50 WEEKS. ONE CENT PER CQPY ( on MORE UNITED STATES FILES BUTTER SUITS DISSOLUTION DF ELGIN BOARD AND BIG ASSN. ASK Ceritrallzers' Organization and Elgin Board of Trade Under Fire, Charged With Pri¢e~' Fixing. District Attorney Wilkerson, whose headduarters are in Chicago has ar- ranged with government officials in the capital to break up the Elgin Butter Board and the American Assn. Creamery Butter Manufacturers, and that suit has been filed against the _ mWel 1am safe inwnaidng that Michi- . .I’rlt" mam mellpresont timewhas more ' :II' ; easement. shatks’iltlianlany other . ,. ., f . ./ ‘ ,. ' state’ icn: the; Union: A more than I .1; ,1 , I’rfiiizperwcemt; increase 111 the values I‘ during 'the past four; years, has, l ' ‘. I , Eggfigg Uliisugfafi a SW3??? 0f ll? organizations, demanding their disso- ,~ 5 9 er oars 011in e lution. , _ state irnepairablerininry and at the , The American Assn. CreameryBut- , ,‘ ' 1,2,2, same time ruining financially “WHOM" , i' ter Manufacturers is composed of the ' / j‘. . 9% WM have .b'esn flOCkiflg- t0 Mlth'. ' centralizedvcreamery butter manufac- %hsz::§hgngf thelrolfi’lpesl di -’ ' turers and embraces concerns like ~ . " '3 mm 0 n “a the Fox River Butter (10., the Blue ‘1 ”I gfififlgfsiswggg $2.;9 $$8;?dkt£hciglt _ Valley Creamery Co., the Beatrice . ’ -.v , . . , , ~ Creamery (30., S. P. Wadley & 'o.. //'f \' they» Moms-What;«far1n_' 'landsI'sinI-the ~;' and others. The government claims ' :_ fitme'arfe‘Wo‘nh- ITIhesex-tellows have 3, that these concerns are organized for ' , the maneyutoipaynfoi- Willi-Tamra“, A the purpose of controlling the price . -. while the dealers get a good'bigimke -- of butter, and they are being sued in Connection with the Elgin butter board, which the government believes on in most instances,- it Ir rxtrue that . the I“Were hai’e sold their farms back . . I ‘ .' , home; at. a. big price and ‘thfil‘e' ' is also controlled by the centralizers A1 ‘ , form can" hos-Sibly ‘afford to make , ' and is used by them to establish the .. the» sharks 3. dontribntion..1t isjthe market throughout the country. 5‘ . dioraigners 'and ‘the poor class tofrfarm: There are between forty and fifty yore. that are being imposed» upon by the. Unscrupulousrland sharks; No mat- ter~what city’onwillage you» visit, you Willi find. numerous dealers’ signs and they make a special'featureIOf selling terms. uITheii-I' usualEImO’de “of-:proce- i dure’eis to» take optio'nsyu'on' all the ' , farmsgin alvicinity atzainertain price. . the option extending perhaps over a ‘ year, or more if they can pOSSibly-i get They‘ list the Ifarrns add from ten" to- -1thirty dollars per acre to the concerns included in the association. and they are in the aggregate the largest handlers of butter in- the United States, as well as probably the most important speculators. The gov- ernment aims through their dissolu- tion to put an end to so—calleil manipu- 18.11011 01' the market The Elgin Board of Trade was 01- ganized in 1872 and charte1ed un‘rde the laws of Illinois in 1879. In 1896 the quotation committee was organ- ized. Previous to this date.price-of IL; I - 1 - . ill-I \ \ . . - When your friend sent you that Christmas Present he never thought about the express charges. Next time suggest that he keep the package and send you the Express Charges in ,cold cash. Cheer up. we are going to have Parcel: _Post. , _ I I”, How MUCH Do YOU FEED How many know what it ‘costs to wintér a horse? Not many, but it is over a feed and never touch the 1esl unless starved to it Weigh the hay price set by. the Ifarmers and then go after their victims- . . ' . Oven the nor-them and western not hard. to come pretty close to it, without Weighing the deed every day, afiil keeping track oi? every minute fed a few times when things are not rushing and from these occasional weighings compute the winter’s feed- butter was quoted between the figures of the thsee highest sales. v Eggsugifiisglzfilymgéiy figfidisglgggseélsagi 'spent in caring for the horses. If ing. Do the same with the grain. 'Undel‘ the arrangement adoptedf in . . 