\‘5 ‘ Id Be enacted In Every State. " idea .ot- putting all‘commission mer- '32] sdflfig, fluids, associations or corpora- '{tio'ns \sclllng any term produce on ._ commissimi. Everything produced on the farm is included, with the excep- 2, ’tion of timber products. A provision _ is madea that before July 1 all com- mission houses must take cut a pli‘cations must be filed with the com: , .. . en. the qualifications of the applicant .. , Im’additicmto 1&6 full statement as to ‘ ‘ the members of the firm its place of business and ther produce it handles, p the applicant is subject to the inves- tigation of the commissioner. and must fansgwér all questions put to him. If the applicant fails to furnish. satis- factory information, the cemmissio‘ner Whas the power to refuse a license. In filing an application for license ‘a bond for $10, 000 must also be furnished A plicant if during the preceding yeai investigation by the commissioner shoWed that the commission merchant did not make the proper returns. A censignor may begin action in any Court,- haying jurisdiction, to recover under the bond where an account is * overdue more than 30 days. -. Almost unlimited power is given the commissioner and his assistants to inVeati-gate commissionehouses upon conipla-int, charging examination into the charges tor selling, carting and ether service; for failure to make the ,. proper and true accountings at legu- I .‘ lar intervals; for making false state- ments as to market conditions, or the 3 .failurejte‘ make payments for goods received or'a/lleged to be injured. . , When a complaint‘has been filed, the I 15:] _: “ commissioner will a‘tteni‘pt to secure ‘ an adjustment, and falling within 10 days, a hearing shall be given, where, under oath, examinations may be con- ducted f Among some of the reasons for re- ) , ' fusing. to grant or for revoking a li-‘ -’ . >cense are: Where a judgment re- , 3 ~ mains unsatisfied against a commie, sion' merchant; where false charges have been imposed for set-Vice other ., t an those scheduled; where there _ h 15‘ been a failure to secount prompt-j 1y. and properly, or to make settle- tio‘nv- quality or quantity; ’ been false and mis- ‘ :fohtants under a $10, 000 hen-d before, T presented applies to all per-7 IicEnse, costing 510.011 June 1 ap- " misskmer, who is empowered to 98.38 ’ _.. WILL you please publish the old. licénse shall not be issued to an 1111-, , .— r' THE HAY BUYER HE DID CLIMB A That: See Editorial Page Four fiGOYfiERNMENTiRECIP‘E FOR CHOL- ' 1-: . government hog cholera i'ecme. " We give the formula asked for, but It should be remembered that no medicine will, cure hog cholera, that the mixture in question is merely . a Corrective and, alterative and that treatment with preyentive serum is ~ .the only‘certaimway of protecting hogs against the disease: Powdered woo charcoal, sulphur, sodium su1-. phate and black antimony, of each, one pound; common salt, bicarbonate ' of soda-and hyposulphite of soda, of ,two pounds Pulverize and mix thoroughly If hogs are scouring omit sodium sulphate (glauber’s salts). VT-he dose is one huge tablespoonful treated, once a day. for each 200 pounds weight to be “I don’t‘care what color it is as long as it keeps coming!"——Mr. 0has.- Cork. Charlevoim, Mich. men: With intent to defraud; where-.. ‘ 've been false statements as - .. ‘..), ‘1 being in effect backward, stop. “Laetmoment Market Flashes . .\ \ , , E MAX LOOK with interest to the effect of \x/ shadow on the. future market situation. depends on a continuance of good, snappy ueathex. weather conditions seems most necessary to insuie leasonable mices While some commodities are - fro’m a market angle, the general situation is in fairly good shape. Watch the market regulator—when it falteis, the groundhog's Unquestionably much' “easonable somewhat disappointing, let up—when it goes . u T ..;..-- HE LAST MINUTE before going to press, we secure’quotations on the several commodities from the principal market centers. detailed statement covering conditions, our predictions and special advice, will be found with each commodity on the following pages The very latest quotations are: Wheat No 1 White (large mills paying) ......... $1. 11 Wheat No.2 Red (large mills paying). ........ 1.12 Oats, Standard . . . ....................... f. . 35% Rye ..... ..... ........... .63 Beans ..... k. ........................... 2.10 V'Hay (best market today, New York) at .......... 19.00 ;,..P0tatoes (best market today, Philadelphia) at. .58 _. utter ..... . .32 .Posltry..1.'.. .......... .. .15 ' Dressed Hogs (Detroit Market) ............. .09% Eggs ~ . ........ .. .24 1" A ONE CENT PER COPY ( IF WE can imprbve it tell Us 511w tasks 03 MORE. GRAIN MARKET ALL INDICATIONS 7 , STABLE PRICES POR THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON. spending Increase in Stock—Corn Said to Be Worth More Than Pre‘s-‘ ‘ ent Prices—Narrow Range . in Cats. during the past few days and quite a sharp advance was registered, probably caused by the growing ap- prehension in regard to the wheat crop and the continued heavy clear- ances. Primarily receipts of wheat since July lst in the Chicago market- have been 205,400,000 bushels, or ap-. proximately 112,000,000 bushels more than a year ago, but in spite of this tremendous movement there has been no corresponding increase in stocks. Wheat has been distributed at a rapid! rate in this country to supply the needs of mills and the exports have . been and continue much larger than a year ago. Minneapolis stocks, for, all the tremendous receipts, are only LOOKS GOOD POINT, T0“ Wheat prices show a firmer, tone ;) Wheat Receipts Heavy, But No Corre-L ' S about 2,000,000 bushels more than‘a, year ago, and stocks at St. Louis de- creased nearly as much‘during Jan- uary as a year ago, when receipts were not one—quarter as large as this year. Exports continue heavy via the gulf, and prices are not far fiom working basis. Reports received from the north- west on Saturday said country re- ceipts had dropped off to practically nothing and while country elevators have liberal stocks, smaller at terminals are to be expected: This would seem natural in View of the enormous marketings to date. -Cash men look for zircontinued good de- mand from the central and eastern states throughout the remainder of the crop year. Consequently the sup- ply und‘ demand conditions appear quite evenh bulanc,ed\ with crop de- velopments piomisin0 to be the deter— mining I.1( tol in making piices In corn the chief influence has been the Argentine news, the drought con— tinuing in that country with prices at liuenos Aires scoring sharp advances. Local prices advanced sharply and on all the dips the market was given good support by the bulls. Clear- ances a1e 110w showing up big indi— eating the bigvolume of business that was done a few weeks ago and not Ieported. Piices at the piesentitime are close to a working basis for corn for export, but the domestic trade is quiet. There has been an enormous amount of corn saved! from a feeding standpoint by the mild winter condi-' tions, which have enabled stock to be kept on pasture in many sections. Moreover, the npmber of hogs is about 61/2 pel ’cent less than a year . p ago, and the number of cattle and. sheep are also less than a year ago With all these factors working in favor of the bears, however, there ap- (Continued on Page Five) arrivals _ _ facing us}; It is to be hopeth 't - his will prove out to be an actual expert ence because.there seems no 0 gray or hope for the betterme market conditions than that which may be developed through the wreath " .er. It is maintained by trade in gens} 7 _ eral that mild weather conditmiis' 7';whioh We have been experiencing has" had much to do with the depressed modities at the” present time. 7 . can appreciate that mild weather-. ' _ not know what kind of stuff the read. conditions must have a decided ef- feet on both expectancy and poSSibflL . ity of commodities along market lines. 