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. wand/71571259] awoke/eff Wde/m/eémzﬁe «R"“m wf‘filljm 'L ”E“
2; 17d maéaa'ﬁzlxmem‘ of ’ MAI/y £93175er * LL ' ‘

'1

Y

if! it
,, ”Post suryms.

b soqi};?aozls._.ttor,~, that we-

heathen-s begun for.'.'r= It.

.lltis ‘lessfthan “a miracle It
arias/cannot be. truthfully
o. the; new ,parcels post iljaw.

'9' close of. its nratyear. 'If the,

divs: _ in: cities large and small had

Inaitedw action to' defeat par-5
Wt'i’n this-country, they could 1

$11911 shave": taken methods more sure
than have been adopted, in literally
_. assuming Uncle ,Sam' With bundles,
,‘ fackhﬁﬂ. and parcels sinceithe' new

aw ,went" into attest. , The merchants- -,

of'jygDeti'oit have practically _turned
« 03761? (their small package

tar Warren ﬁnds that the", six, auto- ..

,’,o'biles securedare not suﬁicie‘nt and-

iv» “a. dozen. more will, ‘haVe to~ b’e’secur-
. i; 6d“ at‘once. . " -

The \adOption of the zone system
1‘3» W113i. *hasfrai'sed havoc with the
whole proposition, and it Will be

-‘f‘_3_foiihd' When those interested getto

. the ‘erpress companies and their 31" *

. 7.. . 0 this little joker into. the parcels post

, .

.to a “bundle 01' laundry has

the‘root of the Whole trouble, that
lies silvers responsible for putting

-» law. Everything from a gas stays

'1 ﬂ turned over to the Detroit postoﬂice

.th delivery, and the superintendent
:ln- charge is wondering .where it will
and. Ear instance, the other day the

f DetrOit Gas Company sent over one

hundred small gas stoves by mail to
~ dilierentparts of the oily. Fiftyone

" hats were mailed at the main ofﬁce

Tlast Saturday. ‘ A hundred packages
or laundry were turned over to Un-

ole‘ em, and it is. estimated that

"Monday-morning more than ﬁve thou-

” Band‘ packages were waiting-for de-

i’i‘vor‘y.‘ The costoi delivering a hat,
011 instance, anywhere within the de

'liyeryglimits or the“ city, is but 5a..
None, Ditties

deliVeries cost more

5,. " “321760,; N", only clothing stores

' are'scnding out hats, but the milliner
is: in thesams, and, sends some of
or choicest creations to different
arts of the ,city‘. , The. grocers have

’i-'.quap a hand,‘ and . on Saturday a

. . a ofﬁce:

I, . pe a
trouble,

‘ zipo‘m was mailed; for. lie, to a. resi-
ant living ﬁve miles from the post-
It required eleven automo-

biles to take care of- the delivery ‘of

Wiper-eels on Saturday, and more

be added from time to. time. “
lot the biggest items of ex-

3.91 and the cause of‘a world'of.

arse: cities. The merchants
,hatit costs themﬁve times
to like their deliveries as
’ '42,, urges, therefore they

he; some for all there -’

helices Fire)-

«:_ @5153”? Saturday, January 11s, 1913

,-\,K S

 

. . '\\

 

”I; . . _ . . delivery,»

been '

is. the delivery .proposition’ .

 

 

VEHICLE MAKERS AGREE
To RAISE THEIR PRICES

Also Decide at Chicago Meeting
That Credit Terms Must
I Be Shortened.

. An advance of 10 per cent in the
price of vehicles is in prospect as the

‘ result of a. meeting here recently of

representatives of the Carriage and
Accessories Trades. .

“It Was the sense. of the meeting

1 that this advance is absolutely jus- .

titled by the increased prices of every-
thing entering into' the manufacture
of vehicles,” said President 0. '0. Hull,
of the Carriage Builders’ National as-
sociation, “We have been granting
absurdly long terms of credit also,
and these, it was made plain in the
discussion, must. be shertened.”

. _ (Cartoon by Scott Kimball for Michigan Business Farming)
“It Never Rains But What It Pours!”

Statistics were presented showing
that the output of horse-drawu ve-
hicles in 1912 was over 1,000,000.

EMMET POULTRY SHOW A SUC-
(JESS.

Without doubt the best exhibition

of its kind ever seen in the county

was brought to a close Saturday

, when the doors closed on the second

annual show of the Emmet County

. Poultry association. Dr. George Rey-

craft, president of the association,
had the largest and best exhibit,
while E, B. Gill, of Central Lake,
was second, ,

The ﬁrst two years of a. calf’s life
is the foundation period of her future
cowdom. It acts the same the robbing
a child of its childhood.

 

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Oats, Standard . .

Beans .

unset-unﬁt...-

 

139?th l- r}

LAST MINUTE QUOTATIONS.
, At the time of going to press, the wires bring us the
. following “last minute” quotations:
Wheat, No. 1 White (large mills paying). . . . . .$ 1.13
.' 'Wheat, Nov. 2 Red (large mills paying) ........

Rye

Hay‘ (best market today, New York) at. . . . .....
V Petatoes, (best marketftoday, Philadelphia) at.
,Buuer .. . . . . . . ..
(Eggs... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

. ‘ . .
egooceanic-IO‘IOnooulcoo-notes-~10.

1.14

 

 

ONE: CENT PER COPY (. ass: i.

 

 

 

 

’KIGKIIIG OUT Tl

LAND SHARKS

AGITATION STARTED BY MICHF

GAN BUSINESS FARMING, ”
ALREADY BEARING FRUIT.‘

A State Organization Has Been Form-f
ed and a Bill to Prevent the
Operations of Land Sharks
Will Be Vigorously '
Pushed.
' Michigan Business Farming:
“Pink Sheet” reaches my ofﬁce every
week, and I am greatly pleased With
your publication. An item appeared
in a, recent issue to the cffectthat
Land Commissioner Carton was gomg'
after the land sharks. I 01mm to be
the pioneer in baiting land sharks. I
took up the matter with the Western
Improvement Bureau nearly two years
ago, and suggested a land agents'li-
censé. I had rather rough sledding
for a. time, but my efforts are now
bearing fruit. We have called a state
meeting, and have organized the
Western Michigan Land Dealers‘ As-p
sociation, which covers twenty coun-
ties. We intend to have only honest
dealers in the association, and dont
intend to let any one jom and then
take a chance as to whether ho is a,
shark or not. I don‘t need to tell you
that a great amount of injury has
been. done in this section of the state.
and in the entire state, for that mat-
ter. by these Sharks, worse than high—-
way robbers. l enclOSe a, copy of the
bill we hope to put through the log-V
islaturc this winter, or something
equally as goml. Yours truly, A. C.
Gongwcr, Hart, Michigan.

During the past two years, land
sharks have ﬂourished In Michigan.
We can cite instances without num-
ber where farmers have given an op-
tion on their farms, extending over
a period of from three months to a
year, to these unscrupulous dealers,
who have at once added from 20 to
50 per cent to the asking price and
then started out to land a buyer.
Advertisements appear in the Chica-
go papers every Sunday, setting
forth the wonderful values to be had
in wild lands in northern Michigan,
and it is said that thousands of work-
ingmen in that city have purchased
from one to ten acres at fabulous
prices, thinking they were going to '
get a fruit farm. Certain of these
ﬁrms agree to set out a given number
of trees per acre and to care for the
same for a term of years. The ask-
ing price was sufﬁcient so that from
the proﬁts the sharks could plant the
trees each recurring spring, until the
three-year period had passed, and
then turn over the w ite sand tract.
to the Chicago sucker, he found that
he had hit an unbait " hook. We
know of several real .e‘tate ﬁrms in
the little villages of this state that
have gone out and secured options on
farms and then sent their agents to
Ohio, Illinois and Indiana for pros-
pective buyers. In some cases these
ﬁrms buy the farm in an adjoining"
state, provided the farmer will buya
certain tract of land in.Michigan. The

-Whole scheme is well lined up, and

from the day the prospectiVe buYer‘
reaches the little tOWn until he de—V
posits a- certain amount toward the
purchase price, he is given! automo~
bile rides, wined and dined, until he
thinks every acre in this state is as.

- valuable as the rich prairie soil (of his

(Continued On Page Five)

 

.ra

 

The


I" > to obtain.

