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' League 9 6f C mmlssion
Merchants Hold. Aunual eeting
.' 'and Elect Their Officers.

 

Issued 3 3tatement Defining the
' Holley of His Administration.

It may not be generally known,

but it is a fact, nevertheless, that the 3'

commission merchants Of the United
States are very thoroughly organized.
The annual meeting of the League
was recently held at Cincinnati, and

‘azthe atteud'anCe was the largest. in
the history (of the .Assdciation. We 1
, are pergectly'willing to give the league
credit of. having had, to some extent ‘
‘ at _ leash/an elevating and reﬁning

influence- on those engaged in the
oommission‘business in the larger
cities. Many members of the League
have gone wrong; others are guilty
of some mighty shady transactions,
but this must be expected as no or-
ganization is free from this class of
individuals. . Now, if the League Will
e proposition and
secure the enactment of laws which

" will prevent the unscrupulous persons

Without either knowledge or capital
from engaging in the business, they
will do a serVice Which will be ap-
preciatedby' the public generally. Let
us hope that J. J. Castellini, the new-
ly elected president, may be able to
at least carry out’a part of the policy
of the administration. He has issued
the folloWing statement: .

“The League from its very zincep-
tion has had’for its object the im-

provement of trade relations between ‘

the groWer distributor and consumer.‘
This branch of business activities
more than any line or person is in-
terested in reducing the cost of living
because the margin of [proﬁt is so
small that it is dependent upon a
large volume in order to produCe suf—

'_ ﬁclent retu1ns to justify the merchant

, terminals and the

_ —and otherwise

in remaining in the business. In-

asmuch as many important questions,

are now being considered which bear
directly upon the cost of living, this

organization during the coming year.

will actively co- operate in bringing
about the proper solution of these
problems.

“It will assist the Agricultural De-
partment and the various Organiza—
tion interested in the- great move-
men, crop improvement Cooperate
with railroad steamship, refrigerator
and express companies for the prompt
and safe movement of g00d products
at rates that are fair to all concerned
We favor the improvement and de-
velopment of inland waterways, their'
improvement of
dock facilities at ocean purts.

favor better steamship equipment,

_ both for the exporting and importing

of food products under refligeration,

Having supported the
Increment and the passage of the Par-
cel Post we Will urge regulations to so
;perfect the department as to better
Inset the requirement of blisiness. We

'K’WOI' 01194391“: postage as a reform

We’

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"The trap is always set and baited”.

See Page Four. Editorial, “The Trap in the Runway ’

 

 

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STRIKE BOQSTS POTATO PRICES.

 

Here is Positlve Evidence That it
Pays to Carefully‘Feed the

Market. .

A dispatch from New York City
states that the Engineer and Fireman
Strike on the B. A. & R. Railway has
completely tied‘gup shipments from
A-roostook County and'that no trains
are moving. The main supply of
potatoes for New York City came

over this line, and as a‘ consequence

the price of spuds has advanced ma-
terially. The dispatch says:

Maine potatoes have been selling
in the yards here this week at $2 35@
2. 50 per 180 lbs, and New York State
and Michigan potatoes have been
selling at $2@2. 10 Offerings of New
York State and Michigan potatoes are
liberal from shipp' ng centers,
quotations being 6 @63c per bushel
on states delivered here and 60@620
on Michigans delivered here Maine
is not quoting New York now owing
to the strike and the further fact
that Boston is bidding in the stock
offered for immediate delivery.

F. E. Embree, of the Maine Farm‘
ers’ Union, states that he will not
undertake to predict the future of the

the'

market 'on Maine potatoes. He says
that during the strike cars are ac-
cumulating, that will be immediately
placed at the disposal of the shippers
in Aroostook Country'as soon as the
strike culminates'and that this will
of course cause a heavy movement
of stock. if the Boston market is
bare of'stock, he thinks that the early
shipments will naturally go there. The
New York market is by no means
bare, states Mr. Embree, but at the
same time there is no accumulation
and there are not a great many cars
rolling because the operators have
been afraid to order heavily under
the conditions that have existed in
the market, all the ear—marks here
pointing to a decline before the in-
auguration of the Boston & Aroos-
took Railroad strike. New York City.
however, can easily obtain supplies
from New York State and Michigan

' points, which are now offering freely.

Where are you going, my farmer
friend?
“Going to catch the markets'
‘ trend.” ,
Where will you catch it; I entreut?
“By reading this pink market
sheet” E. L. K.

 

conditions continue

well; cheer up!

. Last Moment {Market Flashes

MARKET CONDITIONS will not improve so long as present weather

 

Al January thaw will always bulge the bot-

tom out of the market—the present warm spell has been no ex-
ception to this well established rule.
more necesary to watch market conditions.
past two weeks makes one look forward to spring; but 1emember the
new crop is yet a long way off. Nothing can be gained by “dumping
your products” on a sagging market.

As the weeks pass it becomes
The wuim weather of the

Leading markets are cleaning up

 

 

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HE LAST MINUTE before'going to press
I on the several commodities from the principal maikct centers. A
detailed statement covering conditions our predictions and special

advice, will be found with each commodity on the following pages. The
vvery latest quotations are:

Wheat No.1 White (large mills paying) ......... $1.10
Wheat No. 2 Red (large' m1lls paying) .......... 1.11
Oats, Standard. . . . ............. .35
Rye ............ 1 ....... 521/2
Beans..........‘.......... ............. 2.15
Hay (best market today‘, New Ybrk) at ......... 20.00
Potatoes (best market today, Philadelphia) at .60
Butter ..... ..... . ............ . .32
Poultry........‘............ ........ . ........ .15
Dressed Hogs (Detroit Market) ...... g . . . . . . . .09
Eggs ......... .. .24

we seem e quotations

 

 

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” I. telli'lyour Nezghbor _ i ;

 

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IF WE can: improve it tell Us

MILK TROUBLES
ARE BREWING

A NEW ORDINANCE FOR.M|LK
PRODUCERS WHICH Is, GOING
'TO CAUSE TROUBLE.

 

Same Day the City of Detroit Will
Find Itself Face to Face With a
Milk Famine—Farmers Will
Not Always Stand to be
Imposed Upon.

The Common Council of the City of
Detroit has issued a new ordinance
1'01 the guidance of thoSe who fur-
111511 milk to the dealers in the city.
Some of the sections of the ordinance
ale very crude and show that the
ones who framed the oulinance are
unpaidonably ig n01 ant of what is re—
quired in order to fulnish wholesome
milk to consumers.

if the dealers who urge the coun-
cil to,pnss these ordinances, were
sincere in their pretended desire to
secure milk of best quality to con-
sumers at a reasonable price, the
matter would look very differently.
But the outcome of the matter will
be that. conditions under which milk
is produced will be made so dilﬁcult to
comply with that many dairymen
will be driven out of business. After
some have quit the business then
there will be, brdught forward an ex-
cuse to raise on the prices for milk
to the consumer, “because milk is
scarce."

To illustrato the absurdity of some
sections of the ordinance we will
quote from suction four which re-
quires that stables be cleaned twice
daily, and again an hour before milk-
ing. It is well known by practical
dairymen that stirring up the refuse
just before milking is one of the
worst things that can be done, as
it stirs up the bad odors which enter
the milk. It is by far better to let
the stable be in a Settled condition
until the milking has been performed.

011 many farms the COWS are not
kept in the stable all day, but are
allowed tht-ir liberty in comfortable
yards or covered sheds. The stables
are clean and sweet when the cows
come in at night. In such cases, why
should one be compelled to go through
the motions oi: (leaning the stable just
bef01e milking at night? To be frank
and fair about. it, would it not be bet-
ter to let the dairy men make their
own stable rules, and then let the
milk show for itself? What do con-
sumers care in regard to the stable
rules if the milk is Scht, pure, Whole-
some and free from bad odors when
it comes to their hands? These city
ordinance rules are silly and unwise

demands which irritate and annoy the

producers.

The sending out of the city inspec-
tors among the producers is an im-
position on them. and ought to be pro-
hibited by state laws. The inspec~
tors are given in many cases, their
jobs, Simply because they are to be
rewarded for “pre- election work” or
because they have a “political pull “i
some way or other. At the ﬁrst on set,
in many cases, they betray dense
ignorance of the business which they '
commissioned to perform Too

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chine of, today in order that. you may .

 

 

Weeks 1-011 by 011%

position of this, seasons hay
chmes 'up to us With renewed,

Never was there a me when
‘13 individual preduoer ha an oppOr-

1mirror and have conditions reﬂected
back so forcibly,
est and grandest examples is being

demonstrated at the present time. It _ I
brings you face to face wth the re'ali . ‘

ties of commercial lite—shows you
in bold type just exactly where you
‘stand on the commercial plane. It

‘ shows you your relationship with the

feIIOWS ‘who are doing the business
end of your business. Demonstrates
who is taking the chances 011- the
goods you .manufacture—demon-
strates, beyond any question, the fact
that you do not carry an insurance
poliCy on the selling end of your
business. You are worse than de-
pendent with reference to making
disposition of your hay. Dependent
doesnt go far enough, because the
agents on which you are naturally
dependent, haVe left the ﬁeld entirely
in a majority of cases. If dependence
ever had a virtue, even was an as-
set, it has certainly been wiped off
the commercial slate this year. The
disposition of your‘hay comes.right
back to your door, with the question,
“What am I going to do? Apparently
I am up against it. These fellows
who used to come around in their
automobiles inspecting and buying
my hay are nowhere to be found.”
Inquiries as to their whereabouts
around your local town, discloses
nothing. In other instances, with a
bold face, your local brokers, busi-
ness agents, step out boldly and ad-
vise that they cannot ﬁnd any mar«
ket for your hay at the present time.
If we do not get another thing out
of this season’s , crop, it has been
demonstrated what we are 11p against
—shows your position with reference
to the conditions about which you are
surrounded. There is a great prob-
lem before you, and you are the fel-
lows who must SOIVe it. As long as
someone else does the business end
of your business, you can expect just
such conditions as this to come up.
Had you been putting your hay on
the utside markets in an organized
mann r, the present hay situation

’ would have been changed at least 50

per cent. Regulated disposition of a:
crop results in being a real manipu-
lator of the situation, then existing.
Every piece of machinery must have
a regulator. This great commercial
machine must have a most complete
regulator or you will see just such
conditions as exist today. Fifty per
cent of the situation we are facing to
day is caused by that same regulator
not being used. You fellows have got
an old machine, a back number, no
regulator on it. Regardless of the
cost, you had better-throw it away»
and get a machine, up-todate.