7'7 We know that the consumption of hay 0n the farm during the winter period up to the present has been curtailed at least 25 per cent;‘ some places, much heavier than this. _In‘ agreat- ,many cases we hear of horses having been out to pasture practically every). moment up the present. We know .that at the 0 er end of the line mild weather conditions also has a marked effect. Good snappy weather is what we must have, inA01deI to have a' good, snappy market; they seem to ' go hand in hand and are influenhed very much the same by the riSe and fall of the thermometer. We appre— ciate that the situation may be some- ~wl1at serious; If you appreciate or think that the situation is alarming, it is simply up to you- to exercise every known means and employ every energy we have along well directed lines. Anyone can market a commo- dity when the maxket is in a most suitable condition At .times like this is when we are called upon to show our caliber. If the market is over- .- fed, which it has eveiy appearance of being, then we simply must curtail the movement, or eISe expect and he sat isfied with the market existing from a glutted (onditio'n We want you to appreciate our position; we do not wish to bolster up the situation, un- less you can app1eciate what is neces- sary and will form, and on your OWn accord, the bolstering material. We have appreciated the situation facing, us; have advised those having better qualities of bay to show a disposition to hold back, and advised you why we took this position You have done much up to the present time tOWards making the market even what it is today. You can appreciate that there is no way in the world that ‘you can keep any market level established only by proper regulated disposition.) If it were possible to purge this coun- try of selfishness, inject the producer with true loyalty, We could, in turn, be able to regulate and possiblyma— ' nipulate market conditions. it is the better qualities of hay which are looked after at the present time. If those having better qualities of hay are not disposed to make a fight for better conditions than which face us today, the whole situation is‘going to assume a new level. which 'will .be lower. , The only bolstering to the situation possible isby holding back this good stock. if you will hang-do this plan, you will realize later the" great good you have accomplished, not only to yourself, but to your neighbor, and the general situation. The 'dealers are certainly showing .their position and the stuff they me made of. They are not disposed1 to 7 ' t ke one solitary chance, and, are not ' doing so. agent in all cases where they could» L ‘ expect a good tell for their services. and be well assured of it, but when their situation looks hazardous they . sidestep the situation’ entirely. I'dog They have acted as your" ‘ condition in which we find most Com- ...; . and e '1 1 ' VZone dlemen ZoneN Zone. .Zoxge Zmie Zone ’Zone wfihlgan. . No. 3 N 0. Michigan. . ,,~ No. 4 Michigan." , . No. 5 Michigan - No. 6 Michigan. No. 7 Mlchigan.‘..f __ . ‘ JNOT E—Immp rice- ve- are on» - hall- at No; 1 ’Tlmot y~ hay in the dih‘erelt Michigan's height . Thu given you the price that Hi“- gan (lo-glen ghoul the able at pay 1071- till. eonMIt'ht . :0. 5. their Uta-5' “one. tie-l. under ext-tin. market. coldl- {if DETROIT—Daron market contin-“Hi” nes in a glutted obndition. impossible to get any sunlight in on the situation, because receipt-s con; tinue to be liberal to the eXtent that anything like a clean-up is net posi 7W. sible. With the market constantly overfed, there is\a disposition of son tinually overWorking the natural de» mand. This, of course, is what brings , 3f 7 on the situation We are experiencing. ' not onlSr here but elsewhere.flflt'is true that 90 per cent of our receipts are of common quality; very rare is an arrival of strictly No.1 hay. This market extends no. invitations for shipments at this writing HAY—#DETROJ‘T MARKET. No. 1 Timothy No. 2 Timothy. . night mixed _ ‘ 7- 7 No. 1 Mixed ..... 7 . . ,7 ..... 7 ' Rye Straw.......v.. .....h . Wheat and Out Straw. . . . . . PITTSBURGIL—There is but little if any, change in the real situatiOn existing on the Pittsburgh market. There are days when the Situatiofl seems to brighten up a little, but Wen ‘ notice that this only affects high class stuff and correspondingly only re- flect-s to this grade. The situation from a general angle remains praoa tically the same; continues to be in an overfedl condition on 10w qualities All clover hay is moving a little slower than last week. Concessions 7 were a little heavier than the week. previous. - . . 1" HAY—PITTSBURGH MARKQT. N0. 1 TimOthy 11517. ......;.:'$1000" No. 2 Timothy Hay. .—. .7 ...... . $14.00 .No. 3 Timothy. . . . . 7... No. 1 Light mixed hay-.. No. 1 Clever mixed hay.;'. - No. 1 Out straw. ...... No. 1 Clover hay......... . Fine Prairie Packing- Hay. . A No. 1 Rye straw. No. 1 wheat straw" :.little weaker. “der No 1 timothy we” er. of this article may be made oi, bu£""ata discount Trading??? f ' it seems 12.07703 40.09: CHIGAGO—Whfle it seemsL the dis?” Nd mohfisahties cilia" 337The pert; ' of highclass‘timothylav 1: 5m . Has! " 7“ ”fly: No.13 . . flay No; 2... ' ills}!- ”No.3 7 Kay, «flower . . . . . Hay. clover mixed... Hay, stock. . . . ... .13, Long: rye straw. ...A ‘ 77 ‘ cl rye Its-bl! ‘mtrnw . . . .... .; jfibTE—Jauxe bale; weigh ‘1"?! We.” 250 floundly niequx 80.40 1.90 pound: 1.;- NEW YORK—Practically everyaer- minal but one is embargoed This shows that receipts Would naturally be extremely heavy: will net :11le a glutted condition to exist, which tends to keep the New A York. Situation in‘ fairly” good shape; The receipts are running heaVy to the lower qualities of hay. Everyone appremates the demand of the New York market along quality linesi: Based on ' this understanding, Would appear that the percentage or. No. 1 hay to go forward must be very small. ' .7 - The railroads ' it .3 HAY—mew YORK MARKET. 7. . comparatively Hr a does not makers. change} at drtions might Warrant it way or the other ’ diator would“ do a great good. While quotations were maintained, and the sltuation not really suggestive, it was '_ necessary to Werk the buyers instead' I of having the buyers look for the OATS-PI'FI'SBURGH MARKET. '__ :smaura - ’ No.3 mama...” No. 3 Mixed..... ~ 4111011111 SEED ~ PITTSBURGH—Receipts . continue to he liberal with receipts just a- little - in éxCessi of the real demand. Just a 7 little tightening up of the market reg» It is with pleasure that we can report a continuance of the most healthy situation already existing. The market seems conse1v- atively healthy and to have earned he place which it holds today. It has every appearance of being well estab- lished and to have a bright futme There is nothing at the moment indi- cative of_ the opposite. ' CLOVER SEED—DETROIT ',gkr, MARKET. June, prime ................... $l2. 