s" lithe, in nearly all acceptances of ,offerssifroni shippers to sell at loading the buyers have inserted the .; ‘St. Leuis Inspection” in their. . 3 letters or telegrams, and when a car It“ is argued that by having 11 of-_ “11111111 inspection at its deStinati n for each Shipment of fruits 0r vegetables, , - 1111' goods are sou-~28 toinspection- Will insure more" picking and packing, and that h pipers Will be mere careful to load ,y! merchantable products. In this Away each car inspected Will become a matter of record, and the shipper, T as Well as the receiver, Will be able . . to learn just how the car arrives, the amount it contains, and the condition {of the contents. In case of loss or damage in transit through the negli- .gen'ce or carelessness .of the carrier, the shipper will be able to obtain .valid evidence of this neglect,- and 5 collect damages. At the present time it is an easy , matter to have an official inSpection of hay and certain other commodities, ;.but no plan has so far been tried Which would give the shipper a rec- . 50rd of the date of receipt of his ship- ment, and the information that could, ;be secured by an official inspection.’ The shipper, Whether he be a dealer or a farmer, is at the present time "at the mercy of the' commission men, 31' the party Who handles the com~ odity in the distant market. It hap- ,pens very often that a shipper is of- --_.wered a certain price for a commodity .3 «‘1‘. b his station. The shipment is made Within the limit named and the ,1 commodity is just as represented; hOWeVer, When the car reaches the distant market, if the- price is per- eptibly lOWer, the receiver is very pt to claim that the dilality is oh, ' (1' he shipper can either accept the tiered or make the journey 61311;. ‘ 'h'e market place and turn the car over to another buyer.- ‘ The; omcial inspection should not Which would appear to be the connection with the Organizer, ONE CENT PER COPY ( ”Wylie“; ) inspection guaranteed, the shipper would feel secure in making consign- ments, as he would know he could get a square deal. “I saw the pink sheet at our neighbor’s, and like the paper very much.”-—Ora S. Brumha-ugh, Rose- bush. ' UITEHWELL, THANK YOU! 39 are? Ijust smile and stay pink. very latest quotations are: Oats, Standard Rye ' I am the “Pink Sheet” and true to color the markets do, or how how hard the local dealers sweat at me 000......‘13-0......QOQO'IOO - confess-33‘s.:-uuo-oo-nuo...u...enu--ao 0 Beans . Hay (best market today, New York), at. . . Potatoes (best market today, Pittsburgh), at. .53 Butter .33 fgs'(Dctr01t Market). . . . . . . . . .. .10:/32 « . 8 stone-coldlzuonu LaSt Moment Market Flashes Can’t you see-how pink my cheeks N0 mattel what A ,. ._..A HE LAST MINUTE before going to press, we secure quotations T ,on the several commodities from the principal market centers. A detailed statement covering cenditions, our predictions and special advice, will be found with each commodity on the follOwing pages. The ' . Wheat, No. 1 White (large mills paying, ------ $1 05% Wheat, No. 2 Red (large mills paying)... . . . . 1.06 /z 34% .62 1.95 20.00 17%, “lit-Ounnuloooo. $1, 346 ,629 INVOLVED "COMPROMISED ’ FOR $101,101 OLEO MANUFACTURERS LET OFF EASY BY FORMER SECRE- TARY MacVEAGlH. Twelve Big Manufacturers Caught Artificially Coloring Their Products in Order to Escape the Government Tax—Grand Jury Has the Matter in Cha'rge. Fderal Judge Landis, of the Chi— (ago Department of Justice, did not exactly like the idea of the settle- ment arranged between former Secre- tary MacVeagh and the oleo manu- facturers, through which they were let off by paying about ten per cent of theiamount they are accused of defrauding- the government. MacVeagh‘s action was against the ideas of the Department of Justice, 3 and Judge Landis has insisted all along that the compromise amount of- fered was too small and that to accept it would be to “compound a felony.” in addition it opposed the suggestions of the House committee, Whig]; has ”3333333 do with the expenditures of the treas— ury department, and which commit- loe recommended recently that the of- fer be turned down. Neither Judge handle or District Attorney Wilkerson, both of Whom have been concerned in the prosecu- tion of the case against the oleo men, Would say anything about MacVeagh’s decision this week, but Judge Landis has said on several occasions that the butterine men were attempting to in- terfere with the administration of jus- tice by offering to compromise the alleged frauds. The case involves twelve manufacw lurers of oleo who are charged with artificially coloring their product in such a way as to escape the tax of 10 cents 21 pound imposed by the gov- ernment on uncolored oleo. The amount which the internal revenue department claims is $1,346,629, and the settlement offered by the oleo men was $101,100—about 10 per cent of the amount they are accused of de- frauding the government. Eight of these concerns, according to Mac- Veagh’s acceptance of the compro~ mise, are only paying a percentage of the amounts charged against them by the internal revenue department; the 3 other four are ordef'ed to pay their particular sums in full. The concerns involved and the amounts in question, are as follows Com- Claimed. promise.‘ -\11T1()UI‘ & C0 ...... $122, 886 $10,000 \V. J. Moxley, Inc 334,167 25,000 U. S Butterine Co. 68, 321 6,000 G. H Hammond & Co , . 20,000 Friedman Mnfg Co. 7,500 Capital City 3Dairy Co 266,434 22,000 'Ohio Butterine Co. 126,331 Blanton Mnfg. C‘o. 6,876 ,600 5 3 The concerns Which have been de- nied a compromise settlemen and" WhiCh are due to pay their a; eged‘ frauds in full, are: ' , “J 1 ‘ ‘ (Continued on Page Four) 105,000- 5 Reconnoitering on the field of action this last week shoWs . _ that some real commercial tight been in progress. More and more , esi; the situation show the need of V est concentrated action and study on the part of the distributors of this ' commodity, in order that best possible “results may be the outcome. It is truly apparent that nothing in the 1 Way of luck is coming our way. We started in with an uphill fight and ‘ it has so continued with the grade ' 1 getting steeper, if anything. Nothing .-Whatever in the way of features, which are .usually looked fer to lend a "helping hand have 'come forward ' , this year with a greeting. The situa- tion frOm a large angle shows that we have been trying to force more hay onto the market than the same was in position to take care of to any kind of advantage. We have been trying to sell two tons of hay to a trade that would have been main- tained in a good healthy manner with but a little more than one. The situ- ation has been kept in .a glutted con- dition in practically every direction, from the inception of the season. At no time has there been any real let- up Whatever from the above course 'of action on the part of—both the raiser of hay and the Wrongly was the interpretation placed on the possiblities of this season’s crop. We are astonished at the man- ner of handling this season’s crop has received. Reverse from the general course has been the one displayed this year SO far. Not until January 1 was there any let-up whatever. About this time the reaction took place, showing the position of the trade in a most emphatic manner, with the result that the regular distributors laid down their arms and quit the fight, laid down their arms instead of shaping themselves ase true generals should, and supporting and bolstering the cause which their position they are commercially created for and should fight to protect. Since this time there has been absolutely no defi- nite basis whatever on Which anyone could work-neither was there a defi- nite basis of expectancy even. A , most unsettled and nervous situation has existed. It was early demonstrat- ed that we had three million tons of hay in excess of last season’s crop. That ought to have demonstrated in a concrete form the example that was being placed before us, as a Michigan producer of hay, and the change in action the same necessitated. Only 5 per cent of No. 1 hay was censid- ered in excess. This ought to have ShOWn clearly, that regardless of the depressed condition which might be brought about by improper handling, that the high qualities of hay would always be looked after and at a pre- mium, also that the only bolstering the situation could receive would be through the manner in which the high qualities of hay were handled. You will agree with us, I think, after having gone so far into this fight that the good hay should be held back and what poor hay could haVe been put on the market constantly being placed. The season for the low grades of hay ends- with winter, while the high qualities of hay in either strictly all Timothy or very light, but high colored mixed hay, will continue in favor and be looked after, and at a premium until as late as August. The better feeders of hay look 'with favor on old hay until long after new hay has been cut and harvested. This shows the general, asset that high ‘ f qualities cf hay always maintain. The season is fast drawing to a close as View as the low and common quali- ties of hay are concerned. Only a ‘Jiimlted time remains during which these Qualities can be placed on the Market at any price. ~at a very high tension. distributor. . insures, The market is ' ,r. it will VpVa.3.V G . It . » .41 V A 11 market, at profitable prices. ' fed. No. hour" proposition. lower but we Would take .a' chance. . No. 1-—.