8-
100. ﬂeeing... . . . ’1? ... .y. . . . . i. ..12‘
3?... .1‘),D!ch4'\' v I "I... reel“. 0 .u t 3 I13 >

. ‘ Nola-ex- wire from any. 'of‘ our
reader- will hrin; last minute quay
tat-lousy: Ilse urchin making chip-
mentl and he pun the 093.1!!!“ i-

; ﬁnneiqﬂyrewomible. . g ., " ‘

a.-

 

 

 

_ , , , I - resorting
, ,; .~ e-s-cho‘i-cer gradesare' bringing themes-m
MARKET. '

 

 

in Sioux:

battle—Chicago.

The International. Live Sta/ck. Ex- 5

position caused some ﬂurry during

and since. the show, but the rippled"
waters have since, quieted and prices

’* .‘are’ again more; stable on all grades.
Some extra steers that were primarily

, m‘eantior the International were sold
\. on the open market, makingwhat are
termed “entrants:i from loads entered
in.‘k'carload classes; “these selling as
high- 513611.25 per cw't., making a new
record on cariot sales.
larger part of the common run, which
Included both'plain', medium; and DaS‘
._»ture-1stock, Were fairly active. More
(liberal; buying in stockers and feeders
Was evident throughout the past week
because of the large number of farms
are and feeders present at the big

8.11th The ’ demand was greatest for «

l

thenheavyeweight.animals, which sold
. £91: 5.300310%0 to {73‘9" per. pound. The

, ‘ price-prance s‘l‘lwedt'littleychange, but
. . if any. the ghosting-twat .tpward dlull-
ess. .. , ..., 4 - , .,

. a
z \’

 

.5 cArrLE#bH'lf§e66=§-' 'STOGVK ~
ﬂ 7 , .. . wraps: 35.1»:

~ ., g“ ‘ ' a .‘ ‘L
Wheat; iteer'l. 'f'uoéii'ﬂto ‘ ‘
J. priming!!!” '.'

new; "i. steeﬁ’meidlhm’ v.10 *
. ,, Q

3310:: Eleni"? co

By far the

‘- .3 (.7, ‘ .
...- ,. .. ... __.;.“.;-_o,iso'dunno~ ,
[o d .... . . , . . , ..'..¥’.'82001tov 9:50

 

 

 

@955. 'P W , .
.mnrked. by in {'10@15c . decline.

 

5150' to "8400

. 4.50%!)0830
4.00 in 1.7.5.
is.“ to 3.25

=. 9.50 1011.00

- W5. 10' 0.00

 

u

L'lm" H

3.40; ,this market "the. decrease in pre-

 

 

Qem't's is evidenced as elsewhere. The

hearing ~of Christmas 0 causes a little
. of F‘a’rrivais; land. ' these

of prices; (However, the general run
remains 'atlab'out even prices ﬂofvlast
*we‘ek.‘ Commun'stock seems to be

on the increase. and for this the mar-r

hot ‘isﬂyshifty, not being or» ﬁt- quality

.for the bleak." Thus. it stands beside
pth‘e better; grades the same as does
"the cull- barrel of apples beside the

better barrel.

The market cleaned,
up..Well.' :' ‘ . '

 

“ CATrnE—sm-‘FALQ STOCK ,
- " YARD-s. -
good to
. 8.50 to

Elect 'lteerl, medium to
...:I'xood'.... .. 3.50to
[Beet steers, common

.5“! OlIAlI-‘O-Auo‘
Yearling! .' .
Beet cows,

selected .
Flt heifers,

choice;
‘Heifers, selected ......
Stock steers ...........
Feeders ............... 5.40 to 5.05
Conner-s and cutters. . . . 4.00 to .25
'Good to prime vents . . .12.00 to 12.50
Hulls ....... .. . . . . ‘ 3.75 to 4.50

9.00

Big! steel-I.
. heavy

u-uosngtu

"8.75

I'm-coon-

. 7.50 to
7.75 to

5.50 to
o
7.00 to

6.75 to
8.40 to 0.75

7.75
8.00 '

6.00

7.50
7.00

 

 

 

, Hogs—:Chlcago.

This market suffered another break,
and market closed with the lowest
price record: in months, prices lovvered
to $7.25@7.40, showing a net‘loss of

15@250 as compared with prices of.

