' $935]. Up To- The - Mlnute ReVIew of Crop Conditions in Michigan inued from last week) 1 " Sheet’s” Crop Reporter _ eep his fingers. on the grow- ‘ fin 111. eVery c9’11nty in Michigan end he is now re nesting the folloWing ques ions: at has been the nature and .of the soil for spring seed- . hat weather copditions. have u perie‘nced. . . Ids—What effect has the same had .11 spring seeding? tl1—~_What efieCt has it had on the '1' wing grass? th--—-How does the oat acreage com- .1 e with last season? 6th-—What are the prospects for a 1' 3p? ' h—What can you say of the grass . ge. ‘ th—How does it appear based on .111 t season? th—What is the nature of growing ' eat crop? " lOth—How does st season? Nth—What is the nature of the soil irsbean planting? l‘2th-What progress is being made 011g this line? 13th——How will the acreage com- With last season? th—Were conditions favorable for rly potatoes? 5th~—What is outlook for crop? th—How is the acreage compared ‘ last season? flaw—What can. you Say of the poets for. late potato planting? LiSth—How will the acreage com- are with last year? Reports of growing conditions or pecial news are requested from any -nd all of our readers. If your coun- y- has not already been reported this e‘ek or if in your section of the ounty conditions are different than a'ven below do not hesitate to write "R: “CROP REPORTER,” care of ICHIGAN BUSINESS F'ARMING, 95 WEST FORT ST, DETROIT, flying full information and writing as dainly as possible on one side of the paper. Reports should be mailed on 91' before Monday to reach the cur- gent Week’s issue. Be sure to give your full name and address, including it compare with Reports below are in answer to .’ questions as above: i JACKSON: l—We had heavy .i-spring rain and all low ground was too wet to work; most of the higher ground has been in good condition for w spring seeding. 2—Weather condi- tions have been good since the mid- dle of May. 3—It made spring seed- ing. backward on low land. 4—All g grass and hay have made an excellent '7 growth. S—The‘oat acreage is not so large in this section as last year. 6—— The prospect is excellent for a good amp. 7 and 8—The grass or hay crop ~ will be larger than last year. 9——— . "FiThere is only one piece of wheat in ' my neighborhood and it looks good at ' .the present time. 10—It was a com- 1' plete failure last year. ll—We have 4 2‘ a good soil for beans and it is in good “ . condition. 12—Most of the beans will i. 'be planted by the 20th of the present 0_ ~tnbnfli. Iii—The acreage Will be some- What, larger than last. year. ery‘favorable, too wet 15—Mos’t 1yearaise enough for their . not much in this locality.‘ 14—Not ‘ ;tatoe planting is good; most farmers have their ground prepared and some l8—The acreage will planting done. The answers be larger than last year. to the questions cover the territory. in my vicinity The Pink Sheet is all right—J. ’J.. SMITH. MECOSTAL 1'-~Conditio_n of soil , for spring seeding has been good. 2— We have experienced cold, backward weather, not much rain. 3—Seeding 100ks good. 4—Grass has been slow about starting, but is doing well now _ 5—Oat acreage is about the same as last year. a crop of oats now. 7—-—As to grass acreage, it appears a little larger than last year. 8—Taken as a rule, it is better than last y‘.ear 9—As to na- ture of growing wheat crop, there is ll—Soil and weather-for bean planting is good. lZ—The progress along this line is great this year. l3—The acreage will be greater here than last year. 14— Weather conditions were most too cold for early potatoes. lS—Outlook for crop can hardly be determined yet. l6—Acreage about the same as last year. 17—Prospects for late potato planting is good. 18—As to acreage, it will be smaller than last year.-—— CHAS. MARSTON. MECOSTA’: l—Soil in good condi- tion for seeding. 2——April warm and” seeding came up good, but May cold and backward. 3—Sprinxg seeding look— 6-—Prospects look good for- ing fair. 4——-Most grass fields are not as far advanced as last year at this time. 5—Oat acreage not as large as last year. 6—I'air prospects for a crop. 7—~Larger than last year. A good many farmers have sown small patches of alfalfa as a trial; some pieces are looking good, but many are yellow and sickly because not inocu- lated. 8~—Not as good as last year. 9.—Wheat crop looking good. 10— Better than last year. ll—Soil in good condition for bean planting. Planting well advanced and more in— terest taken. l3—Acreage larger than last year. l4—No. 15——Conditions fair, but not many planted. 16—Not so large an acreage; not many planted for market. l7—Late‘potatoes are the main crop here and a large acreage will be planted; planting just begun. l8—Acreage will be larger than last year.—FRED A. DAVIS. CLARE: l—The soil here has been more dry and -'Colder than usual this spring. 