-Gocd, substantial demand and present conditions ‘11! No. 2—'-Ma‘i~ket clearing up and better prices predicted. No. 3—Market very quiet; has every 3. pearance of bein 4——-No profit at ruling prices. No E—Better keep in port as... is; ready" ‘0 over. V‘ seventh If you cans old, sis ‘ Storm on 11.3“” may 5V6 ous is its position. It is a time when one is taking a long chance, taking a stand or stepping out bravely to the" front of the firing line, but We think . we must do it, We believe we. owe it; to you as readers of this “Pink Sheet.” Understand, you are ideas, which may be right or they may be wrong, and also understand that we have outlined the basis of action which is necessary in order that our results may come true. We are going to experience a ,Very much better situation on this high class hay before the season is over. You are going to gradually see the outside market, in every direction, gradually show a decided impiovement (in these Qualities. Those of you who are dis- poSed to hold back your high 'class stuff and make a fight along these lines will reap a reward in the way of a better price. Understand, this hay has shrunk all it ever will. You can hold it as long as you see fit as far as this feature is concerned. Any gain in prices over the present basis is a real gain to the net balance on hand. Figure on a 20 per'cent'ad- vance Within 30 days on this high class stuff; don’t look for any better situation than now exists on the low grades. HAY—MICHIGAN ZONE PRICES. Zone No. 1 Michigan ......... $10.00 Zone No. 2 Michigan ......... 11.00 Zone No. 3 Michigan. . . . . . . ;‘. 11.50 Zone No. 4 Michigan ......... 11.30 Zone No. 5 Michigan ......... 11.00 Zone No. 6 Michigan ......... 11.80 Zone No. 7 Michigan ......... . 12.20 NOTE—Jr!“ prices given are on a ball- of No. 1 Timothy hay in the diflcrent Michigan freight lance. This give. you the price that Michi- gan denier. should be able to pay for this «nudity, t. o. 1:. their Ita- tlonl. under ext-ting market condi- tion. I Most hazard- 0 receiving our. DETROIT—The flow of hay to this market continues tobe ,in excess of the real demand. It seems to be the disposition of the adjacent territory to use this market Whenever possible. We have been able to.keep in touch, not only with the flow ofreceipts to this market, but the nature of~them as to quality also. It is very true that the percentage of high class hay' is very small. I don’t think 5 per cent of the receipts will come any- where near being No. 1 hay. At times the market is almost glutted on low qualities. Constant fight is necessary in order to place these grades. No. 1 Timothy is looked on with favor and a premium can be drawn‘for it. . HAY-nDETROIT MARKET. No. 1 Timothy ....... .........$14.00 N o. 2 Timothy ................ 12.00 Light mixed .................. 12.00 N o. 1 Mixed 11.00 Rye Straw. ................ . . . 8.50 Wheat and- Oat Straw ........ 7.50 PITTSBURGH~—The Pittsburgh sit- uation is just a little better than 'was reported in our last week’s issue. Not so much does this mean that quota- tions could be changed materially,.but the general situation does not ,s ow quite as clouded a sky as Was Dre—V. ‘V About ten days viously in evidence. ago it seemed necessary to place an embargo on the They have Wiggled through without doing this. With any kind of con- servative receipts they Will continue to work along in line with conditiOns set by the general situation. ' ’ HAY—PITTSBURGH MARKET. 'No 1 Timothy hay, . .‘ . . . . ,$1V5.50 No. 2 Timothy hay. . -. . . .. No. 3 Timothy. ...... .. 10.00" No. 1 Light mixed hay. .. No. 1 Glover mixed hay. ..... 13.00 No. 1 Clover hay. . Fine Prairie Packing Hay. .‘ . . 10.00 No. 1 Out straw“ .. . . . 19.00“ No. 1 Rye ntraw............. 10.00 No. 1 Wheat straw........... 0.00 13.00M‘ .. ......... 13.00' - CHICAGO~Chicago reported quite some better feeling to the general situation this last week. Receipts of the lower classes of hay were much lighter. The receipts of the high claSs hay were about the same. The gen- » eral condition, asa'result, was one. of improvement. It might be poSsible to make some little change in quo- tations. The main thing is the bet- terment of the general situation we are able to give out. H AY—GH IOAGO MAR K ET. Choice Timothy ............. $17. 00 No. 1 Timothy 15.00 N o. 2 ' Timothy ............... . 12.50 ngiht Clover Mixed. . . . .. ...... 12.50 N o. 2 Mixed hay.‘ ............. 11.00 No. 3 Timothy ..... ... . . .‘ ...... Clover Threshed Timothy . . ~ Marsh feeding hay Fucking . . . . . Choice Alfalfa ................ 18.00 No. * 1 Alfalfa ......... . . . . . . . 10.00 Rye I 8.00 7.00 Wheat . 50 , be expected. 1 sibly, a little. BOSTON—The Boston market has taken a chance at rolling its eye up- ward, flirting justa little with ‘an expected better condition along the high quality hay line. Whether’this flirting will result in anything in par- ticular is left to the future to deter- mine. HAY—IOBTON MARKET. Large Small bales. ' $20.50 19.50 17.00 HaY, Hay. HRY. Hay, N Hay. Hay, clover mixed. . stock. . . . ‘ Hay. . Long rye straw. . Tangled rye “turn... Oat ctr-w ............ NOTE—Largo hale- 200 to 250 pounds; medium from 80 to 100 pounds. NEW YORK—There seems to be a decided better feeling on the New YOrk market for geod ”stuff The trading has seemingly appreciated the light flow of high quality receipts and in turn have an understanding of the situation that they may expect to exist from now on along this line. The result is they are Willing to pay a premium price tor ththigh class ' hay. Receipts are heavy enough, either one terminal or the other is constantly under an embargo Which has a tendency to hold the bulk of receipts on a conserVativ'e level, tehth ing to tree it and keepi‘ it it e from a glutted condition.- This better elements to have a Pittsburgh market Work. ' commercialism We the closest a 91.11,ng {the w; W" gm; ‘far workgo ojn.”.— . Frankfort Mt This contender of ours, that W have been figuring on to 1 h 20- -rqund bo’ut, seems to be a little out of condition the lee . days, not so much, possibly, as o'- p at al alarming. From an athleti‘ standpoint they tell 'us' that it is Our trainer says till we can’t expect a physical dendition .to run along in one channel and .0 V one basic level continuousw,‘ look for him to be off his feed 119 Our trainer tells it that the general physical condit'" of our athlete is alright, that he w 11' go into this ring prepared for th 20- round bout we have scheduled and, put up the fight of his life, W-in th battle; that’s what he tells us); He says there is nothing particularly alarming about the genenal situation” True We have an opponent, seine; scrapper. It wouldn’t be worth while. staging this 20- round bout if it wasn t" going to give the Public something for its money. The American people want 'action'. They are getting to a .point where they want a scrap. We. ' don’t like too many handicaps, we: '1 don’t like to have the other fellow too'muCh larger than we, but he 31- Ways has been. .. sure, we won’t get a chance at this».- prize unless we go into the ringan'ds'” fight forjit. No matter what'line of“ , censider . today..- there is .something We must do in or-_ ' der to promote that which we Wish. . .. You can’t get something today With“ ‘ out going after it; you can’t keep that something, after you get it, With- ,- out hanging on. You can’t improve? .the present Potato situation, or you cant maintain it unless you make a well regulated eifort aIOng proper*‘V"'" 'V lines. We haven’t any kick Comingi i on the manner in which the Potato situation has been handled up to the! present. We c’ontend that you fen: lows have done nobly under the cen- ditions existing. It was early. d'emé 'onstrate‘d that we had a lively con- 1. tender in the Way of an abundant. ' crop for disposition. Our MinnesOth’r V and Wisconsin neighbors have been, constant marketers from the incep- tion of the season, marketers who paid no attention to the market leye but instead kept aking disposition. The Michigan dis .bptor hasrbeen‘ " very conservative and studiedfi dis- tributor of this year‘s crop He done much, and done all toward m9: ing the present situation what it is. Frem new en, en, we must keep in” iation possible With the future situation in .order to g 1 i 1 19311 0111‘ present standard of lay: 13111 i ecause IV absolute Pet t 1 One thing ismighty '- I“ ‘ -.38 .37 ’ gun - No‘. 2 Michigan. . . . . . . .3‘ . 17191115, No. 4 Michigan... . . . ;. '. . ... .0116; 5 M1éhl€an.....,.... ’1 one,~ No. 6 Michigan... .‘. . .40 .YZdue’ No. 7 Michigan. . . . . . . . .40 . OTE—Ftom MeIeIt nun-ket eon- flitio'uI; local dealers ili' the freight ImeI Iho'uid may 70111 the ”re . noted Ibov‘e for No. .. Ituck e-. yered It their ItItioiiI. 'i‘heIe ' fliceI cIn be increI’Ie‘d by tIkt-I ”at,” at special outlet ones-I. . ,‘j'oit market continue to be along ' ' The main reason Of. this to the same. The producer these adjacent territories is of- 111g direct to the trade here in the' ty at a price below the standard set by the regular Potato shippers from the Northern sections of the State-.- We actually know of instances Where 11 cents per Sack reduction on baSis of 21/2 bushels has been made 0 the trade by the individual pro- - duper himself. Here is a case, read- ers, where the producer is not taking advantage of the position he could :111st as well hold as not. If a pro- noer; can’t go unto the market and ell his wares on basis of the natural trade hewis doing the entire situation 'af damage by .offering his commodities ' at: a" less price. He is doing much to ' POTATOES—DETROIT MARKET. vBu’lk from car, pen bu. .. .40 to .43 -*Sucked from our. per bu. . .45 to .48 .