 

very
. season’ s‘ ‘yI - ‘
1:15.000 tone. This exceeds

"IiconditiOns relml‘ted By proper '0

‘we shbuld be able to

' We regret most keenly being'I'

unable to give you a. more
Isoothing article 011 hay thisI

show that he was good authority [111’

this instance. ‘ Weather conditions

that we need every little help possible
Every door of escape
should be opened to the situation, or
e'lISe the great maSs will not be able
to get out this season. We say mass,
‘xbecause it is certainly evident that
we have an enormous amount of hay
still back in the producers’ hands ’for
disposition. We 1do not think that
’ the holdings aie at all heavy in the
dealers" hands. From what we’can
learn, they have gradually gotten in
shape for the situation which now
Confronts us We also believe that
they have felt very conservative and
possibly alarmed over the future ex-
pectancy of this community. Evely-
thing, so far, has broken against us.
The ,turn of the tide has been down-
ward instead of upward. It has been
one continuous ﬁght from the incep«
tion of theseason. We again advise
you that the situation is very dark
at the'present time. We appreciate
that holiday season, with its subse-
quent January ﬁrst inventory, usu-
ally brings about a depressed condi-
tion, but in faCe of this We are fomed
' to advise that eve1y market and in
every direction, shows no improve
ment at, this writing. We appreciate
that it is a little early. About the
10th to the 15th of this month should
see conditions on a basis where we
could form some true expectancy of
what the outcome was going to be.
There is going to be a premium in
. effect constantly for bright characters
_of hay in practically any grade, but
we really believe from the manner in
which the market has developed, and
on basis of the natural receipts .011
outside markets, that 'we are going
to See an overﬂow or a glutted condi-
tion at most all times f1om now on
until the season closes, on common
Iqu'alities This condition would have
the natu1a1 effect of placing a pie
mium on good bright qualities, but it
would also have its effect of reduc-
ing the market level of price possible
to obtain for the same. Holding the
market at a lower level than naturally
would be the case. Our.closing ad—
vice would be to hold nice, bright
characters of hay in either straight
timothy qualities,
qualities. You simply must make a
ﬁght. If you throw.up your hands,
the hay situation is absolutely lost.
That is a most true assertion. It is
possible, dear readers, to put the mar-

 

or clover mixed-

 

HAY—MICHIGAN ZONE PRICES.

N0. 1 Michigan ......... $1000
No. 2 Michigan ........ . 10. 60
No. 3 Michigan. . . .1 ..... 11. 60
No. 4 Michigan ....... 11.50
No. 5 Michigan ......... 10 00
Zone No. 0 Michigan ......... 11.00
_ Zone No. 7 MiChig‘un ......... 2.00 .

'1 ' NOTE—The prices given are on o
‘ Ihqsis of N10. 1 Timothy hay in the
Idili'ere'nt Michigan freight sones.
Thin give. you the price that Michi-
gun dealers should be ehle to my“
ofﬂils‘ égmmdlty, 1.0. in. their m.-

Zone
Zone
Zone
Zone
Zone

 

 

linden existing nlsrket condiﬁ

 

’ hour" prepositgiogi. 9 N
. loWer but we would

1.

ket os‘ hay at- the lowest price you
have seen it in ten years, if you are
disposed to dump your stuff on the
market We appreciate the serious-
ness of the situation, but at the some
time, We maintain that if you WiliI
handle this proposition as you can,

that the outcome will not be as seri- ‘

011s as conditions now‘suggeStt -

DETROIT—This market is simply
swamped. Never have we seen condi-

tions in ‘a more serious way than ,

they are here at the present time. It

seems almost impOSSible to reduce 1'-

holdings on track. Receipts seem to
continue very heavy. The trade has

been worked so hard that practically]

every avenue 0f escape is ﬁlled up.
Almost impossible to ﬁnd a regular
dealer or user of hay who has not

enough on hand to last for some little"'

time. Everything is in the buyer's
favor. All offerings are subject to
his conscience. On basis of Sales that
are being made, would not indicate“
that they were overburdened in this
respect. ' However, you Cannot expect
anything different than we are experi-
encing. Human nature regulates
these matters. Every man is suIIp-I
posed to take advantage of his posl
tion. They are certainly doing it (11
this market. It is reported that
about 10 per cent of last week’s re-
ceipts were rebilled to other markets.

 

HIAY—aDETROlT MARKET.

No. 2 Timothy ......... . .....
Light mixed

No. 1 mixed ........ . .

Rye Straw ............... . . . . .
Wheat and Out Straw ...... .. .

 

 

PITTSBURGH—Not as yet has the
situation on this market showu very
much improvement. The receipts
were so heavy at holiday time that
the general situation became very
much congested. In order to effect
improvement, the trade in all direc-
tions was loaded to_ overﬂowing. It
will take some few days before we
can hope for a release from condi-
tions which were forced. Very un-
satisfactmy, disappointing and almost
lifeless is the situation on this mar-
ket.

, HAY—PITTSBU RGH MARKET.

. 15.00
13.00

No. 2 Timothy hay.. . .. . , . .
No. 3 Timothy ........ . . . . .
No. 1 Light mixed hay ....... . 15.00
No. 1 Glover mixed hay. . 15.00
No. 1 Oat straw. 10.25
N o 1 Clover hay ............ 15.00
Fine Prairie Packing Hay. 11.00
No. 1 Rye straw. . 11.50
No. 1 wheat straw.....:...... 10.00

CHICAGO—The healthy and inde-1
pendent condition in which the Chi-
cago market has been at most times
during the 'I season shows a reversal
of form at the present time. The}r

 

 

could not Withstand the heavy re»

ceipts, combined with the holiday
period, had its natural inﬂuence on
the market. At the moment they are

in about the same general condition «

as we ﬁnd most other receiving cen-
ters. Receipts are very heavy. -'De«.
mand limited. No particular tone to
the Situation. We believe. however
that our next weekisf sport Will show

941.

period last seasOn.

No. 1 Timothy flay..l ....... $10.00 '
"all times forlarge bailed hay._
' ally $1 per ton in eXcess of medium

 

" ﬂy. 1.1.3.... .l:.-I:'I
No,3..'l‘h_n'oﬂl ..i'
“Clover: ...........,....‘.....'

'5,IThreshed Tihlothy .
Mel-kph feeding hay. . . .

{P'a’e in; .....

~Choice Alldlta.. . s
I‘Nor-Il Iguana...
Rye ..
"0‘1. leach-unnusotsuu-ss-rte...
Whe.t ....qu-uoanan.'.I---.,...

s2- ...‘“.". {up} I.-

 

 

 

BOSTON—With a continuation of

heavy receipts, and especially so on?

low grades of hay, this market re—

ports a very much easier feeling as a

result. There is a nOticeabIle falling
.off in export trade based on the Same
This is a decided
disappointment, because this market

' depends very much on this angle to

dispose of a certain percentage of
common quality stock. 4 .

 

HAY—BOSTON MARKET.

Luise Small
. bales. hall lee. _
Hay, choice. . . . . . .820 .00. .321. 00
Hay, No. 1.. 20.00 119 -

No.‘2............ 20.00

No.8 10.00

clover. .'. 18.00

clover mixed. 18.00

stock. . . 15100
Long rye straw. . . . 17.00 '
Tangled rye strnW. . . . 12.00
Oat straw I11.00

1NOTE—Lnrge bales weigh

'200 to 250‘ pounds; medium holes

 

 

from 80 to 100 pounds.

 

NEW YORK—i—There is evidently
quite some easier feeling on the New

York market, but at the same time.

receipts of good hay continue to be

.very light, and also indications do

not show that the market is so de~
cidedly easy on t0p qualities. We be-

lieve that conditions at theImoIment -

would‘warrant very close to 'this sea-

son’s normal basis for strictly 1'0. 1' '

stock. Railroad embargoes tend to
keep this market from being too
badly congested. From a market

standpoint this is a fairly good tea-‘-

ture. We would report this market
as easy on all grades of hay,
ing strictly high qualities of either
timothy or light mixed.
that this market pays a premium at’:
Usu-

qr small bales.

11‘
principle of
situation '.

 

stroy'
may noW entertain 1 f9

.1 anywhere near at». 1st '

existing later. e b ll
setting a stake as to to
are going to get for your

It secIOnd; to dispose I111

on a percentage? as, ..
if you have 600 bushels, dispose ‘

I one 'or two hundred bushels wheny

can get the price you. ”are holding f "

If the situation holds up to your lefv

for a few days longer, place a like
ainount on the market again; In this
manner you will never at one time
congest the SituatiOn, neither Will you.
rob your brother producer of a chance
at this given standard or price for
the. given percentage of potatoes he.
has for disposition. This manner will
properly distribute and maintain a
market basis, which Will in turn Shq;W
you a proﬁt on the trade so made.
The days of haphazard marketing
must end. You as marketers must
begin to study the situation. and. com-I43“
mercialize yourselves along this line,
or else you will never have any well
assured results facing you.’ Keep
abreast With the times. ‘

n

 

POTATOES-a-MIGHIGAN zonetj"
Patel-:5. II

,llllchig'un. . . . . . 431., ‘
Michigan. «. .=
Michigan. . , -
Michigan . ,. , ...... I.

Zone No. -Michigan.,. ' ' '
NOTFF-F‘i-om present market con: .«

dltions, local dealers in the freight .

zones should [I you the price,

1 quoted nboVe for No. 1. stock file’-
liven-ed at their“ ‘station‘s. These
prices .can be increased. 11;. taking
adventure oi special csrlot onus. 1 ,

Zone' No.
Zone .No.
Zone ' N0.
Zone) 'No.

 

 

use pt- ‘

Understand '

 

HAY—NEW YORK MARKET;

New, Hnyt ' Large Small
bales, . bales,
per ten. per ton.

Shipping 1
Lirht Clover Mixed. . . . 2000
No. 1 Clover Mixed. . -. .I ”1800
N.» a Glover Mixed. . . . 14.00
N9. 1 Glover ......;.‘.‘-.18s00
No. 2 (Novena. 15.00
Straw—é '

No. 1 Rie.........-..1’_f.00
No. I2 Rwe.........1.