3—-Early Spring seeding seems to be holding its own, but the growing ' hay crop does not look very promis— ing. Unless we get rain and warmer weather soon, hay will not be half a crop this year. S—The farmers of this locality do not raise any oats to sell. 6—The oat acreage is about the same as last year, with not near as good prospects for a crop. 9—What wheat I havc seen is looking fairly well compared with last season’s crop at this time of the year. lO—The -> looked for. fed market. profitable market. two chance tons in the field. DON’T SELL YOUR HAY. The 1913 hay crop is goingto be millions of tons short. Reports from all sections of Michigan show that the spring drougth has had its effect, and unless conditions improve mighty 'fast within the next two weeks‘a half crop is all that can be The quality, too, is going to be off; no hope for even a fair crop of No. 1 bay. Throughout the middle west the same conditions exist, and hay is going to be hay before another year rolls around. Don’t sacrifice your hay on the present over- Bail up the remainder of your 1912 crop, if you ex- pect to sell it later, put it in a dry place and simply wait for a Right now a ton of hay in the barn is worth Last Moment Market Flashes very latest quotations are: Oats, Standard Rye . .. Beans ‘ Butter . [Poultry . Broilers .. .. on the several commodities from the principal market centers. A detailed statement covering conditions, our predictions and special advice, will be found with each commodity on the following pages. THE LAST MINUTE before going to press, we secure quotations Wheat, No. 1 White (large mills paying) ....... $1. 03?;- Wheat, No. 2 Red (large mills paying) ......... 1. 04% Hay (best market today, New York), at ....... 20.00 Potatoes (best market today, Pittsburgh), at. .35 The .43 .27 12—4 \——Too much rain, acreage is about one- -half as much last year. ll—The dry weather given the formers here an opp ity to fit their bean ground in lent shape. lZ—About onenfourti'i'e the crop has been planted and :1. fields are up. I can only learn 0}? small patch that was killed b night’ 5 f1'0.st l4—Early potato just nicely up; the crop will b 18——I believe there will be mOre potatoes planted here this year last. —BERT ESTES , OSCEOLA: 1—~Not very favov ble. 2-Cold and wet till May 20,1: nights and dry. 3 —Backward_. Much against it. 5——About the’sanzr 6——Poor. 7—Rather small.——Not‘ i much. 9—1"air. lO——Not as m acres. ll—Good. lZ—All plan. now. l3—More. l4—Yes. 15~—-G_Oe. few planted. 16——About the same. . —Good. lS—Not so large—S. A. . LEN. ‘ ' EATON: l—Too wet and cold. cold. 3—Oats'a' barley as good; corn, poor stand. ... ——Poor. 5——Sanie. 6—P001‘ , 7 Average 8—7570. 9—Generally poo lO—About the same. ll—Go od. 1 Not planted yet. l3—Ab0ut the s l4—Doing well. lS—Good. About the same. l7—Good. About the same.—-VV. H. B‘ I)./\GE. I KENT:. l——-Good. 2———Too c0 dry. 3—— Uncertain. 4—Shortened one—third 5 —About the same. Short. 7—.\bout the same. 8—Not good. 9——Fair. 10——N0t as good —(}ood. 12 Earlier plowing to h- moisture. l3-ltully as many. 1 No. 15—1 ncrrzttin l6—About t samc.V(1y good. 18—-—N0t many .—S. T. SIC iii. EY. HURON (Low country, East Side) l—Good e:'1r11;latcr too dry. )——\lorc than iisually good. 4—G0 for pasture; poor for hay. S—Incre of one-fifth. 6——~].7air. 7—Cut .dO. one—third; fall poor. 8~——Less, than. hal a stand. 9 10 Acreage Mostly good; short one—third. clay land lumpy. . Well along; still sowing. 13-.—-Grea 3, increase where hay failed. 14- andl “Lack of rain stand will be patchy —El\NEST RICHARDSON GRAND TRAVERSE: l—Good ”Cold and backward. 3—Very back ward. 4—L‘lover and timothy ligq 5 About the same. 6—Fair. '7‘: About the same. 8—Ab0ut the sam“ all good l()——About the same. 1. Good. lZ—Wcll along. 13—Less the last year. l4———Yes. 15——Fair. ,1 About the same. 17—Today. 1‘ About the same—J: F. SAXTON. BRANCH: l—The soil was wet for early seeding. Z—An supply of rain and very high a late spring. 3—Made seeding well. 4——Will make it a little » rains were cold; it started slow Not as many oats as last year, a " three- quarters as much. 6—Fair. A short grass acreage. S—No good. 9—About fair until June 9 10, when we had very heavy fro lO—Better, for there didn’t so winter kill. 11,12,13—Do not beans around here. l4—Yes. Were looking good until fro ' them. 16~There were more. ‘ ‘_ 17——Prospects are good for a ‘ tatoes.18—There are more, ' Fair, but too dry to hold ~' {Ji- r, . J- :7 . this memo; affine! . ‘ seems menses: lit . efiect on. thefselling pessie , hay: inS'te‘ad, we 'a‘r‘efm'ore ’fnpre‘fo‘rced to realize the actual i‘ ion [centronting/us 'with refer-r o, the real outcome. We be— 'hat‘every suggestionthat con- ' 1 ns, aregivingrus, shows that the futurepipessibiiities are of a conserva— “nature on .the best qualities of ' nd'be’aring very little promise 4,. ‘ market. a’tiprofita‘bl , prices, predicted. No. , 3&— fed. No. 4~No profitat' full hour” proposition. lower but we would take a. chance. No. ' . l—Good. -‘ substantial ‘ dem‘and and , No; 2~Marke ,. , , arket very quiet; hasevery appearance! or. prlceS.; If you can hold.pt1_ill Noise—Bo terkeep in party” . present: conditions fay/Q so 7 clearinkfiyp «and bfir Storm on .1 -1 The move- . "wyii' . . . on the Common qualities. amen? of hay .so far during the month ‘HAYséNEw vomit naming; < if HAY—PITTSBURGH MARKET. .. , , . , .. - ' ' " New Hay: 'pdlies“? ? n time. ceipts are of a very normal nature, ““ofiljime has not been up to expecta- ‘éftiongvvery likely this is caused bythe . ’d‘fésalers over the state having looked i3 forward to this time as one during f hich a great deal of hay would na- turally be moved; understanding the conservative situation, they have in turnrcurtailed their buying during this On every outside