‘SIckI nuIt be even wellht. 150 pounds. ‘ Price quoted includeI cost of IIek. get: I ,.'_gs,tate are situ- enough, bears enough We think the ing on all other out- rading, while not good clean cut censerva‘ re Car's or quality are being “ 1th the natural prefer- While cars or irregular quaiity ubject to a little Sacrificing. ~ ‘ ' '~ 11 8‘3POTATQES-wcHIGAGO MARKET." do know the teei- . receivers, and we Bulk from our, per 1m. . . . .43- to .48 "Sacked tram. cur. per bu. . .45 to50 ‘ 'sn’ek- must 5. oven weight. 150 ' poundI., ' Price q'uoted includes cost It IIck. ,Ibout lingo cock. ._ Ibout 10%!) eIch. . _ CINCINNATI—J1me Cincinnati mar- ket continues to be in a much de- {pressed condition which is due en— tirely to the continued supply from Wisconsin. The Cincinnati handler is able to buy Potatoes from the Wis- consin shipper and sell them at a. cheaper price than the Michigan ship- per would naturally quote. There doesn’t seem to be any salvation, at the moment, for Michigan stock on this market, and there will not be any salvation as , langvas their supply is forthcoming froin ,this course. DETROIT—Very irregular does the _' ‘ ' POTATOEO—OlNclNNATI 15 MARKET. Bulk from car. ner 1311.. .47 to .50 *Suc‘ked from car, per. bu. «501m .55 ,. ’SIckI mun be. even weight. 150 wpouudl Price quoted includoI cost of such. about 103411 ouch. PITTSBURGH—The flow of Pota- tees to the Pittsburgh market con- tinues Comparatively heavy, although the trade, at practically all times, has been able to handle receipts with but very little cutting in prices going on. None of the good straight bright cars have been subject to any out whatever, but some of the more com- mon colored cars, and of irregular size, have, at some particular days, been subject to disCount. The Potato buyers are certainly going along mighty careful at the present time. They are one conservative bunch, that ' certainly do not look‘ on the future cash and milling demand, along with the large visible supply is, to a certain extent responsible for the present Wheat situation. The vis- ible :supply does not show any re- markable future. There, is rather an unusually fine prospect for a good' winter Wheat crop. The present Wheat, market is very much of.a trading affair. It is conservatively 1. W‘HEATeDETR-OIT MARKET. ‘No. 1 White ... ............. $1.05V2 "No. 2 Red , Speculative Prlces. July delivery ................ $ ..901/2 ‘Muy delivery 1.11 "The priceI given for December Ind MIy delivery repreIeIt the tu- ture delivery priceI. Thu infor- mItion merely riveI you the future bad. of thiI commodity II lured by those who IpcculIto on future prOIpectI. estimated, and I think considered, in factrwe view lit so, that the present market level may be maintained for some time. There will be little changes one way and the other, of course. There would be nothing to the blackboard game if there Were no changes, but the fight is going to be one of a well-balanced nature from ‘now on. We do not look for either to get much the better of the argu- ment from day to day. WHEAT—CHICAGO MARKET. No.2Red ... ............ $1.06 ‘ ' Speculative Prlces. ' *July delivery *May delivery ‘The price given for and May delivery rem-clout the tu- ture delivery prices. This informI- tiou merely give. you the future basis of thiI commodity II Ind-ed by those who IpeculIte on future prospects. “I like the ‘pink cheet’ very much.’ —F. F. Lat/trap Mzdland, Michigan BEANS Without question there is some undercurrent working on this Bean market and general Bean situation. There is some infection in this great commercial wound which was inflicted both by the raiser of POTATO ES~P|TTSBURG MARKET Bulk from car, per 1111.. .50 to .53 Sacked from car, per bu. .52 to .55 . 1 Beans and by the- generally termed, distributor of Beans. When the mar— ket was in a healthy condition these wise market doctors thought an oper— It seems apparent that the slow- " sisal ‘endug’h ,to o , ' ét patient, but in are" 3 a any made", was was . . 1.1 , result that our patient has gradually. ,. 3. been getting Worse and worse from week to week, and weaker and weaker . y _ It is going tog ' from week to Week. , take Some genuine medical attention, must receive the aid of medical skill ‘ ‘ in general, nurses must be most alert to the seriousness of the patient they are handling,” or we will not see an imprbvement. The pulse to the mar- ket is not very strong. About this there is apparently no question. We . wonder why this is, you must wonder] also why the present situation exists. We had a very large percentage of low grade Beans this year, Beans . which were of a damp and discolored nature.‘ It has been the, disposition, forced by the nature of this class of Beans, to market just as fast as pos- sible. The quality of Beans put on the market has had something to do with depression. Mild- weather condi- . ' tions have had much to do with the influencing of the present result. The Pure Food Law, backed up by its pro- tectors, have been watching most closely Beans being shipped to the canning trade. been the natural outlet to common qualities of stock, Beans naturally termed sound, but a little discolored. were considered 0. K. for canning purposes. With the little stir made by the Pure Food people this avenue of escape for common quality stock has, in some instances, been out ofl entirely and in all cases has been modified. The elevators over- the State of Michigan are filled to the roof with Beans today. The average price of: these Beans would force them to be sold at about $2.05 in order to show any profit whatever to the elevator. We do not Wish to be narrow in our views, we do not wish“ to be selfish, neither do we wish you to be selfish. The proposition before us today is to bring about as favor- able conditions as possible for the re- mainder of our crop to be distributed. With the elevators loaded as they are with Beans, and at the average price mentioned, you will readily appreci- ate that they must, and will do every- thing possible to bolster up and bet- ter this Bean situation. for before the. season is over they simply must do it or they are going to suffer What is naturally termed a loss, or at any rate will not receive one cent profit for their year’s operations, therefore, don‘t it look as if something would be done by this organizedBean associ— ation before the season has closed. There is nothing to it. If you con- tinue to force these men to give you a price on these Beans they are going to keep cutting and slashing this of- fered price until you will be lucky Continued on Pm Six market conditions you should know ~t-he freight rate from your shipping IN order to keep in touch with the ~- station to the leading market can- , ers'.‘ _ have the key which places you in a po- giving you the market price for your ‘_ .. In connection with , his article we {give you‘ the Michigan ‘; Business: Farmer Zone Map. You will otice that thib magi: «divided into ‘seven freight zones. our ' d in one 5at these zones, and by. "refer- ring .to the table given below you will proXimately what it costs for car- iprnents to the diflerent market rate given is per 100 nd 11; should be remombered-’ ' are the approximate rates ‘ E'I‘MICHIGAN It you have the freight rate you ‘ sltiou; to know whether your local dealer . farm is locat- ‘ 1 ‘ Zone l—flnult Ste; Marie. ‘ - "T ‘ 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 Tacoma. county should pay $11. 60 per ton, less handling charge. The minimum weight of a. car of hay is 20,000 pounds; the minimum weight of a car or potatoes is 30, 000 pounds; the minimum weight or a car of beans is 40. 000 pounds; and you Will have to pay for that number of pounds in each car, so be sure and ship I full car-load. The rates given cover hay. potatoes and beans only; all kinds of grains take a. diaerent rate‘.. We will be glad to fur- nish you with full information with re!- heretics: to- the maximum and minimum ar-lots. or you can get this information rom your local agent. NeW York City... .32. Pitt burg Cine Chi and; denunu... ~‘IVJCI‘LLIJI|O.IO‘IDII"I o-o_..-..‘.-.o.-oo.§ . n.‘v.\o-u.oo. .23 v.../ll.~---o.oqa.o ”‘22“. FREIGHT ZONES ., Zone 6-Vlcksbnrg. .2855: .1 . ' 9 Zn 2 ’13 Zone S—Bay City. New York City ................. Pittsburgh Cincinnati . Chicago Detroit Zone 4—Greeuville. New York City Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago Detroit Zone 5—-Sandusky. New York City Pittsburgh Cincinnati . . Chicago . ............ . . Detroit ...-- NeW York City Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicato , Detroit 7—Ponfl flue. éw York City.. ttsburgh - 111 (a ti. _ ' Inn-.- c.- ...4 WITH APPROXIMATE RATES TO . LEADING MARKETS (SEE . TABLE \ “j BELOW) MICHIGAN FREIEHT ZONES .. ‘ ’ 1;. in. The canning trade has ' T ».:.;-;.. “They tufted or: they dould fallow but? .- y? 51' And I I: t 'em sweating and stedli‘n’ a your . _ 5" ll This '“pink sheet” has no. creed, nor party; plays no favorites“ 2 it: lied ,_,to neither friend not enemy, if they would swerv’e it from the single 11 th 1111:1311 itr'lt: ;‘;;laid for itself to solve the Cgreatest problem that cont‘mnt’c the farine‘f today, THAT 0 , DISPOSING‘ OF HIS CR P FOR A GREATER PROFITK 1! The market reports are written directly to serve the farmers of Michtgan, and t6 assist them in receiving at their own local market the prices which should 13¢ thou-s. ... ll MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING maintains a Service de fitment, under 0051‘». 