
 

50c PER YEAR (Taggers-“I

 

'port mid- - :

going to T1511

"‘3: 1s matakc

e 1{tiext 111p, ~whmh mill take us

just... nicely

11,141,?“me Sheet”, Was launched
' market sea was encountered
, but by holding the “Pink
the prevailing winds, she; kept

were lost in the fog of uncertainty, ,

g away by; cempass which indicated
and demand, the good ship/came
hbut a single loss recorded on her log.
certain market conditions have not

prevarled :durin the past decade.

Before the

triers:- had ﬁn1$hed their planting, the govern-
crop reports were heralding the coming of

lliburnper crop.’
dd

’ 11" from the start

The buyers of farm products
these reports as a basis for their ﬁgures in

' “bumper
, so 1111:er fed and cared for that the year’s ﬂuctua-

, to its original size, four pages.

Sdﬁrdall. June 7411), I9I3

OUR SAILS 3"

What the result would have been had not the

;_ > “Pink Sheet” been right on the job no one can
meet dong enough tell.
‘bear1ngs.and cOrr‘ect

Our satisfaction comes from knowing that

the little “Pink Sheet” was right on the job and,

thaf the markets in Michigan were never held
sorclose to actual supply. and demand prices as
duriil3 the past year

No one will deny the fact that we had a
crop of potatoes, yet the market was

tions held within a ten- cent circle. The bean
anarket was hammered hard, but those who fol-
lowed the advice contained in the “Pink Sheet”
sold above the $2 mark

And so we might go on down through the
1151,1111: what’s the use? Our good friends both
realize and appreciate the service that has been
rendered, and ’tis better that we merely say
-“thanks” for the co— Operation we have received,

and announce that we are going to keep our

course right on until the market sea has been
explored and charted.

‘ With this issue, the “Pink Sheet” goes back
In this form it

will be issued until the harvest has been gathered,
and the reports and advice on the fall markets
demand additional pages.

'_Thus- far the “Pink Sheet” has carried no ad-
vertising, consequently the whole expense of the
publication has been borne by the publishers and
the readers. This makes it necessary to econo-
mize between market seasons-«yet the efﬁciency
of the little market paper will in no wise be
impaired.

At this time, when you are busy in the ﬁeld
from morn till night, you more fully appreciate
the amount of expense, work and worry there is
bound up in the sheaf, bushel or ton of the pro-
ducts of the farm.

You are not farming for pleasure, you are
farming for proﬁt; an’d'mthe only time you can
realize a proﬁt is when you sell the products of
your farm at a price above the cost of production. _

Right now, while you are working and hoping
for the ﬁnal reward in the shape of proﬁts, is a
mighty good time for you to suggest in what way
the “Pink Sheet” can be of greater service in
aiding to secure the ﬁnal results.

Up To- The- Minute Review of Crop Conditions in Michigan

1111}. “Pink Street’s” Crop Reporter
wants to kgep his ﬁngers on the grow-
ing’ crops in every caunty in Michigan

and to this and be is now requesting-

answers {to the following questions:

lst-—-What has been the nature and.

condition of the soil for spring seed-

wing?
'1' ..‘d-—-What weather conditions have
you experimeed? ,,

gird—What eﬂeét has the same had

(«on wring seeding?

Mix—What eﬁeCt has it had on the

gr owing grass?
h--—-How does the oat acreage com-

pare with’last season? '

Orb—What are the prospects for a
crop? 1' 7‘ .:.
7th-,——‘Wh‘at can you say of the grass
..1 réage?

Stir—How does it appear based on
ant season.

fNib—What is the nature of growing

Peat crop?

lO’th—'-.How does it compare with
st season? .

; llth—What is the nature of the soil »

4‘ f“; bean planting?
thh-‘—W~hat progress is being made
along this line?’
13th—How will the acreage com-
”it: With last Season?
l4th——Were conditions favorable for
rly potatoes?
lSth—What is outlook for crop?

T 117th—-What canyon say of the
‘ Prospects ‘for late potato planting?

Ethic—How will the acreage com-

1th last yearPL

ewe are requested from any * '
If ydur coun»

t our readers.
,lready been reported this
.11: your- section at the

ndlti'ans are different than:
197in not hesitate to, write

,- PaPo

your full name and address, including
county. -

Reports below are in answer to

About 95% better.
Nearly all planted.
l4—No.

ll—Good.
13——Fully as large.
l7—Well along. lS—Favor-

12— MASON:
5—Larger.

same.

l—Good. Z—Backward.
6—Good. 7—About the
9——Not very good. lO—Not as
good. ll—Good. 13~——About the

 

year.

questions as above: .

ST. CLAIR: 1‘-——Wet, cold. 2——
Cold, backward. 3—Hurt by late
frosts. 4—Hurt slightly by frost. 5
——Much poorer than last year at this
time. 6-——60% crop. 7—Same as last
year. 8-Light crop. 9—Fairly good.
lO—Not up to last year. llL—Soil
good for beans. lZ—Sowing large
acreage. 13—Not as many as last
l4—Favorable. 15—Good . 16
r—Better than last year. 17—Good.

. 18-—About -same.—-—WM. RUSSELL. 7
2——-April

OSCEOLA: 1 l—Good.
and fore part of May was wet.
Spring Seeding started nicely.
Clover good, timothy light. 5——
Greater. 6—G00d. 7—Normal. 8--
One-third less. 9—Good. 10th—One-
third as much. ll—Too dry. 12—
Well along. l3—About the same.
l4——No.15-—-Poor.16—About the
same. 17—Good.18—Larger.—O.R
RATHBUN. ..

LAPEER:1—Good.2—Very
cold. 3—Slow. 4—Fair1y well. 5—-
Fully as large. 6—Just fair. 7—Fully
as_1arge.8e-Exceedingly good. 10—

3..
4_.

ably—A. G. SMITH.

HILLSDALE: l—Fore part dry,
latter wet. 2—;Cold and backward. 3
—Made it late. 4—Good. S—About
normal. 6—Fair. 7—About normal.
8—About the same. 9—Good. 10—
Better. ll—Don’t raise many. 14——
Good. 15—»Late. 16—Normal. 17—-
Good. 18—About normal.—S. C.
SPITTLER.