. 1
MOTIF—Laue holes weiill from

 

 

. «a: it '~ 1
milieu" monk been

 

 

DETROIT-Not as yet are We able
to report this market on Ia good
healthy basis. The demand seems to
be lacking. There dees not seem to
be anyone interested in this commo- II
'dity. That generally means that they ‘
just about as soon be free from it he
to try to ﬁght the cendition's as they
see them. The actual sales are on

‘ about last week’s basis. Infect therer

is really no change i

one way or the other ' ,

of heavy receipts we would see
very low market lsvel as a. reset
Receipts need not 1116 increased but
very little to actually mean ’aFcoIri'v'
gestion. ‘ ‘

 

 


 

«.

m 6113;. per. bu .4810 .55
from car, pier bu .50't058

1181 be even weliht. 1150,
é’eﬁkéted Includes cost of neck.

i"

 

 

 

PITTSBBEGH~The Pittsburgh ‘sVit-
does not seem to be so very
‘ .. .o’ngés'ted at the present time
ttlé‘ difﬁculty is experienced
disposition of receipts; If other.
rket centers did not create a sym-
p1 , hello market standard, we belieVe
it would 'be possible to raise the mar-
hot at this particular point. But oi:
course Blttsburgh receivers know
“that the moment their market. Was
raised above a ﬂoat'i level,- or cor.-
respondang market lev 1, that reCeipts
would at once increase and that they

would naturally be creating and 111--

_ viting‘ an unsatisfactory and glutted
' condition as a: result.

 

POTATOES—~PETTSBURGH
_ , - MARKET. ,
' '13qu from car, per bu. . 4510.54
VV}*Sucke‘d from car, per bu .50 to .58
, FSncku mint he even welB’ht. 150
» V'honndu.

' ~-Pr1Vce quoted Include. coat of lack,
uhomi 10360 each. , .

in malt—V.

 

1

 

1

were taking '

Sales the fore part of the Week
were made at an advance. Closing
sales on Friday and Saturday at a re-
duction. On the whole, the situation

.. is just about normal.
, , .

 

 

 

 

 

g'e. \vhav'e .110 ' caue‘.

factor ,

"oiftment or alarm‘

I" the *sitnatlon is

handled at an diplomatically, a wel‘ _

assured market level Will be the ulti-
mate result. In. tact,.lt is a most easy
proposition to held the bean market
at a certain level 0r cause it to ad-
yahoo thrOugh the angle of disposi-
tion.- Eeeding the market constantly
and consistently will govern the re—
«suits. Yen have demonstrated the

poss1b1lities of breaking up a. 1110s

" ”\dump undo

, , manner“

:‘ception of the 393.3011.

healthy prespect‘. You have now get
ten on to a substantial basis, prac-
'tically where you started at the in-
It is abso
lately up to you whether you are
going to trial tain a healthy marks:
With a gOOd snappy tone, tending
upward} or bother you are going to
erﬂorw every elevator in
the state, as you did some time ago:

-If y6u do this, you can expect a. de-

clihe in the market price on this com
modit'y‘ and you ought to get it, be-
cause there is abholutely no excuse
on the part of the grower to handle
the situation in any such haphazard
With disappointments fac-
ing us on practically every other com-
modity We have for disposition, it cer.
tainly behooves you to make a most

* strenuous ﬁght on a’commodity which

offers you such bright possibilities.

.You have a “good hand,” boys, stand
»", pat-

Unless you are up against it,
don’tsell a been for the next 10 days.

BEANS-DETROIT MARKET.

" White hand-picked basis. . . . £2.20

Red Kidney” 2.30
MilOHLGAN ZONE PRICEQ. .

[Zone No. Michigan. . . . . . . . 2.15

Zone No. 3, Michigan. . . . . . . . . . 2.20

Zones 4, 5, 6 and 7, Michigan. . 2.25

NOTE—-—We give you above the
prices that Mlchltun dealers abould
7 be able to pay you for beans. hund-
. picked bull. In the diﬂerent trek-ht
zoﬁnes of Michigan. The Pink Sheet
has not :the price 101- beums, hind-'
' picked basis. at the average Michi—
ugan points,- at $2. 40 per bushel.

 

u.-'--.-~- Autos-

 

WHEAT

 

 

 

_ ' mewhst tam’e ’affair. At the
‘ some time there is a much more
friendly feeling for. the buying side
than has been in eviden-Ce for some

Expert trade con.- »

,1. 1,391 to be light There is an excer-
' ‘ ant demand for ﬂour. There is a

persistent demand from all foreign"

arkets The export condithn would

 

ugg‘est that Europe would need (flute

. , . . 41.11%
No 2'- Rea....:~. ................ 1421/,

Speculative Prices: .
ermine! dellvery ...... V. . . .31. 121/2

1

1.16%

It may" represent the fun
, e ’41; cows
my gives you the tum

T11- inter; .V 7

 

 

bean‘situation» is very sat . »

 

- "We 3rather like the tone of the
[oat :.situation A real healthy
scrimmage has been in evidence
from the very start. A review of the
situation at the mement, and rem _
boring" the different situations along
back, suggests to us that there Was a
well warranted advance in sight. W e
do not hepe for anything at all 'spiri -

 

 

 

. Med. We feel that. there Will not be

much of any change from day to day, ‘ >
to week, but.

or possibly tram weeli
that the general indicatmns are going

Vto be.“ ”nor a. bettering- 01‘ present can

ditions‘, 201* in other? words, that, this]

patienthls still‘golng to lmproVe. We

 

i OATS—CINCINNATI MARKET.

.36

35%
' 1.34%

.35

Standard'............
No. 3 White.........
No. 4 White...
No. 2 Mixed..
No.

oucuno-n
0-0....»
un...-..--.o.

3 Mixed. . . . .

 

 

PITTSBURGH—The arrWal of oats
have been about sufﬁcient to hold thp
market on a steady basis. All arri-
tvals being readily disposed of on
basis of quotations. General situation

about normal.

 

OATS—PITTSBU RGH MARKET.

Standard 37%
No. 3 White. . .

3 Mixed. ..... . ....... 1:.

CLOVER SEED

 

 

 

From then ’

 

 

There continues to be but veiy
0:, little change to the general sit~

uation. We cannot look or ex-
pect for anything really deﬁnite to
take place until very close to seeding
time. The market basis today is es-
tablished on the future expectancy
of the situation. Theseed business
now going on is of a holiday nature.
The producer is making occasional
sales to local markets. Most local
markets anticipate the situation fac-
ing them, and are holding. Some are
making disposition to large handlers

V f” the Week buyers'-“”
old with. a vim. A good 'V
active demand and an improved tone,

' (to the Situation existed. A reverSal I
not form was in evidence immediately

:_after the ﬁrst three days.

. > on the situatidn has been about nor-

: '- mai.

1.

of seed, who in turn are playing the '

holding game. Thus you See it is

' V as ﬁn naturally e a is,
‘Wbuld indicate a mOSt- health _
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We will continue to hoist Flag

D No.1 on corn because we do
. not see anything in the situa-
tion that warrants our doing other:
wise. We would like to feel secure
in advising you to attack the situa'!‘
ton 11 some well deﬁned way to make.
possible better price conditions to
prevail, but we do not feel that the
situation warrants a much different
handling than you are already malt-V;
ing. We notice that there is no 0011-
gestion in sight, that the tone to the
situation remains about normal, which
would in turn suggest’that the general
situation was ‘ on a comparatively "
healthy basis. We don’t think it is
possible with the abundant corn crop
you hang for disposition to create
anything of a spirited nature. If you
can hold it on a healthy basis, you V
will be doing about all possible. ‘
Something in the way of increased
demand must show up, or else we will
do fairly well to maintain our pres~'
ent position.

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Just What We Want!

“If I have not shown my appre-
ciation of the pink sheet I assure
you that it 1‘s all right Just what
we aunt and hate wanted for a
number of gems. I have given my
copies to my neighbors and in all
cases with favor of new subscribv
ers”——7l[r James Davidson, Hem—
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should know the freight rate

from his shipping station to
the leading market centers. With
his key you are in a. position to
now whether your local dealer is
giving- you a square deal or not.
Below we giv'e you the “Business
Panning- 20116 Map of Michigan.”
You will notice that in connection
with the map we give you the ap-
proximate rate per hundred pounds
for shipments by freight to the
markets named on most of the prod-
acts of your farm. These rates
will vary a. Little at different points,
therefore we advise you to go to your
local railway agent and get the rates
from him. no is obliged by law to
give you the rates, and with these
rates and the “Pink Sheet" you are
secure.

Bone 1—Sault Ste. Marie.
New York City. . . .'
Pittsburgh.
Cincinnati
Chicago
Detroit

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New York City. ..
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Chicago
Detroit

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LEADING
MARKETS

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TABLE.

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,1 : , Km 01' 9511;“: 25135:; wt: m FA?“ mam!" . . 1 And when yoti get your co-operattve elevator, t e
U7N1£w You Cmcmo ST. Lents Pearl-lumen ’~‘~1-,.-Wlll be your agent your hired mIa'n. Really, new, llOW‘ , 1
1I Madison Ave. First Nat. Bank Bldg . 8rd. Nat. Bank Bldg. Sherman 131ng fike to “attend to the bliSII‘leSS elld 0f ypﬁt {3.1111111ng Si, 63.5%?