50‘ Mammofh. prime . . ., .......... “ 1‘2. .50 Alsi‘ke, prime ].3 50 Timothy Seed, prime. . . . . . .' . . . 2.10 \ "‘r V ‘. .. CORN" -‘The corn man continues to : Wear a broad smile. We are ’ in hopes that it is the kind “that won’t rub off.” We are in hopes that the situation warrants it, and that it has become a reality, because Lot the general conditions warranting it. "This must be the case, because everyone was awa1e of the bumper crop and the situation of othei food- stuffs, and accordingly would not 1110- etc or enteitain the advance we a111, ,n W expeiiencing unless it were of ' the most substantial unature and ’ ' backed .by support ithat could not be avoided. The situation shoWs..much * improvement and we think said im- provement is well founded. CORN—CINCINNATI MARKET . No. 2Whfle....-;........_..... No 3 white ...... . . . : ........ ‘ No. 4 white ....... '. . . 1 . .51); . No. 2 yellow... 1...“ N6. 3 yellow......._.....,.... No. 4 yellow...........,.. No. 2 11111311.. .No. 3 mixed ..... .. . .. ...... '.. 1511/1 » No. 4- mlxed....'..1 " -_ - .5014: . cofiN—a-PITNBURG MARKET. F No. 2 while. . . .1 '- No. 4 white. No 2 yellow No. 3 yenow. . . No. 4 yellow. . . . . No. 2 mixed” No.3 mixed, .-. No. 4 mixed: . . . . . . 11113 There seems to be a keen“ ten- dency 011 the part of holders to tighten up all market strings The tenSion to the market borders on acuteness. as icpiesen‘ted by the feel- in}? these holdicis have. lt‘ is not only from natuial causes, but enhanced; by virtue of the California citrus sit nation. The pure 100d law, which is watching most carefully all citrus shipments, is going to have much to do with the future possibilities of high-grade apples. This is cbnsidered.‘ a real stepping stone to an advanced position by all holders of apples to. day. The ordinary commission man took care of his own requirements up to the present time, some to ailittle later date These people are going to be i1_1_ the market veiy shortly, some now. The fancy grocery trade is be— ginning to look around ior fancy stock, but; are Slow to take hold! at the advance Called for by storers, On basis of the situation, it seems» they must weaken and come across with an advanced price for this good stock. APPLES—GENERAL MARKET. Fancy. per Inn-rel ....... $2.50 to 3.50 Ordinary. per barrel. . . . 1.00 to -50 01110113 The storers of onions do not seem to have a fighting spirit at the present time. The dis- positign seems to be to unload i11- stead of making a further fight. The tendenCy seems to make movement just as fast as possible. They are not hanging to the (11stoma1y law of busi— ness, which ieqphes sales being made in advance of shipment in a great. CondnnedoanSix ,53. .52 :51 pv-u'non-n ow.- -.ooo-un‘-o . zone 3-«Bay City. New York City ................. , Pittsbuigh ‘Cinehmati Chicago Detroit I Detioit . ZonlgK 5—Sandusky . eW‘ York 011er ............... 4 Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago 491151911 21133 FVKflCS‘qu‘. - ~ "mew York City ......... . Pittsburgt? ' ~ ' 1. \J" 1... 1. .. . 2% ”\J 11111111511111 WW ' FREIGHT .... Appfifii‘élié ZONES/“f: .-~-;_ 1:132:21: (SEE ’ TABLE . BELOW) ‘H‘.' in: “Myé‘ " .- “They copied all they could follow, but they couldn’t. 'co ymy'fmmd And- I left’ em SWedting and stealin a year and, a. half ehiud L«Kipling ' . TERMS FOR SUBSCRIPTION: " - FIFTY WEEKS OR MORE ONE CENT PER WEEK, (In remitting give full name, post- -oflic'er and rural route and adds: whether you are an old or new subscriber to facilitate abknowledment) 1 Entered as Sectmd Class Matter, October 13,1912 it pottofice at Detroit, Michinn, under the Act of March 8,1879 . PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY A'r DETROIT: BY THE RURAL PUBLISHING COMPANY Inc. Auo Punisnns or Tm: Gnunn, Mon-ran Fun MAoAzml. ' 95 Fort Street West. NEW You: 1 Madison Ave. E- the frost Was on the pumpkin and the corn was in the shock? . Mr. Coon, finding the weather mild and the silvery moon shedding its soft light over field and wOod lot, can’t resist the tymptation to get into the com field for a good square meal. And so the coon and his friends wander at will over the fields until, their ' keen sense of healing detects the coming of dogs. Their fiist thought, doubtless is of home,- but Pou- Hum: Sherman Bldg. I EDITORIAL Cum S. First Nat. Bank-Bldg 3 3rd. Nat. Bank Bldg. THE HAY - the dogs ale flee: 0f fOO’E SO they do the most BUYER HE natmal thingr to dO—they climb a tree. They DID CLlMB [41‘1“a escaped the dog; they are out of his reach, but, “confound it,” remarks Uncle Bill Coon, them aire dogs will keep up their yelpings until their mastei comes with his gun—and then he will make use of the bright moonliOht, and incidentally his gun. llay dealeis bean jobbeis and produce dealeis generally adopt Uncle bill Coons splan of getting sure profits tions ale serene; when the demand floats quietly over the supply, makino a tempting offer here and there; these fellows are vefy ‘bold, and many tilll(S Ventures even out into the country, away from theii elevators, to get a supply of the farm products. It’s a sure‘ shot for them; if they can get into the corn field they sure can fill their bellies. , llut occasionally the market weather is unsettled; conditions outside are..not exactly serene; the contrary winds persist in blowing and an occasional howl from the market (lows in the distant cities are heard ,profits me somewhat unceitain and this is the time when the benevolent bean jobbei‘s, the bold hay dealers and the wande1— i1130 elevator men stay right around ’the home market place. If a farmer appears with sbmething to sell, these fellows point their noses market ward, let out a dismal howl—and if théy take the farm products at all iflis at mighty low prices, and with thfie undeist-anding that the tiansaction was made ‘simply as a matter of accom111oilation." And a second farmer follows the first; then a third and fourth, and I THE HIAY BUYER, HE DID CLIMB A TREE. TREE A half hundred hay buvers riyht here in Machigan, are now right up in the tree hanging tightly to the limb while hundreds of faiiners ale beckoninfr them to come down as they have hay to sell. lhe “Pink Sheet” has leceived hundreds of letteis dining the past week, stating that the local dealeis‘ will not even makea a price «on anything but No.1 hay, and they scarcely grunt when they make the price on the best.’ lhe hay (lc1le1 is in the hay business to 111ake money, so we c’ant blame him if he takes to his heels unless he sees sure profit in the transaction. ’1he hay situation this season has. been anything but stable and encouraging; but that doesn t detract one Whit from the point we want to make in connection with this coon story. Remembei last year? Remember how the coon went out into the eighteen dollars the moment‘the contract was signed? . I, “The market moon was a—bean1in’ ” those days. Profits Were k. sure. No chances to take so the Coons wandered ’round at their ‘7 will and Michigan bUyeis made thousands upon thousands of dollars V; handling the 1911 crOp of hay "Jolly lot of felloWs they. Anxious and the moon hanging high _ . . ‘* VER GO 'COON3 H'UNTINQ, on a moonlight night, When: _ organized shell from the cupola oi a cmoperative elevator When market condi— 4 _ » 1t. ’Wase—that prices that the farmer has any capital in- in}; the high cost of Whving country and contracted for: hay at ten dollars aton which was Worth”? to each leg and more 131 the barn to do. ' 1 - » Go in With your brother farmers Handle your own hay; profits are sure, ’twill be pleasant to divide them; if the g‘oblins’.’ are’ ’roamin”. ’round, you can Scatter them best With a li 11e1p.. If you- can ’t have help when you need it; you don’t need help when you don’ t Want it; T he farmer gets the coon With a gun and many shot released from a Single shell. Yen can bag the f‘ethW in’: the treeqf you Will haVe confidence in. yen: brothers and fire an C ; ship 91? mere than 600 at the present time, and that an effort is being made to ldcrease the membership to 1, 000., At afmeetir3g of the National Associau tlon recenty held in Chicago it was r mmma a «idea a. mgmgher 13b a. new member an roug ese; tiontuaggincst agfiesofiép 13013; e bliiinkl- 3means Organize those interests th‘org stn tdésigno merely to see what ans- V oughly thrOughout the United States firm they would give. They didn't i' In apealgig qf—tihe rigorolaihe 3:320?) ’ ' 6 sign, and in discussion said the farm- cia on 9 na, 0113. y , “We are trying to get a better 11.113 ers were getting t00 good a thing as ‘derstanding between the loci“ ship; 3 were too high: .. pers and the commiS‘Slon meir, and on farm produce; called my attention intend to have every, poultry dealer"- ~, t0 the met that farmers werge riding in the United States a member of our- :i in automobiles, While the laborers and asSociatiOn if such a thing is pos. factory men were struggling for ex- sible.“ We print this little~item with ‘istence. . ‘ -a; hope that it may suggest to the 3 r1 1 They did not recognize the fact farmers Who have butter, eggs and 4 ‘ . .poultry for sale,- that they go and do. THE ONE BIG PROBLEM To the Editor. . I have just been reading some of the editorials and would like to add vested, but placed them equable with likewise. , 3 the day laborer. _ f” ,. At another time I was attending lWHO GETS FROZEN ORANGESZ .. - (1 the ofiI’éers’. meeting of the Allegati- County. Schools,3‘and the propb’Sltion ' Chicago Health Department Forc'ea of a farm expert was brought up. the Dealer§ to Ship Frozen , ' ;3:, « Everything seemed to be running ‘ Fruit *0 Other Cities. , . , .31" very smoothly until ‘I arosé‘ and asked The Chicago city authorities on i 3 » ' if the farm expert was for the pur~' Monday seized four cars Qf frozen ’ - 5 oranges shipped to that city from-3‘“ California, but they have all been “re- leased to those who Were receiving them on condition that -they be! I 'r' shipped out of the city. T118 Health ' ~Department says it does not care so long as the oranges are not put on _ the market in thisheity. One car went ' . J ' to Indianapolis, another to Detroit,- ' .and several have been shipped .. straight through to the east- by. -’re— ‘ pose of educating the farmer for his benefit or for the pfirpose of lower- There was a little hesitation and a few smoothing remarks and the Question , was dropped. Now I don’t know as I have any-, thing against the preposition of a farm expert. I believe they could do some good among the f rmers, but In wm-u'AH in presenting this propo ition they w r1 nall nned'w'fi 3 fl] afe leaving out the most important fgiifizad‘ figegaiege'gi y D]? 2",; f 1.1 problem that is confronting the farm- Agra result of this action there c . ,c or today—ethat of marketing his pro- .. 1. ‘3 r] : have not been a great many trozen ducts. I believe these matters should‘ oranges Sold on the street here the '- T... be handled by the farming organiza- past Week, and dealers are stlllreJ "v7" '3 tions co- operatively. ‘luctant to mix in the deal for fear ‘, ' 7, _- ~51 ‘ Fred Durand they will get into trouble. No defi I (t ' .1‘ :Route 2 Allegan M1011 - fnite steps have been taken by the ‘ ' ' 7,} W federal authorities up to this timegr. I 1000 MEMBERS THE GOAL- , .. but it is known that they~are invésti- ‘ 3 : _, Few readers of the Pink Sheet gating the ‘frbzeii orange deal and. it ._ 3 _ T . realize that the National Poultry, But- is possible that they will make sews” _ - S ter & Egg AsSoeia'tion has a member- 3 ures at any time . ‘ _ ' i . . - , 1 1 , _ \ '1‘ I . L_ ._ _ '1 \3 MONEY ‘ ' ' i There 1s no surer waytoday for a: tanner or dairyman to: to help the farmer; ready to contract in advanceweverythmg lovely '3 "11,-. he” required. 10 enactment that my smelt Weight Guns at neCeSEiarY. :e’Vils, and no man his one; yet, in the necesSary 111g of animals the gun very often prov-e amedium of humanity, in that it onto ly ends suiferin'g, or forest’alls it entirely, say, for instance, at butch- ering time. It is our ca'ndid opinion that the proposed bill aims only at the hunter, and only so far do we sanction its passage. It would be a decided means of abating the hunter nuisance, and’ at the same time add- ‘Trogress of the *Sewell Qkuartette .' '1‘ 0 ‘ fined Against Each ing nothing to his rights as a hunter, Would Give the nor making him no less a trespasse‘r, Ifor Game ' when on the farm without permis- o‘ctén. . . ' Sion .1 TO BOND COMMISSION MEN ' (Continued from Page One) ditions; where there have been com- binations to; fix-prices; where there have been a number of dealings which satisfied the1 commissioner of the inability of the commission me1cl1ant to properly conduct his business; where there is intent to defraud ship- 11ers; Where commission merchants directly or indirectly purchase goods 11111113 opioid fifiame Warden W. R. Oates expressed in an interview, . a there are excellent Prospects for the , . ' enactment of an amendmént by the ‘ ' state legislature-1,-requiring all hunt- in QVBI'Y de— ’ers to take- out' a license each year. ’ poultry 3011991“ He ways; “My inquiries have- Edisclos- .div ual W110 can “Nye? ed little opposition to his proposal, 1%, the \study The either; among the legislators-elect or Egg: :lgifetgg tggilzé: ._ among the sportsmen’s organization," n’d 3.3 staff of In structog's " said Mr.. Oates “For the greater “present and give treely all number of the sportSmen of the state - appear to favor the plan” let h O‘Iv y for. his own account without prior ~meflfim£§p fir fhgoiéiigfdfgl Mr Oates regards the prdposed li- authority and without notifying c011— ‘ . cense bill as perhaps the most im1 signers; where there have been 11. _.p‘ortant meaSure for game protec— continued and persistent failure to . t A F3111; rinual Paultry‘ Show tion ever drafted fer presentation to ‘keep records 1equi1ed by the (0111-' v ‘11 th done e will b . . the 3,1,31,11,35 during the gaggewejé’ the. legislature. “The department 7 missioner. . '59 W115 have poultry to ex'?’ éStfmates,” he says, “that even the Every commission me1cl1ant would nominal fee of $1 for each gun will “ be. required to make a recoul‘ of a return $109, 000 to be used for game commission sales upon forms ap— prppagatrmi“: and protection In 1the proved by the commissioner, the re— .matter of propagation, Michigan is .turns specifying the name of the pur- far. behind other states 1’11; has not chaser, the nature grade and amount yet made a beginning with this im- of goods sold, the amount received in pox-tang work excepting of course payment, and all other essential facts. the fish hatcheries ” It is argued by- Returns must bemade w1th1n 48 hours the warden that the income from the after 5319- proposed license would permit the ' systematic breeding of birds of all ‘ finr'géd. to hiring or send- the"; order to make this. depart— ubcé'Ss- Benjamin Porter, of ‘ s, will superintend th mth~plenty of good assist—'1 ’ - see that the birds have the ‘gre While the-re. No entrance be charged and. the digging. he by comparison. The pro- iarranged is as follows: ‘ GRAIN MARKET 111'er 110‘ 0119} ex". 111111119 more“ manly through 13.1 feet hear. Primary than a year ago In cats narrow and there has been little in the way eals WELL, THIS , — State Senator Anderson has intro-w‘ duced a“ fine forall, electric railway companies» ; , l‘which fail to make connections at junction points'according to schedule. . It is'said that the bill is demanded by the “traveling, men, and the dis- _ patch further states that‘a law has " already been passed Which provides. a. penalty make connections. on the statute -books of \this state the people~are certainly not aware of its provisions. (ompanies seem to vie with each othei to can make it for in making could be that connections be made on certain- trains each day it would be a great, thing for ,_;Bull traders regard a1 gators mentioned} as been discountedvby the big sh age in values compared to a year 9’. outside of the strength in other oer- receipts have been smaier .2‘ the range of prices has been of neWS to influence prices IS FUNNY.‘ bill which provides a $500, if steam railroads "do not If such. a law is Competing railway ’ ' see how inconvenient theyi ~ the traveling public , ‘ connections and if a law. . passed that would require the traveling Dublic. ‘FOR SALE ’l‘hm‘uughhred S. (’3. \V. lmg~ horn (‘1)(‘lu'1'cls, $1.50 in $2.0” (z'irll. Satisfaction guaranteed. (‘. H; TRIPP, Shophrrll l\li(h 1 WANIEli FOR SEED 1(1811 quantity ol'll;1rl(_\'.l:. 1‘. LAWRENC E Rosebusli. .“illl . _ -Jlfi' - ll V01] like [he “Illllll Ask on a postal card for 25 neighbors. SIICCI” IICII) 500$“ copies to hand to your fee of $1 per gun is not exorbitant, . T I- holiday , . yet it will be the means of lessening "'j‘. Evading—v7 3?:012112tmg‘of M A. 6 kinds as the income - 0;“?8 state- LOOKS GOOD 54 " Poultry Association, Agricultural would be at least $104)” meaning (Continued from Page one) . , buikfing Hearty welcome extended that much toWard bird protection, as . '~, -. . , 1 . j“ " to visitors Good program alon 1 Well as prolonging the period of good P9“ to be Strong. “9‘9er W10 m' . try lines ~¥ . g-pou -. hunting in Michigan _ The nomina gard corn as worth more than present ' Morning—Welcome Pres. J. L. Sny- ‘ , den 8: 55, “Poultry Work at Michigan ' Agrwultural College,’-’ J. O. Lint6n. ' ---9',‘50 ‘fPoultr'y. Feeding," Prof. W R. Graham Ontario Agricultural College, .r Guelph; Ont. 10: 45 ,“My Owri Experi- , ['1’- once in‘Poultry Raising ” I. A. Free— ' $1111.: 13:9. A Lecture Bureau, Fenton, that. horde of hunters whose sole am- bit-ion it is to kill something. In the opinion of Mr. Oates the economic value to the state of the proposed li- cense ‘law and the things that Would follow in its Wake are not properly appreciated by the genelaL public. Geod hunting, he points out, is an asset of un easurable importance, if conditions are made attractive to out-. side- sportsmen Numerous letters have come to the office of Michigan Business Farming regarding the pro-V posed enactment, and all express the fear that such a license would give to hunters the right to hunt in any and all places, at any and all times igan; anew-«1:31; f‘Importance of Constitutional Vigor 1n Building Up and Improving the Flock,” Mr. Charles VJ“ 1,1121ng01111, Hastings, Mich. 2: 30, “ 1 “Feeding 1111' Egg PI‘odimti'on " Evening—.4: 00', Entertainment, se~ lected 'Z: 30, --“Some Cold Facts and Other FactOrs Regarding the Improve- ’ :b‘me-nt of1 the Farm Egg,” J E. Wag- ; -.1_ goner, Maser; Miflch. Sec. Michigan This is far from the intent or mean- .1 POultry, Butter' and Egg Shippers AS- ing of ‘the proposed bill, as it adds , sociation. - nothing whatev’er to the hunter’s .: . Wednesday. ‘ rights nor in any way detracts from 11-1: V. :1 ,1: bgorlfilIiEB 559- fiof’ougryltI'Iouésirgg£1 the right of farmefirs but would have “ .: ‘ ' , n flu r r e T, ,-ing,” Brof. Graham 10: 45 JCommer— a tendency toward lessening the amount of hunters s- 1 . . - - ~cial Poultry Raising as We Find it ‘ ' ’ a not one hunter money In Michigan. . H in a dozen Could naise the/ dollar, . 1. . Y: '12:;me Ionilgfiexgg‘fi - conseguently lessening that horde of independent market and crop reporter '. -' 1%: 00 “I-¥ow to‘ Readluttfi’ie 113$?er trespassers \who annually , prowl _, 'gigPress” Q E Walter, Kalamazoa , around over our farms in their mur- derous search fbr our friends, the Michigan. .a'blrds In .the writer’s opimon the li- cense prprsed should be» raised to ,$5 pengun; not meaning by thi that , the farmer Who owns a gun an uses 11 it on his owu premises shOuld-m pay - .Mich. 3: Of) “Poultry Pleas1'1res of the ‘ .._,'\Farmer"s Wife” Mrs. E J. Creyts,l Lansing, Mich. ,1 "Evening—7 00, “The Relation of I . _Weat21er to Poultry Interests,” D A ‘ Seeley, ..U S. Weather Bureau, East» . 5 'Lans' “ n it, "hit rather that that fellow who ' _ Prof fiahffifh 18:00,Ma¢ketk1ng, finds time to squander in the name ' '5 ' —' Thursday. - and 0811118 of sportsman alone, should pay the penalty..:; one farmer writes that he is alreagy mastered by undesirable gunmen who trample down his crops Scare his. stock and , 1 , damage his fences and fears that 7 - ,1M . f , the passage or such a 1:111- wouid Only» 55‘ “Poultry Parasites” 9: 50, “General Care of j 10 45, -“The cc of Better gigamzation of Bowman r Only Hope: nation .11 cg'state for; 7'dUT of EVERY 10; REAL ”BUSINESS, FARMERS WHO" RECEIVE}; A SAMPLE COPY OF THE “PINK-SHEET _1 Coupon, with 50c for a full 53 ‘ weeks subscription to Michigan Business Farming grows better every issue will want the ‘ pink~sheet” if you are ,a farmer making your Never before have the farmers had an or faction, werking in no one ’3 interest but the farmers of ,7 ‘ , Subscrlbe Today as I 0,000 Business Farmers Have Already! M’IGHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING,“ DETROIT, MICH I Dear Sire—For the 50C cncloécd send me th_c‘ “pink-sheet” for 50 Weeks; ° "1 By _all means YOU bound by no cliqiie I ‘1' a, add to his sorrows This came farm- or tears tht. the propésed law would tax every tame} whd owns a- gun buffets we understand‘it it is only he onionsi “held pat” ' Just at tim wiin the trade was making its sec: bud call, the storers Showed thefih ' ’ I weakness and allowed this gap to, be filled 11p in any manner Suiting the’ buyer. We believe ,ther‘e is room tar every bushel of high- class onions still ’ ‘ back, and: that it is a. shame for the situation not to have shoWn. the rim-n? provement that Conditions Warranted From now on, it is entirely 1125 to the :j '- holders of Onions as to the market situation We experience. ..r' 0~N iONS Detroit. ' Red Globe, lacked, per cwt. ..... Yellow Globe. lullk' [ier cwt. .45 Red Globe, bulk, pe’r cwt..