ISABELLA: l—Prime condition. 2
—-Bad, too dry and cold. 3—Very
backward. 4—Not as well. 5—Larger.
6—Very light. 7—«About the same.
—-Lighter. 9—Better. lO—Much bet—
ter. ll—Good. 12—Much larger. 14
——-Not favorable. ’ 15—Not as large.
17-——Good. 18—Larger.——JAS. H.
RANSOM. -

SHIAWASSEE: l—Fine. 2—Too
cold. 3 ——Little growth. S—About the
same. 6—Some very thin, other good.
7—Smaller. 8—Not more than one-
third. 9—Better. ll—Fine. 12—
Half done. Iii—Great. 14—Very good.
15—Very good. l6—About the same.
17—Fine. lS—Usual amount. —P. VAN
WOERT.

 

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very latest quotaﬂdns are:

fBe‘a—ns. .

council-....
5 .1

 

- LAST MlNU'TE betore going to press. we secure quotations
I on the several commodities from the principal market centers. A
detailed statement covering conditions, our predictions and special

advice, will be found with each commodity son the following pages.

Wheat, No.1 White (large mills paying) .
Wheat, No. 2 Red (large mills paying)... ..
Oats, Standard ..... . ..... . ..
Rye . .....‘....‘....-.1.................... ..

, Hay (best market today, New York), at ....... 21.00
Potatoes (best market today, Pittsburgh), at.
«2:,__Butter . . . . . . . . . ,. . ...................

~20

.I'COOO.

The

. 351.03%
1.04%;
Ali—
.64
. . . . . 2.15
.55
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same. 14—Favorable. lS—Good. 16 '
—About the same. l7—Good. 18—— ,
Same—J. H. WOOSTER.

INGHAM: l—Fairly good. 2—-
Cold. 3—None. 4—Not very good.
S—About the same. 6—-—Not as good.
7———About the same. 8—Not as good.
9—Poor. lO——Not as good. 11—-
About the same. 12—About the same.
13—About the same. 14—Large acre-
age. 15—not so good. l6—About the '
same. 17——Not planted yet. ,_,l8;—
About the same—WM. DERBY. 1 » ‘

MONTCALM: l—Fairly good. 2
———Little dry. 3—Not very bad. 4—
Short. 5—About the same. 6—Good.
7———About the same. 8—Poor. 9——
Fairly good. lO—Much better. 11—
excellent. 12——Good many to plant
yet. . 14—Nearly the same. 14-—Very
favorable. lS—Favorable. 16,—,—Too
early to say. ‘avorable. 18—Lit—
tle less—H. F. NELSON.

EATON: l—Too cold and dry. 2
-—Cold and dry. 3—Small and back-
ward. 4—Vc1‘y poor. 5—~Litt1e more.
6—Not good. 7—Some meadows
broken up, planted to beans. 8—One-
fourth or less. 9—Very poor. 10w
About the same. —11Fine and good.
12—Morc than half planted. 13—-
More l4———Poor. 15—Fair. 16—
About the same. l7——Soi1 ﬁne, pros-
pects pood. lS—About the same——
L. E. SHELLENBARGER.

ARENAC: l—T 00 dry. Z—Too dry
and cold. 3——Drying up and dieing.
4—Drying up. S—No crop to speak
of. 6~Very poor. lZ—Planting lots
of beans. l4—Favorable. 15—-—Can’t
tell yet. 18—Can’t tell yet.—E. '-
STALKER.

SAGINAW: l—Good. 2—Cold and "
dry. 3-Not any. 4—Kept it back. 5
——Almost double. 6—Good. 7—Ab011t 7“
the same. 8——Not so good. 9—Goq
lO—Better. 11———Pretty good. 1
About half in. Iii—About the sa
14—Not very, too cold. lS—Not very
good lG—About the same. 1 a“:
Good. 18—Little better. -—-JOE RICH-P
TER.

(Crop Conditions Report continued next week) V:

 

 

 


 

intern“ ., 1.1.

, ‘n‘lar‘ket notes 1 organ;

we demonii‘trat'ed that 4a ’
am: pettehtage of results - we
“cing was madeipossible ’ by

. e‘of weather cOnditions experi- T”
d: -We. view" . these ' conditions
. all angles possible, just the same
158.; does the man engaged in the hand-
ngvyof this commodity. The under—
ﬂj" ents. which go to effect a given
.35”SQQi‘1 ition all have their bearing on

§ k 7* 'f;‘ '~~_: .

No. l—Good. substantial.»;dema 'prcﬂsnt «candltlohs av. ruined
market. at writable. prices. “NO-.2 3wm0t ' narrate :snii bot?“ spa-res; thoroughly»
predicted. o. s—Marketyery quiet; jhslov r1111 116-. - cows; bin: ;oyer-. do noufee’lt
rod. 110. 4-No proﬁt at rul‘ing'prloes; ,1: you can 13.1111. {span 4. oymth ,‘ r . d . ..
hour" proposition. No.= s—Better keep-1n port. Storm on. ‘Priocs uni to. , ‘ 93'0“ “P09 1? _ . .
lower but we would take a chance. . I . " . _ . . ’ tion ‘to speakhofv ,
' ‘ ‘ 3L . ‘ that something my

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.ts,.and easy and every one must . ‘ ,. ‘ 1‘ . .V g
not take this stuff at a decent pricé, . ..