Monday a week ago. With receipts
of around .50 000 head and packers
making a persistent ﬁght against for-
mer prices were the factors named
as being responsible for the great
break in prices. Outside shipping de-
mands have been very tame of late
and sellers found little support from
that source. The price range so far
for December has vibrated between
71/4@7%C. and marks the lovvest point
since July last. Mreat distributors
assert that a larger percentage of the
hog will, be appropriated for fresh
meat consumption during the coming
wintert‘han eVer before. Price sched-
ules are substantially as below:

 

Hoes—CHICAGO srock YARDS.
Bulk of sales. . . . . . . .. .7.25 to 7.35

Common to good mixed. .7.10 to 7.30
Fair to ‘medium weight. .7.25 to 7.35
Lightwéights ‘ ............ 7.10 to 7.85
, Selected 260-300-11).

. tracker“, ...............7.25to7.40
Stag», 80 'ibs.,’ deckage. . .7.00 to 7.90
Pix. ....... ‘....8.00to‘7.25

....-

 

 

 

\ ._ . . . .
\ , . , Hoghpetroit.

. ..Receipts V'fofrrthe past week at this"
,, point Weresubstantially {12,000 head,
W 7‘ '. against '11,,000the week previous. The

\

d, art'naentjlhas {shown a dullness.

Iggy. only se’btion to. . the live "stock

11ft. Mas 1‘ forced tolhang’ ‘.' its. 1
. . 1 is: .
icon sheep

lggess thatte’v

I ﬁlock ‘Hog‘s ....... . . v. .

"~:3.00to 3.50:

“ a year ago, and

, seller.

This; .

 

,‘ ... '.

1‘3. ‘ ,. a i. , - 1, 3
“f H‘OGSwPETEG.iT.,.-, than. .
. an- toehom 7 int heist“. 57.15. 77.25
.nightwngntsl’ﬂqgr.... ‘ o

gibbon.» according“ to:
..ars to 7.90
_ One-third on
,DREsssb; HOGS.
‘4, Note——-Dressed “hogs‘ eighin
train 150 to 250 pounds b'rvi'ng has?

...7.oovmr.10‘-~
lee‘3ht - . u . . .\. . '1'!" . u- . .2Q75 to 3-00 .... . "lag": week’s market and the s’orrowful .
‘ Vbleating of buyers, was heartrending.
“Ordersk'for. tops were on ‘the urgent
list and. sellers made deals with but

. ..... 101 c.“ .
" A? Some *

 

prices. Be careful in shipping.

 

 

\

l , Hbgs——Buffalo.

1' "Hogs are on the dOWn grade, and

to present indication of being headed
. . ﬁoff, best grades declining 5@1.0c, while

pigs were off fully 150 below price
current of the ﬁrst of the week. Un-
favorable reports from Western mar—
Vkets gave buyers an excuse for hold-
ing down prices. The past week
packers’ grades went mostly at $7.70,
against $8 two Weeks ago, and, $6.55
\ $7.95 two years ago.
Yorkers, lights and pigs were under
fair, action throughout the week, and
a. full clearance was evidcnt for the
close of the week’s business and price
range below:

 

HOGS~BUFFALO STOCK YARDS

Common to {good mixcd. .7.00 to 7.70
Fair to medium weight. . .7.75 to 7.85
Lightweights ............ 7.4011: 7.00
Fancy shippers ......... 7.80 to 8.00
. Stags .................. 5.50 to 0.50
Pig's .................... 7.25 l...” 7.35

 

 

Sheep—Chicago.

Market at close showed a break of
10c, but enjoyed during the larger
part of the day one of the highest
jumps since early summer, showing
net gains of 250 to 75c from last
week’s closing level. Trade was ac-
tive, with packers aggressive com—
petitors. for supplies and paying up
to $8.50 for fancy fat lambs suitable
for the Christmas trade. Sheep
topped at $5.25 and yearlings sold up
to $7, the highest price reached since
last June. The Christmas trade is
usually good, as mutton appears to
touch the spot with makers of and
feeders at Christmas time, and the
cornﬁelds of the West have turned out
many prime lambs for the coming
feasts. While hoglundl cattle prices
have suffered material declines.‘ sheep
have picked up the loss and carried
it to the good of their shepherds.
Note the high ﬂights in prices since
one week ago;

 

SHEEP ——- CHICAGO STOCK
YARDS.

