gal-tel: , and o of Iig'ter-* n the stafe;I' ‘Iiicity Committed” of m3,\Natioml me and the Eru “ ,8- 11d Produce ' ASsOCiatiOn, get/together on if 11E known as the Cole bill. 111111“ 'as‘ it W111 become a .- . ersehll the terns: prod-dots scld admission With the exception at "flee and“ thunger It proyides - sion merchant has ten days in which to satisfy the f/rmer allowing for ' time it reg-dime tor the correspond- @1106 to pass back and forth through Ins mans. T- In case the commission Ipierehant does an initially the farmer, 2 he letter then can file a Verified’chm pleIntMth the Dammisslo'ner... 5i Agri- gultfifer Who then gives the commis- wsion me£0113nt severe-l days notice ”be gore he cani aha his books in 3131127311 apestiga 0n. ( mieelmier 1745” only.-. the account _QIr that com; at in the o‘fice ofr‘the cemmission herchant The commission merchant must also send accdunt iof- sales and ' _ficcheck to shipper within 48 hours code are sold unlese otherWise upon. ,- - - Ther 3re several provision; under :5 whibh he “Cause of 1a produce “ merchent\can be takemaWay. One is in 70338 311 unsatisfied judgment standslhgains't him. Another tea false .. .. statement made to shippers with in- tent to deceive Another is misrepre- sentatio'n' as to quality of goods re~ ,c’eived. ' Another 13" av? comfimatiofi ‘ ,1, 3gré xi;- between commission merchants to fix __.; 3911055 thud still another is a refusal to send. account at sales and check Within time provided; by law. , If: ‘the Commisfioner 9: Agriculture candida to resist such go; ca? carry the mat- ‘f wesry..wranm t e Agricultilral-Committee, tfié ,7 : a: the marhet. ‘ ,sheet‘ ’to the rams of Michigan, and their families. The Com- - KEICUItIure in making: ”a investing” will be allowed tor. QNE CENT PER COPY ( " MONEY CAN BE MADE . heroic going to press, We secure quotations " Iveralicoflmodlttes from the principal market centers. A~ ‘i‘tatement- covejfing conditions, our predictions and special ‘ ‘ with each commodgy on the following pages. The’ VV widest- gnaw—{9113 are: _ ;I~~Ig.._ Whedtrhlm I White (large mills paying) ...... $1. 06 W’gheat, N052 Red (large mills paying) ....... . 1.07 Oats, Standard .... ............. .. ~. .. .35 RYew .. “ ... .. .. Beans Hay (best market ides}, New York) at. ...... 20. 00 Potatoes (best market today, Pittsburgh), at .48 Butter r .33’ Poultry....... .17V2 Dressed Hogs (Detroit Market) .10% Eggs ._.___.. .18V2 B Y way of explanation the prices quoted: “Large Mills are paying? cah‘ vVlooo noon « , refers to the prices paid 1' o. b.1'nills for the quality quoted We .. ”give yen the “best market today” merely to how you what prices could be secured for commodities quoted if same ere on track at mar- kets named. These quotations, carefully considered, give you the drift 4*. “ _ an; 7,17: @1110 Farmers in Pltlftil Need r March 27th. ---.The latest dispatches just received from thi: flood districts of Ohio, show that thousands of farmers in '-, Our sister; state are in dire distress and calling with piteous cries for «‘help from their more fortunate neighbors. “We cannot use 1de or clothing yet, WE / Governor Cox wires: NEED MONEY!” ' I have stopped the preSses to send this appeal through the‘ ‘pink~ LET US, WHO HAVE BY PROVIDENCE BEEN SPARED THIS GREAT CALIAM’IITY, CONSIDER IT A PRIVILEGE,- RATHER THAN A DUTY TO LEND A HELPING HAND PROMPTLY IN THIS EMERGENCY! ‘ / The cities are responding to the cities cries for help, THE FARMERS OF MICHIGAN MUST CARE FOR THE FARMERS for'rH—EIR NEIGHBORING STATE , I OPEN 'A RELIEF FUND FOR THE FARMERS OF OHIO j’WITH A PERSONAL PLEDGE OF $25, and” the personal promiSe . to see that every ny forwarded to this fund is distributed wisely, to suffering farmers in dire need! , I’ASK EVERY FARMER WHO READS THIS TO START THE BArbL ROLLING IN HIS OWN NEIGHBORHOOD—GET SCHOOLS, FARMERS’ ORGANIZATIONS, CHURCHES IN- TERESTED— V I , —I—.-BUT FORWARD THE MONEY AT ONCE! VA DOLLAR IN TIME IS WORTH NINETY— NINE; RECEIVED LATE! Send _any amount, large or small, addressed: -.- ...;A‘MR GRANT E-LOCUM, for RELIEF FUND, 95 FORT ”ST” DETROIT, MICHIGAN.” In God’s name answer this appeal- , from your nearby brothers and sisters of the soil, as befits strong. I be aVOided, 50 WEEKS ) OR MORE IN LIVE STOGK IT :CWILL TAKE TEN YEARS TO BUILD UP A NORMAL SUPPLY OF BEEF STEERS. Very Seldom do We Find a Scarcity fof Live Stock When Feed is Plenti- ful—eFarmers’ Golden Opportunity. From all sources comes the report of a scarcity of live stock, and meat mices are sure to be higher instead of lower. No less an authority than M. F. Horine, statistician f01 the Union Stockyard and Transit Com‘ pany, of Chicago, has figured out that it will take a decade to build up a normal supply of beef. steers. The same authority also figures out that I similar conditions prevail in the sheep industry. Figures are given covering :1 five-year period in the leading Amexitan malkets and the whole situation is summed up in the Chic-a; go Faimers & Drove1s.‘,lou1ual as fol- lows: Notwithstanding the facts present- ed, the total numbex of cattle and calves classified as ‘stockels and feed- ers,’ but including large number of cows and heifers bought for breeding_ smelt, shipped out irom-the‘fiw prinr‘ cipal western markets during the year 1912 was 101,070 head less than during the year 101'], 41,355 head less than the five—year avexage, 1907 to l911, inclusive, and 133,635 less than’ in 1907, since when the population has increased fully 10,000,000; and while the number of such cattle Ship- ped out during the first two months of the present your exceeded the ab- normally small movement for Unicor- responding period of 1912 by 61,980 head, yet the total number is 2,939 loss than in 1911, and only 11,362 in excess of 1007, when the figures more fully indicated a stocking up of feed lots and were less freighted witlrI breeding stock and young stock ship- " nod to regions heretofore supplying young cattle to the markets. The greatest problem before cattle feeders, farmers, grazers and ranch- mcn at the present time is Where to find enough young cattle to consume their feed and the grass of the com- - ing season, and how to get enough beef. breeding cows to provide for fu- ture herds. They simply are not in the country, and the consequence is that them is bound to be a shortage of beef cattle in the United States for at least another decade, because it will take that long to build up a. normal supply of beef steers ready for slaughter, and meantime our popu- lation of nearly 100,000,000 is grow- ing at the rate of approximately tw0 millions per year, and both present and future increase in consumption must be provided for. As all other beef producing coun- tries are in substantially the same condition as to their cattle supply. there can be no relief from abroad for consumers, and American stock- men are in no danger from foreign competition The only possible way by which a beef famine in the United States can is for the farmers of the (Continued on Page Four) ant on the part of. lecalf. denim, 35$ .- great many points, to loosen up and: come into the market for at least the. better qttalities of hay. As the other our , ..., tor-est isvt‘he disposrtion hepar- treme’ to this situation We are most pleased to note that the producers of ' hay are manifesting a more firm pos'i.’ , .4 tion than they have manifested at any time since the inception of the season. The disposition on the part of the dealers would go to ‘slroW that there Was just a little better outlook or, .. 