7. p. _petént and experienced direction of. men, whose duty it. is to aid, our readers in any“ ‘ part of this state to seems fair ifprices and good markets and if. thé locall. “buyer will. :not meet these conditions to aid, possible, in the disposing of liis 'pdeuce 011 a favorw "able market. . ll 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 defer! 3 their rights and to right their wrongs wherever and whenCVer they be found; N0 111119- 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. 11 MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING, let it be clearly understood, represents no single organization, be it Cleaners, Grangers, Farmers’ Clubs, Socxety of Equity 0" " whatever its creed 01 title. It does, however, stand for organized farmingr because in this way only do We believe the farmers of Michigan can come into their pain. ONE- CENT- PER- WEEK (when ordered for 50 Weeks 01' more) SEND 50c FOR 50 WEEKS- ‘_ _ (In remitting it is to your advantage to write full name and address carefully and ' tell us whether you are an old or new subscriber.) . d. "l PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY AT DETROIT BY p’.’;;,' . RURAL PUBLISHING CO, INC., GEO. M. SLOCUM, SEC’Y—TREAS. HOME OFFICES: 95 WEST FORT STREET, DETROIT, MICHIGAN. OTHER OFFICES: New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Port Huron. ‘ . \ ‘ Entered as 2nd Class Matter, Oct. 13, 1912, at Detroit, Mich., under Act of Mar. 3, 31879,. ED'ITORIAL. MEMBER of the Kansas City Board of Trade, in speaking of present market conditions, iather insinuated that it was up to the farmers to have something to say about the price of farm products the little paragraph which appears in connection with this article You will notice this fellow thinks the farmers could, if they would, have something to say about the price of farm products. Read his statement .again. “He says: “If a ‘man or set of men have all that some one else must have, and do not put.thc price on it, they never ought to corn: plain of low prices made by some one. else.” Good logic, all ,right‘. enough, but ifyou wait for all of the WHAT DO YOU 'l‘HINI( OI“ ’l‘IllS? Well, if a man, 01' a set of men, has all of what someone else must have, , and does not put. the price on it. they [.1 never ought to complain of low prices ‘ made by someone else. The. whole matter depends on whether the farm— 615 will organize and act as a unit. If American farmers say wheat is woxth 80 cents then it is worth 80 cents; if they say it is'worth $1. then it is worth $1, and the price is settled. If the farmers do not make it so. no— body is to blame but themselves. Farmers would be absolute masters of the situation if they would enter into an agreement and keep up concerted action. Then, instead of the price of wheat, corn, oats and live stock being made by the Chicago Board of Trade, and the price of cotton by a, band of . gamblers on the New York Cotton Exchange, it would be the farmers who would tel1 these gentlemen at what prices these staples which they produce should go into consumption. termine what the price of wheat shall be, and then hold their wheat until they can all get the price they have all Agreed up-,on‘——Wcll you will be living when the millennium is ushered in all right enough Why not accept conditions as we find them and commence build— , ing with the material at hand No need of buying a pile- driver in . ordcr'to crack a peanut. True, you can’t kill an elephant with a ‘ pop—gun——you can’t get all of the farmers into organization in a thousand years; and you can’t get all of the farmers’ organizations to work together in a decade. The very filst thing to do is to get into the game. ’Take over the local elevator, and you have taken a long strbide down the high- , way that leads to the market place. True, you cannot set the price, but you can get the price paid in the consumer’ s.market~—and that -~ price includes the profits which go to the present owners Possibly you can’t get the elevator, then “Take btl‘lc ‘Pink Sheet’ and ., better market conditions what? Do the very next best thing: "watch the markets.” in controlling market conditions. 0"? vemher first dumps. in M1ch1gan than they have You will learn just what this gentleman said by reading ' farmers to'get together and de— . The farmer’s co- operative elevator is the farmers firSt aid to As an individual you can be a mighty factor You can t control marketing underj' - preSent conditions, but you can be a farmer who believes in Sane 1 In face of all ‘th1s, P the elephant by the proper manipulation of a pile dl‘lVCI‘ 7". DETROIT BUTTER AND EGG MEETING A FROST 'EAsTERN SHIPPERs CLAIM THEY WERE NOT TREATED COURTEOUSLY. : 1 Michigan Buyers Evidently Got cold Feet and Did Not Want to Talk Prices—Too Much pected. The Tenth Annual Convention of the Michigan Poultry, Butter & Egg Association was held! in Detroit last Thursday and Fi'i-day. From the re- ports of the «conVention published in . the daily press one would haVe under- ,' stood that the meeting was very suc- cessful in every respect.' the gentlemen who journeyed from the far east to take in the convention, were very much disappointed, claim- ing that they were not courteously re- ceived. Readers of the “Pink Sheet” who have nice flocks of poultry which they have been carefully watching through the winter months and from which they are expecting ‘- to ' gather some ' profits .duringhth‘e 'comlng spring and know >_ that the primary object of the meet- - summer, will be interested to' ing was to get the dealers together and talk prices The New York "Pro- duce Bulletin” has the following re- .port of the convention: “The Michigan Poultry &; Egg As- sociation’s annual conVention at the - Hotel Griswold, Detroit, proved a big disappointment, as there was no dis-- cussion of the probable price of stor; age eggs at seaboard this season. It was. especially disappointing to the . Eastern visitors who met only a. small ‘number of shippers Most of Thurs- day afternoon’s sessinn was devoted to an addressrby W. F. Prie‘b‘e of ’ Chicago on the work which has been. .begun to eliminate the damage of eggs in transit. He told of the work of the gavernment to learn the exact, cause of the heavy loss.»- So far as the investigation has suggestion the AssOciation massed resolution to this effect Qh lM 1", deVilIe _ was planned to have H .5 3 F. A. Johnson managed in some“ . not to Call on' Mr. Emerson. Both .' Publicity to . Make the Meeting the success Exk.» ‘ " $90er by thos. . tion from dealers and failed to,“ However, . . or he belleVed to be dangerous, Michi , gan accordihg to the census made gt . previowjdrecord ” 'Mia- city Butterlno Co ..... 1 4,1130 -' National Butt'érine Co. ..... 11, 6581, .Vermont Manufacturing 00.. 36 ; cempromise settlement in a case it)?" gone, it has _ shown, Mr. Pris-be said, that packers must use better fillers, a; trifle larger , ”case and load With more care. At his 1 a $55 ; Only 50 plates We on the probable prices (it 5th eggs and it is Said; that Toastmas; "and Mr Prieb'e left at midnight. Chicago thoroughly disguisted. 1 Ludy'V‘ig of New York, a} cute d0W11 1361' 5a talk 011. eggs He; 1‘8 meeting and he also ett“ for Chic _, There is bitter complaint by 51114399339 who’ said they came to get infbmfiaé cure it. Shippers are unSettled in views as to seaboard prices . dent HOWes of Detroit said that 1. L was high enough, but he Was that figure. the meeting has more ‘pbultr‘y. the" ever, and egg production during the open mgpth or February exceeded an :(Co‘ntlnued from 'tPage- 0118) 38 Oakdale Manufacturing Co.- 11, 37 MaCVeagh’g ,aecefltance of the set tlement was made“ just before 111' term of edice expired and on the e of the gr‘a'nd jury inVestigation of th" oleo frauds. -’ Investigation is now going: on to! find out if the secretary of the tr ' __ury 115's Nhe authority to accept. this klnd Where the matter 113580an leYOnd civil action Prof H C. Price , lege of Agriculture of Ohio” loge at the Farmers: ind , to. March _4. 4‘99; IIE1”. "hi" " flan 90x cio‘sst continent March 18 to 22‘ 281;. These bulletins have given warn- thatrwarning The dIan gen) 9 storms predicted for February ght' torna- does‘death and r'uin'.’ in two southern _tatesi and the destruCtion of a million allars’ Worth of property in the mid- 13%? northwest 1 " ng are now givihg closer attention ‘nger.ousI storms and have made higstake on them during the past t stfirms March 16 to cloSe of month. This forecast is not based on the Old “idea of equinoctial Storms. There are times? when no équinoctial storms oc- our. to seVere storms,- particularly when , he moon and, planets are in positions . favorable to severe weather. ' ,Next disturbance will reach Pacific "11‘ SI. . valleys 24 to 26, eastern sections 27 warm wave Will1, cross Pacific slope ' about March 22 great central valleys ‘24 eastern sections 26. Cool wave ‘jwillI cross Pacific slope about March 25. great central valleys 27, eastern sections 29 , 'With'i’n a few days of March 26 the weather ferIc'es Will be at great ten- .sity arid no ‘risks shOuld be taken on Weather events about that time. It is .. ust as commendable to try to save ;.lives and property from great storms 1, as it is to engage in life-saving from q.’.’th‘e. waters, and these bulletins Will .1 gerous periods. The position of till). great, planet Jupiter warns us that, . 