pl '9. Requirements I
Inevious' Years. .»

the business world

"roads are settled we shall.
most encouraging change in
b sineSS attairs. In spite of the wars,
, _ Litallg abor troubles and the agi-

, things;,;are moving along
v9): sternum "indeed; A special
ndVay’ irom NeW York says:

‘ finished Steel products

" "2 ,ip'ments, however, exceed
* .. 'rtiers while Output is as
onditions Will permit. The

I'- is practically run.

‘Unitéd States- Steel corporation
.«makes. it possible to estimate the
activities of the industry generally.
The indications are that all of the
1‘ steel companies prOduced about 2 ABL-
001? tons of steel ingots and 1, 825, 000
tons of finished steel products last
month Shipments are estimated to
have been close to 1,850,000 tons and
11er Orders aggregated about 1 ,650 000
tens, 'i
' “‘21‘hs railroads are prominently in
the market- for equipment, placing or-
de'1‘s since Feb. 1 that call for 400, 000
. V tons of steel prOducts. Orders for
ri'ca‘rs last week aggregated 12, 300, in-
eluding 2,300 that were tentatively
placed The Pennsylvania company
increased its orders for motive power
,by.66 engines. The Grand Trunk or-'
dined 100 locomotives and the St.

,actsgfor 45 000 tons.

"‘Increased animation was evident in
steel building and other structural
1‘ ' Contracts placed- during the

IeW York bank statements issuedf
aturday show that the excess re-
has been increasing during the
Weeks, and conditions seeIn

Well settled along finan-NII 4'
«In view of the fact that

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ONE Mcsm 'PE'R COPY (.

 

:

W111 you .2 turn MICHIGAN
BUSIN SS FARMING 0under date of

ed in that number; .
“ .u'mp in hogs feature of the
market. Prices fall off nearly nine-
Irty cents. per hundred.
duett‘e brings twenty seven cars,
Grand Trunk sixteen. Whole live
stock market affected.”

last thus commented on the condi-
'tion of the Detroit live stock mar—
'ket. .The Buffalo market was but
little better;
bad cage of. over-feeding

gtrlp through central Michi an when
he read this report. Wonder what
is the cause of this Slump? Meats
of all kinds are high; reports do
'not Wu; ustify this slump.
at is the cause of the “present
run?" Wonder if we can locate the
cause?
At the very first station We saw
a doz'en or more loads of live hogs,
the farmers Waiting their turn to
unload. At the next station a. sim-
I ilar condition existed Friday we
drove through the country, and dur~
ing the 'forenoon passed. thirty—
se-ven loads of live hogs which were
being delivered at the near-by
markets. .
Everybory seemed to have the
”hog fever.’ Prices Were lower
thand the week before and still 'go-

, 111%6. own.

' very time a farmer drove on
the scales and weighed up his hogs
he added the net Weight to the
already sinking market.

Farmer Brown regretted that he
did not sell a few weeks before
when the prices were higher; but
he was too busy, and now. alas, the
price was oing dOWn and he must
sell and se 1 %uickly. "“"u

When oh. w- en will the farmers
realiZe that when the market is
sick, heartily sick of pork because
of its abundance, you can t cure the
patient by feeding it more hogs?

The “Pink Sheet ” , and the Pork Situation

Nonem or 6th and read With me a’
Dart of the editorial wh1ch' appear-

Pere MarI— it
. duction the

The morning paper of Thursday'

Chicago also had a'

Fortunately, the writer was on a .

' THEN ON THIS.

Now read with me an editorial
that appeared in a. very recent is-
iiiue of the Chicago Drovers’ Bulle—

n

Hog prices are feeling the stim-
ulus of a shortage in supply.

Being short millions by reason
of diseaSe alone, and some other
millions of pounds by smaller pro—
st Season the coun—
try is feelin the effects of it and
doubtless will continue to pay high
rates for a long time to com

‘ THIS IS NOT A FALSE eBOOMI

IN THE MARKET.

Since February 1 the market has
gone steadily higher with the ex~
ception of one day and current
prices are highest since last Octo-
ber. Provisions are following in
the wake of the hog advance and
0 say that 6 cents advance for
hogs in the past
unusual whuld be reckoning
out good reason.

Marketing 5 ale falling below de—
mand requirements. A broad ship-
ping call'from eastern packers is
being filled now. For weeks past.
when demand for pork was low in

eleven days is
with-

Ithe east and Chicago prices gave

the eastern packers small margin to
work upon, they bought sparingly.

Now things are changed and the
Shippers are strong competitors

against packers, about 30 per cent

of this w‘eek’s Chicago run selling
to shippers.

THE PACKE’RS HAVE LOST
THEIR GRIP UPON THE MARKET.

Stopping off place of the present
boom in prices will depend quon
the consumer’s ability to pay high-
er cost for shorter supplies

Here is the situation: Chicago is
short approximately 156, 000 hogs
for the year to date compared with
a year ago: six western markets
are short 666,000 for the same
period, and eleven principal points
with a total of 3,,494 000 hog, s since
January 1 are behind 827, 000

It is a supply and dcmand DI‘ODO-
sition which is forcing hogs hioher,
AND THE SUPPLY IS.SHORT.

 

 

voices light.

E'W YORK has just reported the following on hay:

Cars out on Erie and New York Central;
Quick shipments will likely do well.”

Last Moment Market Flashes

“Market firm:
' $1.00 higher on grades from No. 2 up, both large and small bales.

not increasing. Ill-

_ 1A - A. .....n n . I

 

very latest quotations are:

Beans

coconu-

Butter

 

THE LAST, MINUTE before going to press.

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

..... ............ .-

..II.-o_aoo...uo

; Hay (best market today, New York), at.
~. PotatOes (best market today, Philadelphia) at.

Poultry‘.-...........‘.....;'.......
Dres'Scd Hogs (Detroit Market)

Eggs,

we secure quotations

on the several commodities from 'the principal market centers. A
detailed statement covering conditions, our predictions and special

The

Wheat No.1 White (large mills paying) ...... $1.06I/2
Wheat No.2 Red (large mills paying)”
Oats, Standard .........
Rye ............... .

..... 1.07%
' 34%

.63

, 2.10
20.00
.58
.32
.16
.10
.23.

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sown-tits ' t".
OR MORE

TRUST ‘BUSTING’

RECORDS BROKEN

ATTORNEY-GENERAL W I C K E R-
SHAM ENTITLED TO THE MEDAL
AS A “TRUST BUSTER.”

Bath Tub Trust and Cash Register
Combination Dissolved—Bath Tub
Officials Get Fined and Pay the
Price With a Smile; Cash
Register Manipulators Get
Jail Sentences.

We must give the Taft administra-.
tion the medal as the original and
only “trust‘busters, with a record
during the past few months it is hard
to beat. Attorney-General Wicker-
sham and James A. Fowler, his as-
sistant in the Department of Justice,
have filed anti—trust suits every day
during the past week and in addition
the government has won several nota-
ble Sherman law prosecutions. The
towing trust on the great lakes was
ordered dissolved; verdicts of guilty
were returned against the cash regis-
ter combination; and James A. Patton
has pleaded guilty to one count in the
cotton corner indictment.

There is no indication that tile anti-

. trust activity of the expiring admin-

istration has, ceased and in all proba-
bility more suits will be filed before
March 4. A distinct effort is being
made to bring to conclusion the pend-
ing investigation of the Standard Oil
to determine whether the decree of
dissolutiOn has been violated.

Attorney-General Wickersham so
far has filed 81 civil and criminal anti-
trust suits during his four years of
service, exceeding by 19 the total
number of prosecutions instituted by
all of his predecessors since the Sher-
man law was enacted in 1892. Seven
anti-trust proceedings were begun in
President Harrison’s administration,
eight in President Cleveland’s, three
in President McKinley’s, and 44 in
President Roosevelt’s

When Mr. Fowler returns to his
home in Knoxville, Tenn, after
March 4, he will have exceeded, it is
pointed out. the record of all his pre-
decessors. Under the immediate di-
rection of Attorney-General Wicker-
shanl, he has instituted in less than
two years 78 of the 81 anti-trust pro—
ceé‘dings begun during the 'Taft ad-
ministration.

‘The officials of the bath tub trust
were given fines, which they quickly
paid and congratulated one another
that. they had gotten out of their
troubles so easily. It was different
however, with the cash register com-
bination. Judge Hollister sentenced
28 of the cOnvicted officials of the Na-
tional Cash Register Company to
terms in prison,ranging from three
months to one year, besides a fine and
costs. John H. Patterson, president
of the company, was given one year in
jail and a fine of $5 000. '

In passing sentence, Judge Hollister
said. .

“Technically, / there are three , of-
fensesall practically the same. To
sentence on each 'count, however,

would be unjust-s. Therefore I shall ,'

consider you guilty of only one offense»
and there shall be no cu Vative sen
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took stock and sized up Athe hay
Asituation.1f you hays read the
A sports on the hay market in the
5; "Pink Sheet”
paper was established, you must add
mit‘ that we sized up the situation
just about right. For almost five

    
 

  

    
  
  

space from week to week in an effort
toexplain the situation clearly, with
a hope that at least reasonable prices
might be maintained

Many things have conspired to give
us an unsatisfactory hay, market.
First, last season was a record-breaker
so far as hay prices were concerned,
the market reaching the highest fig-
ure in thirty years. From the time
the local buyers started out to con
tract for the crop, right’through 111111
,the season closed, the supply did not
equal the demand, consequently every

   

him a profit. Farmers, too, receiVed
_a good price
son everything that could be classed
as hay no matter what the grade, was
cut and placed in the barn with the
expectation that it would find a ready
sale. The government reports showed
that we had three million tons more
to dispOSe of than the year previous.
The “Pink Sheet” made the prediction
that not more than 5 per 'cent of the
entire crop would be graded as No. l
hay.
As the selling season advances, it
is proven that our estimate was very
nearly correct. As a farmer, you
realize that the consumption of hay
is very much less during mild weather
than during severe, cold weather, and
this saving 011 the part of feeders has.
been a factor in determining the price.
We advised farmers to'hold on to
their No. 1 hay, but a sufficient num-
ber did not take our advice, and as a
consequence, it left a mighty poor
show for the lower grades. Just as
soon as the dealers found that there
wasn’t a sure profit in every ton
. hay they handled, and that they must
\ take a chance, they simply deserted

the market and left the farmer to fig-

ure out his own salvation. When we

say that the dealers deserted the
_ ’ Amarket, We mean that they refused to
buy except in cases where they were
sure of a profit, and by adopting this
plan, they put the proposition directly
11p to the terminal buyers to estab-
lish a price upon which they could
operate. The dealers have not in a
single instance attempted to bolster
up the situation or to handle it in
any way that would bring a greater
profit to the farmer.

