acersvandficoxlsumers can ~ ble- kettle boiling." -- p 01114; will learn about the f‘high cost of' 11px? they hays not known be- ‘Missoari law says that a; west potatoes shall Weigh The trouble fstart'e’d id of a ‘1‘ Louis retail grocers are \g g E iier an amide printed ‘ t " his GlobeDemocrat a lead- 75111101111115 paper of that city, cem- . tie the wide range of prices . é irrigating between Sales retailers by. local commission d prices charged by the re- to the o’onsumer The appear- 0.1. the article in the morning generally _ commended produce 1‘OW as being in favor commission mien and the gen- é‘ consonant opinion prevailed ' the his retailer jifn the face cf h‘éavy suppllé's and the unusually draggy eeling in prance was not giving the consuiner the befi‘efit Of the bumper regs. ‘ ‘The‘51: tail grocers, under the lead- ,_ershlp. 0 George J. Schulte general f manager of the InterState Grocer; a .. ;:' .mtgn. moor: s publication, bitterly 1‘67 :fiénté‘i the criticisms 'of the retailers 5 aid: “The commission men do 5 -9mé into the court of public With clean hands.- The Mis- says that a bushel of sweet shall wéigh 60p011nds, but (it go you mission roW b Wé‘et potatoes mmlred ’erigliyt We 5‘ complaints from ”t of the city and 5 of "Vandalia, Mo, 5i: ‘po ‘5 s of sWeet pctatoes 5, 11811131. Whenthey complained ‘coiicsrn"r'1:0m item they bought 15 ii ffi‘e sommrssr _,men did not sell \by “weight yet Danie: & Hamlet or- i‘dd'a bushel and‘g‘ot 35 pounds” " ignlfi’eant that Mr. schulte én‘tion thje- name of the doaler Wli’o" had the nerve ,pb‘u'nds o! 11th potatoes 6's}; 1 The dam eat this job- d"'ha1'7:‘e been or interest to "i Sebifltes patrons and subscribers they no doubt would “like to avoid .eIc‘éssivsly short weights. 5,55 5:115:45 i-S generally 7 ables by Weight. . commission merchant-s ' troversy wil Head to place the re- onE CENT PER COPY (EEEE‘NBBE ( ‘ .. ‘ l. f] ' r ‘ ‘ ‘-‘ vy' " .1 ”.1, J 1 1.. Ill ‘ I} urn-or; r-i» . , A. 4 r :5 7;. ”all _ ..... ft lb? The Coal Depict- Might As Well Let Go, He Cannot Keep The Mines From Coming ‘ 1:0“ The Organized Farmer. Democrat also“ stated that the Gro- cerd’ Associ'atidn the St Louis has had a bill draWn for introduction in the municipal assembly.— that Will re quire the sale of all fruits and veget- The attitude of the in this con- tailer of groceries on the defensiVe and will no doubt result in his form: ing cooperative commission houses,” and “it is practically certain that they- will go into the comrhiSsion business, capital and offers a great field for' which requires far less profit” from Which it can be seen that the. remarks. of Mr. Sohulte and ,.,the attitude or the retail grocers on the coritroaersy was very marked, to - say the 'least. - . , Mn Schulte- made the further re- markable admission that “The retail- era are very anxidus to keep prices dOWn because it is decidedly to their advantage In the gracery buéiness about onethird of their sales are at L 111g “last minute" snow-‘0“? Cats, Standard ......... '. . . . Butter " , u .11.“. o a a1...- third Last Minute Quotations M 12h: t'ii711efof going .to press, the wires bring us the follow- whsanwo. 1, White (large mills paying) ................. 15 L190 “Wheat, No 2 ”ed (large mills paying), ............ I ..... 1' [2'3 Situation healthy ' Keen demand for No; 1 Cats-dArrivals ba’dly discolored and heating. ' V _ See special report on market pages. Hay (best rmbet today. New York) at ................. ‘22? 0,0 Potitces (bear market today, Pittsburgh) at ............ '03- Don’t be alarmed. '.Not';yirneu;5elt was. , . a loss of about 10 per cent. This one- inCl‘udes xsuger, flour and smoked meats.” In other words, these products-'- just menti’Oned are sold by the retail dealer. at a loss, which presumably means that the St. Louis retail grocers must tack on an exces- sive profit when selling such things as potatoes, onions, cabbage, apples andyother fruits and vegetables in order to make up for such loses as are sustained on sugar, flour and smoked meats He- did not say why the products mentioned were being sold at a loss, but it will be interest— ing to apple, potato and other grow- ers to learn that they are paying the small dealers of St. Louis a royalty so 'wthat they can afford to sell at a loss a lot of other products. This is a new phaSe of the situa- tion, and the outcome will be watched with interest. Selling staples at a 1035 and making up the difference on farm produce. Truly the farmer is the goat 1 “W I he) '16 L )':‘,3-lf0 '4 .. .- It‘lolooollnuifilioo\ooo . J‘ a: 2...“ NET AFEAID lF T i E BIG “TAR BABY’ ’ NO- MATTER HOW ELECTION GOES, THINGS ASE GOING TO BOOM RlOHT ALONG. Plenty of BUslno'S’s Right Up to Elec- tion Day and Bigger Business In Sight. The campaign of 1912 is over, draw a long breath and thank goodness for that. The politicians tried to get up the old _,1 060 6. 66 ~» No. 1 Iowa & Minn.?rairie‘.13.06 14. 60 No. 2 Iowa. & Minn. Erairio'. 12. 00 16. 60 Packin ............... .-. . [8.0 ‘ . Choice Alfalfa ........ ,,._18:00>18.5 lAlfalfa ....... ». . .. ..... 17 00 17.5 No.2 Alfalfa. ....... . . .14. 0.0 15.0 Rye .......... ....2...,. .0 9.5 Oats ....- ................... 7.00 7.50 Wheat ..................... 6. 00 6. 60 BOSTON—While we are not able to advance quotations over those." shown in last week’s report, on the Boston market, still we are of the opinion . that the tone to thesituation is ifi'iich healthier than one week ago. We have heard of a number of inquiries com- ' ing into the sta during the paSt It would show that receipts from other angles were not sufilcient to keep up with the demand that was gradually existing. It is possible thatour Can- ada friends will not be able to take care of this trade as in the, past. If not, it will open up a channel for Our Michigan hays and help us out on the excess we have Just that much. How- ever, I have no faith whatever in 'the above being the true situation that will exist; I do not believe that we shall be able to use the Boston market this year, nor for years to come. Large Perpetual ' bales. b‘ales. Hay, choice ....... 22. 00023. 00 22.00 Hay No 1 ......... 21. 00@22. 00 21.00 Hay, No 2 ......... 20. 00@ 19.00 Hay, No.3 ......... 16. 00@ 15.00 Hay, clover ....... 18.0 17.00 Hay, clover mixed. 18. 00@ 17. 00 Hay, stock ........ 1.5 000 '15. 00 Long rye straw. .17. 00@ Tangled rye straw. 12. .00@ 12.00 Oat straw ... . 00@ 11.00 NEW' YORK—There has been but little change in conditions on this mar- ket during the laSt week. The supply actually being offered, and the amount of hay actually in transit, is a little . lighter than we were able to report in our last issue. All roads at the mo- ment are open and free from embargo, receipts have been heavy and trade has not been very active. While the supply of low grade hay is a little less than one week ago, still there con- tinues to be an excess of this grade on the market. New York, being a very sensitive market along quality, lines, if forced to an accumulation on anything but high grade stuff. As is hsual with this market, anything but high grade hay in straight timothy qualities and high class mixed, was moved at a concession Large bales. Small bales. New Hay: per ton. per ton. Timothy— Choice . . @ @ No.1 ........ 22. 00@23. 00 22.00 . No.2 ........ 20. 00 21.00 20. 00 No. ........ 18.00 19.00 17. 00 18.00 Shippin ...... 6,00 15. 00®16.00 Li ht Clo v e r . ixe ....... 2 .00@ 19.00@20.00 No 1e (1C 1 o v er ix ....... 13. 00@16.00 12.00@15.00 No. 28 Clo Mixed ....... IF16. 00 17.00 15;00@17.00 No. 1 Clover.. ..18 00 17.0 No. 2 Clover.. . .13.00@16.00 Straw—— 3 3 No. 1 Rye ...... 17.00 , . ‘ No. 2 Rye ...... 16.00 No. 1 Oat ...... 11. 00 1150 10.00 11.00 No.1 Wheat It is new hard to tell who is going to be the road hog since horses have» lost their fear of autos, the man with the team or machine. Gentlemen meet, make a liberal divide, pass. 0 'then both remark, “that man s a gen- ' tlerhan. ” , ~ / was anticipated. There is one: ,ocooc ’7 England, territory”. ' mill: that led to a dot rm mnation or nation ms the tact. shaf’the ' thrOugfiou‘t. Michigan, had plan ' market it isaourop . healthy condition will exidt‘f ports from many; parts“ 0 the 2; show that thefarmers are, secomi sorting and find that of rotten stock is even grea is encouraging, and that is that th stock that was solid when taken tram the ground is in good shape at the present time! no question but that the decay started before the potatoes were taken from the grOund. Inquiries are: Coming in from every direction, for potatoes, and this certainly shows a good, healthy situation, but with no particular increase in prices offered. We have been asked to set a standard price which potatoes ought to bring under present conditions. After givi. ing' the matter considerable thOught’ and study, we are willing to pines the. standard price to the farmer. at 40 cents per bushel. In some parts of the state they are paying as high as 43 and 44 cents, but it appears to us this price is a little top— —heavy, all things . considered. Understand, we are giving you this standard price as a basis of , figuring the present worth of pate-"W toes, basing our price upon conditions as we view them. , The market last week would have netted f. o. b. cars, in the dilferent ' zones, as follows: Zone No. 2 Michigan.... .38 Zone No. 4 Michiganu'“ .40 'm,‘ Zone No. 5 Michigan.... .38 Zone N076 M‘ichigan.... .41 ‘ Zone No.7 Michigan” 4.3 DETROIT — The Detroit market, from the very start this year, has been one of the best markets we have had for potatoes. There have been. times when other markets have been~ . congested and a very low market ex- . isting, when at the same time the De1 . troit market was running right along .. in a good, healthy state. This market is a small one, and is not susceptible to changes, as a larger market is. :It a" is not so susceptible? to these influences as other markets, because they can usually get ‘along here if the receipts are not quite so heavy, and they can also hold back or move the stock 113 . the receipts are a .little in excess. Right at the moment, with the. gen-” eral situationquite a good deal" better ’f‘ 'all over the territory and, at outside, ‘ terminal markets, the Detroit market does not wish to respond, in other words, they do not wish to advance with otjmrs. They do not seem to be incline tokeep in step with the pace set by other markets. ' It would be 3.1-. , most impossible to buy potatoes at any country shipping points at- the moment and place them on this market at a profit. , ,# Sacked from store. . .; ...... 