1119.116;be high all of August Will- she that they had become aware o: the , true situation got over their decided scare so that they were now ready to" do business; This manifest disposi- tion on their part 0qu- go to show that the outline we ave been giving you in the “Pink Sheet” is beginning to dawn on the handlers of hay over the State as being the true concep- < ‘- tiOn we should have of the situation and its possibilities. We continue to be aware of the most serious situa- tionpconfronting us, of the most rigid discipline on part of the distributors -..that is necessary, but we also c0n~ tinue to believe that it is conserva- tively possible to bring about a bet- terment of the present conditions in the near future. ,The over supply of ‘ poor qualities of hay continues to grow in evidence. The impossibility of marketing every pound of this class of hay seems to be well assured. We don’t think it conservative, on basis of possibilities, as they" show at the present time, to‘look for all the low classes of hay to go on the market this season. On the other hand, there is a decided shortage on the better qualities. This feature con. . tinues to be in evidence and proves itself with more force as the Weeks go by. The trade is constantly ask— ing, and always demanding bay of better qualities than is running at the present time. Shipments of these better qualities are meeting with ready sale on practically any mar- ket in the States, today, and in mostg cases is drawing a premium, on basis of conditions, which would appear natural. On basis of the constant watch we are keeping 0n the hay situation we cannot help but feel that if the farmers of the State of Mich" igan, would concentrate their efforts, “standout boldly for principle, go in— to the fight prepared to stay, that we could, as a' result, bolster up the hay situation and show a decided im- provement. When you have entered into the fight in this manner and car- ried it along well regulated and scien~ tific lines, the outcome will be a bet- ter market for qualities of hay of me dium classes, a. slight help will be noticed in the extreme poor classes, but the main difference and main help to the situation, you can look for, is along lines of quality from very light mixed or gOOd cOlor up to N0. 1 Tim- othy. .Grades below this are going to have one awful fight and be con— tinuously under a handicap. In a ma- jority of cases, and taking the State of Michigan as a whole, the raisers of hay have made a mistake this sea- son. Had they fallen in line with the principle set by the “Pink Sheet” early in the season, thereby regulat- ing the flow of hay to the outside market, there would have been a de- cided improvement as a result. it is almost April, the season is fast ad- vancing to the point Where certain qualities of hay are not supposed, Dairy] naturally, to have a market. feeding and cattle feeding in general, will soon be a thing of the past. With this avenue of escape, there is natur- ‘ can figure. ally no way out for heavy clover' mixed hay and other hay closely c‘on- forming thereto, but we still have flVe months during which good, clean, ~mand for old Timot , will he. no market whateyer fo ,other classes of trade Wiiljafien W x classf but unless it has the hay instead There is hope {u hay; none/Whatever for poor. HAY-va-MIOHIGAN zone: unload Zone N6.1{ ' Zone No. 2 Zone No.3 Zone'flVo. 4 ZonefNo, 5, Zone No. 0 .Zone No.7 NOTE-4T1. price. ‘lvei; fine" on—‘a buli at No.1 Timothy in it the dint-rent Michigan height apnea. Thu the. 70‘ the Inc. that lieu-'4’ can dealers. should he able to ”7' to: this «willow! . a. lunar ~ no". nude: ext-till nil-kc: an tion. Beirut v Michigan. .- . Michigan. . --. _Michlgan. . at. ..,r. 1f.30 DETROIT—The continues tcr be struggling along on bg‘low showing only mand~ an indefinite basis as reflects on any quality of hay exceptin high Claoss No 2 Timothy or grades et—ter anything below there is really no doe- finite basis whatever on which. you There continues to be a good demand for good hair, which can be bold only at quotations, but . stands at a little premium. A good _ ’ 1720.. “ ’ __ of mew, 54 2.11.00. . L , of st'aW With 3'3” can: of car of hay carries its sale strength: with it. for sale can make demands. "In cases of this kind the situation is in the seller’s favor, but on Qualities be- low the buyei has everything very much his own way. HAY—DETROIT MARKET. “ i No. l'l‘lmothy. $14.00 No., 2 Timothyrr'fi. . . -§- .. I . . 12. No.3 Timothy .. ..... '. ...... 9 Light mixed ....... ...........12. No. 1 Mixed .......... .. ... 11 No, 2 1nixed .................. 8.00 . Rye Straw 9.00 ..I \that and Out Straw .......... 8.00 PITTSBURGH—No trouble. ,what— ever to dispose of good hay. at top The party“ OWning or having“ figures but the market continues stag- ' nant on lower grades, very diflicult indeed to plaCe hay at Set prices. Threshed hay is unusually dull as is also the case of clover hay of com- mon quality. The range between No.“ 2 clover "mixed hay and No. 1 is.a1~-’ most 100 per cent. That shows the situation. at HAY—~PITTBBU RGH MARKET.» CHICAGO—Chicago reports a de— crease in arrivals this last week with the demand keeping up well,,n very firm market is the result. Good No.1 and better Timothy is especially scarce. A few cars arriizing Were. sold aboyp quotatibns.— Hay running in the good No 2 clashes: mo teak the benefit in the Way «or sympathy and reaped a reward. Straw is very low on the Chicago’ market *- in itself” 4 No. 1 Timothy hay ........... $15 .00 No.2 Timothy hay. . . ., ....... 13. 00 No. 3 Timothy. . . ...... . . 10.00 No. 1 Light mixed hay. . . . 12.00 No. 1 Clover mixed hay ...... 12 .00 No 1010\erh&¥.............12.00.." Fine Prairie Packing Hay” .. 10.00;; No. lOat straW.............. 9.00’ No. 1 Rye straw“.- 10.00~ No. 1 Wheat suawh.‘ ..... .’.' .1. 9.00 .4" 111 1' port. The enrrespen year shows 373 cars of hay ‘1 'Hlly, stock‘- . M .. . . 11¢ rye‘ straw. ....,. Tangled 270 “row. . . . 15:0. - Ont itrnw . . . .11.“ _ NOTMOI-ge hue- weigh 31m! 209- to 260 ”on!" medium We! 11'6”. “ to 1”.’°‘nd.a . 6 :77 1 . ll. Hay, cloVer mar . . page» ». 'NE‘W YORK-«There is hereafter V movement" to give but as existing—4111 the New VYork market for the; pubs: Week. Receipts continue to by very -Iibe1al,' but only .45 small portion of the same are anything like top quail? gties‘. The market on common quail-'- ties continues to be _of a: dragging na- ’ture With nothing in the irrimedrate future showing a betterment . ,- g—‘y‘ ‘ aAv—Nsw YORK MARKET. New Hi7: LF’“ Emil Timothy— - hale-.9 bales. . Choice. . .. urge-1.19mi“. No. ,1 . .v. . . . . . . . {$321.3 $20.53. No. 2 ., ‘. .;.,.—,.;.-'i'.*'. . . 31,9. _ 19.00 " ’ No. 3..... ......... .1. ‘ 1 14:00, ” Shipping . . . . ...... .....‘. 14.00 - 14.190. 31.1211: Clover Mixed. .. 17.00. “17.00- No. 1 Clover Mixed. .1650. .. 10,50 . No. l- Clover. . . . ..... .1620!) ‘3~16.09.T V 3 : - No. 2 Clover 1111211111.... lag _ 13.50”“ ' ' No. 2 Clover.. ...... .. 15. _. “ .1 r " Strnw— . 3- ._ , No. 1 Rye. . .yr. . . . . . . 1.7.90 7!; _1{..2nn.... ...... mos-— ”1N9.10‘nt............. I0 11.00 . N6. 1 Who-1.. 1’ 2 ..LmQ hale- who!“ from : 1:011:80 to 1607110111163. 1" “Please renew my subscriptianfio .,M_;B. F I thmlc it is a dandy paper ' P for the Remark—James Jainism, 'iNorth Brunch ,._ . Pfhatitwouldf min: «Inga-n Mu “ _ .3; thlsygécam w .. potato“, is » ‘‘‘‘‘ 10st fer aféttermentgoi the outside market W gest that you rook forty and. iandj prepare first in act: thah Liverpool no. .5110; W bl} com-5“ you as to whether mat- amount of toll 1‘1"}; 0 - .L-S‘L .39“ rug-Q}. re;- 7.90% _ T51” Miohi5an _ mjg It is Quite gen- “ 11m max. I believe - magician and Loftm 5120‘ mm earflesjly hoping 1 the day when the farmers tom have warehbuses at their lo-' ’ ‘éhtpziiny points, where alftheir -Lm 1.111.; and c5mwt‘ors will hovea ., en‘tral distributing ware- ‘ . present time. anon: . ... . y... . g; minis establishing 91 a 111' manufactured 11111111111311.1611, it he th6 dealer} 5 position, with-your 'r'Lom a market standpoint from dp'oint that would “Show an fin: iu‘terested 1L'1L be constantly, in the cut- 011 " would be continuously future and regulating ’ firm from day to day to gut possible. These frenzied ovements and; tie- -ups would not be The dealers over the State admit it when they tell us of tho manner in , . which they have put the bean crop on -' gthe market so far, dumping their good beans, the Very best we had, .into the market when the weather was cold and freezing and then when the weather got. warm in our South ern outlet they had damp beans there, ready to spoil You can see the situa- tion and '_appreciate the mistake. The beans or a questionable nature should have gone into 11151311111191 when the ”weather was cold.