Had the farmers of Michigan been
in possession of the elevators so that
they could have controlled at least a
fair share of Michigan’s hay crop. tlfey
could have so handled the situation
that the medium grades would have
been used as feeding hay and the
better grades would have found a sale
later. The length of the feeding sea-
son depends, ’of course, 'upon the
weather, but we are nearing the end
This being true, you can see that the
situation is critical for the off grades.
No. 1 hay has found a ready sale at a
profitable price, and would have
scored still higher had not the dealers
.- dumped all grades upon the market
j at one time. The right play was to
have fed the market with off grades;

 

  

  

    

 
 

figured for high prices on the No. 1, '

as it was early demonstrated that
there was a shortage in the best
grades. Those who have No. 1 ha}!
need haVe no fear; there is a demand
up to August 1, and it is our humble
opinion that mighty little of the best
can be found in the pos5ession of the
dealers at the present time.

 

The local hay buyers. 90 per cent of»; “

whom may be classed “tendertoots"’

c

it" is just about time hat we
each week since the .‘

Amonths we have used considerable

ton of hay a dealer purchased netted '

As a result, this sea- '

. this market to cut prices.

 

’ o
. taki‘e‘ a 11: Mice at the u":
the weather man. .
' “soaked” it will pay}:

 
 
 

Nb. 1—-Good,
,market,, at rofitable prices.
predicted.
ted

lOWer but we Would take a chance.

 

\as the farmers sell their products to
dealers, who buy one. rising market

But' 1502i? we kee
Get 611 your "

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substantim demand and present conditions favor steady
No. 2—Market clearing up- and better prices
.0. '3—Market Very quiet; has every afipearance of 06111

. inbseiv

11 1: t if" “SEW? th
repute some ersaonsa w one
p e s We willmnpt 'hit

Sp: just 1
lick-ere” a

No 4—4410 profit at ruling prices If you can
heur' proposition. No. 5——Bett‘er keep in port.

and run 011 a declining market pres-.

ent conditions may be looked for.
When conditions are hazardous the
producer must take the chances. Y.

have had the market p‘position put

beforeyou very clearly this season.

and if you can’t see that you are pay-
ing a penalty for allowing others to
handle the business end of your hay
business right now, you never will.
that’s a cinch. ,‘The local dealershave
taken to their heels; We have helped
hundreds of our readers out by giv-
ing them the benefit of our market
bureau; we will be able to help others,
but there is no way in which youcan
ALL get a profit on ALL of your off
grade hay. Hay is worth something,

even as a fertilizer, therefore do not '

become a “dumper” and sell two tons
of hay for what one ought to bring.
Our advice still holds good. You can
get a profitable price for No. 1 hay;
you can sell some of your off-grade
hay at a profit; sell what you can at
a profit and feed the balance. '1

old rule works, hay will be hay next
year. Sometimes a “knock” results in
a “boost.” In this case' it ought to
sound very much like a “knock” for
present selling methods, and we feel
like a boost for an elevator, or at l

a hayshipping station. Finally, don’t
get discouraged. While “there’s hay
there’s hope.” Watch the “Pink
Sheet” and ,keep your powder dry.

 

HAY—éMlCHLGAN ZONE PRICES.

Zone N0. ]. hllchlgnn ......... $10.00
Zone No. 2, Michigan ......... 11.00
Zone No. 3 Michigan ......... 11.50
7.011(- No. 4 Michigan ......... 11.30
Zone No. 5 Michigan ......... 11.00
’Zone No. 0 Michigan ......... 11.30
an0 N0. 7 Michigan ......... 12.20

NOTE—The prices gh‘en are on -
hauls of N0. 1 Timothy hay In the'
different Michigan freight zonel.
This gives you the price that Michi-
gan dealers “could be able to pay
for this commodity. f. o. 1:. their Ita-
tlonn, under. existing market condi-
flown.

 

 

 

DETROIT—We are obliged to re-
port a continuance of the same tac-
tics as were in vogue at the time of
our last issue. It seems to be the
disposition of the average shipper of
This, in
combination with heavy receipts has

' placed this market on a very indiffen

ent basis. We notice in the daily
papers quotations but in reality there
is no definite quotation that can be
given out. The seller of hay in this
City today does not go out with a
firm price, but instead, expecting to
reduce his asked priCe if the trade re-
quires it. There is absolutely no ex-
‘cuse known in the world for a situa-
tion of this kind to exist on this mar-
ket or any other. The market is gen-
erally started on this downward path
by 'virtue of a great percentage of hay
being handled by commission men.
They have it to sell, get so much for
selling it

   

regardless of the price,

  

B

     

over
old. thi s {s 9.11% event's

Storm on.1 Prices may go

  

A Timothy-ha. ;

   

 

1 ' lo,

AWay goes the price and .away gees
the Substantial elements of the whole

'_ situation with it , .
PITTSBURGH—Pittsburgh has con-

tinued to receive most liberal receipts
with the percentage of No.‘ 1 time

showing an increase. The result is
the tone to the situation is not quite
as good as reported last week. Added
to this billings in transit are reported
heavy. The market situation is some:

what unsettled at the present time. A.

 

 

HAY—PJTTSBURGH MARKET.
.No. 1 Tlmnthy Hay ..... . ...... 15.50,
No. 2 Timothy Hay... 14.00
No. 3 Timothy” ...........

N0. 1 Light mixed hay ........ 14.00
No. 1 Clover mixed hay ...... 13.00
No. 1 Clover hay. . .. ........... 13.00
Fine Praltle Packing Hay . 10.00
No 1 Out straw. ............. 0.50
No.1 Rye straw .............. 10.50
No. 1 Wheat straw ........... 9.50

 

 

CHICAGOwThe t0ne to the situa-
tion is very much better and demand

considerably improved. There is much '

more life to the trade this Week than
last. On account of sympathy exist
ing between one market and another,
there has not been any material ad-
vantage It is questionable if any ad-
vance to speak of will exist during
during the next week. If a foundation
can be established enough will have
been accomplished—all will depend on
receipts from now on.

 

 

HAY-CHICAGO MARKET.
Omit-e ’I‘hnothy .............. $16.50
No. 1 Timothy ................ 15 .00
N0 2 Timothy ............. '. . 12.50
I lgifit Clove].- Mixed ........... 12. 50
N o. " Mixed hay .............. 11.00
No.3Tlmothy.... ........../..11.00
Olaver ..... . ............. 11.00
Tin-called Timothy ........... 8.00
Marsh feeding hay .......... '. . . 8. 00
Packing ..................... 7 .00
Choice Alfalfa .............. . . 18.00
No. l ‘ Alfalfa ................ 10.00
Rye ........ 8.60
Oat: ........ .. ..... 7.50
Wheat................ ..... .. 0.50

 

 

BOSTON—There is but little change
to report in the general situation
existing on the Boston market run-
ning along in about a 50-910 fashion,
nothing elaborate is the market de-
sign, satisfied seemingly to keep along
on about a former level. Receipts
continue quite uniform, also billings
in transit with export business very
light.

 

HAY—BOSTON MARKET.
Large 'Smnu
bales. bales.

Hay, choice ..... . ...... $21.00 $20.00
Hay, N0. 1 ............ 19.00 18.00
Hay, No. 2 ........ . 17.00 10.00
Ha), No. 3 ............ 14,00‘ 14.00
Buy, clover. . ......... 14.00 14.00
Hay, clo\ er mixed 15.00 15.00
Buy, stock. . .A. ........ 13.00 13.00
Long rye straw, . . . . . 18.00 ..
Tangled rye straw. . . . 12.00 12.00.
Oat-triw............ 11.00 11.00.

NOTE—Large bales weigh from
200 to 250 pounds; medlnn bile.
from 80 to 100 pounds.

 

 

 

’ HAYQDETROIT MARKET.

N0. 1 Tlniothy...*.... ........ 1.814.00

N0. 2 Timothy..........'._... ,

Light mixed ..... - ........ ;

1N0. 1 Mixed .. 11.00

We Strgw................ 000‘
he moat

 

NEW YORK—~By continually flop-
. ping frond one terminal to anqther th ‘
.;,New York market has beena

Stake careift‘of receipts fairly We;

  

New Him
Choice. - " ;

Inning
it?“ Clever Mixed: ..

 
 

 

 

 

 

_ Never before was there a more
P opportune time than right now .

to show What regulated disposis
tion of a given commodity will bring

in the way of financial returns. We

can see nothing in the general situa-

tion that should cause alarm with re
erenc‘e to the future outcome of this
season’s crop.
what is the cause of. it?
look in whatever direction you Wish
and the supply of potatoes still back
is not alarming.
sota and New York state are all fast
cleaning up. We are all in about the
same position relatively. Michigan
certainly is not in a dangerous posi:
tion. Conceding that every bushel of
potatoes that is

condition, we still believe that it wi .
not be in excess 0f the general de
mand It is possible. right no'vir to
commence to show an improvement
to the general situation. Never was
the time quite as opportune as the

moment, becauSe as the weeks roll by

the outside distributors of potatoes
are fast approaching a point where
they are feeling relieved. We under-

 
     
 

If you are alarmed .
You can

Wisconsin, Minne- ’0

in storage at th*.
present time Will come'out in proper

stand that the disposition of our west.- . .', '4

cm members has been to dump their '

crop onto the market continuously
from its inception.
hung back, never have they been as free
distributors as others. From now. on.
everything we do along the line of
regulated disposition will have its well
grounded effect on the situation in
general which in turn will reflect back
to us in the way of better prices and
grander possibilities for the remain-
der of our crop. We know mighty
well that there is no way other than
through disposition that we can help
the situation. If that is true, and We
believe it, then why not join hands,‘
one with another, as producers, and.

establish some basis on which to.

work. Every game must have its

limit, every business must have its

goal. Set your stakes at some point
Which shows a,profit on your petatoes
and make a. conservative and firm
fight to bring about the same: These-

'potatoes don’t go down they don’t
go up, they hang along at about a oer-.-

tain level. 011 that level they are
healthy.’ If the patient can remailt
healthy in this lower latitude do

     

I 'di'tiOn could be maintained inxa ti-

tude a. little higher? Instea'

for a, bushel\o ..potatoes. 1
” 4’9 .