  
      
   
  
    
      

 

HONEST ADVERTISING SOLICITED AT THE FOLLOWING RATES ‘ "‘0 see hOW’ it would seem?" As the elevator 11113.11. _, . I
Ten cents per agate line, ﬂat. No discounts for time or space, and no contract at this rate no I .“ ’Tamt all milk and honey, thiS elevator 53118111655. N ,f .let; 3115

opted for a longer pciuod than six months. Attractive combination rate With TheGleaner. monthly "but a little' milk, a'nId ”honey added to: the little we. gI‘eIItII Will 1.55.3

 
    
  

   

 

 

 

 
 
 
         
       
       
       
          
    
   
    
   
   
    
     
     
    
  
   
   
  
   
   
  
  
  
   
   
  
  
   
  
  
 
 
   
       
    
        
    
     
       
 
     
     
   

 

 

 

 

IT I' 5 5 little bit mote Andy 11:00, you Would getﬁ lid Of the ‘
: E D l T O R l A L ' ' , - ' 1if‘GO BETWEENS BETWEEN THE Go BETWEENS 1’
1' OlVlE, NOW How are you going to classify the elevator , ‘ 11 I.
man, the bean jobber; the hay dealer and the potato buyer? WHO 18 TI; S I' ‘ ﬂ ( ~tonne and giVe themTivork’ 0g; illIII
. II AIre they “'MidIdleinen. P” Let’s turn to VVebst‘erI: “Middle, ‘ Iggﬁactég 53:5 Sﬁipathyeseﬁeyér
.man —_— a go—between, an agent.” . Doesn’t hardly apply, TheSe 1 .9 'marked- men forfthle timIIeIi being an?
fellows are certainly not agents. They buy your grain and produce .1 MAN BRYANT ‘1 believe many 0 t 8m. y means 0
. , . . .' . , t, 11-16. h b hi1
‘ outrlght; theres no d1v151on of proﬁts 1n the “turn over” An ‘ 33:2: threfhtelilfildtige selvgs affilﬁe

 

agent acts for the principal; an elevator man can hardly be Said IN A QUIET WAY HE IS S‘OLVING A come a1credit to the county."

I " 1 ~ CommissiOner Br’yant expects to‘_ f
to be the Ifarme1 S agent. ' GREAT PROBLEM OVER IN secure additional land near thé Por-,

Ahd if the elevator man, the bean ﬂ KALAMAZOO CQUNTY' , tags farm in case it is needed. At
jobber on the hay dealer is a “g0~ His Plan or Building Good Roads With the Present “me 120° ”“9116“ 0f 9"" -

 

THE CO-BETWEENS

between,” between a “—go —betvveen,” PNSOM" Has Been Successful— $333,135; 51;): eggdcabgpsthewlﬁgg, ‘

BETWEEN ' a “go-between” should stand between (N°£i::n:r;°p;::; t: 3:30;” the county is in a position to sup-II 1.

THE CO-BETWEENS the producer and the Consumer- The Farm 2 1stressstrainer?13:13tr:v: ,
’ ‘ fellows we refer to “go-between” the Here and there throughout the be solved. Every prisoner will moref‘j .

 

fellows who “go—between” and the farmer and the consumer of the State 9901319 are asking "Who 15 this Ethan earn his keep and the amounts

 

" ' - man Bryant-‘2". “He seems to have got- left over can then- be turned over to
products ‘Of hls farm. - ten hold, ofthe right solution of the . the families of the priso‘ners ,
The elevator man creates nothing. True he purchases certain‘ pne tigreatthmg Prfblefm that Etc-0,1; Kalamazoo cpunttIsIr was tthe ﬁrst t<I>I
- - - - . . ron 11g e peep e 01 every 8 e l ’ use prisoners n e cons ruc on o 1 .
commodities, and by running them through certaln machmes, places the Union” W N. Bryant is the geod roads. Hardly aday’ passed but .

such commodities in better shape for the market; but remember good roads commissioner of Kalama- what the county clerk receIVed are-.12” 'T'

the farmer, the ,roducer alone creates. If the ﬁnishin o 1ches are ”00 county; the fellow mm a ”“919 quest for information regarding the
n‘eces‘sarv to betlier ﬁt his rod t f k t h h g11:1 t 'tl d Of years ago suggested the idea Of plan used from all parts 0f the United
‘ , P 110 5 01‘ mar e .1 .e 5 011 61 131‘ 0 working the county prisoners on the States. 'It is expected that the plan

his ﬁnishing himself or pay another for that particular service. county highway?11 Sli) 513015813111 hats to use prisoriers at the farm and thus, ’ ‘ ‘
- . . 1 u _ 1) - . he been along t S no a c0mm1- keep them employed inste‘ad qr c‘on-' - I.

Th1s pa1t1cular go between renders no sIerv1ce to the {aimers tees from different parts of the state ﬁning them‘in the county jail, and in‘ ._\ I , I
that they could not themselves render. The Iellow at the termmal have visited Kalamazm for the pur- this way making them produCers in- , I ,, ,1
market, under present conditions, renders a certain service for Dose of studying the Plans that he stead Of non-produce”, will be copied ll ~

has worked out. by othercounties. ' ‘

which he is paid a certain deﬁnite sum. A certain amount per ton Through the efforts of Commis-
for handling hay; a certain amount per bushel for handling pota- missioner Bryant a 24-acre farm has

 

toes—a commi sion a re d u on ment or c n ﬁn t been purchased, and every prisoner ' Here is a. Secret for sheep men -, 1
S g L p ’ a pay f a ertai de 1 e conﬁned in the county jall Will be ‘ who are going to run Short; on their ,‘i '
service obliged to (10581 certain {amount 0f clover hay this Winter. A little brine . 1 I,
We are not taking the moral element into consideration right Work on this farm commencing early sprinkled on Wheat or oat straw will,

1 - . . ' next spring The prisoners are to be make it more palatable and theUI _
now. Commissmn men do overcharge, they do speculate with paid a certain sum for their services sheep will eat more of it when so: ,I

others’ propertyﬁ—sbut we want to get right down to the business and the money earned will be paid treated.

1 r si i 11. Until 11 fa n r ~‘ ' . ' over to support the family or depen-
p Opo t o t e r1 e 3 get representatives at the terminal dents of. the prisoners. On this farm

markets they must have their representatives—their agents. When ‘ the good roads commissioner believes SPECIAL NOTICE . I I I , .
you consign a car of hay or beans to acommission man, that man he can raiseI enouglIi gotaItIoesII 23d To the Founders of « j) -\
' . _- . ' 1 . - other vegetab es to ee :1 o e ' ‘
becomestour agent if he makes a proﬁt you should get 1t,I if he county prisoners. In speaking to a MICHIGAN BUSINESS . .
meets With a loss, you stand 1t~he IS entltled to hls commlssmn, representative of Michigan Business ‘

 

no more. Farming the other day, Mr. Bryant FARMING , ' ,I
"‘ said. i . 1 ‘ 7,
But what about our elevator man; our ha dealer, otato «1 It you were one or the loyal 1

y y y p The prisoners, I ﬁnd’ are gOOd farmers who helped found this

buyer or bean jobber? They buy the products of your farm out- workers and they mean to do Whatis ,

' ' . ., 1 ' right. All that is necessary is to ap-
rlght, at a certam agreed price. Every dollar of prOﬁt they make, peal to them in the right way.

weekly Market and Crop Reporter
in the face of the combined oppo~

above the actual cost of handling, belongs to you and the farmers . “There are men in the road camps 2350105821156Ngrrg‘degcgag:l:::agd

of your neighborhood. And their proﬁts would go directly into at the present time. under sentence di 3. T T , y 5’ . ..
b ‘ ' ' who are the best workmen I have 3°“ 113 on or wentyﬂve con 97

your pockets 1f yourself and your nelghbors owned the elevators. ever met. Some of these men- are to apply on a full FIFTIY WEEKS ;_- f

And right here is a little truism: “If the elevator man and the willing to remain with us and work SUBSCRIPTION

bean jobber were not making money, they would not continue in 3:26;;iggeiiessinﬁggeihgivﬁl 2:135:93“; I Ask ‘5' aPersonal FGVO .1:
.the business” If the elevator man could not make more out of make good while under sentence that that you “Ind the bal'anco 1-,}. our-"1
1.; that $5,000 1nvested 1n elevator property than he could 'Wlth the I Will look after them when their rency, or “5mm in an early m5“ 7"

1 same amount invested in farming, he would trade his elevator for s_eutences expire either by providing Remember every issue of the little

- . . work for them on the roads or in u lnkrsheet" 15 goln to SEW 55‘,
‘ your farm. Men do not continue long 1n a busmess that does not [some of the local factories 1 - tgr, mor’e practical. and wk“ you!
return reasonable proﬁts. So don’t weep when the elevator man “We shall not need any stOne walls send in the balance, be sure to not _ "

r ‘ 1 ' and iron bars at the farm. We shall ‘1 a uglghbo'r or tho to Join with you ‘
,tells you his tale Of WOE' . ' ' . . treat the men white and there is no by Inning for 5 full ’5”: or m