\ The hard dry (beans would stand up under any Tweather conditions. ‘foial Frenzied finan- profit led the dealers of the State of Michigan into a trap which ~ has caught the entire bean market and is holding it in its jaws at the The 500 per bushel on the early run of beans looked so big to them that they took at and in tak— ing it destroYed the whole bean situ- They speak the truth when they say that the outside markets are a bélconszdered together.” Madge Gehtm-I Lake reasons, as... put forth by . iii! h'ean dealers, as‘to why we are emerienc‘ing our present dilapi- “dated beaii market We showed you tom Ehe‘; stare of the season up to the L L ‘ prese‘ht On the yery- first run of early a profit of 9 Leave it to ' beans their sates“ ShoWe around 500 per bushel is fist or1noii. We claim that it Shows the advantage the handlers of beans. or anyothfit commodity, wit} take when shay. get. .1119 chance. Wears.) know} uses .291» iIL “and we hopeiyou begin to appreCiate, a greatdeal that just as long as you use “Toll Agents” to toll your stuff instead of. .. your own “Hired Man’ to sell your . stuff Will you be facing and experi« LL wo id have p1otected full of damp beans. They are given trouble, causing rejectiOns, etc No question abOut it but the trouble is, there is no excuse for thesa beans be- ing there at this time. They eithe1 ought not to have been bought from the producer in the first place, 01 should have been sold and put on the market at a time When the weather them The sit ation simply proves that these fel- lows who are finishing our beans ready 1361 market had made a mighty poor job of it this year. It gives an- other reason Why We as producers BEANS—dDETROIT MARKET. White hmld-p’fckcd basis ...... $1. 80 Red Kidney 1.90 MICHIGAN ZONE PRICES. Zone No. 2 Michigan .......... $1.60 Zone No. 3 Michigan ........... 1.70 Zones 4, 5, 6 and 7 Michigan. 1.70 NO’l‘b—We the you above the lithe- thlt Michigan donor. should able to pay you tor beans. hund- plcked bush. In the dlflerent freight zone- of Michigan. The Pink Sheet ,haa let the price (or beans, hand- picked an“. at the uvemo Michi- gan points, at $2. 40 per bushel. , m own stun 51nd W11 m tmgo ahead and jg Liar us“ If you have got good ’ 1-th fora better 111111111 LBotn\quotations, change in the oat situation from any angle whatsoever. tone to the situ- ation, and general conditions are on about the same old basis as pre- viousiy r‘eported. It is almost won‘ 3 There isLL. really no particular ‘ derfur that the oat situation oeuld eyen hang Where it has been this year With‘other coarse feeds in their depressed condition and the corn mar- ket running on so normal 9. basis, but everything seems to- indicate that about oumpresent standard of levels ' will be maintained for a-shOrt time. "Just what the Spring trading is going to develop to is a question. We feel that the future should bring improve- ment to the situation. We almost be- lieve it will. There are angles to the situation, however, that we, nor any- one else, can dope out with any de- gree of accuracy. OATS—DETROIT MARKET. Standard No. 3 white No. LWhlte. . ............... No. 2 Mixed... . No. 3 Mixed.. CINCINNATI—«There was nothing at all spirited in the trading on oats in the past week. Offers were not very large, but were easily able to meet all apparent wants. Low grades are hard to sell at set prices, while top grades are moving along readily at quotations. OATS—CINCINNATI MARKET. Standard No. 3 White........ No. 4 White ................. No. 2 >Mrixcd .................. N0. 3 Mixed .................. PITTSBURGH—The Pittsburgh oat market is exceptionally dull and un- interesting, but very little life or tone to the situation. The majority of arrivals continue to .be of poorer grades, which are indeed very hard to place. OATQ—PITTSBU RGH MARKET. Standard . ........... . ...... . No. 3 Whlte.. ..... No. 4 V‘Vhlte ............ No. 2 Mlxed........... No. 8 Mixed.......... “f enclose stamps to pay the re— mainder of my yeagsksubscm‘ption to Michigan Business Forming, the ‘pinlc sheet,’ which I like very much.”—Geo. E. McGowen, William- ston, Michigan. Coulis-ad on Pine Six . _. fur-intuit: e 'ow that. Nt. .- 1 Tim 3 y hay is, worth SI I600 nor ton. “The tr am being gQ. 411. Would shoot that - deale- \grfi Tuscola. cougty should pay , ‘1 ea use {egg 9' y 8 ma jwoighi: of a this - negates 3115911491110“: hay; " can: My: all 111110.: ifiofeu’f‘r rags-1.. ew’ LZono 3—-_—Bay City. ' Chicago Zone Mmenville. ”Cincinnati _ j ‘. Detroit “ : MIL-Vicksburg. Chloe “11”“ New York City ................. Pittsburgh Cincinnati .... ................ u Detroit New York City. . . . . . Pittsburgh NLe‘w York City. Pittsburgh . . . Cincinnati . . . LChloago’ . . . . 3. New York Cit: y - Pittsburgh Ctn‘ctnnatl 4 Ion-.ol-oqolu-aoetoo o tnnonhloI-qI-Ioooo'o ...-1......- doc-u..- MICHIGAN 'FREIEHT WITH APPROXIMATE RATES TO . LEADING ZINE-5 ... 1' MARKETS - (SEE TABLE "L “J BELOW) Nu. m... grew $311; City. .. *‘T‘Ptttoliurgh ....... . . p/gC’nginnatl ...“. ITED UNDER THE DIRECTIQN '> "They copied all they could f6tlod'r'. Ami I left ’cm' sweajin'g and ctéglmfm :4! gym 4m! * ’li/Thiu‘p1nkvsheet”'has no creed; nor' party, play‘s' to neither f1iénd. nor enemy, if they would swerve 11.1w laid for itself to solve the green: problem 611%“ ' ‘DISPOSING OF HIS CROP F R A' GRE . ii The market reports are written directly to serve the far ‘assist 'them in receiving at their own local market the prices 1111 .’ 11 MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING 33111111111115 3 some; $1 .. m . "‘ patent and experienced direction of .men, hose ”iduty it _ part of this state to secure fair prices and good‘ markqt (1.! if not meet these conditions to aid, if pOSSible, in the disposing ofV his prOduco Orr ' able market. ‘ ‘ . if 111 the unpretentious little “pink- sheet" whit: you 11611: in yd:g hands, e farmer-6 of Michigan will find a militant strong-arm, rec y and anxion .it all time 1&1:- dzfiflld their rights and to right their wrongs wherever and whenever ybe ma: ‘ pendent farmer or group of organized farmers in this state need hésitatem ”to call upon this publication, 11 MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING, let it be clearly understood top ‘ents no single organization, be it Cleaners, Grangers, Farmers’ Clubs, SOciety or and, .or whatever its creed or title. It does, however, stand for orgamzed fanningr Me. if!" this way only do we believe the farmers of Michigan can come into. their own. . ONE CENT PER WEEK (when orderid for so weeks or 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) . .. PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY AT DETROIT BY HOME OFFICES. 