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‘ho—éﬁowr‘does' it appear based on
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heat crop? . .

U; (ME-How does it compare with
*a'stm?” , , _. , , .

h-—.-What,is the nature oi the soil

   
  

 

for beanﬁlanting?» . .

ngth‘r— ghatf‘pmgress‘is‘being made

«gil'alo‘nﬁdhis line? *9" . *‘

-' _2'¢13't}léeH0W will , .the acreage com-

. pgrje‘ivithlast-scason? .. .
idithéuwtzregejonditions‘ favorable for

surly pétatoss? .

“:IS‘fh-v-e-What is outlook for crop?

   

  

"with”‘lla'st season? -

T: V5,..1‘7ithg—What can you say of they
Jig prospects for laterpotato planting? .
”17:5 18th'—-—_How will the acreage com-
‘9‘53 pare with last year?

.‘2 "Reports below are in answer to
j? . questions as aboVe:

 

'“F'glReports of agrowing conditions or

,. Special news are requested frOm any
' and all “of our readers. If your coun-
tyh’as‘not already been reported this
fiawéek‘ or “if in your section of the
county conditions are different than

_ .g’iVen belowdo not hesitate to write
3 'jtheu“CROP REPORTER,” care of
‘MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING,
; ’- .95 WEST FORT ST., DETROIT,
‘ ' -giyi-ng full information and writing as

1....._’H‘p1ainly as possible on one side of the

' ‘ jpaper.

" OSCEOLA: The weather has been
too dry for any crop here. Haying is

., in full swing, but a very light crop,

. 3,, generally, fair crops on low lands, and

1,):V'.§r¥ light On higher soil.

.iBeans andpotatoes are not suffer-

it had o‘ni’th‘e i.

'9 the Oat-assess some

.time.” ,No rain. since ,June 20,. The
last two.
.. ,w'ind-“has ’blown}%£ perfect hurricane

' mfrom the ‘wc'st';"""1'f is drying up every-

,spring, “seed!

   

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“4 _. beets sassy; good. :rtie weather" for . .

'the- past three weeks _.has been-hot,
dr’Y’andf windy '3‘ good deial of the

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days, "July 12_ and 13, the

thing; breaking down Corn, oats, etc.

. tilt is very discouraging weather for

- .iarmers.--N.j. .

as sﬁa‘psaa‘as saa,..»«

‘ :‘GL'ADW‘INLQSouthern part. Con-
dition of crops based on average.
Oats, acreage, 100%; condition about

'normal; short straw but ﬁlling well.

Hay acreage 100%; crOp poor, about
50% cutting well under way. Bean
aereag'e”110%; crap looking good, ex-
cept on some ‘clay soil which come

_ up unevenly owing to dry weather.

Corn acreage much greater than for
years; crop iooking good, though this

is'not-a c‘orn country. Potatoes, not
' many planted. Wheat practically
none—J. A. WOODBY. ,

. hi-4What is the nature ‘Of growing .

lorry-How is the acreage compared ,

WEXFORD‘: I thought as I had
not seen our county in the 'crop re-
port I would send one in as I am
around quite 'a bit. l—Cold and wet.
early. Z—Cold and wet early; last
of May and ﬁrst of June too dry. 3——
Bad crops are backward. 4—;Not more
than half crop. 5—Oats is short but
heading good. 6—More than last year.
7———G00d. ‘ 8~——Not more than half
crop. 9—4-Fair. 10—About‘the same.
ll—Was dry. 12——About even. 13——
Good. 14—Yes. 15—Good. 16—If

anything, larger.. 17—It was dry but

good. 18—7—Fair.——A. P.
KALKASKA: Early spring cold
. and wet. Later dry. Hay, one—third

~ and backward.

f ring yeti‘b‘ut lack of,rain has retarded ~

”mtheirn’growth. Corn‘is doing ﬁne. It

is;of ageneral good stand throughout

‘ ‘ the neighb/Orhood.' Great corn weath-
'3 er: Oats is just beginning to “head
' out." 'Will be a higher crop than last

‘- year. ,Wheat 1- can tell little about,

i but apples, and in-fact all fruit, except-

a, 1,. ﬁaches, wil be about normal.
" " cather cooler at present—CLAY-
.. TON E. McCARN, R. 4.

"‘fFGRATIQT: aFirst wheatt is “earl-Y

f agfull crop; small acreage sown.
4 337
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" l and/uneven;
' {figs S‘Wil' "5 '

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ll out; ‘good quality; about one-half,

1ight,- ﬁne, and good and green;
. and. runs about one—third to
hilt of full'crOp. 'Qats beginning)
' srverY; light on grotﬁid. Corn.
ds" , Standsgmedium height; ..

. till-“Non account: ofjg

55. Eggs ‘. {- . '..‘.". a; :;--- .

crop; wheat and oats fairly good;
corn and beans ﬁne. _ Early potatoes
doing ﬁne, late potatoes rotting; too
wet. Weath‘cr at present somewhat
cold; looking for frost if it don’t grow
warmer. Plenty of rain—E. H.

EMMETz- Cold and dry. 2—Dry
3——Poor. , 4—Crops
very poor. S—Much less. 6—«Fair.
7———Good. 8—Better. 9—Wheat good.
IO—Exccllent.‘ 11—Better.12——Crops
look good. 13—Larger. ‘14—Condi—
tions very favorable.‘ 15—Outlook for
a crop favorable. 16—Much‘ larger.
17——-Prospects for late potatoes will
turn out ﬁne. 18—Much .more.——
FRANK O. CARLSON, R. 2.

‘ yluly § 1915 '191‘3‘ ' 1 . *

 
 

50s PER YEAR.

