”THE “PINK SHEET‘ GET IT S BIGGEST BOOST w- .. HIGAN HAY & GRAIN DEALERS ASSOCIATIWON , Detroit, Mish, April 21, 1913. ‘ if ubWe are domg a lot of. work that is of great benefit to our members, as .. o w e . > WEEKLY‘MARKET LETTER and information letter each week that gives conditions at all Terrilinal Markets, Michigan Business Changes, etc. This letter Wi11 The dependable, aS‘ the information is furnished by reliable dealers who are members of ounAssocratIon We era; novfiyyorkmg for uniformity in grading and. baling and prices for balmgand paying for hay and straw, based on actual grade. Fair treatment by ‘ Weeding out scoopers, tripksters and other kinds of unfair competition. Assist 1 yen in adjusting differences that may arise between buyer and seller. Give all _ p infermation possible when desired as to the standing and reSponsibility of firms 1156113 in thinly , [hunts in the _, ultimate can. ' the last three ‘pcpuratron or the . included at one tell they, may wish to know abOnt Cornmer'rts on the “Pink Sheet” Publication. MR. SHIPPER—Have you seen the PINK SHEET, entitled MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING edited by Mr Grant Slocum? It is published weekly and its mission, seemingly, is to make the HONEST FARMER suspicious of the FELLOWS who have their money invested in LAND, BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT for handling their PRODUCTS (even HAY SO DARN POOR ' HIS! OWN LIVESTOCK REFUSES TO EAT IT, and expects the buyer to ‘ mm *01' fruit grower, take it), the FELLOW who buys anything the farmer raises from a Sheep Pelt proper prise 101' his worth 40c to a load of beans worth $50 and PAYS SPOT CASH. In the TOP somarondence with MARGIN of front page appear these words—YES, THIS IS THE LITTLE “LO" shippers 3550' PINK SHEET THAT THE FARMERS SWEAR by and the MARKET 58!» 19:89 number of in‘ GAMaBLERS SWEAR AT. . ill “Qt onlyshrlng. This PINK SHEET purports to tell the farmer what the buyer should pay _e_ mind Gt anyone him for. his products, based on the prices at terminal markets. It has divided . cut, but he W1iMit_:hi-gznr into FREIGHT ZONES and shows the RATE from the diffeient impressed than ‘1‘; zones to the terminal wmarkets ‘ di’be pgfielble by the .. They also show the rate to Pittsburgh, Chicago and Cincinnati, and the timer The vege' market price on hay, grain, beans, potatoes and live stock, at terminal markets. Now I haven’t any fight with the editor of the LITTLE PINK SHEET—— far from it. I was associated with him in the Clearing House work and know himvto be one of the best fellows in the world always ready to help the under ”W dog, Edd knowifig mm as I do, I am sure if he understood all the conditions that WVofkagamst the buyers profit, he would at least reduce his f. o. b. FARMER PRICES, Which are certainly too high. He believes every man, himself included, is entitled to a living profit and if possible a little for old age, but which few ever get, especially the LITTLE FOR OLD AGE. I think in fairness to all concerned the PUBLICATION should withhold telling farmers what prices the buyers should pay them until it has "taken into consideration the fOllowing facts, as the BUYER as well as the FARMER is entitled to a SQUARE DEAL. FIRST—Fair interest onemoney invested in facilities for handling farm products before any profit is considered. . SECOND—The SPOT CASH required to do business with farmers. Only MONEY talks when they SELL, but when they BUY, they want LONG— TIME- CREDIT. THIRD—The CHANCES BUYERS HAVE TO TAKE in getting their products to market, .due to car shortage. * * * FOURTH—The farmer who has a carload can order a car same as the buyer, and be there next day to load, BUT NO CAR, and I have known shippers to WAIT MONTHS for cars and then wait some more. * * * FIFTH—Another thing to consider is the LOSS 0n MIS—GRADES, LEAK- AGE IN TRANSIT. I can cite other PROFIT REDUCERS to the PUBLISHER, but I do not want to make him FEEL SO BADLY, pleading the shippers" cause that he will advocate FARMERS GIVING THEIR PRODUCTS AWAY to help the buyer make a little profit. * * * TO NON- MEMBERS: You will see from this that the publication is advising the farmers Of prices the buyers should pay them, which are way above market value. The question is: Do you want to pay farmers NO PROFIT PRICES, or join our Association and help me get the farmers and buyers~ together on a profitable basis to ALL. If you want me to work for your cause, come across with ‘that Membership Fee Of $5. 00. You can well afford it hem. httuce.‘ perpetuate. ’ ; watermelons; cante- Zand pears, and has ettéi‘n asking him to send a tip deipay the cost of trans , , ' 2 he has received a check . gpaltry sum that the cost ' M38 baskets Was not covered ' ' that once in a while, each-every month tips. He grabs up “Price 31 reads them; he watches ~ na3es of nOrthern and ere; he" hearts of the high . .ly‘ trutts and vegetables and " the if} prices as shown in pares—yet, his check his miser- l and; nonprofit-bearing. W‘njer or large tracts of land 6 excellent selling argument e displays of crops produced on land—they can prove its fertility f“ productivity by government ,by. expert opinions, by lot- In those who are producing. all sure prdap'ective purchaser _ ‘ t the price obtained for the i ‘ ' " .or the promise of stability ~ . ,qqnstancy of market, the land sales ’ ” ‘ at a 1056. He must stretch ' h or he must lose a sale In , 59,1: brought face to face " ”the question, he will show an ac- Very truly yours, M. G. EVER, Secretary. The above is part of an official circular sent out by the Secretary Of the Michigan Hay & Grain Dealdrs’ Association. Comments are unnecessary. Read 913 8168 Of 0'36 01” tWO 01‘ three the circular again; you Will then better understand what‘ ‘we are up against” happened to “8811 801‘085" Enlist right now in our ‘Bundle Brigade.’ Sign the coupon below, and do it now. TEXdfit‘mEk-mg check for $118 Our battle cry: “Ever-y fourth farmer in Michigan must be a reader Of the Pink “HOW the 111139181169 t0 Sheet before another harvest ” We send you a bundle of late “Pink Sheets;” 1118*; “11-13116 filflkflt 1'3 01113,? you hand them to your neighbors. You can certainly do that much for the cause. - tor the products of - ' W “1’ but. it in a. ram '1 Michigan Business Farming, ~ Detroit, Michigan Send along the “Bundle” and I Will see that the paper the “dealers swear at and. the farmers swear by” has an introduction to my neighbors . C - my, non-pro- , stall ed; in 01113.; Name ..... ‘ ................................. P081: Office»...' ‘1; 1.7-... .1. .7. ,J. . . ...«. .o ._ ................ PLACEST' 0M : r , “What... is sauce for the gooserde'gss' sauce for the gander," is an old pros: verb, but one which despite its age, does not seem to be recognized/by- _ the . leaders ,of either political party; down at Washington. Under the Re- ;_ publican administration the Canadian: reciprocity treaty was put through It. practically removed the tariff on farm , products, while retaining it on manua- - factured articles, in exchange for con- cessions in trade, of benefit to our,_‘_. manufacturers alone. At the time we- _ asked, “Why discriminate? Why . put the load on the American farmer and ~ give additional benefits to the manu- facturer?” g, The reciprocity bill was passed and, with it passed the popularity of our , former president as far as our farmers were concerned. Fortunately the Can- adians, with a chivalry that is good to remember, refused to take advantage of our mistaken policy. They rejected the treaty. William H. Taft has gone and a new president of the opposing political party holds his office. What do we find? In the main, that the same policy is to be pursued, namely, that of testing out tariff theories on'the_ farmers, while protecting the menu? facturer to the fullest extent possiblfi- And again we ask, “Why dlscrlm- , inate?” President Wilson seems to have .a. sincere desire to reduce the Cost of living. It is a. praiseworthy desire. He seems to think that the nearer we can come to free trade the lower the cost of living will be. It may be so,- though the solution is open to ques- tion. That is not our point. If we are going to lower the tariff why remove it almost completely on farm-produced goods, and reduce it gingerly on manu- factured goods. Is it because Presi- dent Wilson has such an elementary knowledge of agricultural conditions as to imagine that more removal of agricultural duties will result in cheap- er food for all? Or is it because he is being misled by the same old align- ment of politicians, working in the in- terests of the manufacturers. They know that the tariff will and must be cut by thepresident, according to his- pre-election pledges. They realize therefore that the best thing for them' to do is to encourage him to work out most of his tariff-cutting enthusi- asm on the agricultural schedules. This will at one and the same time" satisfy his conscience, and the clamor- ing of the people that something be done to reduce the cost of living. It . will also shield the protected manic. facturers as far as is possible, which is a consummation devoutly to. be . wished for by these “representative” politicians. ‘ The patient ox in the fable always . , found himself the most heavily laden, ., and it would seem that the attitude . of our senators and representatives .g, is to regard the farmer as the patient _ ox under present circumstances. They . realize that if any particular clasa is) " to be experimented on it is safest to» use farm folks for such tests- He 1e, slow to unite with his neighbor to, prevent or to demand a certain piece of legislation, and therefore his good, nature can be strained £11th to thev‘ (Continued on Page Five) "‘ . .951: peculiar angles to ther 9 season and the continued .115." We can see by being in . 11 With terminal markets in all e‘ctiOns and in many cases in ac- aim ' touch with receivers that there . . many angles being considered by - m and. Which is the basis on which ey'are trying to determine the fu- are possibilities of this season’ s crop. .e understand quite thoroughly the ituatiOn that exists from a producer’s 8.1111 local dealer’s standpoint, and think we understand their attitude ~ (1 reasons they are maintaining for e same. We continue to experience a- very conservative situation. As ‘mo’nstrated in our last week’s issue, Wehave just passed through a season the year, combined with conditions hich should have gone to make up real assets to the general situation as affsoting the possibilities of the balance of our crop. These assets were no other than the flooded situation, bad roads con- dition in the country, and prepara- r-tion's on the farm for spring seeding. Every one of these is a prime factor in'the development of a better market 'situation either of a temporary na- ture “or of a continued and substan- ‘tial betterment. , Never before have we had these 'three angles of an as- set nature coming along in such a close proximity as this season. From a producer’s angle, we must consider all of these things as they come up =and determine as accurately as we‘ can. the outcome or the modificatiOn {on the outcome that they should ficreate. 'ifloing back into the situation a lit- tle farther, practically to the incep- tion of the season, we know that we started out with about 3,000,000 tons ‘ of hay- in excess of last season’s crop '- to be put on the market this year. We understand that the quality of this season’s crop was far below nor- mal; that only 5 per cent of it, for in- stance, was of No. 1 Timothy quality; that we had a very large percen- tage of hay ranging No. 3 and No Grade; with quite a percentage not of a commercial nature. Thin rea- ‘. eoning naturally developed an exam- ple which as a natural result showed “usthat not all of this hay could nat- ‘urally go on the market this year; xthat in order to promote or help the qualities of hay, it was necessary to so regulate the disposition of the higher qualities as to force receivers to take on the lower grades. There only being 5 per cent of the No.1 Quality for disposition, the working out of the problem in this way was the only logical solution of it. , We believe that the situation has “been regulated in a wonderfully pre- cise and well regulated way so far this year. We do not believe that there was ever a time when the out- ‘look was so dismal; the impossibili- ties looming up so great as this year. We have gone through a time when conditions looked very much de- pressed; this depression appears to us more hazardous than common by 'Virtue of the very high prices we were able to obtain last season. Disap- pointment started out with this sea- . crop and has followed us ‘ throughout but at the same time we have done wonderfully well to have handled the situation and gotten the .results that we have been able to show so far. Had not the regulator been put on this season’s crop as we feel sure it has, very much different would have been the results. inging the possibilities for this son’ s crop as we viewed them from inception with the assets that we V9 with us at the moment or have ' {tr-passed through, gives us the very . gal , i t .1311: reports .. . take a chance he the Weather man. ‘ But it we op jus it will pay. Get on your “Suckers.