While the situation is easy on the
common qualities of hay, there is
absolutely no excuse for any dealer
in the State of Michigan not being in
the market and buying every ton of
hay that is being offered, because
there is a market for this stuff, and
you areentitled to it. These fellows
appreciate that the situation is a lit-
tle hazardous, appreciate your de.
pendent position, and as a result, are
taking advantage of the situation in
a most pronounced manner. Use the
red blood in your veins and the gray
matterfin your upper stories—get
them both to working. Appreciate

your position and the regulator that

you. must place On the market ma-

legitimate reward [for 4the ef-
'rth :in' he manufacturing,

11011 with reference to the dis-

   

tunity to look into the commercialg.

One of the great-',

 

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predicted No. :3—Market very.quiet; 1111.1;ng a
fed No 4-—-—No proﬁt oat ruling prices If you eat
5.431111% keep in per ,
lower but we WouldN take-Va chance 1" >

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market; at proﬁtable prices

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.write us, giving the s1tuation that Vex-IV:
ists 011 your local market, the price,»-

etc, possible to obtain.

 
 

qualrties are ineving 111131.111."in
a good demand and good to
situation existing

 

HAY—MiGHlGAN ZONE PRICES.

haIlI at No.1 Timothy hay in Vthe

different Michigan freight none-.1
ThiI give. yd- the price that Michi- '
gun dealerI Ihould be able to In! >
for this commodity, t. o 1). their Itl- 4
tionI. under eintinx market condi-

tie-I.

 

NOTE—The priceI given are on I. .

 

 

DETROIT—The Detroit -market
could not be quoted as in a very
much improved condition over last
week’s report, but the trouble is- just
this, the market is constantly being
ove1fed with low qualities of hay. It
is certainly surprising to know what
a small per cent of shipments arriv-
ing here are of No. 1 quality or a
very good counterfeit. Cars of good
hay in either timothy or clover mix.
ed are moving along 'quite freely.
There is really a fairly good demand
at present time, There is no ques—
tion but what some of these low
quality cars are being sold at a sac.
rifles and are really forced to be
so handled on account of the‘over-
fed and glutted condition of the
same. ' ' ‘

 

HAY—DETROIT MARKET.

N0. 1 Timothy ............... $15. 00
No. 2 Timothy ............... 13 00
Light mixed ................ 13.00
No. 1 Mixed ................ 11.00
Rye Straw .................... 10.00
Wheat and on: Straw ....... ‘. 0.00

 

 

 

PITTSBURGH——We notice that the
ofﬁcial organ of the Pittsburgh mar-
ket gives out a warning to shippers.

reﬂecting directly on stained, thresh—‘

ed and low grades of mixed hay. The

“situation remains about the same, al-

though the top oualities of hay show
just. a little bett r. tone not enough
to warrant excite am at all but just
enough to ﬂavor the situation It is
being gradually demonstrated, we
think, that the better qualities of hay
have a right to show a little improve
ment, not only on this market but on
practically every market.

 

 

HAY—PITTSBURGH MARKET.
No. 1 Timothy Hay .......... $16.00
No.2 Timothy Hay ........... $14.00
No. 3 Timothy ................ 12.00
No.1 Light mixed hay ........ 14.50
No.1 Clover mixed hay ......... 14.00
No. 1 Oat straw .............. 10.25
'No. 1 Clover hay ..... . ...... 14.00
Fine Prairie Packing Hay. . . .1 11.00
No. 1 Rye ItrIw..'. .......... 11.50 .
No. 1 wheat ItraW.'. . . .V .I . . , . 10.00

 

CHICAGO—It is quite true that the
Chicago market has aintain'sd itself
on fully as high a lvel as any of
our Outside markets this year. Only
in exceptional instances has this mar-
ket been really in .a' glutted conditiom

This does not mean that there is not;

a tendency to 11411-11111 overfeeVriiVing,
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Vlzone No, 1 Michigan ....... ‘. . .$10.60 ’ .
. Zone No, 2 Michigan... . . .

zone No. 3 Michigan ........ 1. . 12.00-
Zone No. 4 Michigan .......... 11.80
Zone No. 5 Michigan ......... . 11.40
Zone No. 0 Michigan ....... I11 80
Zone No.7 Michigan ...... .. . . . 12.70 i

No. I 010 ‘et Miriam. .4 . .' _~
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HAY—CHICAGO MAhKE‘I‘ . ‘
ghoke Timothy , . -. ,"'

, o. 1 Timothy. .- ;- . . . ,. ..2 , ..
No, 2 Timothy. . . .,'. . . 1 . .‘Lv . - 3.60.
' Light crave.» 11112111115. . . .- . ‘ 3.50 1' '

Nb. 2Mixed 111134 11100
No. a T1mothy.. . . 11.110 ..
Clover ..’--...’.'.....~ 1300
Threshed Timothy . . . . . . . i . .00].
Marsh fending hay. . V ..V . . .V . . .104):
Pack-in ....... .. -. ...'.v.‘ . . .8...
Gnome Alfalfa .,.. . . . ,‘. . . 18.00
No.1. Alfalfa... . '1 ..... V.- . 1- . . . . 10.00 ,
RYe...’....'... " .... ...8160.
Ont. .....~...’ 7.50
Wharf ”4.... ".5.

 

 

BOSTON—The temperature of the

Boston market has been kept more
uniform during the season than most
any other market. The change in

conditions and subsequently in price

possible to obtain has been most uni-
form throughout the season. As al-
ready explained, the Canadian situa-
tion, coupled with the situation from
the States has placed the New Eng—

land proposition in a. pretty easy way, .

practically forcing them off the com-

mercial map as far as we of the.

States are concerned. When‘. condi-
tions are any ways decent at all, this

market cannot be USed On account of
Canadian competition.

 

 

 

 

 

NEW YORK~Conditions 0n the
New. York market have
very much the-same. From the out-

set, ﬁrst one angle' to the situation.‘
. was congested,

then another The
whole situation has been of a shifty
nature, but when the situation be-
comes bOiled down, we are able to
View about a normal situation con-
stantly existing—about , a certain
standa1d. has been maintained. There
is a tendency on this market, as 011
most others toward crowding of’ the
lower grades Clever mixed hay is

HAY—BOSTON MARK T.
' Large . Small
, bnch. bIleI.
Hay, choice ........... $22. 00. .$21.00
Hay, N00 » 10.00
Hay, 15.00
Hay, 16.00
_ Hay, clover mixed: . . . 16.00 16.00 '
Hay, Itock ............ 14.00 14.001
Long rye straw ..... ~. 18.00 ,
Tangled rye Itrnw.12.00 . 12...
Out Its-aw ., ...... . . . ..' 11.00 11.00
NOTE—Large bIleI weigh tr’om ‘
200 to 250 pound“; medium hIleI
from 80 to 100 pound'l.

remained .

just a little easier but we feel that

this is of a momentary nature.

 

HAYA-V-NEW YVIORK MARKET.

  
   

 
  

   

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‘1 . ’ch (11:. per ton.
, '1‘0250’0 9‘ 120.00 V ‘

Shipping
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entire situatiOm. taking:

a. '

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port at ‘the producers at.
e Stat of Michig V
ot‘ hair led the situation? ,
matimuy this year, you 'anfV .,
had a situatlo 111 about the» I V
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to see into' the e.I.future and 0

conditions as they caiinen I '
o'ur' purpose tofbolst
tiOn ‘aboye its normalilejv‘
todook at these matt
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contended. from (the . start" that Wit
proper disposition potatoes couldﬁbe '
held at a quite satiSfactory level. .: It. «

 
  

 

 

seems a pretty hard ﬁght to get these
potatoes up to 40c; but we have 1101,

lost hope or faith that the true 111111111.“

tion warrants it, if we can pnly stand
together and pull on. the «interest
market wires. It begins to be appar-
ent that we do not. get very' much
without ﬁghting for it. If We hays

got to ﬁght, we’can lust as Well get? '

ready for a twenty round- bout as‘ 101:

a ten. The only feature coming. up, I
is whether we have‘ the real constitu» . ,

tion to stand the milling We be
lieve that these potatoes would ﬁght

a twenty- round Ibout and bring home "
the 400 .per bushel price, if you felsI
. lows would just give them the p‘i‘oper ',

training necessary for the same

 

POTATOES—MICHIGAN ZONE
pmces.

 

  

gone go. 1; Michigan ..... 4 :1 ..391
= . one 0 Michigan,“ V.-.‘ 1 1‘
.Zone No.0 ' , Mio‘hlgnp. . . . .‘ .41

NOTE—-From preIent market tone -.
diiionI, local dealer- In the (waki-
zones Ihoud pay you th price
quoted ‘abo e for No.‘ 1 It ck dee-
llvered at their ItntlonI. Theme
prices on: he incl-earned by inking?
ad’vantIge of Ipecinl cat-Clot VoVRIe'x-I.

 

 

 

DETROIT - The Detroit, market”

keeps weil "supplied. There is neither
nothing spirited or its Opp0sitebe‘1ng
in evidence Trading is going along:
on about a certain well-established
basis. The feeling possibly is not:
quite as keen the last few dayis 01‘,i
since the break in weather conditiOns

 

but still, we- feel the situation is.quite .
- healthy at the present time. .