8. 600 “ '_ ‘~ Bulk from track ........... .48@ ".55 Bulk. farmers' wagons. .506 .60 CHICAGO—-Both action and reactiOn were in evidence on the Chicago than ket this last week. Up to Thursday the market showed an advahce each day; the tone to the situation grad“: ually b came better-n, buyers flocking around rem every direction, taking up everything that was ottered. With- market in this condition you can re ily appreciate that the trade was ming along nicely But“ m W day until the cIoSe o ‘ ’ situation seemed;~t grad ‘ potato possit ing p1 Michi; Pittsb . presel world: where shoul( 3 - burgh would profit. Choice Cmnmt NO] ., s’numbe No to? ket ( t8,:0111 shippf marks tion 1 "m filter, . , t. . , ‘unding territory; 1 a day or t'WO before e ‘ a general standpoint will _ £45114 cars “at 47c. '4 cars at 1 rear fancy; 50c per 1231.. +5. ' ' ‘ 3‘65 . sales roported w‘pe Wisconsin 511'qu . png with cendition‘s in general, Ithis market is able to report a. little better tone to the situation, but sales ”a cent over our last week’s quotations :to you. As has been previously stated, ‘.the Cincinnati market is a small one. lit- being taken care of somewhat in a ."Tlocal way, although they receive a s EDIT ' no“ , ,5 "great many shipments in a carlot way #1311: if from the outside. But at the same laid ' time, it is a small market and is not outside as are large market centers. ight" «5.13qu or sacks, ............. ,. .~ .50@ .55 ‘ng PITTSBURGH—You will please alps the ' ., preciate. that we left our Pittsburgh 1.43 ' l market last week in awry congested this " condition. They were making the V'ngs : (light of theirlives to makedisposition ring " 111? ---:the accumulation .that was con- 1 of» .stantly on track. I, do not believe ”5;... A; _ there was'ever a period when the re- one» j celpts of potatoes on this market werex ' " heavier than duringlast week. We ave! - are able to report at this time that ’ the’receipts have been reduced greatly _ andthe tone to the situation is much better. From' all angles, the Pitts- burgh market is in a much healthier "~31 condition. They have been able .to ad- ? vance their quotations and actual sales around 5 to 10 cents per bushel. The natural market possibly is in variance ,, with these figures, but you will please . appreciate that when a market is con- gested, there is really no stable foun- datiOn to the market at all; alI kinds of pri’oes are being made, of course; ‘thé Situation warrants most anything and most anything has to be done in order ,to effect a movement of the sur- "plus. I do not believe that we can report that the Pittsburgh market is as crazy as the buyers over the state of Michigan are at the present time. They do not seem to be at all excited over the situation; they do not seem » to be afraid of not being able to get ‘ potatoes. It would really be almost im- possible to pay the prices that are be- ing paid at some points in the state of ‘Michlgan and place the stock on the Pittsburgh market at a profit at the . present time, although there are worlds of other places in the state where the market is not» so high as it should be, in which case the Pitts- burgh market, and most any other, would show more than a normal profit. MY . . entj, " Choice, bulk ......... ' ........ .55 t a. ' .: Common ....... : ........... '.. .45 NORFOLK—We have heard of a ‘fin’umber of inquiries both from the No folk- and from the Richmond map- ~ ket: during the last week, but it is a :olutely impossible for the Michigan shipper, as a rule, to get into these ‘ markets to advantage. The competi- 5 ~ tion from Ohio and New York state smakes it impossible to do so. I have 11th heard of a shipper as yet who um. get into this territory to advan- ’ 11,-Not only this, but I have been in With commercial agents of the -‘railroad lines reaching this .,- and they advise me no Mich- are not being made at one fractiOn of. so susCeptible to change of conditions I 180 lb. barrel. to “speak of have gone . being in almost as much favor with. has been fairly active this week with the general tendency of prices up- w‘ard. A good. deal of the poor state stock that had accumulated on the market. has been cleaned up and the new arrivals have been small and show better condition. There has been a big demand for Maine horas toes and receipts were lighter than , antibipated. This wasrdue partially to .03! shortage and partially to the" fact-thatMaine holders seem in no big hurry to ship, though it is known that they have plenty of potatoes there and as the weather is coming shortly heavier shipments were to be ‘expected. Holders there‘ are gradu- ally j “forcing " their figures upwards. Maine Central points are quoting 45c per bushel f. o. b. and Aroostock County $1.10 per bbl. f o. b. These potatoes are selling at the dock in 'New York City'at $1.65 to $1.75 per bbl. ,Longlsland potatoes are higher being quoted at 83c per bushel f. o.b. shippingpoint, which Would make the market here 33:00pm bbl. to allow a prbflt. Sales in New York, however, are ranging from $2.75- to $2.85 per Good State stock is bringing 50c to 52c here and farmers are getting 350 to 389 per bushel at shipping pGints, but there is scarcely any shipments being made on account of the rot. ' NEW YORK—Receipts of potatoes ffor the first half of the week were 35, 876 bbls., against 53 .865 for the Same period last week and 33, 917 last year. The accumulation of State potatoes in the yards, with prices ranging from $10 car to $125 bbl.. has kept prices down on all lines this week. While there was no excitement and the mar- ket was quiet all week yet there was a stronger feeling both’on Maine and Pennsylvania goods. Receivers are getting practically nothing out of the State as loaders are refusing to take any chances. The black spread all ‘OVer western New York and reports from Clinton and Frank- lin counties show that it is prevalent in that section. The outlook now is that there will be a heavy reduction in the State’s output-and this may make a big difference in the windup, though for several weeks the market is not likely to be affected because of the heavy surplus in Maine. An oc- casional car of choice State stock will bring 52@53c delivered. During the past week several cars were con- demned by the Board of Health, and buyers are generally leaving State goods alone. Maines have been qiute steady all week, though the market is quiet and will probably remain so until the yards have been cleared 'of the sur- plus of inferior State potatoes. Maine Central shipping points report a good demand, and loaders are holding firm- er views than a Week ago. Maine shippers are storing heavily. and, re- ports show that the warehouses a‘l'e already fairly .well flied. In the yards, Maines ayeraged 59@62c delivered. Loaders are paying about $1 bbl. in Aroostook county and $1@1.15 at Maine Central points. Yard sales this week on choice Maine goods averaged $1 80@1. 98 on bulk cars per 180 l.bs, With an occasional fancy car bringing $2 On the docks, 165 lb. bags aver- aged 81. 75. Dock receipts were very light. A few Maine shippers are com- plaining of awoari shortage, but the offerings at present are liberal and fully up to the demand. , Some rot is reported in Aroustook county but none at .Maine Central points. ‘ Best Chester county, Po... stock, ranged 72®74c this week, these goods in qdalit‘y and size: T‘shipping points show that there is a - "We have 3.1- ,. and markets: '.throughout the State. ‘ acre. 5 ' of the State show that the rot has ‘with. rot has ' and attractive, ' Reports from heavy supply, but a fair demand at ’both Philadelphia and Pittsburg. , . ’~ ' GRAND RAPIDS—A large potato NE YORK,..The potato mar/ket. operator reports the late or main crop as running fairly good in some sec- tions, but-the yield is poor generally Some farmers claim they are only getting 40 bu. p'er Reports from the eastern part done quite a lot of damage, but throughout this section there is very little rot. ,» WHEAT In reality, we could leave our m last week’s article on this com- modity without any change, be- cause there is no change to the situa- tion to report to you at this time. It ' is true that we can look at our daily papers and they will have a long ar- ticle each day in regard to the wheat situation, but if you take the whole week’s run of articles and sum them up and boil them down, you will find that they haven’t changed the situa- tion one bit, and I want to say to you, conservatively, ' that they cannot change the situation on this commod- ity, because from a,Michigan stand- point we have nothing to change it We haven’t the goods. We haven’t any» voice in the matter what- ever. From a wheat producing stand— point, we are not “in it.” The situa- tion all hangs'on the Balkan turn of affairs, at the present time. Every eye is on the situation existing there at the moment. I do not believe that we shall see enough change in the situation to affect the price, etc. from now on for three months, to amount to anything. The tone of the situation is healthy. There is a big demand for all of its by—products. The flour situation is most healthy, and, in fact, every by- product of wheat is wanted. The de- mand, while it may not exceed the supply, is right along after~ it. From the situation as it appears, wheat must maintain about its present standard for some time. Detroit Range 01‘ Prices. Saturday’ 3 Wheat— HHigh Low Close. close No 1 white... 1. 07 1.08 No 2 red... 1. 08 1. 08%, December .. .1. 091/, 1.10% 1.09174 1.10% May ......... 1.16 1.15% 1.15% 1.15% CINCINNATI——There seems to be heavy receipts on the Cincinnati mar- ket. During the past week sellers were obliged to make some concessions in order to induce trading. The trade hung back. If you will remember,. there was quite a heavy run of stuff to this market the week previous. All buyers took hold freely, so that when this week came around they were in fairly good shape, and could get along without taking hold of anything fur- ther. The situation on this market is just a little easy. N0. 