95 WEST FORT STREET, DETROIT, MICHIGAN. ' OTHER OFFICES. New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis, POrt Huron. E DITOWR LA 1‘. IGIITI‘T—imw your representatives down at Lansing nee-dTnOt only 10111 watchful ca1e, but your suppOlt and encourage—- mcnt. A majority of the members of the Senate and House want to give the people what they want. . V - ,u But there me many, very many, wise ones in both the House and the Senate who don’t care a rap Tor the people; they have been good so far during the term simply because to be otherwise would have placed them in a hopeless minority. . These fellows got a pretty thorough shaking up last fall. The cyclone which left so many ofl'ice— seekers high and dry on the upper tributaries of Salt Creek last fall, gave them a thorough fright: but ' they are now getting on their pins and venturing-out a little from sllorc. OPEN ; YOUR WINDOW TOWARD LANSING. Once these individuals find you have ceased watching them, they will commence figuring for a little‘ r”salvage. “Eternal vigi- lance is the price of liberty” when the State Legislature is in session. The other fellows have their lamps trimmed and burning. Of course thc‘hinterests” andflmonopolistsi’ win in nine cases out of ten. There's no mystery about it; they have their men right" on the job every day in the week. These fellows live high and lobby successfully. But the people-tl1cy go asleep and expect the/loyal men in the House and Senate to win the fight single—handed and alone. Many times these men who have bills in the interest of the people don’t receive even an encouraging letter. The faithful representatives 1171/10 are working in your interest need encouragement. They would like to know that you are stand- ing right back of them They must fight against odds; and your lack of interest 111akcs the fight harder to win ' Theie are a number of bills before the Legislature right now that ought to have the backing of every farmerb in Michigan—«item are a few of them. . I’ Representative Follett’s bill to “Regulate the Businessof Selling Farm Products on Commission.” Senator Hutchins’ bill to “Plovide for the Organization of Purely Co operative Companies in this State,” the first step in the economical marketing of farm products. f »- “The Anti Telephone Monopoly B111 ” . .Vthe Giles Telephone Act. to Vrépeal Section /7 of l _. ..'thsflf ,su‘aI storm enori ie 1 to April 3. ‘ ‘ 7 ' N'eit dlstufbhnce vidll roach Pacific. @0943}. about April 6, cross 11111111111 slope '- by close or 7 great central valleys .. . ' ~ Warm ~ RURAL PUBLISHING CO, INC, GEO. M. 'SLOCUM, SEC’Y—TREAS ‘ ~ Entered as 2nd Class Matter, Oct. 13, 1912, at Detroit, Mich., under Act of Mar. 58.18.79. ., ,6 ‘ carefully 1111111111111“ to do With at any time, if it can be of assistan’ce to them. . :“VVui warn us to be on the alert E11111 M March 8 to '16 eastern sections 11 wave/f will cross Pacific Slope.- about. 1. April 6, great central vallcys 8, cash ern sections 10.0001 wave will croso Pacific slope about April 9; great con-V tral vall'cs’ts 1111115111111 sections 13. This disturbance will continue the dangerous storm period and wilt be r followed by a. cold wave '._in nor-thorax: quafititles of the cereals and d sections that may cause frosts turthcr outh’ than usual. Tender 1111111111 sould be protected. -But the cold wllIJoon pass, leaving the month'Vs temperatures to“ average higher than, usual Not much rain in great cents} 1;“?!- leys befone' April 10, but in nQI't,éa1$£' ~ern states good rains will Occur: from. April 16 to 2'3. The cool weather 11'9an . middle of April may cause" showers, but no general rains. ‘ is expected to continue satisfactory; and farmers and planters will have good opportunities for planting and sowing. Early maturing croxgs be planted or sown very rly ~and FARMERS AND-'COMMfi—i SION MEN GET TOGE ER (Continued from Page 0110) There is no help for the‘ would-be -, merchant who is jugs starting in business and. who cannot obtain a license ,He cannot resort to courts. This clause is inserted bo . cause an honest man with nothing against him can enter business but - the fly- by- -night crook coming from other states cannot Obtain a. license to do business. The law makes it ob: ligatory upon the part or the shipper to pack honestly and to be Mir with the commission merchants. A clause from the; law says “any person hand-7' ' ling, shipping or selling far-m prod- ucts who shall make false statements as to grade, condition, markings, quality or quantity of goods shipped or pack with intent to deceive shall be guilty of a misdemeanor." The above covers the most impOI- tant points in the new law, and ought ' to be satisfactory both to the farmers and to the honest commissmmmer- chants. The “Pink Sheets” would Sug~ gest that those co'mmissibn men who are opposed to the F'ollett bill pre- Sented to the Michigan, Iogis-latute,, consider the concessions made by the commission merchants of New York in connection with the Cole bill , , - 1. owes suns BUMPER 1'»; use out” some pécnliar lauded?z ‘ crops-tot the farm more . -nothi put £28 we 31% more than gratified Wlfih- hid? Crop Weather should . the - ‘ W16 1 agent: can makeedoublothis she Department of Agriculturs sends .- want 91111 titan 1111111. at”: - n1 drecast n'g cept- 111 one ca. momma men“: to loos V 3 mo " . . seemed no ,n'eane' otho 111111 strange 111111.16th controls: 013'ng and cotton scored and chosen to Fool-111611 went. the prices? T'll. new seems but a bad..crop fluospect can apprice3 up again. “Some thin. the prices were no hi 3b.- —~- .1 EDITSR S NOTE—«We callWr . ‘ ejs attention to the almost. “1103, . manner in- which fin Eoste‘r- Wadi. *‘ 'the dangerous storm period now pass-V .~ 'lng over Lths 011111111; West suitor predictions and believe yywlll. be c . great vol 6 to “pink-s est."- 1191111813.: .The‘ prod ctions are baised on scien- ,tlflc deductions, send altlmugh not} 111‘- rallible, are the best we hays oyer ”BeeVna ~. . ‘. ,;» '- -: ' profits of the middlemen R'ecently’ _ they published a. bulletin Which throws some light: iyon where smog) ., the profits from form . ‘ our Thig bulletin has to do With the cofit, ;ot farm labor and shows that this ». 1 X .wages paid to farm laborers ”has Ml ‘ - ~ =2 ycreasod 7 per cent ring “the past; _ two years, and that increased 3.2 jut" per cent during the past year 51111111 1802 the- increase has bee 5:34 pair, cent We should like to e the as», ,, ures or any other 41111115115; tha'. has ' increas‘ed the wages of its laborers to such ._an extent 1 ~,- ‘ Michigan Who will act At ' ur' Vase: in Niacin: the ‘.‘p 111131191; insurer’s tibia 11 give Michigan for . West in other. " " ve'l‘bfsvaims to m; ,~1raud% in connection with .. '1 j 13 [11111 included; snow- ‘hfisyjll‘ChaSB of lands to be ’1', in connection With , "8.; "and this syStem is de _ have so smooth a path The Chamber of Corns; ‘that““clty and. many citizens Stre' duelyl to the, ex- 9' farm system at the son. A hearing“ Will be held at .73.ng this week at Which seme s stung developments are fiends The canning interests of the to are fiob bbying against the $100, .000 appro- lotion asked by the prison; $76 000 " 'iilch miist be used to reimburse the state for the ”loss or sisal during he» recent me ~:; :. ,7; _ _ ’/ » -,, The 31 liner. shill"..