...h‘e ’léeart .g ts

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e cl' ,ntys;.‘-ilue«~- .
a this .m'ar-

{til-,6- ame. items;
ossibie’ to: «i‘adyance quota

. ' detach there has beef-a. ten-v

wredyucefthe market level at

tsflbeihg‘ v.~-.o,n» -.hand.."‘ The "trade

a m ”takesiadvantager‘of a‘situation

, kind... .From, a} general, stand:

1‘; there is no partt’iéular, change.

p' Went ’situatic‘m is, about. the

, ' chewing ai'litt-le‘decline by virs

ue”~fof’ conditions existing during the

Week; The demandis, good enough,

th,e;l.tfone to the situation satisfactory,

.cori'ditidns .have ‘simply’ alloWed the
7. trade" intake advantage thereOf.

 

.égTATQES—QDETROIT MARKET.
"hulk” from c'a'r, , per. bu. . . . Al) to .43
””SMKFQ‘ from. car. per; bu. .1 _.45 to .48 ,
‘ "r»‘3§ch‘muut‘ be even Weight. 150
“punish. 1 . >

.Many-_ silos-have .been
raslightm‘eduction OWing to ‘

 

mm limited linelnded eout' .z‘ net.
boitj IQWc‘eeeh. ~ I ’ . ' ‘

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CHICAGO—The general ..trade this
_ j lastweekhas shown alittle improve-
Vme‘ntl - Weather; conditions, based on
receipts, has hada‘ tendency to Stimu-
{latesthe buying side materially.
,.,can‘.~rep.ort the tone to the situation
'aer'somewhat“improved. we do not
.have too much faith in this because
it is. effected by conditions that have
existed during this period. It goes

to show that receipts are whatgaffer’t'
{, ‘,I,~the‘~market. .The moment you cut

{ udOWn thereceipts on the Chicago max-
hat, or any other, you will. see/an im-
provement in the demand, the tone

Jan-d ,theliie of'the market in general.

I‘Ifgwe. can make an effect on theme”-

;,:dagoiimarket along this line, we can

 

.PQTATOEM-chAeo ‘_ MAR KET.
Bulk fromcar, pcr’. bu. . .. _‘. ' .43 to .48
_ ’Sackcd from car. per bu. .‘ $5 to 50

‘Saekl mil-t be'even .Wej‘ht, 150
poundi.‘ ' , ».
' , - Price'qno'ted include. coat of lack.
3’ about 10%.! each. ' ,

We

benefit,

eel'y i‘ 01““ ‘

The sirloin:

anti ,éinarket '5 , is healthy enough, the _. j
tone} ill) stile "situations is' * satisfactory"-
, _ ‘bu’té’the market-level isnotg,
here ithhouldtbe'orv‘where it' ocul‘d

enough.
be.~~ ‘ . . ‘
”TATOEsbcmcmNA-n
. ”MARK! .

‘ A

' ,

.5 xg‘ SEQ. will ”he 1ch .v’vcixh’t, 150
noqgfigfi \" ‘ A. .._ . ~~ - . .
about {Q'fice’lcha _

 

 

 

 

 

The wheat market certainly fell
oif-the Xmas tree. Those deal-
',, ers‘taking the. bearish side of
the “situation .- have" finally - brought
.about’a rather bearish situation, and

- this in face of dry weather conditions

in the west and southwest, and also
the lack of snow protection in the
Russian fields. These should have
been an asset to the situation, but
the bearish .leaders pushed this aside
and showed results. it has been the
contention of large dealers that wheat
could just as Well .be brought dOWn to
around a dollar as at the present
point. The fight is going to be to
bring it around this level. Very much
will depend on the shiftiness cf the

'WH EAT—.DEVTROAIT MARKET.

 

. No. 1~Wlmite..‘~. ........ . e
No. 2 Red .......... . ......

Speculative Prlcee.

July delivery ......... . ...... :5, 36%,
*May delivery ............... 1.16
‘The price: given for December
and May delivery represent the fur
ture delivery prices. This _ infor-
mation merely gives you the future
bell. of this commodity a. figured
by 'thoee who epecullte on Inture
pmepeetn.

 

 

 

blackboard. game. . We do not think

there is any well- warranted reason“

.Why there should be any cut from the
situation we were able to show last
week. True it [is that changes will
take place, and by virtue of our war-
ranted influences, but we aISO know
that it is mighty hard to know
whether these influences are warrant-
ed or not. Very much depends on

. whether the big fellows are in right
or wrong as 'to the handling of t"

general situation, that they do handle
the“ general situation, and .for their
is evident. Much depends.
therefore on' which are the. stronger
dealers, those Wishing an advance or
those working for a decline.

{1‘ ,

7. ;-nm?§rim-'-S- our. ...". in. .. - .50 to .55 ‘..
. egnukedx_trom‘ caf. per W- ._ 5510.58 »

{to p . I1 , . Animated-3 4

.~ . ‘ “5!. 0F .,

7 g». Mul- .01 this , comm 'ty- II lured
thy those Who. speculate on tut-re
pmepecte. , ,. ,.-r ,

 

 

 

1, BEANSf

YWe are going to continue the
use of Flag No. 5 becaus'e'we
.- have not yet bolstered Up the
general situation to a point where it
is stable. You did not appreciate,
When youwere: dumping your beans
\ onto”) the market, what you, were bring«
ing abolit, or the length of time it
wOuld' take. to remedy the situation
you had forced. There is some ex-
cuse for the producer, as he has fol-
lowed right along in the same rut,
used the same tactics as the local
dealer about the state.‘ The disposi-
tion of both has been to dump your
beans onto the market from the incep-
tion off the season. NeVer have you
turned your attentiOn or put a second
'thought on the disposition 0r looked
ahead to what you might expect after
continuing along this line. With the
ever present before you, the above
has been the manner in which the
bean situation has been handled this
season, elevators filled to the roof, a
majority of which were dumping on
the market just as fast as they could
to make room for you to dump on
them. A double dumping system has
been put in operation this season. A
single dumping is bad enough but
the. double dumping game works
havoc. The general tone to the situa.
tion is of a healthy nature and one
which bears much promise. it is
right up to you, as producers, and up
to the dealers, as distributors, to so
regulate the disposition of the re—
mainder of this crop that an enhanced
situation, which is in keeping with the
condition which should exist. will be
the result. Every pound of beans
will be keenly looked after, the trade
will want them, they want, them now:
but instead of waiting until a man is
ready to buy or is in the market, he
is called upon, the next step a price
is put before him to tempt him, the
situation soon looks inviting, and he
takes hold of the baited book which
results in meat to him and a lower
bean price to you as a producer. The
large dealer has the power to regulate
the disposition to the outside trade.
you have the power as a producer to
regulate disposition to the local dealer
or the outside trade. With a regu~
lator on both. of these distributing
agents a more satisfactory condition
must be the result. Remember, there
is but one way in which you can 1m-
prove the situation, and that is by

 

 

, the trader/Which.
‘ at sense of need.
,overfe d1, 3 gets the: ,mark
feed», necessitates-"um

tiencerto killing it back. ,/

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, I BEANS-+QETRINT'IMA‘R5K T».
, White hand-picked boyish... . .
Red. kidney........‘....... .‘I
" MICHIGAN ZO’NE.PRICES._
, Zone No. 2. Michigan. . . . . . . . . .82. 7.
. Zone No. 8 Michigan'.“. . . . ... . . . 2 I!)
‘ Zones 4, 5, 6 and 7 Michigan... a. -
NOTE—We give you shove it
price. that Michlten dealers, cho-
be'able to may you tor henna, hand:
picked bum. in the dinerent freight:
zone. at Michigan. The Pink Sheet“,
has yet the price for beans, huhd- ~ i
picked basis. at the ever-Se Michi- .
gala points, at $2.40 ,per bushel.

We are forced to show a. de-x
I cline'of 1/2c in oats at this writL-g.’

ing. We are very glad,‘ indeed: ‘
that some one had interest in this
commodity to the extent that they
are giving it some notice. They will
appreciate, before they have mixed
with it very long that they have a.
very healthy opponent. One little
wallop like this means nothing. The
situation from a general angle has
made no material change; there has
been a tendency of some other com-
modities to have stepped a more
lively pace during the last week, a
reflection has been cast on oats, There
is no warranted decline to the general ,
situation. We might say it would go
still lower, but we don’t think so, but
when the time comes you will' find
that oats will establish a market level
higher than the one they maintained
one week ago. The present cut is not
warranted.

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OATS—DETROIT MARKET.

Standard

No. 3

N0. 4

No. 2 ..............
No. 3 Mixed .................

 

ClNClNNATl~For the week there
has been but little change to report,
although on some individual days the
market. seemed very slow indeed.
This slowness resulted in a weakened
situation with lower prices. The mar-
ket closed for the week on very close
to its week‘s previous basis. We
think it conservative to state that the
tone to the situation was not—quite as
good.