 

Michigan ,

 

IS YOUR COUNTY

~mailed every other Saturday. Simply tell us how condition-é if

   

REPORTED THIS. WEEK.

, No wonder I feel happier this week !, Look at the ﬁne crop
reports we are- beginning to receive. I want your county 1",.
ported next week sure and I repeatpmy offer to send a copy o.
our book “How to Market Farm Products for Proﬁt” to ever
CrOp Reporter who will send TEN postal card crop reportd‘

 
  
 

  

look in your neighborhood to you. Give name of yourcounty
and tell us if you wish only initials signed. Reports must be
mailed Saturday to reach us in time for ﬁrst issue. Address"
“Crop Reporter,” care Michigan Business Farming, 95: West.
Fort St., Detroit, Mich. ‘ -_ ;

  
  
     
  

 

EDGERTON: The crops in this
Hay, 01d meadows POQT; “CW mead— doubtful. Grass acreage normal, b
0W5 fair. Potatoes faxr.———S. H- injured by lack of moisture. Whea .s
vicinity are not very good. Oats are good, 75'};7 better than 1912. Soil good.-
Very 1300?. They W111 be 50 short, (10 for beans; planting n ormal a creagegfi'

not know if we can get them with the
binde ror not. Hay is short and light,
about one—half crop. Early potatoes no

good. Late potatoes late and back- . . ,
ward. Corn looks fair. Wheat is .IOSCO' Hay, llght' Wheat, me;
good. Weather has been very dry so d1um._ Oats and barley, short straws:
fa'r Not much fruit Berries about but fairly well headed. Corn that wdsg'

' ' in early looks time while the lateg

dried tip—MOSES HENDERSHOT.
ST. JOSEPH:

good for seeding. Z—Dry. 3—Re- dens 0‘00d -——-E T
tarded it a great deal. 4—Same as ALEJEN‘A, IF '11 1 f - S
No. 3. SL—About the same. 6—Poor ‘ a “neat air. pt

prospect. 7—About the same. 7
Not as good. 9—Looks good but not ——About double. 14—Very poor. ~19
ﬁlled well. lO—Not as good. 11—— -On the burn. lo—About the sameéi
Dry. lZ—Nothing extra. 13—About l7—Seed rotting 1n theground. 1..
the same. 14—No. 15—Doubtful for —About'the same. 19ng frost
a good CI‘Op., 16—Same. l7—To’o June 9 and 10, early, potatoes am,
dry. l8—More than last year.—-——D. corn mUCh damaged.———W. RILE
A. AKEY. SUNNEY-

HILLSDALE: 1—Dry and cold. APPLEGATE: The hay crap is

Z—Dry and hot until about June 20.
Now we have dry cool weather.
Good in this locality. 4~—Has short-
ened hay here.
6—Quite short at present.
one-third more.

per acre.

well lled. 10—About three times as OTSEGO: Potatoes large acreage

much. ll—Very dry. lZ—jOreat. 13 looking extra good. C011: medium.
LHOUN: SOll conditions for Hay acreage small, crop light. Oat

spring seeding about normal. 'Weather
so far very hot and dry, killing all
clover seeding and making hay about
one—fth

but dry weather makes a half cro

  
 

   
   
    
  
  
    
 
    
  

all planted. Early potatoes one—ha ,.
crOp. Late potatoes poor; stand WithV
75% acreage of 1912—]. F. CARNESEE

 

  
      

planting is very uneven. Sugar beep .

medium. Potatoes are average. G ‘
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1—Soil has been

8—— wheat good. Oats good. Corn gooia‘ﬁ

The red clover killed;
out last winter. Quality fair. Timgf:
othy and alisac. Oat crop isve‘g
good. Beans are good and a goat!
acreage in. The wheat crop is poor.
Weather has been quite good for
working in hay—E. E. HAINES.

rather light.
3_.

S—About two-thirds.
7—About
8—Abont the same
9—Heads a little short but

good. \that medium. Rye medium
German Millit good and will help ou~
on the hay crop. Apples gOOI_“
Cherries good. Weather ideal wit

Oat acreage normal,
the exception of very high windsy

crop.

 

’Last‘Moment Market Flashesg'

  
  
 
 

J. M. H.

LUCE: l—Soil was cold and dam
for spring seeding. Z—Early part 0,

 

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,» very latest. quotations. are:

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HE LAST MINUTE before going to press. we secure quotations
on the several commodities from the principal market centers.
detailedstatement covering conditions, our predictions and special

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

'Wheat, No. 1 White (large mills paying) ....... $0.91};

. . o _1_ 8—03..
Wheat, No. 2 Red (large mills paying) . . . . . . . .922 half as good. 9_Wheat crop ,iiﬁ
Oats, Standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -. .............. .44- very good. lO—About the same

_ "Rye , \ ' 64 last season. 11—Nature of soil

. O O ‘ O O I O O O O 5 C O 0'. I I I I I I I O I I ‘0 I I ..... I IIIII I ﬁne for raising beans but not In
Beans, car lots (slow sale) .................... 2.05 raised for fear of frosts. ‘12..a
. _ . vet'y much as people are afraidtg
. -Iélggcegbest market today, New York), at. . . . . . 202(7) tge risk of havhbg frost tit—A:
. ' ‘ ‘ V . ..- o o o o o‘- u n n o 'y‘-’I. o o o a o o i ooooo o ....... O | t. 6 53.1116. 14—— Ulte favorable.
-,,. Poultry, Fath-Iens, good demand. ..... . . ...... .17 33150210 ﬁcfgdféfrafaggoﬁr‘lfgh'
"Broilers, -gqod*demand., . . . . . . . ._ . . . . . . . . . . . .26 About the same as last seaso‘ii.
I .... 0' u a O o CAI". ooooo o o o u n .18 PrOSPQCtS' gOOd for late DOtat'o

season cold and damp; later warme
and very dry until 20th of June
Weather has been more favorabl'
3—Slow growing but crops are look
ing better since the rains. 4——H2t
about one—half of a crop. 5—0};
acreage about same as last year.
Fine, if we have plenty of rain.j"’
—About the same as .1912. ‘

 
   
  
  
   
    
     
   
  
  
    
  
   
     
 
 
 
  
     
    
   

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normal.