2 red .................... 1.07@1.10 No. 3 red .................... 1.00@1.07 No. 4 red .................... .90@1.00 Sales today on wheat were: 1 car No. 3 red 55% lbs.vtk ........ 1.03 1 car Sample Red, 56 lbs. tk ....... 1.00 500 bu. 4 red, 56 lbs. with corn, tk. .92 1 car No. 4 red, 5335-56 lbs. tk.... .98 1 car No. 3 red, 55% lbs. tk ........ 1.03 1 car No. 4 red, 66-56% lbs. tk ..... .95 1 car No. 4 red, 54 lbs. tk .......... .92.. 1 car sample red, 54% lbs. tk ...... .91 1 car sample red, 57 lbs. tk ........ .96 500 bu. '4 red, musty, with oats, tk.. .92 BEANS .13 1am pleased to report having interviewed a, number of pro- ducers the past week who were from different sections of the state. They One and all advised me that beans in their given locality were got- " ten up in pretty good shape The early run of beans were gotten up in excel? ' _ year at “able to harvest them, good shape. The early beans that were harvested before the rain, ought not to pick over one or two pounds per bushel. ,I presume the most of those which were harvested during the wet weather might run up to five or six pounds, but I do not be lieve the beans that were left in the ground until after this spell ought to pick over three to four pounds. Sum- . ming this all up, I do not believe this season’s crop ought to average over founpoun'd pickers over the state of Michigan. commodity in pretty good shape to put on the market; the discount, by virtue of its condition, ought not to be very heavy. This is a year when our Brother Reardon, who made the- bean schedule, ought not to work out to as good advantage to the elevator men as previously. Last year, with beans picking from four pounds to forty, this new schedule certainly got in its good, heavy wallops. There is always someone to conjure up some reason why beans ought not to be worth what they are, or ought to be worth more than they are, etc. The latest is now by virtue of the heavy potato amp and its value being a little below normal, eSpecially as based on the present value of other food stuffs, that beans are too high; ,and that by virtue of their unbalanced condition with other commodities, should naturally be lower. They also state that if beans hold at their pres- ent level, for’bign beans will be shipped in. They could holler their heads of! about the situation being this or that. so far as I am concerned, because I have already studied the situation out, and, so far as I am concerned, it looks healthy, the tone to the situation per- fectly satisfactory, having every evi— dence of producing the result that we have predicted in our previous issues. I want to say to you further, that re- gardless of the price on potatoes or any other commodity, beans have stepped out on the commercial mar- kets of the world and made a place for themselves, and they are going to continue in commercial favor from now on. The time has passed for cheap beans. With a normal situation exist‘ ing from a large commercial angle, beans ought never to be under 3 cents per pound. Now, there is absolutely no sense in a bushel of beans being/fl, sold to an elevator in Michigan this less than $2.40 per bushel, hand-picked basis, while some favor- ably situated points ought to pay more, and on the same basis, some heavy rate points a little less, but not much. Zone No. 2 Mlchlgan. . . .82.2I Zone No. 3 Mlchlgan.... 2.35 Zones 4, 5. 6 and 7 Mlch- lgan ............. 245@2.50 OATS We feel forced to put up Flag No. 3 on oats this week. I do not believe there is any use of making any strenuous fight for this commodity at the present time. I be- lieve we had better let the situation move along in its natural way and na- tural channel. commodity from a general standpoint is easy. I do not know that there is . any particular use of worrying our- selves about the reason for this, al- though we have taken these features up in our previous issues. I will state in this article that the main reason , is by virtue of the condition of the crop; also of weather conditions in general. There has been no weather conducive of heavy feeding, and the quality of the commodity also has been very unsatisfactory to those who have already purchased. On most markets, the situation on good, bright stuff is Confined, cal’ace Five period of weather was over, Were; in pretty“ . . run of .- If this .is true we have a ' The situation on this , 2‘1: mans Fo‘s suascprrgrion 'vtFive -W-‘eel:e’ Trisl................._..Ten 'Centn. 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LUMP IN HOGS: FEATURE OF THE MARKET Prices fall off nearly S ninety cents per hundred Pere Marquette brings twenty seven cars, Grand Trunk sixteen Whole live stock market affedcted Better prices looked for when present heavy run is over." H 0 G SI H O C 5/ ’lhe morning papers of Thursday last thus com:- mented on the condition or the Detroit live stock AND MORE HOGS, market. The Buffalo market was but little better; Chicago also had a bad case of over- feeding. Fortunately, the writer was on a trip through central Michigan when he read this report. Wonder What is the cause of this slump? Meats or all kinds are high; reports do not justify this slump What is the cause of the “present run?” Wonder .if we can locate the cause? At the very first station we saw a dozen or more loads of live hogs, the farmers waiting their tugn to unload. At the next station a similar condition existed. Friday we drove through the country and during the iorenoon passed thirty~seven loads of live hogs, which were being delivered at the near-by markets. Everybody seemed to have the “hog fever.” Prices were lower than the week before, and still going down Every time a farmer drove on the scales and weighed up his hogs, he added the net weight to the already sinking market. Farmer Brown regretted that he did not sell a few weeks before, when the prices were higher; but he was too busy, and now, alas, the price was going down and he must sell, and sell quickly Farmer Jones learned from the stockbuyer that Farmer Brown had sold his hogs, and the stock buyer had told him (confidentially, of course) that pork was going down, and he quit d1awing beets and started for town with his hogs. Hurry, hurry; everybody hurry. For be it known that HOGS, the real stuff from which pork is made, are GOING DOWN ~ The more you hurry and the more hogs you have, the more the price Will go down. So load them on the scales. We are weighing them against the demand. White hogs, Jersey hogs, long-nosed hogs and snub- nosed pigs—everything with bristles on their backs Hurry, hurry, for the price is going down AND THE PRICE OF HOGS WENT DOWN ' Ah, ha, we have won. we figured that the price was going down; we sold at a lower price, but thanks to our individual but united action, We won the day. And here’ 8 evidence of the farmers’ victory: ‘SLUMP IN HOGS FEATURE OF THE MARKET.” s t c There is a way to successfully work the market game. Of course, it’s an old “gag," older by far than the “now ”you -seeit-and- -now- -you- don’t-seen" shell game, but it still works. Keep,.this a secret, please; mind you it was. developed by the “seventh son of a seventh son,” The plan will work in ninetyeseven cases out or a hundred. Sh! Sh! No one about. Listen! It you want to get hold of any given commodity that is in the farmer’s hands, first boost the p1dce.as high as it will stand. A good time to do this is when the farmers are busy with other work and the supply is coming in slowly, then you 'don’t suffer even. a-slight loss. Through the high prices, you get the farmers’ attention. He is watching for the'day when he has time to sell his hogs - ~ Now don’t wait too long The, work is nearly out of the way. Drop the price a little; report, "More hogs than ever before.” ,- Now you have them coming; drop the price book a little lower each day '3 and sit very quiet on the stock-yard fence. They commence, to nibble. Drop the hook just a- little, Careful now; . you are going to land the bags. ~ “The price keeps going down, l’ll nab it right now,” says the farmer Land the first ones quick at a fair price Now keep the price. hook going 11. little lower; just a little lower. There. you have reached the lower price current Be ready, put on a half, dozen hooks; now useyour dip net. The farmers are coming to town, Someare bringing hogs white Manner-e. bringing brown. Ah, ha, and oh yes, the farmers are coming to town. When, oh when,w will the farmers realize that When the market is. sick; 111‘: it more hogs? hops-t3; sick or pork, becausa of its abundance, that you can’ t cure the patient ' by 199 , m y, y‘erily I say unto you, that he Who dumpeth mpre. hoggo earnestly Sinking hog market, not only slnketh deep his own financial interesfi "but. bu'riet’h his brothers’ hopes also. ” . .Miik P1951 week As mv-netitlt..w@ it’smxi'illk " ' ,. ire-"io‘rif'its ‘ ,"efvll ‘ dealers? - DWI-.514. . held a me. “milks . .. ‘ demand . The scale demhndetf «bythe farmers ' October November Ddcembog. January, February March“ and. April, $2 for 4'06 lbs. ’ May and June $1,330 per 100 lbs. July, August and“ September $1. 75 per 100 lbs. “‘ - ‘~ The scale now in efiect is- October November, Decembpr, January, February, March and April, $1. 80 per 100 lbs. . » May and June, $1. 30 per 100 lbs. July, August and September :1. 56 1161' 1‘00 1113. ' The increase demanded is therefore . 20 cents per 100 lbs. all along the line. Last year. the priest's were respectively , n‘ess failures have been more $1.60; $1.10 and 31:30. ThUs the it»: ily" dprln gtherpast to waeaeks crease over last years prices if the: dealers agree to pay it, will be: 40 cents per 100 lbs ' “It is a strange thing that we can» not make our. milk payf’ said a. well- known Wayne county producer. “What is the matter with you Detrpit ppople anyhow? Notlong ago butter wenLup eight cents and there was no lgick, bot there’s the deuce to pay Over a paltry increase or one cent a qi15rt in the, price of milk. " “We have not yet decided whether ' to pay the increased rates for mllfior make a fight,” said William J en- nedy, secretary of ToWar’s Creamery. “We received notifiéatidn‘ from the of- flcers of the Producers’ Association Saturday and the _matter has not yet been put up to our liquid of directors.” Will the milk trust 'pay the produc- ers more for milk? Just Wait and see. They recently raised the price of milk to the consumer one cent pendant—~— greater part of tit 7"‘been among Concernbfi . 