 

OATS—CINCINNATI MARKET.
Standard .37 V2
N0. 3 \Vllite ................. .36
No. 4 W'hite ................. 34%
No. 2 Mixed ................. 36%
No. 3 Mixed ................. .36

 

 

 

PITTSBURGH—~ln sympathy with
the general situation, Pittsburgh
market showed a little easier feeling
this last week. There was a continu-

ConflnuedouPegeSix

 

' ‘N order to keep in touch with the
market conditions you should know
the freight rate from your shipping
.statlon to the leading market cen-

, ,; tars-.9 It you have the-‘irelght rate you

{have the keyuwhieh places you in a. po-

sition to knbw.whetrher your local dealer

‘ is giving you the market pyloef'or your

products or not. In“ connection with

this 'article'we give you -the.’Mlchlgan

B'uslnes's Farmer Zone Map; You will

notice «that this, map isdi'vlded .

seven ‘grel'ght zones. ‘Yo r farmls locat-

eaiin one eithese zones, and by refer—

.1 find approximately what it costs for car-
' »_ lot' :ehlpmonts ,to the different market
., centers. The rate given is per 100
. Wounds and "it should be remembered
Utilet‘s'théee are the fip‘gmxlmate rates
‘ ' hi 1: info-1% course,‘. 1
my tea: the several ‘
adv fible , that : you secure
. 10

1
t?

 

..i
e

nf‘.

' to any.- ot the
berths film

into ' .
' rates 'glven cover

ing (to, ”the table given below you will' ' differentrate.

er a. little from

agent "the correct '-

MICHIGAN FREiGHT ZONES

Zone 3—Bay City.

'Pittsburgh, for instance, show that Nt.
1 Timothy hay is worth $16.00 per ton.
The freight being $4.40..would show that
the dealers in Tuscola county should pay
$11.60 per ton. less handling charge. The
minimum weight of a car of hay is
20.0001pounds; the minimum weight of a
car of potatoes is 30,000-pounds: the
‘mlnli’numdweight of a car of beans is
40,000 pounds: and you will have to pay
for ,that number of pounds in each car.
so he, Sure and ship a. full/harmed, The
. hay. potatoes and
beans only; allkinds of grains take a
We will be glad to fur-
,nlsh, you'with full information wlth ref-
erence to the maximum and minimum

~ear-lots, or you can get this ,lnformatlon .

from your local agent, 1

‘Zone lf—x-Saull: Ste. Marie. ,1
, blew. ‘York- City. . . . . .
‘Pltts‘bur n.
. Clnc‘lnfi‘a i . . '. .
' Chicago, , ..
Detroit

Zone 4~Greenville.
Zone 5—Sandusky.

Zone GI—Vloksburg.
" New York City .............. ..
'. .Ri‘ttsburgh _

omen, o~
, fnétrofiv . ....... ;..

2.,ch York City.. . . . . f._‘. ...

New York City .................
' Pittsburgh

Cincinnati:

Chicago

Detroit

New York City
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Chicago

Detroit

New York City
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Chicago . . . .
Detroit

Cincinnati

...“7BPdiitliii3.

 

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"They copied all they could follow, but they co’uldnt copy: my'om ,
1' "And I left- em sweating and stealm a year and h halfbkhmd”:’1{1glgtg§

‘ 1[ This‘ ‘pink- sheet" has no creed, nor party, plays no favorites and bowsths’head
either f1iend nor enemy, if they would swerve it £10m the' single path whiCH- it his . ,
ignifor itself to solve the greatest p1oble1n that confronts the farmer today, THAT F. 1
RBI POSING OF HIS CROP FOR A GREATER PROFIT!

' ii The market reports are written di1ectly to serve the farmers of Michigan 9nd 10”?“

, assist them in receiving at their own local market the prices which should be theirs-

, ll MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING maintains p ServiCe department under com-
potent and experienced direction. of mien, whose duty it is ’to add our readers in any"
part of this state to secuie fair prices and good markets and if the local uyer will
not meet these conditions to aid, if possible, in the disposing of his produce on a f vor-
"able market. ,

.31" 1] In the unpretentious little “pink sheet” which you hold-- in your hands, the farmers ..

., ”of, Michigan will find a militant strong- arm, ready and anxious at all times to défe 11,-»."
their fights and to right their wrongs wherever and whenever they be fOund. No in '6— ,
pendent farmer or group of organized farmers in this state need hesitate to call upon this , '
publication, at any time, if it can be of assistance to them. .

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Entered as 2nd ("lass Matter,

EDITORIAL

IT) YOU EVER, as a boy, help corral the geese in the 01d

corn crib, and then catch them one by one and turn them
p. ovel to your mother that she might do the" “picking?” If
‘you had this experience you will remember that the first selected
Vfrom the flock and tumcd over to the executioner was the old
gander who had saucilV chased you across the barn yard many a
time How cally in life we deVelop the ”get even” part of our

13, 1912, at Detroit, Mich, under Act of Mar. 3,187.9.

 

Remember the first feather plucked was the
test? The old gander literally showed the
white feather, and the squawks he gave forth
caused your mother to 'drop tlie old general,
and, with the suggestion that “ ’twas not time
p to pick the feathers,” .she returned ,to the farm
home and her household duties—your half day’s fun was at an end—
at least for that particular day. V

“PICKINC
WHEN
IT HURTS”

6

It was right then and there that you learned that there is ‘a
time fora ll things"——c\ on picking feathers.
the shcaiel makes no outc1y in parting with his Silken fleece. The
goose may be 1obbed of its fine feathers and suffer little inconven—
icnce—providino always that the fleece and the feathers are taken
«When it s time to shear and to pick.’

Want to know what I am trying to get at? Well then, read on:

The farmer works hard from sun- up to sun—down, from early
sprintr to sombre fall to 1aise a crOp—~to produce something, that
he may have something to sell. He does not get up from his downy
couch .at dayb1cak th it he may View the grandeur of the sunrise,
with its deco ations of pink and gold. Neither does he remain in
the field until the11ights and shadoWs of the parting day play upon
the distant hills, in orde1 that he may View the sunset.

True he is rewaided if he has time to take in the grandeur of

the coming and the closing of the day——but he has neither the can—
'Vas upon Which to paint the picture nor the time in Which to paint
it. For the busy farmer the 1ising sun admonishes him to “make
[hay while the sun shines” and the setting sun flashes a signal of
, , 'h0pe for the morrow, or a warning to ‘get things in out of the wet.”
. ‘ "i It’s a business proposition with the farmer and when the seasons
have passed and the harvest is secure, the farmer knows that‘ it’s
., (1 am picking time.” Soon that which he has labored hard to bring
‘ 1,1,1: successful fruitage, is to be gathered into bins and cribs, from
‘ 1w1th 31111112111 com . _. V

The sheep, dumb before .

. *Conneeticut

ties» {rcpt be field of- 5,

ydomg the picklhg‘i.» -

"produce buyers Were eager for p .
', a profit in feathers and they wanted t,‘ get’ busy,
In loss than sixty days they

busy

the cock—sure feather market, and
game " “
‘ And, remember, it was fight in ,“p

"afloat Opened th ii,
hiring day 101’ '.

:disperned a little qu,

pommtirxccd,’ to, play a._

that with uncertain market condltmms it Was.

feathers” or no market;

ditio-n,”

.lost his profit, but as a penalty for remaining 1111 a
. was obliged to yield up an extra pounds of feathers;
it hurt. -' - « .-

You say, that the “dealer can’t make the market?

is both‘ "’Yes and “N ”

An over—supply will always bring -.
,able prices, but the dealers could so handle eVen a surplu,
reasonable erofits might be mamtamed

Its the profit not, hi”

market that the dealer wishes to both maintain and retainwevefiy“

thing else may go to the tarnation bow- woWS'.
The commission men at the terminals not?“
The dealers have unlOaded their supply ‘
The farmer has hay to sell.

For example!
control the hay situation
and pocketed their pickings.

.,
4 K. ,»

:He ills;

offered the price set by the fellows at .the terminals, who are in; the
saddle, and are riding rough— shod (Wer the Situation—«steadfastl
holding on to his pay for handling and selling at a price which

retains for the dealer his feathers.

There’s a moral in this mournful tale:

Get together and run the‘
bristles;

‘picking plant "’
not “downy feathers” or “a silken fleece.”

then grow buSmess

 

 

4,,013 070 PARCELS BY
THE PARCEL EOST

That is the Number Handled During
the‘First Week of the Service
——123, 673 Packages For
Michigan.

PostmasterGeneral
just issued a statement showing the
number of packages that ‘ were
handled through the parcel post de-
partment during the .first week of the
service. The express, companies
claimed that this venture on the part
of the government would be a failure,
but the report shows that from the
very inception of the service it has
been popular with the people The

number of packages hamdled in the,

different, states has 'been steadily
growing, but no figures are available
for the month of February.
lowing figures show how each1 state

" patronized the service the stars indi-
eating that' the count was not com-

pletze

*Alabama
*Arizona ,
*Arkansas
*California
Colorado

21.097
13,011
81,022

, 31 684
65,187

5,650

29,329

Delaware . ..
District of Columbia ......... 1
*Florida

*Georgia

Idaho

*Illinois ’
*Indiana. ..' .......... ‘. . . . ..
*Iowa _ ’

Kansas ..

*Kentucky

57.635
6,833
633,707?

[Louisiana .,_. . . . . . .

Hitchcock has ‘,

Vermont

The fOI .

18,762,

1 951,073 '

' *Nebr‘asm

Nevada . . .

.1 New Hampshire

New Jersey ... .‘ . . . . 2.
New Mexico....... ..... ~
*NewYork ........ ,.........--
North‘ Carolina ‘ ’
:*North Dakota. ..

Ohio ?,

Oklahoma

*Oregon

*Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota ‘.

‘ *Tennessee ,

.5 ........ a ....... . .....

Virginia

*Washington , . ,. .
*West Virginia ...... “
Wisconsin -'

Wyoming.