These go—betweens are all right, good fellows and entitled question but what We shau get re-' subBCTlvtlon. Right .now ,5 if)!

qto a good living But the whole trouble is that they have ’gotten sultss Another thing I have in mind we need

,i t t k th isoners frém this ,
into bed with you and slept snugly under your covers so long that , czuniy :11; “giggivmg- time ‘at hole 3‘1.“

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_ the entertains,.wcitﬂdé site up 8°.
easily, they are going tombs mightily
, . fooled, ,The’~.law,, in‘it's' application
‘ ~ to country-wide scrviceL-is
*Lemendment;~ and . among
._.thin‘gs" to " be done ‘ When , Governor

the " ﬁrst

Ferris calls 'a 'special'v'session . of con-
gress, will bewto so amend‘the law

that the city dealers-will'nOt become ,
, the solenbeneﬁciarie‘s of the service. .- .
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,gf'lg‘he show is a facsimile of an oﬂi~
MyciabAmer-ican EXpress Company re-
~ oe‘ip‘t. {It‘shows that E. L. Keasey, of
2,: spam: Haven, Michiga'n, shipped a

“ P‘barrel of apples to Grant :Slocum, De-
'; j tr'o‘i't, Michigan, Mr. Keahey s'old this
r.» , barrel-of apples for $1.60, the barrel
' '- coating :him 30c. The shipment

  
   

 
  
 

company made a carrying charge of

i; one cent a pound, or $1.60.
grower received _ $1.30 for a barrel of

Weighed‘160 pounds, and, the express ,

 
 

The

apples, “the barrel manufacturer re4

ceived 30cfor the package, the Ameri- .

can Express Company received $1.60
for their‘services, and the consumer
paid $3.20 for three bushels of apples.

-, Is this a case of “high cost of living ”

or a case of the “express cempany’s
living. high?”

 

 

\_ , ti 4 .Kicnmo our THE LAND. SHARKS

, (.Continued‘from Page One)

_' home state. These fellowscan stand
9 theﬁnancial loss, but the foreigners
‘1': {whashave saved a few hundred. dol-

 
  
 

, _ r‘erst, ,Some cases that have been
“brought to our attention are really
pitiable, and it is to be hoped that
:_ Governor-"Ferris will give his sanction
. to.,some’ sort ofa law that will pre-
{g vent .the continuation of these fraud-
ulent transactions. , Y ’
, The bill referred to by Mr. Gong-
- ., ‘ "'wfefr ls‘ giVen below, and either it or a
‘__.,) . ,amore drastic lawshould be placed
* upon the statute books of Michigan
, before the ,1913 session of the state
legislature adjourns. .
_’- A BILL to prevent the fraudulent
;.sale of land. .
' " #:‘Seotion 1. The people of the state
qt‘Michigan enact, that after this act
shall take effect, it shall be unlawful
, for any individual, ﬁrm, corporation
.. or association, or for any individual,
,“Iafﬂrm, corporation or associ'atiOn who
3; purchase lands for the purpose -_or in-
ﬂatéjnt to dispose of the same at an ad-

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vanced price, to act directly or indié
rectly as selling agents for themselves
or for others, until he or they have
procured a. certiﬁcate of authority
from the secretary of state. , ' ’
Sec. 2. It shall be unlawful for
such individual, ﬁrm, corporation or
association to sell or offer for sale
any farm or lands at a ﬁctitious valua-
tion. or represent the Same as good
productive land, when the facts as
to quality of the soil and land does
not warrant any such aﬂirmation.
Sec.-3. . Any; individual, ﬁrm, cor-
poratiOn er association violating any
of the proVisions of this» act shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof before any
justice of the peace or ocurt of rec-
ord, shall forfeit his or their license,
and shall “be punished by a ﬁne of
not less than twenty-ﬁve, nor more
than one hundreddollars, or conﬁned

in the county jail not less than ten .

days, or more than ninety days, or
both such ﬁne and imprisonment at
the discretion of the-court. .

Sec. 4. It is the sense of this act
that each member of any such ﬁmi,
corporation or association shall be re-
sponsible for any. violation hereof.

Sec. '5. Nothing in this act shall
prevent any individual who owns or
occupies any land as a homestead
from disposing of the same or any
‘part thereof. i_ . - ‘ .

Sec. 6. All acts or parts of acts
which are inconsistent with—the pro-
visions of this act are hereby re-
pealed. ' ‘ ‘

 

. If there are drafts; through, your .
horse stable; « tuck. ,aWay'= stew“ (191le f’

for the‘veterginarianw .11.;

rection;, en- . ,-
s going :to‘ prove to =

. , runni- of? all. the trOu-g
. bles‘an'd; ann’o noes,“ the diﬂiCulties

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frdm a reader who resides, near Les—
lie, --Michigan: '
“Editor Michigan Business Farming:

"‘I want to thank you for the infor-
mation
Sheet” cencerning the price," of red
kidney beans. Following your advice,
I had them hand-picked, and after I
got them ready for.the market I
asked-the elevator man what he was
paying for red kidney beans, hand-
picked, and he gave me a price of
$1.80 for 58" pounds. The following
day I went to the elevator man to
’buy some ibags, expecting to ship
them beans direct; the clerk was in,
I paid for the bags and took them to
my home. The next morning the pro-
prietor of this elevator called me up
and offered me $2.25 ‘per 58 pounds.
I let him have the beans, and I have
credited to \the “Pink Sheet” the
difference between $1.80 and $2.25, or

i . 45c per bushel.”

Our correspondent adopted exactly
the right course. Had he been inter-
ested in a local elevator or a bean-
picking plant, then he should have
sold the beans through his local ele-

'vator, regardless of the price offered

by this dealer. Under the circum-
stances, however, he was acting as an
individual. The local dealer expect-
ing, of course, that he was going to
ship without giving him another
chance, quoted an outside price with

. the expectation that the beans would

be shipped and would not net him the
price quoted by the local dealer. If
this plan had worked, the farmer
would have lost money on the ship-
ment, and this would have discour-
aged. him from making direct ship-
ments in the future. Our correspon-
dent called the bluff, however, turned
the beans over to the local dealers,
credited the proﬁts to the right
source, and successfully “bagged the
coon.”

The best butter color is fOund in
good clover hay and a few clean yel-
low carrots; besides, the cow loves
to tint the goods through her own ap—
plication of the pigments. Try her
and see.

. . , _.r Wadi-numeral," _.arkétvardr itPAYS-FORrIt! .
, b,_ ‘Pink' Sheet". has ..had,;its”inﬂu-;. ‘
, ;, n'ce'on the marketsthtoughout the ,

state, and .the ldcalixlealers haVe
‘ ‘found,~yit .a mighty‘thard proposition.
** , Wtotuin our readers or: the right. road.- "

., HOWever, there are alnumber of ways
' to, “bag 8. won,” and we should like
to have our readers go very carefully .
Dyer the ‘letter which appears below,

received through the “Pink.

   
    
  
    
  
 
    
   
  
 
   
     
   
   

pehn

Bu‘ttevery Farmer

' ‘rrahd he pays for it, bee-3,5,5. ~
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WE ADMIRE THEIR SPUNK.
The Ionia County Farmers’ Insti-
tube has virtually seceded from state”
protection and will procure speakers ,
andlhold its 1913 institute under its,
own auspices and with its own pro-
gram. -

President Taft, of the Michigan Ag-'
ricultural College, when notiﬁed of -
the intention of the Ionia body, no- I
tiﬁed the local association that the
state would hold a county institute in
Ionia as usual, regardless of what ac-

\ tion the Ionia; association might take,

The Ionia institute is a pioneer» of
Michigan institute work, having or-
ganized under the‘ state law passed
in 1895. Luther Hall, ﬁrst president,
is one of the executive council, which

' decided to sever connections with the

state.
While the Ionia institute, through

its action, will not be recognized by
the state, it is the belief of its mem-
bers that much more good can be ac-
complished through its own efforts
than could accrue through state pro-
tection.

BACK TO THE FARM FOR HILL.

Into the greenhouse of James J.‘
Hill, in the rear of his residence at
Et, Paul, where Mr. Hill has been card
rying on for the last two months an
experiment expected to revolutionize
agriculture, six men representing
commercial and ﬁnancial Minnesota,
were guided today to witness aston-
ishing results in wheat, oats and bar-

 

ley culture, achieved by new chem-
ical soil analysis and its practical
application.

Phosphorus has been found to be
the great essential plant food lack-
ing in the soil of the northwest and
Mr. Hill has found the- way, he told
the Minneapolis men, to increase
soil fertility.

“I believe,” Mr. Hill said, “that we
can, by application of these methods,
increase the production of grain in
the northwestern states to twice the
quantity given in the figures of the
department of agriculture for 1912..”

STAWBERRY PLANT

Dunlap at $1.65 per 1,000. Lowest prices on
vigorous nursery stock in the state. 1913 illus-
trated catalog free. MAYER'S PLANT NUR-
SERY, Merrill, Mich.