market, re— but in face of this, we are forced to report that there seems to be but very little real tone and snap to the mar- ket. The demand is certainly lack— ing. When getting below No. 1 qual- ity, or hay very close to it in char— ‘ aeter, the situation is in a very bad way. ,’ The real liability to the situation continues to be based on the heavy percentage of receipts being of very common quality. This keeps the mar— l ket in a lifeless condition practically all the time. We feel that top quali- ties of hay will continue to fight along in about the channel we have been experiencing for the last month. We do not hardly think that even the top qualities of hay will show very much of an advance, although it is very possible that for a limited time and at some special time high qualities of timothy hay will draw a stiff pre- mium. This is to.be looked for, na- turally, but it is not to be bande on as any future possibility, because it is uncertain as to coming and un- certain as to when it may come. It “ appears now that we are going to hav‘ ,. very common quality of hay for disposnion next season. HAY—MICHIGAN ZONE PRICES. Michigan ............ $10.60 Michigan ............ 10.20 Michigan ........... '. 13.00 Michigan . . . .. ....... 12.80 Michigan ............ 12.40 Zone Michigan ............ 12.80 Zone Michigan ............ 14.45 . >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. b., their station, under existing market con- ditions. Handling charge not included. Zone Zone gone one Zone DETROIT—The receipts of hay on the Detroit market are not at all suggestive of a congested condition. The main trouble is the low quality of receipts arriving. On these grades of hay, the situation is just as bad as it has been any time during the old year, while on strictly high class cars, it' is possible to draw quotations. The trade is just a little sluggish. HAY—DETROIT MARKET. No. 1 Timothy .................... $15.00 No. 2 Timothy .................... 12.50 No. 3 Timothy .................... 9.00 Light mined .. Rye Straw ..... What and Oat Straw .............. OPITTSBURGH —— While receipts have fallen off considerably, also bill- gs in transit, we are obliged to tatethat the “demand is not_overly ’ This is.unquestionably y ~ thy" abundance of . poor lug high shipped- This ”has, " axefiectongthe top No. No. . No. 3 Timothy .' . . No. 1 Light mixed hay.. . No. 1 Clover mixed hay.... No. 1 Clover hay . ' Fine Prairie Packing Hay ...... No. 1 Out straw No. 1 Rye straw 1 Timothy 'hay -. . . - 2 Timothy Thay ' 10:00 . 11.00! ....... '.‘....v- 9.00» ‘ No. 1 Wheat straw CHICAGO—Arrivals of practically all grades of hay were just a little light during the pastweek. The de- mand was somewhatof an active na- ture; the feeling correspondingly was a little firmer; All indications, point to a comparatively decent market ex-‘ isting for a few days; receivers fig- ure that quotations should be born out with actual trades. HAY—CHICAGO MARKET. Choice Timothy ................... $16.00 No. 1 Timothy .................... 15.00 No. 2 Timothy 13.00 Light Clover Mixed ................ 13.00 No. 2 Mixed hay . No. 3 Timothy Clover Threshed Timothy Marsh feeding hay ................ Packing BOSTON—Receipts on the Boston market show 278 cars of hay, against 416 cars last year. In face of this de- cided reduction in receipts, we are forced to state that there is practi— cally no change 'in the situation over our report of last week. Top quali— ties of hay are going at quotations, whole grades below are very slow and of a sluggish nature. HAY—BOSTON MARKET. Large Small bales. $20.50 . 20.00 17.00 14.00 15.00 15.00 Hay, clover 13.00 Hay, stock 13.00 Long rye straw ............. 22.00 Tangled rye straw ......... 12.00 12.00 Oat straw 11.00 NOTE—Large bales weigh from 200 to 250 pounds; medium bales from 80 to 150 pounds. NEW YORK—The New York market has been experiencing com- paratively light receipts during the past week. This is eXpected to be based on the anticipation of shippers for heavy movement during the month of June. On basis of the con— servative situation, they have forced off a result of this kind through very light buying and light shipping as well. The result of light receipts is that the expected slump has not ma— terialized. Quotations on top quali— ties are being maintained; low grade hay going slow. s figuiré that‘shi'ghx" k l'tle- an al it , - ~ « baa: in“. . *Timothy— ‘ 3 '_;‘Choice. 3:133II'f‘ffI'ff-ZIfIIIQI’15,319,. Light ‘ Clover mixed. . . . ,. .v. 18.00 A No. 1 Clever mixed . . . . . . r. '_ 17.00 No. 1 Clove .............16.00? No. 2 Clover ‘mixed . . . . .‘ . . 13.50 , ., Straws-A . a No. 1 Rye =1... . . "No. 2 Rye 16.00 No.1 Oat . . . . . . .\ . . . . ”11.50 No. 1 Wheat 11.50 , NOTE—Large 'balee. weigh, from 200 to 250 pounds ; medium bales, from 80 to '150. pounds. , . p . ' , ’ ,, .4 16:00 13.50‘ .. 17.00 cocoa-”Io- neon-no.-c-.v..-- 11.00 ' POTATOES ,, j _ fiction. pet-ten, ~41 ........"............$}21.001‘«$§b._00rr1 ' ' 00 13,30- ; W" ' 17.00 " -’ ‘ mom 7 fiburce, the iey'en‘ welsh ., i elpda'co‘st ‘ be a genuine» drug‘on;the J ,_ .