-. . . . ‘ “ Cincinnati. Yellolelobe. sacked, per ewt Bed Globe, sacked. per cwt.. . . ,_ . Yellow Globe, bulk, yer cwt. Red Globe, bulk, per cwt. . . " Pittsburg. .a Yellow Globe sacked, per «wt. Red (Hobo. sucked. nor ew.t Yellow Globe, hulk, per owt. Red Globe bulk. per cwt. . . ... . .80 .60 .50 '30 lent)“ Globe, smoked, per (midi .0572 l CABBAGE There continues to be a “catch- as—catch—can" lll'dl‘llet existing at different points. Spasmodic, unsettled and indefinite is the situa— tion. Practically all terminals con— tinue to be supplied 110111 the re- sourres adjacent thereto. ceptional cases are shipments being ’ medle— i'rom aylistanqe. We can repert some iinproxement to this situation but not enough to warrant your con- sidciation. Only in ex? CABBAGE —— PITTSBURGH Danish, per ton on truck. . . . . ”$9.00 Domenflc, per ton, track. .No market j. BUTTER handlers of butter l t seem to have settled down 011 ' the new market lex cl estab- lished ’irnde is running along (om— . paint” 011 smooth at the preSent time rillO movcmmir of butter and its sub— stitutr s is 1m .1 heavy. A . good, clean- cut tone to the situation exists, with m‘ory promise of a. most bright future i‘ncingjt. AH large BUTTER—«GENERAL MARKET. Creamery No.1. per 1.011110. .33 Fancy Dull-3 per pound . .32 EGGS K is but' little change. to As pro- we must expect that from now on the tendency will be. for a. decline .in market val— ues caused «by a heavy flow of fresh stocks,_ both from Michigan and from the south. Extreme cold weather will“ be upholding of the situation. have . ‘a ,tendency, of course, ,tin'ued, to "create an advance. ' tone to the Situation is satisfactory The large storers of eggs are makingr disposition as test as possible, and- 'are looking tony} ard to the possibility of Cold weat to help 1113111213111, . with the winter period to its present point their the true egg situation. —R_,\_ 'ljsm There ducers. 'f .0011- .a real asset to the 2 It would ”The .1 (imposition will be to ‘ MAR K E33, .18 to :19 '_ i. .14 to 5.6%1; .' ‘ .14 to y - - ' ’ .' POUL‘TRYw-DETBQIT ; No. 1 TurkeyI...'.'..... ‘No. 2 Tnfkeys No. 1 Spring Chfikens. -No.~2 Spring Chicken. . ,- N0. 1 Fowls YI' ........ Oli'toit :15 1a, '. No. 2 Fowls. . ......... "5.10m. .12 1' . ' No.1 Geese“ . . . . 312 to .14 No. l Bn‘ckI... .-.l'6?to “.19.. POULTRY ,— CHICAGO MARKET. 'No. 1. Turkeys. . .122. . . . . r. . 4 .17; ‘ 1' “no. 2 Turkeys...‘.'..........‘. ,. : . No. 1 Spring Chickens. ..~,...~13‘. ’ ’ ’ ' No. 2 Springr Chickens ........ "No. 1 FowlI ' .13 No. 2 Fowlg . No. 1 Geese. . .No. 1 Dn ks; > Note.—-—A wire trons any 0 - readerI will bring last minute «so..- fatlons. Ud‘e ,enre' in making IhlpL, ‘ ..u’.'va~-u.v~- l.‘.o...‘.u. men“ and be sure the conlenee 1i financially reIponIlble. .7 . . ~ . _ easier feeling éoursmgwthrou ‘: f‘Bnflalo market Monday 1117 11111-11001 , Cattle—Chicago. ' ,1“; ":4” there Wfifi_ a: mm 1,1111 450’“ th Ji‘he general market opened up for tioni. fThe middle offline the week with all interested wearmg _a well assured expression The; Eli-1'13 (in the s‘tuation With _. oi: brightening up ‘ 'per seemed inclined . Won 0 . ~ ’ last week’s closes W5 is. '1‘ j2"buye1' 7 oral. The week cleared With an im‘ seemed to be looking"around.~for con— pressibn of easine‘SS on the part 1% cessions. The suppiiésswereon th‘e packers: side of the shipper. and everything to demonstrate the position the pack promised a little better :_feeling‘» ‘to ers were taking- on this good run of exist. The "run 'oti good tep“'Stock was stuff namely, to put the market ate: very lightwa oontinued disposition to \ loWer level. Lent being near at hand! market Cattfe, only partially fit. * there is a feeling of timidi‘tys ass to seemed in evidence With rough feed the immediate future ,180me fire can: and corn where it has been this sea- son there seems to be’ far peculiarity of disposition at this; time , Quite likely it has been figured; that these partly finished cattle“ would show a ~profit it turned off at this time, and "a new lot of feeders could be put in’ their. place to advantage: The ge1i-_ eral maIket could be reported steady to streng on practically all grades Lent, With its curtailing effect, will “have a momentary bearing on the lati-‘ng disposition. 7 situation, but-with the general healthy g ’ ' 7' tone to the situation, there seems lit: ‘ '- tjg possibility of, a cut at present. \ feed than was naturaily' expected A t angles are being worke to unnerve-_ the feeders so that ,they will ““let loose;” which, if they do,- Ill be at {a lovVer market level. Keep right on- slipping the silage and molasses to the steers If this market is loWered it Will be because 0ft? y0u‘r not prop erly protecting your end .201’ the deal whens < nee! nee": 1.5.5.11 heavy: . \ ' . item medium to rcATTtE—cchao srgc‘K- ' YARos.2, ' p ' 'B'eegfsteei-s, good 1.. 7-5" to :77“ ~ 2 prime hemy .. . . .$8.75 to [$0.20 Bite! meg”. complain to"- ., beetatee'ra. medium ,10 e *1"? " good 750m 8..” Beef Iteers, coinmon to 7' ram. as.“ 750 .1....‘.'§;.‘ . 715,“ $37.75 to $8 215 .— 'Bee! corn. 00mm to- X selected~ .. ........ ‘.‘...; 4‘14!) helium; ‘60:! to ”-3: 'eholce ~ 5.2510 Gunner: an’d cutters. . . that Good to prime “5111...- 9.50“} ""1 _ . , j ,4 There seems ~sin unrifercurrentwot. ' ‘ ‘ “ the Trade Starts will 611., the, medinm'Weigltts. 1 ,];!)i) The quite” This wouid haveh tendency ‘\ tending that more good steers are on 2 by bolstering up the s1tua.t10n—*regu- . CATTLE—BUFFALO 519cm 2 *9 :91 a l1keiam0unt'brmgfiim . , ‘ ' nosmal~ This. would tend”: to .p‘i'zove that the former love line With, natural; d" - nulls. . . . '. .'. . 4,” to 1.00 -‘..t_ _ _ Cattle—aDetrmt . ‘ The new live 1111 do 5 ‘sohedule com tinues to work out t ”the nomeiet satisfaction of the tra ‘ ' practically everything central poih 1111103619 , for the raids " Michigan :5 2' as; ~min M. Wiener, Ft. Wayne, Ind, thee to' escape liability . s- themsdves in the position of mt, - plaintiffs were noncalled upon lb ‘, . flee thé eggs .by’seiling them on “1. . W ether the eggs were to be sold ‘29” ~ trade for- immediate use or to 1111511111 ed- inEEcold storage, it seems in 6r event upon the condition 1115': from an examination-of the 21) @3995 that the plaintiffs in repacking /the;.' entire shipment did what reason- «ably pfudeifii men- Wnuld haVe done undei= like circumr'stances and they are, therefore, Eentltled to 1';ecow>1 ‘Hf‘hexe thejeasunable cost of 1epat 11m the shipment” ' Shippers of all kinds of farm pro- duets? Will be interested in this do '- cis-ion as the carrying companies hm o. in this ui- .regti’on wherevex posSible. It is _W,grth just about 2111 that can be re- covered to get damages from a 12111- add company and such test cases should be encouraged so that Shippels, -Will“have some plotection. VIEWS ON THE ONION MARKET. ~ The following letter written by (‘. to the _Chicago Packer gives a little enco‘ur agement to these farmexs who are still holding their onions: " than 20 The impression has prevailed for some time that winter onions were in over supply. While trade has been ,very dragg‘y, it has been largely due to the fact that unfavorable weather - cgnditions Were 1esponsible. It is of cour'Se true that not so many onions are censumed during the warm .. Weather as when cold, snappy weath- er prevails throughout the country "T The mild winter undoubtedly hurt the .