'measured as aCCurately as is pos-
ile. There are times when we feel
13181379. certain condition'is responsible

or;result's,‘when, in "fact, the outcome
' yes that this alone could not have

"du'ced the conditions we have been
ed to experience. We have tried

hink offevery angle possible in the.

raining up of a reason for our pres-
nt situation. We are frank, to admit
at it has kept us guessing and
udying in order that a logical rea—
ning would be; the result. We have
ven'the'surplus condition'of com—
on qualities of hay as one reason for

.-a given condition; the small percent-

'_ ge of high class hay as another; bad

frond conditions, etc., as still another;
\ e‘ ﬂooded situation as about the

al. These have constituted what
'ould naturally be termed the real
assets to the general situation and re-

}sponsible to a great degree for the

areal experience we have undergone;

‘butvafter having watched all of these
different angles to the situation work

”out, we become aware that there must
be {some other real reason why condi:
ions are just as "they are today, be-
cause in face of. any of the above an-

.gles to the situation, We should not be
experiencing the depressed, lifeless

tone to the situation that we must ad-

..imit now exists. Look on to what mar—
' etswyou may and you will not be

(acid by 'a glutted condition, instead
you, will find that receipts are of a

Ormally light condition; receipts

hich each and any one of those given
markets should absorb and quickly,

ut in face of this you cannot ﬁnd a
market today on which there does 'not
5exist a comparatively easy feeling.
The trade in' general seems to be of a
hanging back diSposition, not coming
into the game with any real spirit so
that the situation in general can es—
tablish tone. In order to effect
,i‘trades customers right and left have
be worked hard. They do not

omeinto the market; they do _not
again to have any demands and just
“li‘ythis is constitutes a real conun—
“drum.

'- It“would appear that the situation
existing on this commodity was some-
sizhat in sympathy with the spec1al re-

rt that we have given above.
eeling of depression, indeﬁniteness,
etc., seems to have permeated the gen—
eral line of escape for this commodity
along with all others. The tone to
the situation is not there; markets in
every direction reporting light re-
,eeipt/s but an easy feeling. When .a
.. dition of this kind ex15ts, there is
a, double reason why you should ap-
ply the regulator to the dispOSition of
the commodity before you. You can—
not hope or expect to get any results
in harmony with a‘natural condition
"inless you apply the regulator at the
reSe-nt time. You have got to make

' create a demand, and a.

tone to the situation before you can

‘ aye placed your commodity in a sat-

isfactory manner. You are facmg a
' cturers’ position at the mo—

He creates a commodity and
creates a market for it. This entire

4 esskeepssa hand on the regulator

I . He cannot put hiscom-

: ‘y. 011 the market in a haphazard-
anner‘. If. angles to, the Situa-
6w up and affects the condi—

‘ ‘ you-today.

’ ’ ‘ the regu-

you will'se‘e _ ‘ .. .' . . . -
The road to thrift is largely the (words
Farm waste often- is»

hang on to ituntil they will.
It is true that We have, quite a per-

centage of common quality hay'backr. _

that quite apercentage of common
quality hay will 'be held over, but if

crop conditions are not of a faVOrable'

nature, we willnaturally experience’a
much more favorable season next year
and'accordingly be able to place this
old hay to a much higher degree of
satisfaction than we can at present.
Do not give it away—do not sell it
below its value—be a creator, notonly
manufacture a commodity'but create
a, market on which to place it. After
you have done this, regulate that
given market so that you can get a
proﬁt out of the produce, you are
placing on it.‘

 

HAY—MICHIGAN ZONE
PRICES. ‘

Michigan ............ $10.60
Michigan. . . ....... . . 10.20
Michigan ............ 13.00
Michigan ......... . . . 12.80
‘Michigan. . . . . . . . . . 12.40
Zone . Michigan ............ 12.80
Zone . No. Michigan ............ 14.45

NOTE—The prices quoted are for No.
1 Timothy in the different freight zones.
This gives you the price dealers should be
able‘ to pay for this commodity. f. o. b.,
their station, under existing market con-
ditions. Handling charge not included.

Zone
Zone
Zone
Zone
Zone

 

 

 

DETROIT—We have but very lit-
tle change to report to you in this
week’s issue concerning the \condition
of the Detroit market. We have no
particular life or tone to the situation
whatever, only as it affects the very
top qualities of hay and even on this
grade the market is just a little easier.
We are not changing quotations but
the feeling is not quite as good.

 

HAY—DETROIT MARKET.
No. 1 Timothy .................... $15.00
No. 2 Timothy .................... 12.50
No.‘ 3 Timothy ................. 9.00
Light mixed ...................... 12.50
No. 1 mixed ...................... 11.50
No. 2 mixed ......................

Rye Straw
What and Cat Straw ..............

PITTSBURG—Hay receipts hav’e

 

 

 

been of a very normal nature, but they'

seem to fully meet the demand. Even
'No. 1 timothy shows an'easier feeling;
grades below that are very dull and
slow sale.

 

HAY—PITTSBURGH MARKET.

No. 1 Timothy hay ............... $15.00
No. 2 Timothy hay 13.00
No. 3 Timothy

No. 1 Light mixed hay ...... .

No. 1 Clover mixed hay ........... 13.00
No. l Clover hay . 12.00
Fine Prairie Packing Hay .......... 10.00
No. 1 Oat straw ...... . ...... 9.00
No. 1 Rye straw

No. 1 Wheat straw

 

 

 

CHICAGO—There has been a
very heavy run of hay on the Chi-
cago market for the past week. 'There
is no question but what the feeling
is, just a little easier. It seems that
Ju‘ne shipments have commenced to
arrive in sympathy with what the
trade expected. If a dumping situa-
tion continues, smash will, go the mar-
ket. ~

 

once. of waste.

 

Choicé Timothy 16.002
No.'.1;;»Timothy ........ .......;....$15.00 ‘
No. 2 Timothy,
Light Clover Mixed......,........... 13:00
'No. 2‘ Mixed-hayr- 10.00
No.3,Timothy,.;«.‘....»....’... '
Clover
'Threshed Timothy
Marsh feeding hay ..............
Packing

...--

10:00 ‘

son‘s-ooolooodnnoo-o .

.HAr+cﬁIcaso MARKET. 7'1 '

...........'.~..13.00'_

 

 

 

BOSTON—The Boston situation
seems to be rolling along in about the
same old-fashioned, care-free way.
The trade is holding back on any-
thing excepting strictly high class
stuff; export trade is very light. You
Will appreciate that export business
creates an angle through which we
can dispose of a great percentage of
common qualities. ' ‘

 

HAY—BOSTON MARKET.

Small
bales.