- market, at gzrontable prices. No._ predicted. hour" proposition. lower but we would take a chance. No. l—Good, substantial demand and present conditions favor. steady 2—Market clear-in up and better prices 0 34-4“ arket very quiet; has every :1 fed. No. 4—-No profit at ruling prices. If you can No. s—Better keep in port. Storm on. earanc‘e of hein oven-g5 old, this is m "e eventh Prices may go I, " basis on which to figure operations. These are the real angles to the situ- ation from its very inception and on which its outcome must be figured. The closing feature that affects us- up to the moment and at the mo ment is the condition and tone of the hay situation at the present time, which, of course, has been affected by the assets and possibilities as given. above. We know that the strictly high qualities of hay .have been im- prOVed around $1 per ton; that this character of hay will constantly draw a premium based on general condi- tions. On the other hand we also know that the grades of hay below this are not drawing any. particular premium or being looked on with any particular favor, therefore, the gen- eral summing up of the situation to- day shows that the very high quali— ties of hay ought to be maintained on their present level with a possibil- ity of still showing an advance, that the common qualities of hay do not look at all promising, that quite pos- sible would the outcome be that not all of the lower qualities will be placed on the market. This being the case, we must continue to keep our regulator on the disposition of this hay or we can destroy what is seemingly a strong possibility for our good stuff with its natural sympathy on the common qualities, but if you should start to dump your hay today HAY—MICHIGAN ZONE PRICIO. Michigan .......... $10.60 Michigan .......... 12.20 Michigan .......... Michigan ........ Michigan .......... Zone No. Michigan .......... . Zone No. Michigan .......... 13. 70 NOTE—The prices quoted are for No. 1 Timothy in the different freight zones. This gives you the price dealers should be able to Day for this commodity 1.0. b., their station, under existing market con- ditions. Bundling charge not in- cluded. Zone No. Zone No. Zone No. Zone No. Zone No. you can be well assured of a ther- oughly demoralized market at once "and 'on every class. of hay. ,~ DETROIT—The Detroit continues to be of a conservative na- ture:_with better classes of hay sell: ing» readily at quotations "and of a , naturally considered premium nature. .j while ’common qualities of hay in -~ either mixed or low grade timothy varieties are draggy with actual sales hard quotations- HAY—DETROIT MARKET. No. 1 Ti .thy ................ $15.00 No. 2 "othy......_..........12.50 3 Timethy.......... Light mixed . . . . . . No. 1 mixed. . . . -No 2 mixed. . . Rye Straw ...... ........ eat and Out Straw ..... . . PITTSBURGH—It is seemingly’im: . possible for the Pittsburgh situation to rally on anything excepting the very top qualities of hay. There was a little brighter tone to the situa- tion, reflecting on clover bay of good coolr. and quality, buton practically everything else below No. 1 timothy or a close counterfeit, the situation - was very disappointing. situation ' to make in advance of prior . were 307 cars of hey“ I ‘- with two cars of this ._ export; corresponding " 326 cars of my, ‘ f. .of hay billed for ex a decrease of 19 e 1's 0 11 year compared w-ith las W aware of the difference 1 < value or hey this year sec... with last.- This does not ket at this point. round is only fair, with th {.1190 grades of hay selling very slo .. ~, large. 1. Her, choice 421.56 Hay, No. 1......... Hay. No. 2 th. No. 8 Kay. clover........... Hay, clover mixed. . . . Hay, stock. Long rye straw. ..... Tangled rye straw...” 11.00 0.t “I." ...-ounonnoe 1 NOTb—Ler‘e holes in!“ no.” 200. to 250 pounds; medium Dal." from 80 to 10. been“. . ‘ _ .eeee-e-eeen' neon-e06. HAY—PITT‘OBU RGH MAR KIT. No.1 Timothy hay ............ $15. 50 No 2 Timothy hay.‘ .......... .. 13. 50- No. 1 Light mixed hay. . ..... 13. 00 No. 1 Clover mixed hay ....... 13. 00 No. 1 Clover hay ......... . . . . 12.00 Fine Prairie Packing Hay. . . . 10.00 No. 1 Out straw............... No.1 Rye Straw ........ . ..... No. 1 Wheat straw. . . . . CHICAGO—On account of a consid- erable increase in receipts, the Chi- cago market has naturally become in an overfed condition. Added to this there does not seem to be the real keen demand or as much of 'a demand as we have heretofore experienced. The combination of these two angles has forced a lowering of prices in or- der to effect sales. Last Moment Market Flashes very latest quotations are: Beans ....... Broilers on the several commodities from the principal market centers. A detailed statement covering conditions, our predictions and special The \‘e . ' THE LAST MINUTE before going to press. we secure quotations advice, will be found with each commodity on the following pages. Wheat, No. 1 White (large mills paying). . . . . .$1. 07 Wheat, No. ZRed (large mills paying)........ 1.08 Oats, Standard Rye Hay (best market today, New York), at. . . .. Potatoes (best market today, Pittsburgh), at. Butter ,. Poultry eenooneeuIeeeeoeeeebeeeeeeeoeeeeee .38 64y2 2.08 20.00 .45 .32 .17 .25 .18 n. ~13 kets named. at the markétv‘ Y way of explanation the prices quoted: refers to the prices paid t. o. b,, mills for the quality quoted. We give you the “best marflxet’ today” merely to Show you could be seemed for commodities Quoted it names were... '1: These quotations, carefully can toured . “Large Mills are paying”) hat prices at No. 3 Timothy ................ 11.00 ' NEW YORK—The demand this week on the New York mark, hi"? around quite satisfactory . reference more to the actiVity of the market situation, its tone, etc, than to real monetary consideration. There has not been any decided change in the selling strength; quotations are not being changed to speak of, but if it were possible to continue an im‘ '- provement in the tone to the situation , quotations would be the next warrant- ‘ able change to make. . . . 4 HAY—NEW YORK MARKET. - Lorie Gnu-ll Q ‘ bales. 3.1», per ten. per ton. Light Clover Mixed. .. 17.00 No. 1 Clover Mixed. 10.50 No. 1 Clover. No. 2 Clover Mined. Straw-‘— No.1370.........-...17..C No.2n7....-......... 1.... No. 1 0.tl....‘...-I.D 11.“ NO! 1 mute-00.0....- lli‘. 1' NOTE—Jars. bale. welth :00 to 250 pounds. mediu- trom 80 to 150 pounds. moi-l “Received the book and pink sheaf-V and am pleased with both.”—— Clayton Ewalt,1mlay City, Mich. POTATOES _ We open our dictation this week dler of potatoes are making the fight of their lives to maintain and help ';thé situation that confronts us at the m , ment. On the other hand we appri'e oiate that the receiver of .1 h aces from the large rename consumer is haiku * There yo j a _. fuss... on ._ ‘th 1115. We do not ny' holdup .é6mbi—_ 313 fan as the re- is concerned 'In smiling the canon L .. .. ‘ .. < - .s «g, 3 153,}! ' 'ey have been handling it the season. If they were 3 takeiadvantage of the situa- " 3 would be a time when they run in and buy up practically 3 33 ng in sight, thereby injecting 231353011 into the situation for the goes to show that the potato sit- Its Outcome is very indefinite. It not -Say that there are no par;- .3 aflies “tor an advancement based on J33 present, hecause there are always msibillties but with the very in- ._ ' hilze situation that confronts us at ' ‘emement it is conservative to state -3the possibilities are just about . for an advance or fer a further .1,- There are angles to the situ- which would make possible a. bitumen. and ;thére arg also ' the. situation which if: de- 33'] possibilities of this season’ s crop. We have about an equal chance in game today; we have just a little for than an equal chance naturally, . {use potatoes at 30 cents to. the producer. is way below a normal level. tom 3. high-cost-of—living standpoint :16 taking food stuffs which go to make it, into consideration, we abso- 111'.er know that potatoes at 30 cents f're way. below a conservative level, refore, that one feature in itself »3 {ms a basis on which we have a right to expect, or at least hope that uture conditibns will show an im- :p’roVem‘ent. {The angle to the situation Which keeps our nose to the grind- ‘t‘one is ’Wisconsin and Minnesota. If h§y7wouldiever get cleaned up to a {poiiit -.iwhere .- they could take care of the Western and southern markets, in- stead of taking care of this and the asters, we as Michigan, Maine and .ew York ship (91‘s could take care of the eastern .si tion and at an ad- once of at least 25 cents per bushel ’ PR! 338. ,v masses“ 2 lemon .. .8 .82 .2301: d’Noul‘ " ”can ] "honours e Mmman.........:: 1. pare with local dealer”: pi-‘ree and shove : the manner in a ten time and the manner 3 vfoutoday is of a ivery conservative 3, ,. 56. Would almost destroy the fu— . ”rose—MICHIGAN zen: Zone moi-flan .34 21mg No.1“ Mlehlguu. . . . . ...... .34 ~{l‘hbj iii-Ibo; chain: are what pote- toes Will not slipper in the dlflereut ’ zones. This will enable you to com- determine Wliht. action you Will take us to' diopooltl on. , DETROIT—The disposition con~ tinu'es to be of a forcing. nature on this market—averted is the situation Constantly. This not' only makes the market indefinite buthas a tendency ' , to make “it sluggish and of a reducing instead of. advancing nature. We ap- preciate that the general situation is somewhat easy, but we do feel that the Detroit market is not quite in 1line with. possibilities it could well establish PorArosFoz'rnol'r MARKET. Bulk. from our. per bu. . . . .40 to .43 *Sucked from car, per'bu. . . .43 to .45 _ week. quIt be even weight. 150 pouudI ' Price quoted lucludeu can of Iuck. ubout 10550": CINCINNATI—The receipts of po- tatoes on the Cincinnati market con- tinue to be very liberal. Not only is this true with old potatoes but with new stoék as""well. The tone to the situation is ' comparatively healthy, with sales being made in sympathy with conditions existing on the natural . outside markets. POTATOEFClNGlNNATI MARKET. _ Bulk from car. per bu . . . . .40 to .45 *Sacked from car. per 1111.. .43 to .48 ‘luekI nun! be even weight. It“ Don-do. Price quoted Includes coat 0! Inch. about 10%(1 ouch. . PITTSBURGH—~The flooded situa- tion brought about the result of a = great many cars being dumped onto this market all at one time. You can - readily appreciate why this was the case. Many of these cars were start- ed for the Pittsburgh market before the flood was raging. The natural re- sult was an accumulation between shipping point and Pittsburgh. When railroad conditiOns became passable it allowed a very heavy movement to this market at one time. The result , looked from bar, ne‘r‘ 11s.. . p; ‘ MARKET . trout bar, so: 6131.. .40 to .45 .45“) I493 . “Y our pink sheet’ is a great little pa- per and is always looked for.” ——Jesse‘ ' Whitman Freeland, Mich. R- -I, Box II. \ ) WHEAT The wheat market seems to be one grand puzzle at the present time, with the sentiment getting into a badly mixed condition. I think we are all aware that crop conditions in this country are very favorable. This has caused a bearish angle to the situation; but in face of this and in spite of large stocks of old wheat ‘ and the promise of a bumper crop to follow, linked with the earnest en- deavor of bear traders, prices have not seemed to yield as the bearish influ~ ences would suggest. W'H EAT—DETROIT MARKET. No. 1 White .................... $1.07 . No. 2 Red ...................... 1.08 3 Speculative Prices. July delivery *May delivery ................. 