Lambs, good to choicc. . .(:.50 to 8.50
do, fair to good ........ 0.25 to 8.35
.do, cull to common 2.50 to3.25

Yearling lnmlm, choice. . .5.75 to 7.00
do, cull to fair ......... 2.50 toB.25

Wcthcrs, choicc . . . .450 to 5.2.

Mixed sheep ............ 2.75 to 3.50

Ewes, choice handy
weight 3.50 to 4.00
do, choice hcuvy ....... 5.75 to 7.05

Cull sheep . . . . . . .2.50t03.25

Bucks ........ _ .......... 2.75 to 3.50

 

‘oxpoct it

 

 

Sheep—Detroit.

In the sheep department business is
brisk, with probably the steepest, up—
grade in prices for a given period in
years. As compared with prices one
Week ago we note a 750 addition
which seems too good to be true.
The Close in the sheep fold occurred
at close, however, to haVe struck an
even sea. and buyers took it for
granted that the big price was the
order and buying was spirited. Poor
sheep, of course, shared the usual low.
pr‘ces accorded culls which was of lit~
tle' satisfaction to either buyer or
Note the advance over last
week’s prices. ‘ \

SHEEP—TI’DEITROIT STOCK
YARDS

x .. do lair- tun-good... .

can.

7 ; Yearling? lil‘mbaﬁ choice. : :
(1' Mixed. .4 h ‘ '.

eep

.0110.

I l 0 ,~ . .
' = v-tbs'c,rresponuing', date .o_
ba '-;~asq.~, he lamb trade; is:
im'roii'ghqut,‘ and premises are‘

that.,_i't,‘will~: remain so; ‘in fact they?”
,gatnb'ol‘lingi‘lamh:s made .from 30c to:

:39€”"D81‘- juinpx onlthe ‘closing days of

slight expenditures of hot air.
good lambs on the ﬁne wool order
were selling at private sales, which
mean’s always the market, and then
some. Culls were in the shade, both
in price and demand; the longings be.
ing good ‘flambward? ‘

 

SHEEP —- BUFFALO STOCK

YARDS.

Lamina-good to choice. . . .8.85 to 9.00
do, [air to good ........ 7.75 to 8.00
do, cull and common . . .3.50 to 7.00

Yearling lambs. choice. . .6.00 to 7.00
do. cull to fair ........ 4.00 to 5.50

“"cthcrs, ‘choice ......... 5.00 to 5.25

- Ewen, choice handy
weight ................ 4.50 to 4.75
Cull sheep 2.00 to 3.00
Bucks ................... 2.50 to 3.00

 

 

 

COAL AND FLOUR.

Getting right down to brass tacks.
the (coal proposition is in a serious
condition because it has only been
able to hold its‘owu during the recent
warm spel‘l. The only possible relief
[0 look forward to is an open winter.
Should. the thermometer drop within
a few days whcro on: would naturally
under ordinary conditions
dmuund will increase with
chance of: increasing the

thou the
no possible
supply.

The our situation is relieved to a.
(wrluin extent but circulars are being
sout out to jobbors ummpunied by
ﬁrm price (Notations with tho sugges—
tion that further advances may come
later.

Soft Coal.

Kind of Coal.

Hocking lump ................... $2.20
(‘:1n‘.l>x'i«l;:.- lump
Cmubrir‘lgn ill-lump

\Vost Virginia Splint lump
VVhite Ash block

Kentucky l--lll<‘ll lump ...........
Kentucky ~1x2—iuoh egg
Harrisburg 6—inch lump ..........
llooulmutus lump and egg ........
Pocahontas mine run ............
h’llchigun Domestic 4«ir:Ch lump ..
Anthracite- org: stove or nut

Note: Quotations on anthracite
is based on g‘l'Oss tons.

Flour and Feed.

There has been practically no
('baugo in flour prices and do 'not be-
liove- them will be a change, within
the next. Wt‘eli or ton days. The feed
market has stimulated a little during
tho past work and prices are! gradu-
ally going up according to the in-
creased domand. Cotton seed meal
is c‘x‘uduully advancing. at the rate
of about 250 a Week per ton. We quote
the following prices on basis of the
pl‘rscnt murkol:

Price

Kind. per bbl.
“Blond" flour .................. $ 5.30
Spring pztlont 4.70

For too.
Course corn meal .............. 23.30
Cracked corn 25.50
Chop feed ........... L 21.00
(Yours Mlddliugs .............. 23.50
Fine middlings ................ 26.50
Bran (standard) 22.50

The above prices are f. 0. b. De-
troit, Mich.