 

POTATOES—DETROIT MARKET.

“ Bulk from car, per hp? 11140,“: 145 5 ‘

‘fSucked frochur, nei- lﬁ; .ﬁfcfﬁiQi

 

Price (1110th 111121
_Ihout 103/20 .e‘uh‘.

 

 

 

 
 

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Zone No. 2 Michigan. ..... ....a .89; .
Zone No. 4 Mlchiganjgu-‘Lu.....‘..‘ ‘14‘1 71

 

  
 
   
    
    
     
          
       
       
  
         
       
       
    
   
 
    
  
    
   
   
    
  
   
 
      
  
 
    
   
 
 
  
 
  
   
  
 
 
   
   
  
   
  
   
 
  
   
  
 
  
    
  
 
 
 
 
 

  
 
 
 

 

   
   

 
  
   
      
 

 
   

  
   
    
 
       
     
   
  
   


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~ I3(‘1’118‘1CTNllklll.'1"1‘~—~'l,‘l1e Cincinnati mar.-

«lge‘t' has showed some little improve-m

91“" ‘Wh‘iﬂlh \Was based ‘on general
Wéaiher conditions a. decided

ropement being the .real result. IAt

e- moment they have eased back to -

A,» gabdut their former standard of value;
it}? The situation, ‘we. feel is healthy
‘~ enough The tone to the situation is

‘11 about; what? We could expect, .based ‘on
There was a. re-.

1~ ‘\ 'port ot‘ a little let7up' in real receipts .
‘ aha offerings from the Wisconsin ter- .

,. generah conditions

-'=: nitoryl ‘ '~. ‘.\ 4t
' 1PQTATOES+CINCINNATI
“ - ' MAR

-' Bulk grammar, per bu». . . .. 50104: I
. Sucked from car. pe’i- bu.- _ 355 to .58
. !\. . " .

mun he even .w‘elgIht. 160,

 

\ 1
dated- Include- cost of cock.

"about _i at each. .

imw

 

 

 

' 1 I—PITTSBURG+Wlsconsin and Minne- . '

s market quite freelyw -There is
‘b. trouble in movmg receipts 8 fast

as they}: come o‘h track, but it 3 im-
'o‘ssiﬁle to raise the standard of price

_ at this time 1 ‘ There is a comparative-
.115: good feeling of assurance that ”the
v'ge'neral situation would possibly im-
preys or at least hold on its present”
levelgw , ,

50:0 53

y. .
'Bnlk iroqur' ~11hr bu . . . .
11' ~ ‘52 to .58

*Sacked 8 ' per bu
‘1

 

 

4 1411.711; sheet is a ﬁuwlmer and ,

or ‘can aﬁord to be wimaat

‘1;

 

formation from year local agent

acn‘o 1+3 111% 315m #3:!0'. 7

_ New.“ ork 01111....
Pttsi'aurgh

ncinnati ~.

Chicago . . . .

‘Detroit

ICIO'od

oooooo-ooorooo‘

Cocaine-ulna-

o- ooo'oo- yooo-

ovvtog-ooolov'Ioc-o
'4

~ not From the inception of the sea-

son the Balkan situation, the effect '

of a war somewhere or a clduded sky
in another direction was looked upon

’ ~ as being 'a real factdr in holding back

the eXpect'ancy 0f Wheat" We seme-
times wonder why it seems to be the
disposition to think of something that

WHEAT—DETROIT MARKET
No 1 White ................ $1.10
no. 2.R¢d ................. 1.11

' Speculatl've Prlceo.

July delivery; ............... $ .951/2
fMay delivery .......... . . 1.14
‘ urn-e .prlceo given for Deco-tier
and May dellyery repreoent the ho-
Iture delivery" prices. This infor—
mhﬂ'on merely given you the future
; boots of this commodity .- lured
by thoae who opecnlate on future

 

Ireadily appreciate by these

 

 

pro-teeth I .‘ I ‘ {

 

of thinking of something that will tend
"to, improve the situation. With the
constant hammering that the Wheat
situation has been rebeiving, with the
bears constantly growling, the market

, ‘ ,. has shown a little weakness as a re-
! sult.

\

 

IWHEAT—CHICAGO MARKET.

No.2Rcd.....‘.....‘..‘..i ..... $1.14
Speculative Prlces.

*July delivery.

*Muy dellvery ............... 32%
*The , price given for July

and May delivery represent the fu-

ture delivery prices. This informa-

tion merely shed you. the future

Hulls 0‘ thin commodlty no Insured

by those. who opeculote on future

prospects. . . , ,

“Long Step Towards Co- operation!”

-“The pink; sheet is the lbnge'st.
step ’tabcn to help bring atom 60- =
opemtio‘n among the fa1mers. Keep .
it pink. ”+Lester Newark Mullllcen,

 

 

 

”Will hold a commodity back instead

, is warranted,

Imost critical,
‘this market animal.

 

BEANS

 

 

“I told you so. ” Net item the
angle ‘of. setting ourselves out
newIing‘ what is going to happ u.

do we rbefei' to 119.21de9, but you w 11.,

tﬁhat: in last week’s issue We
gainst the «impaction

You have heard the expression, .'

D

We can see no possibility of oats not
'maintaining a good conservative level,
'With a tendency to improve as the

Detroit . .

Zone '7—-Pont1a.o.
New York City. ..........
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati . . ...... . . . .

. Chicago . . . .
,Detroit

.o. ........

o.. ......

A 'simply must be a scholar in the great

You can
results
that something must be done on your

market school of- today.

‘part in order to regulate the same.

You certainly know that it is a men—

'ace to the general situation to have

a market break. It unsettles the
proposition from every angle, unset-
tl’es you, possibly, as a producer and
every angle through to the buyer. We
must do something to keep this ma-
chinery running smooth. When the
engine commences to pound, you know
there is something wrong. An ex-
pert knows beforehand, knows the
symptoms and prepares accordingly.
This great market has symptoms and
we must be in shape to study these
symptoms and ward off these dreaded
results. The market animal today is
just as sound as a nut, simply over-
fed. The only thing in ‘the world to
do ‘is to wait until nature has restored
commercial conditions to a normal
level. You cannot avoid this as :1 true
example, viz., if the present situation
the outcome will be

 

BEANS—DETROIT MARKET.
White, hand—picked basis ..... $2.15
Red Kidney .................... 2.20

MICHIGAN ZONE PRICES.
IZone No. 2 Michigan .......... $2.05
Zone No. 3 Michigan .......... 2.10
'Zones 4, 5, 6 and 7 Mlchilmn.. 2.15

NOTE—\Ve KlVe you above the
prices thatdﬂlchls‘nn dealer. should
be able to pay you for beans. hand-
picked ba-lo, In tile different freight
zones of Michigan. 'l'lle Pink Sheet
has let the. prlcc for beans, hand-
picked has!» at the average Michi—

 

 

gan p‘oints, at $2.40 per bushel.

if you continue to feed
With ten days
good hard training we ought to be
able to whip the present situation to
a frazzle. Go into training for ten
days. The situation will be physi-
cally stronger, even if you do not have
to go into the ring and ﬁght.

OATS

 

 

 

 

Oats continue to hold their
place on the commercial map
and to maintain their position

son advances; Of course, weather

conditibns etc, all have a. bearing on

he situation but from the nature

of the ﬁght from the very start, 'iind‘

1.1111 'We are ‘able to show today,

 

OATS+DETROIT MARKET.

Standard
No. ‘

N0. 2 Mixed .................
. N0. 3 lVleed

 

 

CINCINNATI+The general situa-
tion shows no material change in any
lespect. The demand was fairly ac-
tive with offerings generous enough
to meet the same Better qualities con-
tinue to be favored.

 

OATS+CINCINNATI MARKET.
Standard 36%
N0. 3 \Vhlte ................ .3534;
N0, 4 “111“! ................. ..'.'
No. 2 . .

N0. 3 Mixed

 

 

 

PIT ’l‘S B UR(1——’llhe
fairly good humor, taking on top qual-
ities readily. There was feeling, how-
ever, to sidestep the poorer grades.
They were really neglected. In gen<
oral, the market, remains steady on
tel) qualities.

market was in

 

OATS—PITTSBURGH MARKET.
Standard

No. : , .

No. 4 “'hltc

No. a .

N0. 3 Mixed .................

 

“All Farmers Should Fall in Line.”

“Enclcscd ﬁnd 40 cents in coin in
balance of the subscription. Farm—
ers 1‘11 this section are reading
your paper and it is just the paper
nccdcd, too, I trust that all the
farmers will fall in line and help
forward this «work: which has been
fomulcd by a man with 710 ordinary
brains, Mr. Grant Slocum. The
farmers who are abundantly able
should not pinch their pocketbooks
for a nickel and lose a dollar. Here
we are farmers of limited means.”
+1). N. Heinbcclc, Mano-clone, Mich.

CLOVER SEED

. Just as We have expected from ,
the manner in which seed has

been handled so far this year,
we are now experiencing a. good stiﬂ
tone to the situation. We realiIz'e ;
this and you must appreciate 1t like-
wise, that there is no particular trad-
ing going on at the present time. IO:
course, the large receivers are grad-
ually sampling and placing sales” 011
the outside. but not enough of this
is really going On to establish any
actual level. It is more a feature of
expectancy than anything else, They

 

 

 

 

 

 


 
  
     

  

 

  
 

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EDITORIAL

HE TRAP is always set and baited. Runways lead from
Anywhere to everywhere;” and somewhere, carefully con—
cealed, either at the turn or on the cross— —cut across the angle,
is a trap—always set and always baited. Wild animals ﬁnd, through
instinct, ever have their noses in the air, in an effort to escape the
t.r.ap Animals get caught only when they jog carelessly down the
old runways sniff the air and detect the bait and not the trap.
And, remember, humans have runways and humans set traps—it’s
up to you to keep out of the traps.
‘ Michigan Business Farming,” known by its
THE TRAP adniipinglfriends .as the “Pink Sheet,” is now four
IN TI‘IE mont 1s 0 d During its short caree1 it has piloted
many a farmer over the treacherous manipulated
RUNWA Y- market shoals, and kept hundreds from going over
the dam with the on rushing ﬂood. This publica-
tion is perfOIminO' rather a hazardous service for the ten thousand
farmeis of Michigan, who have stood right by the little paper since
its bi1t11,and we want to have a little talk with you, so that we may
have a good undeistanding as we journey along down the runway
leading to the market place.