1.08 'The price. given for December and May delivery repleIeut the II- ture delivery prleeo. Thu Inter- mutlou merely give- you the tut-re buIlo of till commodity u lured by time who Ipeeuluto on future pro-poets. There must be something to the for- eign situation in the way of demand that is keeping a good stiff backbone to the wheat situation constantly. We are advised that Argentine shipments are falling off; that prices in South American markets have been greatly stiffened, that the burden of supplying the European deficiency would fall on this country. Everything seems to be of a flattering nature as to the future possibilities of a large crop. Reports from the winter-wheat sections con- tinue of a most flattering character. Insects have been reported in some sections, but only once; dry weather has threatened certain states, but these have now had showers and are temporarily at least in fine condition. In face of all of these bearish influ- ences the market continues strong. WH EAT—CH ICAGO MARKET. No. 2 Red ..................... $1.01; Speculatlvo PrlceI. *July delivery ............... .92% *May delivery .............. 32% ‘The price given for July and May delivery repreIent the m. ture delivery prices. 'l‘hlI Informa- tion merely give. you the future bush or thlI commodity uI tuned by those who Ipeculute on future proupeetn. l . “Have had the paper smcc the last of March and like the style and gzt of the little ’pink sheet.’ ”—13. T. Hanna, Grand ‘ Instead of telling iii iv 3 this paper every wé think of the bean. . wish I Could turn the tab! and ask you what you; 3113- If this were possible it ' out that the combination of would be of real good more. ’ situation, but in face of this Ii 4" bility, we will continue to go A as the dictates of the comme‘ uation comes to us, hoping th' may be of real service to you best marketing of your this se‘ crop. We wish to congratulate you raisers of Michigan beans, .0311 nerve and general manner inlw you have handled your crop. so We believe you have responded if. dictation in this market sheet,, . a result, We believe you can 36"" a real good has been done the 813;. 3' , tion in general, and that the new of this good having been done commodity. We can see that producers of beans, haVe been put at: a real test; we can also reel , ‘_ 3 3 have stood up under that to 'S”:‘vo oil; never stood up under it betas; and the reason of your standing up und it is the great pleasure that comes to us as advisers through the littl " sheet of the conditions as we see them We not only feel able to study the situation from a large angle, but we}: absolutely know the disposition, oi the producer is to dispose of his com moditieg on a declining instead of'an3 advancing market. When everything? is going to pieces seemingly is when you want to rush to market and go with it Only a short time ago beans showed to be in a very demoralizgid. state-—Very much depressed—the martin ket sagging to $1.80. At the 3f. ' ' market was $1. 80 you are well 3 of the advice we gave you .an the reasons why we were giVing-y' 3 ' that advice, was thoroughly demo" strated. We tried to prove to you the. it was not by virtue of the anoint; 3, of beans back, but by virtue of the. . manner in which the beans alread ' going forward had been handled. In: 4 accordance therewith we told you to,‘ hold your beans, providing, of court; they were in a thoroughly merchants. ble condition. The development of the market to its standard today of $2.05 shew that We doped the situation prope‘rl Those of you who stood by us, dis- playing not only nerve but a. stud i of the situation, have been able'rt reap the reward. We showed ye . last week the percentage of beans. back, with the concrete examplejo‘ what we ought to expect was so sible to do with the remainder (51,, this crop. No game is of value no 1.. a monetary or physical position, that‘s“... does not give you something defi"“ ,Added to the Wisconsin and Minne-3. has been that the Pittsburgh market Blane Mich. saunas-r... Six MICHIGAN F‘REIGH'I‘ ZONES - -3 v— M“ m» ‘ 1N order to keep in touch with the Pittsburgh. for instance, draw that Nt. Zone s—Bay City. "‘ 1 mark 3 oondltlone‘ you should know 1 Timothy bay to worth 010.00 per ton. New York City _________________ 37% méelrh ht rate from your shipping ' The freight being 84.40, would Ihow that meur‘h .................... _17 / “station to the leading market oen- the dealers in Tuecola county should pay Cincinnati ................... .15 3 Ryan have the height rate you $11. 60 per ton, leII handling char-So. The Chicago .................. .13 MICHIEAN WITH . ’ ‘hnve the key which places you in I. po- minimum weight of our of ey in Detroit ..................... .10 APPROXIMATE gammy to know whether your local dealer 20, 000 pounds; the minimum weight at a. """ FREIEHT 1.... RATES TOY ‘ 31. giving you the market price for your car of potatoes iI 30.000 pound“; the zone 4—Groenville. Mr 1 ,; producto or not. In connection with minimum Weight of a car of beans in New York City ................ .29 LEADlNG‘ ' this article we give you the Michigan 40.000 poundl: and you will have to pay Pittsburgh .................... .1735 zflflfis ,_ “1:“ M Km. . audios. Farmer Zone Map You will for that number of pounds in each car. Cincinnati ........... . ........ .16 w M , 11‘ ties that thlI map .1. divided into so be sure ”and Ihip a full cal-load. “The Chicago ...................... .13 . “h“ u ‘ (...... 3. I van trelkht zones. Your firm 1- locat- . rate! Elven 00?" hem-routes- Ind Detroit ....................... .11 3 ~ SEE 3. an in one of these zones, and by reter- beans only; all kinds of trains take a «a TABLE 7 to the table given below you will diaerent rate. We will be glad to tur- Zone 5—58ndu8k1« :7 ~- h“) BELOW) an! proximately what it oontI tor oer- nieh you with 21111 information with rof- - New York City ---------------- - ‘6 o ipmentI to' the diaerent market erence to the maximum and minimum Pittiburzh -------------------- 31 '- ~n .. on... u... at. 35’ “3. rite given 1' per 100 car-lots, or you can set thin infomation Cincinnati ............... . ..... .1. 0m ‘ m db. and: it Ihould be remembered - from your local stout. Chicago ......... . ............. .1: ..... u. m.- .. - 3 ' “gingerly are the approximate reteI . _ . Detroit ..... I ................. . . 3 .- m ,o'll willibtégourse. diner o- little from Zone 1—8!!!“ St... Marie, . 3 ‘ Zone 6—Vlckebur‘. u“ w W 3 3 3 . . I, 991111110 several Ion". ' New York City....'......‘ ...... . .3: New York City ......... .19 .. "thaws-able the! You mm Pittsburgh .. .1855 masons ............. . ...... .17 . ligation 989m. tho 301‘“th Cincinnati . .89 Cincinnati ,. ,. .15 M» m ”h . Chino .21 one... .... .103. > , «3’3 "1'1” the mlrogd' Dotrot_............'..3..‘...'.... .333"'~ ' tum-mt ..,.... ..... .11 ' 3 ’ him“ ‘33 the: zone 9—minute. - 3 ion. o_ponu3¢, N... ,.... .- ‘29. Y {3”- ' my” York city’ovouodeo III... og" 11".A New York City” Irons-osuoou 9.7“ 33111311 _‘ 3' -' " . " ,guupigch '..,....-. .-... .11; 1m. reports. trom' take I chance i: . the Weather man But it will pay. ,_ ontinues to demonstrate. . " , most peculiar angles to ther as?“ hi viseason and the continued , ' ass or possibilities for its. We can see by being in _ With terminal markets in all ’i sci 11s and in many cases in ac- I each with receivers that there eumany angles being considered by “them and which is the basis on which the are trying to determine the fu- - No. 1——Good, substantial demand and present conditions favor teddy ' ‘ market, at pzrofltable prices. No. 2—Market clearing up and better prices. » predicted. o 8—-—Market very quiet; has every n pearance of bein overs” fed. No. 4—No profit at ruling prices. I: you can old. this. is an ‘11 event); , hour" proposition. No. E—Better keep in port. Storm on. Fri col may to ‘- lower but we would take I chance. , 7, . flfznos'rON—wnsctipts ‘for L I « Grade; égpossibilities of this season’ s crop We understand quite thoroughly the it ation that exists from a producer’ s ” local dealer’s standpoint, and 1 111: We understand their attitude d- roastins they are maintaining fer :the same. We continue to experience ' very coniservative situation. As ,emonstrated in our last week’s issue, we have just passed through a season of the year, combined with conditions , hich should have gone to make up real assets to the general situation as affectihg the possibilities of the ”balance of our crop. These assets were no other than the flooded situation, bad roads con- dition in the country, and prepara- Ltions on the farm for spring seeding. Every one of these is a prime factor .in the development of a better market . situation either of a temporary na- ture or of a continued and substan- tial, betterment. Never before have _ We had these three angles of an as- ‘set nature coming along in such a close proximity as this season. From a producer’s angle, we must consider . all of these things as they come 'up and determine as accurately as we‘ can the outcome or the modification 3011 the outcome that they should {create ' 1 ' .1 J'Going back into the situation a. lit- tle farther, practically to the incep- etion of the season, we know that we ‘ started out with about 3,000,000 tons .. of hay in excess of last season’s crop to be put on the market this year. We understand that the quality of this season’s crop was far below nor- mal; that only 5 per cent of it, for in- stance, was of No. 1 Timothy quality; that we had a very large percen- ,4 tags of hay ranging No. 3 and No with quite a percentage not ,of a commercial nature. Thin rea- soning naturally developed an exam- ple which as a natural result showed us that not all of this hay could nat- urally go on the market this year; that in order to promote Or help the qualities of hay, it was necessary to so regulate the disposition of the .higher qualities as to force receivers to take on the lower grades. There only being 5 per cent of the No.1 quality for disposition, the working out of the problem in this way was ‘the only logical solution of it. = We believe that the situation has " been regulated in a wonderfully pre- cise and well regulated way so far this year. We do not believe that there was ever a time when the out- look was so dismal; the impossibili- ties looming up so great as this year. We have gone through a time when conditions looked very much de- pressed; this depression appears to us more hazardops than common by ‘virtue of the very high prices we were able to obtain last season. Disap- pointment started out with this sea- son’s crop and has followed us throughout, but at the same time we have done wonderfully well to have handled the situation and gotten the .1results that we have been able to show so far. Had not the regulator been put on this season’s crop as we eel~ sure it has, very much different 12qu have been the results. *Hin'ging the possibilities for this easo'n’ s crop as we viewed them from {its neeption with the assets that we basis on which to figure operations. These are the real angles to the, situ- ation from its very inception and on which its outcome must be figured. The closingfeature that affects us up to the moment and at the mo- ment is the condition and tone of the hay situation at the present time, which, of course, has been‘aftected by the assets and possibilities as given- above. We know that the strictly high qualities of hay .have been im- proved around $1 per ton; that this character of hay will constantly draw a premium based on general condi- tions. On the other hand we also know that the grades of hay below this are not drawing any particular premium or being looked on with any particular favor, therefore, the gen- eral summing up of the situation to- day shows that the very high quail. ties of hay ought to be maintained on their present level with a possibil- ity of still showing an advance, that the common qualities of hay do not look at all promising, that quite pos- sible would the outcome be that not all of the lower qualities will be. placed on the market. This being the case, we must continue to keep our regulator on the diSposition of this hay or we can destroy what is seemingly a strong possibility for our good stuff with its natural sympathy on the common qualities, but if you should start to dump your hay today HAY—MICHIGAN, ZONE PRICIO. Zone No. 1 Michigan .......... $10.60 Zone No. 2 Michigan .......... 