55 than seventy per cent of
The farmers who

on their hands; those who
,a little later are securing the

 

PRICES.

$103.1 Michigan .............. $1\1o
o 2 Michigan .............. 9. 70 r ;

~. ‘. 3 Michigan .............. 1250. .
(1.4 Michigan. I ............. 12. 30

-‘ 5 Michigan .............. 11.90

- 61Michiganp ............. 12.30

7 Michigan.... .......... 13.95

The prices quoted are for No.

my in the different freight zones.

‘ : you the price dealers should be

:pay for this commodity f. o. b.

elition, under existing market con-
. Handling charge not included.

 

 

condition; very
will grade .as

excellent
however,

h'ree or four weeks, with few

'- ics and the supply more than
$11 (to the demand. We note a
improvement, although sales are
The general condition of the

31‘ let throughout the country is bet—
eﬂected in the outside markets.

 

.1 Timothy .................... $14.50
1o -2 Timothy .................... 12.50
_ 3 Timothy .................... 9.00
ht mixed

 

 

P’ TTSBURGH—This market con-
"s'ﬁrm on strictly No. 1 hay, with
its normal. 011 No. 2 the de—
‘rjhas been excellent during the

week, at $12.00 per ton, but it
been absolutely impossible to
any higher price. The poorer
es have to be sold at a sacrihce
, ré hard to place Be very sure
111' quality bef01e shipping to this
‘demand for

oat and wheat

 

Lght mixed hay ............ 1250
Clover mixed hay .......... 10.50

.. Glover hay
Prairie Packing Hay .......... 10 00

‘1. Rye straw ....... '. .- ........ 10.00
,{1 Wheat straw ............... 7.50

‘ STON—One hundred and forty-
ars of hay and only one car of
‘were received at the Boston

t during the past week. For
rresponding week last year two
and eight cars of hay were

to .The export trade took nine—
.1: rs, with a good demand for
_ r grades. With continued
ceipts of No 1, there is sure
' etter demand for the lo'Wer
which have up to this time

rd to move.

' ' emand for rye stray; con-
_,,_, ,0 waiting for the new crop.

 

pa er’ is just the stulf
armers on and keep.
tithe different situa—

A ti-i-p through the" ’
sectiOn of Michigan"

market._ at No.

redl cted.
ed. No.
hour” proposition. No.
lower but we would take5 9. chance.

groﬁtable prices.

 

HAY—BOSTON MARKET.

Small

Large
bales. .

bales.
Hay, choice ............... $21. 50

Hay, clover ............... 13.00
Hay, clover mixed ...... 13.00
‘Hay, stock ................ »' 13.00
Tangled rye straw—No demand.
Oat straw 11.

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

13:00
11.00

 

,the New York hay market.

There appears a

3+Market very qulet;

4—- 110 t at 5rull ricee.
No D 11N “ft;- keop in port, Storm en.

 

pounds.

 

CHICAGO—The market opened
strong the ﬁrst of the week, withan
exceptional demand for all grades of
timothy. On account of light receipts
for the past two or three weeks, very
little surplus hay will be found in the
Chicago market. A dispatch dated
yesterday says:
hay on hand, new or old, would ad—
vise the immediate shipment of same,
as weﬁrmly believe this is an oppor—
tunity that you ought not to over—
look if you wish to place your hay
ona market that will net a proﬁt.”

 

HAY—CHICAGO MARKET.

Chaoice Timothy ................. $16.00
No. 1 Timothy .................... 15.00
No. 2 Timothy 13.50
Light Clover Mixed ............... 13.50
No. 2 Mixed hay .
No, 3 Timothy

Clover

Threshed Timothy

Marsh feeding hay .............. ‘. .

’been very erratic.

“If you have any-

 

 

 

NliVV Y, rather peculiar
condition exists
’ The em—
bargo on the New York Central has
caused the falling off of receipts over
that road and Only 150 cars of hay
were reported south of Albany. How—
ever. the Erie shed is full of hay and
stock in transit 011 that road is
heavier, an embargo against —
ther shipments to New York harbor
points via Erie was declared to 'go
into eEect today. The shorter supply
on the New York Central has not
had the effect of increasing prices be—
cause of the extra receipts over the
Erie. The market is glutted with
small baled hay grading from ship—
ping to standard, on which values
range from $12.00 to $17.00. Rye

straw lower.

 

HAY—NEW YORK MARKET.

Large Small
bales, bales,
per ton. per ton.

$19.00
16.00
13.00
16.00
15.00
15.00
11.00

New Hay:
Timothy—
Choice.

.................... $21.00

17.00

. 14.00

. 17.00

16.00

15.00

11.00

Light Clover mixed. .
No. 1 Clover mixed ........
No, 1 Clover ..............
No. 2 Clover mixed ........

Straw—-
No. 1 Rye—No demand.
No. 2 Rye—No demand.
No. 1 Oat—No demand.
No. 1 Wheat—No demand.

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

in connection with ,

 

 

 

CINCINNATI—The receipts show '

a slight increase, but for the better
qualities of timothy there was a good
(1 t _.