$20.50
20.00 ,
17.00
14.00
15.00
15.00
13.00

Large
bales.
choice
No. 1
No. 2

Hay.
Hay.
Hay.
Hay.
Hay.
Hay, clover

Hay, stock .
Long rye straw. . . . . . ....... 22.00
Tangled rye straw ......... 12.00 12.00
Oat straw 11.00

NOTbLarge bales weigh from 200 to
250 pounds; medium bales from 80‘ to 150

 

 

pounds.

 

NEW YORK—There has been a
further easing off of values. for prac—
tically all grades of hay the past week;
strictly No. 1 in both large and me-

dium bales has held up fairly well..

Arrivals have been somewhat heavier
but stocks en route show a decrease.
This market continuesdn an over-
stocked condition with low grade.

 

HAY—NEW YORK MARKET.

New Hay: Large Small
Timothy— bales, bales, .
Choice. per tonxper ton.

................ . . . .$21.00 $20.00

18.00 18.00

3 ............... ... . . 16.00 15.50
Light Clover mixed. . . . . . . . 18.00 17.00
No. 1 Clover mixed ........ 17.00 16.00
No. 1 Clover . 15.00
No. 2 Clover mixed 13.5.0

11.00

NOTE-—Large bales weigh from 200 to
250 pounds; medium bales from 80 to 150

 

 

 

 

w POTATOES

' There is no particular use to
n elaborate on the potato situa-

tion or try to put up any par-
ticular ﬁght in its future behalf. You
are just as well aware as We that the
old potato situation is practicallyover
.with from a marketing standpoint. We

 

are aware nowthat the game has

been played and the different stunts
pulled‘off; thatﬂou‘r ﬂight upWards and

aeroplane rideofa shert durationgwas"
caused by the-reported condition , ex-
‘1st1ng_.ont.th'e early} petat _

«crop; , but at

- , quickly, cause a-“speculiti ,v
‘ , rushing current {of doing (1"
' commodity and at mostja, (j
- _. also know‘that-fthe pillars. iii-gs”

*be‘anck‘ed On
with one ~wallop. .5
possibility for. these . ‘oldf'
They are going. to 'ﬁg'h '
gradually fade away. T g

tatdsituation instead offs

improvement? in selling valu-

- weakening} instead. The/shay“

early. potatoes today is‘of,;a_, Ve
servative nature, buying fonl
hand—to-mouth ym‘ainner. That’s-i
disposition manifest at evef‘yha

This being the true “situation , :
fronting us today and paralleie w'
the sympathetic disposition. '
in all lines, makes the future
bilities for this commodity of [11
ing more than a normal expec~ c
It oughtto be quite possible‘to; a:
tain a standard of levels aroun
for the remainder of thiswrop. I
proper regulation and displaying-:01.
nerve this accomplishment could
made to become in real effect, b. ->.
a weakening is shown on your. ,.
and a dumping on to the market“ '11
result, then the jig is up - '
whether these old potatoes will in
tain a certain standard of levels 0
the outside or not is entirely 'up‘ 0
your local dealer instead of you.
do not maintain that the future p‘oh
.bilities from a~regulating standpm
is within the hands of the prod cec.
We believe that the local handler/j?
potatoes is the one Who can, re ‘. late
the future ﬂow and he only. It may
be possible that there are a few m "
potatoes back in your reSpec ive
hands than we expect,_ but when p ta— -
toes jumped from 30c to around QC,
we would naturally expect and' c’ "
tainly hope that you had scurriedﬂ
market with every potato you had 1 .
for disposition at that time.

The market is hanging right aro 11¢
a level established for the last Week.
There is not much "change noticeabil V;
in the situation. 'There' is nothing
conducive of an advance at the pres-
ent time; quite stable does the sitnaj, ;‘1
tion appear. Some markets have been "-
thoroughly glutted and are now shciw‘
ing relief. These markets are its-'5
sponding with a little advance, riot‘
altogether in price, but in tone. ' ' '

 

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. POTATOES—MICHIGAN zo "
PRICES. - ,
Michigan..............$. "'
Michigan'.............. .42.
Michigan ...... . . . . . . . . 40 1
Zone .4 i
Zone .4;

Michigan ..... » ..... . .
Michigan ............ ..
The .prices shown are what potatoes will?
not shipper in the different zones. ’This,
will enable you to compare with ‘locax

Zone
Zone
Zone

dealer’s price and determine what‘actiofi 1‘
you will take as to disposition. * . 4 .,

 

 

DETROIT—The Detroit ".11.? t

exhibits a thoroughly easy feeli.» t', j
the present time; trade is of a so a}
what dormant condition; no real
.or spirit manifest. New potatoe'
being offered at prices which In
"Old potatoes step back, not only;
but the ,future in the early qu'w
seems to look downward instéa

 

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suits.

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'GeeThe Pittsburg-ivs’itur7
" m of a fairly livbelfal'naa ,
dispositiongof the trade '
dok. for lower prices ins-1-
, , 1gher. . They-have assumed ,
a him tosmouth :disposition *‘during'

the gas .w kz;,an’feasiergfeeling is in
evide‘hf . . .. _ _

i: éTATQES—PITTSBURGH
. 2.3," ,‘t—MARKET.

gull! .omwcar, per bu... ..... $ .5388 .55
Sgc‘e‘d»*£rloni car, per bu ...... .55 .60

 

 

l.
V, .

{iliHEAT“

 

 

 

{Along the lines of our former
argument we are able toreport

" that’the wheat market contin-
ﬁes to be a‘t‘wO—sided proposition;
trick breaks on the one side'_—-quick
rallies; on the other, not going very
’ far, in-either directifOn. The bears
cannOt- get; over the ideathat a record
crop is in sight, while, on the other
hand; thebulls can see drouth and a
sport crop in every direction. Really,

 

"W'HEAT+D'ETROIT MARKET.