12.20 Zone No. .1! Michigan .......... 13.00 Zone No. 4 Michigan ........ 12.80 Zone No. 5 Michigan .......... 12.40 Zone No. 6 Michigan .......... 12.80 Zone No. 7 Michigan .......... 13.70 NOTE—The prices quoted are for No. 1 Timothy in the different freight zones. This gives you the price dealers should be able to pay for this commodity f. o. 1)., their station, under existing market con- ditions. Handling charge not in- cl ruled. you can be well assured or; 9. than ,oughly demoralized market at once _ .and on every Class of hay. , » DETROIT—The Detroit situation continues to be of a conservative na-’ ture with better classes of hay,‘sell.- ing: readily at quotations ’and of a naturally considered premium nature, _ While common qualities of hay in 1 either mixed or. low grade .timothy varieties are draggy with actual sales hard to make in advance of prior quotations. HAY—DETROIT, MARKET. No. 1 Timothy ................ $15.00 No. 2 Timothy. 12.50 No. 3 Timothy Light mixed. No. 1 mixed ...... . ..... No 2 mlxed..... Rye Straw ...... " . . eat and Out Straw ....... . . PITTSBURGH—wit is seemingly’ime , possible for the Pittsburgh situation to rally on anything excepting the very top qualities of hay. There was a little brighter tone to the situa- tion, reflecting on clover hay ‘of good coolr. and quality, buton practically everything else below No. 1 timothy or a close counterfeit, the situation ‘ was very disappointing. round is only fair, {were 307 cars of £1117. , [export corresponding ' 326 cars. of hay, :9 of hay billed- for ex 3. decrease of 19 go, aware of the differens value of 'hay this year ,._ with last This does not " from the above example the. and demand was regulating ‘ ket at this point. The domain .. With th grades of hayselli-ng Very-sic, HAY—BOSTON MARK, T um choice ..........$21.50 as“ No. 1 19.50 _ Hay. N.I 2-.oooooeuonn 17-0. ‘ .HIy,No.8............14.00 " L Hay. clover. 00 " Hay, clover mixed. . . . Hay, stock. J, Long rye Iqu...... 18.00 T‘I‘lc‘ ”0 nt‘“.-.. 1’s” 0‘t “r.“ III-IIoI-IIO U. NOTE—limit. hleI weigh Iron .100 to 250 pound” medium bllfl trom 80 to 100 pail“. , ~ Hay. Hay. HAY—PITTSBURGH MARKET. No.1 Timothy hay ............ $15. 50' No " Timothy hay ............ 13. 50, No. 3 Timothy ................ 11.00 No. 1 Light mixed hay ....... 13.00 No. 1 Clover mixed hay ....... 13.00 No, 1 Clover hay. . . . . . . 12.00 Fine Prairie Packing Hay. . . . 10.00 No.10at ltl'flW.............r 0.00 No. 1 Rye Straw .............. 11.00 9.00 No. 1 Wine—eat Iunw........... CHICAGO—On account of a. consid- erable increase in receipts, the. Chi- cago market has naturally become in an overfed condition. Added to this there does not seem to be the real keen demand or as much of a demand as we have heretofore experienced. The combination of these two angles has forced a lowering of prices in or- der to effect sales. Last Moment Market Flashes“ very latest quotations are: Rye Beans Broilers on the several commodities from the principal market centers. A THE LAST MINUTE before going to press, we secure quotations detailed statement covering conditions, our predictions and special advice, will be found with each commodity on the following pages. Wheat, No. 1 White (large mills paying). . . . . .$1.07 . Wheat, No. 2 Red (large mills paying). . . . . . . . 1.08 Oats, Standard Ioo..eeooeuIce-OIOIIIIIIIIIoOIIIIII ColIIIIUCQIIIIOIIIOQOOIOIIO'C. Hay (best market today, New York), at. ., . . . .20.00 Potatoes (best market today, Pittsburgh), at. . Butter- ,, Poultry 1 The .38 64.I 2 2.08 .45 .32 .17 .25 .18 1M- B knots named. the Y way of explanation the prices quoted: refers to the prices paid 1. o. b., mills for the quality quoted W give you the “best market teday" merely to show em“ what could be secured for commodities quoted if sang " These quotations, carefully co ' ' "Large Mills are paying" " week on the New York market been ’very good—the situation, "at around quite satisfactory; This - reference more to the activity or market situatiOn, its tone, etc, t to real monetary consideration. There, has not been any decided change in the selling strength; quotations are ,- not being changed .to speak of, but if". it were possible to continue an, imé , provement in the tone to the situation " quotations would be the next Warrant; able change to make. . _ _ HAY—N EW YORK MARKET. Lotto Small. bIch. bIleI. . ’0! ten. ’0: ton. . . ................. $21.00 $21.00 . on No. 3 Light Clover Mixed. . No. 1 Clover Mixed. . . . No. 1 Clover. . . .4. . . . . . .10.” No. 2 Clover Mixed. . . . 18.50 18.50 Straw-— N0.lny......u..-ua 11'” ‘N..’R’.uoco.goctnooo 1.0“ No. 1 o.toIoltd|.'lloob 110“ N00 1 Wk..tunovosu.a.a 113'.‘ NOTE—Imus" inoI welsh an to 360, pounds: Indium ”I” ‘:.rv “’ from 80 to 150 poundI. ' “Received the book and ‘pink sheet"? and am pleased with bot .”——Clayton.» Ewalt, Imlay, City, Mich. ., f POTATOES appreciating that the producer- of potatoes and the local ban» dler of potatoes are making the fish of their lives to maintain and help , situation that confronts us at the m‘ ‘ n We open our dictation this wee», ment; On the other hand we a- ciate that the receiver " ‘ . gthe situatfh me angd the manner 1. “9'. A been handling it he a_ time when they. and buy up practically ‘ sight;_ thereby injecting into the situation for the * oing themselves a real ' s~ ,, .1 Its'outcome is very indefinite. . ” not say that there are no pos- We for an advancement based on 5.136.111.8411 t .111 situation which if, de- ' ld‘almost destroy the fu- ossi‘bilities of this season’ s crop. ~ » game today; We have just a little Effie tor than an equal chance naturally, use potatoes at 30 cents to the producer is way below a normal level. From a high- -cost-of-living standpoint 11;! taking food stuffs which go to make it, into consideration, we abso- li 1y know that potatoes at 30 cents ..‘-way\ below a conservative level, tefore. that one feature in itself ring a basis- on which we have a gift to expect, or at least hope that utur conditions will show an im- provement The angle to the situation which keeps our nose to the grind- it ”one is Wisconsin and Minnesota. If point where they could take care of the western and southern markets, in- ‘ of taking care of this and the nu, we as Michigan, Maine and . .York shippers could take care of this eastern sifuation and at an ad- italics of at least 25 cents per bushel. ., fled to thefWisconsin and Minna-,1 show a as a. pro- justice 1111' the in- ' us to disposition.- POTATOEI—MIOHIGAN ZONI -~ omen. 1 1 . . Michigan .1j.........$ .32 . ' momma........... .34 none o‘."-ii Michigan . . . . .11. . . .82, zone Bmchfcsn........... $.34, zonfi No. 7. Michigan........... .34 rlces shownure ‘ urewhut- pota- toes 1 net ’s'hlmicr in the different noises. This will enable you to com- pare With local dealers price and dc terrains wliut action you will take ,Hulktf; trout" car, per-lush. , ockcd from our, per his. . . .48 to .49 “Y our pink sheet’ is a great little pa- per and is always looked for.”— Jesse , Whitman, Freeland, Mich. R- -I, Box 11. WHEAT The wheat market seems to be ‘1 one grand puzzle at the present - time, with the sentiment getting into a badly mixed condition. I think .,we are all aware that crop conditions in this country are very favorable. This has caused a bearish angle to the situation; but in face of this and in spite of large stocks of old wheat and the promise of a bumper crop to DETROITe—The I‘dispos'ition‘ icon- tinues to be of a forcing natureon this market—overfed is the situation censtantly. This not only makes the market indefinite but has a tendency to make it sluggish and of a reducing instead of advancing nature. We ap- preciate that the general situation is somewhat easy; but we do feel that ,the Detroit market is not quite in ‘line with possibilities it could well establish. . \ m ' POTATOEFDETRCIT MARKET. Bulk from car. per bu. . . . .40 to .43 *Sacked from car. per bu. . . .43 to .45 when ”must he even wollht. Ill! ”n-‘ls . ‘ Price quoted includes cost of suck. ubout 1036c ouch. would make possible a 11. and there ”9 also- new stock a3"‘well. follow, deavor of bear traders, prices have not seemed to yield as the bearish influ- ences would suggest. WHEAT—DETROIT MARKET. No, 1 White .................... $1.07 No. 2 Red ...................... 1.08 Speculatlvo Prlces. July delivery *May delivery ................. 1.08 ‘The prices given for December and May delivery represent the fu- ture delivery prices. This Infor- mation merely gives you the future bulls of this commodity us flared by those who speculate on future prospects. There must be something to the for- eign situation in the way of demand that is keeping a good stiff backbone CINCINNATI—The receipts of po- tatoes on the Cincinnati market con- tinue to be very liberal. this true with old potatoes but with The. tone to the situation is comparatively healthy, with sales being made in sympathy with conditions existing on the natural outside markets. Po'TAToss—cmcmNA‘Tl MARKET. Bulk from car, per bu . . . . .40 to .45 *Sacked from car. per bu. . . .43 to .48 ‘lucksv must he even welshf. 18' pounds. Price quoted includes cost of such. about 10%e each. 1 Not only is - to the wheat situation constantly. We are advised that Argentine shipments are falling ofi; that prices in South American markets have been greatly stiffened, that the burden of supplying the European deficiency would fall on this country. Everything seems to be of a flattering nature as to the future possibilities ofpa large crop. Reports from the winter-wheat sections con- tinue of a most flattering character. Insects have been reported in some sections, but only once; dry weather has threatened certain states, but these have now had showers and are temporarily at least in fine condition. In face of all of these bearish influ- ences the market continues strong. WHEAT—CH ICAGO MARKET. PITTSBURGH—The flooded situaP tion brought about the result of a great many cars being dumped onto this market all at one time. You can - readily appreciate why this was the case. Many of these cars were start- ed for the Pittsburgh market before the flood was raging. The natural re- sult. was an accumulation between shipping point and Pittsburgh. When railroad conditions became passable it allowed a very heavy movement to this market at one time. p The result has been that the Pittsburgh market No. 2 new... ................. $1.06 Speculative Prlccs. *July delivery ............... *May delivery ........ . ..... 32% ' ‘The price given for July and May delivery represent the fu— ture delivery prices. This informa- tion merely gives you the future basis of this commodity us figured by those who speculute on future prospects. .92 % “Haw; had the [la/1e?” since the last of March and like the style and git of the little ‘pink sheet.’ ”—B. T. Hanna, Grand Blanc, Mich. linked with the earnest en-» think of the can a wish I could turn the table and ask you what you If this were possible it mtg out that the combination of on, would be of real good to the. '4 as the dictates of the comme l " nation comes to us, hoping t. a; crop. We wish to Congratulate you,l raisers of Michigan beans, on‘ _ nerve and general manner ingw you have handled your crops 21 result, we believe you can. See» a real good has been done the 8 tion in general, and that the re of this good having been done ‘ through the natural accomplish!!! coming through regulation ’of' commodity. We can see that producers of beans, have boon pll never stood up under it before, an“ the reason of your standing up undo!i it is the great pleasure that come. ' to us as advisers through the little sheet of the conditions as we see them. We not only feel able to study the situation fiom a large angle, but we absolutely know the disposition of the producer is to dispose of his com, modities on a declining instead of an advancing market. When everything is going to pieces seemingly is when you want to rush to market and go’ with it. Only a short time ago beans showed to be in a very demoraliz state—very much depressed—the ma- ket sagging to $1.80. At the ti ' market was $1.80 you are well of the advice we gave you. the reasons why we were givingfiyo 1 that advice, was thoroughly dem’ ‘ stiated We tried to prove to you that it was not by virtue of the amollnt of beans back, but by virtue of th manner in which the beans already going forward had been handled. In. accordance theiewith we told you to hold your beans, providing, of cours they were in a thoroughly merchan ble condition The development of the market: is to its standard today of $2.05 show that we doped the situation preperly. Those of you who stood by us, dis-.