No. 1-—Good substantial demand ma invariantI conditions lever; 11 L

113:1:thv clearing 118”. up;
I e app re:
131 you. ﬁnkold old,;tlll_i 1

better

1.301! :01: ' g?

is on "e 7
Price'- may go

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prices, as the quality cf the hay would

not meet the expectations of the buy—w
er. Light clover mixed was in re~ '
with moderate sup‘plvy»: The .

quest,
reports show that new hay will be

placed' 1“ the- CmCinnati market within

5.4471115 state are busy this 111

the next two weeks. {

 

 

mm

D During the seven days that have

 

 

passed since our last market
the Wheat ‘market has
The Government
crop repOrt caused prices to jump for
a couple of days, after which they
sagged back to the former quotation.

, letter,

The Government reports indicate a.

yield of wheat 29,,000000 bushels
smaller than that of last year, and
coupling this report with the fact that
there is going to be an immense de-
mandf for export on account of the
political troubles in the Balkans, the
bulls feel that prices must go higher.
Foreigners, at least, have taken the
bullish view of the situation, and all
the Européan.markets have been ﬁrm.
It will probably be necessary to revise
early estimates on the quantity of for—
eign wheat that Europe will need, but
inasmuch as both France and Russia
are having their troubles with bad
weather, and that the yield is not up
to the average, there is every indica-
tion of a stable market. Almost every
day brings in some new element
which ﬁgures in the quotations, and
from a two- cent rise to a loss of more
than has been gained, is a tri— weekly
occurrence Our last report says:
‘Tighter freight rates on the ocean
form the accepted reason to explain
why export buying has been so
abruptly stopped, and an additional
cause of weakness lay in a report of
general rains in the northwest, tend-
ing to decided improvement in the
crop, while reports from the distiicts
where threshing has commenced,
show a better yield than the Govern—
ment crop report had estimated”

It is going to keep you guessing to
keep track of the wheat market but
you need not be surprised if it is seen
hovering around the dollar mark.

 

WHEAT—DETRO IT MARKET.

No. 1 White
No. 2 Red

Speculative Prices.

September delivery

December delivery ............... .92%

*The prices given for December and
September _delivery represent the future
delivery prices. This information merely
gives you the future basis of this com-
modity as ﬁgures! by those who speculate
on future prospects,

 

 

 

. CHICAGO—Export business of
enormous volume failed to check the
downward tendency in wheat the past
week, the unprecedented sales to ar-
rive overshadowing all other factors,
the buying demand in the pit being of
too small proportions to absorb the
offerings. Seldom have sales for for-
eign account been so large as the past

~‘week, but farmers generally were will-

ing to sell grain in, spite of the gov-
ernment reports indicating a smaller
total cro’p than a ycai' ago

foreﬁd. prices to aboutth

, port,

for the bags.

I ' ’ cember gleliVery

. 11ch prices.

 

 

 

cleaning up, and. as a consequence,
the bean market is absolutely lifiél ss’ 7
There has been very little chair
general Conditions since oar- last re-
although inquiries that have
come direct to us would indicate
ﬁrmer tone to the market. An 0E
of $2. 05 for a carload of choice han
picked was received this morning.
This price, of course, includes 5 cents
. At points a hundred.
miles from Detroit local elevator men
are paying on a basis of $1.80. We
have been trying to get some infer-A."
mation as to how many beans yet re-
main in the farmers’ hands, and from -
all reports received it is quite evident
that more than 80 per cent of the
beans have been disposed of. At
points where the elevators have been
takingall the beans oﬁered, there—
ceipts for the past two weeks have
been extremely light. When it is .
taken into consideration that the mar—
ket has been very lifeless, with every
indication of lower prices, the fact
that the farmers are not rushing their
beans in would tend to prove the as-
sertionu that a very small portion of
the 1912 crop remains in their hands.
No doubt the consumption of beans

in the cities could be increased 30 per -

cent by an advertising campaign
showing the value of the white bean
as a food product Beans are sold
from the .city grocery store at 10 cents
per quart, and among the foreign pop-
iilation very few beans are consumed.
It 15 to be regretted that the situation

'is not in the farmers’ hands, So that

they could start an advertising cam-
paign, increase the consumption of
beans and get the beneﬁt of the in-
creased demand The raisin and prune
campaign inaugurated by the Fruit
Growers’ Associatio nof California is
evidence of what could be accom-
plished in this direction if the farmers
of the bean growing districts had the
situation well in hand.

Many of the elevator men who are
cleaning up last year’s beans ﬁnd that
they have on hand more. poor beans
than they ﬁgured. As a consequence,
they are bound to clean up before tak-
ing on new stock We do not look
for lower prices nor do we look for
a more active demand within the next
ﬁfteen days. We again caution read—
ers of the “Pink Sheet” not to dump
their beans. If you local elevator man
will not offer you the price suggested
in connection with this article, let us
see whether we cannot help you out
by directing you to other buyers.

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BEANS—DETROIT MARKET.‘
White, hand-picked basis .......... .32. 05
Red Kidney ...................... .1.75
_ MICHIGAN ZONE PRICES.

Zone No. 2 Michigan ........... 1.85?
1 Zone No.3 mchigan.-; ..... _......~..,1.88
ZongNo4Mh ',
‘, The above v es represent what ’
ere are obﬁin- beeno f _ .y

 

 


.1 . . .

uremmeiit: re—

s
Wil.

191213 The principal 1053
'regate loss in

,000000 bushels;

9
000, 000 bushels a‘

loss compared With a year,»
‘ oats, wh1ch promise a yield.