'..;No_'. -1 Wheat .....\... ....... “31.09%
6739-2 Red ...... 9"". ........ 1.10%
,‘j'ﬁ it? Speculative : Prices. . .
' guly delivery 33%

. eptember delivery .............. 33%
‘The prices given for December and
,May‘ delivery represent the future delivery
prices. This information merely gives ,
you the future basis of this commodity as
ﬁgured by those who speculate on future
prospects. '

 

 

 

{iwhe’n you look into the situation con—
servatively, you will appreciate that
iiydu, right on the farm, know just
itabout as much about what is going
pl'happen'as does some of these
, i) pay writers.

‘ he situation from a general angle
vis.t;.healthy. ‘ We may have a heavy
crop in some directions, but there is
yffnot'hing Suggestive of a congested
1 condition, existing. A popular price
.f‘or wheat is $1.00br above. We be-
, “lieve' that you will see wheat hang
“Laround is present standard 'of levels
; for some time.

 

WHEAT—CHICAGO MARKET.
No. 2 Red ....................... $1.05V3

‘ . ‘ Speculative Prices.
i"July delivery ............... ... .
September, delivery
I"The price given for July and May de-
"-livery, re resent the future delivery prices.
,This. inigrmation merely gives you the
future basis of this commodity as ﬁgured
by» those who speculate on future pros-

" BEANS "

.907/
. ..90 4

 

 

 

 

 

. From the fact that beans are
‘ , ﬂoating along 9n the level es-
tablished around three weeks
'ago' goes to demonstrate that they
had-struck something of a pOpular
rice level at the present time.’ It is

 

gt~ possible for us to know just what ' V

beans are going to do, because

‘ {impossible for/dis to knOw how.
fellows are gomg to handlethem“
"'ppre ia'te what is posmble-tq

‘ ilclfll e! to {ourselves at Icast

are po’ssizble‘to ‘Obtain, . .. ‘ .
‘ Ii 1“" 't “*Tth-e'gram sections;

be msasursd . . ,
us, which rsgno‘ less than an

,.

_, ‘ of a degraded_:conditi0n. You-
, are: not going to” see this, because" the
«fellow’sfytrho' are: handiing the output -
of ”the, beans of theState of Michigan

to the: outside markets arexa‘ live
bunch. ~ Theyare business mentrom

start to, ﬁnish: and .they are playing;
*the game to Win. Theyare creating a ‘

demand‘for these beanson the outside
market and they are placing a regu-
lator On'that demand so that a cer-
tain.‘ price”._po_ssibility can be expe-

, rienced. .

,Hrer‘e isone point which ,the large
handlers of beans are constan‘tlyes-
tablishing. They are. taking care .of
the demand on the outside for your
commodity. It is up tol'you, as a. pro-
ducer, to follow along in .the lines
they are establishing, or- in other
Words, in the wake of the big ship so
that you can reap a sympathetic re--
ward in~ the way of price direct to
yourself. If they can "get $2.15 for a
bushel of beans, it} makes possible
their paying you a price very much
enhanced over what‘they could possi-
bly pay you if beans were on a $1.80
basis. The thing for you to deter-
mine is how much proﬁt do these. fel-
lows need. ‘How much they ought to

‘ have—how much you, as a producer,

ought to be satisﬁed to let them have.
Then. by knowing just what these
beans are bringing on the outside, you
are in a ‘positiOn to absolutely put the
regulator on these beans to your local

. dealers so that you can get aresult in

actual sympathy with the results they
are getting. When you have accom—
plished this, you have gone as far as
you ever will, unless you hike the
reins in your own hands in an organ—
ized manner and go to the same mar—

ket as they do direct- Organization,

ﬁe ~ .
by yourselves

pro ‘ 7 . :
d, can pull off the

em they are-pulling off

. an. .getithe'same results out of the
’ Js-tuif’that they‘are getting.

The bean situation at the present

r’time‘does not exhibit the tone that we

had hoped for. They are holding up
the price, but they are not moving the
stuff. That shows that they have got
thearegulator on the market and if
theydopnot pay the price they want
they simply do not get the stuff. If
the big fellows can operate along
these lines and establish a result in
sympathy with possibilities, why do
not’iyou fellows who are producing
the stuﬁ act likewise. ‘

 

BEANS—DETROIT MARKET.

White, hand-picked basis ........... 82,25

Red Kidney ....................... 2.35
MICHIGAN ZONE PRICES.

Zone No. 2 Michigan .............. 2.11
Zone No. 3 Michigan .............. 2.12
Zone No. 4 Michigan .......... .... 2.14

The above values represent what deal-
ers are obtaining for beans, f. o. b. your
station, in zones shown. This is on basis
of hand-picked beans.

OATS

Oats have not shown any mate—
p lrial strength during the last

week, simply maintaining the
healthy position established a week
ago. There is no cause for worry
over the future condition of this pa—
tient, because a condition of a most
healthy nature exists.

 

 

 

 

 

OATS—DETROIT MARKET.

Standard ....................... $ .42%;
No. 3 White

, No.‘ 3 Mixed

CINCINNATI—There was a little
better demand noted on all grades;
while there was no particular advance
in quotations, the undertone pointed

FOSTER’S WEATHER BULLETIN

Copyrighted 1913 Exclusive rights granted'to Michigan Business Farming.

Washington, D. C., June 14.———Last
bulletin gave forecasts of disturbance
to cross ”continent June 10 to .14,
warm wave 9 to 13, cool wave 12
to 16.

Next disturbance will reach Paciﬁc
coast about June 15, cross Paciﬁc
slope by close of 16, great central val-
elsy 17 to 19, eastern sections 20.
Warm wave will cross Paciﬁc slope
about June 15, great central valleys l7,
eastern sections 19. Cool wave will
cross Paciﬁc slope about 18, great cen—
tral valleys 20, eastern sections 22.