To merely give the ﬁgures paid" for this or that commodity from
the farm, at the different markets, would be to, fOllow in the beaten
path that the calf made a half century ago, and which has been fol-
lowed by market editors since. The “Pink Sheet” can’t make mar-
kets; neither can its editors make prices; but this little publication
has proven that it can get so near the market machine that you can
hear the cogwheel grind because sufﬁcient lubricant in. the shape of
profits is not forthcoming.

Our aim is to give the prices the other fellows pay, of course,
but to stop there rendeis no service to the farmer. He knows what
the fellows are paying for the different commodities at Pittsburgh

l>oston, or Norfolk, Va. ,—-but what good does that do him? He has

something to sell and his market place is a little jerk— water town
four hunched miles away from the consuming thousands. The dis—
tant ﬁeld looks g1een, all 1ight enough, but how in the old Harry
is he going to get whcie heb can feed on the “long green?”

One friend mites: “Our hay buyer uses the Pink Sheet to prove
to the farmers that he is paying all hay is worth.” Good enough;
that listens like it. Let him have your hay; we’ll bet dollars to
doughnuts that he will only make a reasonable proﬁt, and you’ re
111ighty‘ small potatoes if you are not willing to give the hay buyer a
living providing he earns it. We simply will not boost prices. If
there is‘ ‘c1epe on the gate leading to every market place,” it is
so recorded in the “Pink Sheet.” If the other fellows are manipu~
lating things, the ”Pink Sheet” is after them. And, whether we hit
it right or wrong, you will get the “Pink Sheet’s” View of the mar—
ket. past, present and future. '

But we ‘were talking about the, trap, Traps are set; yes, and
baited. in every runway leading to the market places. Don’t jog
ialong,the runway thinking that you are going 'tov get to the market
without trouble. "Step carefully. You will ﬁnd the ﬁrst trap, set
and baited, at your market place. Sniff the air; but remember the
trap is not detected aseasily as the bait. If the local dealer boots
the price, take the bait. Possibly the bait hehas hung over the
trap is a price beyond what anione could pay—and he knows that
_ if you ship, the long—handled shovel will fall on your head at the
other end of the line. 1 .

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, ., w: 1,: g by”? xﬁmg‘!

 

 

yi- o 51.33“” ,
‘ :33, 1 ' .1 '

forgoﬁiee at Detroit, Michigan, iinder the I

at this rate ac .

‘ men.

5 excrbitant amOunt of Cereal.-

 

  

  
 
 
 

 

   
 

       

get in we. Will help you over;
crow.

, you wil ﬁnd dovices many and’tr ‘ 1 ‘

.of the “PINK, SHEET” ”to make
" , place, springsthe traps and manipulate the evi 3
invented, installed and are operated fer the mic mo
YOU AND THE PROFITS WHICH BELONG’
why we are rendering a- hazardous ‘service. These e
t0 cétch us in order that they may catch you.- Go Sloiv
time; be game—we are leading you to the market gate it

“BE SURE You ARE RIGHT THEN Go AHEAD”

smooth be way.

 
 

 
  
  

 

 

FARMERS’ NIGHT SCHOOL.

 

Scientific Agriculture Taught 1'0 the
Farmers Direct—Science as ‘
a Farm Adjunct. '

Traverse City, Mich. Jan. 27 —-So
keen has become the iiiterest of both
farmers and fruit grOWers in themat,~
ter of advanced agriculture in west-
ern Michigan that the ruralists are
being organized for the purpose of
taking a systematic course in scien~
tiﬂc agriculture. Though short'
courses have been annOUnced for ﬁve 7
high schools under the auspices of
the Agricultural college, yet even
these do not seem to satisfy the hun-
gry farmers; thus.do'they proceed
to form themselves into class-es for
mutual advancement through the me-
dium of night schools, “presided over
by Supt. A. H; Clark of the Kings
ley school. Mr; Clark believes that
he hasevolved a plan which will
meet the farmers’ wishes. Beginning
with February 3, Mr. Clark will con-
duct a Monday night ‘school for the
farmers in and near Kingsley and
the course will be made to appeal to
practical men who are seeking practi-
cal ways out of the agricultural prob-
lems that beset the western Michigan
farmer. To start with, Supt, Clark
will throw special stress into those
parts of, zoology, mineralogy and
chemistry as relates to farming and
fruit-growing; now it Supt. Clark could
add to this course a means whereby
the prospective buyer of land might
learn‘to know a legitimate real es-
tate dealer from a rogue, then he
would DaVe a path of safer insight ,
than that which now ,leads up to
many a home of sadness in the great
fruit belt of western Michigan, Do
this BrotherClark, and add the eter—
nal gratitude of thOusands of suck~
ers to your fame as a teacher of
E. L. K.

' $300 A TON FOR CORNME'AL.
That is the Amount the People Pay
For a Mixture of Corn Meal
and Sausage.

 

The State Dairy and Food‘ Depart-
ment has prepared a. bill which has
already been introduced in the State ‘
Senate, which is intended to. prohibit
the adulteration of sausage,- In 1907
the Department issued an order-
against the me of cereal in sausage,
but the Supreme Court, before whom-
the matter was taken by a Chicago
packing house, decided that sausage
mixed with cereal might be sold in
Michigan provided it was labeled
“SauSage and Cereal.” .
' The supreme court, however, did
not speéify. the amount of cereal that

i might be used, and the department vi

’asserts that much sausage is now
being sold in the. state containing an I
This

‘ boss this department.

T

DUTDOSe of the coreal is to Jabsof‘b and

' hold moisture thus greatly increasing 1;; :
the weight of the sausage.
, partment also says that 90 per Can
.'.of the coreal sausage now being” do]

"The (la-r

in Michigan 1P not labeled in accordi-
ance with the supreme court’s decis-

ion

Commenting on the analysis of a;
sample recently submitted from D94
troit which showed it cantained 45
pm ceht water 20 per cent cern ﬂour
and 35 per cent moisture, iree meat,
the department says in its bulletin.

“When the consumer pays 15 cents '

a pound for sausage with bercal, he
is paying at the rate of $300 a ion
for corn meal, Which can be bought
anywhere for $20, or still worse, he
is paying 15 cents a pint for water
which can be procured for nothing,
and still We wonder at the high (303

of living and long for the sausage ,1;

that they used to make down on the
farm.” 1

GIVE 'EM HELME. ~

‘ Dairy and Food Commissioner
Helme announced today that he would
probably not name a deputy.

“A deputy is sort of an assistant
boss,” he says, “and I think’ I can
, I don’t need
any ﬁfth wheels. I think I will take
the money and appoint another inspec-
for If a man is elected or appointed
to head any department he should be
on the job and not leave the Work to
a deputy I understand this has not
been the custom in state departments
for years ” ‘

 

SPECIAL NOTICE
Tothe F oundern of
MICHIGAN BUSINESS
FARMING

It you were one of the loyal
farmer‘s who helped found this.
weekly Market and Crop Reporter
in the face of the combined oppo—
sition of the Market Gamblers and
the Parasite Produce Buyers, by
sending Ten or TWonty-ﬂvo cents
to apply on a full FIFTY WEEKS.
SUBSCRIPTION.

that you send the balance in our;
rency, ,or stamp. in an early mail;
Remember every issue or the little
“plnkaheet” is going to grow hit-
tor, more practical.
send iii the balance be sure to ash

by landing for a £111! your or trier-3‘
subscription“ Right now to when

will certainly . appreciate
prompt romance to thin soonest.

 

 

 

 

 

 
     
    
 

 

 
   
  

  

 

 

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“Scoring of starters and lecture on

. Same by PPOf.\S Hagerdorn in Ban-
arg --‘» 'zqu‘et Hall.

11AM

Illustrated l'e'cture from Life: "‘The

iu‘g Good COW versus the. Scrub Cow,” by

 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
  

.zc'itiaens of Saginaw have
to dQ all in their poWer to

   
  
   

every 11p point. of view

1 arranged is as falloWs:
*Tuesday,1February 4,10 A. M.

, C Invocation. '4 . '

.' :"-. .‘\ddre_ss of Welcome—Mayor of Sagi-
‘ 1 n'j‘aW. .

' Itesponsea—N P. Hull; Dimondale.

’ Presidents Address.’

. Report of Secretary and Treasurer
5.. Tuesday, February 4,1: 30 P. M.
Dairy Farmers Session

   
  
 
    
    
  
  
   

peer. ._
'- DiscussiOn—H. W Kinney, Saginaw.
” HOW to Build {1 Dairy Herd—Prof A.

 

0.1Henderson, M. A. C.
'. Iiis‘cussiOnwD. D. Aitkin, Flint.
.' ; .:. 'Ihe Economy of Alfalfa and Silage
s} - ‘ . for Dairy Cattle.
.11 ‘ 1, 5 Prof. G. A. Brown of Animal Hus-
' bandry Dept. M A. C.
. eneral Dislcussion .
' \Ihat shall be done to get the aver-
age dainy farmer to have a more

perIOr Value of good cows over poor
ones?-——H, B Wattles, roy.

Discussion—Bert Masc ‘ Breeken-
bridge.