- ,E x by New- York rt WEil‘ch' Mejan's‘ Much 112111112 11518 dust been. decided ‘al Gourt of New York .';the deciswn is. Ell-E" the highereourts 61111111111111 7 the "111111111 ease Was brought up by a com- {111 111' that city to »rec0ve1' $11}. the cost of repaoking' 250 cases 1 ‘ “part of which- were found It seems is as a sample, ewere upon arriyal, and _ 'ten cents per . _ ”The railréad re- ‘ - 1m; hence. the suit Was bTOugEt The judge, in ren~ (keying his decismn said 111111111: . ‘ _,;.‘This questiOn, sedan; as our exam- iscloses, has not been-sQuare- -,;-1-y passed np9n\b.-y any-court in this ' n vteW of the ddinages Which , , hadhndoubtedly snifered _. they: megs required-t p 116 what reason- 1““abiy. prudent .-.men::W.ould haye 1101111 E- under the circumstances and condi— a the: estion arises whether '1 ‘ epvdefendant' 110111113111 contend :shfiEd. E! l: pElraintiff 11191111111111.1111;- been . n 1 irr- onions and curtailed their uSe tolm large extent. .lI-owever. E'tuere is plenty of Lillie yet for .21 (hange in the onion market The poor quality of stocki oi the older sections has heen' the cause of a great deal of anxiety. The heaVy shrinlx'ages reported are -not confined to any one sectiou but seem to be widespread The deter- ioration of stock and the heavy move— .ment from storage will change con- ditions quite materially ' _ Refrigerator the prediction is made that one of these ‘days within the near future. the produce trade will wake up to the fact that they have guessed Wrong and the oni0n situation will look altogether different to them. The Writer is willing to go on rec- ‘ord with the assertion that there 1" ill be less strictly No ,1 onions in the country 011 Febxuary 1 191:}, there Were a year ag With any- ?thing like. normal Weather conditions, trade a‘:big-;advance,is likely to take places; and 'a much more. healthy-demand for onions spring up than has been , ; hm“: hm ._, 1911 .48 "’.;.State. - . 1 New',- England . ..'New York_'..' .............. "Pennsylvania ---'~~----. 23 ‘Newaersey ...... ‘ '. 6 O o ’ ' 25.» 22» gas 41-. .E 3?. ..1 ‘ 1- what :6?” a, speculation In many '” cars ale scarce and 1 than. By Growers. 35’ 3‘0.- ‘feeflmg business will'always be 1111 up': 111111,; sown-11109115111011.11 is some- 1101.130 true of the groWing of beef cattie season he is making, money, and the prospectsarfe brighftor the future. 'b. ' E ,. 4 ... -. _"E E ltv-is'4a 'lucky'thing' that in the” win: ,. ter when the chores need the meet . ‘ E time we have the most time to give: . to them The fellow Who 311st hustles through his chores with .all the haste possible and spends no time with his «stock was nevei intended for a live- stool; farmer. The man is really 31111111111111 who enjoys spending some time “at clung ‘ his animals. AMOUNT OF POTATOEE-S ON HAND. Government Report Gives Some Inter- . ‘ esting if Not Reliable, InfOr- mation on This Subject. The fourth annual inquiry made by the Bureau 01’ Statistics of the stock of marketable 1,1otntot-1s 11111112. hands of the growers 111111 dealers in the principal potato growing sections of the United States resultedl iu the fol- lowin' estimates which have just J1een made public: The quantity 1':e111 1111111." in 11111111111115 ot‘ gl'OWers on January I. 1913,was.; 2111111113..)98 per cent 01 the total qual- Fity raised for market in 1912, which Compares With 33.1 per cent of the 1911 crop similarly held on January l l91‘3‘; 40 " per (out at” the 1910 crop on January 1,191] and 41.2-11er cent of the 1909 (rop on .lz't'nuury l. 1910., The quantity remaining" in the hands of dealeis on January 1 19M, .was about 9.9 11111 cent of ihe total quan- tiff? r:_1'1so(l tor market in 1912, “hich Compaws with 8 l1 11111-111111 of the 1911 , ‘(‘.l‘()|l similarly held on January 1, 1912; 10.9 pcl' cent of the 1910 crop on January 11 1911, and 9.9 per cent. of the “1119 crop 011*J2111u111y 1,1910 The quantl‘t} remaTiiine; of both gloums and dealcls on fan- uary l. .1912} . mm 49.6 pei 5.0111 of. the total quantity raised [or market 111 1913. which compares with 11.7 per' cent of the 1911 crop similarly held on January I, 1912: 711.1 per cent of the 1919 crop on Iunualy 1,1911 7111111 .11] pct cent of he. 1999 crop on lan- ualy 1.1910 The cmnpdrisons by states are shown in the following tabulation, which shows the percentage of the marketable potato ’(‘rop of each war held on the hrst of Jauuaiy for tho. past four years. ()1 (curse there is no way to tell the proportion of the crop actually marketed each. year, therefore the per- centages cannot be interpreted read- ily into bushels. We believe the gov- ernment reports to be about correct. and if such .is’ the case the present condition is certainly not at an alarm- 111g. _. ;, By Dealers. 1910 '1909 . 1 1911, 1.930 52‘ 50' - “ . (’1' 12 48‘ 43 _'v 6' 33 '. 30, ' . " 10 3 .20." -: 5 3'6' .132; 9 V ' l4 .34‘__535" 16 28 1.30 7 11 51 .12 ~. 11’ _ 'v15~‘* 33”‘. 14 _2o,1, ‘ 50 ~ But this 13» .. rLast year the man who grew, glues-Cattle made money; this present. " a .51. in the hands :9}; f, While one discussed the » bean from a farmer's standpoint. Aw“..- .c A...) ..... 1 I hotel ( adillat, Detroit last chk. business more ctlt ( tiVe l,V'. ,i 9 l‘ .1 , 1 . and 11p to till/2c. to show samples of butter of fine qual- ‘ity. That is what the trade wants BUTTER IN CHICAGO AND NEW YORK NEW'YORK QUOTES A LITTLE' HIGHER PRICE—MARKET IN GOOD SHAPE. Chicago, Last Week's Basis‘H-olds— - Tone of the Market Healthy. ' A dispatch from New York says that the 1c1 eipts of butter Since May- 1 up to Satmday of last week were 1.887629 packages against 1880 71111 the same period last year. Receipts ‘l’yor the week ending last Saturday were, 37,529, compared With 43,631 packages the same week a year ago. Receipts Monday were 5,438, Tuesday 7.709, Wednesday 4,157, Thursday 7 SW}, Friday 3,4911. ‘ Butter seems to be holding its own in pretty good shape. Monday 'the 111arI1et opened: very firm and before noon showed an advance in'price all along the line, held later in the Week. Blisiness was generally done at 34%0 to 35(- t'or creamery extras and at times dealers could not get enough stock at those, prices to fill their orders. Oc- casionally a slight premium was paid for something very,1'ancy. The bulk (11' the butter comi g grades as firsts and 1111111y. ol' the b iyers who take ex— I111s as 11 rule am taking fi1sts,l1ut the :r111ge is \11de and the fine butter huye1s ale paying as high as 340 tor the best firsts offeredl while some of the receipts of this grade will not sell for more than 31c. Filllt‘y storage, creamery is firmly held. In fact, the storage butter sit— uation is in the pink or condition. Dealers will not part with their fine held extra for IeSS than “324/20 to 330, while firsts sell down as low as 29c The main thing is and what they .will pay for. All fresh ' .:.