Cotton seed meal delivered to any
point taking a Detroit rate at $30 per
ton in car lots not less than 20 tons.

Those interested can write our Bu-
reau for information.

 

Dear Sir." Find enclosed‘wac to
balance subscription to Michigan
Business Farming. I "think thelpinlc
sheet all. right, and it ought: 4935?: .
in every form homepn Mic wan, "
but it should also be in every ram:
home in Illinois. I would not. like
to miss a single copy.—August-Bil-
lerbe‘ckgCullom, Izz.,‘R.. F.3D. ‘No.

 

 

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, dent was, .11, ‘r
826' and“ Louis Ranger-2,,
mplica'ted'in' the recent plot s

  

I..,‘..W1eek from . Marquette.

 
  
 

and Ofﬁcer Sykesof the prison, and
"» will probably appear as witnesses in
1 the trial of Joseph Davison, charged
with the burning of the-binder twine

 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 

.‘plant. .
New evidence, which has justvbeEn
unearthed, is said to have caused the
move. What the new evidence is the
ofﬁcials refuse to state. The exam-
ination of Davison, which was set for
.December 19, has been postponed un-
til December 27.
to the circuit court he will be tried
‘ at the January term.

  

Because a'cow is a hearty eater and.
consumesdarge quantities of feed, it is

   
  

mal, but it is a fact that allproﬁtable
animals'are large eaters. The con—
formation and individuality of the ani-
mal has most to do with its produc—
tiveness and the breed has a secon-
dary place. Animals of a given breed,
however, are more likely to possess
similar characteristics in the matter
of feed and production than are those
of different breeds or of mixed breed-
ing. Whether it be beef, milk or pork
that is sought as the object of breed-

adhere to the type of animal which ex-
perience has taught will produce the
greatest returns on the most economi—
cal use of teed. Economy in the use
of feed does not mean. that the animal
is-a small eater, but does mean that
the animal returns the largest propor-
tional profits from the amount, of food
consumed.

It is difficult to understand why the
average farmer, who has been ' ac-
customed to feeding hogs and cattle

‘ on his farm, is perfectly willing to ad-
mit that silage is a good feed for dairy
cows, but is not willing to admit, until
he is shown, that this same feed is a
splendid beef producer when fed in
proper ration. This explains what
breeds are for. It is not the feed
that produces the milk in the one case
and beef in the other, but it is the
breed. A cow which has been bred
for generations to convert her feed
into milk will not lay on ﬂesh. A
cow which has been bred to convert
her feed into beef will not produce
milk. The same feed fed to the two
animals will produco milk in one case
and beef in the other, though the ra-
tion should be modiﬁed to ﬁt the ob-
ject sought.

 

‘The big prices which are being paid
for cattle in this country have at-

Canada and shipments are being made
from that country to the Chicago
market even though a duty must be
paid on them." Reports show that a
large shipment of cattle from Alberta
recently sold in Chicago for $10.50,
and even after the duty was paid they
netted their owners a handsome proﬁt.
0

 

, It is the farmer‘s own fault if his
-l Barred Rocks don’t give him winter

returns and early brooders. If he will
,5 feed her something more thancorn.
.' keep her decently housed, breed none
a. but males that he knows have come

5 from winter laying ﬂocks into his
~23, ﬂock he will get winter layers as Well
‘ as nearly all the year around layers.

vi

1 _ If the dairy herd is to be improved:
it is necessary that a “high ideal be
kept in mind by the man who seeks
to bring abbut the improvement.
There is in breeding—whether it be
dairy cattle, beef cattle, horses, or
hogs—only one thing more important
than the high ideal. That is going
after the ideal and getting it.