- best stbck'sellin’g‘ around-'30 j'o ‘ pergbu's’hel. . There is but very little use for us to go very much further _ . along the lines of future possi- bilities of the old potatoisituation. The jig is practicaly up as far as the future market possibilities of the com— modity is concerned. There is no foundation on which you can build any future expectancy and have the same bear any degree of certainty. “The-real liability to the futurgpossi- bilities at the present time isrbas’ed on the heavy movement of early stock. western'stufi is being offered at about 55c .f. o. b. This makes it cost on» basis of a Detroit rate around 68 to 72c delivered. You can readily appreciate what old potatoes are facing in the way of price with this condition existing on the new crop and at thisearly stage in the game. We are aware that 0c- ‘ casional. days and on occasmnal mar- kets the situation on old stock’is fairly decent, then again we will ex- perience a decided change of form, when a shipmentwill not much more than pay the freight. You have prob- ably read of cars of nice Burbank stock selling last week at 16%c in Chicago. You will agree with us, we think, that it is absolutely impossible to dope out any true possibilities that we may bank on for the future before us. We figure that practically all of the old‘ crop is out of the farmers’ hands at the present time, that \the situation from now on is up to the handler. On basis of the situation as it appears at the moment, there is practically no liOpes whatever for the remainder of the crop that "may be back. This will depend, however, on weather conditions and its natural ef- feet on early stock coming. POTATOES—MICHIGAN ZONE ‘ PRICES. ' No. 2 Michigan............. No. 4 Michigan.............. No.'5~ Michigan. ......... .... Zone No. 6 Michigan ...... .42 Zone No. 7 Michigan...... ..... .42 The prices shown are what’potatoes will not ship or in the different zones; This will en: lo you to compare with local Zone Zone Zone dealer’s price and determine what action you will take as to, disposition. " ' J DETROIT~Detroit "hasgbeen. talc; ing care of receiptsabout as, well/as ‘ .. most 'oiIt-sfiléimagk - ' during, 1: , T. the pedal » the? ‘ POTATOES—FITISBURGI - MARKE ».1 Bulk from ‘car, per bu. . . ... . . .5 30 Sacked from car, per hit. . .7. 5§ ‘ Wheat speculations. and.: 11 . possibilitiesefrom 3 -mar - _ standpoint are largely. can trated on the progressof the spit . wheat crop. Conditions in the next west have developed in. the ~-las~t . days of such a nature as to 513, the spring wheat crop into the ma " light. Weather conditions ~vvillf watched most carefully; Theslatt part ofthe week showed a prom of rain on the weather map and has on the possibility that “this might; VWHEAfll‘V—DETROIT. MARKET“: No. 1 Wheat....". ..... . ...... .. . S .53 ed . ' ' « No.2R ..,‘.o ...... ' ........ . Speculative Prices. _ . f- July delivery 3 , .98 _, September delivery .......V...‘..'.. .9! all ‘The .prices given for- December and May delivery represent the future deliveny prices. This information merely igiv‘el you the future basis of this .eornmodityai figured by those who speculate on future I prospects. _ ‘ ,, , \, W» ................ eel-o come general, a strong bear mat-Est, was the result. " ' .’ , _' The Board of Trade map on Friday“ showed moisture conditions in'prae tically’ all wheat, regions, hilt-”the, blackboard itself showed an advertise of 1c to lec in wheat in aboutgt fl minutes’ time. This shOw‘s how're speculative the Board of Trade ”go is and how unsubstantial its a”? foundation. ’ . " ' WHEA No. 2 Re Speculative Prices. *July delivery ... September delivery g *The price' given for July Hid. M iver re resent the future Edit??? ' his in ormation ‘merely... Eliot yo " future basis. of this gonna! try in .. by those who speculate :on future 1). pacts.“ f 4‘, ‘ W going ‘ put/is cfind , unsgatigfac‘. . e 'sithatiQn.JWe _ a: great.» heat of cafiséd , .by'. virtue of ' Possible- to put-”7 out is. strictlyi’ ,, ,_ 21.". ' mu. le,~ actually c-ulniin— ting,"h15._,.isal,es7-the same“ as you as . 'iroducérs are». "having. trouble in eul- ninati’l" ‘Hyourl'sxles when going to ourl‘ilflcfi‘ market... The same disap- ' “ unsatisfiactory Condition ,ex- dug "the, line. Weifeel that 1., . _. handlers of beans are going _' .S to kelep._thais"market up. .We'do not thinkfrthe.movement isgoing to be yedough to nausea decline to, ”'0 ss-ar‘y.‘ We would fight along tin, _, e of,_ expectancy with any top @uality. of beans. If you have any- hinged ,a damp nature or question— dbl ' '11- quality from any other source, _ would advise disposition. 7 “5.“. lemnaaaoir MARKET. ._ _ ' - ' ' - 's ........... $2.25 .. ‘ . 2.3.5, _ :2 hikhifihuh...“ ..... 2.11 _ s" .Michigfan. . . ......... 2.12 , d. 4,, Michigan ....... . ...... 2:14 . .s'hiWe‘ values represent 'what deal- 1‘ >.‘¢bta'iining for‘ beans, f. o. b. ~ our min unites show“. This is on 3818 Mdépickbd beans. DATES “There continues to be ‘but lit- ‘rle change experienced from 'aday'to day and-from week to . en :this'commodity, but you are ,_ “aware. \of the, conservative fight this‘xommodity is making; nothing of spuitedmature, but gradually show- ‘ ngth. They «may not make a "d finish; likely will not on tic lintqf the depressed condition of Eli other coarse Commodities, but they are going to remain and hold a , mpg position. OATS—DETROIT MARKET. KCI‘NNATIr—Oats gained a per— ifgoting during the past week. market'was generally of a steady The demand contin‘uedjfair’ly v. throughout. The latter part of Week ' experienced light receipts, cc 11y on better grades, with—the that", a 1greal stiff ' -tone to onjwas “the result. ‘ " yrs—.cmcm 13 QJ‘a o n O.