11:1 .. cleséote daily consumption. and/inst -'-d Iu °O~ . ilapor. ' bar is, not. omlnable in . 3 ac manufactufl“ “ l the coal produpers are, im out cup 11%? coal for lac men 'pieF-ISLHHgHv mica: ' . f: -Ol-r . x ‘ . n- tbpse States immediately est“ t‘ - Mitigui‘i river. The grea . is found in the states tauchin Great Lakes and on the Pacific slope Dealers say» the Anthracite 9an shortage is only temporary, and: size -' weeks will," remedy the situation. ‘ ‘ :1 5.3»; --1 ..1 . ‘:‘V¢Y! 1, 'dM/Wé‘yf/J/ f“ . 9 Ii! 1» PROBLEM No.4 . ' I"HIS morning I have a very difliCul‘t problem for you, . said .- \ carefully: ' e Mr. A lives in the city of Detroit, children. toes, for which he paid twenty.- cents. ' toeé'vto Detroit, and Mr. "A; the War . 'e‘for twenty cents. ~ ' . .. 1 Mr. A complained bitterly to his Wife because potatoes ' ~were So high—Wenty’ cents per peck: - , ~ M.‘r A’s wife consoled him by saying “The farmerse- “Yare 116ch satisfied thby want it all Some day... we‘ll '. 'getefree trade in farm produce and then we 'will get even.» with em." "two and a hall peeks of potat " find; titegmfitcliuthg ”“01.- .1 new 1-”. was Professor _ Square Root Get your pencils, boys, and figure this proposition on . and is em~ /’ ployed in a factory. He has a wife and foul Returning from work last night he stpp‘ped at the corner grocery and bought a~peckiof pota- Mr. B is a farmer living at Watrousville, Mich He ‘ 'sold four hundred bushels: of; potatOes last week at thirty - centsepcr busth to the Ideal buyer, Mr. . . r. C paid five Cents pere bushel to ship Mr B’s pota~ kingmarl, got a peck L: 0854‘“ Who a». . _ . , “;. go. ‘ije loyv. . . . . . . . . ...... ' it; -, , ares Wlssmnthax this ‘ 6., 'Zitiomr-rltyou harassed for . S’BURGHi—A ...most page: sit- sts; 0.11.. thefittshsrshmarket *' Therecemts are u, t. at all. . v‘T'th: agyhgfi utjst‘the'sa e. thinef here is . ’ "néth‘lh‘g-domg ; there ~ 13 no demanding ‘ tone-to the situation. The market sit- ‘ f m) aasgeaeral“ standpoint is _ . . emhr.-'no~-hre.g. L "4: hits .3655 ‘-~.37- {Stahffilvd 0‘ ts .35 g. -..3.6 . its ,, o u."aam’ Llevwh-iteco'rhl‘t'k...'. Ia 03'.%uz“No. 1: fmivxed' with wheat, in ,k , . . . I tum...‘ ...... 333% k is g was. A -' - . as“: ands? “wgite. tk ' "r" .3559 unwashed w itepswheaty,‘ tk. .35 11 sample wedywigth Wheat. . . .30. ' ._o.~4.mlxed. tk -32 {to} 2 wii ..-. ...... a? " t‘ -.-3 . 7 F35 ‘ egrr.‘aamplo'"white him on n . tk. «.2859; '.,A . ,becorn s " “dents-Jeanna thew as~;w& reported. to you , last Week; :There-v is no ‘ heavy ”d and for corn in any direCtion..atm ‘ There is? nothing . ular in. the_.\way. of reading going .t. "resent «time. the present,: time; practically all :th - cornsthat is consumed is in a ' :groun'd‘condit'i origin the way of a , byproducts 1' 7-1923. more;iit'-.- Amhswith foetal ”a! ”and _ ‘:,r§gging“i.stunsz;qr» use: channel; ”the 3‘: (sitn‘gtgm, is; «juste a little-easy all flames. ._ ~ 62 - .............. .6 ~ . 3-1511 ‘ed .6235; (66% '4“;~.Nl?-t‘54f4X'i,119YV.~"l ........ .sog‘q , = — «QINQQQNATIJ—Therewas a. gradual filing, err. in. demand-ongthis market dun-hhihe: last. iweelir; The. market de yelgpedf‘ag,w,eak,.ieelmg;- 3638sz more its reduce” their, PfililESJllflrdBl' ‘tggéectgsales: .The situation closed‘ ' .acco c: usage—sn- silences... on: . , I seeing! hfialaylxzwddsmmdy , true c . be f ‘ :t»,ls.irhpossible to adj“ Vance Quotations... on. this. mmmodity , . 188.68.. . back 1131‘ ' they-country will - holdings wary} «easily. ‘ we area-holdings «back - .‘ . m'odity. «.Y0u cannot?" .683 69:? . .67, - ‘58 _ sag", ... . 7 7:66 :- .. ~ 1* 69 ' 0 rice. ,, ‘11“ 7 . ‘ [alpine particular , , on, the Chicago,mar- _ Bosnian ‘to be. .a- little re- Silurian. this. market With rhé'iiineme ...nsee,‘ has; apples “which went to the? fruit, stands, and barrel aggleswhidh’ 'Went to .the grocers. ‘ YE st oneelemé'nt Was, in. advance of the other. andthen the reverse. 1. The situation boiled down. about proves . that the. . receipts were plenty heavy 1- enough for the. demand.» . w .. 3W _1_nd:.nbt- he at. all. harmed; had batter get, i thinking. T1115 .' " ';' JuneemarketaLDleh-olt . ‘ 11.00 ‘ ‘ aoogrwo 9.01} .1205 ' ‘ 21.0 nnnnnnn u unis, ’ ' Ifdonot‘recall a time in my ex- ’_ 118118303 Whartthere has been as , active; wtradeirrthis commodity ,'as"‘We hate experienced during the season so. far, This,.ot.courso, would . “ural‘hv. viritus. of theatrefiket cond ionsisurrounding the crop. Iteis very. likelydrue that ,we have. already taken ,care‘wof .500 psr sent more ap- plosithannwe.would have had the con— ,cl‘itiorijgbeen~ reversed. or had. the mar- ket"‘b. $1.950 Descent higher. With ’ thgqrnarket the. 'way .itf,has.‘_been so for j this sawmills. common classes otpeo- ple have uses them. and..he’a.vily. This h”,b5Q9.,5DQQWfl-'yv of making our pres- en-i-‘dlssositlcnfapd has also paved the way toabettercondition existing 011 the balance 01 the crop. There. is a .igoyodifid‘emand‘ existing all the time; ~ tkiflqfisl an acti‘vitito theqsituation -._a1;1,cf}éreally keeninterest in. this com- modit’y, butt otrcours‘ppgyou. comet. ex- .pect, renewals the other than comm- * tive: withshe Sitllfitlmfifl'hazfldilna as this . 513.9“ has. seen. and. as; every. coll- '.difl9h».wvs1d”.ismsste 1mm continue to 'be. “I" . .réshm'e..l‘t’7w.quld begs. little far-fetche ‘t0,,.ad.v_ise7firfiu . to hold an- ples, Or that the price was going. to make any material advance, but at the same .1 time»; IOGIHVCFY friendly tomrd thesaqhiah class apples in; good pack- _ 1;..gheueyektne. ‘Bltuatlcm- «before thee—sens”;‘MVerids‘egointoto show a versrhoolthgyeoondmon over- the. one Wovens expel-mnemguat. the. moment, endgathisa, f:0ns:;the+same-;cairse that I have maintained. \That..lthe--markot is ' . low; fillet. the Lpnioe is below» normal; , that by virtue of- this the. commOn classes of people. possibly , a. notch higher than [have mentioned already, ' Wilhtakezéhold: very freely, and it they do; the consumption of- ther 'hOldings he in ‘erf- deeeewthay will take? care-*0: these 'I‘ do” not think . _ such a large amouhteot apples; .1‘ know) that our ‘s’torag _,houses are in only 'a normal condl' on‘, this year, with.rei:erence, to the etorins crime Berticular com- . figure ant: rear 1. may be” nanometre-r hgpqthat ‘ '31 shall use bees-hut rehash thesespmes Don-‘ta‘ibahk ,sn 1 this memes, jbgegshse the mimetic-hi Lisa- mammalian “one, 1 'wdf a. guess: at «they-best": "his: a :lltttle hazardous. SW i CINQIWIbflha commends» .th 8h6Ws...seht&lsémkaml§éhizzgn ' . re: final-k fancy, hand. picked. bbl..1.h hare-fished ”to by.» you , on» storing._more;athalfa--cei‘t§iii~‘ mount. .' will swnnceizs ' pé'r {cenjé before‘spring. .- amusement... . . . .__;i2.i.oe " m . MMififid' “the wKin gs, 0 NR] Bulk run of orchard, per bbl.,l. 0 Kings, per: pm. He ROM-sash: Baifiwin% per. . with; en‘ lusty! ex. fcy., bbl. .. Maiden Blush, fancy , ' .Wehlthyh fancy, per bbl ...... Grav§mtei'n,. per, bbl. ......... Blue JPipplnS,per bbl ........ glib Igppuns, per obi}. ....... v. ». , l, manner 1) . ......... flntypgnze per bbl ......... Grim'e's Golden, fancy, bbl Grimes Golden. choice, bbl... Riemanfleauty. per bbl... ..... Crab_Apples, per bbl 7-1!» 9 OW-JN‘QCOCGOONCGIO‘IO OCCU‘OC‘OC‘LWU‘CJCU CC 010! ?“HPFNFFPFFNN ocmmmccocoowocc @6@®©@€@®®@ @EfiQQG *“NFWPNNPPPWPFVrH wfibabmmmmwwcmce NEW YORK——The feature of the applermarket in New York this week was: the heavier receipts and the decline. in pripesx of box apples. They heve-declined-50c per box on all va- rietiee: since Monday. Spitzenbergs, which» averaged $2.25. per box Mon- day, sold at the close of the week to average $1.75. Other varieties suf— fered in proportion. A large portion of the receipts of box apples have run’ to small sizes, and these have had ,little attention from the better class of trade and moved at $1.25@ 1.40. Barrel apple receipts have contin- ued liberal, but the movement has been, very shtisfactory at about the same range of prices prevailing the previous week. C. H. and C. W. Kim- ball; quoting the market as follows: Greenings, $2@3; Baldwins, $2@2.25; Kings, $2.50@3; Ben Davis, $1.50@2, and York Imperials $2@2.50. The ex- ports continue heavy. NASHVILLE——Not in years have applesbeen so plentiful as this sea- son. Prices haVe dropped several times. under pressure of the heavy movement, and the market has not yet reached its lowest level. All va- rieties seem plentiful this year, and prioessre cOrrespondingly low. Fancy Western varieties are in abundance, and it is, expected that the season ,will end with fruit much lower than for several seasons past. There is a movement among local farmers. whose apple, and pear crbps were very heavy to put, their fruit in cold storage for afew months on account of the weak market and low prices. 'ROCHES’TER—In spite of the ef- torts of, growers and pickers, they havenot gotten all the apples on the trees yet, Unfavorable weather has handicapped the work. 'Two days it rained steadily and men could do nothing. Later it cleared and some growers found part of their forces had quit. The crop has turned out so large and the work has: been delayed so muchby labor scarcity and poor weather: that the crop will not be harsestgeduntil the middle of Novem- ber. After the first week of Novem- ber there... is. always. danger of a ireeze, and orchardists are bending evony. effort to get the crop. in, as soon in possible- While a large percentage oi.’ the commercial Crop hasbeen purchased by; Millers find Operators, there are stflllmany, .apples ingrowers’ hands. Buyers are. busvdaklns Baldwins waround‘ $1.75. butjdldinot like to go anatomist. They have practical con- trbloof Greenlnge andi haves mosti of These two varieties, in mallar-"fiullplyv _.than\,pBaldwina. zoom- . mangled... the... highest... prices, the gen- ,_ 3.3“». range beingfiil$J¢75®3fi -. Grow- .bulk appleswhieh went to - . $1013 Mb-fiBfiIquinil-‘t' (-1 di gi-ofif .. , mom-man: ld‘ .. _ - .ts inf't'hat: lopshty. with finei‘elBald-l. ,Win crops want $‘2.