,000 busheIs, against 1,418,-
els a year ago. Corn is
art 154000000 bushels and the total
heat Crop is 29,000,000 bushels less
7‘1: year.
‘ ess than a year ago at 165,-
Dmbushels. ‘ .
prin'g wheat promises to yield 112,-
'000 bushels less than\a yeaw ago,
h an indicated crop of 218,000,000
hels. Winter wheat will be2 82,000,-
bushels heavier at 48 2,000,000
1511111.. ‘9', the total wheat crop being
01, (' 710,000 bushels, compared with
‘. , [)1 00,000 bushels as ﬁnally estimated
.'~ 1912’ _
he ﬁrst report on corn for the sea-
n. shows a high condition, 86.,9 but
acreage is smaller than last year
1.06, 884,000 acres
Last year the corn acreage was 108, —
10,000 acres ,and the condition July 1
~ as 81.5. The crop promise on that
ate was for no larger crop than at
i‘r‘esent, although the ﬁnal estimate of
crop was 3, 125 000000 bushels,
" ile the report issued yesterday sug-
gem a harvest of 2,,,971000000 bush-
$951,201. 154,000,000 bushels less than in

- In the big surplus corn states of the
niddle west the outlook is for a yield
f 1,718,,000000 bushels This com-
pares with 1, 793, 000,000 bushels a year
:‘ago, but is nearly 300,000,000 bushels
more than was raised in 1911.
The condition of oats was placed at
.3 against 892 a year ago and 87 a
onth ago, and the yield was esti—
mated at 1,031000,000 bushels. The
‘" verage yield per acre was given at
269 bushels, against 37.4 bushels a
year ago. Illinois, Kansas, Missouri
and Indiana all have poor oats pros—
pects, as shown by the following c0n-

dition table:
Ten
Julyl Yr.
Julyl June 1 1912 Aver.
96

\Viscorisin .
5 Nebraska .

,_ Reserves of wheat on the farms July

" 1 Were placed at 35, 515, 000 bushels, or

4.9 per cent, against 23,876,000 bushels

a year ago and 34,,07100 bushels two
years a g.0

' The indicated yields to the acre of

1 leading crops, With the total yields

millions of bushels, is shown 'by

following table:

' . Final 5 Yr.

‘ Julyl 1912

~. . 15.6 15.1

27.8 29.2

26. 9 37. 4

22.8 29.7

16.1 16.8

July 1 ~—Final———
1913 1912 1911
48.3 40.0 43.0
"26.2 27.91 31.25. 25.31
29.7 10.31 14.18 92.0
24.5.. “716.5 22.4 16.0
i 16 2 36 33.
'.93.1113.4'69.,.1 42.1 _ .
.3133 1,47 138 .73 .

' in: STA-TE - ,
01ft? recently sent 011111:
t

Aver.
15.2

" 'nndicates that the:

3.1-1 fai‘ bE‘JOW the ﬁg‘ "- tral counties 12. 82,

, county d'f

Barley is 59, 000,000

. and 98 in the upper peninsula.

top has ina-
‘edduringt ‘"
, .‘2th3 straw i -’
err'yi is 15 m p‘and a majority of the
wheat will be pot good quality. .
Rye—eThe averagg, estimated yield
of :rye in the «state is 13.81, in the
southern Counties 1389, .in the cen-
in the northern
counties 13. 64, and in the upper penin-
9119.20.80 bushels per acre.
Corn~Th€ condition Of corn in the
state is 87, in the sbuthern counties
and upper peninsula 84, in the central

counties 90, and in the northern coun- '

ties 91. One year ago the condition

‘ of corn in the state Was 68.

Our reports as to the condition of
corn do not agree.
the state will the aVerage
condition of corn at the present time
reach 90 per cent. The highest aver-
age is 76 per cent, while the average
is around 70 per cent. There. has been
a material-improvement, however, in
certain sections of the state during
the past week.

Buckwheat—The acreage of buck-
wheat sown or to be sown as com-
pared with last year is 89 in the state,
88 in the southern and northern coun—
ties, 96 in the central counties and 77
in the upper peninsula.

Beans—The acneage of bean plant-
ed or to be planted as compared with
last year is 96 in the state, 94 in the
southern counties, 103 in the central
counties, 93 in the northern counties
The
condition of beans, compared with an
average is 91 in the state, 87 in the
southern counties, 94 in the central
counties, 92 in the northern counties,
and 99 in the upper peninsula.

Potatoes—uThe condition of potatoes
in the state is 88,,in the southern
counties 84, in the central counties 90,
in the northern counties 93, and in the
upper peninsula 96.

From our repOrts the acreage of
potatoes in the state of Michigan is
not over 85 per cent of last year’s
total acreage. The condition gener-
ally over the state is 80 as compared
with the conditions of last year at this
time. \

Sugar Beets—The condition of
sugar beets is 90 in the state and cen—
tral counties, 88 in the southern coun-
ties. 93 in the northern counties and
91 in the upperpeninsula.

..Clover—The condition of clover
sown this year as compared with an
average is 77' in the state, 70 in the
southern counties, 76 in the central
counties 88 in the northern counties
and 105 in the upper peninsula.

Hay and Forag e—The acreage of
hay and forage thgat will be harvested
as compared with last year is 88 in
the state and southern counties, 85 in
the central counties, 86 in the north-
ern counties and 98 in the upper pen—
insula.

The state report on hay and forage
is higher than that obtained from our
correspondents. We do not believe
that the .total tonnage will be over 70
per cent of. last years crop, and the
quantity of good hay will Kc much
less than last year.

BUTTER

The butter market is practically
unchanged, and July will not
bring?ver‘y much encourage-
-A report from
New Yorksays: “From reliable re-
ports, there was at the clOSe of last
month in the warehouses 8,,499400
pounds more butter than there Was
Wt year at the corresponding time.”
ith weather more. favorable for milk,

 

 

 

ment to the dairyman.