 

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As to let ONE-CENT—A-WEEK stand be—
tween you and the DOLLAR-MAKING in—

formation contained in every single issue of

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There is not a farmer in Michigan so rich or so poor that he
can afford to be without this weekly;that is already gaining fame
as the “salesman” of every Michigan farm factory.

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, I enclose fifty cents fin stamps, money orders or currency, for
which send “MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING”, ﬁfty weeks to—

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EH!» .8. wine. .-. ' ' 5' .‘ ’ ..
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r, .48
049 “I
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ueb'nuocaudn

, .. dons menths" no , ‘ nipping. stand;
‘nﬂ.’ a‘ﬂﬁfﬁﬁi‘yx'xL-xv - y point-,xbut .‘on haste of'Weather con
1No.3mlxed.............~. .4854.»
; No. 4 mired. . .......... . .47

. CORN—PITTSBU'RG‘MARKET.
No.2,W'hlte.... ...'.
~"No. 3 white....... ..
. . No: 4 "hitc ........ ‘u

,-No. 2 yellow...........

No. 3 yellow ...... .........
~No. 4 yellow. . . . . .
.No.2mlxed.......

_ transmitter: ;We.snaii=skpejcti~ will hat. ~ . us $1 $11,! . PM.
urally‘2tend,.”toward an uplift. ofﬂburﬂ'" “thej'm. t'l'ihereto
present and past most ridemoraiizédz 19.11937 ‘ . 331 h"
condition. in .. canolusljon. we Jw’quldgg'r: ’3 T
say, have .faith.‘ hang.on.‘. Don’t take ‘

the count .et,ﬂ'ﬂ. h'tiit‘but . i. . ..
y , . g~ , ‘ 9” ‘ _ 511311316" with the .d ation. or-partieslm _ .
‘ ' have‘tbfdo is to... if;

I’protes that the

 

'OjN‘lONs . ' , interested.” .All'the

No. 3 mixed. . . .

APPLES'

- ,Almost impossible to hoist a
ﬂag which hits the true situa-
‘ ‘V tion existing on apples. We be-
lieve No. 1 comes as near to it as
anY. We might say that the market
is over-fed, that there was a storm
on, which is quite true. We appreci-
ate that the situation is entirely up
to the storers of apples at the present.
time. From a producer’s standpoint,
there is nothing to it whatever. You
will haVe but very little impression or
inﬂuence on the future situation. We
note from the very start that common
qualities of apples would not br:
anywhere near their true value as
based on No. 1.stock. This suggested
at once and veriﬁed the true condition
which we knew existed—that we had
an abundant crop for disposition, an
that We must handle the propositioi‘
in a most deﬁnite manner or the en-
tire situation would be seriously crip-
pled. The.storers of apples and the
distributers of apples are not forcing
the market at the present time. True
it is that they are keeping after every
angle of disposition constantly and
continuously, but they are not sacri—
ﬁcing or reducing their price in the
least. There is a very heavy con-
sumption going on constantly. The»
moderate price and constant calling
attention has had much to do with
the heavy movement so far. Some-
thing might happen at any moment
but the fellows who store apples are
of a disnositiOn and nature necessary
to withstand most any condition. \\ r
don’t look for these fellows to do any
dumping. We expect them to place
their holdings on the market as fast
as they can at satisfactory prices,
and when they cannot get satisfac-
tory priCes, to hold back. If the abow
course is carried out, we will have a
continuance of the present conditions
at least, and we look for an advance.

 

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/ ' I» , Detroit. .
Yellow Globe, sacked. no: cwt. .0
Red Globe. backed. per cwt.. . . . .
Yellow GIObe, hulk, per}ew’t.‘. ..'
Red Gl‘ob‘e,‘ bulk, per owt..i.".'.‘.‘ . '

’ ' Cincinnati. ,
Yellow Globe, sacked, per cwt. . ‘
‘R‘ed Globe, sucked. pel- cwt. . . .‘r.
Yellow Globe, bulk, per ewt. . . .
Red Gloh'e, bulk, per cwt.. . . . . .

Pittsburg.

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

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

 

 

. CABBAGE ,

 

 

Market continues to be over-
M fed. That does not just express

the situation,‘ either, because
the arrivals on the outside markets
are not heavy. In fact, they remain '
very light. But for some unaccount‘
ablereason, there -‘does not appear
to be any demand or tone to the sit-
uation whatever. There are occs-_
sional cars of very fancy medium
sized cabbages in prime condition,
selling at fairly decent prices, but
from a general standpoint there is
absolutely no use to consider this
commodity at the present time from
a shipping angle. It begins to look
a little discouraging, but let’s not give ,.
up yet, because we have before us 50
per cent of the natural cabbage sea-
son. .There certainly ought to be
something happen during'this' time.
It certainly cannot get any worse,
Therefore let’s ﬁgure and hopethat
we will yet be able to make disposi-
tion on a proﬁtable basis.

 

CABBAGE -— GENERAL
MARKET.

Danish. per ton on track. .No market
Dome-tic, per ton. track. {No market

BUTTER

 

 

 

 

 

APPLES—GENERAL MARKET.
Fancy, 'per barrel ........ 2.00 to 8.00
Ordinary, per Inn-rel ...... 1.00 to 2.00

ONIONS

The situation does not look
very much better: We can-
not say from a casual observ-

 

 

 

 

 

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lance that there isany part].

couragement to. offer. We do not
know of a market that is very muCh
,relieved from its glutted condition
that we have been experiencing. True
it is that practically all of; the larger
market centers are gradually getting
» in position where they can take one
.Or two cars to advantage, but the
‘Situation Certainly does prove that
‘ we, had eVery market in the United
[States plugged to. a. ﬁnish. ' Over-

' . . . ~ . ‘1 ‘ ‘~ ‘ ‘

l1

We are aware that there is just
a little easier feeling to the
. butter situation. We have
already warned you, that something
along this line might develop at most
any time. It is unquestionably true
that the market level has been at a
very high point for some time. , With
a little stirring up ofthe Elgin situa~
tion, it would be natural to'k’expect
that something of a reactionary na-
ture would be .the result. Tone to
the situation is just as good as it
has been; nothing but manipulation
could show a change. In fact we
expect that manipulation is what has
been holding it at its high level.

 

BUTTER—GENERAL MARKET.
Creamery No. 1,. per podnd. . .35

 

 

Fancy Dairy. per pound...” .02"

 

keep it; alivewil‘l 119V”; ‘y’iell ‘f‘JaPPEQﬁP‘ » ‘

'X‘

standpoint. .

, .. r , . . ~
,. stand together. , . The 0W" trouble; at” “
3‘ .11 e“ I
~_ be'r’ air-jumped the “fen?

 

' EGWENEFAL- MARKET

Large . fresh . . ..

 

Medium Fresh .. .: .

.8111 “J-thI‘O'Ilghi' jibe bgrad

 

 

 

 

' . . all that'we could expect; Quite

 

satisfactory
We have
handled the situationfin the best pos-
sible advantage, this season. ',We
would not advise disposition of pou1~
try before the 10th of January. It Will
be about this time before there is a
general demand for the same. ".We
have just passed through a real poul-
try period, a time when practically
every one p‘artakes of this line of deli-

cacy. There is no usa to try to crowd ‘
the market, because you are facing

'a large dressers’ co’nditiOn if you do.

You cannotl‘create or excite a demand

from a-consumers’ standpoint. The
overﬂow that you make possible by
excessive sellingis taken care of, by
the large dressers. They buy your
stuff, at theSe critical times at a sac-
riﬁce price, dress it, and put it in
cold storageto come out later at a
satisfactory poultry period in comps;
tition with your birds then coming
on the market. This provesthat you
are creating competition ‘against your
own goods. Don’t do it.

 

. POULTRY—DETROIT MARKET;

No; 1 Turkeys .......... .16 to. .18
2 uTuJ-keys ........ .14 to. ..18
1 Spilng Chickens. . .12 to. .14
2 Syn-ins:~ Chickens. . .10 to .11
1 Fowl; ........... .11 to .13
2 *F‘owls. . . ......... ‘ to .09
‘1 Geese ............ .12 to .14
1 Ducks ............ .15 to .16

POULTRY —— CHICAGO MARKET. '

No. 1 Turkeys ................ .16
No. 2 Turkey: ............. ‘. . . .13
No. 1 Spring Chickens ......... .12
No. 2 Spring Chickens ........ '. .10
No. 1 Fowls. ...... . ...........

No.

No. 1 Duck: ........ . ..........

Nata—A wire from any oi! our
readers will bring last minute no-
tations. Use carp in‘mnking‘ l in—
menu and be 'sure the comigneeds
ﬁnancially responsible.

 

 

:

_ : Thegene‘ral poultry situatiOn is'

 

 

(ft,

oment is} that seine .u‘nrulygmejm4 ,3

6.8- 57¢

‘ . 11.65%:

_ - - , - a _ ., > .\ 4 p .100 averageincreaseuaboiveone a:
' . ‘ ‘ p ‘. p ' ,p.’ ‘ / agio,yzand‘theﬁw'eek-g:olo‘8e ' ' -
‘ ‘ f ' ‘ POULTRY ' . ‘yardéi'andunotmorethe ‘ha

, . _ .. . 1 g ., , ; ion».hand."for local'd‘em p.