‘25@2i5‘0, and will 1 _ ‘put' their crop in, storage until the market advances; , , A development causing annoyance isthe shortage of oil-s. On the. On- tasio division of vibe-New York Cen- tral shippers have been held up: and have suffered. losses, owing to inabil- ity of railroad to furnish adequate cars. Last spring the storage plants of Northern Wayne were handicapped in the same way when they desired to move their produce. Mare cars will be’needed this year than, ever to move the western New York apple crop, which will total 6,500.000 bbls. The quality of apples now going into Storage is, better than the aver- age. As a-rule. Baldwins show good color and 8129. Many of them are practically perfect; They are or large size, weighing 10@12 ounces, and. have a deep red, color. gKingsare also of large size and good color, as a rule. CHICAGO—Receipts are heavy. There is a free movement into stor- age. Storage space is scarce. Bald- wins are in heavy receipt'and are the mainstay of the market. The New York 1'. o. b. price ranges around $2, and this means $2.35@2.50 here. The quality generally is. good. Poor stock sold as low as $1.50. Jona- thans are about done, but exra fancy bring $3.50@4. The only varieties cutting. any figure besides Baldwin and Jonathans are Spies, Greenings and Twenty Ounce. Fancy Spies bring $2@2.25. Greenings are scarce and bring. $2.25@2.50. Twenty Ounce bring $2.75@3. ' There is good trading in bulk up- ples. Quite a few cars are coming packed this. way and the market is low but steady. Good orchard run bring 60@80c. Picked stock would do better but there is little coming. There has been quite an inquiry for bulk apples of one variety such as a straight car of Spies or Baldwins. The box apple market is in a poor condition. There is only a limited trading in a small way on the basis of auction prices. ClNCINNATI——Receipts are heavy and plenty are going into cold stor~ age. Some are being altered for sale at track in bulk cars and in barrels at store. PriCes range on Kings. Twenty Ounce, Wealthy, Hubbard- son, Fall Pippins and other soft va- rieties, $2.50@3.50 bbl. In bulk on track these varieties sell $2@2.50 bar- rel measure. rels, such as Baldwins. Greenings, Spies. Rome Beauty, etc.. $2'@2.75 bbl.; bulk on track, $-1'.50@1.75. West- ern box apples showing a gradual in- crease in receipts and there was a fairly good demand for fancy, well packed stock. Arkansas Black, $2.25 @250; Spitz, extra fancy, $2@2.50‘; Newton Pippin. $2.25@2.50; Wine- saps, $2.25@2.50; Black Twigs, $1.75 to $2.00; Arista Black, $2@2.25; Wolf River, $1.40, Wealthy, $1.25@1‘.50; Jonathan. extra fancy, $1.50@2; Grimes Golden, $1.35@1.50; BollflOW- er, $1.25@1.50. Barrels. regulation slze—~ Baldwins. No. 1 .............. 1.750100 Wealthy. No. 1. large. high color .................... 1.75 0.00 Lacking color ............. 1.25 1.60 Pipplns. No. 1, large ......... 20001.36 Small. same as No. 2. Kings, N0. 1 ................. 1.500 Orchard run 2.00 Northern Spies No. 1 ......... 2.00«@2.50 Golden. Russets .......... ‘. . . .2.00 2.25 Twenty-ounce Wine ......... 2.75' 3.00 Cdbahshaw' or Twenty-ounce Ripping ................. 2.25.0210 Grimes. Golden, No. 1, clear. . .3.00 3.25 Cloudy 1 50 POunfiJlSWeets Sm, _ - . Greenings. No. 1 ............. 2.25 , 8:112:31! or good size. but not2 0. Jonathan, No. 1 to Average run, Orchard «run Snowy» No. 1 S Q“: .50 Tnll’inan Sweets ............. 2.00 B‘enJD'avls- No. 1 ............. 1.30 1375 agronomic...» .. ............. 2 0 I“ re :2: e: we. - ..some C orchard.— . Hard varieties in bar“ " . goat, all k_ - l atrels do not bring as, much as large barrels. * . 3811111 apples, per’ 100 lbs- _. hard run different .kinds .01‘ mixed, hand picked ci- der ' apples and culls thrown out .. ............ Prices quoted are for sales in a small ge lots could not be moved hese figures. ‘- . ”Wéstern box approa— .................... 2. y0083.0 76 1.0 y1.10015 ................ .75 1.6 .00 125 ...................... 75 1.0 King David Bismarck, McIn- ‘ 10811 Red, Maiden Blush....1.25 1.5 ine Saps .................. 1.25 1.6 8 itzenberg ................. 1.25 1.5 _, W. Greenings ............. .90@1.2 , Rome Beauties ................ 7601. 6 Shackle-ford ................. 1 00® .. gPITTSBURGH— Apples are so abundant that an embargo has been placed on the fruit. Prices. it is claimed, have not been so low for years and dealers fear still lower prices will prevail unless stocks on hand can be cleaned up. It is r-E‘laimed that in and outside the yards ' there are more than 100 cars of ap- ples. Bulk apples sell as low as 50c per 100 lbs. Best Kings are offered as low as $2. 65. The like grade a ., year ago sold readily at $4; fancy apples, $2. 50@2. 75; choice, $1.75@2; common, $1.25@1.50. v" BOSTON—The market continues dull. Receipts for the week were 81,210 bbls. Sales have been in buy- ers’ favor. There are ready sales for fancy table varieties and a fair grade in same high—class Baldwins, but com- mon grades are dragging and low. ,Gravensteins, $2.50@3; Alexanders, Hubbardstons, $1.50@2; Snows, $1.50 THubbartstOns, 1.50@2; Snows,v$1.50 , , @250; Greenings, Pippins and Har- vey, Me., $1.50@2. Baldwins, $1.50@ 2.25; Kings, $2@2.50; Macintosh Reds, 32.50@3.50; crabapples, $30 3.50. BALTIMORE—Receipts have been heavy, especiallybulk stock, on which there is an embargo by. the Pennsyl- vania. Strictly fancy fresh barrel stock will readily move. York State and Eastern Kings, $2@2.50; Tallman and Pound Sweets, $1.75@2.25; Snows, Macintosh Reds, Hendrick Sweets. Maiden Blush, Detroit Reds, Hubbard- son Twenty Ounce, Pippins, Holland, York and Fall Pippins, $2@2. 25; Bald- wins, Greenings, Spitz, Spies, York Imperials, Ben Davis and Ganos, $1.75@2. MILWAUKEE~The apple market continues weak and trade quiet. There is an accumulation of fall va- rieties. Very few No. 1 Michigan ap- ples are coming. Bulk stock is in good supply with prices easy. Fancy Jonathans, standard barrels, bring $3.50@3.75; Wealthys, $1.75@2; bulk Bens, 80@90c cwt.; Jonathans, $162) ONIONS We are raising Flag No. 3 on Onions because on some out- , side markets the situation would really warrant it; on some oth- ers it does not. There has been an i satisfactory for the future—also prom— onions this fall. There is absolutely no question about it, and the move- ment at the moment—«and that is un- it. satisfactory for the future—ales prom- ‘ ises to be very heavy. I know of a hundred cars of onions going out from one territory, just as quick as cars can be procured This is from only 1 one onion section in the state of In- ‘dia‘na. With other sections, and oth- "ers being aware of actual shipping conditions, you can appreciate the ...'¢bndit'ion which will be in evidence. I I: really believe that we shall see bet— ter market conditions, better prices, than We are experiencing at the mo- ant; but those who have raised as, who know their nature, what cans to hold, ”store etc., are aware .7561. 00 OU‘GOQ OOOOOO mai. mit th very heavy crop to put ket ,this year. must distribute this crop of a 1011's on the market to the best pass me 1111-, vantage and in the best possible way. If we allstore'd our onions and held them for a apring or winter prise, 1 appreciate what that ’ you can read price would be. I think it is well that we are handling the situation about as we are, letting the natural now of onions go on the market. now and those who are in a posifldn to specu- late and who have stdr’agie houses to help them out in their speculation, go ahead and speculate to their hearts' content. The'one thing that. does not look right to the writer, is so many of the buyers on the Indiana markets who have actually laid down on the problem, not buying onions at any price and when they are buying they are simply picking out those who are forced to sell and taking advan- tage of them. Now, a situation like that ought not to exist, and I hope that every onion producer who reads this “Pink Sheet” will gradually study out a. means whereby conditions like this can be eliminated, or, in other words, figure out what v on need so that you can take care of your own shipments. It may result that or- ganization is what you need. DETROIT—The Detroit market has held up in pretty good shape dur- ing the last week. Receipts have been pretty heavy, but the majority of those who naturally put away). few onions have been taking'them in. During this period I have inspected a number of cars of both sacked and ‘fiulk stock_ being unloaded, and,l am pleased to report this stock in almost every instance in nice condition. I inspected a number from our Indiana territories and some from Michigan territories and the quality, color, firmness, etc., were all'very satisfac- tory. This makes me appreciate and think what the situation would nat- urally be if we did not have the qual- ity. With the abundance we have, if we did not have the quality, it would be almost impossible to move at any price. . Yellow Globe cars ........... .45 , .50 Yellow Globe. store .......... .60 .65 ClNCINNATI.-—-There was a good, fair demand on the Cincinnati mar-1 ket during the past week. The car- load lots of good, straight size and quality were moving of! rapidly and the tone». to the situation was good. All sales were made on a compara- tively satisfactory basis. There was not an overly heavy movement during the week, nor were the receipts ex— tremely high, just about normal. White. per bu ................ .75 .85 Yellow Globe, per bu ........ .45 .55 White. large, per bbl .......... 2.25 2.50 Yellow Globe, per bbl ......... 13501.75 Spanish, per crate ............ 1.50 1.75 Pinkiing, white. per bu ...... 2.00 2.50 Stewing. white. per bu ....... 1.75 2.00 PITTSBURGH—We received a wire from one of our representatives on the Pittsburgh market, that the tone to the situation was not quite so good. This wire came last Tuesday, but I am aware that since that time the situ- ation on the Pittsburgh market has been fairly satisfactory, based on the general situation throughout the mar- ket centers. 1 know from sales that were actually made and the inquiries received from this market, that the tone to the situation resulted inbeing other than our wire would suggest. ‘ Yellow Globe. sacked. per owt .90 Red Globe. sacked. per cw—.t .8 6.58 .70 Yellow Globe. bulk, per cwt. Red Globe bulk. per cwt’: . Walkerton. Ind, , Nov. 1.4Thegacre- throughout the territory, is about aor- 9' bays a the man‘ Now, somewf 11s have got to ship our 01111111511115 fail; be? fore frost; in other words, we simply- ' 17 - The amaze this so slow; to clear the platforms. 