"gures tellrh ,7
' vane g. A particularly gratifymg fea—

In not a single .

cries pro—,--~

” ads 81‘ bu‘tteag, . ~
- ese

000 paunds.

pidly trying is ad-

ture is that by far .the greater part of
the butter is made in co- operatiVe

creameries, Which insures the great

Wealth is distributed among many
thousands of patrons. The members
not only receive the. highest market
price for their butterfat, which in 1912
averaged about 30 cents a pound, but

8113‘"? in the proﬁts of the co— operative .

plants

In 1912 there Were 883 Minnesota
creameries knovVn to the state dau‘y
and food commissioner, a nincrease of
seventeen over the 1911 gures. Nearly
every plant increased its output, and
as prices uniformly were high the
beneﬁts were great.

A bearish construction was put
D upon the Government crop re—

port on ‘the oat situation and
prices have advanced. There is no
question but that the oat crOp in
Michigan is going to be short, and we
look for ﬁrm prices at around present
quotations. This morning’s prices in
the Chicago market were: 10 days’

shipment 31 cents; August and Sep—
tember shipment, 40% cents.

OATS—DETROIT MARKET.

Standard . 1 ........................
No. 3 White
No.4 White
No, 2 Mixed ......................
No.3 Mixed

 

 

 

CINCINNATI—The situation in
this market has been caused by the
inflated market of a few days pre—
vious. Extra receipts have been com—
ing in and the dealers are well ﬁlled
up, and as a consequence prices are
a little lower than quoted last week.
The slight reduction in the market
caused teh reiceipts to fall off almost
instantly This would tend to prove
that the oats that are coming are the
little extra supply that remained in
the growers’ hands, and they tried to
clean up at the attiactixe prices of«
fered.

OATS—CINCINNATI MARKET
Standard .

No. 3 White

No. 4 White

No.. 2 Mixed

No. 3 Mixed

 

 

special from Chicago, just before
we go to press, says:

“Liquidation was the big feature in
oats, and millions of bushels were
dumped in the pit. The incentive was
the government leport, indicating a
crop of 1,031000,000 bu. Unntil the
record yield of 1,418,000,000 bu was
harvested last year, a crop of 1,,-000
000,000 bu oats was considered of the
bumper variety. The trade evidently
are coming to the opinion that a crop
of that size does not spell scarcity,
and the misleading comparison with
last year is being discarded in favor
of saner comparisons. A bearish fea-
ture is the big carry over from the
last crop. The cash demand is fair,
but receipts at all points are much
larger than a year ago, and the recent
rains have helped oats materially in
most sections, prospects being much

better than two weeks ago.‘

BUTTER—GENERAL MARKET

Creamery, per lb... ............
Separator, extra, per lb ........ 2.6
Firsts, per lb .21
Dairy, per lb .................. .

 

 

 

 

 

We are going to sum up the

past f w ’-
received that‘d‘o 11'

60 per cent by candling,
the eggs that are accepted
and upﬁt for storage. The
City egg market showed a

.provement during the past

the close of the week there it
siderable accumulation in st
heated and undesirable stb "
could not be disposed of at?
like prices desired by shippe
the opening of this week,
pretty ood demand was had 1
most a1 kinds of eggs, with t ,
ply cleaned up and a fairly Egod

‘ket condition existing.

cent of receipts are poor E31001:

eggs having ready sales arou
cents per dozen. There is no

ment to the arrival of heated n
sirable eggs in the Chicago ma,
and no improvement in prices. 1
tically every shipment of eggs-

ing had been affected more or} .
the heat, and a large percentage ,g
the receipts consisted qf stock W
had to be disposed of to the cheapeﬁ‘
kind of trade.

When the Whole situation is summeéi
11p, it will be found that eggs Will
bring a good price this fall and W1"...
ter, but so long as the present weathe
conditions continue improvement ca
not be expected. 1

 

EGGS—GENERAL MARKET
Large, fresh 3
Medium fresh

 

POULTRY

 

 

Shippers are handling the situaw
D tion V'c1y nicely, and if they W111 2‘
continue to watch the trend of
piiccs and not glut the market, there
is no reason why present prices can»
not be maintained Hens and broiler
ale selling from one to 10% cents
lifrhcr than last week. There is an
actixe demand in the Detroit market; _
for fat hens and broilers. Be ver
careful in making your shipments this
hot weather. Overcrowding a coOp:
of broilers will cost you more than an.
additional crate. Special information

furnished subscribers upon request.X/'

 

POULTRY—DETROIT
MARKET.

No. l Turkeys ..........
No. 2 Turkeys ..........
Broilers .
Old Broilers
No. l Fowls
No. 2 Fowls
No. 1 Geese
No. 1 Ducks
Broilers

@©©©®@®©®

Notch-A wire from any of our readers
will bring last minute quotations. '3“;
care in making.r shipments and be sure M
consignee is ﬁnancially responsible.