' ‘ " ‘ ' ' feeders were {found- r'n'osin'g' Var
- looking“ for smokers: to: talk. ‘
the farms .jfor'paddlﬂg} ,
frdm 'a general, ” " " ‘ "
certainly. .

the', block ‘that Was fat enough
bleed-g The milk, cow ' trade .
slumpy; 'a'marked decline b’eing ‘noye
from. last Week’s movements; makin‘

.a $5 knock-off as an.ayera‘ge.\ﬂF.’ollo

ing is our quotations as 'gleanedjtr
the yards: ‘ = . , ..

 

CATTLE—DETROIT 31‘0ch .

' _YARDS. .I' .,

Beef lteeru. good to prime -.
e'avy .....7.50to‘ . ‘ 1
Beef :lteerl. medium to l: " w .
good ................7.00to.wj‘ .
Beet steers. common to , " * '9': .. I. ‘
tar . 0.0010: 6375 '
Yearling. . .. . .. . . . . . 4.25 to .4355;
Beet cows. common _ to . _
selected; . 5.50 to’ 6.00 .

Heifers, selected . . . . . .‘ 5.00 to 0.50

Stock‘ steers . . . . . . . . . . 4.25 to 450* . ,
Feeders . ........ . ...... 6.00 to, 6.50; "
’ Gunners 'and cutters. 3.00 to‘ 3.75; j
j Good .to prime veals. .. 9.00 to 11.00”,
Bulls . . . . . . . . . ........ 350 to 6:00.

res-nu.

 

 

 

‘ , Buffalo—Cattle. 'y l
A steady cattle'market prevails at)" "

’ thispoint as'compared with oneweekv‘

ago. Not ‘ .enough‘ cattle in . to; really{
test the market, Sellers' generally
of the opinion that the supplies} .
the ‘next few weeks willinotdae at a‘ l"
large,’and that a good trade inuin
prospect. Choice butcher cattle that:'.;¢’:~“
show a fair degree (if ﬁnish as well as .1 _
good weight are in godd, steadytvdel-J rt;
mand’ and ﬁnding ready sale,_a._s» also". v
are all milkers and springers." KBulis, ’
are kicking higher, ‘while the "stocker ,4”
and feeder trade is a. little'inclin‘ed: .
to rest. Veal prices were highernthan

the fence, due to at 50c raise within _. ‘
the past week, but the "close caught"

‘ them coming down and they are new.

tame again at .-old but not low prices 3
as values are yet around the $12.50:
for best, and $11@11.50 for 3fair.";’
grades. ' » ' v in

.,.

 

 

 

_ LIVE STOCK W

 

Cattle-Lotilcagq. >
Live stock at Chicago atthe weekfs

» close showed beevessllo higher than.

for a corresponding period of a year
ago. Catt-1e receipts'are meeting. with
briSk inquiry from local packers .as

Welles a few‘ eastern shippers and

each day‘was clearedearly. Withhest ,
steéts “bringing-"around, 39-40. White,
. , .. . ' ., . ~Mé‘1Q§;lv$‘.v.seemed..ttépilos ground. 3 .,
A pig that is 'feiilistﬁ érely .tof- * t, 250 ' , ~ '

low .-

-‘b‘,e 113g' , .
‘ ‘ 6 9kg 0

CATTLE—BUFFALQS‘l‘degi-‘i -
‘9 YARDS. - «1,...

Beef steers, good ‘ to‘ V l; ; 3?...
heavy ._.'.....,.. , 8950‘99300
Beet steers. medium ‘to -. _. 5..."
good ». .1». ._."-: .- 8.00513) 8.50} f
Beet steers, co'mlnfhn to ‘ .
fair. . . . . ,V '
Yearlingl' ‘ ' ‘

Beef 09!":
selected; z . . .. . . .ﬂ. . .*
h’elfenfyg good' to

1 choice ‘ '

{mun-o

.4...

 

I ‘ Hcﬂeru, ticketed;

:Stock, steer; ..’. .
VJB‘Qederq . .
11* ‘ "
4"

 

 

 

 


 

 

. . .520 to 5550'
.275 to 4.30

is based on gross tons.

like the coal situation

 

4 3'4: 26:75, to 3.50

 

' Sheep—Detrmt

Receipts at Michigan Central stock _

yards for the past Week were 7,284

425' . decline resulti

was. . against 3546 one
and: the market felt the sheen Weight

 

er p2‘ckersI didn’t like.
6 slight inorease and held"
efore making purchases, ' .'

3. When a local packer broke '

Ices. and gates ﬂew open to the
chedul'e's". . Light to good butcher
held ﬁrst place in the affections

rehasers, and this squealed along ' .
at; a $7. 50@7. 75 gait, with pigs "

,lrers close at their heels and.
;in equal prices St2gIs Were

IQuO-

 

HUGS—DETROIT MARKET.
Mr to choice butchers. .730- to 7.65

.. . 7.50 to 7; 05
Opuunccordins' to '
ihtI ............3.00-t03.25

r'p'REIssEIo Hees
Block, ﬂog. ............ ‘. .9 to 100 .

'INoile—Dre-ued hogs weighing
pounds bring beltI

slow at $8.20

week ago ,

2nd ﬂ2ttenéd accordingly 9. 25@500

Best lambs Walked
830,- While fair to
good lambs,“ Went short on\bids and
cull-s skulk'ed the corners at as loW
as $2. 50@3. There is an undertone,
however
better themselves in the sheep fmar-
ket. Note scale of prices;

 

SHEEP —— bETRoIT' erocK
I. i . f YARDS. .
, Limbs, good to 'ch'Ioice. 8.25 to 8.30
do, .. fair to good” .7.25 to 8.00.
Yearling 1mm, choice" 5.00 to 5.50
Mixed sheep 3.5010430

 

Cull sheep 2.50 to 3. 00

 

 

 

'Be careful in shipping.

 

Hogs—Buffalo.

. 7' This market was very satisfactory“

I Prices jumped frOm 10@
and in several cases to 250 per
Over those of four days prior.

ping grades were the ones which .

hoWedI greatest inﬂation The supply
was light with a dwindling tendency,
éyWith receipts for Say Friday last show

Iing 5600 head against 8,000 head a’
IWeek, ago and 9,600 at 3. correspond- '

'71 ihg date One year ago, Yorkers lights
and pigs trotted down the boards at
a,-l1vely p2ce and price— -making was
-.'the order, the best weight ones going
mostly at $8 and some a little heavier
bringing $8.10, while good straight
pigs showed some sales at $8 15 The
top was against $7. 85 a week ago, $7, 65
7t In Weeks ago, $6. 55 a year ago, and
$885 top two cars ago. Price' We
. quote is as f loWs:

 

"Hoes—BUFFALO sTOCK YARDS

. ' o'inmon to good: mixed. .730 to 7. 00.
."lifair to mI'eqnmn weight. .7. 90 to 7. 95
Light“. eights 7.90 to 8 00

‘ Fancy shippers . . . .. S .00 to 8.10
Stags ................ . . . 5.50 to 0.25

ﬁgs. '....'...I, ............ 8.40t08.45

 

I sheep—Chicago

A enormous increase of arrivals,'

000 head, gave packers an

t iby td pound prices earth-
- A I,“ 3,, I $511211 sheep and lambs felt the
. 1‘, 50c
. ' rt pm Eastern shippers

he Week without ShOW-I.

' Sheep—Buffalo.
Under a supply that no one looked
for there being about ﬁfty cars of
fresh and ﬁVe cars of hold-overs, or

I. a total of over 11, 000, the market
tumbled another step down the gol-

den stair. A full quarter of a dol-

lar being the size of the drop, and

this too, within a space of 48 hours.
A slow market exists even at the de'

‘ cline and Some sellers having great
difficulty in effecting clearan‘Ces. Best

lambs at slow sold at $8. 65@8. 75, as

compared With"$-9.25@9.35 a week

ago and a range of from $7.15@7.30
for the same time last year
thing that depresses the market is,
that stocks arriving
good, which throws a large portion of
the arrivals over among the culls;
and here, though the market was low-

' er- yet buyers and sorters were ac-

tiVe in among the culls and made
for that section, a fairly ‘active ses-
sion.Follow1ng prices are not pleas-
ing

 

SHEEP—-— BUFFALO srocK
' ‘ YARDS.
Lambs. good to choice.

.850 to 8.75
do, fair to good ...... 8.10 to. 8. 40
do, culls to Common . .7. 00 to 8.00

Yearling“ lambs, choice. 700 to 7. 50
do cull to fair ........ 4. 50 to 0. 50‘
Wet ers, choice . . .. ...... 5. 00 to 5 50
Ewes, choice handy
weight . ‘ ............... 4.50 to 5 .00
Cull sheep. . .. . ....... 2.25 to 3.75

 

caused a break in prices-I
Yearlings receiVed I

, Will have a tendon

body wants feed.

‘ “Blend” ﬂour, 11/8 paper sacks.
ISpring patent ................. 4.5

that cenditidns Will soon

Another -

are not very '

 

Bucks . .I ..... . . . . ,. ...... 2.50 to 3.50

 

, COAL.