1 - I ' ‘ ‘- 1896, a uotat'on committee of we settlers. have lflst'lhell‘flll In an effort may IS good and sWeet the horses The results are liable to be surpris members? two 1013 Whom are usually ' tolmake at -living~:on the farms: they . haveIpurchased‘ 1.1 exhorbitantlprices. . AI-story 5comes 'to‘ us. from Bay City that (influx-illustrates the manner? in which these agents who are 110 less than highwaymen; conduct their busi~ ness: 5 . “Mrs Jacob Gettler tells- the Bay 1' City police a tale of her dealings with awland shark at Twining WhiCh, if triue, Will land some of these fellows. ought to eat up every spear of it. An awful waste comes from feeding too much good-hay. The horses pick J ing and may lead to figuring on cheap~ ening the cost of feeding in some way, It will be Well worth while. / . " LAST MINUTE QUOTATIONS. At the time of going to press, the wires bring us the following “last minute” Quotations: producers, two dealers and one broker is elected. The board convenes each Monday and acts as a primary market. A call board is maintained, 011 which the receipts of the New York market are first announced. Producers then place their supply before the board and offerings are made. The bill is signed by Attorney Gen- eral Wickersham. James A. Fowler. assistant to the attorney general; «151' h 3%"; $0.323. husband and 1...: . Wheat NO- 1 White (large mills paying) ...... $1 OilI 2 Ufiiifi‘éoéifiissfifiiéfieé“Uigfiféfifiitfif, . qagtsll‘feloffiggiiigicgkgiuggorgtfiesthewlfi) Wheat No. 2 Red (large mills paying) ........ 1. 09% $331“ C: $311011 81ndt Cilaries t1; DI:- \ Xfifiegigaggfrgtgrgfesmfifin‘f Oats, Standard . . . .. . . ..... . . . . ............. .37 togieg- gegegal. ass1s an S 0 e a mflytfigmfiligligtsggilgfim Rye. . ,. . p. ,. . . ., . . . ., . . . . . .A ................ .62 two? 02.133.112.111: dif§fugfiieilfhéli 1, 111;:Efyanggfiecolgrfgysgigpgghlfi“; A BCanS ............................. 2. 20. Zgilgnéi‘hgegeigrifififiifgnggggiggg northMichiganfarmfor $3,000.“ They Hay (best market today, New York) at ........ 21. 50 iffisgféggga‘iéiieig 1531:. @3235 (1:1: cleared—.60 acres'of. stumps'and trees .. , . mandi'n that the El in me be usei $2..Jegfiégfioeggfiggfiffofi 3:: 12:3: Potatoes (best market 'today, Philadelphia) at- -58 as a birds in makiig 2013mm 1-3. A The GFOD failure this yea1,liowever. Butter . -." -.,§ . . . . . . -. . . . . . . . ............ ~ .34 “$3,589; $1233?bfiflfiflgfigfigfi 2; 151%. them, back and he says.- although . , ; ‘~ ;~ _ £1 1 " to the actual price at which butter is e was elven six years in which to . gs... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .32 being sOld .. pay, he was ejected bedause he could 1 not; ‘malce this year‘ 3 payment The Poultry . . . .33.. ICIO'I'uI-honco- _ . hut 1A2" I “l and neighbors. The price of butter fixed on the El.— gin exchange, the government main; (Continued on Page Four) 7 Ask. on a postal. for 25 or 50 copies to’diotfibnte em " 'f ' ' no rr room: mm. °“,‘ ”A" "AMT ,x-' 7 . 4. 1'th 1.213111%} "’ rn Would see an 1111 ‘ 1121:; market We have the l cited-fer weather conditions of a good cold, snappy nature, :Which We . ....all appreciate is conducive under nat‘ . .1‘1ral conditions of a better feeling. ,~ Now that we are being v.isited with . some of. you may Wonder why it is that we‘ a. good cold snappy spell, are not experiencing. the long-looked- fer advance in hay valuations. You will please appreciate that juSt be— :. fore holiday season, or the first of the year, market conditiOns along all lines assume a very much easier tone. No receiver of hay. is buying more than enough to accommodate his immediate requirements. All appreci- ate that on the first of January an in-' ventory will be taken and accordingly the less amount of stock-they have on - hand, the less trouble they will have in taking the same. This curtails the movement of practically all 00mmodi- ties at this particular period, each sea- son. Therefore, we can not expect anything but the conditions which are facing us at the moment. Regardless of weather conditions or conditions that would naturally confront us, the holiday season would have its regular effect. We are forced to appreciate that the hay situation is in a serious way. We appreciate more and more as the weeks go by that it is absolute- ly necessary that most prompt and conservative action be taken on your part that this given crop can be put on the market in the best possible manner. more hay back in the producers’ hands for disposition than we were able to appreciate from the start. The feature of the very small percentage of nice quality hay