Tuesday Evening, February 4, 8
. 1‘ O’.clock

Milk Consumers’ and Producers’

" ' » Session.

m1, lh'e Advantage 011’ Clean Milk—Mr.
1 Ernest Kelly, Department Dairy
Husbandry, Washington, D. C.

Some Mutual Problems of the Pro-
ducer. and Consumer—Prof. A. C.

'31. 1 Anderson Michigan Agricultural

College". Moving Pictures.

‘1 ‘= . _ Wednesday, February 5, 9 A. M.

’ Market Milk Producers"and Dairy

, Farmers’ Session . y .

Ilhe Dlairy Fanmer’s Place in the
WorldPrI-eB. H. Rawl, Chief of Dairy
Division Washington, D C.

Ilpen D scussion.

'I‘he Dai- Outlook in Michigan—Prof.
A. C Anderson, Department Dairy
Husbandry, M. A.‘ c.

Is the Producer to Blame for All the
Bad Results in Milk?—'—T. F. Mars-
ton, Bay City.

Wednesday, February 5, 1: 30 P. M.

Buttenmaikers’ and Creamery Man—

agers’ Session

Buttermakers’ Opportunity—F. E.

PhSafford, Galesburg. '

 

 

 
   
    

 

 
   
  
 
   
  
  
  
   
  
  
  
    

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Illustrated Creamery Accounting ——-‘
Marti .

be meeting: a success {116111 ‘
The program

. Silo and SilageP—C A. Bullock, La'41'

‘ "(Prof A. c Andeyon M. A. 0.111 Ex-

hibit Hall. . , .
, .1': 30 P. ..M 1’ . ' ‘
Michigan State Buttermakers’ As-

torium. - - ,
Michigan Cheese Makers; session in
Parlors A. ..and B'.’

Michigan Creamery Ow’ners and
I‘Managelis‘ annual meeting in Bal-
con'y Hall, Auditorium. . \

Thursday Evening 8' O’clock.
Michigan State Dairymen’ s Associa-

tion annual banquet in Banquet Hall,
Auditorium.

Friday, February 7, 9. '30 A. M.
Announcement of Scores and aWard-
ing of Prizes.
a 1: '30 P. M.
Special Entertainment.

LEAGUE MEMBERS
PROMISE To BE GOOD
(Continued from Page One)
which will confer an immediate bene-
ﬁt to the people at large.

“We Were instrumental in the pas-
sage of a national law relating to
weights and measures. This ..bill hav-
ing been passed by the last Congress

Land approved by President Taft, we

just and intelligent idea of the air .

. cent.

DiscuSS1on——H D Wendt, Big Rap- .
There is a marked scarcity not only an,

‘1

1'uraeturers. Tanners are: apparently
* disposed to keep doWn production in _
Oliver aViBW Of’ the 211'

will actively co- operate in the car—
rying out of its provisions. We desire
the Interstate Commerce Commission

to deﬁne more clearly its position in '

regards to whether consignee or con-
‘signor is responsible for the payment
of under- charges to the transportation
companies. As members of the Cham-
ber of Commerce of the United States

' we will take an active interest in the

working of that organization. The
League was the ﬁrst organization of
its kind formed in the United States
and has a record of achievement of
which it; may well be proud. During
the coming year I will give my earn-
est efforts' to the end that the League
shall maintain that record and con-
tinue its aggressive policy for the
welfare of the trade and the nation”
1.

PRICES FOR H'IDES GOJNG HIGHER

Here is a. little pointer from an
eastern trade publication that! ought
to‘be worth something to the farmer:

There has been a further showing
down in the tanning industry since
November. Solez. leather tanners, who
began curtailing production early in
Decamber, are now operating, it is un-
derstOod', on the average 50 to 60 per

 

cent of capacity In November they '

wefe'operating at least 60 to 80 per
There is hardly a single sole
tannery. Which is today running full. '
7 The high prices for hides are re.
stricting operations all along the line.

" ‘1 letter reads:

' 'sociation meet in: Banquet Hall, Audi-1

domestic but in South American mar. .

kets. Furthermore there are no. large

surplus stocks of leather of any kind

either-(1‘11 the hands of dealers or man—

lst' unprecedented
quotations for raW material :13:

  

 

ttitude toWard the Parcels Post. The

 

- “The company appreciates that the

parcel post has been established in re-
‘spo'nse to a Widespread and persistent
.1,;‘.demand,and anticipates it has come

" to stay. The company’s policy Will
>’ be to de.-Vote its energy to rendering
.a service even more efﬁcient and sat-
* isfactdry than in the past, and all of-

ﬂoors ind employee are directed to
eXert every effort to that end. The

, company does not wish any of its em—
. ployes to adopt a policy of fault- ﬁnd-
“ ing- toward the parcel post, but ex-

pec s'them, by their efﬁciency, to

demonstrate to patrons the necessity

for the express company’s distinctive
Serv1ce ” '

This very kind letter sounds all right
but Michigan people wonder why the
president didn’t send out his in-

structions before the Parcel Post Ser-

vice was established. The dear people
would have been overjoyed to have
read such a communication a couple
of years ago, but at the present time
they are not interested in Express
Companies but are doing their best
[to boost the new Parcel Post Service.

 

MILK TROUBLES
ARE BREWING
" (Continued from Page One)

many betray a familiarity with the

saloons, and what is sold there, and
*a profound

ignorance of what good
practices are among dairymen.

It will be by far better practice to
give the business of producing the
milk into the hands of dairymen who
understand the business, and what
is required in order to produce whole
some milk. If there need be inspec-
tors, Select them from among the
practical men who understand the
business. Then there can be a fair
understanding between the producers
and the inspectors; each will know
What the other means when anything
is said and harmony instead of: dis-
cord will prevail.

A\Word of caution may be in place
at this time. Unless milk producers
are given-more freedom to conduct
their own business in a manner which
they know to be best for themselves
and all concerned, there is likely to
be such a huge number withdraw
from the business that S(arcity and
not quality, of milk will be the cry.
For the sake of the masses who 1eal-

ly need the milk at a fair price, give

the milk producers :1 “square deal."

ut'lining :the‘ Compamys

. .. m” 1'. 'co sum’ers end/to pr’
ve'ii't the ﬂooding of the markets wit ?
oranges and lemOns declared to be
unﬁt for food, the federal board of
food and drug inspection has is-
sued an order forbidding the sale in
interstate commerce of fruits dam-
aged in the recent freeze in Cali-
fornia.

' The order was issued after it had
been bro ght to the attention of the
board ‘oofll food and drug inspection
that on account of the recent freeze
in California citrus fruit, badly dam-
aged by’ trust, was being placed upon
the market) From 60 to 85 per cent ,
of the California crop was estimated
to have been injured. -

“Citrus fruit is impaired in ﬂavor
by freezing,” declares the board in
its decision, “and soon becomes dry
and unﬁt for food. but this deterior-
ation is not apparent externally. The
damage is, evidenced at "ﬁrst by more
or less bitter ﬂavor, followed by a
marked decrease in sugar and especi-
ally in acid content.

“In order to prevent this fruit be-
ing put 011 sale, agents of the bureau
of chemistry will make vigorous ins
spection of all shipments at inter-
mediate points and all packages found
to contain 15 per cent or more of
frozen f1uit will be declared adulter-

ated within the meaning of the
pure food and drugs act.”
The board deﬁnes frozen citrus

fruit as fruit which upon transverse
section through the center shows a
marked drying in 20 per cent or more
of the exposed pulp.

The bureau of chemistry, it is
stated, is actively at work to aid the
growers to ﬁnd methods of utilizing
frozen fruit, as Well as healthy fruit
in making orange peel confections.
orange and lemon oil, orange and
lemon juices and citric acid.

33 standard va-

STRAWBERRY PLANT .,,,,,,_ 3......

Dunlap at $1. 65 per 1,000. Lowe-t prices on
vigorous nursery stock in the ltltc.1913 illus-
trated catalog tree. MAYER' 8 PLANT NUR-
SERY. Merrill. Mioh.

—
ll WU Illlt Illc
“pint slicel” 1|pr 110031!

Ask on a postal card for

25 copies to hand to your

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' __ 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.

SEND THIS COUPON, OR COPY' IN A LETTER

 

 

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’ f _Timothy Seed, prime.

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CLOVERSEEBAbETRQH'

'June, prime ...I.I... .‘.,
Mammoth. prime . .‘, .
Alsik'e, prime '

$12.60
12.110

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see the same develop as'it has.

MARKET , 7 '

made a. decided Change: as you are:

2.,

The tone to the situation shows quite

some improvement the last few days.
This in the faCe of most heavy hold-

lugs and an abundant crOp, and also'

in the face of anything but good
weather for feeding purposes. This
really demonstrates a much healthier
tone to the situation than we had
any natural right to expect. We
again call attention to being conserva—
tive along the lines of expecting any-
thing of a spirited nature to exist.
We feel that if corn can hold its own.
it is doing pretty well. If it‘can
more than hold its own, it is doing
mighty well.

 

CORN—DETROIT MARKET.
2 white ..................
3 white .....

No.
N0.
N0.
N0. ‘
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.

3 yellow .................
4 yellow
2 111ixed
3 mixed .................
4 mixed ..................

No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No. 4

coﬁ’N—PITTSBURG MARKET.
N0. 2 white ..................
No.
N0.
No,
No.
No.
No. ‘
No.
No.