- beans being differed, . will make just as much ‘from ‘day-on their trades as would be pos- sible on higher ”z Crearne ‘rth'se _ as}, July 2,, eastern sections July ‘74- . _clo ..,. The disposition" of: the Elgin ‘ .frnarkfl seems to be to mike a 7D . g. 'litt-lefiurther «decline in butter' yalu’es.’ W é‘have demonstrated to you in‘repr three past issues justwhat’ we contended the game. was and how..and. why they were playingit in this mam ner. This Condition, continuesto be in" » effect andgwill 'remairi until after. the month of June. Every cent they'can reduce theprice of butter. du,ring..thi’s time adds justthat much to the profit they will draw out off‘their butter ’ut in‘istore.‘ Byfregulated‘handling t ey ay to ' riced stufi, therefOre' it is a- featureoi) reducing the cost of this butter for-“storage purposes that is establishing the real pr'ofitipOSsi- bilities at“ the present time. : BUrTER—eGhNERAL MARKET No. 1, per“... ........ ..$ .27 F Fancy ‘ ' y, per 113.. ............ 7.27 . has; - Eggs continue to hold a com— parativly firm position on the » market. it is unreasonable to 6 , expeht and unjust .to hope that at this time we should experience a change. i We are ,fast coming to a point when the Spring run of eggs will be cur—p ~v i. : mm. as... 7‘ “ its-figmftfiesh highest possible standard. ’.~s: A .......‘....8 .20' o-oo-o noo.-..;oo~. o, Izod-- “ mm ‘ We cannot change our regular line of writing on the poultry situation, because there is no real change in‘actual conditions being experienced. The receipts of poul— try continue to be belowthe actual deman, so that importation continues to be indulged in. As long as im— portation is necessary, we will see the market on poultry keep to 1ts ‘ When it gets to a certain point it becomes top—heavy, because the trade will back up, but the limit can be sustained con— stantly from now on. POULTRY-DETROIT M RKE . l Turkeys . 2 Turkeys . 1 Spring Chickens.. . . 2 Spring Chickens... . 1 Fowls 8: :g' ‘ .28 . POULTRY—CHICAGO MARKET. . Turkeys . , Turkeys Spring Chickens ........... Spring , Chickens ........... No. 1 Ducks ..................... . Notch—A wire from any of our readers will bring last minute quotations. Use care in making shipments and be sure the consignee is financially responsrble. FOSTER’S WEATHER BULLETIN Copyrighted 1913 Exclusive rights granted to Michigan Business Farming. Washington, D. C., June 21.—-—Last bulletin gave forecasts of disturbances to cross continent June 16 to 20 and 22 to 26, warm waves 15 to 19 and 21 to 25, cool waves 18 .to 22 and 24 to 28. About normal weather is ex- pected to prevail during the two weeks covered by these two disturb- ances. No important weather event is in sight for that period and as a natural consequence less than usual rain is expected, leaving some sec- tions with a shortage in moisture. Relative to the normal tempera— tures a considerable fall was expected from June 12 to 27, but this would not «mean an actual fall, because, as every one knows, the normal temperatures rise from about Jan. .15 to about July 15. Some people who‘have no think~ .ing machines misu’nderstood our chart temperature forecasts for May. We arencompelled to use the straight, treble line in the monthly charts to represent normal temperatures, but every thoughtful person well knows that normal temperatures go up about ten degrees a month from January to July and down as much from July to January. When reading our monthly chants those well known facts should ,not be .forgotten. ‘iNext disturbance will reach Pacific coast about June 27, cross Pacific 510pe,by.close of 28, great central valleys '29 to July ‘1, eastern sections Ju1y2.‘ Warm wave will cross Pacific slope about June 27, great central valleys n29, eastern. sections July 1. ‘ ’Cool wave will croSs Pacific slope vabouttj‘une 30, great central valleys p This disturbance; covers time so“ to» the great storm , period ; that (a res' Willhe rad- fOI‘Cd; but ~. ,. . determiner-it's cha'racéV,‘ we have placed July 5 as the center and most extreme part of this great storm period. July 3, 4, 5 and 6 W111 be days of greatest stress. But where will these storms break? If we have the lows placed correctly one of them will be on the Atlantic coast July 3 and that storm will be at its greatest tensity on the Atlantic coast and for several days it will continue as a furious storm out on the north At- lantic. _ fl Next disturbance will reach Pacmc coast about July 3, cross Pacific slope by close of 4, great central valleys 5 to7, eastern sections 8. Warm wave will cross Pacific slope about July 3, great central valleys 5, eastern sec— tions 7. Cool wave will cross Pacmc slope about July 6, great central val— 1eys 8, eastern sections 10. This will be a furious storm for ten days—July 3 to 12—from just before it strikes our western coasts till it strikes the Western coasts of Europe. Human lives, live stock, water craft and other property will be destroyed in that great disturbance. An unusual planetary event will cul— minate a little before midnight July 3. We cannot now locate the effects but expect to read of earthquakes, tornaddes, hurricanes, electric storms and other extreme weather events within 24 hours of the midnight that falls between July 3 and 4. At that time the sun, moon, Jupiter, Uranus and the earth will occupy relative po— sitions as great magnets that, if re— .peated with such magnets as are used to generate electricity in a dynamo machine, would cause an eruptive force. . , The effect will probably .be seen on :the U. 5. Weather Bureau maps .re— ~-sulting in a great chair e in athe :bar» onset-tic readings z-from .nIyZ to July . w ' 4 .m .5; ‘Métshxthe res-the, . «~ . Upf‘fOrrFriday night the , _ _ . .