still remains an asset to those who have it for disposition. It is simply. a question of proper distri- bution of the entire crop, and also the manner in which those having the bet— ter qualities manipulate the situation. We have asked you continuously, who have the prime qualities of hay to hold back. demanding a premium for your offerings, doing this to help out the situation in general so that those haw ing the more common qualities could make disposition of them to advan- tage, and also to reflect back on your— selves with an advance in prices pos sible to obtain. There is always a time when good stuff is wanted. There is never any danger, practically speak- ing, in holding high quality stock, es- pecially if this true when the price of hay is below normal, based 011 the last five years. The tone to the situation is very easy this week, and in a good many instances markets are over- crowded. The outlook is not .any too good when a condition of this kind exists, with the car situation as we absolutely know it is over the state. HAY—MICHIGAN ZONE PRICES. 1 Michigan .......... $11.50 12.50 13.50 13.50 13.50 Zone No. Zone, . 2 Michigan .......... Zone . 3 Michigan .......... Zone . 4 Michigan .......... Zone . 5 Michigan .......... Zone . 6 Michigan. . . . . . . . .‘. 13.50 Zone . 7 Michigan .......... 14.00 NOTE—The price. given are. on a basis at No.1 Timothy hay in the diflerent Michigan freight zones. This gives you the price that Michi- gan dealerh should be able to pay for this commodity. 1.0. 0. their star tionl, under Existing market condi— tions. We are aware that there is DETROITwThe conditions on the Detroit market made a very quick and abrupt turn from the rep01t giveh you in our last issue. road leading into this city must have had some cars in transit. The result _of Our this Week’s condition 011 this éma'rket goes to prove that every side- : ' track in this city is crowded with hay: “ Apparently every . - PT . .. ‘ fed: hour"? {fat lower 11 shipments The market is gintted and demoralized There is not: only a red ”' duction in actua: prices possible to ‘ ’ obtain of from $1 to $2 per ten, but it’ . is very hard to ceme an’ywmere ~11 ar moving stocks on hand siren at t 1's severe out. 0111‘ market here is in a. very bad way. The receipts or No. mixed, are very limited. Ninety- live pe1 cent at least of the shipments that have come into this market have been ' of No.2 and No, 3 qualities, some grading below this. HAY-«DETROIT MARKET. N0. 1 Timothy. . . . .‘.. . .- . . . $10.00 No. 2 Timothy. . .1 ............. 14.00 Light mixed ...... 1 .......... 14.00 No. 1 mixed. . ............. 13.00 RYe Straw ..... ~ ............. . 11. 00 Wheat and Out Straw. . . ..... 10.00 PITTSBURGH~The tone to. the situation has eased noticeably. There has been quite some change in the situation generally on this market. The dema1{d has eased off by virtue, we ex- pect, of holiday season so close at (hand. The market is experiencing a limited demand and a reduction of prices in order to make it an induce- ment for buyers to take hold. It is an up- hill fight to make satisfactory sales on this market. 1 HAY—PITTSBURGH MARKET. No. 1 Timothy Hay ........... $16.50 No. 2 ‘imothy Hay ........... 15.50 No. 1 Light Mixed Hay ....... 15.50 No. 1 Clover Mixed Hay ...... .. 15.50 No. 1 Out straw ............... 10.25 No.1 Ciov er Hay ............. 15.50’ Fine Prairie Packing Hay. . 11.00 No. 1 Rye straw ............. 11.50 No.1 Wheat straw ........... 10.50 (j) INCINNATIWReceipts on the (‘in— ciunati market were not as heavy as last week However, it Was impos: siblelto advance natural conditions over our repert as shown one week ago. -We feel, however, that this mar: ket has done remarkably Well to hold conditions on last week’s basis. We also appreciate that if receipts had' been on a normal basis, or on basis of last week’s receipts, that without question we would have realizedthe regular effect that the country at large has shown. Welcan not feel that this market holds out any more induce- ments than any other, although just at the moment conditions there may seem‘ the least bit brighter. HAY—CINCINNATI MARKET. Timothy N0. 1 ................ $16.75 Timothy, Standard Timothy ‘No. 2 ............... ‘. Timothy No. 8 ........... ' ..... Clover Mixed, No. 1 ......... . . Clover Mixed, No. 2 ........... Clover Pure, N0. 