- protecting frogs as passe the House This ill has ycsa'Sod to be a icke since Re . Pal- . mer Was ”able to prove that the frog Is a great friend of the farmer, and . destroys any insects worms, etc, 1‘31a’tzmi‘g'h be harmful- to farm prod- ‘ it ' t‘ t ”The McBride bi-IL providing for the regulation of the sale of commercial fertilizers passed the House unani- _mously. The House seemed to be in % ad of regulating things \last skim} bill was introduced to rogue 18% the rates to be charged bY Ennis. and they even Went as far as to attempt, to, fix the size of blan- hats to be use?! In hotels-- 4 "d? .f” ‘ 3r ‘ '1 tub ~r “ ,6" ‘ ' ,_ The SenaTe and House finally got tage'tiier on Tuesday last and passed the :R‘e’c'all bill in such manner that “i it s'lioped that it Will be ivotefi 011:}, A 7th. Serreees of State Mar- tindale thinks that by cashing through with the formalities the bill Will; bed , ready‘by election time. There seems Lays. That the Cltlzens Will Take: "de111 the State Property Without _ Cauchy a Look-Proposes to Build ',Allega.n, wants to move the stat 1' the state. a New-Prison Out in the chantry. State Senator. Milo D Wiggins, of 8 prison away. from the city of Jack-_ goth, and thus lentils chance will name , rty. approval of the people of Senator Wiggins has hit upon the: :idea of the state’s develop- ing a”, swampy section 01 land four 11' , t againstssubmlt- stint: to the 1) pie and unsorted by, the renew-r: .;Republlean members. Cr'oll E‘dWard-s, Flo‘w- , 4 _ Hinkley, @riggs; Leonard, Maas, , Mchtt, Menteltb, :’.Morgan,? Nan-k, Palmer, Richardson, Sherman, "' when \Wllc0x. i The Démocratic members who ~voted against the measure were Holland and Fitzgerald. The BulL Moose mem- bers' Who Voted against it Were Oak, ley and Weed. This bill Would make: ‘ all ofl‘lcers ‘below the llEutenant- gov- ernor appointive by the governor. . - III * 1" Farmers may now. have the name -of their farms registered with the county clerk fOr fifty cents. This will ’. Spre've'nt any one else from using the . *same name. -.A bill to this eff passed —_the House last week. Sele t yobs name and put it on your sta- tionery It will help build up your 11'1de 3.1 trade. _*;_,_ L," A nOVel bill has been reported out from the committee on revision of the constitution. The bill aims to pro- vide the commissiOn form of goVern- ment to cauntles. It has not yet been discussed by the House. /~.~ * .II, -t' "The TayIOr bill is another bit of advanced aleglslation It- provides that all drug stores, Whether in dry' Or wet territory be placed under the same prescription rules. It The farmers living around Lansing are putting up a vigorous protest against the auto testers who tear up the country roads . I *1 It . fl Bills forbidding the practice of pal- mlstry and fortune telling have been , introduced and both W111 likely pass without any objections vs o :1: 1, Nearly, 7.00_bills have been intro- duced in the House this session. And they are still coming. Rep. Skeels . attempted. to get a resolution through refusing to receive any more bills a after April 5th, but his motion failed» About two- thirds of these 700 bills are duplicates of other. bills, or so simi- 1211* that they are covered by other bills. 'When Will our legislators for- get little, personal prejudices and get down to work in the interests of the Whole State? _ * , At present I:[Wifer-beater can be. sentenced to a 190- day term in jail. Rep. Modteith‘, of Port Huron h in- ”troduced a bill Which takes Wif beat- ‘ ing out of the class of misdemeanors , Md: places it where it ought to _be among the felonies. If this law passes ' Wife-boaters maximum sentence ,8". . "will be five years in the penitentiary 4 91* reformatory . asLaw~ 1mm: 6f the Rail-- Ln;- fave of a; on u'di oh will 11;" sheep, industry. miles northWest cf Jackson, Where he proposes a new prison shall be erected He claims that the land can be purchased at from three to ten dollars per acre and the cost of drain- ing. The lbw land he claims can be drained by the prisoners, who just now have nothing to do. He says: ”Much of .the land would do for gardening and, trucking to supply materials f01 the prison canning fac- tory and the reel? is coVered by beds of clay which is adapted to the manufacture of paving brick and sewer pipe. Those are products for which there is always a demand and the supply of raw material would be practically unlimited. “The location would be on the [Grand Trunk railroad and so within easy/reach of close markets. An- other advantage over suggestions of taking the prisoners off to distant parts of the state is they would still be no the centers of crime, and the be no ore than now.” Senator Wiggins also advances humanitarian arguments for his proposition. “It is the height Of in- humanity,” he says “to keep men shut up without anything to do. Con- ditions should be arranged in a way that convicts might become better men and not worse There is no bet- ter puIlfier like the soil Give the men something to do out in the sun— shine and close to the soil and it will be best for them and‘best for so- clety” The senator holds that it is not fair to the city of Jackson to take the prisoners back and fortfiithrough its streets inorder to reach the farms in use and that now while there is need of a large amount of rebuildng is the time to make a change, especially since some of the citizens there have agreed to take over the state‘s prop- erty without causing it a loss. MONEY' CAN BE MADE ., IN LIVE srocx (COntlnued from Page One) corn belt to begin at once keeping and breeding their beef producing mws instead of sending them to slaughter, so as to provide a future supply of young cattle for the feed lots, for which the failing ranges can no longer be depended upon,these re- gions being both drought—depleted and continually broken up and occupied by settlers. Of course this implies the use of/ more silos and the growing of more alfalfa, to take the place of additional pasture which would otherwise be required; but as these are economical means and paying investments, great— er gains will follow than Were possi- ble under the old ways. ,- No better opportunity than the present to make money by raising beef cattle has ever been offered to American farmers, especially in the corn belt and at the same timeadd to the fertility of their f ms. The present comparatively ch ap range of prices for pure-bred foundation stock only emphasizes the fact Similar conditions prevail in the r 1" 'u-v‘ roe years of liquidation. started ts of transporting them would - Q; the 111 Stamens cabs head since 1909 the popuiai _.. 1 tlon having meantime increased about an equal number of, millions. . The world’s sheep supply is gradu- ally decreasing, while the population: and demand for mutton and wool in“ all countries are increasing, and as all live stOck is scarce and dear, both at home and abroad, there can be neither over-supply nor materially re- duced market prices for sheep and Wool in the United States for at least several years to come. , The same causes which reduced the cattle supply in this country have, in largefneasure, reduced the sheep ‘ supply also, and there is less pros- ' pectf‘of'corn beltfarmers coming to the rescue of the industry, because they are now inclined more to the raising of cattle than sheep. This _Will give those who understand sheep raising and are prepared to engage in it a chance for much better aver- age profits for several y core to come than duiing recent years __The tables herewith submitted for 1912 and 1913 include many thou- sands of fat sheep and lambs con- signed through and from Omaha via nearby feeding or ‘lay—over’ stations in Illinois to the Chicago market for," sale and slaughter, and that should not be classified. as ‘Feeder Sheep Shipments.’ Deductlng these market sheep and lambs from the totals would change all increases to heavy de- creases, and show more nearly the actual number consigned to feed lots. But as no discrimination is made in the official reports of that market, the numbers as there stated are necessarily included in the tables. here given." WATCH YOUR lllEN AT LANSING IMPORTANT BILLS GOING THROUGH LEGISLATIVE MILL. The Interests Have Their Representa- tives Right on the Ground Every Day—Farmer Representatives Need Your Encouragement and Assist- ance. - The reason why the “interests" and “11'10nopoldsts” have had things their own way in state and nation is be- cause they have men on the job every 'day in Congress and in the State Legislature, working and lobbying for the measures that Will benefit them. On the other hand, the con- gressmen and members of the Legism laturc who introduce bills in the in- terest of the people are very often left to make the fight themselves, without any assistance and often Without any encouragement from the people in whose interest they are working. Many hills which are of vital importance to the farmers of this state have been presented at Lansing. These bills will become laws if the farmers of the state will only keep in touch with their hired men at Lansing.» Prominent among the measures that should have the support of every farmer in the state- we find: House Bill No. 477, Representative Follett, to/regulate the business of selling ,farm products on commission. This measure providesuth'at all commission. merchants dealing in fa1m p10ducts shall be licensod; provides a means of punishing fraud and deception in the sale of farm products; and de- fines the duties of the State Dairy and Food Commission relathe there- to. Possibly the bill just as. drawn . could- not be p ssed, but the main ' “features are all . ht and should not‘ be objected to even by the commis- ,Sion men. if they want to deal hon— (Continued on Page Eight) introduced by which seeks k. _, ~ seed situation, we think tin‘ue's "to be in favor among; the large handlers of the same i; is apparent that all verses mum's future pipiisibilities of the commodity see tor/Lit a meat- bright future; is very questionable, indeed, See present standard of levels lower; but of course something may possibly develop of an irregular nature to have an influence. at some particular time, .__ The clover but”‘We don’t look, for it. is handled" in such a manner as Will guarantee protection in the Way of prices. ‘11; is a. proposition which runs into money very fast, accordingly, handled by men of quite high caliber who are- making their money out of'advanced quotations that can be shown on the same We shall certainly expect seed to show some advance, although we appreciate that the present Stand- ard is quite high. CLOVER SEED—DETROIT M A R K ET. J unc, prime ................. $12.00 Mammoth, prime .............. 12.00 Alsik‘e, prime ................ 12.6: ........ 1.6 _ Timothy Soul, prime “Enclosed find twenty-fine cents in payment of my subscription to the ‘pink sheet‘ for the balance of the year." I note what you say regard- ing the bill now before the House at Lansing to levy against each hunt- er‘s gun a tom of one dollar. I am , heartily in favor of the some, but I consider the proposed bills to pen— sion school teachers and firemen an outrage. Senator Straight from' this district is pushing them. I 'would like to hear your opinion and the opinion of others through your paper. It looks to me as though they would have to pension the farmer before long or he won’t be able to pay all these tawcs."—-A. S. Kent, Sherwood, Mich, No. 2. .,. APPLES - There continues to be a bettei- ment in tone to the situation 011 apples oi high quzfiity. 0n ‘low grade stock it seems impossible to raise them above a certain level. The range of selling value between“ top qualities and medium is more than common. All parties” having apples in store of high qualities are, apparently, well pleased with the out- let andl standard of levels at the pres- ent time. There is no question what- ever about the situation remaining strong, and we ihink,will show a still higher price later. Of course the season is advancing to a point Where, stock has to be of the very best qual— ity to stand up, although we are pleased to state that apples are com- ing out of storage this year in ex— ceptionally nice condition. APPLES—GENERAL MARKET. Fancy, per barrel ........ 2.00 to 3.50 Ordinary, per barrel. . . . 1.00 to 2.50 “The pink sheet is just what we need. I would not want to be with- out it, let the good work go on."~—4— 0; Booradatle, Ionia. CORN It is almost marvelous the man- ner in'which the demand and con- sumption of corn, this year, have traveled along together. Trading has been effected and consumption‘ of the same made so that the demand has just about been taken care oi.’ by receipts constantly. This has not b if WE? ' * com-.nmsune MARKET N0.2w‘lt.~~:;.:.-udunuyce.n4 . ‘No.8white........-..........‘ No.duhito...........~.... .,. ,No.2yellow...:... . N0. s‘yeuow...” ,1:........__,,542%, No.ilellow.u,...;......_...t'.":‘ amciplil'lltlflltlrll_ No.3nixed...'....s.......... No.4mixcd...‘...;.. I'loooup‘v IQQ'II-QIII “I think the pink. sheet is the best paper I take. that all farmers should take” 'Cleoe Harrington, Ionia. to bid. prices instead of higher“ thing, fiom now on, them. Outside markets, direction, are glutted constantly. Q'nly top There is no promise whatever. .1», \ -.asc" It is a paper, 1' 01110113 There is no improvement what? E ever to the situation. ~1(A1'1par- . ently there are onions in every altrcction, which can- be said at Draco; tically any price the made has a. mind ' The tendency is for lover The main is to get rid 0122- f in“ *every - quality of onions ”can be cfon—~ sidlered at hardly any priCe at all .. 4 be in position to set its aim prices 2:41“. omens. ' Detroit. Red Globe, lacked, per cwh. . . _. . Yellow’Globe, bulk, per cwt. .. ".40‘ Red Globe, bulk, per cwtu. . z . Cincinnati. Yellow Globe, sacked, tier civil. . ..60 Red Globe, sacked, per twirl. . . . _ .Ycllow Globe. bulk, per-"newt. . .40 Red Globe. bulk, per cwt.. . . . . . Pittsburg. ,_ Yellow Globe. snokedfper'cwtf-Ltie‘i RN! Globe, sacked, Der cvvt. . .45 Yellow Globe, bulk, per th... .45 Red Globe, bulk, per4cwt. . . .‘ .30 “As I (1min favor of the paper I will continue to be a subscriber and I would fiot'like it) be without it.”~'—0hris Wolfe, Standish. 1" “Burn g; is no alarm whatever to be, There satisfactory condition The butter market is 111.11 most ente1tained by anyone concerning the Our present standard of 1ev-- same. els is established, and in such a way, and on such~a basis as to Warrant a stability of the same in the future. BUTTER ‘— GENERAL M‘ARKEET. Creamery No. 1, per p'on'nd. .33 Fancy Dairy. per pound. . "7 33 “I will" say that I .am pleased With the Market Repert and hope it will remain pink, as I think a difi‘afent .".\ colored paper is more commuter“. 1‘11 ., , 4 some plays; 213 easily pickedl‘lp ' Ellsworth Wilbur N ewaygo chr— ' .' gait. . vfmm now on until—the close: We Yellow Globe, sacked, per cwt. .$ .55... ' 1 .‘ “I am well pleased with the pinlc «‘ffliarge he“ Medium “tissue . . . ~ ‘ngrlgatr fineness Farming or ' the Farmer’s: “Friend I/onald not? '. be mfiodfiiaé fit 38 mvulmbfi: tD4; My it 219. farmrs”..-— J. Mcflaehie..gr Wed h ' and mpWor 13,011 brbugh't ~together 1st 4 buy it. Thatsahout- ,th situation iswbrking b '» » B c piss. ‘ are 11111, 1131614111 enough to akia‘r'c'ar the. natural “demand from day to day, 4 :butwb'y. using and maintaining“ high prices the demand wheggaduatly sew code so 'that receipts will take em 0 4, of the situation Poultry is gating in 3min? Ah“. ['3 shalI expect. the first run oisbroilers to start in at a long price. We made a this predictibn. in one oi? our prevmus numbers. '5 4,. . . ~, -4 \ .. f“, - .. POULTRY-«DETROIT unite-1“” , No l, Turkeys « . . . . . . .19 to an... No.2 Turkeys .4....... ‘.I4,to,1 ,, M1. 1 Spring 0111 c'kens. ' 16. to Jay; , 1 No. 2 Spring 011 ckgns. .13 mm -‘No. 1 Fowls .'. . . .. * .16 ti) 1 N0; 3 FOWIS ------- ' . m 1' - .1310:l'5 No.1Geese. ....‘...,',"‘-‘ .IBto 315% .Noi '1" Ducks. J: ..... .,.'-‘-:C.I119t0 .‘20'5' . POULT/BY —-c_chAG.o MARKET: £13359 Pl“ ifii‘gl‘ ii" 0,-4 r clo'ionvoG-uuugi'vo No. 1 spring Chickens. .16 4 fed cows-end heifé’rrsin. they 11:"? 'isgflilgl' Chtckm -- ‘ r» 112?— 1-1 ' a vehy fe'w lots 0111 2 o -~‘ows ..‘-. . . ' r . No.2 Fowl'a. .....' . $100 A fiw 51113111111313 9 o. -;.G’e’esé. ‘2 . . . . . .4. t No. 1 Duck: ...... Notew—A wire from 41.)