. ,, . , 4mm
the brl'sbn ; binder ' tWinef ; ware, ous'e, '
,wefre'returned to Jackson .prilsdn'vtliis' ‘ . .- emg _ .. . .
The? were 'v igniternmeh'tnlgﬂjfthingcivil ant-trusted m9“. _
' merit dqﬁten

 

" ' ”mumps“ by Deputyi'She’m'Hem“ _‘suit~iaB-t Thursday. the» thinned- aids-f

, ”mending that "the“; alleged chmhinhtioh‘
and: conspﬂacy‘tg conﬁne the sale of :3
,the articles in this country and Cam

’stop. , . I
and contracts, it .13 charged, the. de- "

Should he be held 7

no sign that she is a proﬁtable anig

ing and feeding operations, it pays to‘

_, tractcd the attention of cattle men in-

 

'ada‘ to‘ horseshoer's,’ and, preventing
their sale-direct to horseff'owners, to
Through unlawful" agreements

fendants have seriously interfered
with, , interstate and foreign com:

This Applies 'EVerywhere.
After sixteen years of faithful “sen

vice in the Lincoln Park Zoo, in Chi- ', ,

cagoh an old horse, “Porter,” wane-
tired with a pension on his twenty-

sixth'birthday. He will spend- the re— '

mainder of his day's in ease and lux-
ury. More than this, Porter was
awarded a ”certiﬁcateof‘honor" upon,
which the following resolutions, for-
mally passed by the park commissions
ers, were inscribed—an actiOmworth
publishing in every city and tQWn- in
the country:

“Whereas. ~The commissioners of
Lincoln Park desire to manifest their
recognition and appreciation of ser-(
vice, not only of employes,' but also
of dumb animals, and

“Whereas, Porter, a
twenty-six years old, has served the
public faithfully and uncomplainingly
fer sixteen years; ,

“Resolved, That the board do here-
by emancipate forever ‘Porter from
heavy labor; he Shall never be sold,
but shall always have the, place of
honor and the most comfortable stall;
shall be Well cared for, watered and
fed, and remain the property of Lin:
coln Park until his death, and‘his pho-
tograph, history and description, to-
gether with these resolutions, shall
be framed and hung in the most con-
spicuous place in the Lincoln Park
stables.” "

 

Apple Men Captured at Last.

George B. Wright, of erweena‘w
Bay, was arrested in Chicago' this
week and is held under a $3,000 bond,
The charge against this gentleman is
using the mails to defraud. _

The complaint states that Wright,
under the name of the Northwestern
GrOWers’ Association, offered to sell
apples which he did not deliver.

Postoiﬁce inspectors allege that
Wright has/done business under the
names of the Upper Michigan Potato
Growers‘ Association of Keweenaw:
the National Light Company, Sault
Ste. Marie; Interstate Manufacturing
Company, Chicago; Empire 011 Gom-
pany, of Indianapolis, Ind, and Winni-
peg, Canada; Eastern Growers” Asso-
ciation, of Benton Harbor, Mich. ‘

Wright insists that his businessus
legitimate, He denies connection With
any of the foregoing companies exrzept
the Upper Michigan Potato Growers
and the Northwestern Growers’ Asso-
ciation, of which he says he is an em-
ploye. .

We understand that the farmers 1n
the vicinity of Benton Harbor have
lost a lot of money through making
shipments to the Northwestern Grow-
ers' Association. It seems very. strange
that the hortiCulturists of this state,
who have been organized for more
than twenty years, would be led into
a trap of this kind so e‘as11y.

 

Prize Hen Sold for $800. >
“Lady Show Yoi'i,” .31 White _P1y-
mouth Rock hen that‘Won the national
egg-laying contest «at the state poul-
try station, Mountain Grove, Mo., this
year was sold today for $800 by J. A.
Bickerdite, .of Millersville, .111. The
hen has ’a record-of 1aying,_281-full
weight eggs this year.‘ -

"shoers’aséoéiation, m , 3 .,
to' succeed, a. ,ytiluntery Wgﬁﬁﬂnvl
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entered mtoas‘ unlawful-icons nation
The government‘aasks,,‘Tthef Film!» at ‘

horse now -

_ trated catalog tree.
. SERY, Mervin, Mich.

     

of newness ".r of: the 1' def

 

organIZed,‘ ‘aISo; Fdec’lar‘e

ot'~ the -' agreements and 1‘ the). pi ,K lib
tion ‘ of the alleged discriminatm ,
and practices, _, ~ ‘

      

    

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“to srdp 'wcinffﬁgggg-"LAN'D‘ ' ’ .
.. SALES '. , -

 
 
 
  
   
  
  
  

 

Lansing, Mich, Decanter, 1817-5

Dealers in worthless. Michigan, lands}
will undoubtedly get a serious Jolt hey

fore many moons. pass by ‘Iif‘ L, Q.
Carton, land commissioner—elect, has

all )real estate dealers, ehpeoi'allyg
those dealing in. state lands.
ties of owners of Michigan lands with
citizens of other states; and in.case
misrepresentations are ' made
dealer's license may be dr will be re-
voked. ACcordsing to Carton; owners
of Michigan waste land advertise it
as good farm land andebtain . good
prices for it from persons Who have
never seen the land. .
The strangers come .on and are un«
able to make a living on the land.
They return to their native states

and report all Michigan land worth-_
less. ’

‘ i

i - .
WOE TO FAKE FOOD CONCERNS.