1. . .. ......... Clover Pure, No. 2 ' St’I'IWI Straw, Straw, 14.50 CHICAGO—~Arrivals Of high-class hay continues to go below the actual demand. This market centiuues to’ lead all others in good Conditions eXist- ing. From the inception of the sea. son this market has not experienced what we Would naturally term a glut-‘_ ted condition The receipts o2t last week were a. little beav arm h of the former, mi 31' - : . timothy, or even nice, bright clover No' 51 Timothy. ' ’ ~;Light woven-maxed. .: 3‘5 ~. heavy receipts an Choice mm. 'No'. 2 Timothy-1.... .No 2 Miiéd Ray“ “is 'No. 3 Timothy .......... gllfyje'r 1i ‘ - ‘ reshe Timoth‘ Malt-h feeding Igor Pick . 1 '1 - 1 , 'Uho'ice'rfiiléaltju elm“ ' BOSTON-Bosto has experienced practically all of the same have run low in quality. This market for the first time this year has been ferried to wince under the heavy receipts oi low-quality hay. It has been impOssible to take care of the same, even with reduced Quotations This market wenld appear on about a ’ normal basis were they not unfortus mate in having an excess of lOw-quality. stuff. If the same Were balanced as we would naturally expect it, this mar- ket would move along about as before . There is no real change in market con- ' ditions to rep01t. will bring about the same price as last ' week. _ ~._ No.1 quality of hay "HAvs—sosroi‘u MARKET. ‘ Latte Small lei." ‘fgbal'es. 00~ ~.$22.00 21.00 19.00 Hay, Hay. Hay, Hay. Hay. Hay, clover mixed ...... . Hay. stock. . .' .r ..... . '. . . ' Long rye~ straw. Tangled rye straw. Oat straw ._ . . . NOTE—Largo bales watch from' 200 to 250 pounds,' medium bales, from 80 to 100 pounds. NEW YORK-We can not help but note the manner in which the 1ail~ roads are handling the movement of ‘ hay, that the situation of New York City has to be watched most carefully or it will become in a glutted condi- tiou This city, possibly more than most any terminal market, is watched by the railroad carriers more closely than any other. One road or anothei has been embargoed practically every moment since the inception of the hay. season—dist one and then‘ aucther. The principal roads having desirable" deliveries for this market are Erie, HAY—NEW YORK MARKsn -Now Hay: Latte 1» Smhli Timothy-— bales. baled. . Choice. per tend. per ton. ~,No. 1. ”$23100 3-21.50 No.21. 205072050 No. 3. . . 181004 Shipping . ‘ ' ~ Liz‘ht lover Mixed 1N0; 1 lover Mixed. .{No..‘.. Ciov :- Mixed ' o. . ...' 20.00 .‘ 13.00 . degree 0; 15.09, .1: . , 111111: diced conserning the keeplnafig ~ Of this commodity. ate that when the tra . manner that they will handle the ' tun tion very much differently thamif the Were all assured that potatoes 1111' int 2. dollar would keep as 111' Minor years. Being 'afvaid of £11932»ng trade has shifted on fine. mouth basis, Simpiyig'ta 111g care 01’ their; needs 13er ~day to day-nevar putting any iii store. You can it once appreciate the handica this has on, the entire. situation row the pro- duc‘er’ s or the .shiper’s standpoint on any dimerent commodity. There is never that good, keen demand for an ~- article to put in store because the‘ trade has settled on a basis at taking . ; ~- their chances from day to day When , ever the Situation shows any increase . in receipts the tendency is to talks ad- , vantage at once, while under natural Conditions they would take hold freely and put in store and absorb quickly, in that manner, all receipts in sight; The potato, situation;- £10311 all angles: is keep-i every one guessing this year; We appreciate how you" tool; as a pm- ducer‘, with your potatohs on hand for disposition \and the- market showing as it dees. The trade should feel very much better over shipments arriving after the first of the Year than they did ‘on the earlier shipments, because they will appreciate that .if the pots: - toes have kept 1.111111 this time that they certainly should keep a redumd length of time longer.- we look for/a little relief to“ come to'» . us It is impossible to tell with any accuracy. whatever, .1 the amount 0‘ potatoes back for disposi‘ ,tion, also the amount the. are going to be in shape for- movement when-.5 they are inspected We expect “hat a good manywill be disappoints ts or 90051ny in ca" 5. at t e moment the potato ' almighty . Plenty of receipts, puts the big crimp ~ Over the stat edit 111.00 ~._. ,"th I, i. handito- ' On this ba‘siS‘” " .'