} ot' but" _ render-I will bring” pit minute quo- muons. Uie cure In making flit- merit- and lie sure the consignee financially responsible. , -\' '-. ' sheet. I think that every mad that makes farming his business ought? to new it in his home ”--Loms ' Klein, Sterling; »» ' " IlYE “ Pigs. 120 down. .. . ho , Reports are that. “ Meant have heirs soni9"‘lots hut . .9160@9.1 .9.65@9.7 . . . .9.35@9.70 9.65@9.70 . . 9.65@9.75 9.70@9.7'5 9.7 0@9.75 9. 70@9 7.) 3.50 @9.75 9..50@9(§5 . . .8.70@8.80 . .7.00@8.00 3 vi 028 7123191119230 131' 1r- ' ' @139 “Slit; 130 t9 150. (7:7 (fishery [much pleased with your 1812121: Cmd want it continued to me. f—e—Clyde Utley, Flint, Mich. SheEp and Lambs—Detroit. A There was also a falling, off in the 7 sheep and lamb department 4047 fagairnst “4,3137 the week.p1evious.- The 61811071211 10$. '5. 89 J 7 11.111.11.82. .. . . 8061118 to take 311-— go of 6791-37 little feature possi- . The tradi'n cult-lie Chicago mar- duri 'g“ ‘e Mjgt week shows this ' day showed; Quite 7 There was a; 'v'wider- ‘ tio manifest 01K There were g... . , last Week up as“ ‘ sh as $9155, {7% .h bulk or. wies being, 111111139: 1'5; we think ‘ for? the week ’<:’:The receipts were “compasatiuely lib ‘ 1.1.1111, but 1101111101191 to warrant any . material change in the 511111111011. Armour. éppea‘red spite bearish on the smafket. and Was" gable, accord- ingly to take advantage of- some ep— portunfities the wehk amohntetiwto :398, 700 heatd L agamstfifimo Zth'e prévlpusweék and , - {1165 000 the same Week 0 ye as age th‘s r'eCeiVed, ...62‘ 900 hogs, Which is 17, 200 less than . one week/ago; with 19, 000 less than a" 4 ,yggr ago, 700 less than} two yea3‘s" “0115* Tuesday tile-- . . ..,\. ,e ..I HOGS—wGHIOAGO STQCK YAKDS. " mica Pat-kink .‘.._....38.osto$8.90 Mm 117111 Butchers :. 18.30 to 8407 8.56to’. as; r 8.311 1191;? ._-. 48:85 to 9.207 .1. .1 - 2.00 “1.- 9135 ' ; _ illicit-0923. 1-111.111.1111 on sheep (fierce The packing for" remained steady Lambs were nominally considered "about 15 to '25 cents lower, with best lambs going at $8. 50, fair to common J$6fl§0 to $8 00, top yearlings bringing $8.00, with faii to common sheep going at $5 50 to $6 50, culls to common stuff $3 50 to $4." 15 SHEEP —-— DETROIT STOCK -YARD8. Lambs, good Q choice $8. 50 to $8.75 filo fair to good ...... .12.) to 8.00 can-“ling lambs, choice. 7.50 to 8.00 Mixed sheep . 5.75 Cull sheep; ' 4.50 “The ‘pink sheet’ is O. K. and I cannot get (120779 without it”——Al- beit J. Prutbw, Attica, Michigan. Sheep and Lambs—Chicago." Top prices-mud the range for bulk of sales of sheep and lambs: , "~ , Sheep. Lambs..- Top. Bulk. Top. Bulk. *7.10 2513256176. 15 $8.90 $8,40@S.75 ‘Véek 11gb ........... ”1225 6.0063085 9.15 850759.00 ]‘ ou1 weeks wage ..*6.T§- .. , . ’ 9.00 8.3563885 191 .............. 6.35 .1 . 8.10 7. 200.7. 75 ....¢ ......... 5.3.3 = 0.63 :'1‘\'W.35 . ................ 9,20 '7.H(18.25 .1 910111023 ................. 6.50. 5. 006176. .. ' ................. 7.00 13.006575 ‘.'. 7 35@S 10 Last week iiyear— 01 ds. The buyers and sellers were not ~lOng in': agreeing upon a trading basis which could be used on all qualities of sheep, and especially so on year- lings; The piices for the week re- maimed ’COInparatively sz‘teidy, with some lots selling strenger. City butchers and shippers did very little in sheep dining the Week, the 111.61%} trade being of a packer natum — ferings We’re of llheral Volume with a good demand being in evidence. Light weight stock of. st1ictly prime grades were'very scores In the absence of light weight handy ofierings, i001: heavy ones which showed finish. ,The Outside situation is of a satisfac- tory nature” at the moment so that it has semet‘hing of a sympathetic effect .on the situation here. ...There \ is little real advance. to repmt man ‘last week’s market In the lamb do- L. pertinent there was very little doing. ‘AHEEP b—QHICAGO STOCK YARDS. ‘ who, good to choice. “080017088985 “.5170 fair to good 8.40to 8.00 -' "Do (.911 to oomn'mn .. 5.00“) 600 Yen-11mg iambé,, choice 7.60 to 8.25 ./ 1‘ , full to in! r ..... ...;. 6.107“) 417.010, . others,» choice . 0.50m 7.00‘ «Ewan whoice handy _ " 111 . 5001.0 3.00 . 600to 6:75 pected " quality ' 7.j;i1(((8.10 '~ buye1s- 'ent unsettled position. ‘Ljpaid for new: wool. ,; .; ,Finére than usuaf‘activity” among the feedsrsrand also‘h fairly? good run of feeflér. steek, but the out4 let Was not What we naturally ex- __ Shop and Lambs~Buffalo. _ With Monday’s r1111 45 cars or 9- 00,0 trade was quarter higher, on l‘a‘mbs but a. little slow at that. Handy sheep. Were aetivé and a quarter high- er, whiie heavy sheep -were slow, un- less at steady prices. Bulk of best handy >l-ambs $9.25, some averaging better, than_90_lbs., going at; $9, with some extreme heaVy lambs, weighing over hundred pounds, selling from $8.50 8,75. Best cull lambs $8.50@ $8.75, skips up to $8. Choice years ling Wethers on the handy order, $8@ $8.25 aud'top yearling ewes $7@$7.50. Best desirable wetlier sheep $6,75@ $7, some two-year—olds $7.25 and ex- treme heavy wethers hard to place above $6.50, latter price taking some handy ewes, several lots of; heavy ones moving at $6, and cull sheep from $5.50 down. SHEEP —- BUFFALO STOCK YARDS. . Lambs, good to chaser. . . .9.‘00@9.25 Do fair ;to good ......... 8.25@9.00 Do cull and (‘OmlllOn. . 8.25@8.75 D_o skips 6.50 @ 8.00 Y ear-ling" w others, choice. .300 @ 8.50 Do cull to 't‘nir .......... 5.00@7.50' Do ewes, choice ........ 7.00@7.50 \Vetllcrs. choice 6.50 @ 7.00 Mixed sheep 6.40@6.65 _I<}we.~1, choice handy wght. .6.25@6.50 no choice heavy ........ 6.00@6.25 170'“ ' th‘cp ............... 3.00 @ 3.50 13110113 .................... 4.00 @ 5.00 “We are more than pleased with the ‘pink sheet." we hope to see you continue with your good work."— Richard Rowe, Hemlock, Michigan. woo'L. In taking up the wool problem, we hope you will appreciate that there is no other one~-con1modity with a future (lopendt‘n’t on so many differ- out angles as is the one in question. It is almost impossible to get any real inside information on the situ- ation. From all advices the Wool market has ruled quiet since the first of the yea1 The :‘eueral situation has been aygraxated by a strike of the Garment \\01kers, which started in New York and spread/to other points. The effect of this strike, has been to hold up t‘ades of goods already orderedbas veil as to curtail new business. The natural result was 21. falling off in consumption. 1110111 the standpoint ol.‘ supply and demand wool maintains a very stmng posi- tion today. This is due to a decided decrease in the world's supply during the past year, during; a time when consumption was at “high water" lm‘nrli. The result of this has been a steady advancing which would have occasioned a sympathetic advance hero had it not been for the menace of the impending advance in the tar- ;ii'f. At the moment the wool situ- ation is of amost indefinite nature, because of the indefinite foundation on which it rests. 'As producers of wool you can readily appreciate that the large handlers, and on up to the manufacturers would naturally main- tain a conservative position, with the tariff and strike situation in its pres- As far as for- eign markets a1 9 concerned, the last year has been one of. great activity, piices of Wool being/rem 5 per- cent to 10 per cent higher for Marines and 10 per cent higher for cross- breeds than last season. At the pres- ent; the obvious features of the situ- ation would point to the maintenance of our present current high level of values. Trade, generally, is ex- tremely active in,/not only England lone, but on the Continent; A confi- nce of users is shown by prices , ,The demand tor - " ,, during the “ nfixi he tarifl'I texture, is settled 4 values be established. At this writ; ~ p; ing' we can 011131 giYe yOu the situ- 1111011 in general. We have given you; -_~ in the foregoing, all that anyone has. 2 From week 'to- week— “We shall try" to be a matter of 11 11160111311217 stry, trade—will 1710 doubt 111111111 its.