3 Will be a year of destructive storms, and as we have found the ,csfilises Of these. monsters great good , W I 'r- located Ithem. ‘aimch 19 to 23 and 2.6 to 30 ,é loWer Missouri valleys to the Gulfi Iastern provinces. In order to keep informed on [these forecasts. a file flIZI_,l8I bulletins and charts should be 3.1;2 .n ’ s9 ' . "get“ Part, of Pacts coast. Elsewhere less than. atu‘l'éfl not far' from; i“ , I herons etchings 16.10, 29. 9111- danger signals Will hung out durlng ' Changes are about even for {Iced and for bad ‘weathen In 1st {we ehaw the treble line represents, normal precipitation and A-s temperature; and precipitation lines rise probabi; ities e tor more precipitatioin and higher temperatures. Count one to three days earlier 201* west of that line ”.me inter (or east of it. in proportion Ito distance from that Merl- R: Which rInIns north IIItIhr'qInIg'Ih Sf.Lm‘113'..I , . (1 , Washington, D. (3 March 15 .——Last’ ' sun gave forecasts cf disturbance Carin Wave 17 to 21; cool wave 20 to big of dangemus storms for the period of this disturbance arid we repeat 1 FThlS Wonderful success ad-,' moms’hes an to watCh for dangerous But the equinoxes are favorable; .weather forecasts when they do tinue to warn the people of thesev be accompllshed by giving their: -‘dates, although we may not be able Rain .WaVes will cross. continent: Ther' 1 probably cause most rain from, or Mexico, in northeastern states and. its $32.15, oil April Will. average much, .i ‘ sualzeast of Reckies 511191,? 11 I N In 13 'h‘fi dim) arch 5, 20, 26 and 30. CoId: ,1 Ion Inent IF b".- 26 to March 2,_ Dates are i cultural College " makes the claim that the college is tati'on "may be” expected. ~ Not much rain in southern states and generally dry near the great rivers. Our south- eastern ceasts look dry for April. Unusually high temperatures east of Rockies and Cooler than usual west of Rockies are the promises for next month. April will be unusually favor- able for farm and plantation work. Good growing crop Weather will come in early in the northern states, and that month Will seem to promise splendid crops for the coming sea- son. I‘ . Our ferecast for the inauguration at Washingtbn, published in bulletin of March 1 and Written about Feb- ruary 15, proved good. Wagner, Chi~ cago’s big grain- merchant, says in his February 15 issue: “Foster is the greatest Weather forecaster.” Those live wire grain dealers know good see them. Warm March and April will ..tend. to put grain prices lower.‘ Reported ball: .:a question: regardmg legislatt staff curfew oddest 7a), a, .. . at lhe Std 6215 , ”filing of any member of ell er House on. any letter: “Lansing Editor,” Michigan Business Fanning, Detroit Mich I gladly a .. ital, or. report the all Address all (161' of the Michigan Agricultural Col- ; I lege.‘ The direct charge was made by ' . "i Senator Fred Woodworth, chairman of the Senate Committee on the Agri- Senator Woodworth not in sympathy with the farmers of the state and that Pres. Snyder does not .Ii‘Ipush’I’ the agricultural side of the college, but rather fosters the engineering and other courses The , , Senator also stated that the President did not have the confidence of the farmers in the State. All of the charges Which have been made against Pres. Snyder and the College have been answered by Mr. Snyder. It has been rumored that the Legislature would not give the college the ap- propriations which it asks for unless Pres. Snyder resigns his position. It does not appear, however, that the Legislature would dare Cripple the institution for the purpose of depos- ing its President. a: a a rl"'he other big scare of the week came when it was made known that the “First Termers” in the House had organized and had insisted that the old—timers give them a square deal. -There are 65 so-called greenhorns or “First-termers” in the House, and these men claim that the old-timers control the committees in such a man- ner that their bills are strangled and never come to light. The first news of this new organization which takes in Democrats, Republicans and Bull Moosers, came when with machine- like precision the House passed the Plumley recall substitute instead of the bill introduced by Rep. Dunn The old- timers immediately called a cau- cus to see What could be done to quiet the fighting “Greenhorns,” but KEASEY S FIELD NOTES D‘ip‘pchl fromI the Stream - Chicago Cold Storage Butter is un- der probe and is now branded as adul- terated, it being found that one-half of the stored product in that city con- tains excessive moisture in violation of internal revenue laws. This is the I conclusion of the officials of the Rev- enue Department after an inquiry that has been in progress since'last De- cember. The adolteration consists of moisture in quantities ranging from 16 to 35 per cent of the Weight of the butter. _ Have you noticed- anything wrong ‘ With your hickory trees during recent years? Our. attention has been called to several trees throughout Southern Midhigan that have recently died, and when out down the wood seems to be completely 'filled With borers or grubs; New York is losing many of her fine hickOries through a similar cause. and has asked her. State Department of Agriculture to aid ina solution of the malady, as Well as to provide a rem- edy against further attack ' . Fremorit Creamery secures expert dairymap [“88 a‘. means of furthering the interests 91% daimnen. tbsp ‘ the Iv e 119111.63 ' * w 1 I 1:13.111. , 1,.triles. that . :11 Was; 1 . The man . — 3 cost of the expert. The pastfiyear has been one of much interest in ”Western Michigan as regards the dairy; in fact so great is this inter- est that the whoppers told by land sharks regarding the fabulous returns from frdit growing in Western Michi- gan fall on deaf ears and well it may as COWS produce fertility, while fruit’ reduces it. Traverse City will Banquet Road builders this week; the business men of that city hoping to make March 13 and 14 memorial days for at least all 'those who attend. Much speaking and large promises will follow the ban- quet, the aim being to make the sea- son of 19.13 a banner one in the line of road building. President J. L. Snyder of M. A. C. appears to be a human target for the shafts of ridicule hurled from ambitious and unscrupulous mischief- makers who are trying to make out through the printed page that the man is without friends and that his administration as president of M A. C had been Without effect; but such is far from the truth. as Michigan swarms with friends who will not lis- ten to the scurrilous tongues of mOng- ‘,er,s who are seeking to besmirch the record and character of Dr Snyder The Wliiter, having ,free access to ., farmers of the state and a. personal acquaintance with 'Dr. Snyder, well {Irunderstands What the underhanded‘ new Iiofl his persecutors are. *' 1‘: if. at .- c ' ’v The big Sensation of the week at .. e»‘.‘Big Stone House” in Lansing' s the attack made upon Pres. Sny-‘ “ at large The eminent Dr. Robert Koch con—3f up to date their organization appears . to be strong enough to demand recog- . nition. ‘ 1 . , , t. I t Speaker Currie of the House has _, drafted a bill which is to do away . with County Supervisors The Speak. “ ‘ er Claims that our present system? has too many political evils, and that a few Supervisors in one section of the county can get together and cause legislatiOn detrimental to another sec“- tion and not beneficial to the county Mr. Currie’s bill will make the county the unit for assessment in- , stead of the toWnship. The bill will provide for commissioners to take the place of the supervisors-the cem- missioners to represent their counties according to its population. For ex- ample, a county having 50,000 p'opula- _ tion would be represented 1by three commissioners, etc. Many members of the House look with favor upon Rep Currie’s scheme it 3 3 Municipal ownership won a great battle in Michigan when the Verdier Home-Rule bill passed the Senate. The bill had already passed the House and is now up to the Governor for his signature. The bill is given imme- diate effect. Cities that have been urging municipal ownership will now have an opportunity of trying out their schemes. :3 t 3 ' I Michigan may have a vice commis- sion similar to the one which is create ing so much notoriety in Illinois. Miss Burton, of the Labor Department, re- cently published statistics showing why young girls are caused to lead Mm immoral lives, and this report has , had a powerful effect upon some members of the Legislature. Rept. Glasner has already introduced a bill which‘ aims to establish a vice com- mission W‘hose duty it will be to make investigations in regard to vice con- ditions in Michigan. (Continued on Page Eight) . ' .f‘ its resultant low prices, is going to have a very bad effect on this sea- son’s operations, as many have be- come so discouxaged as to cause them to neglect their orchaids. This is a regretable condition, as. the absence of spray pump and pruning shears . ‘91, from the orchard can only result in ‘ £33 a return to cull fruits and diseased .419? trees. , To Catch Rats Easily, fill a tin' pail two-thirds full of water, and then pour in a quart of cats; these will rise to the top and hide the water, place a short board from the floor I up to the top of the_,pail for the rats, to walk up on and await results. We saw such a trap in successful opera~ tion in a Livingston county farm, barn recently. It being so simple and efficacious, both in catching rats and in getting the boys out early in the ' morning ’to see “how many,”. we thought it worth passing along. ' is the Tuberculin Test a Huge . Fake, The best authorities We have " are learning to believe that it ‘is. "-13 ’v cludes that human "and animal tuber-1 culosis are in no way alike, and that animal tuberculosis is not transmit sible to the human. We do not claim, to know, but Will venture the aeser-T tion that in ten years hence that the wholesale slaughter of suspiCioug. eg the as took place a few years back", unfortunate oWuIers should list he 1’ I :imbursed for t ' ., . 