-.«-'. L1131:1101“ 101,511 each. Yj'There is practically no whateuermn the Detroit mar- .WT dented kQ by business for t or last week.Du1‘1ng this period “it his been practibally 1111-? oss115lé to di‘dw the attention of the .- ”ads to this line There is 110 per! 7‘ tieular 10% etc the situauon, no relief grin sight '6 trade naturally has some , stuck on hand. Movement f1‘oh1.farm-i 3:5 ers’. wagons “continue to be heaVy and continue to be placed :on the market "' in any manner whatever to get rid of As long as this condition eXist's, it “2 ' will be' impossible to raise the stand We ”hope,‘ however, that after the first of the year condigons maxy Li'ndprdve somewhat Very much ..will depend on weather and road. condi- - Btions Pctatoes .are“ .now being .‘brqmght into this market on wagons, "4.0 miles. Yen can appreciatethat this {conditions enlisting: As long as it is apt :up, sea especially with 1130 1‘ Err ,‘lia'sis existing, it Will- be impossi to‘ figure on reitef of an authentic '5 32'nattire \' , ». 41 POTATO BB-DETROIT MA RKET. Bulk tron our, pen-11m. . .. :40 to .45 . “Sacked groin our, pet bu; 1. .5010 .551 . ‘Sudck’n Inn-t be e‘veB weight. 15G 'mn Price quoted IncludeI cost of Iuck. f3 CHICAGO—~With a deerease ' of ‘ about 33 per cent in u‘eceipts the Chi- case! market is unable to show any better markst, or better féeli g exist. ing. ThoSe‘ pt you who understand the Chicago situetion' appreciate that it has been a very hard season.- Prac- tics-Hy speaking, it has not been a. sat- 'isfacwry conditiOn to the shipper from ‘ its very inception There has been no .g~-tlme [When this market has been in‘ line “with most places: This is nat- ural, (this season, by virtue of the ' lamount- (“if Wisconstn and Minnesota stock This m‘hrket, mug so favorable ‘ to both Michigan WiscOnsin and Min- - nesota, is 3111133117:th {very heavy ,re- ceiptss It is the. ll‘dire'cti‘on, thereforelit is natural to. ,exiiect that the Situation would be {as 3 Shown this season, unless gotrerned by the. shippers in the way (5131 movement 040 10"” ' ‘ ll eyes My beemturned to 1101i 1 ' “one feature has a great influence on " 5' ‘ one week ago.- enter of fire from ' not think it is; it would appear and v.4oto.u05”= . - ‘ seasonable period. -. We Messrs about the same as :qdotatmns, but we are on 1st Qwee POTATQ‘EMlT‘rssuneI-l I]. . (“MARKE , .. .Bulk’.fro I. car. peas bu. ..' .50 to .55 *Sa'cked ro‘m out. per-.1111 ,. 2.55 to .60 *chku must be even wemht. 150 ""-pml_ndI. 3 J‘ Price quOted includeI 039“ of snack, about 10%(9 each. . . ' much afraid that the Situation is really - easier than quOtatiOns show. We ex.— ' pect Sthatf'if receipts Were heavy the market would Show its effect at. once with «reduced prices. POTATOES-SNORFOLK MARKET Bulk' from cars, per bu. .. . . . .45 to .55 *Sacked from car, per 1111. .50 to .60 teeckI must he even Weight, 150 pounds. Price noted includes cost or sack, about 1 $1213 each. WHEAT Regardless of the cause, we have experienCed a littl ad- vance in wheat quotations over e have been con- stantly advising that the situation from all angles was shaping itself so 1that some decided and Substantial re- sult would be the outcome. Up to the ‘presant time therehas been no real basis on Which to found any pros- ‘pects of a market It has been a blackbosrd proposition and made its WHEAT—DETROIT MARKET. No. ‘1 Whit e4... ......... ..$1.08l';{ N0. 2 RfidzAg‘ V 1-09” Speculative Prices. *Decennhcr delivery. ‘ .31. 091/2 .‘May delivery . 1.131/2 "lute pricu clveI for December and May delivery represent the tu- wture delivery pribel.. This infor- m u‘tioI merely ‘12:. you the future bAIia‘ of till co odity as figured ‘ by those Niko speculate on tuture ”proIpe'ctIp - . 