176 11131, year . . CHICAGO—The onion market is weak with too much stock offered. indiana and Michigan have to be sold cheaply to be moved at all 30@35é a _ 1111.; heme-grown onions, 40@45c 75-111. " ; sack. Valenclas are slow sale cases, , $2 50@2.' 75; bu crates, 31:. , _ NEW YORK-w'fhe onion market. -‘ tshowed' a big range this week, largely due to quality, as well as to weather ' conditions and the local market trou- blel on Pier 21, bringing 30@65c for both reds and yellows. been 011 the road si_nce Oct 9 and were generally damaged and in bad shape. —‘ There Was no demand, and holdess were forced to make conces- On' Pier 17, white crates “ranged’75@85c for the best, making 85c@31 and yellows 90c@31. Western 'reds and yellows brought 31. This was for the best goods, for which there was only a limited de- mand. The market was quiet and at times dead dull. , CABBAGE ~ heavier receipts arena The last of the held up goods, , over the Erie went on sale Thursday ' ment. Common stock will bring“ These goods had.‘ with Orange county reds , ’ . BUFFALO—Offerings are heavy and ii 200 againtt 3 11,81; freely Domestic rang , 7 .rar little Danish has marsh e‘d . It; PITTSBURGH—Market is better, but there is still room for imprbve- a ton while fancy Danish will gall 310@11. Sales of cabbage are larg particul-arly to peddlers and jobber of nearby towns. j PHILADELPHIAéThe market was heavily stocked; trade is dull and 'quo- > 1416-: which Bun. _ 24+ - tations loWer. Jersey, 5-8 basket, 10@1_5c; Jersey, 100 heads, 31, 50@ §.85()-,0 domestic, $5@7 ton; Danish .. @10 ' the demand is only fair, with the market rather sluggish, at $1 50@2 50 per 100. . . CINCINNATI—Receipts of domestic ‘ 5 heavy and sales slow at $4@6 ton, the 7v- demand being entirely for Danish at ' V meonoogwroonag From Flag No. 3 we have grad- “ ually worked around until this week we think we have every right to raise No.” 1. The condition of the market, the tone to the situa- tion, the demand—everything is there but possibly a higher. price than we are able to experience. There is a limit to the price we can naturally expect for this commodity, or any other. The market right at the mo- ment is well 11p to a normal expec- tancy for cabbage. winter at one time we touched a point as high as $30.00 per ten, but please appreciate that this is ' x- treme figure and absolutely on of line with any conservative expectancy. The present market is really above a normal basis, and the situation from every. angle is healthy. 11' you are going to make disposition of your cab- bage this fall, before freezing, I would certainly suggest your reviewing the situation and determining what to do very soon. CINCINNATI.——The Cincinnati mar- ket was right along with the proces- sion with the advance on this commo- dity. The receipts W‘Bre not very heavy; the demand was very good; the tone to the situation very satisfac- tory. All receipts were snapped up at quotations. Danish, per ton, track ...... 10.00 Domestic, ton, on track.... 8.00 10.00 Red, per bbl ................ 1.606 1.75- PITTSBURGH.—There was a com- paratively heavy run of cabbage to the Pittsburgh market but at the same time the demand was almost ex- citing. Everything was snapped up; no accumulation was allowed to exist. The tone to the situation on this mar-y ket was certainly very satisfactory. ’ Domestic 800610.00 Danish NEW YORK—The cabbage market has been slow all week. A few cars of' domestic brought in the yards ~36@9 ton. Danish is moving only in a small way and yard sales this week were on a basis of $.10@12. Until the weather is settled receivers do not ex- pect better prices or an increased de- 12.00 .................. .................... mand. Offerings are very" heavy'from ‘ loading points, shippers quoting Dan- ish $5@6. Stores are putting aWay their usual quantities and the entice): is for a fairly good: supply through- out the winter and spring. It is true that last _ BUTTER D We continue to keep Flag No.1 On this commodity, and we _ . think from every appearance we shall be able to leave it there from now on during the winter months, There is absolutely no reason why it i1 should not be there naturally. T‘lie- 6, 7, t] demand is certainly in excess of the J“ - a production. With butter even where > - ~ ‘K t‘ it is at present, you can naturally ex. , d pect that the common people, in the 0‘ cities especially, are using substitutesw ‘3‘ You can rest assured that good but- ter, either- dairy or creamery, cannot ‘ fall below its present market_level<’“" greenery extras F1 ts .................... EGGS 9.00@12.00 - fresh eggs reminds one of a '- good healthy foot-ball game. , From every angle they are coming for ‘ these fresh receipts, and as would be " expected the price is gradually raised in some instances. There will be a; tendency from now on to a premium_- being paid for strictly high class stock. Storage eggs, of course, will gradually be pulled out when these conditibns. show up, but at the same time they cannot take the place of strictly fresh stock;- they will simply draw along behind them a certain number of cents per dozen and have their actual inns. _ ence on the'situation. ' ' DETROIi—Eggs‘ .......... .28 it a I Y Ci a b 0 1( q II a »_ :C‘ COLUMBUS, O.—Eggs at 5 cents ‘a _ , "' g ,, b1 G C Si Y 0 e T D The actual scramble for strictly ' ‘ piece is the price which housewives ,may have to pay next winter, accord-i ing to Prof F. S. Jacoby, head of the g poultry department at Ohio State University. "Last ‘spring was not a g " good one for hatching, and this {set also will cause a‘f shortage of laying, hens this fall," says Prof. Jacdby. .» CHICAGO—Freslr eggs are falling off. and trade is going more to lo 1% house stock. The feeling is firm 6 , “L fancy fresh, while icehouse stock» )1 ' CHICAGO—The cabbage market is demorailzed There is no demand, with «speculators age in onions in this section is 300 , 441139.. Milieu.- :r e situation you would have to g or about the same as lastuyear. About ,t on a market in the future over quotations are: Extras, 28c, 69;; ordinary firsts; r2211,- .16c,, dirties, 2Qc,»_ miscellan- rne, ‘,:::1Aprirs. ,‘ e; Juries, 2195c '7 7‘ PHILADELPHIA—*Receipts of strictly fresh-laid are light and de- 1111;116:111 active Receivers who must have fresh gathered are buying them at shipping points and paying arc-.1 o. "b. Philadelphia If the shipper has the déSirejd -duallty,-- he can Command h1sf'p rice The bulk, being fresh, fresh . he'Idp and cooler stgck mixed, can only be finished by accepting buyers terms. T116- demand for storage eggs,_ owing to the mild weather, is falling off. As the :season is growing shgrt, only 60 days more to unload heavy holdings, some of the owners are ready to ac- {cent lower figures One large buyer »-claims that he is paying 21c and is . looking for a 20c seller. Others who 'whave fine marks at a cost of 22340 in Wthe house are .holding at 25c and 1 claim they are deing a fair business. ‘ on the Whole the condition of the market is not satisfactory. selected eggs, 36c; extras, 33c; firsts, $9.30 ‘ case, cases included; current receipts, ' $8.40@9; seconds,- $6.‘60@.7.80, - ~. I'do hot know how many of yOu 7 .readrlast week’s‘article on Poul- ’ ‘ 1., but ‘I' am‘ in hopes that try,: those who did and those who are read- , ing this article this week, will view ; the. situation, look at it from every angle, and figure out some plan de termine on something- that they will do to improve the situation Now, I contend that there is absolutely no sense, no right from any cause what- soever for the poultry situation to be V. in its present condition. We certain- ‘ ly have the demand for these goods. ‘If the trade were naturally in the proper manner we could just as well ' have a decent market on this commo- dity as to have one where it is now I contend-1t is way out of line with commercial conditions affecting meats in general. We can naturally expect . that these big dressers are going to ‘ take adv-antagef'pf the situation if they are allowed 'to. I do not think we ought to allow them to; I believe _we‘ simply ought to hold .this poultry back ’in our own hands until they are . » .-., ; . ready to come across with a price for , it which is in line with the situation ' . as affecting other meat products. As _, .~»I demonstrated to you last week if ‘ you sell your poultry today, it will ‘ come into the hands of the dressers _ .. :1: 5- and at a. price below whatit should : ‘be. When it comes Thanksgiving time " orthe winter months, When they are looking for this poultry for actual quick consumption, you are going to ,make shipments to this market, or ' any other market, and ,. sell in direct ‘,competition with your OWn stuff, sold previously and at a low price; you aregoing to have your own goods to be in competition with » . {5.5.}; . .. Good: hens .................. -.12 -13 Common hens ............. .10 .12 1'1 3. ~. .1 ............ .1‘3@ .1 .............. .150 .13- d ........ 1. ........ .12 .14 ~.. ........ 0&_ .1? .......... ........ ~'@18" RK.