911‘? losses a guess, but by don’t you stay along in' the fight 7 ' 17th them and reap part of the re- .‘ ,ards they are making possible for .' 'aEANs—DETROIT MARKET. >White hand-picked basis ..... $1.95 7 lied Kidney MICHIGAN ZONE PRICES. Zone No. 2 Michigan ............ 31.85 ‘Zone No. 3 Michigan ........... 1.90 .Zones 4, 5, 6 and 7 Michigan. . . 1.95, NOTE—We Jive you above the price. that Michlxal dealer- should be able to pay you for hen-I, hund- pickcd built, in the dlflere-t freight none: of Michigan. The. Pink Sheet ho. get the price for beans, hind- pieked basis. at the nvaraze Michi- lgan points, at 32.40 per bushel. “You are certainly doing emcel- lent worlc, just what the farmers ‘xhave needed for years.”——Elmer L. Weaver, Auburn, Ind. OATS 1The fight that the Oat situation is making, and the result it is about to show in the way of market conditions has, much to do with the expectancy we can entertain for the future. There is nothing in conditions, from a general standpoint, which shows that an advance is war- rantable either downward or upward, "instead the market situation is one of a. healthy and normal tone, but "nothing of a spirited or feverish na- ture.1 \ OATS—DETROIT MARKET. Si ndard .No. No. 3 Mixed ................. C'INCINNATILThe situation on the 7 Cincinnati market did not reveal any . materical change, but there were signs of weakening in some instances. An undercurrent favoring an easier tone was in evidence. The quality of ar- rivals was only fair. 7 OATS—CINCINNATI MARKET. Standuld 33%; No. 3 White ................. .34 No. 4 \‘Vhite ................. 33% No. 2 Mixed .................. 341/; No. 3 Mixed .................. .34 PITTSBURGH—Receipts continue to be abnormally easy on the Pitts- burgh market owing to conditions on other commodities of a sympathetic: nature. It has been somewhat hard to place Oat sales to advantage. Trade shows a tendency to slackening in pace. The tone to the general situa- tion is somewhat impaired. OATS—PITTSBU RGH MAR KET. Standard .. .33 No. 3 White .................. .35 No. 4 White ......... 1. ....... No. 2 Mixed ................. No. 3 Mixed ................. “Must have the ‘plnk sheet’; can- not farm without lt.”——W. E. Dem- ing, Evart. ' CLOVER SEED It continues to be an evidence D of faith in the general seed situation. As the season ad- ances there is a little tendency to ghtening up of the market tension. I , is questionable, of course, just what " future will bring forth because rythlng‘ depends on the manner in skills the large handlers of seed back ' Allure, airline .‘r "I, ' ’I‘lmoth'y' Seed. prime CORN D The flow of corn shipments in every direction has been Very heavy during the past week. It I is with pleasure we note present 'con- ditions, net only in effect, but War- rantably so at this writing We have been just a little afraid that-the situ- ation might waver under heavy rev ceipts. 'The present conservative standard carried out proof of the real situation, both presentand, fu- ture. Naturally we have a right to 'expect that the future of the Corn situation will be as good as it is now and should1be better. We feel that the distributor of Corn, from a raiser’s standpoint, should feel good over the outcome sofar this season. CORN—DETROIT MARKET. .No.2white ....... .. ........ No. 3white.._ ........... No. 4 white .................. No. 2 yellow ........ . ........ No. 3 yellow No. 4 yellow ................ '7. No. 2 mixed ....... . ......... No. 3 mixed No. 4 mixed .......... . ....... CORN—CINCINNATI MARKET. No. 2 white ...... . ....... . ' No. 3 white .................. 1 N0, 4 white. . . .. .............. .50 No. 2 yellow ................. No. 3 yellow ................. .51 7' No. 4 yellow ................. .49 No. 2 mixed.......: .......... N0. 3 mixed ................. .50 " No. 4 mixed ................. .49 CONN—PIT-rseu RG MARKET No. 2 white. No. 3 white .................. No. 4 white....- ............. ,. No. 2 yellow ................. No. 3 yellow ................. 'No. 4 yellow ............. . . . No. - . . No. 8 mixed .................. No.4mixed .......... ........ 53% 52% mo. handling, has glutted in many directions. .7 _. "see absolutely no future for the onion-;-:" situation because of the manner. in, “Th6‘10inlc sheel‘ is a dandy’u... w: ‘ AlfredSlocum, Loomis, Michigan :7 veloped cold feet. Omens are being offered in every direction at ridicu- 7 7_ 7 7 lously low prices. In cases where they 1 . cannot make definite sales the Onions? 4 are shipped. amng on consignmep ' The situation, as a result of“ the above been Congest-ed and: We can" ' which they have been handled. ON IONS. . Detroit. Yellow Globe. sacked, per ew't.3 .00" " Red Globe, lacked. per own. . . Yellow Cliche, hulk. per owt. .. ~ .40' Red Glow hulk. per cwt.. . . . . , 7 ,, Cln'clnnatl. “Yellow Globe, looked. per cwt... Red Globe. sacked, per’ewt. . . ;,_ . . Yellow Globe. bulk, per cwt. Red Globe. hulk. per cwt.. Plttsburg. Yellow Gobe, packed, per cwt. . .60 Red Globe. sacked, per cw-t.’ .50 Yellow Globe, bulk, per cwt.. . .50 Red Globe, hulk, per cwt. . . . . . .30 "I have handed out the sample copies which you sent here some time ago and I think you will get- some' more subscriptions as every- one that I have'shdwn the paper to thinks, it is fillinga long-felt want We farmers need help in selling our produce more than (my- thing else. If the farmer‘can sell ' he can buy, if he cannot sell there is no money to buy with. I wish you continued success with your valuable paper and assure you that I will be always ready to speak a good word for tiff—«Wallace Bros., Bay Shore, Michigan. “The only thing there will be wrong about the ‘plnk sheet’ in my opinion is, that we will have to build one or two extra asylum: to hold all the elevator and middlemen, who are going crazy over it, ha-ha.”———Joseph Ego, Weidman, Michigan, R—2. APPLES The change in the sithation D from week to Week isvery slight. We are pleased -to re- port, however, that what change there is seems to be directed along the lines of betterment in the way of price. We think the trade is grad- ually becoming aware of the situa- tion facing us, and as a result ex~ pecting that an increase in price for the remainder of this output is neces- sary, and one on which they must figure. We are aware that the' trade, from some angles, is of quite urgent ‘ nature for certain varieties, but al- ways of quality. It is the quality feature from now on which is going to be the contender for price laurels. We will be very much surprised if these high quality apples do not show a decided improvement over the preg- 7 out market level .in effect. We do appreciate, however, that quality is what will talk and to which atten- tion will be drawn, and Which will continue to draw an audience. ’ APPLES—GENERAL MARKET Fancy per barrel” ...... Wxt‘o 31.3!) Ordimlr’y; per bin-rel . .‘-,.~ %0171o 2.30. GABBAGE the State and from has been Veryxheavy last week. Storage Eggs 11 cons1dered next. mbnth ~month in Which the best stering are to .be had A Eggs draw the longest . WP centage of July Eggs would stanfl storing. The feature of prices from: now 7011 until the close of May, at least, will depend very much on the angle of storage. Howthe storage people look at the situation will de- termine very much the market level . of the Spring Egg run. We believe they are going to try to reduce the .price of Eggs going into storage from that established last season. To us it .7 appears someWhat questionable as to ' ..their being able to reduce that level. The situation is healthy, an enormous real activity exists constantly, 77 price is all we could hope for at this season, and especially with the sea» son so favorable for Egg productidu, EGGS—IGENERAL MARKér.» Large fresh Medium fresh “The pink sheet" is” all right} 7 wish it lots of success.”——J. K. Rdyé» ' mon'd, Vicksburg. There is no improvement tothe Cabbage situation to give out at this writing. There may be juSt a little relief _in sight, because it is true a few cars of Danish stock are constantly being sold and handled on outside markets, but the trouble is there is not enough stability to the situation so as to make it at all dependable. One is just as liable to run into a glutted condition as its opposite, There is no safe way to handle the situation other than to make direct and \definite sales or not ship. The consignment business should not be considered with con- ditions as they now exist. To be conservative we don’t feel there is anything warrantable in the present possibilities of the Cabbage situation. CABBAGE 7— PITTSBURGH Danish, per ton on track. . . . . $9.00 POULTRY 1 Domestic, per ton. track. .Nonn-ket “I think your pink sheet is fine and I am much interestedl"——D. E. Bose, Wolverine. 131111111 f" f ward thé high prices 7 ’ There has begin just a. ,. if we Were. to say "anything re?