4 white .................
2 yellow .................
3 yellow
4 yellow
2 mixed

2 yellow
3 yel ow

 

 

 

APPLES

 

 

We do not wish to be other than
real conservative about the 1'11-
ture of the apple situation. You

[3

Ia1e awa1c ot the position \1eJ1aV1-1

taken from the 111.11 inception of the
handling of this 110p. \Ve have
maintained just. what'it “as possible
to do and we have also given you
credit. 1"01 handling it \erv closely to
perimt as far as could be expected.
the t121de is bog inning to look around
tor those good lots of high quality
1".1uit Naturally, it was the high
qualities that would be in demand
this year Added to this, we had the
feature of the orange crop fieezing
in California “’11 (onsider this an
asset to those having fancy fruit
disposition and within so
short a time We can see an expxes-
sion of uneasiness 011 the pait of the
trade Both the receiver and the
producer have fought this year. One

was bound he would not come across '

with the price the other was bound
that he would. It really looks as if
the trade was going to weaken from
their past position and gradually

show a tendency to pay longer prices. '-

We do not consider this at all authen-

tic or as a basis on which you shohld '

form any real conclusion but We know

’Ot’ some fancy Spies being sold this,
week at $3 90 per barrel, out of store '

 

 

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'ing to a' point Where s‘omhth’lhg deli:
I . : ' .. .- white will be established as to}
It is unquestionably'a pleasure ‘
to the large raisers of corn ‘to I

   

 

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do not men you to ’"t
this means that the situation has

The sitInAtlon is fast con?

1

hoping for.

titre“

possibilities. Practically "every I
ket is in shape‘ at' 'the present: hime

to take on its second general supply. .1" ’ 4

and, as a result, this feature should

as a real .basis to the future of. the
onion situation. If it develops that
just as fast as one of these avenues
opens that the‘e are a dozen angles
to ﬁll it with, then we can ﬁgure 110

other way than that there are too ~

many onions back to expect an ad-
vance in the price possible to obtain.
We wish to be "very conservative, and
still we wish to look for every ray of
hope available; It is our natural-um
derstandin‘g that a great manyonions
were put in local store this season.
We cannot feel on basis of the ﬂow:

. of onions that stores have reduced

their stock. Regardless of this fea-'
ture, there is only one systematic,
conservative and businesslike way'to
handle the remainder of the crop to
go forward, that is, to regulate the
disposition. If our «disposition is to
continually crowd and overfeed,I'we
can certainly expect nothing but a
depiessed market condition enlisting.
It is 1eally possible to advance the
ma1ket standard. This might result
howeve1, in not being able to place
the entire balance of the 'crop on the
11121rket. 'If these onions were all in

producers’ hands, the disposition could "

bemade 011 a percentage basis; that
is. everyone disposing of a certain
per cent ofhis holdings. This Would
raise the market level so that'even if
we did not dispose of our entire
amount, we would gain, because the
excess price We would rec ive out of
those marketed, would’ ore than
overcome our entire crop marketed

on the depressed. price we would force .

by haphazard methods We can raise
the market standard we must watch
what these local storers are doing. If
it is their disposition to dump, we
will have to regulate our disposition
accordingly. If they hold back, you
as producers can” hold back. March
and April are the real onion months
of the season. For the present, we

would advise hanging back. Keep in .

close touch with our Service ‘Bureau.

 

 

 

 

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We can Safely. state "that“
m is 'a little demand at
out time, but pay

warrant

enough to

 

  
 

ONIONS.
I Detroit.

Yellow Globe, sucked, per cwt.$ .70
Red Globe. sacked. per cwt. .....
Yellow Globe, bulk, per cwt.. . . ' .50
Red Globe, bulk, per ewt. ......

Clnclnnatl.
Yell‘ow Globe, clocked, per cwt. . .70
Red Globe, sacked, per cwt.. . . . .
Yellow Globe, bulk, per cwt. . . . .50
Red Globe. bulk, per cwt..I'. . . . I

Plttsburg. ’ .
Yellow Globe, sacked, per cwt. .85 '
Red Globe. ticked, per- cwt... . .50 1
Yellow Glo Ie, hulk, p‘e‘r cwt. . .50 .
Red Globe, bulk, per cwt. .I.. . -, .30

1

usé of Flag No. 2 thlswv ékk‘ we. ’ ’
1 that ",

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establish about what we can look for” t.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Since, the manipulators deemed
“‘“to reduce thehiazritet level; on

1-

. éaSiness has been lnr ev1dence on thew;

hart of regular handlers. We’ 1th,
now. a well established haSi‘s has been.

11111:

settled upon aindras‘a‘resnlt no 'need

 
 

'for further changes maiy'he looked for,

for some little time. thas~been sug:
gested that the market Was a little

"too high a little topheevy. and that

of the egg situation at this season of
§ the year.

for all condemned it Was really better

to lower this standard The situation '1'

has been most healthy regardless of
the basis on Which it was being op-
erated There was no forced reaSon

why the former leyel should have;
een changed. This goes to show ~
..that Whatever is desired by the large

handlers will be made' to exist.

butter a certain degree? of nil-._I ""-

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ates—A1 -wh-é.." ham

:1: 1110110 wine Ibr‘ing last phi? 1111'-

, one. wire "in malt! Ml“

.meint- «0’11 .11"; an -' ~
ﬂoaneiﬁllyﬂ reupogﬁbtlr comiﬁnoeo u

’ 1
. 1 ' 1‘,
2 \. 1 ._ I 1 r.“

1111 11001

  

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BUTTERﬁ—GENERAL IMARKET.
Creamery N0. 1, be: ponund '35
Fancy Dairy, per pound... .32

EGGS

 

 

 

 

 

that Weather condithns are a
prime factor in the. regulating

The weather thermometer

I and the market thermometer are most

sy mpathetic at this time. A Continua-
tion of mild winter weather, such as
we have been experiencing, must bring
about a heavy flow of fresh stock.
This must ce1tainly have a great in-
ﬂuence on stored eggs. As the season

' draws to a close, storersbf eggs be-5

ging to appreciate their position an‘dI
look for some way out of the same.
If we should continue to haVe our

'present Weather conditiOns through-

out the winter large storers of eggs
must dump their stock on to- the mar-
ket, regardless of what it will bring.
The Pure Food Law m’aking it neces-
sary to have all eggs out of store at a
Certain date, regulates the disposition-
during the Winter,.and‘, of course, has
much to do in the way of regulating
the price. It is purely a weather prop-
osition that We are facing. Should
the mercury drop to zero and remain

for forty- eight hours with the p0ssible .

prospect of its. continuation, we Wonld

" at once experience a rise of ﬁve cents.
The only barrier, .

per dozen‘ on eggs.
to this advance,I is the feature of’
Southern eggs coming in. It is just
about time for them new. This '8th'

1 that many things must be considered

when looking for a Certain market
level to exist in the future.

EGGS—HGENERAJ. ‘MARKET
Large “can. ....._,.. ..0 .24
Medium [tech .21

 

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You will naturally appreciate «

i1 sellers orOWd them fOrward

 
  

l, Caulk-Chicago. 1 1._' "

The fat cattle market was 01’1 a de-

oline at this city as well as a; nearly"

all western live stock cent a.

show a. 25@400 decline over last
but a rebOund is locked for
Comparatively few well ﬁnished

Prices
week

top, and $9.00 for the 1,1100 10' ~1351111-
pouhders There was a good supply

of short- fed and warmed-up steers

coming to market and these are My:

mg a depr‘essing effect upo the ma:-
ket. There- is _a strangenes 3

many cattle of this grade coining- for-

.Ward at this season, as grain}; and

reughage are: reported plentiful yet
such is the case. A large amount of‘

thin cattle were put on feed early in

the {all and at not too high prices,
and new that a slight proﬁt‘i 1s Shoyvn.

that a large majOrity of feeders are
anxious to realize at this time on this
class of stock in order to bu'y stock-
ers for roughage consumers, as well
as to turn them into spring pasiture
Were cattle more plentiful the
chances a1e that more ﬁnished beeves
would appear. Fat cows and heifers
also shared the declines, and clips in
many cases showed a 20 per cent out,
while bulls walked slow- on a 15- cent
recession of ﬁric8s; Bull's are fully

Beynts lower than 10 dlay's tago, While
the stock and reader trade is from 15
to 25 cents lower. There appeared to
be a rather indifferent demand at the
erotic of the‘ week, probably due to a
desire to Watch and wait forr stilts
of loWering prices, and to gI- defpe of
the sellers wishing to closo can at the
Iweek’s business 9110.336“: calves
Were only moderately in demand heist
being 311 911, and lesser grades $8 7I5I,@

 
 
  
  
    
 

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earl-1th 1
Steel‘s :’
are to he- found, $9.15 being aboutﬁhe. '

aliout so .

It seems ’

    
   
 

 

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grew: days past
_ g feund people.
Miloh .c‘oWs andI

d . .
vaIiile lesser grades followed cloSe pt
om $50@60. The veal trade was
active an the While but grades bring-
_n'g from $9 50@11 00 The quality ar
rfving Was not. of the best,- yet little
rgument was indulged in in making
as what onelébuyer refused an-

 

, CAT‘rLt—DETHQIT sroCK
.N th. vARps. *

I ,
Beet ﬁtter good Ito prime .7 ..
:f- heaw If. $7.50 to ._
B of utter"- medium to .
‘ . 20011.. .. . .’. . . . . ........ 90.50 to
Beet K erK, ”th .
fair ye ..... 1.."."...I‘.1v "1‘. “6.00150,
Yearling; . f ' ' p, = ‘
Beef cowo. c r
, selected , . . . 0.00
Heifers, selected .‘ .. . 0 7.00.
Smock steers ‘1 - . ‘ , 5.50
Feeder; ' .~... . 0.00
hers and Cnttefs.I.. 9.00 t I] 00
odd to “me I'IeIa s . o .
IG p .~;~.I,,. 4,th (5.00

7.80’

7.50

:4 0
5.00

. oWs against them.

4.00 .