—~There has been. a _ red flow 613’ live poultry,- Itly»: train the Northwesteriy sec- This bids fair to continue for . weekend The" proportion of .. fins was 8' " keys, 15@18c; receivers , Monday footed up about 90 fresh cars grist; brought the- available supply to 1116 cars for the week. Buyers had low ideas but receivers held firmly for 14c cubest chickens and fowls and suc- ceeded in settling the market late Wednesday at that price ' Medium chickens and fowls sold 131,45, and some grdinary and scruphy fowls had to go for less. Old roosters declined to 10c, selling lele. Tur- keys were- not plentiful and desirable lots brought 16c readily. Ducks were inliberal'supply; from'fall sectiOns and: declined to 14c on best Western, while ordinary Western and Southern did not exceed 130 Geese are in moderate supply and steady at 140 on either Western or Southern. CHICAGO. ——Stock shows improve- ment and dressers are taking hold more lively. Receipts are heavy. There has been some complaint about poor quality of hens. The demand is mostly. frOm dressers and for extra heavy fowl. One car of heavy select- ed hens sold Thursday at 12c. In a small way fancyselected hens bring 12%0. Good fowl ‘sell 11@1117§c, but there is no regular market for light. scrubby stock, which brings 7@9c. On account of heavy receipts‘of hens the market dropped 99c Monday and remained firm at 1294c. Geese also dropped" 990 Monday. Turkeys have been slow sale and declined lo Wednesday. Ducks and geese are fair sale. Closing quotations of live stock are: Fowl. 11@13c; 7@9c for small and scrubby; cocks, 9174c; springs, 1254c; turkeys, 160; Indian runner ducks, 120; fat ducks, 14c; geese, 13c; guin- eas, $3@5. -- Trade in iced poultry is quiet. There is a fair business, but prices are only fair. Hens bring 12@130; cocks 11@ 111740; springs, 14@14%c; ducks, 15@ 17c; geese, 10@120. " some of live poultry with discourag- ing resume and the market is weaker. , " moved wit ' turkeys, fancy,é*88@300; There is no dry dressed poultry ' Trade in frozen turkeys is limited. There is not a large stock and prices are steady. Hen turkeys bring 210 and old and young tom turkeys 2294c. PHILADELPHIA-«The arrivals or fancy clean, bright fowls were light and with good outlets, prices ad- .vanced %c. The supplies were most ly medium and poor which were neg» lected. Chickens of good size and quality were readily cleaned up. Unr attractive stock ruled slow. Prime. meaty turkeys were in geod demand, but- arrivals generally were thin and poor. Fresh killed fowls, fancy, 18c; old roosters,130; wasting chickens, fancy, 17@180; broilers, 19@20c; tur— keys, young, 21@23c; No. 1, old,19@ 20c; spring ducks, 18@19c; squabs, white, 11@12c 1b.; dozen, $4 80@5. 50; dark and No. 2, 60c@$1. 25. The market was Oversupplied with live fowls and chickens. Receivers found it difficult to take care of ar- rivals The greater part of the offer- ings Were thin and undesirable aha market being very dull for stock of. this class quotations were 1%Qp2c lower. Chickens were weak and dull except heavy meated stock, which was in demand Turkeys, ducks and geese were in moderate supply and values well maintained. Fowls,14@15c* chickens, broilers. 13@150; old roost- ers, 11@11%c; ducks, 13@150; tur- geese, 12@14c; guin: eas, young, 60@80c pair; old, 50@ BOFFALO—The demand for dressed . chickens and fowls continue good, With only sufficient arrivals to meet demand. Ducks are scarce and in good demand. .No offerings of turkeys are on the market, except frozen. Turr keys. ens 20@22o; fowls',14@1fic; chick— 16@18c, broilers, 18@19c; old - ‘ prices. . 14c;‘ Medium weights of fewls are in heavy ..supply,w 'le th:‘- :1 stuff could not be .low what was considered a reasonable figure. The market was cleaned up at the‘close Of the'rweek' and Outlook is for continued low prices. A fairly good demand for turkeys has de- veloped and a few good to choice are sold readily. Ducks are in light sup- ply and easily disposed of at top Turkeys, 16@18c; fowls, 10@ springers, 12@150; broilers, 14@ 1,50; cocks, 10c; ducks, “@160; geese; 12@15c; pigeons, paid, 20c; __squabs, pair, 300; guinea fowls, pair, 50@60c. BOSTON—This has been rather a bad week. Western ice-packed fowls are abundant and prices are shaded to effect sales. Prices are about the same as a week ago. Old cocks in moderate supply and move fairly well. Shippers of choice we'll-packed and graded goods will be repaid for their extra efforts. Northern and Eastern fair to good, 20@25c; chickens, fancy, 41/2 lbs. up, 20@220; medium size,‘ 16@18c; broil- ers, 22@24c; fowls, fancy, 18c; fair to good, 14@15c. Western ice-packed, in barrels—Turkeys, choice, young, 22@24c; fair to good, 18@20c; old, @20c; chickens, 4.1bs. up, 16@l7c; mixed weights, @130; broilers, 18((2? 19c; fowls, choice, 4 lbs up 16@ lfil/ec; fair to @5d,12@14c; cocks. 121/2c@. Live—Local receipts fowls, @140; springs, 14@15c; cocks, @10c. CINCINNATI—Large springers and hens continue to be freely offered and with demand only moderate sellers were forced to make some conces— sions. Roosters are dull and weaker. Poor, thin-ducks were in fairly liberal supply' and weak. Turkeys were in good request and steady. Old hens, 4% lbs. and over, 120; light, 10c; roosters, 81/2c; springers, 2 lbs. and over, 120; under 2 lbs, 16c; white ducks, 4 lbs. and over, 12c; old tom turkeys 17c; young, 8 lbs and over, 170; geese 7@90; guineas, young, 34 @425 Oldv hens, heavy 495 lbs and Oldv hens light ............. Roosters .................. Springers, 1% lbs, and over ‘Sprin’gers, 1%» lbs. and under White ducks, 4 lbs. and over i“) @@®©®©®@@ White ducks, under 4 lbs... 2 Colored ducks, under 4 lbs .09 1 Old tom turkeys ........... 5 Youpg- turkeys, 8 lbs. and over ..................... .15 Young turkeys, under 8 lbs. 12@ .15 Cull turkeys .............. «i» .08 Geese. per lb ............... .07@ .09 Guineas, young, 1% lbs. and over ....................... 4.0063425 TURKEYS SCARCE. NEW YORK—The Thanksgiving market for 1912 bids fair to eclipse all previous occasions as to the un- certainty of the available supply; the condition and extent of the growing crop, and the proportion of the tur- keys that will be fit for market, The weather has been unusually mild and the absence of frost has permitted vegetation to keep green as never be- fore, attracting insects on which the young turkeys feed, keeping them away from the farm houses, which greatly added to the difficulty of get- ting a close estimate; Reports, , which, cover the entire poultry producing sections of the Mid- dleWest, and also embraces Missouri and the Southern States, including Texas, Tennessee and Kentucky, as well as Southern Indiana and South- ern Illinois, state that the crop is gen- erally 10@15 per cent lighter than a year ago, and this is- especially true in the Middle .West. The birds are generally reported to be below the, normal in size, as the extremely se vere winter. which wasfollowed by a Iatewet spring, delayed the hatch and manyiof the early flocks perished, while the late hatch was generally tout cutting the price he- .an oversupply for the better grades tions in Texas report an‘increase over: last year while in others the yield. will be much less owing to some pecu- liar disease that carried off a great many of the young turkeys, in some instances wiping out the entire early LIVE. STOCK-'1 There continues to be a very D healthy feeling in live stock df ~- all characters. There doesn’t. seem to be any partiality. shown for any particular Mass—anything from an old cow that is used for canning purposes, to a nice young “critter"~— the demand is exceptionally keen. L presume very likely with the situa- tion that exists throughout the na- tion in other channels, we can nat- uraliy expect good healthy conditions to ex'st on all meat products from now on; the situation at the moment coriainly shows it. There are a great many who read 211‘s papercwho would like to take ad- vantage of those good. healthy condi- tions cxisting on the city markets; in Oillcl‘ words, they would like to be in shape to put their commodities on these markets in the same condition . that do their local stock buyers, there by being in shape to get the stock buyer's market price out of them. This is a feature of organization, pure and simple. Every market practically in the United States today will take your commodities if you can only get them there in the same manner that the other fellow does. and you will be in shape to get the other fellow’s price out of them for yourself, if you can only make possible the getting them there in proper shape. 'Cattle. Comparative receipts and prices 01:" . cattle at the Buffalo market for the' first Monday in November since 1884: Top Bulk Year. Receipts. Steers. Steers. 1884 5250 $6.10 $5.50@6.00 1885 4500 5.60 5006.35.50 189:; 6050 5.30 4.75@5.30 1894 4950 5.35 4.75@5.25 1895- 6625 4.75 4.25@4.65 1896 2625 4.60 4.00@4.60 l897 5250 5.05 4.50@5.10 1898 5500 ‘ 5.30 4.60@5.25 1900 3900 ‘ 5.50 4.75@5.00 1902 5500 7.05 6.00@7.00 1903 9000 . 5.60 4. 75@5. 50 1904 6250 6.00 5. 00@6. 75 1905 6625 5.65 5. 00@5. 60 1907 5000 6.15 5 00@5. 80 1908 3000 6.15 4.50@5.50 1909 5250 6.70 4.75@6.35 1910 5875 6.85 5.25@6.50 191 i 6000 7.25 5.00@6.00 The cattle trade has shown several surprises this week; although’ there has been a liberal run, the sellers have been in a position where they could advance values. The supply at Chicago has been exceedingly light. and this has helped the situation else- where. On stock ready for butcher-_ ing. the price has aVeraged more than a dime above a week ago, and, best of all. the demand has been sumcle‘n 3" to take all good stock that ha ' reached the market. Of two hundre' and sixty-five cars received at Buffal.” Tuesday, seventy-live cars were com ners forty cars good weight steers, a. liberal portion of stockers and feed ers, leaving nothing in the shape 0 of butchering cattle. Many Canadian cattle are being re- ceived on the Chicago market, and the buyers have shoved .prices down in some instances to a level of about a half dollar lower than last week. The announcement that heavy strflgh, of Canadian cattle were going to '. reach the market the following day,’ had its effect, but when it was rouse. that a Very small percentage ":1: ready for the butchers, the buyers 1! - mg. ' ‘ j "‘ Woodard and feeders roadily today, " ‘ ‘ lbs of $36. 65 being the best. for; I Is:We‘eks past. Bulls showed an un-‘ . fled market, with last week, they we wgood sale, While the six or eight " ds of. fresh cows and springers Were disposed of in due seasons at more which were Canadians, brought ., I.$8I50, With best butchers around $8 00 Mwed gfiutchering Cartier—Desirable heifers and the better kinds of butch- eri ng cows ruled a dime to fifteen cents above a week ago and buyers today seemed glad to be able to get them, as there Were none too many or, the better grades of handy weight native heifers and the cow stuff did not show many that went abOVe the nickel notch A few odd head of Many fat cow's sold at $5. 70, with s’ome few fanCy up to $5. 75@6. 00, but the price for good butchering cows ygeneraly was $5 00@5. 