As this disturbance approaches from
the west the hot spell will continue,
but a great drop in temperatures is
expected to follow, bringing cooler
weather and showers and then gen-
erally quiet and cool weather forsev-
eral days. Local drouths will be
broken in some places as'the cool
wave comes in, but many sections will
continue to be dry and crops yvill
suffer. '

Another disturbance will reach Pa-
ciﬁc coast about June 21, cross Paciﬁc
slope by close of 22, great central val-
leys 23 to 25, eastern Sections 26.
Warm wave will cross Paciﬁc slope
about June 21, great central valleys
23, eastern sections 25. Cool wave
will closs Paciﬁc slope about June 24,

great central valleys 26, eastern sec—

tions 28.
Temperatures of this disturbance

will average about or a little below ,.
normal... Showers Will occu'rgin many

places, but the rainfallrwill ge gener-'
"ally less than usual. No/da‘ngeroifs
storms are expected. vFairT crop
weather is expected in at least. half
. , but notgsufr'icient‘
south. halt: or

am in

more than its share. A severe storm
Wave crossed the continent far north-
ward, but storms were not severe in
middle latitudes. This was our least
successful forecast of severe storms
for this year.

But look out for July. Two dan—
gerous storm periods will occur in
that month, centering on 6 and 27.
The forces are so complicated that
speciﬁc forecasts are difﬁcult and de—
structive storms may be expected any
day during July. If, by giving these
warnings, we could save one life we
would be well repaid for taking the
great responsibility of predicting dan-
gerous storms.

We regard July as one of the most
dangerous storm months of the year
and we do not hesitate to give the
most urgent warnings to all, particu—

-larly in the great central valleys of

the middle west, that very’dangerous
storms will occur during next month.
Five storms are expected to cross the
continent and everyone should watch

their movements carefully. Destruc—

tive storms—particularly tornadoes—
usually occur southeast of the low or
storm center and in the warm wave.
The dangerous storms are expected
to cross the continent July 4 to 8, 10
to 14, 19 to 23, 24 to 28 and 29 to
August 2. They will probably pass
eastward between latitudes 35 and 45.
One or more tropical storms—hurri-
canes—are expected during the month

in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of'

Mexico. Sometimes the ﬁrst warn-

; ing of a hurricane comes from the far

northwest in shape of a severe cold

Vw’ave. These northwestern cool waves
in summer‘and cold waves in, Winter

are’usually. connected with tropical

her .vglues. ,.
. _'ate,.i_,which «fa’Ctl'a

 

OATSd-CIN’CINNA' .
Standard ........ .I- e . . .241
No. 3 White ,,_,,;,',,,,,,,_
.No. 4 White .........-..'...
No. 21Mixed' .......... i
No. 3 Mixed i. ....... .‘

 

 

PITTSBURG—Receip
the Pittsburg market we
cessive nature the past we ,
mand slothful; the market qiu
easier. . 5; .,.

 

OATS—PITTSBURG; M"
Standard ‘ ’

......... e . . . .3,ng

ole-eonatttlttl‘

 

 

 

 

We cannot expect to exper

very much of a change ‘

butter situation untilr'waif
month of June. The large’ =
of milk and its by-productsg'ar
going to let the Opportunity-“gs
from them during. this time
opportunity is nothing else that,
of getting this milk, buﬂer, 616.
just as cheap a price duringth
period as possible. We demo .
this in our last week’s issue ;
concrete example. They hav,’
duced the price of creamery butt
per lb. That means that .ev-er'y'po
of butter they are putting int"
storage is going in QC under, th, .
established the banner month'gp;
year from a cold storage stand“
This 9c they have saved in the ,,
price of your commodity, is a pt-‘ﬂ
them just as much as if they were
ing a commpdity at 9c more tha'
purchase price. They cleane
their old stock of butter very" -
so that but very few pounds of
butter was sold at a loss. -The ,
make a proﬁt on a 27c standard,’
as well as on a 36c. Their track
from day to (lay shows a proﬁt j
the same as ever, but in addition
this, they are copping 9c per pou
on this butter that they are putti;v
into store. ' 9.3:

The price you can get for butter

next winter is not affected by‘ﬁt
price you pay for it when you pd
in storage, anyone can see that, th
fore, the cheaper they can buy*(
milk and its byproducts for 'cold sti‘
age purposes, the more money
will make, and, believe me, they
make some money on this 27c bu'
Just see what organization
mean were it carried out tone 2:,
tion so that the local product of M!
igan was being worked intothi‘.
butter and put into storage .to
pulled out next winter when the! b.
ter is 40 to 45c and the proﬁt di ,
uated back to the man who produ‘
it. The farmer is being manipu
from the time he gets up in the In
ing until he retires at night, but. t‘ i
you organized together where you
in a position to manipulate condit?
for your own beneﬁt seems aim
impossibility. ' ~
a

 

BUTTER—GENERAL MARK a“?
Creamery No. 1, per lb ..... ...L’...$
Fancy Dairy, per lb ......... . . . . .'

EGGS ,

 

 

 

The egg situation‘cont , ,
bear good tone, w't 1%,
con‘ antly lookin
ceipts as fast as theya‘co
are pleased to report th _
along the egg output line re.

' promising nature. .

 

 


 

 
 

     

h’.

, 1163:. through the season“.
t seem possible that any-
ld step-
the this outcome. The
n ition continues to be of a

    

  

  

th, demands, the trade putting the
I. ~13 'just as high as they dare to, to
*m6'v'c the same. It is to be expected,
= of course, that the broiler situation
“will Show a gradual receding in sell-
ing value as the season advances. We
expect this will be the actual out-
come. We could not expect or hardly
hope that it would maintain its pres-
ent standard of levels for any particu-
lar time. A graduating scale 15 under-
stood as the basis for operations
along this line and undoubtedly will
be used this season as in the past

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MARKET. ~'
No. l Turkeys ..... .19 .20
' No. 2 Turkeys ..... .14 .16
No. 1 Spring Chickens... .17 .18
No. 2 Spring Chickens... 14 .16
No. 1 Fowls .. .. ........ .17 .18
No. 2 Fowls ' .13 15
No. 1 Geese .. .16 .18
No. 1 Duck; ............ .16 .17
Broilers ................ 32
POULTRY—CHICAGO
MARKET.
No. 1 Turkeys .............. ...... .17
No. 2 Turkeys ................... .14
No. 1 Spring Chickens ........... .14
No. 2 Spring Chickens ........... .13
No. 1 Fowls ................ 7.... .17
No 2 Fowls ............. . ....... .12
No 1 Geese ..................... .13
No. 1 Ducks ..................... .15
Note——A wire from any of our readers
will bring last minute quotations. Use
care in making shipments and be sure the
consignee is ﬁnancially responsible.