 

 

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‘Buﬁan—Cattle.‘ ’
» Beef Cattle seemed Slow at, this
‘market during most of the Week.
. Prices. seemed easy, with a slight
“tendency downward. Seller‘s seem to
agree that a moderate supply is need-
e1 “or the next week" as demand
so he tame. ‘ “ ._
om other markets declines are
6» fed and though the arriVals. are
110:" heavy yet prices seem to bend
dc‘i ‘. ard in' sympathy Best tops in
p11 heavy are “tagged at $8. 401@
8 1 rhlle choice yearlings fall slight-
ly <1 r this. 1 The feeder demand
a (“he active and prices rule steady
wound $6; the roughage in the
(try causing a look ahead for
(as well as manure from: the
g; cattle. The Veal trade dis-
no change, price levels remain-
as for the past week, Say around
5 to a shade better for tops.
w are range of prices

 

 

uATTLE—«BUFFALO STOCK
YARDS \ .

steers, good ‘30,:

. ' .teern, medium toI
'1) d .u-I...,.I...,I..I,II.‘.. 7:“:
? ‘ltI'eeI-e, common I‘th
iIillr I . 1

‘r It.“ 038 I'
B‘ l‘l ‘

Fa {.10 knife, .

0. 7‘5 tIo": ‘

, seemed to be less urgent and with
. greatly reduced outside orders mde

 

 

, .made on having sheep],
Markets ,

. nt 60 days.
. or matured sheep at this time en-
Ixjoyed a buoyant- undertone the past
Week «and slightly better prices were
being received at, close; tops in
.Wethers being arodnd $6 25, while
lambs struck a lively range at from

1:11:51:
NOte' price schedules be-

the may; ,1. ($8. 20 to $0:
. ‘ 19W . . . , I

 

 

SH EEIP -— CH lCAGO srocK
.- ', YARDS.

Landﬁlls, good to choice. $7.75 to $9. 00
«10, ﬂair to good. . .., . . 7. 60 to 8.90
db. . cull to common. 6 75 to 7.00

Yearling Lambs, choice 0.75 to .20
do, cull to fair ......... 4.25 to 5.00

Wethérs‘, choice ........ 5. 50 to 6.25

' Mixed sheep ........... 3.2 5to 3.50
' ' Ewen. yuholcc handy

weight 4. 25 to 5. 00
' do, ch‘o ce heavy. . ..... 5.: ’0to5.50
can shoe 3. 25 to 4.75
Bucks 25 to 4.00

.40 to 7A5
.50 Ito .8000

 

 

 

Iﬂ’ DetrOIt—H ops.

, Total receipts cf hogs laSt Week at
the\ Michigan stock yards Were ‘6,500
against' 6, 200 the week previous. The _
quality seems to be lacking and. this Detroit—jSheep. I
has seemed to prevail throughout the ,‘Totah rece-lptsxof sheep for the week
season What seems strange is the were 4,959 against 6,380 for week Dre-
‘extra amount, of extremely, heavy and vious.‘ 'Sheep and lamb trade dull
light «pigs in the same lots This con- and $8.50 was about the top notch
dition is always detrimental as no for best grades of lambs, and $4.7 501'
grade can be established. The gen- 5 for good sheep. Trade seemed to
eral market was 10 cents 10Wer at lack vigor. The heavier grades» re-
close than on the previous Wednes- - ceived but little attention and hold-
.day, $7. 50 being about the top for ers of their kind had hard work to
best, while stags have the usual shad- mOVe them. Good clean sheep and
Some complaint best lambs put money in circulation
is lodged against shippers for abuse With little etiort, while the derelicts
in the handling- and loading of hogs went at about pelt values. Prices
and humanely disposed people will f0110W

soon trace out some of the club
throwers. Prices below:

 

 

 

 

SHEEP —— DETROIT STOCK
YARDS

Lambs, good to choice.
do, fair to good ......

Yearling lambs, choice.

Mixed sheep

Cull sheep

 

HUGS—DETROIT MARKET.

an a. choice butchers. $7.45 to 7..,0

- Lightwenph s 7.4510 7.50
Bo‘nrl. according to '

ei ht '3.00to 3.25

' 112-) ’10 7,50
. . . . . ..... .Onekthlrd In‘ﬂ

._ '0

.sszr. to awn-:0
7.50 m 8.00
.7.00 to 7.50
4.50m 500
3.00 to 4.00

 

 

 

Buffalo—~Sheep.

The ﬁrst half of the past
shOWed an aggregate of receipts of
15.200 head, as against 20,000 for the
corresponding half of the week pre
vious. in the lamb division trade
spirit and giitllty were lacking.
Choicedambs Vic.» painfullyr lacking,
and as eastern buyrzys wanted nono
other, the nifty ones brought host
money, prices for such gens, close
to $10, with $9.05 being really 11..
sidered' top, although some fair 1.0

r \ good lambs”commanded 11 $0.55 rate.
the eyes of local packers who snapped ii any changed. .Yearling welliors
them up at $8. 00 but the majority of seemed neglected, few buyers want:—
grades with the extra heavies thrown 111g them, and besrt ones could have
=‘0‘ut sold for $7 .95 while the big ones been placed at 08.00 per. Skips and
brought a shade less. One year ago pelters were DICked up for use I”
the average price was $6. 60 as cheap restaurants and snloonI lunIch
against $7. 70 for average today Mar— c0unters,I places where S-Omethmg my
hat on roughs Seemed to be little nothing 1s required. Prlcc's below.
changed from previous prices, and
stage were at the foot or the class at "
a $5. 50@G50 mark. Prices follow: ,

Hoe-8+BUF'FAL‘0'STOCK YARDS
' Common to good mixed. $7.95 to 8.00
Fair to medium weight; 8.80 to 7. 90.

LightWefg'hts ........... 7 05' ) to 7. 70
Fancy shippers . . . . . . 8.00 to“ 8. 05

Stags . . ........ 5.50 o .
1":ng . 'j‘l.‘ . _, . . ., x . .' I8.00 :0 3:2? I (,‘dlldlilllliep. .
,4” I,‘ ﬂ. Bucks
Chicago—Sheep _.

, 1 With the promise of a 9c lamb mar- .
ken feeders are topping out their
(took, and a liberal advance guard
has. already found its way to: Chi
t. 3gp, most of them coming:- from Col-
(orad' When early markets are on

ads there is a dis osition.
"' he feed'e ‘

 

 

Buffalo—Hogs.

The Week’s close witnessed 3. 5c
decline in hOg prices at this market
in good hogs, while yorkers, pigs and
lights Were strong at best. prices
The Week totalled 24, 280 head, as
against 28, 800 for the ﬁrst half of last
week, showing a great decrease in re- ,
ceipts. Demand frbm local killers-

 

S’HEEP -—- BUFFALO STOCK
YARDS.

Lambs. good to choice.
do, fnlr to good. . . . 60to 0.85
do, culls to commmi. 7. 0 to 8.50

‘chrling lambs, choice. 7.7.1“) .‘.""
do, cull to fair. . . . . 5.00 to 7.50

Wcthers choice. 0.25 to 5

Ew‘es. choice handy

. $9.49 to $9.07?

6.
5.50 to 5.
2.50 to 4.

4.

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.I There is a little easier feeling to
the chal situation in all of the lead
ing’ market centers The operating
mines ﬁnd their production of domes-
tic lump is gradually exceeding the
demand and occasionally ﬁnd them-
selves with a few ears on hand.
There is an active demand for mine
al used for steam purposes and
. of the mines are loading mine
11' and ﬁnd immediate sale.
Wthiled We cannot expect. sunlmerv
ices trims .Season of the year and

week 1

mark this season” and unless some?

‘ thing out of the. ordinary happens, we .
.' need not Worry aboht having to pay"
'. a. premium for coal in Order to get.

it during the balance of this seasOn;
The tone of the Anthracite situa-
tion is a little easier and prices have
dropped from 25c to 500 er ton.
Owing to navigation being closed, all

. Shipments now made- are by rail and

the interior demand has been about

'- equal to the supply. The mild weath-

er has caused a number of the deal-
ers of large cities to cancel some of
their orders which has a tendency to
relieve the. situation The future of
the situation depends greatly on
weather conditions, with a possibil-
ity- of a temporary advance, should"
the weather turn and stay cold for
several weeks.
Soft Coal.

Kind of Coal.
Hocking lump ................... $1. 80
(Cambridge lump

(‘:1m1)ridgo'§1lump
\\ est Virginia Splint lump
VVliite l\Sh 1310ch
Kentucky 4- incl] lumpI ...........
Kentucky le-inch egg
Harrisburg (S— lllt'll lump ..........
I’m lllontzls lump and ("5"
l’mnhonl‘as lllfllo run .............
\lithigau Domestic 4411011 lump.
\ntln'ucitc egg stme or nut .....
Note: Quotations on anthracite coal
is based on gross tons.

FLOUR AND FEED. ,

Under the present condition of the
wheat, corn and out market, the mill-
ors have been up in the 1111' as to
establishing a price on flour and
food. The majority of the mills re-
port business :1 little (1111] during the
past weer and the inn 91% do not an-
ticipate their punts therefore, both
the miller and tho buyers are waiting
for some change in the markvt to
lake place in (110 near future.

Price

Kind. per bbl.‘
“Blend” flour. 1,4. paper sacks..$.5.30
Spring patent ................. 4.65

' Per ton.

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Coarse corn meal .............. 23.30

Jracked corn .................. 24.50
Chop feed ..................... 20.50
Course middlings ............... 23.50
Fine middlings ................ 26.50
Bran (standard)

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

Cotton seed meal delivered to any
point taking a Detroit rate at $30.50
per ton in car lets not less than 20
tons.

Those interested can write our Bu-
reau for information.

"E FOR FANCY APPLES.
who has 80 acres
secured 50 cents
apples, for‘

BIG PR:

Arthur '1‘, \H "ion,
in apples 110111 m. ‘
per box containinu' l'.’
500 boxes of his ll‘llll‘. ll'ls .«eu'Un,
and urges growers to pack their.
fancy fruit in the best possible man-I
nor, if they would secure good re-
turns. Each apple in his fancy boxes ,
was wrapped in a separate paper.
Mr, Nelson who has been growing
apples for "0 years, says that the de‘
inand for Ieally famy fruit is con-
stuntly giowing and that grow e1s who
succeed in meeting the demands of .
the high-class trade can always se«
cure remunerative returns. ' ‘

Prices Slightly Higher.