“cattle , on . this market ~w.e e 5», ' , against 1,031.. There is realy "n'or'chan , Whatever to report, over the “situation ‘ as given out to you in our last Week issue. Top steers in good handy well “I turned class are selling around $8.00 @$8.25. Top-notch heifers are also drawing the same figure. Both steers and heifers running around 1,000 to 1,200 lbs. going at $7.90@$8.15; those weighing around 800 to 1,000 lbs. $7.50, @$8.00; good fat grass steers and. heifers 800 to 1,000 lbs, $6.75@$7.50; $e§g5rhts around 500 to 700 lbs., $6.00@ 6. . paratively satisfactory, all trades be- ing effected with little trouble. We“ think we can conservatively state that” the market is in a healthy conditicin. The run of good choice fat ows was comparatively light, price of $6.50 @$6.75 being established; good 'stufi,‘ $5.75@$6.25; common cows, around $5._00@$5.50. Canners held along in the $4.00@$4.50 notch. There were a; few choice heavy bulls that brought $6.50@$7.00 readily; good fair bologna, bulls, $6.00@$6.50; bulls, $5.50@$6.00. There were a few‘ good choice feeding steers ranging around 800 to 1,000 lbs., snapped up‘ at $7.001b$7.50. A more fair grade, same weight, $6.50@$7.00; some nice choice stockers, 500 to 700 lbs., $6.50“ @,l$7.00; a more fair kind, same weight, $6.00fly$6.25; a nice bunch of stock ' heifers went-at $5.50@$6.00; some nice , .- large .round medium aged milkers _ sold readily at $60.00 to $75.00; com— mon sort, $30.00 to $40.00. The receipts of veal calves up to Friday night shows 1,128 against 1,405 last week. The market closed strong few good stock; The tone to the situation is com-- ,1 a at quotations, prices best going at"; 53100060551050, while others made $7.00lb$9.50. CATTLE—DETROIT STOCK YARDS. Beef steers, good to prime 0. . .heavy .................... $7.50@$8.25 Be‘ef steers, medium to good.. 7.40@ 7.75 Beef steers. common to fair.. 6.00@ 7.00- Beef cows, common to selected 5.50@ 6.00 Heifers, selected 6.50@ 7.50 Stock steers ................ 5.50@ 6.25 Feeders ..................... 7.00@ 7.25 Canners and Cutters .......... 4.00@ 4.25 Good to prime veals .......... 5.00@ 9.50 Bulls ........................ 4.50@ 6.50 Dressed veal ................ 8.00@13.00 Cattle—Chicago. Extreme prices and bulk of native beef cat- tle Sold here last week, quotations for carload lots, with compm‘isous: Number Extreme Received. Range. .)_ . .10,315 $7.25@8.85 10.. 4,374 7.25@8.85 Wed. June 11..12,813 7.40@9.00 Thurs. June 12. 3,942 7.50@8.90 Friday, June 13 7.50@8.75 Sales. $7.90@8.50 7.80@8.45 8.00@8.65 8.00@8.75 7.85 @8.10 $7.90@8.65 7.65lb8.35 7.50@8.60 Mon. June lues. June 'l‘h i s \Vcck Four wee k a go \v cc k s $7.25@9.00 ".10@8.7S .15@9.00 1013 6.00@9.40 1911 4.75@6.65 mm S.60@8.75 190‘) .... 5.00@7.25 1908 4.85@8.40 1907 .......... ..... 4.Qo@7.00 By comparmg the table which shows the extreme range sales and also the bulk of sales the five market days of last ~wee ago 6.90@8.2 with those of the week previous, your, will note that the bulk of sales show'Sw about a 20 to 50c advance. The mar~ ket finished up in good strong shape the past week. The advance estab- lished is from 15 to 50c per hundred. This has demonstrated that all sembr, lance of bearish sentiment is gone; The trade was constantly looking. it) " reaction. They were trying to Score; a goal along this line—they were disa, appointed. “Things are changed new is the expresison of the‘ cattle up Cattle are in strong hands an 1 trade does not look for overfla’ *9 23,000 in next Monday’s run, {thing has gone higher; good, by. indifferent sorts all feelingfithel ing :hand. It has been 131 quality light and weight-y kill 7 sho’weddeast price apprenta __ Bulk of 7‘ 7.25 @900 5.75@6.35 f- s.90@7.oo .y' ,5 ion "good cattle came ,back 'ek‘and that with a mighty ven- ce,prices at Buffalo on the open—' ay of the week showing a 2@40 dvance over last week, toppy of steers selling from $8.85@ tand the supply of forty loads or ‘ Qt iout‘of the total receipts of 155 , T's Or 3,750 head, hardly meeting the needs. Swift, Stern, Boston and mar-buyers were keen competitors the good weight steers had all .. placed practically within an hour ttfer the market opened. The mar- . as not witnessed such a good on expensive steers in many ,eks. Heavy and handy weight ' {hering steers sold almostas well, ‘T'of these landing at a quarter ad- ce as compared with last week, stay butchers being quotable from 40@$8.60. A load of fairi‘sh kind yearling only sold at $8.25 and _, of these were wanted. Female firdid not sell quite as strong as rs generally, though some fancy ,v‘ fat cows that had shown a de— 'of late, came back, these selling tly a dime to fifteen cents higher, th some spots as much as a quarter f‘e last week. Heifers and espe— . 