50, with fair butchers around $4.75. mediums bring- ing from $4.00@4.50, cannersand cut- , tors showing a range of from $3.25@ 3.75 generally the c‘anner an odd load or so of strong kinds up to $3.40. Few heifers went above price being mostly $3.25@3.35, with $6.00, though prime grades were killing kinds $6.00 r(1:13.50, and medium and fair ones sell- ing generally from $4.50@5.75 Hogs. Comparative receipts and prices of hogs at the Buffalo market for the first Monday in November since 1884: Year. Receipts. Top. Bulk. 1884 13600 $4.80 $4.50(ri‘4.75 1885 16320 3 85 3.60@3.80 189”. 23290 6. 25 6. 00@6 25 1894 25500 4.70 460604 70 1895‘ 26750 3.90 3 80(L o. 85 1890 17000 3.75 3.606173. 70 1897 27200 13 80 3 70(31):} 751 1898 28900 3.80 3. 50(7) i. 6 .) 1900 8700 5.00 4. 850 4. 90 1902 27200 6.80 6. 50@6. 75 903 24650 5.60 5 ‘35@5. 45 1.904 23500 5.35 5. 20@5 30 1905 25500 5.15 5. 00@5 15 1907 17000 6.65 6 50@6. 60 1908 22400 5.90 5. 70@5 80 '09 20800 8.00 7. 50@7. 95 10 18400 8.50 8 25@8. 30 1911. 22400 6.35 6 20@6.25 Hogs receipts for the opening day f the week were estimated at one undred and ten loads or seventeen housand six hundred head. Offer- ings were against twentyfive thou— sand six hundred head a week ago 'and twenty-tyre thousand four hun- dred head for the corresponding day a year ago. Chicago today reported " 18,000 head of fresh, being against "34,000 head a week ago and 32,000 head a year ago. Local packers, who Were the main support of the market. on the best grades, had a little the best of the deal today and they succeeded in land- Iing several decks at a five cent de- feline- However, as many transactions, "if not more were made on steady bav sets. A few light mixed hogs were landed by one or two of the small 10de killers at $8.05. but the big end otthe crop that went with a. packers sort crossed the scales at $8.10, the antreme top for the day being regis- ered‘ at $8.20, only two decks selling hove $8.10. values on yorkers showed practi- cally no change, compared with last aturday’s quotations, While pigs, hioh were none too plentiful were _. anger. In the yodk division the atvweight ones ranged from $7.90 . 38.150 and lights brought from $7.50 14731730 ,with some of the 140—pound q3117313 reaching ,$8.1‘0, while good ‘ t1¥~piigs sold mostly on a basis or 0111 strgng market also prevail- " "rungim best grades in this di- i am selling today from $7.10 to .36 while stags landed generally at “Ewes choice handy weight 3.75 Do.,1,ight,. 130 Ito 159,... Pigs, 120 down ......... J.- - Skip pigs ......' State hogs ...... -....‘ ....... 7..60@7. Roughs . . ‘. Sheep and Lamb}. -' Comparative receipts and prises‘of sheep and lambs at the Buffalo mar- ket for the first Monday in NOVember _ ‘- since 1884: 8:615 eep $4 at? ‘..3 75 .7., 3,40 , , 3. 35 8.5;) .350 4.75 4.60 4.30 4.00 4.00 4.80 5.75 . 7.50 4.25 5 00 ' TOP Lambs. $4.80 5.00 4:50 , 4-.1‘5 Receipts. 12600 13000 17400 20000 25000. 10800 18400 12000 12400 20000 22000 1904 24000 1905 12400 1007 10000 1908 15000 1909 20000 11110 12400 4.50 11111 30000 3.85 111 the lamb division of the trade the quality “as nothing to brag on, in in 1 some authorities were of the opinion that it was the poolcst class of slot: k that has been he1e for some time past The outlehfor lambs was 1) rat and as the percentage of top linds \y as small sellers were in posi- tion to dictate terms, prices mostly ten to fifteen cents over last Saturday’s level. However, the extreme top for the day was a quarter higher than for the closing day of last week. Today’s general range on choice lambs was from $7. 00 to $7.15 bulk going over the scales at $7.15, with a few reaching $7t25. Cull lambs were active and- stronger, best throwouts selling tbd'ay today from $6.00 to $6.25, prices ranging on down to $5.00 for skips. Buyers are beginning to discriminate against buck lambs and in several cases these kinds had to be thrown out. to- day. Shippers from now on should be very cautious in buying buck lambs, as the season is near at hand when these kinds will have to sell at C1111 prices. Market in the sheep division was active and strong. Top wether sheep, although no full loads were on sale, Year 1884 1885 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1900 1902 1903 'r 07007001071 016 __:'>.9I‘~101Ic:g1prc1mctga-IA o Hmooogl—V-qem mow-q OO'QO CHU‘vOCfi ,were quoted up to $4.75, and dildos yearlings, which were made up of small bunches. went at a range of from $5.00 to $5.50. In the ewe line one or two lots of the- handy kinds that contained a. few odd head of» wethers made $4.25, but the general price for very desirable ewes was $4. Some heavy fat ewes sold today down around $3.75; however, some of these kinds. which were 'sold in with some big strings, brought $4.00. Cull sheep went mostly from $3. 00 down. The lamb t0p today was against a $6 85 top a week ago, a $7. 75 top two weeks ago a $5. 85 top a year ago and a $6.757 top two years ago. Lambs, good to choice ..... $7. 00'@7 25 V . 6 35@6. 75 4 50m. 25 Do, fair to good. ... Do. cull and'commOn. .. Do. cull and common. Yearling lambs Choice ..... 5. 00@5. 50 Do., cull to fair .......... 3. 50@4. 75 Wethers, choice .......... 4. 50694. 75 Mixed sheep .............. 4. 00 4. 25 4. 00 D0,, choice heavy ...... 3 50@4. 00 Cull sheep ............... 150 3:00 Bucks 225 Calves, . Comparative receipts and prices of calves at the Bumalb- market {broke advancing I ' demand . Fair Stodkers‘ 3.00 . ‘ ing the ea year ago. Practidally .arlL of- the regular buyers were in the competition t ing a aot1ve~trade the top kinds Were held iii the Same notch as for the closing day or last week. Best vests sold today from $10. 00 to $10.50, bfilk going over- the scales at $10.50 and the fair class or goods went at a' range of from $9. 00 to $9350. A week ago the best calves ranged from $10. 00 to- $10 50 and a year ago tops sold generally at $9. 00. Cull calves also met with an active demand and values on these, as Well ‘ as on tops, Were held on a steady ba- sis, best desirable throwouts selling from $8. 00 to $8. 50 with the inferior kinds going from $7.50 down. A-Grass- ‘ ers and fed calves Were in fairly good demand and a good all-round clear- ance Was held at the close. Most of the grassy calves sold today from $4. 50 to $5. 00 However,- real com- men grassers were quote down to $3.50 and light fed offerings were ranged up to $5. 50. The too today Was against a $10. 50 top a week ago, a $10. 25 tap two weeks ago a. $9.25 top a year ago and a $10. 75 top two years ago. ' Calves, choice to extra. $10. 00@10. 50 Fair to good ............. 9:90@ 9.50 Cull and common ....... , Light thin ....... V. ..... 5.50@ 7.50 Fed Calves ........ 3.50@ 5.50 DETROITLIVE STOCK MARKET. Drovers and shippers generally were ’complaining bitterly last week be- cause of their inability to secure stock . cars. A large number of shipments arrived last week in box cars. There was also considerable complaint about being unable to get cars of stock in on tinie. Shippers are going to de- mand a little more ’atltention on the part of the railroad companies, as de- layS, especially on an iinstea‘dy mar- ket, usually mean a loss to the ship- per The receipts laSt week in all divisions of the cattle market were normal and there Was a 300d, active in all grades. One of the buyers suggested that now Was a mighty good time for the farmers to buy a supply of stockers for Winter feeding. The close of the market was steady; prices ranged as folloWS: Extra dry- fed steers ......... 8 00@ Steers and heifers, 1000 to 1200 7 00 0@ ‘Steers and hleers, 800 to 1000. 5. 25@6. 00 "Grass steers and heifers that are fat, 800 to 1000 ......... 5 25@6. 00 Grass steers and heifers the t are fat 500t 00 .......... 4 256135 00 Clio-ice fat cow's ............. 5. Good fat coWs ............... 4.50 Common oowa ............... . Canners ‘ . Choice heavy bulls ........... 5i @. lr‘ to good bolognas. bulls ..4 50694.75 Stock bulls ............ , .4 I00@425 Chloicg feeding steers, ' Choices 4704149445. 00 to tuners large} yo‘nng,m ‘PCOn‘gim general market m. 25 cents it}; , the fine weekfihofor first Monday in November since 6899*; . V ,- Top; $7. 60 Year. Receipts. 1893 ' ‘ 300 1894' ' 350 18596 660 1 .I““BW§ IadIay-o “387 T" prices» on 7.50@ 8.50. . ~Heavy mixed ...... . .......... 7.7.5 , Chelce 'heavy yorkers ........ 7 6.0. .5’916‘ @511 good heifers, 600 t Good to choice butcher cost/3.4.80 Med um to seed btchr; coyfsé‘i 30 Fair to medium butcher co‘Ws 4:05" Dairy cows, commOn to gnome" 00 5. Fa -r to good milch cows“ 20. 00 -40.‘ Choice to extra butcher bu’lls. 57* , _1 Good to choice butcher 111111424 6‘ 5: Medium to go‘od butcher bull-s. m4 6 ’ 5 0 Common to fair bull's ........ 4.20 . CIo finon to good fat oxen. . . .4. 50 5 0 ves- Common to fair calves. . veals; good to choice. . . .I; ..... . Veals, medium to good. 317333331 The demand for vealers continuext fair tbday, but receipts dropped low.- and above all the stock on hand was accounte for steady prides ruling and‘, buyers figuring veg. big end of the geed to bastfealvn atI- Ithe high Side’ of adagéa iur'n light sold _ grade heavy calves also' olear the. same steady basis Eher veer number. of common light kT ed; ln". pens. but these kind have/- in the day’s tradi ng,: and fairly steady although more dig-nor the demand for anything common that: develops for the choice kind Hege— Cho ce mediums ............. 7"”) Prime heavy ................ 17.80% . V. V Light yorkers ................ 7.25607. Good igs ....... I ........ .. . . .7. 00 Z. Pig's— kip .. Dairies, best weights. . . .- . . .7. 26¢»? Stags . 7470M}: ' C mmo to and ran hs......6-.2 , Z5 -; O n S g 5.73.8“ 256' Top hogs today $7. 90. Top lam‘bs today, $7.00. Top calves todam $9. 50 Top on sheep teday, $4 65. _Top 011 hogs a yealr ago. $6. 55. op on sheep a yea-r ago :83‘3232 Topon lambs a year aggIOOI 35 5 Top“ calves a year ago I$I ”V IC‘ L VI M B 1 N6 I" '0 02002 Last Week 5.539 ”59374 . mus. ‘-I -. Del HI Wt ~ fat Wilsor :18 fat It. was that 1». close c 137 he be we ~ 01' 17 ued t ure h; 1 61', b1 ”_marke here 5 hey w hey ar no hit- ! eports . gned througt farm, 2 follows- Just is: ~nounce1 remark: tory oi sounds the far: pose of. It wil ry Wi ' hat the old n1 “16 pri other W1 overtakt will be Reciprm that the duced. “A co els, or 2 he grea no any or ture of t agricultu o the 1‘ ' nited E ure. , “The 1 uent’s 1: nation’s _reat cm I 3‘— 1 to l “The e 00 reprl ember i f corn, arley, fl: the value -d the 0 es the a a1 fart eyond $5 ~ Upon t1 roductim ay, the 1 ' follows i254, 615, 01 6 169. m arley. $1 We. 1 26,000