. .....‘...........;.4013070'

Total"

of Chicago, who was 111111--
leged conspiracy to Violet

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to the president t-"o 11131111351119 pend
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refers continent Feb. .25 to March
” ’ aware 24 to 28;. cbel' Wave 27
. ' 1113: Unusually cold weather
W1; precede this disturbance and the

‘ Wave will not go very high, :11-
oe‘ether making the temperatures av-
erase below the normal. Not much
precipitation, most of which will pre-
“22112 the Warm wave. The cold wave
preceding this disturbance will be
he loW dint. of temperatures for

 

 

flips «following will be decidedly up-

ffiéfihflaw will be near 3d ah
m“2h precipitation..
and 24thi1‘ .
rtheasum States, eastern Provinces,
nil waerngssnssipp Dahgerous '
ha a: below. the heavy bi
: dotted 11m: the Meant/tuition.
61 fine mouth as shown at head.
113111-in. These predictions are based at Meridian 90
tibnnt ahuut one—hull day earlier for Michigan. V '

' Mutton, D. Q., Feb 22S—LastT
181215132 gWe forecasts oI dlsturbance

L February and the trend of tempeia- -1

ward with spring crop Weather com--

   

rig in early
” .‘Aggin We" Warn all to be on the

. b.3238 These storms are ex-
ected to be somewhat similar to
hd‘se that occurred early in January,
but not So radical and probably not in
‘ same places
‘Nexif disturbance Will reach Pacific
cadet about March 3, cross: Pacific
slope by close of 4 great Central val
eye 5 ,to 73easte1‘n sections 8 Warm
I Iwave Will cross Pacific slope about
._. “March 3 great central valleys 5, IeaSt-
ern. sections 7. Cool “rate will cross
Raciflc slo‘pe about March 6, great
ntral Valleys 8 eastern sections 10.
his disturbance Will be of greater
_ force than usual, but dangerous sturms
A: are. not expected to accompany it.
Precipitation Will be less than usual
cine snow hurries in northern sec-
‘, :‘tion's cant Oi! Rockies, but no wave of
, ‘1 general precipitation is expected to
1 :cr'uss the continent,
'At the time of the: dangerous storms
that are expected to continue till after

 

 

‘they' Will not cover much territory
IWill be of the cloudburst variety.
ewcold wave to cross éontix‘ient,
' 11:0 -11 will be severe and will
clause a. great fall in temperatures on
f 111021; We: of the continent. As this
cold WaVe- crosses Pacific slope some
11' dry precipitation north of San Fran-
see is expected and some heavy
ems in British Columbia

 

to. 28
these seYere storms tWenty time's

ill not often miss their dates

“.1

"‘IW‘e. particularly request

 

Mayra; Storms.

 

,iaokogt for dangerous storms from'
0: ‘

IVvFebrua'ry 28, some very heavy rains
may be expected east Of Rockies, but,

’ arch Will bring some dangerous .8
tflrms and ,we expeCt them from 181.
It will pay to prepare for .
vratlmr than get caught in one of them. 1.
, hope" can to be able to give their

1‘9 the tune given for these

“April are expected toI,.~
1 (youths and there- I’V .
I; I l ’ But a guardian ans'é. each W

kid falsehOogs and;

t ,

   
  

d'1215‘th, warmest parts"
Greatest Probabilities of
Colder esét of Meridian 90 than

,Yalleym .

    

Mk. line represents the
Each vertiefil autumn;
The ruled lines at

‘ gets $7. 000 000,000,

 

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fore not require so much feed1~for
live stoCk. This may cause a drop
in prices of grain and it might be
gOOd policy for. those who are not
prepared to feed their grain to stock

and Who cannbt hold till the 1913»

crops Show what they will produce
to sell and void a possible loss.

Three monfihs ago cats were selling
at Chicago alound 39 cents and corn
around’49; We then ’advised farmers
not to sell and. thousands have made
money by holding as oats and corn
are now about 5«-‘cents higher at’Chi-
vcago.

vrour advice to farmers not to sell as
there is now considerable doubt about

“prices going high‘er between this and

the first of May. —W. T. FOSTER.

BRIGHT OUTLOOK--
FOR THE FUTURE
(Continued from Page One)
of a special session of congress to
Consider the tariff question, the pres-
-.ent‘ condition of our business and
financial affairs is very: encouraging,
indeed.

This report~ applies to the .farmer
inasmuch as it Will have a bearing on
the price of agricultural products dur-
ing the year. We are frank to say
that a few months ago we looked for
,a reaction along business lines.’ There
was no evidence of a panic, yet one
who kept close to the situation could
not help but observe a gradual tight-
ening along financial lines, and an un-
willingness onIthe part of the larger
banks and trust companies to extend
the paper given by manufacturing in-
stitutions, Call money rose to an
abnormally high price, and this, taken
together with the fact that farm pro-
ducts were bringing a very much
lower price than the previous year
very naturally led one to feel that
there would be a let-up, for a time at
.least with the incoming administra-
tion The easing up in money mat-
ters, the faith in the future, as shown
by the railroad companies in giving
orders for extra equipment, and the
business interests in pushing building
operations, has dispelled all evidences
of distrust and unrest, and unless
something unfpreseen happens, you

’can lay your plans for a prosperous
year.
'How well I remember the middle-

‘4 man’s wooing,I '

’ .V The truths he bent double in mak-

' in‘g his plea-I— ,

The spares that he laid while he
thought he Was dmng

 

 

 

.. 111th y on a d

 
 

appeal-2th
, g:Tb&t recsttsrs

We feel it a duty to- now withdraw I

1;?‘1people news concerning market conv
.ditions in every -Section bf the coun-
~ try in such a way as to bring the‘

consumer and producer clOser to

gether.‘ » it is

,, _ 1 possible to increase prices to-‘tlie .

‘Thef‘Crfiilp V9f1d1912 says thg r2117 consumer and pay larger dividends to -_ "
port, WI yie to the pro We the individual stockholders. There

1, 86, 000, 009, 000, yet, when these same
crops reach the consumer they have
increased in cost to $13,000,000 000..

producer gets
the distributor
clearly showing
that under our present system it is
more profitable to distribute than to
produce.”

The report says furthei about the
proposed legislation. »

“First—Its enactment should bring
the producer and the consumer clos1
er together and thus decrease the
great difference which exists betWeen
the prices paid to the producer and
the prices paidby the consumer.

“Second.—'—By the enactment of this
law the farmer will be furnished
with the information and know
where to find a market for such
products which now go to waste be
cause 'of the lack of knowledge.”

In other Words the
86 000, 000, 000 While

TRUST ‘BUSTING’
RECORDS BROKEN
(Continued from Page One) ‘“
tence. I' must make your cases an
example to others who are engaged in
the same kind of business. The penal—
ties I impose must stand out as a
warning to those who would try to

legal business methods’

‘ ,I‘Sre‘c‘or‘d that has been made by 1 22
l‘ 7.. '7; Department of JustiCe under the 811613
1 'I‘Jman law, but tb- date the benefits def.
‘ rived through this method ‘of' “trust
.‘busting” have been as scarce as hens’
Iteeth.
Was dissolved some time ago but we V
find that instead of having one giant ,
we have a hundred or
‘ more little cumbinations, all united in .
some mysterious way through which

  

. é'i' . ‘ {cut of Ag; .
1 ricih‘ture, the business oa'-,"which Will
be to collect and circulate to an the”

. combination,

- Route 2

5-?me generally arg' proud 51-1111

 

The Standard Oil company

‘ seem to be altogether too many ways It ‘
to evade the provisions of the Sherv’

man law, and unless more tangible re-
sults can be secured in the future than

have been in the past, the people are

very likely to ask Whether after all,

one big trust isn’-t more satisfactorv

than a hundred little fellows. How-
ever, let it be remembered that these
combinations are very securely en-
trenched; they have had time to send
their roots deep into our commercial
affairs, and it is going to take time

.to uproot and destroy the dishonest

methods which'are the outgrowth of a

system that has been encouraged and ‘

piotected in this country for 50 years.
The Department of Justice has been
putting forth its best efforts in behalf
of the people and to that extent
should have our appreciation and en-
couragement. '

 

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McDonald. Ashley, Mirhigan,

EARM r'on SALE

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in... other branches, has a;-

 

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”2 Mixed. ........._.........
No. 3 'Mixed..,...

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We are enjoying a continuance
.'i of a most satisfactory market
‘. . situation existing on all seeds.
This continuance is made possible and

is maintained because of the most
substantial features established The

 

 

 

 

1,- seed situation has been handled in a

most 11p- -to date method from the very
start. True it is that the marketing
of this commodity differs very much
from others. A
' same can be put into effect and main‘
tained With more regularity than is
possible with most other lines. The
futurelto the situation is almost flat-
.‘tering, well secured may we feel in
the trend tothe situation. There
seems no possibility of other than this
to be the real outcome.
somewhat diSappointed, but We do not
think so. Nothing is suggestive along
other lines than a continuance of a
most healthy situation continuing to
exist.

 

CLOVER SEED—DETROIT

M A R K ET.
June, prime .................. $12. 40
Mamnloth, prime ............. 12. 40

Alsike, prime 13.40
Timothy Seed, prime .......... 2.10

CORN

 

 

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regulation of the-

We may be '

 

 

 

While it is true that quotations
on corn have shown a decline
of 1c during the past week, still

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‘ for the future. It would be natural
“to expect, with
the pace that corn has, that some-
thing of a reactionary nature would
take place. 'We' invite conditions of
this kind to come up. It shows you
when to take hold of the market reg-
ulator. shows you that a chap: e in
the manner of disposition is at hand.
The tone to the general situation is
healthy. Vile have been feeding it
for the past three weeks to the limit.
' It may be possible that a lay-11p is
not necessary. We have done well to
bring about the present situation and
.to have maintained our onward and
V upward march to the market goal.

9 this has not established any situation

a commodity sctting'

 

CORN—DETROIT MARKET.
No.2white .............
No. 3 white ..................
No. 4 white ........... - .......
N0. 2 yellow ................. ’
No. 3 yellow ................
No. 4 yellow .................
No. 2 mixed .................
N0. 3 mixed .................
No. 4 mixed! .................