 

 

Cattle—Detroit.

Receipts of cattle for the week show
964 against 934 last week, or a varia—
tion of only 30 head. The market for
the week has run along on just about
the same basis as established in last
week’s Operations, in fact, the market
for the last three weeks has not made
any noticeable change whatever.
About the tOp set for nicely turned
handy weight steers has been $8.00 to
$8.25, with but very few going at this
price because of its being not only an
extreme price, but naturally as only
a small percentage of trade on which
to' work. We feel safe in' reporting
the market as ﬁrm at quotations, with
the tone and undercurrent to the situ—
ation 61 a most satisfactory nature.

The receipts of veal calves for the

' week shows 1,353 against L314. This
shows a very uniform run for the two
Weeks. The market continued steady
throughout the week; everything
cleaned up in nice shape and very
readily. About $10.00 was the top es-
tablished, with a great percentage of

the stuff going at around $9. 50' how- ‘

ever, this was top quality stuff and
drawing what was conceded a top-
notch price.

CATTLE—DETROIT STOCK
YARDS.

good to prime

 

Beef steers,

.heavy .................... $7. 50@$8. 25
Beef steers, medium to good. 7 40@ 7. 75
Beef steers, common to fair. 6.00@ 7. 00

Beef cows common to selected 5. 50@ 6. 00

= sé’i, H .mg
by tonegto the porn-7 ., very few sales,

111 to prevent the ,

 

 

Heifers, selected ............ 6. 50@ 7. 50
Stock steers .......... ' ...... 5. 50@ 6.25

. Feeders ..................... 7.00@ 7.25
. . Canners and Cutters .......... 4. 00@ 4.25
-» G'ood to prime veals .......... 5. 00@ 9.50
Bulls ........................ 4. 50@ 6. 50
Dressed veal ................ 8. 00@13. 00

    

 

Cattle—Chicago.

, Extreme prices and bulk of native beef
'attle sold here last Week, quotations for
clrlpad lots, with comparisons:

. Bulk eSOf

umber EXZreme
.21, 505 $7. 003@8. e75 $7. 6Sa@8. 30
3.

 

  
    
  

Received.

2,040 0' 7.25m. 75@; 3.25,
so 000 , ,7. 75@8.35 If
' 775@8:2.5 :«

@308. 75
(Q 75 ,

on this basis.
1,615 16:61:10

Plain and- medium shorfeds {and
Warmed~ «up calves Were g6ihg .
Packers were in the market. early,
clearing the pro in. good season.

Shippers were 2150 contenders for» }

anyt mg desirable They feign 1111 but
very few cattle, however, tot
ing. Most of the common little
steers sold around $7.50 to $760; a
few plain weights around 1,300 lbs.
were goin around $775. However,
but very ew of the heavier weights
sold below $8.00 and only a few light

kind such as feeders, buyers did not .

want landed through killer channels
below $7.50. The markets all around

seemed to be getting plenty of beef.

 

CATTLE—CHICAGO s'roCK
A.RDS

Beef steers, goodY to prime 5
25 $8.50

 

 

heavy .................... 38
Beef steers, medium to good. 8. 00 8.25
Beef steers, common to fair... 7. 25 7.50
.Beef cows, common to selected 5. 00 7.50
Fat heifers, good to choice.. 6.65 8.00
Canners and cutters ......... 3. 60 4.851
Good to prime veals .......... 6. 00 '10. 50
Bulls . ..................... 5. 25@ 7. 25
Cattle—Buﬂalo.

Good weight steers on the choice to
prime order came back this week in
the price list. Last week yearlings
sold above the shipping steers. This
week the position was reversed, best
shipping at Buffalo bringing $8.75, as
against $8.25 for the yearlings. A
week ago yearlings reached $8.75 and
the best weight steers sold 'at around
$8. 30. Monday quality and ﬁnish of
shipping steers was considerably bet-
ter than the yearlings, in comparison.
But for the two Jewish holidays this
week——-Wednesday and Thursday—
the market Would have been on the
rattling good order. As it was and
with a diminished outlet of good
steers to the east, trade on steers
generally was steady, some early sales
being made at strong prices. Best
heavy steers sold from $8.50 to $8.,75
with best handy steers reaching $8.10
to $8. 30, yearlings showing the gen-
eral range of from $8.10 to $8.30

 

CATTLE—BUFFALO STOCK

" -

Good to choice heavy steers $8.35@$8.75
Medium to fair heavy steers. 8.10@ 8.25
Handy weight butchering

steers .................. 7.50@ 8.50
Yearlings . ................. 7.50@ 8.75
Fat heifers, inferio rto choice 6.00@ 8.00
Fat cows medium to choice 4. 50@ 7. 50
Canners and cutters ......... 3. 75@ 4. 50
Bulls . ..................... 6. 00@ 7. 75
Stockers and feeders ......... 6. 00@ 7. 75
Milchers and springers ...... 35.00@100.00

 

 

 

CalveséBuffalo.

Calf run for Monday at Buffalo
1,700 head. Demand from the east for
top veals was liberal and with a strong
local request for culls, trade on all
kinds was active and steady. Best
veals brought $11.00 to $11.25; bulk,
$11.25; fair grades, $10.25 to $10.75;
culls, $10.00 down, and feds, $5.00 to
$6.00.

 

Calf Quotations.

Calves, choice to extra ..... $11.00@$11.25
Fair to good ............... 10.25@ 10.75
Culls and common ......... 9.00 10.00
Light thin ................ 8.00 g 9.00

............... 5.00@ 6.50

Fed Calves

eir lik- j '

 

1912. .

19].]. . ,‘21 1 '7 . .
1910 . 35 :5 . ", 9
1909 7.779 7.25 .29 ..85@7.
1908.. .40 5.85. 5:15 .5 :5.’30@5.