CHICAGO

 

No.1 Turkeys

No.2 Turkeys

No.1 Spring Chickens

Broilers ......................... .27@
No.1 Fowls -
No.2 Fowls

Young Geese

 

 

FRUITS

 

 

There has been an active
mand in all markets duri .
entire week for all 11111113819 4 l’
ries and small fruits. There has be .
an actual scarcity of berries of n "i
all kinds, black raspberries hei

most plentiful. There is nodo ’

that an extra supply of a'ny't

the fruit line could be cared fol;
tractive priceSaduing the next
Reports from the fruit growin

tions indicate that there is '

be a shortage of all kinds_
berries, aﬁhough there has

provement during the pas '
grape Crop, it is. said, wig
cent shy. althou » "
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the same, $3.

berries—Not enough to
.1 pp emand.A1llshipment§ re-
dived are sold freely at prices rang-

g from $5.00[$5. 50 per bushel.
“3,, Huckleberries—Just coming into
‘the market. Demand good

1:3 $450L$500 per bushel
' Gooseberries—Supply not equal to
the demand
$2 50@$3.00.
Currants—Currants will be in good
' demand because of the scarcity of
mother bush fruit. Moderate receipts
at prices ranging from $3. 00@$3. 50per

1111 110-01

 

 

 

 

DETROIT—The run on the De-
troit market has been light, and as a

'f-out with but little trouble. The rail-
roads‘ have been making an extra ef-
fort to get their stock trains in during

’7' “the warm weather, and that is much

appreciated by the salesmen at the
yards. The cattle trade was very ac-
tive, with prime dry—fed grades and
butcher stud strong, and' about 25
cents higher than the week previous.
Milch cows and springers were in ac-
tive demand and were all picked up
quickly by the butchers. One of the
features of last week’s market was
the appearance of a- number of farm-
ers looking for stockers and feeders,
but the butchers captured the offer-
ings.

 

CATTLE—DETROIT STOCK ‘

- YARDS.

Beef steers, good to prime
heavy . .................. $8.25@$8.50
Beef steers, medium to good. . 8.00@ 8.25
Beef steers, common to fair.. 7.50@ 7.25
Beef cows, common to selected 6.25@ 6.50
Heifers, selected ............ 7.50@ 8.00
Stock steers ................ 6. 00@ 6 75
Feeders . .................. 6. 50@ 7. 00
Canners and Cutters ......... 4. 00@ 4. 25
Good to prime veals ......... 900@12 00
"Bulls . ..................... 4. 50@ 6.00
Dressed veal ................ 12. oo@13 so

CHICAGO— A week of bounding

 

 

 

E Vii-prices in this market closed with re—

cessions all along the line. Last
week’s hottest temperature in yeais
' past simply w1ccked the beef market,
1 and cattle of all kinds were a drug.
‘ hey sold sharply lower than late in
11m: and killers’ reports of big stocks
of unsalable beef put them in a posi-
tion of absolute indifference. Things
were changed this week, as con—
tinued light receipts were the rule,
and a decided dam in temperature
awakened new life in the beef market
both here and elsewhere. Surplus
stock began to move freely, and there
Was a demand from killers and ship-
1 pers for steers to keep pace with the
consumer’s call. Country shippers re-
fused to deliver big supplies. The
farmers were busy in their Wheat and
oat ﬁelds, and the sale of cattle became
a secondary consideration.

 

CATTLE—SCIEEICAGO STOCK

Beef steers, good to prime
heavy . .................. $8. 75@$9. 10‘
Beef sj‘eers‘, medium to good. . 7. 80@ 9. 60
Beef skeexs, common to fair... 7.15@ 7.80
Beet cows, common to selected S. m@ 7 50
Fat heifer's, good to choice... 6.00 8.65 ,
‘ Carmen and cutters .......... 4.00 5.00
1 1 Good to prime veals....1 ..... 10.00@11.50 '
' 113131111: . ..................... 5:00'@ 7.75

 

Cattle—Buffalo.
Notw1thstandmg liberal
‘ly Monda d lower trade, Cats-
" V the; Buffalo

0

Chicago.

Prices ‘

e

at present quotations,.

' J consequence the stock has been sold 1

»‘ best strictl y yorker:
bu

stuff ﬁhdin‘g quick sale durmg theiﬁrst
round or so , . , 1

1

 

CATTLE—BUFFALO s'rocx'
YA ARDS.

Good to choice heavy steers. 38.90 39. 25
Medium to fair heavy steers.. 8.6
Handy weight butchering "
steers. ”......” ....... 7.75
Yearlings . .......... ....... 7.50
Fat heifers, inferior to choice 6.00@ 8.10
Fat cows, medium to choice” 4. 50 7. 25
Canners and cutters. ... ....... 375 4.50
Bulls . i 6.00
Stockers and feeders .......... 6.00

8.50

8.7511

9.00. ~

7.50'1
7.2.5

 

 

@
Milchers and 1pringers. . .‘. , .35. 00@100.00

 

Calves—Buﬁalo.

Monday run of calves 1,500 head—-
400 head more than for the previous
Monda and 300 more than for a year
ago. ctive trade, t0p kinds ruling a
quarter lower, with culls steady.
Good calves sold at $11.00@11. 25,
with bulk of choice ones $11.50, fair
grades held between the range of
$10.00@ll.00, culls $10.00 down and
grassers andl drinkers $5.00@6.50.

 

Calf Quotations.

Calves. choice to extra ..... $11.00@311‘.50
Fair to good ........... ..

Culls and common.. .

Light thin .........

Fed Calves

 

 

DETROIT—~The ’run in the hOg dc-
partment was light this week and
prices advanced. There has been con—
siderable speculation as to the fall
market for hogs, but those best post—
ed look for continued good prices

during the fall and winter.

 

HOGS—DETROIT MARKET.

Fair to choice butchers ...... 39.15
Lightweights 9.15
Boers, according to weight” . 3. 00@ 3. 25
Pigs 15
Stags ...................... Onge-third oﬁ

 

 

 

CHICAGO—Hog prices at Chicago
have been making some sharp turns
upward, followed by recessions that
are really surprising. The unstable
condition of the market is attributed
to eastern shippers and speculators,
who boosted prices up to $9.30, the
highest market price touched since
April 19th, and after accumulating as
many hogs as they wanted at the up-
turn, the trade weakened and packers
ﬁlled their orders at prices that did
not show much appreciation over the
ﬁrst day of the week.