CORN—CINCINNATI MARKET.
No. 2 white ..................
, N0. 3 White .................. .56
'No. 4 white ................ , .54
No. 2 yellow .................
3 yellow ................. .53
4 yellow ................. .52
2 mixed .............. . . . .
3 mixed ................. .53
No.4 mixed ................. .52

CORN—PITTSBURG MARKET.
N3. 2 white.

 

2 yellow ..........
8 yellow” ..
4 rem!“ . . .

 

 

 

 

the large storers :of apples are
Weakening just a little at the
{present time; Understand please,

the above is given out on‘ basis of a .1, ‘
suggestion only, that it may not be ..

the true situation; we hope it is not-
We are aware, however, that the trade
in the city of Detroit are able to pro-

cure requirements at a shade better'

prices than last week. We continue
to notice little evidences of a general
weakness cropping up It may result
that the small dealers of apples, really
commission men have in their own
local storage a larger amount of ap-
ples than has been originally conceded.
The tendency of the. large storers
may be to weaken. The outside sit:
nation does not Warrant this

at this pointshbuld weaken, because
even if the situation here, will not
take carerof the bulk in storage, some
outside markets could be resorted to.
There is plenty of time yet, and we
cannot help but feel thatthose actu-
ally interested in the disposition of
apples will so handle the situation
that the present market level will not
only be maintained but that an ad—
vance will 'be in actual effect. This is
possible, and warranted 011 basis of
the general situation. It is simply a
matter in which those having apples
for disposition are alone able to 'cope,
and who alone can regulate and make
the future for the same.

APPLES—GENERAL MARKET. ,
F anm , per barre ......... 2.00 to 3.50
Ordinary, per barrel. . . . 1.00 to 2.50

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m encouragement in this week’s

issue The dealers in onjons, who for
the most part have been large storers
110111 the start of the season, seem dis-
posed at this time to dump their hold-
ings on the market at whatever price
the trade will stand. That simply
means that everything is in the
buyer’s favor at the present time. It
also 'nieans that the T handlers of
onions will not do one solitary thing
to bolster up the situation. They are
simply floating along with the tide
and making no defense. Right now
when the time is opportune and a bet-
tei s11uation would
Sll‘llE‘.-'tlle handlers of onions have dis-
posed of their holdings so as to ruin
the general situation. At the, mo-
ment we are practically Where we

started last fall and whom we found.

ouisehes afte1 the situation had been
well developed There are two regu-
lar times for disposition of. onions to
tl1e\11atural trade;. one .being 011 the
early harvesting of the crop and up
to freezing. and the other is from
February on We have maintained
that on the second run we could be in
good shape to take advantage of the
situation. that by virtue of the nature
in which the crop was being held

could not only maintain but make a_

market for this commodity. Every
bit of this was good reasoning and
could'have been carried out and made
possible with most satisfactory , re-
sults had it not been for thes'evtender-
footed local dealers, who are working
the single dump game at the present
time

 

We are just a 111,119 afraid that

Yellow Globe, quake pjer ewt. . ..
Re Globe. banked; er cwt,.'.f'*
Ye ow Glbbe. bulk; net «wt. . . . .1 50
Red- Globe. skills; per ewe... . . . . .80

 

and ‘
‘there‘ is no reasonwhy the situation

us to give you any particular

have been 1105-,

It’ is really ques tionable whatx.
" is going to be Eh? oil:
‘ 11 e1 .

 

 

CABBAGE

 

 

cleaning up to a. point Where
shipments from a distance can be
made to advantage Just as soon as
adjacent producers to market centers
have exhausted their supply Will we
be in position to contemplate ship-
ments, and not until. It is possible, at
the present time to figure on a market
existing, but it is not of a Substan-
tial nature sufficient for a chance
being taken. The only thing that can
be conservatively done is to wait un-
til the situation cleans up and some-
thing of a definite nature thereby es-
tablished.

 

CABBAGE —- PITTSBURGH

cDanish, per ton on track ...... $9.00
Domestic, per ton, track. .No market

BUTTER,

It would now appear that but-
”:l ter had again settled on a sub-

stantial basis 011 which a. future
expectancy could be well established.
This basis, as shoWn in quotations, is
of such a nature as to show you at a
glance that the general butter situa-
tion is of a more substantial and
healthy nature at the present time.
We have every reason to look for a
continuance of the same because of.
the general situation existing along
these lineal We absolutely know
that the production of butter today
along real butter lines is away below
consumption. Substitutes are being
kaed in to a very large extent and
peicentage. With this condition con-
stantly before us there is absolutely
no reason in the world to expect aHY—
thing other than the present most
healthy condition existing.

BUTTER — GENERAL MARKET.
Creamery No. 1, per pound. . ..
Fancy Dairy. per pound. . . . .32

EGGS

We are now experiencing just
what We have been advising
you to look out for at this time
It is simply in-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

l]

—a decline in prices.

' evitable, nothing else can be the nat-

ural outcome of the market situation;
a healthy tone, life to the situation,
etc, and no real efiect on the situa-
tion, because as the season advantes
and approaches spring we can nat-
urally loo,k expect and bank on .a‘

heavier flow of fresh receipts. To

this We must add a flow 0

‘ ption of the

"'jbllities .o ..the same; the

very; nicely this season
..-..t~hiif1k there has ever bee
in which dlsposltion of :po,

~ ' As the Weeks roll by we Can -
notice. that the situation is

been do Well regulated as. the“
(me. We believe that ., '
preciate that by .virtu’e of th
of disposition the present mat
is the result. Another angl‘

,‘situatibn is this: that had yo _
" disposed to‘ dump your poultry on

market earlier the same Would :Ibave

found a glptted market and Wont
have been subject to a sacrifice

price, paid by the dressers here in th
city. Poultry would hava been .1111-

' in storage and held back awaiting fol"

just such a healthy condition' as this
to exist on which they could place it

The present situation based ”on the. 1.
(amount of poultry still in the- hands
of the producers and constantly. com- {1;-
ing into the market and getting the .

reward of the present. price, shO'Ws
that the disposition of this poultry has
been regulated by the preducer. in-
stead of by the large dressers, that

the producer is getting the benefit in; s , .

stead of the large dressers because, w

is a mighty small percentage of 0111- " 3

try that, they were able to purcse...,pg1
this year at slaughtered price-é. The
majority of their stock has
shipped in by cars from the West. You ~.
are to be congratulated in the manner“
of. disposition. You are now. reaping:
the reward out of your shipments

 

POULTRY-s—DETROIT MARKE
No. 1 Turkeyu. . . .' . . . 119,0

No. 2 Turkey. ..,..... .14'

No. 1 Spring Chicken;- .15 to

No. 2 Spring Chickens. .12 to
No.1 Fowls. .14 to-

No. 1 Fowls..‘ ........ .15 to

No. 2 Fowls'. . . . . . .z. . . ’12 td

No. -1 Geese ............ . .15 to
No. 1 Ducks ........... .19 to .20

POULTRY — CHICAGO MARKETL, ;-_
No. 1 Turkeys. ...
No. 2 'l‘nrkeyl............... ' ,.,
No. 1 Spring Chickens. .
No. 2 Spring Chickens. . . . .

No. 1 Fowls ........... . . .1. ._

No. " Fowls. . .......... . ..

No. 1 Geese. . . ,

No. IDncks...
' N ote.-—-A wire from any of 'our ' "
readers will bring last minute ano- .
tations. Use cure in making ship-é
menu: and be sure the consignee in _’,
financially responsible. »‘ '

 

‘ 1

LIVE STOCK

Cattle—Detroit. . ,
Good handy Weight steers walks
into an inviting atmosphere at- the
yards this week. All angles to the
trade were looking for g'ood butche .
stuff and willingly and seemingly ex
pecting to pay a price in ad'vane

 

 

 

 

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yant‘ags to .the.-:

 

been» "


 

 

 

light receipts capeCially along

3:01? good handy Weight steers,
buying action being in evidence
the outset; The general market
ed an advance of around 10
.8111 based on last Week’s close.

111.8,-
EVen at the advance buyers seem-‘

. d. to think it a.- better purchase than

- at, the former level and existing con-

of rather common

quality, nothing
strictly. choice being in the receipts,

V‘ 'he'stI steers going at $8. 20, While some

I3 brisk interest all along the line.

A- -run of light

feeders‘went at $7, most anything
‘ ' bringing this figme.

There was noth-'
lng to supply the trade for choice
weighty stuff in the yards. As the

I-wéek advances the demand for cattle
. seeins more keenly asserted every
angle of trade being of a most snappy

31ature The weather man is there

-, with the snap, the retail dealers in
"many quarters having marked down

The
result was an advance of around 10
to 15 Cents, over the opener.
handy weight fat steers climbed up
the scale 25 to 30 cents over the best

- of lai'st week. The light run of stuff

based on the apparent healthy and

promising future, caused all interest-I

“"-F,II ed to get in early and do business in

r

a hurry. Eastern representatives

' ‘ caused real competition to the packer,
" and a much 'larger per cent went over-

$8 than has been the case for some

weeks past. A tOp of $9. 25 was set,

‘ whiéh has not been duplicated in two

This was for a bunch of
A better

Weeks. ,
choice 1,400 tel 500 steers.

shoWing for good appreciative stock

'1 was Shawn than in some time past,

I

butchers and shippers taking hold
reely of Well finished handy and
heavy Weight stutf. The chief cause

.4. for betterment of conditions on the
cattle market is the feature of lighter
, receipts.

This is the third week of
short“recei,pts‘,'and' the trade is be-
ginning to feel the cheats of it keen-
1y Cold Weather is broadening the

I "23' demand and tending to add tone to

the situation: It is the belief of the
trade that the advance of 25 Cents is
warranted and will remain in effect

'forIII another Week at least, and long:

especially

ing $2@-3 per

SomeI

 

cmns—cmmeox STOCK
' ‘ YARDS.

good

 

, Cauleflhufialo._ I
'“Strodger cattle trade this Week.