'lly fancy kinds were strong sale by "quarter, some toppy kinds on the ahdy order going along with a few ers at‘$8.50. Good butchering heif— ranged generally from $7.75@ ,, medium and commoner kinds ,$7.00@$7.50. Stockers and feed- D'ld strong, selected toppy feeders aching $7.70, good kinds up to $7.50 @755, with mixed lots $7.25. Bulls Wie-steadyusale, not as many of the mppy kinds'inclu'ded this week, how— ‘. Heaviest bull here for months, bringing $7.50, ed against during very hot weath- Fresh cow and Springer trade but ' steady. At the close good earance was had. ' CATTLE—BUFFALO STOCK ‘ YARDS 69d to choice heavy steers $8.35@$8.75 ‘edium to fair heavy steers. 8.10@ 8.25 - Andy Weight butchering " .................. 7.50@ 8.50 g . ................. 7.50@ 8.75 ”theifers. inferio rto choice 6.00@ 8.00 i' Edws, medium to choice 4.50@ 7.50 hers and cutters ......... 3.75@ 4.50 -. sf. ..................... 6.00@ 7.75 lockers and feeders ......... 6.00@ 7.75 ”chefs and springcrs ...... 35.00@100.00 Calves—Buffalo. eceipts of calves at Buffalo Mon— ‘ Market active but .. 'r- to good ‘0‘.“ s and common ......... g: "ht thm Hogs—Detroit. »cCeipts of hogs on this market up ”Friday night shows 6,162 against 7.]. There was some_rea1 tone to hog market in all departments eek. As quotations Show, there 'n advance of around 25c per ‘ed in real evidence. Everything napped up readily at this ad— market price. Of'course, we tepthat there was almost 1,000 “ ‘receipts this Week than last, e53d0 not .think'this is entire? ible for the.advance esta - ‘We ébeiieve thexItOne to the vis' eons ~.v ' ‘1 cans ve‘ly, better and - ' —. 'Chica‘g‘t} ed: ' 'ififléfiyy' :22... .1513! . t acing “if at in - ‘ . and Selected. . g d seeded and ..' Ship ms." .himfins. I. 19S@2551b.} ZSS@ 0031b. 135.@1951bs June 6 . ”138.85%870,$8.20@$_’.‘6‘5,$8.45@8.67§» June 7 ...-8.35 8.70 "8.20'@8.65 x8.45@8.7.0 gune 9 8.30@8,.7O 8.15@8.65 8.40’@'8.70 une 10 .. .,5@8.77i',8.25@8.‘72§ -8.47@8.80 June 11 . 0@8.90 8.32}@8.80 8.55@.8.90 June 12 . 2 8.95 8.35@8.85 8.57§@8;90 June 13 . 9.00 8.40@8.90 8.62£@9.00 7.57% 7.'15@7.60 '7.10@7.42§ 6.30 5.80@6.27§ 5.‘8S@6.30 9.50 9.10@9.42§~ 9.20@9.50 8.10 7.55@8.l7i 7.15@7.92§ The squeal of the “bristler”. had a ,real meaning in Chicago this week. Friday, the 13th, was not a Iona day for the $9.00 hog. For the first time” smce April 26th this year‘ have hogs touched this level. Two loads ‘ of fancy lights and one bunch of 247. lb. butchers brought that price read- ily. The market was of a brisk na- ture, starting off by small killers and speculators. Later in the game pack- ers responded to the early strength, closmg the trade up in a good honor— able fashion. Prices rule downward from $9.00; the next drop was to the $8.97 notch. This is where the bulk of ‘the toppy grades Were landing. Quite a plenty of heavy sort fell in the $8.90 range. Quite satisfactory was trading all around during this last week’s period. The market would be considered of an energetic nature. HOGS—CHICAGO STOCK YARDS. Mixed packing ............. $8.4 Medium and butchers ........ 8. Poor to good heavy packing.. Lightweights . Hogs—Buffalo. Run for first day of week at Buffalo 100 double decks, or Western markets were weaker, while trade here was generally steady. Best grades mostly $9.15 flat, few light mixed $9.20,vbest yorkers $9.15@$9.25 and lights and pigs $9.25, roughs, $7.90 @$8.00, stags, $6.50@$7.25. HOGS—BUFFALO STOCK YARDS. Extreme heavies, 280 up ...... $9.10@$9.15 Heavies, 240 to 280 .......... 9.10@ 9.15 Mediums, 220 to 240 ......... 9.10@ 9.15 Mediums. 190 t0 220 ......... 9.10@ 9.15 Mixed. 180 to 220 ............ 9.10@ 9.15 Yonkers, 150 to 170 .......... 9.20@ 9.25 do 120 to 150 .......... 9.25@ 9.25 Pigs, 120 downs ............. 9.20@ 9.25 State hogs .................. 8.90@ 9.25 Roughs . ................... 8.90@ 8.00 Stags . .................... 6.50@ 7.25 Sheep and Lambs—Detroit. The receipts of sheep and lambs for the week up to Friday night shows 2,616 against 2,323 last. There is but very little real change to the market situation, theseiling strength having made practically no change whatever. The market on sheep and lambs in every direction is just a little slug- gish, somewhat depressed. TOp lambs were selling at $7.25@ $7.50; fair lambs, $5.50@$6.00; light to common stuff, $4.00@$5.25; aver- age stock quality sheep, $4.00@$5.00! culls and commons, 2.50@3.00. SHEEP—DETROIT STOCK YARDS Lambs, good to choice ....... $7.00@ 7.25 Lambs, fair to good ......... 5.50@ 6.50~ Mixed sheep 4.50 5.25 Cull sheep .................. 2.00 3.00 Sheep and Lambs—Chicago. Sh Lambs Top. Top. Bulk. Last week .$6.10 8.0 Previous wk 5.85 7.50 .4,wks_. ago 6.25 8.701» 1912 5.00 ‘ 8.35 , I , 4.4 . 6.75 8.65. 00 . ,. .d" rme"r'hb‘a‘luc' . s ' . (”S1335 foreargiadlotg- of g V‘ . .5 topfiy 16,000 head." is practically, no life to" it. Buyers? want . the thin stuff; f0r;.-,fee,ding“;»' but it is‘ not available argdrwill not'bjewuntil, ‘ the middle of Jul-1y or, "e'arlyu‘in Anguptg 1“. the lamb. divisionwe fcotild-écéh-~ , serv‘auvely State"'thai prides run" coma. paratively steady. The quality. pffi-the western fed lambs arriving" this week was hardly up to the..staridard.of-'. levels set by, th.e.