“ garding a change to the situaA- 1 77 . tion at all We would he to 7. nation is whatever the trade" tries to .make it. The receipts do not take care of the demand, neither will they take caie of the demand from As the fellow says, “There is. nothing to it; ’7’ the Poultry sits . now on until the. close; therefore We _7 must look, and can expect a high market level to be in evidence froml now on until the close. Early broilers. are going to start in under «most We, look. for ‘< ' favorable conditions. _ , .1 them to touch the highest point they 1 have for 10 years. see Whether .this little prediction in the “Pink Sheet” comes true. POU LTRY—DETROIT MARKET. No. 1 Tug-keys. ........ .19 to No. 2 Tux-key- .14 top No. 1 Spring Chickens. .1510- No. 2 Spring Chickens. .12 to .1 No.4 1 Fowls. ......... .14 to. . ‘ No. 2 Fowl-1 .......... 12 to No. l Geese ....... ,. -. . . .15 to. No. 71 Ducks. . ......... .19 to POULTRY— CHICAGO MARKET.‘ No. l keys....-7....77..7...'.. .17 No 2 'l‘nr eys.lh.q.k....’......77. - .11; '1 syn-7mg o no.1; . 1 Spring Uhicke ckgn no....... 2.12 21 Fowls. ....x...» . " . We will wait and _ {@6. 15, light sort $5. 50@5. 75. :gbeef bull line sales at $6. 35@7. 00 were - F'""V.)jf_'§flHF'1§U,H,~I—I¢+CD‘I‘. price was from $3. 40@5. 50. was a good keen demand for calves, ithe trade shoWing good force at an j advance of about 255, packers paying i}$11. 00. for prime There. , - 1 , ' alves With {ii-toes rang- 7 common to * - . . 5.25 to 0.00 to giincrg and 'Cu‘utters :0 mi to prime venls. Bulls ’ s supply cheaper beef. ”-stoc‘kersland feedersas were needed 1.; Cattle—Chlc'ago. The week started out with good steers going at a little advance, pack- ers and Shippers giving urgent orders .5 or, good stuff. As was the tendency st week the demand was only fair ‘ .pn grades up to about the $8.00 kind. Af-‘i discrimination was Constantly in effect on grades below. Some choice yearlings went at around $9 00 on Wédnesday, 'both steers and heifers. This was for handy Weights, which goes to show that they have gained .- and' come up to the standard previ- ously set by heavy stuff. Fat corn fed cows and heifers were leading in price relatively as high as good steers, a number going at $7. 50@8. 00, one lot of prime 875 pound heifers at $8. 20, average good heifers going at $7. 00@ vi}. }.7 50, some light‘ grades down to $6. 50 But Very few prime big cows were ' in the market such bringing $7. 75 and even higher; medium grades of corn fed nature bringing $5. 50@6. 50. Gen- eral tendency is for an advance of 151’: to 250. There was only a light run of bulls this week with an ad- vance of 10c and 150 over last week .- “Packers taking the larger portion of the supply, good grades selling around Good bologna kind bring $5. 90 In the in; evidence. Canners and cutters the cloSe of last week. The range of There vealers, the best money paid for Weeks. The range was all the Way from $5. 00@11. 00. A r‘general quota of feeders Was sell- “. g at 10c to 15c over last week’s '~~-'fif een above last. week’s e, top loads selling from Swift. Stern Sulzberger ‘ e of the nearby country kill- steers Were the main sup- ‘ this diVisio‘n. Butchering cat- ge orally Were in light supply, prices being advanced mostly 15@25 cents ‘over the preceding week; top handy- weight steers selling up to $8.25 bunch of yearlings $9. 00-. Fat coWs and heifers never sold higher, some mixed lots reach- ing up to $7. 90, but they Were of the very deisirable class. Not encugh fe- males to meet the day’ s requirements .. There Was a marked scarcity of the Northern Michigan little killing stuff and these grades found ready takers among the smaller local killers, who jNot as many and these ruled a dime to fifteen above a week ago. be filled. Top selected feeders- are selling up to $7 25@7. 50, fancy ones would probably bring more. The feed- er market appears but of line with fat cattle. Demand is strong from .the country for feeders and orders cannot be filled. Some farmers are putting on range young grazing cows, which have cost around a nickel de- livered on the farms, but prices on these have advanced so rapidly of late! that they cannot be secured for the price. Bulls were a strong com- medity, tops selling up to $7.15@7.25, nething hardly selling below a nickel. Nothing like enoughfresh cows and springers coming, there being a no- ticeabie scarcity last Menday here. Bunches of twelve to fifteen head of good Quality, heavy cows sold at - $72. 50, fancy kinds are .quoted up to $85.00@1‘00.00 for exceptionally fancy ones. ' Indications are that cattle sup- ply Will dwindle right along now until the range cattle from the southern country begin .to move marketward, which will be sometime next month. Predictions are being made that me- dium and common, cattle are get- ting so scarce that prices will hold up on high-priced steers, which will have to'take the place of the cheaper . cattle and a goodly number of which . are on feed. Most authorities are of the opinion that good feeding cattle will continue to advance in price. In the 'west steers costing from $7175@ ‘8.00 are being bought for the feed lots. ,To make a dollar thesesteers must come back at $9 or better, with corn even at 35@40 cents per bushel. That there is a cattle scar- city—the Worst the country has ever witnessed—cannot be doubted. Some authorities are agitating the passage of a law preventing the slaughter of calves, in order CATTLE—CHICAGO crook , YARDS. e61 steel-l. good J’ef’ntéE a. medium tosfi ' ~ 1‘? 9 or t 11 Ice v name heaVy ...... $8.50 103 9.10 ,, 999 9 9 9 999 y’ ’Medium to fair heavy Tandy weight butch-Q . ,' . . ‘eé 1 - -751! toe-.25“ ‘ 7 CATTLE—BUFFALO s'rocK ,‘ YARDS. ' ' steers ............. s “8.50 to coho, bringing ' Ordererom Pennsyl- - 'vania and Maryland points could not to replenish the 8.11050 8.40; ' 9 Weights; good yorkers ranged from . _ $9 25@9. 30, and light yorkers and pigs ’13 ; Minded mostly at $9. 30, With roughs , ~ j bringing from $8. 20@8. 30, stags $6. 50 *1 .‘7'@ .ent'eVen higher _ ‘ “set prices,_which the public is pro-' 'Etec‘ting against ' :1- Calves—Buffalo. “Monday calf receipts at Buffalo“- { '{1200 head. ‘. lOwer range than for the closing day' ~ Active trade at quarter of last week. Bulk of choice veals, $11. 50; fair to good grades, $9. 50@ " 11. 00. Culls unchanged, bringing from ‘ $9.00 down. Calf Quotations. Calves, choice to extra. $11.00@1t1. 75 , Fati- to good Cull and common Light thin Fed calves flPlgs 120 down ' re 1- ' cent hog ’will be a reality before he" trade has gotten Well into the spring: 01‘ summer. HOGS—BUFFALO STOCK YARDS Extreme hen-vies 280 up. $9.10@$9.15 Heavies 240 to 280 9.10@ 9.20 Mediums 220 to 240 . . . . 9.15@ 9.25 Mediums 190 to 220 . . .. Mixed 180 to 220 ....... Yorkers 150 to 170 Do light 130 to 150 .. tate hogs Heavy ends Hogs—Detroit. ‘ The receipt of hogs remain very close to that of last week. The mar- ket opened up in a most active man- us; with the disposition, of the tiade to take’ hold of everything in sight, --.With a noticeable advance in price being brought into play. The run consisted of a goodly number of handy weight butcher kind the kind that the butcher trade ahd the majoxity of trade were looking after. The trading all around was of a most harmonious nature. The future was one of real promise generally. HOGS—DETROIT MARKET. Fair to choice butchers. $8 70 to $8. 80 Light“ (rights ’ .70 to 8. b1) Bonn-l. according to ................ 3.00 to 3.25 8.70 to 8.80 ................ One-third off Hogs—Chicago. Hogs set a new high point for the .year last week, the highest point es- tablished since last October, fancy handy Weight hogs going as high as $8.80. The trade was active, almost of a feverish nature, being constant- ly given good support by shippers and speculators. Packers got into the game quite early, securing the larger portion of their requirements at $8.60 @865. About 40 per cent of the re. ceipts have gone to shippers. October 24th last a corresponding price of $8.80 was in evidence. Not since this time has this figure been attained. On October 22nd the marked soared to the $9. 00 mark. Mixed packers found ready sale at $8 35@8. 55, medi- um butcher kind $8. 55@8 60 Fiom the sound of the gong until the close of the market the squeal of the hog on the Chicago market meant some- thing. HOGS—-—CH ICAGO STOCK YARDS. Mixed packing ........ $8.35 “1:88.55 Medium and butchcrs.. 8.57 to 8.0:: Poor to good heavy packing Lightweight; Selected 260-300-“). packers Pigs and throw-outs 8.25 to 8.50 8.50 to 8.07 8.52 to 8.80 . 2.00 to 8.85 Hogs—Buffalo. Extremely high prices last week caused too liberal runs at all of the markets for the opening day this week and the result Was that the buying end‘ was in the saddle. Buffalo had 85 cars or 13,600 head. At Chicago the supply was 70,000, heaviest con— tribution for many Mondays back. Prices. under heavy receipts, were lowered from 15@30 cents, as com- pared with last Saturday’s close. Buy- ers and sellers Were slow in reaching terms, but after the market was es- tablished trading was *active and 75 per cent of the offerings had passed over the scales by noon. Packe1s paid from $9. 15@9 25 for their Bulls still remain in the big ma- rity on ,the hog deal among the, Sheep and Lambs—Detroit. 3' There was a falling off in the reL ceip'ts of both Sheep and Lambs this-- week, with a commonly accepted ad— , vance of 100 to- 250 on all grades. There was a real sharp demand in evidence with t- 6 tone to the situa- ‘ tion all that coulZJ be expected. Everyw thing from cull heep to prime lambs _ were taken hold of freely from the“ outset. SHEEP —- DETROIT STOCK YARDS. Lambs. good to choice. $8.. )0 to $8. 75 Do fair to good 8. 00to 8.50 Y curling lnlnbs. choice. 