The average prices ,receiVed by pro-
ducers of the United States for staple .
crops, increased 0.5 per cent from:
December 1 to January 1 according to
a report of the Department of Agni-r
culture The average prices received .
by producers for the following articles ’
on January 1 W':e1e Potatoes 50.60
per bushel; chickens I10. 7c per 11); ‘ "

per bushel; beans $2. 30 per bush _,
onions 84c per bushel; peanuts 04610“ ‘

per lb.

 


 
  

   

   

Various apparel lines in heavy
, - Weights have opened at prices Well in
_ accord With ruling quotations for wool
{and it looks as if the real 136th to: be
I. settled in the next three or four
months is not so particularly what
I‘ the market prices are to be On wools
_ during that period or what prices

, . "; shall rule throughout the’heavy-weight .

manufacturing season for the mill pro-
' ducts but rather what prices shall be

5mutV11ally settled upon as practicable I

for a trading basis in the primary
Wool markets of the west.

, Meanwhile the cleaning up process
goes forward ,rapidly in all the wool
houses of this city. Some of the sea-
board dealers haVe extremelysmall
stocks of desirable lots 011 hand and
are receiving small new receipts from
the interior.

Demand is varied in character to a
gratifying eittent, but a large amount
of scoured stock is called for from
Week to week, and there. are still sales
of wool in the original bags. The deal-
ers have been able this seaSon. by rea-
son of the unusual amount of wool dis-
posed of in this manner, to avoid con-
siderable of the expense and work of
grading.

Both on ﬂeeces and medium terri—
tories the demand is regular and of
fair volume. Texas wools have also
found an outlet into co1’1su1niug (han—
nels to a fair extent, lately and there
is more inquiry and salt-1 for California
stock.

President Wilson has decided to
call a special session of Congress and
there will undoubtedly be a complete

revision of the tariff. No matter
whether the contemplated changes

will interfere with prices at all or not.
the buyers will take this contemplated
revision seriously and We are apt to
have a very unstable Wool market;
this season. Farmers should study

the situation carefully and try and
get in a position where it: will not

be necessary for
their clip until
are obtained.

them to dispose of
satisfactory prices

ALL COMI'N’ OUR WAY.

Secretary of State Martindale was
a candidate for Governor at the pri-
maries last fall. lIIe evidently got
closer to the people than he ever did
before. A close acquaintancelship is
certainly doing him some good.
Listen: “I believe the time has ar-
rived when the electois should have
the right to recall any ofﬁcial who is
derelict in his trust of conserving
their best inteiests,“ said Mai t1ndalo
‘and at anytime when the legislative
power does not 1espond to the de-
‘mand of the people in regard to the
enactment of legislation essential to
the conservation of their property and
well being then I believe the people
should have the right to initiate such
legislation

“I do not think, however, that the
initiative Should be the usual way of
promoting legislation, but it should
certainly be a means by which the
people can secure desired legislation
when their representatives, either re-
fusa to act or are ignorant of the
people’s real needs.”

 

YES, we know, that this
market-paper is “dirt-
cheap at a penny a copy-—
3 But every Farmer who gets
it PAYS FOR it!

V—and he pays for it because

I‘. t he likes it!

 

 

 

gyery liberally 0.:th both tor-sign andx
. om‘estic w‘ools duringithe past month} .
face of the contemplated 1111111 re- 1

‘ skin.

  
   

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munlcations along any line 5‘tha‘t‘ 1’11 if
eventually be tor comiiion g d»

 

     

  
 

the. . ;
5 Our January 18th number contained V.

an article from the pégV of a cones-n
pondent who took 000 sion to eriti-’

- cise the fellowS who are sent out by ’
the AgricultUralI Departments to tell "

the ’farmer how to farm. era is

‘ what mm of our readers think of the V5 ..I,

proposition. .
“Editor B11siness Farmer: I read
with much interest the article you

_ published from a correspondent under

the topic of ‘Expert Farm Adﬁsers. ‘.‘
It seems to me that the person re-
sponsible for writing that article had
,better wash the hay seeds out ,of his.
eyes and then he will 'see more clear-
11' to pick the beans out. of the eyes

. of the heads of our Churches and Ag- 5
He speaks ‘

:riculturatl Department.
of our missionaries as honeymooners,
pale, sickly-looking youths. I wouldI

advise the writer to take a Week off .

and \‘lSit some of our denominational
‘colleges and see the class of men and

11 omen that are accepted to go as for- 9--

eign missionaries. He has the nerve
to speak of ou1 government experts
as ”cigaiette bl leached youths” whose
only c1tr1dentials ate a college sheep-
’lhe men in (barge of our ag-
11‘c'111t111al affairs aie men of sterling
ability who are doing the btist.‘in
their power to promote
welfare of the farmer. and when a,
county expert. is sent to a county to
help the farmers of this state or any
other state, your correspondent can
put it down in his nut factory that he
is able and (ompetent to biing out
the best 1esults obtainable from the
soil and lixe stock in that 1cpresenta—
tive county. Thomas Biooks Fletcher
says we can learn somethingr from
every fool we meet, so no matter
whom the United States government
may send to our beloved county of
Mason, I shall go to him for advice.
Perhaps not all of his ideas will 13??

piactical but if he has one good idea X

it will be w01th 11 hile to listen to all
that are impractitable ' Let us as
far111e1s not tr) to pirk ﬂaws in what
our superiors in agiiculture may try
to do for us, but iathei let 11s join
hands with Miqlaigan Business Farmer
and our Agricultural college and try

and make this state of ours a beacon ,
light of

agriculture."
()5 G, P., Reed City,

* * 9i:

“Editm Michigan Business Farmei:
l 11isl1 to take exceptions to an article
in your paper entitled "Expert Farm
Advisers}, It seems to me that the
writer has been misinformed in re
gard to missionaries. I happen to be
personally acquainted with 'a number
of foreign missionaries. and will say
that as far as my observation goes
the statement, above quoted is as far
from the truth as can well be im-
agined. I believe that missionaries
as a class are ahead of any other
class of human beings morally, and
equal to any other class physically
and intellectually They have more
backbone and moral courage and
other traits that go to make up man-
hood with all that it means, than
those who sit in. their easy chairs and
belittle them‘and the great work they
do. The writer of that article cer-
tainly, put things in the wrong light‘
so I wish to correct his statement”
MRS. C. S., Bronson, Mich.

Mich.

AMERICAN. MEAT EXPORTS.

 

Their Decline], and the Solution—The
'Pa‘sslng Western _Range.y '

'The western range is fast 5,-bec0m-

ing a. thing of the past; these who
hare remained skeptical. as to its di
rect eﬁect upon 'the' meat supply of
American has but' to glance at the

5 ‘ r

‘; that} o: 1904 1
Again in 1904 the value air/.1111...

Iihtb themUnitedI

16000 head—~. I’

In 1912990111 9011- . .

I cattle
States~amounting to
was. biit $31.0 000. .
’gOOtl' head of cattle Were imported at",
“a cost of°IOVer $5,900, 000; Again,’ the

V in
the general .

i. live stock

  

peers of Olivet and Claims to} have

editions that never misses.

      
   
 

 
  
     

 
   
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

imported

experts oﬁI fresh beef in 1901 were”
354, 0000500 pounds- In 1906 they had-
fallen to 270 000, 000, _in 19081.0 1561
000, 000 in 1911 to- 29"’ 000 ,000,- and in
1912 to 9, 000, 000 pounds That is, the
United States exported I 345, 000 000
pounds of fresh beef less in 19I2 than
in 1901.

The same alarming decline. is 5
ticed in the exportation of all Other.

~ meats but not such great proportions

as is noti9ed in that oil beef. No
matter what our deductions may be
from these fig ures yet one grim fact
stands out beyond and above all the

rest”, and that‘is, that stock. raising
the United States as ,an indus-
try promises nothing in the way «Of
(heap beef for the future, but does
portend the early passing of one of
Ameiica’s chief industries. Does not
this appeal to the capital, energy and
‘ent‘erprise of our natiOn'Z The great
driVeS, the free ranges, the immens

ranches throughout the larger par

of the west and southwest, have gone,
but the land and its yield of feed for5
remain More is gotten-
off a western acre under, 11.111111111111011.
now than was yielded by a hundred
acres in ithe .iree range days. But
the proﬁts upon cattle are reduced
by handling and carriage. The great
markets are too far removed from
the new farming country. They must
be brought nearer and distribution
must be simpliﬁed and \cheapened.
The country is nbt doing its best, in
cattle raising, and for the welfare of
the whole wo1ld it shouldw do better.
The closing of the western range and
free pasture can mean nothing else

than a vanishing beef supply, and the I

food that from time immemorial‘ that
has been considered as staple will be
swept back into the lists of luxuries
with frogs’legs and birds’ tongues.
This is not a calamity howl but rath-
er a- grim fact that is not coming,
but a fact.that is right at our door;
and the babes at our knees will live
to a realizing sense of just what this
little piéce of news portends.

 

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS?

Last year the various state institu-
tions used 338,862 pounds of butter
at a cost of $104,862.
pired that the heads otmost of the
state institutions are'I in faVOr of re—.

peeling the law which~pioh1b1ts them '

fiom using oleomargarine. They claim
that oleo is superior to much of feith,
.butter they get and that it would ‘save
the state thouSands of dollars each
year Wonder what the dairymen'
of the United States would think of
the progressiye farmers of Michigan
if they allowed this law to be re
pealed, and at the same time de-
manded that other people should be
proteCted from the use ofV Vbutter. sub-
stitutes? "

 

WINTER.

No zi—zno WEATHER THIS
Dave Laughbaugh is one of the pic-

:1. system of foretelhng climatic can

I t as long as the fi

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