-*prev-ious runs," the ' majority of the Chest goingjaround, $7.75. ‘This week practicaly put, the finis on the best wethers. They have been cleaned up prettywell' and every-‘- body 'is apparently 'satiSfied. ’P'ackl ers are consideredon easy street Be: cause of havin 'received excessive supplies from t e th0 River coun- try this last week. This enablesjhern ,. to “bear” prices if they choose.” SHEEP—CHICAGO STOCK YARDS , Lambs, choice to extra. ..... $6.75@$7.00 Lambs, fair to good .......... 6.50 6.75 ’ Lambs, cull to common....l.. 4.00 5.00 Yearlings, choice ............ 5.75 6.00 Yearlings, cull to fair ...... ..'"4.00 5.00 Wethers, choice ............. 5:00 5.50 Common to prime ..... ' ...... 4.00 4.50 Cull sheep ......... . ....... 3.50 4.50 Bucks . ... ............ , ..... 3.00 5.00. Basis being “Sham.” . Sheep and Lambs—Buffalo. Thirty cars or 6,000 head for Men'- day market. Trade on lambswas fairly active but lower by from 25@ 50 cents from last Week’s close. Best spring lambs soldat $8.75 and $9.00 and the cull to fair grades ranged frpm $6.00 to $8.50. Top for year-ling lambs was‘$7.60, with cOmparatively few selling above $7.50; no strictly dry-fed ones being here," nothing in this line going below $5.00. Very slow trade on sheep, ewes selling a full quarter lower than last Saturday. Top for .wethers was $600, but the majority of the desirable kinds con- tained more or less ewes and the bulk sold from $5.50 to $5.85. Ewes, un- less prime and handy, could not be placed much above $5.00 and the out- side quotation for heavy ewes was » $4.50, some of the latter kinds going as low as $4.00. Cull sheep $4.00 down. ‘ SHEEP—BUFFALO STOCK YARDS. Spring lambs, choice ......... $8.75@$9.00 ‘Spring lambs, cull to fair ..... 6.00@ 8.50 Yearling lambs, good to choice 7.25@ 7.60 Yearling lambs, cull to fair... 5.00@ 7.00 Wethers . .................. 5.85@ 6.00 Mixed sheep ............... 5.50@ 5.75 Ewes ., ..................... 4.00@ 5.25 Cull sheep .................. 2.00@ 4.00 Bucks . ................ 3.00@ 4.25 COAL. A great many thousand miners are now on strike in the West Virginia coal fields and ‘if this situation con- tinues it wil shut off a large supply of coal. It is almost impossible to get smokeless coal at the present time for July shipment and mines are not any ' ,s has , , $3-30@$4-25fi“but outside er teenagers, .- The”. car Situation, is ‘ every day and” if " the} pres __"of business continues—tithe .slar'ge' amOunt of-iman-ufaetu "nets to "’Inarket as We'llas V-pro'elu‘ce, . which “must be "3k during theisea‘son.. 7 The ,,demand ”for anthraéi increasing and a, great many (eastern operators ar’ei notébgoki de‘rs" for Western Shipments. . we find agreat many farmgsht now. booked (their ordetsfor ,‘thA ._ ' supply and those that are" acti accordanCe with the- sugge‘stio fered inzthe .“Pink Sheet’flare go ~ get results, that will ,save them' '00" siderable mOneyibnfiheir coal; » , FLoUR ANDFEED.» The sale on flour and feed a been very active during the past" prices remaining the same ‘onv’fi‘ r with very little change on the feed prices. However,—where large orders, are booked, there has been Some va riation in prices made—«on smaller or ders the prices run on basis of last '. ,we'ek’s quotations. , WHYiNOT? “ .,.; " That “road bee” proved a success, and in one day 8,000 men, 4,000 tea‘ms‘, 750 autos and 2,500 women (who fur-.1 - . Lnished food for the men) constructev' 267 -miles of good roads, fromIBa‘y‘ City through Alpena to Mflackina' City. In a few places ‘finishi touches ,are to be put on, but‘it is. practically completed. _, ' Why not organize a “bee’ for a good, road‘from Detroit to St. Clair? ' ' It would not' only pay St. Clair and Marine City and Mt. Clemens, but ’ every soul living. upon its line or Withe’f. in two or more miles thereof. ' , A god automobile road from Detroit. to St. Clair would be worth thousands , of dollars to St. Clair alone. Why not make it? ' Detroit is to have a new 18—story‘ hotel having '800 rooms. It is to be, built ’On the old Gov. Bagdey ’honier‘ stead site and to cost $3,000,000Q Av Californian is to finance the scheme, and no local money asked for. Great- is Detroit—St. Clair Republican. -. . " A WARNING TO , ' SHIPPERS OF HOGS... At this season of the year, shippers should be careful not to load too heavily as this increases the likeli- hood of hogs dying enroute. The. first warm days of spring are harder _ on hogs than hotter weather will be-“ia later in the summer. It is advisablefk-zfi also to see that old bedding, manure," ., etc:, are cleaned out before loading?" A few inches of sand or Cinders is~ the best bedding at this time of _the ‘ year. A little attention to these pomts will save heavy loss as dead hogs run into money pretty fast atpresent * prices. _ , . .' . : Shippers should also inalst on lib-i“ eral wate 'ng of hogswhile enrouteg ——Pittsbuf’g Livestock Journal. ’ MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMING, 95 WEST FORT'S‘I‘, -~” ' DETROIT, MICH. ' - v 1, Dear Sirsz—In enclose fifty cents. (50c) (or within ..... . '.;‘day§.; ' I will send you 5°C), for which start the-“pmk-sheet” coming for-911e, year, ,beginning with the next issue. " . ' , I ~ 1 .~ To .p. o. - eq ..... 0".oaocantLOcoo-O‘Do-uqe000.300.000.03'A'0lp I \~.'> ' . ‘ .