- playing not only nerve but a. study of the situation, have been able in reap the reward. We showed y " last week the percentage of bounds; back, with the concrete example of what we ought to expect was pos. sible to do with the remainder ‘01; this crop. No game is of value from a monetary or physical position, th does not give you something defi’.‘ CcudndquSix markézm conditions you should know rats trom your shipping station to the leading mafiet cen- " 1'1"“. order to keep in touch with the mica have the freight rate you ‘hiwe the ey which places you in s po- sition- to know whether your local dealer ‘ 3le at you the market price for your roud cti or not. In connection with uslliess Farmer Zone Map. You will ties that this map is divided into $11.11 freight zones. Your farm is locat- zodk in one of these zones, and by rech- ' to the table given below you will :fil’imximuuiy whet it costs for car- thc different market, The rhto given is per 100 it should be remembered to the approximate rates differ a. little from: oral souos.‘ “is“ article we give you the Michigan. , rates given cover ‘MICHIGAN FREIGHT ZONES Pittsburgh. for instance. show that Nt. 1Timothy hay is worth 818. 00 per ton. ‘ The freight being 84.40, would show that the dealers in Tueoola. county should pay $11. 60 per ton. less handling char e. The minimum weight of s. our of ay is 20, 000 pounds: the minimum weight of a car of potatoes is 80,000 pounds; the minimum weight of a car of beans is 40.000 pounds: and you will have to pay for that number of pounds in each car. so be sure “and ship s. full cariosd. The hay. ’Dotfitoel and all kinds of grains take a beans only: We will be glad to fur- different rate. ‘nish you with full information with ref- erence to the maximum and minimum car-lots, or you can get this information - from your local aunt. , Zone 1—8s1ilt Ste. Marie. , New York Clty................. Pittsburgh (jglificinnatl .82 seeds-s ’ogocss- Zone S—Bay City. New York City” Pittsburgh . . . .. . . . ............ . Cincinnati ' Chicago . . . Detroit Zone 4—Greonvllle. New York City. . . ..... . ...... . Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago Detroit Zo‘ne 5—Sandusky. New York City. . . . Pittsburgh Cincinnati . . . . . . . Chicago Detroit Zone 6—Vlcksburg. New York City. . . . . . . Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chlcdo Dstro to Gloss-soc us...) ..... .o....-.. .o....... .u.....-.....o.-.... Iosssulfuooslgsoo-sso. n.-u--.. oun...-.....c. .‘usssluouossesosolssos or]: City......~......... IAIOIuouIIOIOI MICHIGAN . J” WITH 1 APPROXIMATE,- RATES To. LEAome‘, ‘ MfiRKETS' (see \ TABLE) Wj snow) nus... FREIEHT ~- zunas .. .. 1. in» ‘petent and experienced direction of men, part of this state to secure fair. :. not meet these conditions to aid,i , * able market. ‘ ‘ of Michigan will I single organization, whatever its creed or title. ‘ "They WP.“ all” they could fonW‘they reitidn’tr And I I: r em making and stroll»? a year 113114.11 Mif " fw'lihis “pinion-beet" has no creed no: party, plays ho Wm to neither friend nor enemy, it they would swerve it from the, j $110 for itself to solve the greatest problem that confronts the W today, THA ‘ OSING‘ OF HIS CROP FOR A GREATER PROFITI . I The market reports are written directly to serve .the tanner. of {(hnslet them in receiving at their. own local market the prices which 31:11:11 I MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING maintains a Service 11. whose duty ---'it rice: and possible, in the dingoslng at: his: preclude, {111 kimon- I- In the unpretentious little “pink sheet" find a militant strong-arm, . their rights and to right their wrongs wherever and whenever which you hold. in your hands, the mam _ - pendent farmer or group of organized farmers in: this state need mate to call 11901!!!th ‘ a publication, at any time, if it can be of assistance to them. I MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING, let it he clear] be it Cleaners, Grangers, Farmers’ It does, however, ~this way only do we believe the farmers of M1 ONE-CENT-PER-WEEK (when ordered “for ”weeks or more) SEND 50c FOR 50 WEEKS. (In remitting it is to your advantage to write full name and addreu carefully and tell us whether you are an old or new subscriber.) PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY AT DETROIT BY HndW—Kipfinfi “ms“. {“11” if} c - ”a r or mmnd to" theirs. cat: undo: ‘conv’ our readers in~ tiny good markets. and :if the least but will . ready .and anxious at all time- to defend the! be found. No inde- ” éunderstood, mute, no ubn ./Sod’ety at. Equity orV tpnd for organised farming, beauae’ in igan can come into their own. , ' .RURAL PUBLISHING CO, INC, GEO M. SLOCUM, SEC’Y‘TREAS. HOME OFFICES: 95 WEST FORT STREET, DETROIT, MICHIGAN. OTHER OFFICES: New York, Chicago, St. Louis, MinneapOIis, Port Huron. Entered as 2nd Class Matter, Oct. 13,1912,“ Detroit, Mich, under Act Of M17. 1,1879. *any article contatlilng Vie EDITORIAL HE LAST BILL to be passed by the 1913 Leg— islature was placed in the hopper last Saturday afternoon, ground through the mill, anthhe Vulgegislaturc adjourned. Of course, the session closed in the regular 'form——books,rpapcrs and state property of various kinds were thrown at the heads of the dodg— ing members, and after a ha1f~ hour’s horse—play, the wise solons folded their tents and departed for their homes. Governor Ferris, taking his cue from President Wilsou, who has made a record in overstep— ping the conventionalitics of the past, personally visited both the House and the Senate. He com— plimented both bodies on the work that had been accom- plished, and said that it was the best Legislature the State of 'Michigan had had for the past ‘Viquarter of a century. We are not going to take issue with the good Governor, for we really believe that so far as progressive legislation is con— cerned, the recent Legislature made a record to be proud of. Something more than five hun— . ‘dred bills were run through the rhOpper, and until the grist is k I, sorted it is going to be mighty , , hard work to tell just what the "harvest will be. However, it can truthfully be I said that the bulk of the legis~ Idiom, sensible of. the trend of thégtnnes endeavored to carry 1111:1112 wishes of their const1tu-‘ were wholly obliterated, and‘in which partisanship found no place. The people spoke in terms so clear that even the partisan politician understood, and weekly onusented to the will of the majority, if not the will of the people. We are not going to attempt to catalog the, new laws. More have been enacted than will ever be enforced, and it has well been said] that what we most need is not new laws, but the enforce- ment of those we have on our statute books. A few of the new laws that pertain particularly to farmers and farming interests are as follows: A bill to provide for the or- ganization, regulation and con— duct of co—operative corporations, companies and associations. This we consider one of the most im- portant bills passed in the inter- ests of the farmers. Buyers of cream and butter who own strings of stations can- not pay more forIEhese products at one point than they do at an- other with the idea of crushing competition. Packages of fruits and vege— tables will be so regulated as to prevent the deception of cont surners. A bill gives the State dairy and food department the power to enforce laws regarding just weights and measures. It 15 provided that all farm and orchard produce merchants must secure a ,. commission ing‘ .it unlawtu“ 11,. ,Vor fowl the flesh ”f a7 cairn »_ that had died of old ego-[011 tuck:- .-r1.es's,. or to iced dlseased offal; A brll makes it wunlaaxwful to sell or to expose for sale as but» _ter any product that contamsf’ .1 1. «less than 82/; per cent milk or butter, also making it unlawful“ to sell or OEer for sale» as Cream rthafiJ-f 18 per cent of. milk Vfat , _ A law has been paSSed which" ‘ requires that shipments of table, ' grapes must be packed securely. in eight—pound baskets and that: each basket must be marked with ‘ the name of the grows? and". shipper so that deception in: packing grapes can be traced back A bill regulates the sale of . vinegar so the purchaser will .not' be deceived by having dehverecl;_ to him therlow-eost malt negar' When he thinks he is getting cider vinegar. .V . The serving of oleomargarine or butterine will be permitted, in state institutions, when genuine butter cannot be obtained for 28 . cents per pound It is provided that -no calf under four weeks oLage can be killed for food consumption Here we have-just aszbaker’s dozen of new laws which affect makers for anoth ' and second, letV 1t . .thfat we are just emeig the control oi Vthe, one season . . ago the 1mmortalr1nme n; the Senate absolutely ‘w " all leglslatufin in this of the Leg1slature .could_. seen daylsght a half doze ago. 7' .» . VV - Surely the world. do: coming into his own ». 4, 1.“ How Often Have You flute HAYE been lookinggor areal ‘ ‘ty to offer my f with pine- cone weighe- 3mm the clock we: .and the , chirp: n eheerynlit‘tle mfg“ ”V“, w- E; ., . mafit‘bsfif disturbance " ' VIEW W0 ‘- 5‘, Weddings-eeemrem: stgam hibernate, tofiEurope tail ha” ,_- ’ ‘ ,_,farrfson‘i;May 8 ‘ ‘ ef‘iillvreach Pacific; .3‘Ifcross “Pacific slope .' . livalleys 10,}.Jeast- 2 eooI-rW‘ave willoross "We ";“.~.:.:.8..:rso$'13. ..“f.There are indi: ‘thfignmntbeants greatest ' fl , x12,:aboht_the’ time,»or a . .‘ by. itiureaehes ”meridian 79, tinnifig: north . near Bittsbufgh, Whiiefrthlsgstorm is not ex- ’ . rte: b93190. dangél‘bus -as some L;*__.§al£pnte;2ngsectinnsj14. _ fieloaklout There. may be no {f ‘ '_ , cb‘ntdt is~bedt to been the ' ‘“ baf:"~Much greater Storms are .1333? film of May. ‘ ‘ . _ (firms disturbance will , ’. gf‘: ,i-‘ifjarge'js’ecttons but will be i’.‘,;ed‘-'and..'some heavy down- ”yjbe looked for." It is not ‘ 3 M f ' ‘é‘inowlto locate such ratnfalls. ‘: manor; the country will re- .?‘¢ '2? .. ”f'dfiapnd will be robbed of moist-r “ . 1e..up.£theheavyelocaltrains. . _ afieeohyvave preceding this dis- Anetta], abut the cool wave as. a Esityillgnot bring very low a M 7 347".“ *5. ’ = ‘ ~ j :, Tejitjidistnl‘bance will reach Pa- ; amtuarMay 13, cross. Pacific , Earmarked 14, great central val- 33:9 [fia‘ejastern sections 18. Ate-awflll-cross Pacific slope . . “Slidangreat‘ central valleys 7"," fend.'*~section_s 17_. ,Cool wave V‘f‘xifglcififc,slopej about May 16, ’ trivalleysv 18, eastern sec- : refit! bancel Vwill“ be at ‘its 713:;an '{Raciflc slope but is I.” f I ted-r tat-be dangerous; Tem- ‘ w ' lifga‘ yeryr‘high and sec- 9?- ensure ‘ ammyih. temperature will. _ Q.V'Vim‘é’thé‘iibéfi wave and some ‘ entices-«milieu tern-""4 was .- ,,'~’;‘ . “J.“ a . ..f?sa£1‘r-»‘the~ ~‘ . at Last; will also‘ be, mailed free, on receipt of- .a-,- 2-cent stamp,. to ,allhsubscsibers to . periodicals that publish. these- bones _ . tins. The "pamphlets; contain many .. weatherbut some. rains ' graphic illustrations, and have" been . rjziriefgnlarl’y‘ gin-".7 vicarious nemhwave comes..‘1n£* signals will? ',hang~’out, for ‘- t‘hi‘rriilz—Stesrcwv” _ ' . ‘ still-inflame neared—QM) “breathing Phinrtl—with'the leastposslbil- Wheelitstorms, all“ should‘ be . M. ;, Mei-illftcarry’ frosts further ‘ *dtqmth. prevailed previ- - r from evaporation. .. ms . rem autism" ‘ ' . .nejxtcool», ._ mjktesamrafuru "and rain . wens statement-- " Riptide; , good... cropgweather. as s:Mcs:r.,rain .' in, great, '* central ' 1MB¥38£16 '3’1.__ . , m . ‘16 may: precipitate" and “"99" *5!!!“ 13M ,nzi.=‘p;¢babiutiea»xwi»ll increase . . Warmest... Dates wards .for-ilflflld‘a" ‘ 9°- W (fonfwm, hi {hat ”megawammusa: later for m -n"“g:g_frém~.tbat meridian-whichxruns "°"“‘- nines that publish. our. forecasts. They prepared with great: care and at'gre'at enema. No... 2' is now ready for dis- tribution. ‘ " ~ - r . .‘*».The U, S. ‘Weather Bureau is pub: lishingfforecasts about a~week in ad— vance. 