 

Roast—CHICAGO smote

.;,,...YA"1gDs.,..
,M' d k“ ............
'M‘elaiuga:ndngbutchers ........ 38:8 _
Poor to good heavy packing. .8. 3
L' htWeights . .. .05
se ected 260—300 117. packers . 8.47'

 
  

 

 

 

igs and throw-outs . 72.50 9.00
, ' Hogs—Buﬁalor
Buffalo experienced about the

best mark'etin the country Monday——
nOtwithstanding heavy receipts at all
market points.
run was liberal—115 cars or 18,400
head—and Sellers took off only 5@10c
from last week’s close. OIne deck of
very fancy Illinois, averaging around
235 lbs., reached $9.15, but with this

eXception no other sales of these-

weights were made above $9.00, the
latter ﬁgure being secured fOr the big
bulk of the packers’ weights, a few
scattering sales being made at $9.05
Top fer yorkers was $9.,05 with the
bulk selling at $9.00 and light yorkers
and pigs, percentage of which was
rather small, sold at $9.00@$'9.10,1at-

' ter ﬁgure taking mostly the strictly

pigs. Roughs, $7. 80@$8.,00 and stags,
$6..50@7 25. Looks like the demand
for hog products is good when the
packers stand up and take the sup-
plies at good prices, general opinion
being that they are cutting up at a
proﬁt.

 

HOGS—BUFFALO STOCK
YARDS.

Extreme heavies, 280 up ...... $8.90@$9.00
Heavies, 240 to 280 .......... 8.90@ 9.00
Mediums. 220 to 240 ......... 8.95@ 9.00
Mediums, 190 to 220... ...... 9.00@ 9.05
Mixed. 180 to 220 ........... 9. 00@49. 05
Yoners, 150 to 170 ....... .4. 9.00@ 9.05

do 120 to 150 .......... 9.05@ 9:10 '
Pigs, 120 downs ............ 9.05 9.10
Heavy ends ................ 8.75 ,8.90
Roughs . .................... 7.80 8.00
Stags .................. .. 6.50@ 7.25

 

 

 

Sheep and Lambs—Detroit.

The receipts for the week show 2,-
279 against 1,724 last; over 509 head
decrease in receipts. A reduction of
$1.00 was shown in spring lambs, a
very much easier feeling being mani-
fest. The very best, dry-fed lambs
were running around $7.00 to $7.25;
good grass- -fed stuff around $5.50 to
$6.50; light lambs, $4.00 to $5.00.

Sheep were hanging along in about-

the, same channel, going at “$500 to
$5.25; culls, $3.00 to $400.

  
 

 
   
  
    
   
     
     
     
    
      
     
     
 
      

 

Yearmgo, 9611166;_ ‘,....-I.‘..
Wethers. choice W...”
Cdmni'oh to prime ...... ....
‘ ksheep: .....u...........

two-.3..yi--.¢'

 

The 31111an Monday .

- Selling at $4.50, and cull she 11- wen

 

SHEEP—DETROIT STOCK

YARDS.
Lambs, good to choice. . . ; . . .$7. 00@ 7. 25
Lambs, fair to good ..... . . 5. 50@ 6. 5.0
Mixed sheep ....... .- . . . . . . . . 4.50@ 5.25
@ 3. 00

 

Cull sheep ...... ' ...... . ..... 2. 00

 

Buc
Bssis seine Essen.“ g “.-

Sheep ma Lame-Buﬁilo
Lightest run of ghe and is be,
Buffalo on Monday. the . ‘
cars or 5,000 head Outlet
sheep and. lambs was good
market opened” active, wit
steady, compared 'with last
close. Best "springers brought
$900 to $9. 50, several bunches
straight at $8.00@$8. 50 and
fed yearly lambs rangéd from$ - .. ;'
$7.50, skips selling as. low as $5. '
Some sheep, mostly two- 511150161
brought $6.25 and no‘ other sales 1711'
made above $600, this ﬁgure
some choice handy kinds that
tained a few ewes. General rain I
good straight ew‘es was from $5 .
$5. 50, some heavy, fat, gobb one

from $41100 0.11m. _
Lambs Were not in very or
mand and the undertone of the
was weak. There is but v.6;
change in the tone and real “
possibilities from our last week’s o I
tations. Several lots of strictly
plain shorn. western lambs lanﬂed,
$7. 35' one very desirable string, $7 ..
Those selling around $6.85 were of 1116‘ '
right weight but lacked ﬁnish. Some
sold at $6.25 to $7. 75. Shorn natiye's if
really sold higher than $7.00 and are
lots were purchased below that ﬁgu

 

SHEEP—BUFFALO STOCK
YARDS.

Spring lambs, choice . . . . . '. . . .3
Spring lambs, cull to fair ...... ._
Yearling la‘mbs, choice ...... 7. 25
Yearling lambs, cull to fair... 5.00
Wethers . ................ . 3.85
Mixed sheep . . . . ...........

. ..... .... ..... '.‘..'...I.5':0g
Culls sheep .............. ‘. . . . 2 0
BUCKS . ....... s' . \. .......... 3. 00

 

 

FLOUR AND FEED.
Sales on feed have been very satisé,
factory, with practically no Chang”:
prices, except on grades of feed hill:
contain a large per cent of sort
Millers have to be very careful' 1n pui'
ting feed of this description becau$.~. .
during the warm weather they cannt if "r
put in any grain or corn that contains
moisture as the feed will mould and
get musty.‘ ,

 

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FlOwers are the sweetest things that
God ever made and forgot to. p’ﬁt ..
soul into.

 

 

Hogs—Detroit.

The receipts of hogs for the week
show 6, 844 against 8, 767 last week. In
face of almost 2,000 head short of
last week’s run, we are not able to

show quotations with 5 to 10c of last.’

This would go. -

.to show that the tone Ito the situation 137‘
...l ' ‘ '

week’s possibilities.

   

 

MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING, 95 WEST FORT ST., » 'I'
. DETROIT, MIICH ~ . - ' "
Dear Sirsz—In enclose ﬁfty cents (50c) (01' within

I will send you 501:), for which start the “pink-sheet”
year, beginning With. the next issue. i . .

    
   
  
     
      
    
     
 
   

 
 

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