—and he pays for itbecause 3 ES, we know, that,this market-paper is “dirt- cheap: ata penny a copy—— it PAYS FOR it! he likes 'it! which advance was- But every Farmer Who gets ,: Many, very many, Cussed the "Pink Sheet” \ HE Benevolent Bean Jobbcrs hold theirannual meeting,r in the‘ Green 01‘ course they are working 1n the the bean grow 1s and have decided to incorporate. so that they can handle his 1 ,livered pickles were paid f0r~the - from a J obbers standpoint. ' ' n room at the . interest of '5 wary 3 says " “ car Black Cloming and New Castle, 6 I made buttei coming in is selling rap! idly at quotations Packing stock is steady and 20c to 201/2c for best curient make is 01:- tained, while held stock. at times makes as high as 211/20 There was a noticeable shortage of fancy table' butter on' the ,street Wedlnesday and creamery extras ad- vanced to 351/2040 36c. best, buyers who have been working on storage cannot use that now and declare they .must have 'fino ifresll creamery, which causes more of 21 scarcity. On ’change'50 tubs sold at 351/20, but later in the day it was easy to get 360 'for the butter. The firm- ness was held on Thursday. Friday the market was 10 higher. The tone of the Chicago market this week was quite healthy, as a gooddemand existed for all grades and the movement waspsatisi’actory. The market, was kept well cleaned up, and practically all butter offered could be moved at fairly good prices Prices cOntinued on the same basis as last Week and most dealers ex- pected a firm market from now on Receipts were of' much, the same character as for some weeks past both as to volume and quality. Most shipments were of poor flavor and ‘really fine butter was still in light supply. A freer movement of stor- age goods was reported, especially of fine goods. June extras were quoted! t 311/20 to 326, extra firsts 300, firsts 27c to 29c, and seconds 250 to 260. Cieameiy extras sold at 331/2c, ex- tra firsts 311: to 321/2c, firsts 28c to We and seconds 251/2c to 270 No .1 packing stock was quoted at 201/20 and met with little call. Ladles were a. so inclined to drag and sold at 211 to 21%0. a A firmer feeling developed the lat- ter part of'the week on all grades. extras bringing 340 to 341/20 LOOK OUT EOR"THE CROOKS. Last year a number of farmers, liv- ing in the northern part of the state signed contracts to grow- cucumbers for the Grant-Beau Company of Chi- cago. Thisfirm spent a few hundred dollars building their weighing sta- ‘ tions and installing pickle v_,_a.ts gain- ed the confidence of the farmers who signed contracts without hesitation‘ and delivered the. season’s crops to these crooks About one- half the de- rest shipped to Chicago and the grow- ers defrauded out of their pay for, » The matter Was refer-1' Farming This '{ the pickles. red to Michigan Business and. an investigation made.- Soine ’ot‘ the. _. dead in their pens, cently found ten dead in the morn- The fourth successwe ad yanc‘i South Penn Oil Qompany announced its. priCes at the Opening of budiness yegterday morning. As, on eve yla *“ day this week the price w’as‘; seven cents.. a barrel bringing Penn“ sylvanla crudle to $2. 33 and othe grades to the following prrce§~ Meir; $1 86; Gabell $1. 98';- Samaria {1‘31 32. Theié was no changain Ragland from 70 cents. ' ' " "‘ when the Standardron dompany ot’ New Jersey was dissolved by order at the federal. supreme court- last. Year a , number of smaller‘hompahies Were or: ganized in this territory, and comps»: ’-'—» tition for crude oil for the new re-; ‘fineries has become pt‘onouhcod ‘ For eighteen months pretedi'ng the (dissolution of the’ Standard which "took place on December 15 1911, Pennsylvania crude, on whi the price of all oil is based by the pur- n chasing agencies,11a,d been quoted at ,'$i.30 a barrel. - i ward the' cents, and within a month producers "3 Eleven. days. after price was advanced 'five were resolving $1. 50 a. barrel 1301 oil. The poliby of tacking on five cents _ was continued and it became appaxent that the purchasing agencies of the , various Standard Oil subsidiaries had determined to. force prices to a. much higher level. dxeam 01‘ the oil producer. was realized in the announcement that $2 011411.111 arrived Soon after the beginning of 'the new year anothel advance of five cents was recorded, and on January 27th seven cents was tacked! on From that time until yesterday morning there have been daily advances or seven Cents . . I company is now in'xthe hands of_a receiver, and the farmers won’t get 11 Cent." (.9. ' " I . 1 Better look, these fellows 'up be; -:’ tore signing contracts. If you have no meansol‘ finding their :~-fl.nancial standing, write 318. ' information for the asking; HOGS DYING OF A STRANGE DISEASE. A strange disease among the hogs , has already caused to the farmers in the vicinity of Byron a, loss estimated at over $25, 000. Three thousand hogs have died from the strange disease in the past two months snne farmers having lost their entire ‘ erds,\.v,ithin a few days. The animals’show no symptoms of any disease but drop One farmer re- ing. The remaining thirty died within two days. An expert from the-Agri- cultural College pre but so far it has ot been effective in stopping the ravages of this dis— / information given to that case. From the out, the disease is Similar which the fall and winter. No effective 1cm- . edy was found and the disease finally ran its course ‘ ./ \_‘ } If you cannot croSs the Ocean and the heathen lands explore ‘ ‘ 7 You can take this little pink sheet to your nearest neighbors door. And you thus can Spread the tidings .of the gospel which we preach; "Tis the‘ markets’ true: bondition Diag- ed; within the-- pedpleks reach‘ crude 9113 was recorded. When “the 4 011 December 14th the; You .can ‘ ave the « ,ared t1 iemedy,. ,‘ - destroyed thousands of ‘dol-- lars’ worth of hogs in Iowa during ~, , (Priqo $1 00) .. lasts on Our shelves '-(_{.’1—‘ Here 5 the offer}; ' Send us a postal money-order ONE DOLLAR to pay for .\ 1.0 [trial subscribers at 10C 4 trial subscribers at 250 _. ‘ Of 2 i - subscribers at 50c 'vand- We will ship you a. copy of this new back 3 FREE with our com-.— plimcnts for ybur trouble REMEMBER T H I S OFFER IS ONLY GOOD 'U N T I L THE; FIRST. ,"EDITION IS 1 EXHAUSTED --— We? want you. to help boost.: MICHIGAN rusnuss FARMING 95 West 119:1 Street. Damon \ ARIZONA HAS ITS TROUBLES. A ' correspondent Phoenix, Arizona, salts: ' our beautiful valley does not look like the same country I left a. few- weeks ‘ago grOves 100111 as though. Some scorching Wind has swept through: «The orange trees will drop every 19111: mate the damage.» Some of the: sick 13» trees may die, but I don’t 115,311 to any permanent damage to the graves“ The bark has not split; and th’ ceptin‘g the tender slicker growth ”The trees, are as dry as, bring an?! in t he ' ' fife writing ‘ from . i . Palm trees, pepperstrees and alfalfa fields- as well‘ as the». tirely impossible at present to pews,- "310.0 (In doesendt‘ 100111 glassy or half dead BX“.