'Their forecasts are‘based on = the Leasttvard "driftiof lithe disturbances Yaftérythey appear on the north Pacific .Ocean ,1and.i~—they‘-seem to verify our -« femaSts »-calcul'at’ed - months in ad- “ Vance;-as*their later forecasts are ~ -} very. much” like'our' older forecasts. grnACEs rim- LOAD. . . . ' rosin-renames . - ity‘ 01’" serious ' retaliation. A common sense view of they-pro- posed tariff as "affecting agriculture was recently given by Representative J.M.C'. Smith. ‘ V‘He declared that farming is, seeing the'dawn of scientific treatment and ~ any law that Will suddenly reduce the price of agricultural products, would be, a serious blow to, progressive farm- ing; Mr. Smith reviewed the history ot‘ tariff: legislation, pointing nut , “that . .nationalgprOsperlty. invariably-existed. eunder. protective tarifl and. that free trademr. tariff ,for' revenue only legis- lation, always brought on disaster.” ,‘f-Is all the, effort to make farming more profitable and country .life more desirable to, befarrested by the hands of the, law, makers'of "our country?” asked Mr; Smith. ~ =“Is the..hand of the husbandmfanto be stayed and the great- est of all indu’stries_retarded,.the value of farm holdings diminish and the profit of his toil swept paWay Declares Bill "Discriminatory. « “The Underwood bill, is a. direct blowat our agriculture. It puts near- ly all of the farmerS’.«products upon ' the free, liSt, or reduces them below a protective duty and compels him to compete «with the agricultural prod- ucts elf-foreign countries. This bill is discriminatory. It permits other» coun- tries to «levy dutymn, our products, while they can import their like prod- ucts without paying duty.’ ' ~~ “It places afiutyr‘on‘ theraw ma- V’terial’, while it"s,uows “the, "finished product to come in free... ‘Iiiyo‘u’ wish to help the, American ~wotkman , and the «manufacturer, put a: duty on the manufacturedarticlefi’ ' ' . Dr; Smith, illustrated. what‘ghe: said, "wouldwhappen to thepgf‘armer, hy'fgiirin'g . the history 101' ythe‘ Wool- tariff: milder a former» .Demucrittim‘bill, " falls as d :‘i, bill 191189;? I! iahatfil‘étlli’iflmg“ ifigsasogs.ettee%s%er var ‘ ‘ ‘ ' ans-imsntrrmm ., .9 , ., ‘ said 'Mr.‘ Cramton. .. 'éaéfijtéhlf'posst and. ‘south- ‘ . . , . ' :40, bring about the ideal sale. ""‘Under~f‘tlls he?“ W entree J 1r; .- . , screen time." ” trade; tariff-tomuenuee ”I? . . were ..r em, " . Macrame . history ft ee‘amnebnewmduaoy * He. as; if" "c ' ‘ i w l;- ‘ .rsseir'tetrithat, raven: With itscontinued ' : I . protection. itzwizll. suffer because :tarm- . -,=‘er8vmhen the'iprices of their products ' is; down,~-w1111notzbe able'to buy ma- , c "has. ' ~ -~ “Thista‘rifi bill is-_a»deliberate blow at the agricultural sections of the country and a studded-pelitical appeal tethe laboring" classes in the cities," . , “In the report of the Democratic majority of the ways and means committee, on this bill it ‘ . is said: ‘In the effort to relieve the consumer and to mitigate the high and rising cost of living ‘sohedule G,’ ,Which deals with agricultural .prod- ucts, has been thoroughly revised.’ 'Dlsastrous to Farmers. “That is a very uncertain founda- » tion upon which to build the prosper~ ity of any country. The prosperity of one class contributes and helps the prosperity of every- other class. You want to help the people in the cities by reducing the cost of living. Let messay that even if you succeeded in reducing the cost of living, to the ex- tent that you take it out of the farm- ers of thecountry by reduction of the " duty onvfarm products, you will not be . helping the people in the cities to any appreciable extent in their living cost, but you will bring disaster upon the people Whom» 'I represent. «“You say you are not going to dis- turb any legitimate industries. And still you expressly deny protection to industries which are producing things we need and which “save us from mon- Mopolistict-robbery. “For example, you propose free sugar. Free sugar means the end of the Sugar beet industry in this coun- ‘try. And the beet sugar industry is a} legitimate industry. The total pro- duction of sugar beets in my district, including five counties, as shown in the census of 1900, was only 18,925 tons, but in 1-0 years under the Repub- lican protection tariff policy we in- creased that production to 157,000 tons. ‘Has this been for the general advantage of consumers ?" FARMERS ROBBED BY CONSIGNEES ,(Gontlnued from Page One) bone and be made to prosper, the ‘farmer must get a price for his prod- ucts which is very close to the price that is paid by the consumer. There is nothing made by putting people on the land, even though fabu- lous crops can be raised, unless the market is such that profitable prices are paid to the producer. “The law of "supply and demand” becomes a phrase, fit for the lisping lips of fools if one will only compare the tremendous dif- ference which exists between the price which the producer gets and the one which the consumer pays. In saying this, it is understood we are dealing with green food crops, such as vege- tables and fruits, which form a won- derfully large part of the land’s prod- uct each year. In a study which was recently made of the public markets of this country and of Canada, the question was «asked: “Is there any attempt in your market to lower prices?” In more ,athan 25 per cent of the replys is found the simple answer: “Yes, by compe- tition.” That is an excellent reply, one which carries with it a weight of forceful meaning—ewere it not for the , fact that the competition is between middlemen. The fundamental idea of the public market is to bring the pro- ..ducerandthe consumer into contact But the number‘of public markets in which ’f,tl'1e.prodhher sells to the consumer dhnfbe counted on the fingers of one . . hand; ’3‘th actual. rendition which ex- tent-err w elpublicfmarket is that mid.- drewdv = the .- farmer; the .pro-' “teeter WI: entiregwar’ s; a "so A; - .fz -. quircmentl will make BEGMONEX‘s Wfiéfi" . r .. $13.01* 8111919191792: . . W made. money. bat instrument, .are found. " to be ‘fspnil , ,3’“ , , transit too lang,”éor”_“.poor " " ' “or “the market. was slatted demand , suddenly fell tom": :1 . . There is a. standard of my; of lumber. ‘_,.There are‘hoards 'o g. spection which determine .. the: ., ’j, ard. lYet, howfrequently‘bigfs may of .such goods get messagesggthalfi‘ '" ~ ,canis not up to standard endearplo price is.._offered. A. few years: ; ;,1 quite a few large yellow: pinemillsgiresyg fusedx'to ship to o‘nelarge citygirf‘fhe‘» north because» of the prevalenceiilgg this practice. And, when itisundem stood that no standards exist £92"me tables and fruit shipments, ‘whemthé are no boards of inspection; when, there are no arbitration cominiv’f f; the producing shipper is intheméfiid'ii‘ of fate. Farming is two thingsgifigjhiifi day—production as a professiong‘fah .. marketing as a business. The scone the farmer realizes that he mustjfic'mn closer to getting the ultimat'esalfi~ price for his goods, the sooner-wul’llbj. be cranking his 60-horsepowet‘,~“wdar when he starts for market. How true is it that there isstrengtlzs in united effort. And how true this; that farmers are the last people who realize that truth. ‘_ . . In all "parts of the country, we find growers or‘shippers associations. .xBut they merely ship—they do not sell...; Selling is the essence of thisgamé~ , and one way of .selling is-by-3direct. ‘ representation at the point of *sales contact. The farmers associations should have actual, active, executive," brain—posesssing salesmen in the rmaré’ lost where the goods are oflered. The time may come when all the , 7 growers and shippers associations will form one great federation, with sally“) ing agents in every large center, and; with one central clearing house for... ‘ all sales and to watch all marge“ "V" which central clearing house willvd rect the movement of all shipments to the markets Where the goodsarei in. demand, and thus relieve the glut in others; and when that time shall come the consumer will pay a. less price and the producer will make money from; the business of farming. ' ._ You Are ' a Pink-Sheet Booster and you should wear ' . 5.‘ you _ say . we want to send this button FREE‘just on a postal I “I WANT TO JOIN ' 5f ‘ THE PINK-SHEET, " I BOOSTERS' CLUB” No Expense! A $20" per Week Johfiii? film to one live man inesclrmtymi Michigan who will act as our. localim‘jn, aler inphcins the ,"Pink-nheetii‘jn , basins“. fanner’s home. Man unthhoi who cm cover county and appear; -, agents can make double tidya‘nabmu: want only clean mm, of 3°66 I . ‘ K _. ' but every man who “makeflm m " n~~ WOW,“ '» ' Q" possible. "will situation this year, “that my crop ought to touch $2. 40. invite you to go right back to 3001‘ last week’s issue to see the ex- 9. pleas We put it before you as a 081ca1' contender for $2.40,.as being We admit that this is a long price; that we have set the take far ahead; that it may be a :goal hard to kick; We want you to feel that way; we want you to feel Conservative, but we want you and" " invite you to study the situation and then regulate your fight to Suit the ssibilities as you see them. You i. cannot get around this—~15 per cent of beans left with 331-3 per cent of the season left on which to place them—figure it out for yourself. ‘ ”Thetime has come when the man that produces this stuff has got to -Sit down and think, study and fight like wishes to maintain the same percentage 0f position that the fellow who sells your stuff is able to main tain. have the very same dope on which to work that your dealer has; that places it right up to you as an in- dividual and shows which of you is ‘ the stronger. BEANS—DETROIT MARKET. White, hand-picked basis ...... $2. 08 Red Kidney ................... 2. 10 MICHIGAN ZONE PRICEQ. Zone No. 2 Michigan ........... 1.80 Zone No. 3 Michigan ........... 1.99 Zones 4, 5, 6 and 7 Michigan. .. 2.02 The aboVe values represent what dealers are obtaining for beans, 1. o. b. your station in zones shown. This is on basis of beans. OATS 58113 't seine particular time befOre‘ have every right, of being maintained. As readers of this sheet you‘ hand-picked ‘ 0 _ toy " ' The seed situation is going along very, ~ ' .satisfactorily——the tone to the same is. : - one of real spirit, and also of a con- -‘ servative nature, which means that the foundatiOn for the situation Which we are now experiencing, is well founded, on which present possibilities 'cvasn SEED—DETROIT MARKET. June, prime .1..........." Mammoth. prime -. Alsike, prime . . . . . - ' Timothy Seed. prime , . . ".' .' . . APPLES have just passed has meant but very little to the general apple situation. From now on the influence of time is going to be comparatively slight. The season’s crop is going to close in very soon, as far as Michigan apples are concerned. It is somewhat questionable as to whether we will [3 The week through Which we experience very much of an advance, over present prices. We would.nat- urally hope and expect that a further advancement along theolines of high- class stuff was reasonable to look for- ward to, although'we can in turn ap- preciate that there comes a time when any commodity is out of season, and when that time ‘comes the consump? tion, which means nothing other than demand, is going to be cut off wonder- fully. We would not advise’any one .to fight too long, but to fight hard when ' you are at it, put in .the finishing wallop pretty soon. channel; there continues to be very little change in the situation or the tone to the same, with no in- jection of real spirit at any time. There continues to be a good healthy demand, trading being well assured on a good, clean-cut and conserva- tive basis. We believe that there is still a possibility of an advance in the oat market, but we also believe that it is going to come slowly, but be well established. The oat market continues to run along in about the same OATS—DETROIT MARKET. Standard ...................... $ .3!) No. 3 white ....................... 38 No. 4 White ................. No. 2 Mixed ........... . ..... No. 8 Mixed ............ CINCINNATI —— The receipts of oats were exceedingly light, with a good firm tone to the situation in evidence. This was directed to the better qualities, with only a sympa- thetic attitude shown to anything be- low. Buyers were taking hold corn- paratively free. . OATS—CINCINNATI MARKET. Standard No. 3 .No. 4 White ................. No. 2 Mixed ................. ‘No. 3 Mixed PITTSBURGH—There continues to be practically no real change to the situation. Receipts are heavy enough, which combined with the situation ef- fecting coarse feed stuffs, continues. to make an advance something of an up- hill fight, although it is evident that the tone’fé‘ the situation is in keeping with a possible advance. OAmPITTnU RGH MARKET. Standard _ No. 3 White ................. - 4 White ........ . ........ in HMODODOOOOOOIOOOIOI .lnkeaeesvooeelnoute-sl 01-" sugar) ROCKS, big-ban sy. eggs 15 for $1; 1 APPLES—GENERAL MARKET. Fancy. per barrel ........ 2.50 to 4.50 Ordinary, per barrel. . . . 1.00 to 2.50 CORN the Elgin regulation. tie decline curse, that the new . Wei milk at this ' time is beginning to Show some in: ‘ crease, but we also know that there is no real reasOn why there should be any decline in the butter situatiou at the present time We know or a great many cream. cries today that are selling practically, - all of their cream .to the makers of ice cream, etc. ., in the cities. We believe this angle to the situation more than 1makes up for any surplus in the milk; flow SOmething other than the real "cause has been Working—~someone wants the Standard of levels reduced and has accomplished it' under unWar- rantable conditions. BUTT-ER —- GENERAL MARKET. Creamery No. 1, per pound ..... .38 Fancy Dairy, per pound ........ .32» EGGS ' that there has been very slight variation in egg values during the past week—there is really no real change to the egg situation. It is to be expected that there will be a slight variance from week to week as to quo-. tations. The egg game is a very large one and is handled very much the D From ,quotations .you will notice same as the wheat situation is, on the: blackboard, therefore, quite some room is created for speculatiOn and trading. This always invites more of a change than the real supply and demand situ-w ation would naturally suggest and reg- ulate. ' ' EGGS—HGENERAL MARKET. Large fresh .......... . . . . . .$ . Medium fresh . ' ,There has been no material change in the development of the corn situation the past week. ern neighbors have done practically nothing in the way of marketing dur- ing this time. The situation as we gave it to you last week still con- tinues to be true as to the manner in which the western elevators are handling the situation. While we do not think they are burdened with sup— plies, still we do feel that they have quite some corn on hand as a rule. Appreciating bad roads, condition and the trend of the situation, nat- urally we believe they are going to be conservative and of a well-regulated nature as to the disposition of the bal- ance of the crop. This is going to CORN—DETROIT MARKET. N0. 2 Whitey-ncnnolooooo-oeoo No. 8 white.................. No. 4 white ...... No.27ellow..... No.3 yellow .................. No .4 yellow .................. N0. 2 mixed .................. No 3 mixed ................... No.4mixed....... ..... . CORN—CINCINNATI MARKET. No. 2 white .................. .02 No, 3 white .................. No. 4 white .................. No. 2 yellow ................. No. 3 yellow ................. No. 4 yellow ................ No. 2 mixed ................. N0. 3 mixed .................. No. 4 mixed ................. cod’N-nwssuno MARKET. No. 3 ".1tQa-eoounun-uaoosoeo’ 3 white......... ‘Wh‘t......... 531/2 glen-Ions one. POULTRY It is very true that our west-Q The market continues. to show just a little easier feeling on, poultry. As demonstrated last week, this has been brought about by the importation of carlot shipments from western states, mostly Iowa. As far as we are concerned locally, there could be no real limit put on the pos- sibilities of poultry, but when the mar- ket reached 19 cents for, live poultry, you can appreciate that it was pretty strong by the time it reached the con- sumer. The result was that there was a natural breaking up of demand. This resulted in the large dressers of poul- try going to outside points for poultry at lower prices. It was not their in- tention to bring this poultry in here and reduce the market price; they hoped to take advantage of the market instead of" reducing it, but when you start carlot shipments onto a market of this size, you are almost sure to de- preciate it from a selling strength POU LTRY—DETROIT No. 1 Turkeys” No. 2 Turkey: No. 1 Spring Chickens. . . No. 2 Spring Chickens. No 1 fowl- .............. No. 2 Fowls ............ No. 1 Geese ...... .lfito .151/9 No.1Ducks ...... .19 to .20 POULTRY— CHICAGO MARKET “ no. 1 Turkeys. ......._...... .17 No. 2 Turkeys.............*;. No. 1 Spring Chickens ........ No.2 Spring Chickens ....... ' No. 1 Fowls. ....... ‘ No. 2- Eowls “ MARKET. .19 to .20 .14 to 10 .17 to .18 .14 to .10 ‘ .17 to .18 .13to 15 We appreciate, or ' . around $6. 50 to 37. 0'0; , sult fac There seems buyers andftthe ' reduce tile stall at: ,5: fl ,, viou'sly set: I is ’ state that the mar license We do 11011;;01 Qtrue situation. Q“ The ‘ enough—41133 enough, but there 13411.net feeling not only on ,v levels. To that end efiected. About the top for. 1, 000 to 1,200 pounds gain at $8. 000; 800- to 1, 000 pm; . $7. 25 to $7. 50; light ~- “ 500 to 700 pounds,“ i-There was a fairly dee choice fat cows which met _ com (of cows going at $5. 50 and 3 , While the Canner Departm not very liberal in the Way ceipts, the run was going at 1.165.. $3. 50 to $4.25. Choice heavy were bringing froih $7. 00 to .with fair to good bologna bul ' ing ready sale at $6. 50 to 36 5 with 800 to 1, 000 pound stuff $6.75 to $7.50; fair feeding steel; same weight 36. 25 to 37.00 choice stockers 500 to 70 bringing $6. 50 to $7 00. nice run of stock heifers picked up at $4. 00 to 35 00, large young milker-s were bri $65 to $80; the common kind so at $25 to $50. ~ Q ARDB.-. Beer steers, food to prime heavy . lee! mince", medium to 80 Bee! steers, common to Ice! cows, hexane: to select ed Heifers. 8 Stock steers Feeders Bull. ........... . ...... . 450t08. Dressed veal ............ 8.00 “113.00; Cattle——-Chlcago. ” Extreme prices and bulk of native cattle sold here this week quotationé‘f carload lots, with comparisons: Number Extreme Bulko received. .gran s. 311135 Monday, April 21. .18 376 $7 35@9.25 $810. 8 Tuesday, April 22.. 2,487 7. 35@8.75 Wednes" April 23. .,22 441 7. 25@9- 20 8. Thursday, April 24. 4, 075 7. 25@900 7. Friday, April 25.. .,1 000 7. 35@8. 40 7 60 Last week .............. $7 25@9.25 Previous week .......... Four weeks ago.- 1912 ........................ .6 The week’s trading on the Chi market met with situations and ditions at times which bordered the demoralized. Very keen was sympathy for lower priced very aggressive was the fig make the same possible and Just at this time and .under “ conditions with which we ‘11,, rounded; Would tend ‘to' . ' 118' “8 pertinent was affected Good bologna bulls , ' pally ga ning as the Week About a conservative es- on good to choice tog-89. 25, Width some , '0 Ilg ~ -. r, fiepartment was somewhat; ‘ ’ country being. disposed to moderately in spite of short- , The present “0‘ of the beef trade has had to do with the demand in ‘72 The chief call seems to be ois, Indiana and Ohio with e betel supplies. around 87. 60 to 87. 90, with a ,_ ice grades in 900 to 1,000 :69 l and higher going. around $8 .00 a :little better. Good feeding were quoted around 86. 50; BiTVe~ heavier steers. shade“ Weaker but the medium and common kinds. ShoWed practically no --_..'change steady, prices; While fresh cows and spring- Stockérs and feeders were bulls brought last week’s ers were little, if any changed from last week Best/ Steers (in offer _ u ranged from 88. 4067088. 50 with xbest' ' handy steers 87. 75@88 00. 'A load of heifers made 88. 05 Bulls sold up to M 87. 75 CATTLE—BUFFALO STOCK ‘ YARDS. ‘ Good to choice. heavy steers .3 8.25 to 3.8.50 Medium to fair hueavy - , steers .‘ 8.25 to . .8.15. . Handy weight butch- . ering‘ steers . 7.50 to 8.00 Pat heifers, interior to choice . . . 5.00 to Fat cows, medium to 4.50 to Cannerg and cutters. 3.75to Bulls ' 5.00 to ‘Stockers and feeders. 5.00 to 'Mi-lcherg and spring- choice .............. . 35.00 to 100.00 '33 1-3 per cent." , YARDS. IteeI-I. so“ to - rune. heavsr .......... $8.00 to 8.50 "M steer» medium to ' . . . 7.90 to 8.25 . 7.50 to 7.80 ‘ 5.75 to 8.75 and! cutters. 8.40 to 4.75 soda 0 profile vealI ..... 5.90 to 9.50 " 7 . .- 0. so to 7. 50 '93 w 'nessed at Buffalo on the open- ,d f the week. During the lat- hat they actually cost, in the _Monday, Chicago came in excess of general ex- the supply were many over nipping steers last I d ‘ Calves—Buffalo. Largest run officalves at Buffalo for many months-e25“) head. Trade ac- tive, prices ruling 50- cents lower than 'for the close of last week. Bulk of .t@ops 810. 00 fair to good grades 88. 50 - @89. 50, strictly culls mostly, down and feds 85. 00@6. 00. / Calf Quotations. ‘ Calves choice to extra. .39.75@10.00 Fair to good ............ 8.50@ ’9.50 01111 and common ....... 7.50@ 8.50 Light thin ............. .. 0.50@ 7.50 Fed calves .............. 5.00@ 6.00 88 00 Hogs—Detroit. The receipts for the week were 6,102, last week 8,148. This shows a decrease in receipts of practically In face of this the market closed about 5 cents under last week. There seems to be a little feeling of 'indefiniteness exist- ing on the part of the traders in both shippers and buyers. The supply seems to be in such a position as to make possible receivers manipulat- ing the situation to a certain extent. They haVe just a little the best of the going argument. Hoes—DETROIT MAR‘KET. Fair to choice butchers. $8.90 to 8.95 Lightweights 8.90 to 8.95 Bears, according to 8.00 to 8.25 weight 8. 90 to 8.95 Pigs Stltl .........~..-...One-thlrd o. cocoon-o.- Hogs—Chicago. Chicago daily‘ range of hog values. top figures for carload lots: ‘ Mixed Heavy Light Packing, Packing Packing Medium & Selected & Selected and. Butchers, Shipping Shipping, ‘195@255 lbs. 255@400 lbs. 135@195 lbs ,_ April 18. .88 85629 25 $8. 80@9. . . April 9.. 8 90@9. .85 .. 8. 80@9. 221,5 .. 8. 65@9. 10 _ .. 8.50@8.85 April 8.55@8.95 April . 8..65@9 05 8 60@8. 90 1912.. ..... s7. sacs 02% :7 oo@s. os . 62.308365 9.30719. Wag 1909 ....... 6 35@7- 35 6. mm 40 There seemed to be a fairly liberal run of hogs on the, Chicago market during the week, with receivers shoW ‘a. mean disposition, or in other April April April 6.30 9. 25@9. 57% .around 40 cents per 100; Better. and, . .on medium and butchers, r need coWs and heifers were- :firs time that receipts this year have , own a decrease compared With the. corresponding period of two years _ ago. The tone to the situation is Well and good enough, but the dispOsition is ‘certainly for a lower’ level of values. Every one is hammering along this line. The effect of their hammering shows in quotations, which to be conservative is right on good mixed packing stock 40 to 45 cents; in fact, around the same cut, right along the , line. Hoes—CHICAGO crook YARDS. ‘Mixed packing .......... $8.65 to 8.80 Medium and butchers. . . 8.80 to 8.85 Poor to good heavy packing ............... 8.55 to 8.70 'Lipg‘htweig‘hts 8.75 to 8.95 Selected 260-300-111 packers , 8.72 to 9.05 Pigs and throw-outs ..... 2.00 to 9.25 Hogs—Buffalo. Bad break in the hog market at 'Buffalo for the opening day this week the heavy decline being due to the trade here being on too high a basis, as compared with other ma1- kets the latter part of last week and the heavy marketing Monday at all points put the buying end in posi- tion to dictate almost their own terms. Chicago with 50,000 head, showed prices 15@25 cents lower and at Buffalo, with 16,000, market stood 25@40 cents under last week‘s close. Chicago’s top for light hogs Monday was $8.70 and at Buffalo, packers bought the great bulk 'of the good desirable mixed grades at $9.15, some very extreme heavies selling at $9.00, with few of the 190 and 200-lb. grades bringing $9.20@$9.25. Best yorkers 89.15@$9.25 and pigs $9.25@89.80. Roughs $8.00@88.15, stags $7.00@ $7.50. HOGS—BUFFALO STOCK YARDS Extreme heavies, 280 up. .9. 00 to 9.1 Heavies, 240 to 280 ...... 9. 00 to 9.1. Mediums, 220 to 240 ...... 9.10 to 9.1 Mediums. 190 to 220 ...... 9.1?) to 9.1 Mixed, 180 to 22 9.15 to 9. 25 Yorkers, 150 to 170 ...... 9.15 to 9. 25 Do light, 130 to 150. . . . 9.20 to 9.30 Pigs, 120 down .......... . 9.20 to 9.30 State hogs .............. 8.75 to 9. 25 Heavy ends ............. 8. 75 to 9 0.0 8. 00 to 8.15 7. 00 to 7.50 division was cleaned: grades were considered '1‘ cents higher than the close ing gradually. offerings showed up from day to make actual comparisons, few on sale were considered 111 . Buying classes were not to be _ 'and quotations were barely st prime shorn western wethers selling at $6. 