,: 5505111: and bright Weather produced a
' i. better dressed beef trade the past
weelg and the larger killer's seemed
inclined to take the supply at strong-
' :e'r prices
[the nearby country killers, who Want—

Demand came Strong from

ed quite a few loads of good weight

steers and the east had to settle or

let the Week pass empty handed

ISupply here Monday figured 100 cars,‘
‘Or 2,500 head, 30 loads of WhiCh were
‘ steers averaging 1100 lbs. and bet

ter. Top lead came from Ohio, aver-
aged 1,461 lbs, and sold at $8. 90.
Quite a- few steers brought around

' $8: Handy butchering steers of best
. finish and quality rang ed from $7. 75@
8, some yearlings bringing $7 85@8.'

Fat 00385 and heifers selling hi.gh
good fat butchering
grades, tops bringing "from ,$6.75@
7.25.

sage grades this Week selling up to

$6.25, nothing in the bull line ”felling

below a nickel Fresh cow and
springer trade showed improvement,
best heavy good qualitied ones fetch-
hea’d more; others
about steady.
, Calves.-
Calf prices have held up exception-

ally well at Bud‘alo "for the past sev-

eral months. It will be well enough,
hOWever, from now on to buy veals
at a. big margin. as the Easter holi.

day is near atrhand, and a .big drop ,

usually attends that date, some past
breaks showing as much as a $1 per
swt., in a day. With other stock
selling very high, however, general
opinion is that drop in calf values

this year around Easter will not be as‘

heavy as in past years. Monday’s

receipts were 1,100, 400 more than a

week ago, and 100 in excess of‘a year
ago, and trade was about steady,
with last week’s close.
Today’s Quotations. ,

Calves, choice to extra. .11. 50@12. 00
Fair to good ............ 10. 00@11. 00
Cull and common ......... 9.00@9. 50
Light thin .............. 6.50@8.50
Fed calves . . .3 ............ 4.I00@.6.50

Bulls never sold‘ higher, 5341'“ the yards

.‘(bIOySN

 

CATTLE—BU FFALO STOCK
YARDS.

Good to choice. heavy
steers . .............. $8. 25 to
Medium to fair hcaxy
' steers . . 7.75 to 8.25
Handy weight butch-
ering steers. .
FIat heifers, infciior to
'echolc
Fat cows,
choice.

8.90

6.50 to 8.00

4.75 to 7.25
medium to
4.25 to
Gunners and clatter-14.3.25 to
Bull Is . 4. 50 to 0.75
Stookcrs and feeders. . 4.7 510 0. 75
Mllchcrs and syringe 1- s 3.). 00 to 85. 00
Calves. choice to extra $11. 50 to 12 50
Fair to good ........... 10. 00 to 11.00
Cull and common ...... 9. 00 to 9. 50
l. 11:!“ thin ............. 6.50 to 8.50
- Ich calves ............ 4.00 to 0.00

6.50
4.00

 

 

 

Hogs—Detroit.

The hog market opened up with
everything in the seller’s favor. The
trade -soon assumed a level about 40
to 500 over the close of one week
-.ago The trading was a little irregu-
4131' at times but on the Whole main-
tained the above well established and
seemingly warranted advance. At-
tempts were made to cut from this
level about 101: and some sales Were

“were on offer,

 

HOGSr—DETROIT MARKET.

1 Fair to choice butchers 37.,

:List ..........’2-
"B“E'F? ran 6
Sq .

' duartérs at $8 75 and this

oug’hs sénerhll ‘

‘1 '0 1$3@ 7‘ Chicago reported. an

' 0138.8: 32%;; but their cloSeI W‘a

j stronger. .

Hogan-Chicago. .. ~

Hogs were at the. .‘i’Aiviation Meet” .7

at the stock yards this week, for sure.

Prices were 10. to 15 cents highlan,”

With the latter showing zeal emphasis.

. The top was set at $8. 40, which was
abOut 20 cents up.

The bulk of re-
ceipts Were going freely at around

‘ $8. 25 to $8. 30, with the bulk being on

basis of the latter. The above is the

opening of the week’s activities and

marks one of the strongest going mai-
kets this market has witnessed for
a long time. Everything of a desir-
able nature was snapped‘ up quickly.
Inferior to good packing stock Went
at $8 to $8.25, with anything of- a'
butcher quality Went at $8.25 and up-
ward. A world of mixed hogs went
at $8.30. "The middle of the Week
finds the trade going strong at 5
Cents advance. The disposition
the packers is to reduce levels, b
there is nO‘ possibility under the
stampede variety of trade and condi-
tions existing: They succeeded in
hooking the top notchers a little, but
not'to sepak of, as the run of hogs
would not permit. A rumor of one
load going at $8.50 was floatingabout
but good clean. out sales
were effected on basis of $8.47. The
were at it from sound of the
gong, and hogs tipped the beam at
an advance of 50 to ‘60 cents over a
week ago. The Eastern inquiry has
done much to bolster the situation
and offset the hammering of the 10-
cal packers for a reduction. The
packers are not feeling bad with bar-
rel pork .at its present level and put
in at the “old” prices. The week

closed with the packers having the
better of the argument.

,‘affd effect-
ing a slight reduction of levels. All
factors seemed to take to the disposi-
tion of the packers, and
bearish tone also. The result. was a
lowering of values about 10 cents.
The reasons for this being possible
were for the most part attributable
to the quite heavy “lay out” and the
uncertainty of the run. The general
trade dropped about five cents all
along the line, based on the top for
the week.

 

HOGS—CH ICIAGO STOCK YARDS.

of sales .......... $8.30 to
(Z‘onmmon to good mlxctl 8.20 to 8,25

Bulk H.411

8.25 to
8.25 to

8.35
8.40

Fair to medium weight.

Lightwclghts

S-clcctcd 200-300—111.
packers

Stags, 80 lbs" dockug‘c.

7.50 lo 8.00
7.00 to H. I“

 

Hogs—Buffalo.

Hogs have been traveling the up;
ward route of late. Last week prices
were generally 40@G()c above the
week before, with some declines, un—
der rather liberal receipts, but still
$1 above two weeks ago. General
opinion is that hogs will go higher
yet some authorities predicting the
ill-cent hog before the Summer is
over; Market during latter part of
last week showed some bad breaks,
but prices here showed too much of
a margin over other points, some
days here the spread between Buffalo
and Chicago being from 6561,175c in
Buffalo’s favor 011 the same class of
hogs, whereas, under normal condi-
tions, the difference usually figures
from 25@40c. Monday 16,000 head
and notwithstanding
early reports from the West were
unfavorable prices here were strong-

’er jumping all the way from 5@l5c

over last Saturday’s close, which was
strong to a nickel higher than the
opening, yorkers, lights and pigs
here Monday showing the greatest im-
provement. Packers paid $8. 65038. 70,
Wi’ some Illinois hogs going to their
figure,
with $8. 80, took some light mix-
averaging around 180 to
others. $8. 70@8 75'

' very close‘to the 6,000 mark.

assume a '

' — Ewes, choice handy

Cull“ sheep .......
. .Bnck . . ’ -

 

Extreme heaviest, 280 up $8.05 toS
'Hcavlcs, 240 to .280 . . . . 3.6510 8.70
Mediums, 220 to 240. '
Mediums. 190 to 220.
'Mlxed,180 to 2"0 .......

Yorkers. 150 to 1’0. . . .

r'Do, light, 130 to 150. .
. Pig’s, 120 down .......... 8.
I Heavy ends

 

 

.Sheep and Lambs—Detroit.
The 7 receipts for the week came
The
run was of a fairly satisfactory nae
ture with the trade taking hold of all
offerings with little hesitation. There
seems. a disposition manifest of 38"

suredness that present market levels...

are here because of a Well founded
reason. The market closed With.
everything cleaned up early and at
satisfactory prices to all concerned
The future bears every ea1mark of...
promise. . ~

 

SHEEP — DETROIT STOCK ,
YARDS.

I.an1bs,.good to choice. .
do, fair. to good ......

‘l’curlingj lambs, choice.

)llxcd slit-cu

(‘ull shot-p

$8.75 to $8.90
6.75 to 7.50
7.50 to 8 .00
5.00 to 5.50
3.00 to 4. 00

 

 

Sheep—Chicago. ,

The market opened strong for
sheep and ycarlings, with values be-
ing quoted steady to strong with oc-
casionally some sales being madeat
an advance. It was a most active
session, with the trade creating real
competition, especially SO for the bet-
ter grades. The early run found
even the common pens cleaned up by
noon’; late trains brought in a few
cars of stuff which ran well to qual- "
ity, and cleaned up readily even out
or hours. The early r1111 contained
nothing: of :1 feeding nature. The
packers seemed to be looked after
by the seller, as they seemed as in—
terested as others in the outlook. The
supply was moderate, and hardly
came up to expectations and de-
mand. This caused a rush for early
offerings to be assured of being taken
care of. The opener showed one
dcck of wethcrs going 'at; $6.40. aver-
aging 110 lbs Common to good stuff
going at $610 to $0.1.) Other Very
fair 1uns weie going as low‘as $6..
A few plain ones going at $5.95, while
some very plain stock struck as low
as $5. Culls going around $4.50. Some
l’uncy yearliugs went at $7.75 while
other good heavy stock of good qual-
ity went at $7.10 Mixed yearling
ewes and wethers sold at around $7,
while straight yearling ewes went at
$0.50. Mid-week operations found
sheep up in the running about 10
cents. with good classy yearling
wether stuff around 25 cents above
the opening. Wednesday’s market _
shows sheep and lambs 10 to 25 cents ,
higher,-with the aVcrage gain about
15 cents, trade showing keen action
from the start, prime lambs reaching
$9.25; yearlings, $8; wethers top at
$6.50. Thursday‘s market shows a re- '
ceding from the bace and limit set
011 Wednesday, a decline of around 15
cents in evidence, with values still at,
an advance of 10 to 15 cents over
last week. Feeders closedvery firm
with. not enough to go the rounds.
The close of the week shows the situ-
ation back at the mid—week level or‘

 

SHEEP — CHICAGO STOCK
YARDS.

Lambs, good to choice $8.00 to $0.25

. do fa'lr to good ...... 7.00to 8.00
do. cull to common. . 5.00 to

Yearling Lambs, choice. 7 .75 to ‘
do, . cull to fair ...... 6.5080.