 

'HOGS—CHICAGO STOCK
YARDS.

Mixed packing .............. $8. 65@$8. 90
Medium and butchers ........ 8. 95@ 9.05
Poor to good heavy packing. . 8. 50@ 8 75
Lightweights . .............. 8. 20@ 8. 45
Selected 250-300 lb. packers. . 8. 50@ 8. 75
Pigs and throw-outs .......... 2.50@ 9.00

 

Hogs—Buffalo.

Monday’s hog receipts, 75 cars or
12,000 head Trade was active and
generally steady, compared with last
week’s close, western markets being
lower. Best weight grades or pack-
ers kinds, sold at $9..,55@960 bulk

'$9. 60, with a few decks on the light

mixed order going to order buyers
at $9.,65 outside demand ”for 180-lb.
grades being very strong. Yorkers,

‘ lights and pigs sold to better advant

age than did the bette Weight
bringing
1k 39.65 £19 '

‘ risks.

. dates.

July, although we

stated that many

might be expected in
We are ndw, July. l;

storms and again wh

, danger signals, Warning allto take nos
Many have written 135 saying

that they desire to go -voy‘aging last
half of July and asking us for the best
we; can not give any dates: 111
this month when it will be safe to go
on Water and one feels safer at home

1.-

Roughs generally $8.25, some reach-
ing $8.35@8.40 and stags $650@7. 50.

 

HUGS—BUFFALO STOCK
' YARDS. '

Extreme heavies, 280 up ...... '39. 50
Heavies. 240 to 280 .......... 9.55
Mediums 220 to 240 ......... ‘ 9.55
Mediums. 190 to 220 ......... 9.55 .
Mixed. 180 to 220 ....... ...... 9.55 .
Yonkers, 150 to 170 .......... 9.60 .' . ‘
Yonkers, 120 to 130 .......... 965 .
Pigs, 120 down ...... ...T. .
Roughs . . .

Stags . . .

i.

 

 

 

Sheep and Lambs—‘-Detroit.

DETROIT—The run of sheep and!
lambs in the Detroit market was light
and prices on the uvaard trend'; $8.75
was the. top oﬁer for the week for
lamps, while sheep were a quarter
higher than last week, with a strong
close.

 

SHEEP—DETROIT STOCK
YARDS.

Lambs, good to choice. . ...... $7.50@$&. 75
Lambs, Jair to good ......... 7.‘75@ 8.25
Mixed sheep ................ 3.00 4.50
Cull sheep .................. 2.09 3.00

Yearlings . ................. 6.00@ 6.75

 

 

CHICAGO—Top pr1ces and the
range for bulk of sales or sheep and
lambs:

Sheep

Bulk.
$4.00@4.75
3.75@4.75
4.50@5.50
4.00l‘b4.50
3.75‘@4.25
4.00@4.30

Top.
This week $5. 00
Prev. week 495
4 wks. ago 6.10
1912 . 5.50
1911 . . 5.25
1910 . . 4.35
1909 . 5.25 4..40@5 00
1908 . 4.60 4..00@450 5..75@675
Strength marked the sheep and
lamb market from the outset. Buyers
had use for all offerings and activity
was the feature. Prime light weight
animals showed the_most gain, while
medium weighty kmds showed the
least advance. Sellers sold to the ﬁrst
man in the pen, as all buyers had
rather urgent orders and seldom left

p.

8 $7. 25@8. 00
75 6. 75@7. 50
6.50@7.75
7.00@8.00
5‘.25@6.75
6.50@7.25

7. 50@8. 40

the stuff they had a chance at. Com-'
petition was keen, but practically all‘ _

between the local buyers,-

and hardly any other aged 1 ‘
scarce. Some native fed ye,

... rived, but such lots were‘

small bunches and sold an"
were cleared in geod Season 11
ers waited arOund for a'.’ is
trains, hoping more shee Woul
up. Quality Was as goo as 11311
little SOrting Was done; wli‘i ..
offerings sold straight. Feeder '"

' quoted steady for week, but ndt‘

abundant, and business was 1i

in volume. Breeding ewes in fa£
m‘and and prices were about sift:
throughout. 1.

 

SHEEP—CHICAGO ST
’ Lambs, choice 113 ean. . .37. 8
Lambs, fair to good. . . . . . . .... 7. 25
Lambs, cull to common ..... -. 5.50
Yearlings, choice 0. . . . . 1; ..... 6'. 00
Yearlings, cull to fair. . .rr. 5. 00
Weth‘ers, choice _ 46
Common to prime ............ 3. 50
Cull sheep ....... . .......... 2. 50 '
Bucks . .................... 3. QOQ

Basis being “Sham ”

Sheep and Lambs—Buffalo

Monday supply of sheep and 1
larger than for any day for past tlil‘é'ﬁ
weeks, 25 cars or 5,000 head. La},
trade was active and steady and Si: 65)
and yearlings also got geod actiOn a}
last week’s closing prices. Best:
springers $8. 25@8 50, as toh sort an
quality, some selling straig t at"
and culls went from $7.00 doWn 165?

ranging from $4

Weight, heavy ones bringing fro
$4. 00@4 50 and cull sheep mostl
down. 1

\-.

 

SHEEP AND LAMBS
Buffalo Stock Yards.

Spring lambs, choice. ..38. 25
Spring lambs, cull to fair-- 510 l.
Yearling lambs, good to choice 6. 5017 .7.
Yearling lambs, cull to fair. . 4 - ‘
Wethers 7. . . 5

Mixed sheep

Ewes, choice .

. Cull sheep

‘Buchs .

 

 

 

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