“ I ‘ I .,_ self to the new, Schedules aid busi-,. ~ 71,19,351, will receive an impetus and. - Spring patent-1.1. Bread” flour age-paper )7'7 7. follow the situation and thereby aidff‘ - firtou 7‘ ‘. you‘in the marketing ,.of~this product. 0091397 corn meal.“ ,-»-:,_, 44,1, ,I, 23:00 ~ N >1, We are guessing that wool will start Cracked cam- ,,,,..,",, ,1, 23, 50 7 1 in at about 18%‘cemts; Weare also :«Chdp feed 1.501.. . guessing that it will strike 25: cents Coarse middlings“ 2200‘? before the close 1 Fine middlings .. .. . 1 1, 2430* - B ‘CO‘AL. _,Bran (standard) w. H2151} Most all mining companies are The above prices are {7-77 70-77771) De‘ operating on half time, thus reducing troit, MiCh 0.11 car 1013 shipments. the pr-oductiofiXQf coal. There is not Tankage, averaging 760 9‘371‘ 53m?" much, if any, of a coal market at plotein, $41 per tpnf 691" ChicagQLI 7 7 1 - present, owing to the present weather the fact that :0 _ . it 1'77 H. conditions. Steam plants are holding POTATOES SLOW IN \NEW YORK-{P635111}; MaQV779 Ehfjtfifltf -b977 71'6' {17' 7 0' back on their orders and everyone '.-I ——" -~_.- departui'é item office approve 1.1 t‘ seems to have all the 0031 he wants. } Mark“ 7”“5 Week SHQWS Sl'ght De“ measure 16 compromise thé‘; 811'. Y S7 Present prices 011 Coal are eX- Cline—Buyers Not Very Active. tax claims againsL theg“ 7:777:77} 17 g tremely low, owing to the fact that The potato marketis quite slow in for $101000 7- . =', t] coal in transit must be sold, and in New York this week and shows a» The court b’eliev, ‘ 11 order to do this a price must be made tendency towa1d lower prices. Buy- » ‘factur'éfi‘s have been, guilty of 1 , 0 that will' warrant the purchaser a ers are not taking much interest. Ln acy to defraud the gbverwent in" _ P‘ good investment. trade conditions and have been ex- curing the compromise, Md in“: * 1‘ ILake‘ shipments will soon start, pecting a decline but while this (113- -charge to the jury he made it plain"- 1' which will ~imn1ediately relieve the Cline has been noticeable at times, it, that they were to investigate ‘nd‘t t .F ‘ mines of the surplus coal and prices does not show any great anxiety to only the actions of .the defend ',, 1] will stimulate; therefore all‘operators assert itself. but of the gOVernment 7ofll‘c7ial77 7 {if n are looking forward to higher prices The 111311 ket is lower than it was fidudge 1111111113 is of she Lopinioh that. 1' Y b shortly after April 1st. last week, however. in the yards t7 1 9 The anthracite situation is more or here Maine stock wa selling from 7 . '0 loss stagnant and circular prices $1.00 to $2.10 per '18 pounds hulk. 7 d have not been given out. Some local Shippers are asking 63 to 6'10 a bushel ’1, d jobbers are taking orders at open delivered here, from Maine 7shipping 1 g prices. 011 all grades of coal the points, but most Sales are made» at 5 17 anticipated mites wili be from 10 to G4c.' The price i's-too high 'nuthe- ( S 1.3 cents per ton higher than last sea- country compared with what, 9 stock ‘ ,’ son’s prices has been bringing here. At loading . .1 V Soft Coal. F.O.B. stations in Maine it is reported shipg esfiy with the farmm 77111115 hilt a Kind of Coal. Mines. pers am paying the farmers $1 tOI” provides. that before taker-son 11er ‘1‘ F Hocking rescreened Lump ...... $1.70 $1 15 pm 165 pound measure. ( ’ shall enter into the business Of sell- '.’ f Cambridge, 1%: lump ............ 1.50 State potatoes are quite dull; 78f: ing farm products 011 commisgmn he i 3 Cambridge, '99, lump. . . .7. ....... 1.30 $1.15 to $1. 90 per 180 pounds bulk 111, shall receive a license from‘tfie State * ,~ 1 , 0 West Virginia split lump ....... 1.50 the yards State shippers are asking Dairy and Food Department: After re- th ,. l7 11 White Ash block ............... 1.50 55 to 580 a bushel delivered here and ceiVing the license and; before enter“ 98111971311119 and causin 3731111193731?“ 55*: Kentucky, 4-inch lump .......... 1.65 rep01t that they are paying '40 to 450 pig/into the business, he 11119111 file“; 07:17.- gation rough at the 33m 'i‘ .. r Kentucky 4X2-inch egg ......... 1.45 - a bushel at loading station. V band of firom $10 000 to $20, 0.00 to pro- rue/ans ‘ 1111311115 bldckmail- 51 I » , I tect the interests of the» shippers prbperty owners Is: becoming ‘ l t ‘ ‘- . OThHe license can b9 I'BVOKGII WherQ,.I1Imon that Mable de hon 1 (. 1 d » Ifrau'd is provem sand the Dairy 3111,11 tare dealers ought m “3.71%; ,1: f H H ‘ IHFIIopkd 36772775717777?“ is hempotvhvgreg It“: I up and demand 11““. the Le ; II ’77; l . a e ves ga 10118 W ere y ee ” ‘ i . Pink" Sheet SUbSCTlIJIIthll Money “ it necessary This bill will be tough; f3; fiesggéngsdggnhfigfigmrgmgr I, . by the corhmiSslon men and must in black and white, I t t S ff ' , _, have the farmers back of it if it gets There are other meritorious 71751118 6 . ' 0 U filers. . through the Senate » Bernie the Legislature, in which the E - Senator Hutchins has presented a farmers are interested, “Edd: We, Want f bill to provide fer the organizatidn- of to 11111:. as 11 811501811. favors: and 111/1119 , , 5 ALL SUBSCRIPTION MONEY paid for subscriptions to Geo'perative Companies. 1,...1Iphis is the interest 0'; the farmers and taxpayers - 1., 1 “MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING” and forwarded with this . first stepi in thatdIiJiiectIion 011i (3001191111;- or. the State of Michelin, that you l -. coupOn filled out and attached to the remittance will be turned 127177171117 330%ch 2t ihé giggingtinie. » 17:32:31 yrtétgrggggtg 31:9 39:52:?“ : 1Michigan has no law under which ,a,2 co-operative society can ”organize True we have many socalled co-~ operative associations in this state, but they are co—operatiVe societies merely in name and do not in any way carry out the principles of (:04 over to the Grant Slocum Relief Fund, to help swell the con- tributions of the farmers of Michigan to their sister state, now in such distressful need. (Signed) THE RURAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, Geo. M. Slocum, Sec. -Treas. 7 “\ Take the matter up today-elite legts-f Iature Will doubtless. adjourn. Within fortyfive’ days. All important bills will be passed within the- next thirty days After that there will beta 1111111; . and, it is quite probable that the {sum - 'n Detroit March 27th 1913Ioperatio11L- » If Senator Hutchins‘ bill 81787 intesests will“ OVEEIOOKei‘IfiI 7‘ ‘7 ‘ ,pecOmes a law, a farmers’ elevator' 1 ~ 1'7 company or a farmers’ Creamery com-I MRI SALE, sad 0;” ‘1 INSTRUCTIONS—Send 50c for One Year Subscrip 10ns,pm1y can pay dividends to its p 91m 81.101111; 1111111177831! . I.) or $1 for Three- Year Subscriptions. Remit in regular way, butII can regulate the voting power of Ewan SALE yacruloei . ‘ be sure and attach this coupon, signed with yo,ur name and , Stockholdmers and can in tact handle< “Wm chem up w 11132311317773 2 dd -. I . the entire, business ’on a; true co« IBmmgs, FuminsDetmtt: I .-, 1-5.3: a ress. ,_ . ' operative basis. Wisconsin has such . nun-1 -—— —— —_ n— —— — — _ _- ,3 raw; and if the Michigan farmers are Wise in their day and genéretion,, . :- 3 they will \do all they can to 1151p ISen~ ator 1Hutchin-s. ‘ a Senator Corliss presented a bill: ,, which .1111 passed the senate;.and which“ provides that\I a farmers" operative in urance co any h—krhb—d AHAAHH‘f‘hdt-h» MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING, 95 Fort Street, DETROIT, MICH. Dear Sirs :—-I enclose Subscriptions which amount to I ‘..77 , $. . . . . . . . You are to apply this amount to the Graht Slocum , Relief Fund for the sufiering farmers' 1n the Ohio Flood District, cat‘I7b-.IQ'F‘III P.o. ....... 77777777777 \ I , ~ shATE. coo-nu I'OIODIIDIDI 4 m L .1.'._1A.A A ent,’ a'unutusi 199191,, I at or lose by h Into-7o 77/7777