7.50 to 8.00 Mixed sheep " 5.75 Cull sheep ’ 4.50 Sheep and Lambs—Chicago. in keeping with the advance on the Hog market the Sheep and Lamb situ- ation came into the running in almost as pronounced a manner as did their bristly companions. The highest level was maintained on sheep that was f ever established since last May. Trade was active throughout and "sellers were well supplied with buyers. It was a case Where everything was in . the sellers’ favor. Everyone shaking his head “no” on a bunch of stuff was, ~ followed by one with the opposite sign. The undertone to the market was remarkably good with an early (11 aIancc made of all offerings. The quality 1an Well 11p in this week’s 11111. Some choice 100 pounds Westv ern we! thers sold at $7.00 some good 130 pound kind going at $0.75, some good native ewes going at $6.00@6.50, one lot of fancy 125 pound ewes going at $6.75, the highest price established in many months for any grades, culls going at $4. 25@4 75, some very thin going at $4. 00. The high point for bucks was $5 00 with the average at $4 0061- 4.15. 0 SHEEP —— CHICAGO STOCK YARDS Lambs, good to choice. .$8.00 to $8.85 Do fair to good . 8.40 to 8.00 Do cull to colann . 5.00 to 600 Yearling lambs, choice 7.60 to 8.25 Do, cull to fair ....... 6.10 to 7.00 W'cthers, choice 0.50 to 7.00 Ewes, choice handy ““eighlt " 6.00 Do choice heavy . . . . '. 0.75 Cull sheep ............. 4.00 to ‘ 5.50 B licks 4. 5.00 Sheep and Liambs—Buffalc. Best Monday run of sheep and , lambs this Week for many weeks past v. ——85 cars or 17,000 head. More good -, lambs on offer than for some time \ “‘In your letter you ask if there was anything I could say to make the paper better. I will say that the paper is- good enough for me, but there is one thing I will say,’ that I would like to see ,9 Gleaner elevator just about ten‘ “ ' on every railroad in In, Michigan, then we could . ness. They surely 1:61) “'99, corner; we do the werkgmt‘ , get the p’rofit.”——Andrew al.1111119, Claire, Michigan. , - m 'U Lambs, good to chOiee .fi9.00@80.25 Do fat: to good ....... .90 150 cull and common. 8.00@ 8.50 .Do Iklps ............ 0.@00 7.25 Yearling wethers, choice 8.00 8.50 ‘I Do 91111 to fair 7.50 Do ewes, choice . . 6.50@ 1.00 ' ;Weth9rs, choice ..... 0.75@ 7.25 Mlled sheep . ......... 0.50 @ 6.75 7 buses—.BUFFALO STOCK “ YARDS. t ' ‘EWes.<-holce handy waging-55% 'V‘Kentnck , Harrisburg Ginch lump. . {Pocahontas lump. and egg .. Michigan domestic Much lump“ ‘ Anthrac1te egg, stove or nut. notations on anthracite coal " are base I . ‘ Do choice heavy ..... 00 6.50 011ml sheep ..........-.3.00@ 5.50 Bucks 4.75 .............. ’ vi. 3900@‘ r _ Coal. , The. Spring like weather has loos- ‘gened up the coal situation to some " I extent. lover we are not looking ”forward to The cold weather practically any change in general conditions. Prices are about as low as we can expect and most of the operators are . , . just mining enough coal to take care of their contract orders. .Nearly all of the operators are quot-i ing prices on basis of April ship- ment. In some cases April prices are a little higher than May quotations, but we are inclined to believe that if the Weathei continues Sprinrrlike, April, May and June prices will be on the same basis. The majority of the dealers are go- ing to stock 'up with coal early in the season. They figure that money invested in coal bought on low prices is a good investment. The money in- vested usually nets them about 25 per cent. All consumers shOuld bear this in mind and adopt the same plan as it is one of the business problems that comes up in “Business Farming.” The Anthracite situation is a little , easier and operators are lining up the 1:; 11111111. .4x2-incfh egg Pocahontas mine run. Npte: on gross tons. . , FLOUR AND FEED The Wheat market is such that th9~ large mills have not changed; their prices on flour and feed. The demand for Aflour seems to be increasing, While the demand for feed is not equal to . the present supply- . Price Kind. , per bbl. .‘ ‘ “Blend” flOur,1/8-paper sacks. $ 525 Spring patent ........... . . . . . . 4. 50 I ’i‘oweling sacks or Wood barrels 20c higher ,, Per ton Coarse corn meal ............. . 23.0 , Cracked corn ............ 24 50 Chop feed ........... ;.......,.21.00 Coarse middlings ............. 23. 50 Fine middlings .......... 1 ....... 24. 50 Bran (standard) .............. 21. 50 The above prices are f. o D De- tr01t Mich, on car lot shipments. Tankage, averaging 60 per cent protein, $41 per ton f. o. b., Chicago, MORE MONEY WANTED. “I don’t know anything about this . investigation. nor do I know any- thing of the plans of the association - to get more money for their product. I. know though, they should have it “Chi(ago consumers pay 8 cents a '- quart for milk. The farmer should get half that much. Last year the dairymen got only 2% cents a quait, or $1. 26 a‘hundred pounds.” 7 our of EVERY 10 REAL BUSINESS FARMERS WHO RECEIVE A SAMPLE COPY OF THE “PIINK- SHEET" money in Michigan. Michigan. I..- MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING. IDearI Sire—For the 50c enclosed send me the‘ ‘pinkesheetI” for 50 weeks: . I I grows better every issue. will want the “pink—sheet” if you are a farmer making your Never before have the farmers had an independent market and crop reporter, bound by no clique or faction, working in no one’ s interest but the farmers of, Mail This Coupon, with 509 for a full I50 weeks subscription to Michigan Business Farming" By all means YOU "3 Subscribe Today as I 0, 000 Business Farmers Have Already! I . . _ \ , ‘ den 3. use the country roads to any extent and hence are exempted irbni ‘39 large Ia tax as is placed upon the pleasure “cars. ‘ DETROIT, MICH. I1 ‘ 'IMichisan is being miserably to 11 1’. th R . .- ‘ ‘1: Michigan fruit growers obliged to- place their name on’ every closed package of fruit that leaves their farm A bill to this effect has been introduced by Rep., JakWay. The bill has been amended to prohibit ii .1 commission merchants from opening ' packages of; fruit, vegetables, 1' etc.- Misrepresentation by placing the best . fruit at the top of the package will be unlawful if this bill passes the Legis- lature. e :11 e - I .jThe movement to limit the session of. the Legislature was nipped" in the bud. SenatonI Odell introduced ares- olution calling for the Legislature to ' cease business on April 11th, but his resolution was turned down flatly. , t S ' it The House voted to submit the W0- men’S‘Suffrage, amendment at the Spring election by a vote of 73 to I19; Reps Murphy and Foote did‘not vote. The amendment to the constitution Which will be voted on in the spring 1 has been amended so as to exclude, from suffrage alien women. There are many rumors concerning the cam- paign which the liquor interests are planning to defeat the amendment in Michigan 8 t * An excellent bill, making it unlaw- ful for one man to treat another in ,a saloon, was defeated in the House last week. The final vote on the measure jstood 43 to 34. I 4* I Citizens of Jackson have started a campaign to remove the State Peni- tentiary from their city. The ex-con- victs make undesirable citizens, and . the recent troubles at the prison have made'the citizens generally anxious to get'ridof the inStitution. A move- ment to institute prison farms was another factor which aroused .the’ Jackson citizens. * * it Conditions never looked more favor-. able for the State-Wide Prohibition measure in Michigan. The hearing which was held in the House last Wednesday night was the scene of much lively speech- making and con- siderable hissing Attorney Manches» ter of Detroit represented the saloon interests and his remarks called forth , continued hisses from the audience. in the face of the present agitatloh it looks very much as though. the Legislature w0uld permit the voters of the State to decide Whether or not ' they wish to continue the license sys- tem. State prohibition Will be effctive now since the Wébb Bill has passed Federal Congress making it un-I 1 fipm ful to ship liquor from a wet to a? a; adry state. I' .1 . I e e ,‘e The proposed trunk; 1199 roa" 1 year it Will, be! [made when the bill LIhas yet been introduced in regard be “insured; the receiver pa . exceed $100, and th9,,s9nde' I s Ilrangement is to go mto‘éifect at on ‘ ‘ and can only be used at Postbm . sing are coming here for their best“ and pork, and they can’t get it. “The price of steers Went up $1; 95"?) ' hind on its elders of- pork and beef .and no relief seems to be in slight. 'all applicants must_ come underI the FARM FOR SAL ' i . 't" ‘ I. I Two years ago he generality - i . tax for the“ Stat $31 1309 .* ‘ The H0999 has passed a hill j ‘ pertioning the Stat‘e for Coil .. " ' a1. districts”. Senators claim there will be some important reache , 9 9:": u: :..» PARCELS POST PACKAGES MA . 'NOW BE SENT -.Z.C (1-D... The greatest imp’rot’Iement' :Wh the Pardels Post of’ the United States 1399 iOr Which his packs. for the value of the pack which are Money- order. offices. :1: it e . *‘ ' . What’s wrong with Michigan’s cat- tie and pork, producers? -De'alers' from small towns surrounding M: T11 1009] brand: of the Hammond B9 Company cannot supply its own trade. 100 pounds on Monday Last week a; schedule of prices went into efi9c‘t: " which boosted cows $1 per 100‘ pounds; stéers, $1.50 per 100 pounds; hogs, $3 :per 100 pounds. inond Company is -,10 000 pounds be. IR *.* charges of Prof. Davenport b'y :ssy ing that, politics cOuld- -not enter 111139" the County agent proposition because lllll their merits. Seed pats, anél Bag, run sALE We, WI 89.161149, Mich. Rfd 5. S91ithern [and‘C' ‘ gichisaniichepp pep . . . ‘ usiness Farthing, EGG? for hate Iraigeds