Wethers, choice

.M‘lxed sheep .......... 3.50 Ito 4

Weight -
do, choice heavy. . . 5.50 to .: .

 

 

 


mg their present supply,

I 1' son as they possibly could.

e‘ during the, last week or ten

; 1 5, while sheep were stronger and
"e now selling fairly good, as com-
red to lambs. Up to a short time
ago, they were selling anywhere from
$4@5 pe‘r cwt., under lambs, but at
present they have forced their way

toi.,.within ,$2.50@3 per cwt. of lambs;

h'en lambs get up to $9 killers gen-

ally back up to an extent maintain— ‘

s that they are money losers to the
xtent of a couple of dollars a head,
1113 they take only such lambs as
their urgent needs call for.
, ave been 11111ning light right along
'at Buffalo the local run today being
75 cars or 15,000 head,

”year ago. 1 Lamb market was a little
“ .slow on Monday, but prices were held
steady, while sheep were active and
strong

SHIEEP— BUFFALO STOCK
YARDS.

Lnlnbs, good to (Jilin-0,359.15 to $9.35
do. fair to good ...... 8.50 to 9.00
do. call and onlnmon. 7.50 to 8.25

' do. skips 6.00 to 7 .00

Yearling; wethers. choice 8.00 to 8. 50
do. cull to fair ...... 5.00 to ”.7
do. 19‘198, choice ...... 0.50 to '

VS ether-s, choir-c ........ 0.75 to

Mixed sheep 1L50t0

Ewes. choice
\vo ht

2 (dufltt- heavy ..... (L00t0
shoe '1 ............... .0 to

But-ks .............. ,. . .;.00 to

 

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COAL.
There is very little change in the
‘ coal situation. The present demand
is easily taken care of because the
'majority of the dealers are unload-
and do not

place larger orders then the present

~ _ demand will require.

’The mine operators are sending

V 5out salesmen for the purpose of get-

‘f ting a line-up 011 future requirements,
Which will give them ample time to
”figure and establish opening prices
by Aplil first They also wish to be
, . in a position to figure on their laige
1 contract order
V‘ At a iecent meeting
-__operators at resolution was passed
that each mine send out a letter
‘to their t1ade for the purpose of get-
‘tting them to place orders for their
‘ requirements just as early in the sea-
They do
. this in order to overcome the conges-
" tion during the Fall and Winter Sea-
sons. It is also working in harmony
'With the Railroad Companies in order
, to relieve as much as possible the car
shortage feature.
The market seems to be well sup-
_, plied with Anthracite Coal, and most
if sales are being made at circular
. price.

of the mine

Soft Coal. F.O.B.
. Kind of Coal. Mines.
Hocking lump ................. $1.70
Cambridge lump
1 Cambridge %
West Virginia Splint lump ...... 1.75
gWhite Ash block ............... 1.75
'Kentucky 4—inch lump ........... 2.90
Kentucky 4x2—incl1 egg“ ...........
Halm'liSbng 6 inch lump....1 ......
xPocahontas hnnp and egg ........
Pocahontas mine run ..... , ..... 1.75
Michigan Domestic 4-inch lump. 2.90
Anthracuc egg stovr or nut ..... 4.50
Note: Quotations on anthracite

‘y'coal'are based on gross tons.

FLOUR AND FEED. ,
"The Wheat situation being a little
‘ ‘ sier, has effected the feed market
me exten’t Flour prices are un-
'_ 'd. with a tendency of a little

‘.'If the Wheat markfiat

Supplies .

same as ‘a‘
week ago, and 6,000 head short of a

lump ............ 1.40"

Coarse corn meal

Cracked corn
Chop feed ....... .1
Coarse ,middlings- t . .;;.". .7 5,
Fine middlings. 4",. . ... -. ...1.._
Bran- (standard) ..........
The above prices are i. o b De-
troit Mich.
Tankage, averaging 60 per
protein, $41 1'. o. b., Chicago, Ill.

LET voua C‘HICKENS

ROOST VERY HIGH

If You Followed the‘Advlce of the
1‘Pink Sheet” You Have Poultry
Profits, in Your Pocket.

Those who have taken the “Pink

Sheet” since the first issue, wOuld do "
well to look OVer their files ‘andnote

the advice we have“’gfiiven them with
reference to poultry. We tried our
best to stave off the rush of‘poultrv
which was scheduled to reach Michi-
gan markets during the winter
months of the old year. Howrwell
we succeeded is told in the market
quotations from week to week. All
efforts onthe part of commission men
to stampede the farmers and have
them ship in their poultry have failed,
and as a- consequence profitable
prices have been maintained. From
every eastern market this week comes
a report of a demand'for poultry
which exceeds the supply. A dispatch
received Monday announces that sev-
eral of the largest eastern poultry
dealers are to invade Ohio and Michi-
gan this week in an effort torget a
supply of live poultry for their mar—
kets. A ispatch from Chicago says:
“Receipts in poultry market extra-
ordinarily light, Only three cars arriv-
ing the first three days of the week.
There is practically no change in quo-
tations, as prices are a little high for
brisk market, with hardly enough
ducks and geese coming to make a
market.” Philadelphia market reports
fowls scarce and firm. Buffalo mar-
ket, all fowls in good demand.
only a fair supply. St. Louis, poultry
of all kinds firm and an active de-
mand receipts veiy light. Cincinnati,
good fowls scarce ,liberal oiierings of
old hens. Geese and d11cks in good

demand, and but little supply.

Some day the Michigan farmers wilI
realize that poultry is needed every
day in the year in every city market,
and that it is the height of folly to
set certain monthS'in which to make

shipments and thus overcrowd‘ the
market and make prices unprofitable
Watch the Pink Sheet,” ship when
prices are piofitable, and remember
from this day until “spring ers’ me in
the market, and even after that time,
good fowls will be in demand.

Live Stock Shippers Along the Pere
MarquetteOrganize.

Live stock shippers along the line
of the Pere Marquette railway met
here and organized the East Michi-
gan Live Stock Dealers’ AssoCiation.
The membership is confined‘to Huron,
Sanilac and Tuscola counties. James
Hunter was elected president; Alfred
Alexander, vice-president; William
Martin, secretary, and Amon Carr,
t1easurer. The charter members in-
clude: Lloyd Morrison, Thomas Corp,
William A. Randall, Leo Cramer, Wil-
liam V. Johnscn,
George McGregor, Charles Niemeyer,
Norman Carr,‘ Matthew McIntyre,
Frank Hutson, W. ’J. HatWOOd, Ram-
sey Bros, William Breathour, Weh-
uer Bros, Art Grice, Wallace Young
Lee So'per, James Triggcer,g Peter
Muma, John A.- Wicket, A.- Ter—
penning and W. Erv’ol..

A conference was held with of-

ti; .

cent ‘

with

William Powers. ~

"meat preducts
The Departmen

e
Washington is m) n aon a plan
aid the farmers ct the nation in an
effort to increase production; ever
state agricultural college is warm
along the same line; and in add-iti
we have county agricultural supen

tendents and numerous drganiZations ,
and associations all endeavoring to :7.
solve the problem from the same

angle

prices for the farmer.

considerably higher than during the
past two years, while staple products.
are considerably lOweI:

Jan. 1 Jan. 1 Jan/,1
9 1913 1912. 1911,

Corn, bu. . . .$ 0.489 $ 0.622 $, 0.482
Wheat, bu. . . .752 .880 ..886
Oats, bu ....... .332 .451 \ .332.
Barley bu ..... ..499 .864 ' .598
Rye. bu ........ .638 827 .733
Buckwheat, bu. .668 737 ‘ .658
Flaxseed, bu... 1.062 1,871 2.211
Potatoes, bu. .. .506 .845 “ .541
Hay, ton. . . .... 11.860 14.850 12.240
Butter, lb ...... .284 .281 .278‘

Chickens, 1b... .107 , .098’ .105‘

Eggs, 1102...... .268' .295 .304
’eans bu ...... 201 201 2.08

.The same report gives us a little
valuable information with reference to
the numbei of cattle hogs and sheep
marketed for eight years, commencing
with 1905. 'The figuresgiven below
show the receipts of cattle, hogs and
sheep at the ‘five principal western
markets—-Chicag 0, Kansas City Oma-
ha, St Louis and, St; Jose11h——for the
years named: .13 ,1

Cattle.-
7,263,762
7,769,367
8 223,869
8,185,364 _
7,904,917
8,538,900

Sheep.
12,849,490
17,599,708
11,350,629

9,649,900
‘ 9,369,711

9,168,769

9,657,966

Hogs.
17 090,372
17,683,635
12,973,464
16,014,602
~19 180,779

16.3663892
1905. 8 242,555 16,454,078
1906. 8, 379, 507 16,175,631 9 992,769

From the above report, it appears
there has been a steady decline in the

1912..
1911..
1910..
1909..
1908..
1907i.

,. a1rivals of cattle, a moderate decline

in hogs, and a steady gain in sheep.
The liVe stock ma1ket has started in
1913 with a materially higher level of
prices than obtained at the beginning
of 1912, and there is no queStion but
that the price level will be maintained
for at least a part of the present year.

‘ AB‘ushel of Beans.

How 11121133; pounds are there in one
bushel of ed Kidney beans in Michi-
gan? An. wer in the next paper.
READER Evalt.

Fifty— eight pounds per bushel.

Hear what “Michigan Business Farm-
ing” does these days

It they, say is perfectly charming in7

*its ways.
Yes}, ts readers just wink and blln
‘ this mesSen‘ger, crisp and
ck, ,
e farmer from the rural mail,
11” s chaise

' ity market’s pulse it keeps j-‘VU

0n the face of the returns, it would» .-
appear wise to give a little thought to
the question of distribution just at
this time when it is clearly apparent '
'\ that a surplus means unprofitable

Acciording to.
government statistics which have just ‘ r
been published all meat products are"

,s‘cribers‘,

i/‘as long asthefirs _

for Profit ”

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