James W. Helme, chosen 'by Gover- ’

nor-elect Eerris as state fo‘od com-
misSioner, declares that his specialty
will be the knocking out. of the fake
food and medicine concerns. He says:
“Providing the next legislature will
grant me sufﬁcient funds to carry on
the work, I intend to publish a month-
1y bulletin in connection with the
work and objects of the department.
1 also propose to advertise exten-
sively in the daily newspapers of the
state the methods of doing business
and the results obtained by these
fake concerns." Mr. Helme states
that as yet he has made no choice
nor considered no applications as his
chief deputy and that he has received
but one request for t-hemppointment
as inspector. , .

The man who is contented to ﬂoat
with the stream is always ﬁnding
himself at a lower level. It is only
the man who paddles, and paddles
hard, that ever reaches the upper
country. -

 

SMALL -ADVERTISMENTS._

ILL be inserted under this heading
with ﬁrst three words dlB'DIEYed as

shown for rrwo CENTS (2c) PER WORD, -

or will be run four times in “MICHIGA
BUSINESS FARMING" and under the
same heading one month in “THE

GLEANER" for ten cents per word.

. Address
RURAL PUBLISHING 00.,“
95 Fort St. West, Detroit, Mich.
‘30 acres, splendid lo-

FARM FOR SALE atio 255 miles to

Manton, a. railroad town of .000 population;
high school, churches, creamery and other
advantages. Mail delivered, near neighbors
and school. 7—room frame house, 30x30, clap-
boarded and‘ in good condition; good cellar.
Two 10: barnsand other buildings. Never-
taillng spring of good water. piped to build-
ings, and can be usedvto irrigate garden. 100
good bearing apple trees: 40 acres in ﬁelds,
balance in pasture; plenty timber for home
use. Soil is good gravel and sandy loam; "Will
produce alfalfa, potatoes, etc. Splendid loos.-
tlon '-tor large apple and cherry orchard. ’Price
for quick sale. $2,000” Address owner, JOHN
McGREGOR. .Manton‘."Wext‘or-d Co” Mich.

STAWBERRY PLANTS.

 

 

Matias, senator

‘Duulnp at 31.66 per 1,000. Lowest 91100.net}

vigorous nursery stock in the state.

1918 111w:-
MAme' 2mm! NUR-

 

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steps taken Will be to regulate aetivi-’5

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day questions, that farmers'.~

have been asking and ﬁnding
no answer to, for years! . '

for proﬁt” is the question
‘ that is being ansWered ”every
-week ’in this little paper;
(AND; THE“ BIG - QUES-~
TION, “HOW ITO SHIP

FOR PROFIT” Is GOING . ‘

TO _BE ANSWERED .BY~
THIS‘NEW BOOK. . ' ‘-
It is Mr. Slocum’s earnest

deSire” that every single copy~ - I I

of the ﬁrSt edition of his new
book should go into a farm-
er’s hands, who has by actual
demonstration proven that
he believes in the principles
of Business Farming as
taught in his two publica-
tions. H 1 " .'
Thus, every cop}? of the ,
new book will goto 21 Bus-x
iness Farmer who has proven
his persOnal interestby in—
troducing this w‘cekly» into
ten farmers’ hands who Have
perhaps‘ never seen a copy '
before! . ' ’ ‘
They in turn can secure a
copy by sending in ten of
their friends names, and so
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‘ notiﬁer, but eendithcf‘paper -.for- week,

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‘Ilcﬁtefmnd‘ we

. , , , B USIN'IE’SSMFARMING“
his way. He proposes a law licensing, 1, ‘ into Ten new :homés'Whez-‘eit
”is not" teat-ind, may, by
sending ten .1 cents.- for ”chi-5,, .,
name for a' , Five; :z-Wye'eks’”; .,

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