Generally speaking, . there is. a
change prevailing Over the coals‘siltua-
tion. The movement of coal is more.
freely with the exception of mining
districts that 2rIe still tied up on
account of not being able to get equip
ment from the railroad company. The

, mild weather keeps the situation un-

der. cover every minute. Should a
cold wave strike the central stats
every coal dealer would be telegrap-

ing for more coal The result would

be another shortage because there are,

not enough coal cars to supply the
demand, and up go the priCes

The anthracite: Situation is a little,

,easier and fairly good an I
delivered to “7,9. 121's '1‘, ” ets, Which
are relic II

than»

‘ Pocahontas mine run.i
, ~» Michigan Domestic 4- -inch-. lump

Anthraci 0 egg. Stove or ngt
" r

5225
Not e: Quotations en ant

FLOUR AND FEED.
The ﬂOur and feed market is some.

A what dormant, with very few changes.

Cannot see any reason why the prices
given below should be changed The
ﬂour and feed situation is something
When the
weather is Warm, not so much feed

~is used; therefore, the prices change

very little 'If the weathe1 is cold..
then the demand is greater; therefore
the price must go 11p, becauSe every-

Price
per bbl.
.8 5.15

Kind. 7

- . Per ton5.
Coarse corn meal .............. 23. 30
Cracked corn .................. 25.50
Chop feed .............. ' ....... 2 1.00
Coarse Middlings .............. 23.50
Fine .middlin’gs ................ 26.50
Bran (standard)

Theabove prices are f. o. D. De-

- troit, Mich.

Cotton seed meal delivered to any

. point taking a Detroit late at $30 50

per ton in car lots not less than 20
tons.

Those interested can write our Bu-
reau for information. ,

BUTTER SITUATION STEADY.
Market In Good Condition This Week
At New York.

The “Pink Sheet” gets the informa-
tion from the New York market that

I from May lst up to Saturday of last

Week were 1,744,056 packages, against
1,733,014 the same period last year.
Receipts for the week' up to last Sat-
urday were 34,524, against ’8,349 the
same week a yea1 ago Receipts Mon
day were 4854, Tuesday 9,245, Wed—
nesday, Thursday, Friday.

A steady market prevailed in the
butter market this week and cream—
ery extras sold readilyIfrom 37 to
37%0. There was not that extreme
Scarcity of last week although offer-
ings were not plentiful At these high

prices buyers are taking just what '

they want for their immediate needs
and when they get that they apear to
be satisﬁed. Firsts-sold at 32 to 350
and seconds from 29 to 31c.
stock was doingr a little better, but
the best current make coming brought

, 210 and there seemed to be more de-

mand for it.

Fine storage creamery is in good
demand at 33 to 340 for extras and 30
to 320 for ﬁrsts There is a consid-
erable amount of out-of-town trade
now for stOIage butte1 and the situa-
tion is in pretty good condition

Thursday there was a decided ﬁrm-
ness in the market. On call 77 tubs
of creamery extras sold at 38c and
the market was ﬁrm at this price.
Undergrades of creamery were sell-
ing very well.

IIThe movement of storage butter in
December has been satisfactory. In
fact, the situation generally is in
mighty good condition. January 2 it
was estimated that holdings in the
public and private freezers in New
York were about 102,000 tubs, against
100, 000 tubs the same date a year ago.‘
This is quite encouraging when it is
considered that on January 1,1910,
there were 235, 000 tubs 'here The

' estimated holdings in Chicago on J an- ’
‘ ' nary 2 are given as 165, 000 tubs. In
-' _t. the four cities the holdings of butter
are, estimated to be 50, 000 tubs more
2-year ago and about one-half ‘

as many tubs as on January 1,1910.

3 ' tom-me»

acite coal”

‘Egg receipts since April 1.

Packing)‘ ‘

er, ,
tug unsold and in the far
\ we received reports fro

thee special correspondents in each
Which covers the state corn-I”
Upletely, and yet if each subscriber'I

neighborhood it would help us in

“a

'to Michigan Business Farming would:-
send in a, report covering his own,

gathering data for a very important?

report.

These special reports giVe us:

an insight into the supply of theses

commodities in our own home state,_v._
‘ and Will have much to do with they
‘ Try to cover your
own township as nearly as possible. -

future market.

In writing me, don’ t fail to give ydur‘ ‘

name the name of your county and
the township .'

BOSTON BUTTER AND EGGS.
The fellowing report,
comparison between the receipts of
butter and eggs for the ﬁrst week of

January, 1912 and 1913, will be of in- II A

terest to our readers:
Butter.

Week ending Jan. 2,
1913 ............... 10, 305

Week ending Jan. 2,
1912 ............... 12, 661

Eggs.
7,126

9,821
.1,348,525
Sam-e period last year: ...1,197,420
Butter since May 1 ........... 1,023,315
Same period last year ....... 929,022

Our special report says that the
butter market is generally slow at
that point; however, receipts are
light, and prices are expected to hold
ﬁrm. The e’g market has been dull
because of the extra receipts of stor-
age eggs.

TO CURE MEATS QUlCKLY

Fresh beef, hams 01 shoulders may
be quickly cured by the following
proce5s: Take two pounds of salt,
put in'a kettle or spider, and heat
on the stove, constantly stirring, till
the moisture leaves and it becomes
hot enough to fry when water is
dropped into the vessel. Add two
ounces of sultpeter before removing
the vessel fro-1n the stove.
meat with brown sugar, then with a.
large spoon apply’thc hot salt. The
salt will penetrate the meat and card
1'y the sugar with it. Place the meat
in a box, on a sh-eft, or» other con-
venient place, Where it should re-
main for two or three days. Then
hang up to dry, The two pounds of
salt will serve for 100 pounds of
beef.

IFIRST BERRIES AT STARKE.
The ﬁrst crate of" strawberries was
shipped from Starks, Florida, Janu-

ary 1st,. and was made Up by several 1.
in good'~ "

growers. The berries were
condition, and of excellent quality.
Weather conditions since the ﬁrst
shipment have been fairly good, and
the season is now in full swing. A
dispatch states that about ﬁve hun-
dred crates are being shipped daily
i'rom Lakeland, Florida. The fruit at
that point is exceptionally ﬁne in

_ quality, and the growers are getting

50 cents per quart for the ﬁrst pick-
pigs.
are excellent.

Apple Exports.

Apple exports for the Week ending
last Saturday were 55 438 barrels
against 97, 722 barrels the same week
a year ago. Total exports for the sea-

making a

Rub the I

The prospects for a large crop If

son up to last Saturday were 1, 963 295 ‘ V

barrels compared with 1, 986, 995
the same period last year.

for
The aboVe

all American and Canadian parts to
the other side and

rel

1;

'menace and a conditio'
If often talented “
' 1

ﬁgures represent the shipments ﬁrom ,

I include hexos
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CHAPTER READINGS SUGGEST CONTENTS OF THIS
PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR BUSINESS FARMING

MARKETING THE PRODUCT OF YOUR FARM FACTORY——

CAR' LOT SHIPMENTS OF GRAIN—J‘Aarketing Wheat; Spcuring a
Car; Examine the Car Carefully; Ready to Load; Ready to Ship;
Oats; Barley; Rye; Capacity of Cars; Look Out for Small Cars.

MARKETING HAY IN CAR LOTS—Size of Car to Order; Don’t
\Vaste Room; The Only Secret.

REACHING THE POTATO MARKET-—Local Shipments in Sacks;
Rmnombor tho Shipping Bill; A W'ord About Freight Charges;
Shipments of Potatoes in Car Lots; Read this Paragraph Care-
fully.

HOW TO LINE A CAR FOR SHIPPING POTATOES—The Cost and
the Profit; Look the Car over Carefully; Not Difﬁcult to Line :1
(,‘ar: 'l‘l‘c Necessary Material; Laying the Floor; Sides and Ends;
Extra .l’rocantions; Arranging for Heat.

NOT ONE SHIPMENT, BUT MANY—A Big Expense; Don’t Worry
about the Cost.

BEANS—LOCAL SHIPMENTS AND CAR LOTS—The Finished Pro-
duct; Clean Bags for Local Shipments; About the \Veight.

WOOL-«Look Out for the Grade; A Little Advice; About Wool Sacks.

SHIPPING PERISHABLE PRODUCTS—-Berries; Family and Com-
munity (Tannvries; Vegetables; Cherries; Peaches and Plums;
Apples; .l’acking; Cold Storage.

POULTRY—BUTTER AND, EGGS Poultry; Handling and Prepar-
ation for Shipment; A Few Suggestions; Preparing for Market;
Shipping Crates; Getting Ready for Shipment; VVe'ighing and
Billing; Broilers Find a Ready Market; Dressing Poultry for
the Market.

IF YOU MUST SELL VEAL CALVES—Just a Word on the Side;
.l"rcparing for Market; Preparing for Shipments; Making the
Shipment.

DRESSED PORK~Dressing; Shipping Direct. '

DRESSED SHEEP—Our Experience; Preparing for Market.

LAMBS SHOULD BE NIOELY DRESSED-11 Few Pointers.

LIVE STOCK IN CARLOADS—The Local Buyers.

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