85, natives in the var . classes were scarce and some 111' ium shorn ewes sold at 85. 50. There; were some good ones secured at $6. 00, and choice to prime ones at 86 25; odd wethers sold at 86. 50 and Upward; bucks going at 85 50 and under; wooled ewes were taken "fit 86.00 and higher, with some 0110108 bucks going at $6.00. It‘Was’. . dent from the start that there was quite a quota of lambs with buyers not very urgent bidders for offerings at the outset Sales held firm .3 hard demand for steady to higher prices, with the result that a. cum... promised market was the result. ,Fatvi grades were higher than a week. ago,‘ with the bulk of wooled lots off 5. cents, with the most of the shorn of~ ‘ ferings showing 25 cents advance. Sheep and Lambs—Detroit. Receipts for the week show around 4,830 against 4307 one Week ago, practically 500 head less than the corresponding week previous. 111 face of this there is a noticeable .re- duction of levels in all cases. The sales for the week show best lambs going at 87.50 to $7.75; with fair to good lambs $6.50 to $7.25; with light to common lambs $5.25 to $6.25; good yearlings $6.75 to $7.00; good fair run of sheep $5.75 to $6.25; culls $3.00 to $4.25; few spring lambs brought $10'to $11. SHEEP -- DETROIT STOCK YARDS. Lambs, good to choice. 87.50 to 7.75 Do fair to good ....... 6.50 to 7.25 Yearling lambs, choice. . 7.50 to 8.00 Mixed sheep ............ 5.25 to 6.50 Cull sheep .............. 3.50 to 4.50 Sheep and Lambs—Chicago. Top prices and the range for bulk of sales of sheep and lambs: — SHEEP LAMBS. Top. Bulk. Top Bulk This week ..... $7.10 $6. l5@6_ 50 $8. 90 $7 50@8. 85 Previous week 7.50 65 40@8.90 Four weeks ago 6. '75 19 2 6 9°50 88’. 9:81”??? «16:00 03.4 aviogom The'situation affecting sheep for the Week closed comparatively satis- '. factory; all around, buyers making no« particular effort to force a reaction. IHEEP —— CHICAGO STOCK YARDS. Lambs, good to choice. ”$8.00 to 8.80, ~ Do fair to good ........ 7.50 to 8.00 .' u " Do cull to common. 4.00 to 5.00 Yearling lam,s choice. . . 7.50 to 8.00 Do cull to fair ......... 4.00 to 5.00 Wethers, choice ......... 6.75 to 7.00 Ewes, choice handy weight ................ 6. 00 to 7.00 no choice to heavy. . 6.00 to7.00 (‘ull sheep .............. 3.50 to 4.00 . cks 4.25 to 5.00 - . Sheep and Lambs-LBuffalo. Lamb trade at Buffalo, under a 70: car supply for the first day of the-W week, was stronger than last’week‘ses close by from 10@15 cents, butrthe' market was very slow. Sheep formed.“ _, a large proportion of the receipts and -, prices “eie steady. Best clipped] lambs sold from $8. 00@$8. 15, market as the day advanced being weak, mostf of the late transactions 011 the choice handy lambs being made at 88.00. Throw out lambs, $700 down, skips selling down to $5.00. Two loads of wool lambs sold early, one bringing $9.00, the other $9.10, but generally speaking, these kinds were very hard, to place, eastern orders, in most cases 1;. calling for clipped stock. Best sher‘n yearling wethers $7.00@7.25. A load of very fancy shorn wether sheep reached $6.65, but it took a choice handy kind to bring $6.50. Top for ewes was $6.15, with the majority sell- ing from 86.00 down and cull sheep went from $5.00 down. SHEEP —- BUFFALO STOCK YARDS. Quotations—Wool Stock. Lambs, good to choice. . .3885 to 9.10 ‘ ‘. Do cull to fair ........ 4.00 to 6.50 Clipped Stock. Lambs, choice to extra. .$7.95 to 8.15 Do fair to good 7.25 to 7.85 _ Do culls and common. 4.50 to 7.00 Yearling, choice 6.75 to 7.25 D0 cull to fair ........ 4.00 to 6.50: Wethers 6.25 to 0.05 Mixed seed 6.00 to 6.25 Ewes, choice ............ 5.75 to 6.15 Cull sheep .............. 3.00@ 5.00 Bucks .................. 3.00@ 4.75 Wool. About all we can do in the matter of furnishing report on the wool sit- uation is to fill space, because the situation from a general angle is just as indefinite at the moment as. it was one week ago. " We have interviewed some of the very largest handlers of wool, With a.» result that reports received fr ‘ them are of the same indefinite char acter as the results we are forced. give to you. We think you as a 11,116 ducer of wool, understand Why. l1. indefiniten‘ess exists and Wh’ ' W " practically impossible, 1116612969 in t " , lieve wool is going to 250 soon. .-_.'-.-:..basis of last week’s quotations. 919319159 that {119. ”reducing- 1777 dard of wool values, below-.2 a or as 9 normal level, it would not dvisabie to do so, because Mich- " igah .091 is absOlutely necessary to a certain texture of Woolen goods . nufacture'd '9 amount of wool produced has 2 n a gradual reduction, since eyeland’s time. If we are to be again faced with conditions anywhere bordering on those existing at that time, 'will have received the second and final Wallop, Which will mean the knock-out blow, to the raising of wool In this state. We cannot raise sheep .gtor Wool alone, neither can we raise them from a meat standpoint. The combination of the two is absolutely neCessary to make the sheep indus- " try at all profitable and even on basis 1 of the combination, conservative handling and great care is necessary, “in order to bring results about. At a few points over the state, 22c and 230 is being paid for wool; the . range: goes from this down to 16c. ""“Almost 50 per cent variation between the two-that demonstrates the de- gree of indefiniteness that exists. Re- gardless of the tariff ’wallop, we be- We would not be at all surprised to see it touch 35c before the consummation of the season. , FLOUR AND FEED. Sales. on flour and feed continue on The ,1 change in the grain markets is not snflicient to warrant any change in prices on flour and feed for this .-Week-’s Pink Sheet. Price ' Kind. perbbl. “Blend” flour, 1A;-paper sacks..$ 5.25 Spring patent ................. 4.50 Toweling sacks or wood barrels 20c higher. Per ton. Coarse corn meal .............. 24.60 ' Somewhat active high grade co'alfi the wool business of Michigan ' The 99911111 9991- rods ‘19 not 1111 proving, white the western We :on 911-9191139990; The mines report. a satistactory contract business, and shipments are beginning from West Virginia, although the Norfolk & Western and the Chesa- peaks & Ohio’ Railroads bays 8'. large- amount‘ of repairs to be made . to move Considerable coal is now being de— livered to Canadian and Lake Michi- gan ports. Lake shipments have been handicapped. Account railroads not being able to haul coal to the docks on account of difficulties the railroads- have encountered in the flooded sec- tions. what stagnant, and sales are slow. It is our opinion the situation is only a. temporary condition and the demand will somewhat stimulate in the near futumre ApriI Soft Coal, Prices. F. O. B Kind of. Coal. Mines. Hocking 3- inch rescreoned lump $1. 75 Hocking 11 £71th Screened lump. 1. 60 Ohio 4- inch special lump ....... . 1.75 Ohio Ext-inch special lump. . 1. 60 Pomeroy 21/2oinch i-ump .......... 1 65 Cambridge 1%- inch lump ....... 160 The above grades of coal take a Hocking freight rate. Virginia special 10inch block. .$1. 50 Peerless White Ash 4inch bLock.1.75 Virginia Logan 4-inch block ..... 1.65 Yukon 3- inch splint ............. 1. 55 Yukon egg .................... . . 1. 50 The above coal takes a Virginia or Kentucky rate, or 25 cents over Hock- in" Michigan 4 inch lump. . -, ........ $2. 75 Michigan 3- inch lump .......... 2. 65 Average freight rate to Michigan points, 70 cents per ton. _ Pocahontas lump or egg ........ 1.85 - PoCahontas stove ....... . ....... 1.65 Freight rate, 45 cents over Hock- ing rate. Anthrac’ite»CoaI. Chestnut hard coal, gr. tons. Equivalent to net tons. . ........ Egg and stove size, 25 cents less.2 The above prices are t. o. b. Buf- falo. “$5. 85 Will YOU add just one name this Week? The “Pink Sheet" asko YOU to help this week by adding 1"“ ONE {NAME to the rapidly growing list of real business farmers here in Michigan who appreciate what this little paper can ‘mean to them when IT GROWS UPI IF YOU ARE ALREADY A SUBSCRIBER, ask just one of your ,farmcr friends to use the coupon below—show him what YOU LIKE ABOUT THE PAPER—tell him every farmer of the 10,000 who receive It now every week HAVE PAID JUST WHAT YOU ASK HIM TO PAY—no more or no less—just a ponny~an-icsuo, FIFTY CENTS ‘v-FOR A FULL YEARI IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY A SUBSCRIBER, then for goodness. sake place your name on this list of the REAL BUSINESS FARMERS- OF MICHIGAN. The coupon below is a personal invitation for you to‘ 'f’joln usl 1 MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING, DETROIT, MICH. '~ Dear Sirs: I enclose 50c for your paper for one yeoF. T°._"...IOOIIiOIICCOllo Ololloloohlcoo.noo!DI’0‘9‘.anon...Ito-IQLIIoIooi‘hOIPOOI-Q. CoolOI.-I‘llI'D-IIOOIOIIOOOC‘OOI. The Anthracite situation is 991119;... ity I . any degree of is curacy not for the very-heav potatOes they; hauo. truths we would see petatocs go up; 251scents per bushel in the next thirty 118.3781 and it anything'vshould occur so that" Wisconsin and south and west with their: potatoes ill-.- stead of east, we would see a good ‘ sharp advance, as we :do not believe “ New Yerk; Maine 93111: Michigan “have got enough potatoes to supply. the east for the balance of the season. THE “PINK- SHEET" BRINGS PRAGTICAL RESULTS. ‘ Dear Editor—I enclose 191191 re- ceived this a. m., from the Michigan Hay and Grain Dealers’ Association I note what the Secretary 0: that Association says about doing a. lot of work that is of great benefit to the members of the Association, and I want .to ask if what they are doing is much benefit to the farmer. I have read their comments on the “Pink Sheet,” and will .say right here that I am a “Pink Sheet Booster; ” for... it has told me when, how andiwhere to sell my produce. To prove It I wilI- name one Commodity (beetle). I have shipped my beans and over six hundred bushels for my neighbors, to points suggested and have secured an advance above local markets of ”from- fifty to seventy- five cents per bushel. April 1st, Standish, Twining and Bay City buyers were paying $1. 60 per bushel, hand picked basis. I shipped to best market named,» received $2. 35 per bushel and the freight Was ten ' and one [alt cents; a profit of sixty- four and one-half cents per bushel. Every farmer in Michigan would take the “Pink Sheet” if they knew about it. I am a “Booster and want to “Boost” harder. ‘ . G. H. HOLLISTER, HERE‘IS THE LATEST. A very smooth stranger has been interesting the farmers in the vicin— of Pin‘conning, Worth in a seed proposition which savors. very much of the old Bohem- .1 ian oat deal. A full carload of seed oats has been shipped\to Pinconning and is to be distributed among those who have already signed a contract to grow a certain number of acres of the so- called “Mammouth” cats. The .con- tract requires the farmer to deliver' to the order oi: the party of the first part one-half of the entire crop raised from the seed furnished. A clause makes it’ necessary for the .‘farmer to bring a certifleate from the party who threshes the; oats which shall show how many 111191919 he thrashed; and to certify that they were from the Seed furnished. By the way of fur- ther inducement,- the stranger has promised the farmer who gets the largest yield 02 eats a. new binder. Information " h osition comes to $18 justfibeioro Eoi Minnesota. could go ‘ Saganing and , (war the 111111 mills have a ahead, and mSorev 111734» ' day While r‘ewliziin HIM: .1359: ; issue is 9 1113th " ' ness has sounds” of underlying . 9 so lay yonr'p‘lahs Mr. , good big crop: T ‘ fed—+and there are 9 feed. 11191:. little mixed with 10 make ‘a splendid spec ‘ The "country is not go' ‘ nation bow-wows," Just _ ,wAI-ms 9 " ‘oANca' . EST- FIRES IN” .AT ‘_ warning ta he on 3 ' , fires has been given by St . _ Warden William. RaOaILES, W the week has been advtsedr conflagraxions in both 1111 e and northern 119111111111 3 I; The. state sums, 11 ~ chief sees dangondo h ; the state in the 119.1 , sunshine; ‘ ' “Dried leaves and underbru been turned to so much tinder summer weather,” he declared. a little’ thoughtlessness in bu campfires, or throwing away may at this time of the y the loss of thousands (if dolls. state. ” . A Pastal If gum 11 I About ~thirty days a: ;. . order for “SW Limoges. I ' Piece-Dinner Mtd”& _ the fricndi of the “pink ,. If 5:911me 1111991199: of-t‘héoo ‘ fore they arson gallium WWW