4‘ 1 \ changes one, way and the other, to make one short and the other long. We would naturally; expect something of s mechanical. nature ‘just at this season, e same as With all other commodi has. we. think the present advance, just at this time, means Very much 1:.0' the 'Situation in general hope it is not based on sonic flimWsy blackboard arrangement and really do ' showing. ‘ about it. ' little nauseating. situation as we have advised, them is Last week we had- the blues. This week, we will go in port .and try to forget th1s commo-’ dity, being in hopes that after the first of the year conditions will improve, fromlnatural causes. The weather condition which we are now eXperi- encing is one great asset to the mave- ment of this commodity. Nothing is more stimulating to a good, sharp de- mand than go‘od, sharp weather at a Notice the daily pap.ers~—you will see that beans have made a little advance during the last week; This has a little influence, something from a basic standpoint, but we do not care so moon The general situation and its natural influence on results is the big thing 'that interests you as :1 pro- ducer and should go to bring about results looked for. instead of anything else. We know the demand that has been created for beans. We know '.,that they are of 21 commercial nature. have placed themselves on the com- aud have an actual and decided demand substantially created. Not too many beans have been raised this year to expect :1 re- duotion of prices as a result. The Situation is healthy enough. There isn’t anything particular the matter with the bean situation this season. The patient was all right. coming along fine. You simply gum-3.111111 an overdose of medicine. which was a If you handle the mercial market, no question but what you will see the market: thermometer gradually rise back to its former level. Every dealer in the state of Michigan feels most se— cure in the. general outcome of this commodity. None of the dealers over the state have been dumping their beans ou the market during this de- pressed condition. Every bean that has gone forward were beans that were sold in advance of this decline. \Vllcn the market dropped, they com- 5' " situation is 0.11. "be is Benson, and yu . :.a”. cdésirsble prise, and a. set one; would We sell .qn to. T. Jilit past that you have beans. There “ s no: sense for worry. ..‘Zone No. 2, Michigan ......... -. 2.15 BEANS—HDETROIT' MARKET. . Whit, hand-picked basis. . . .'.. 32.20 Red_id}1ey .......2.30 MICHIGAN ZONE PRICES. ‘ane No. 8, Michigan ......... ’. 2.20 Zones 4, 5, 6 find 7. Michigan. . 2.25. NOTE—We give you above the. prices that Miskito] dealers Ibo-aid be able to pay you (or beans, hand- picked bash, in the different freight loneI of Michi‘uu. The Pink Sheet hII net the price for hen-I, hund- piclted basis. It the average Michi- gan points, at $2.40 per- bushel. ous The only thing toreport on the [j oat situation is a continuation of a healthy feeling. There is no question but what a foundation has been established. There is an outlook for this commodity comparatively bright. We are now in shape so that. we can figure with a certain degree of expectancy and assurance, which up to about one week ago was practically impossible. The condition of the crop, its movement, etc, were all prime fac- tors in the establishment of a. basis on which to form its future possibilities. In practically every direction the tone to the situation keeps getting just a little brighter, so that we feel there is no cause for worry over the general outcome of the same. OATS—DETROIT MARKET. .37 .36 Standard No. :1 white ............... '. . No.1 \Vhlte \‘o. 2 Mixed. . . . . . . . .Sold by sample (‘lN(‘ lNNATI—~The1e is no change - in quotations to repmt over last week. Receipts continued heavy sufficiently ample to take care of requirements Conlmzed on Page Six " VERY BUSINESS EARLIER h should know the freight rate from his shipping station to the leading market centerI. With this key you are in a position to know whether your local dealer is giving you a. square deal or not. Below we give you the “Business rarmin Zone Map of Michigan." You wi 1 notice that in connection with the map we givo you the ap- roximate rate per hundred pounds i301: shipments by freight to the markets named on mOIt of the products of your farm.'1'hoso rat” will vary a little at different points. therefore we advise you to go to your local railway agent and got the rates from him. He is obliged by law to give you the rates, and with these rates and the “Pink ‘ Sheet" you are secure. Zone l—Ssult Ste. Marie. New York City .......... Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago Detroit Zone 2—Kalkaska. New Yor'k City .......... Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago Detroit 3~Bay City. ew York City. ....... .. Pittsburgh . . . .. - Cincinnati Chicago Detroit Zone Weenvlne. 1 New York City” Pittsburgs Ci'ncmnati . . . Chicago . _. ..... .. . ‘-l'~ . .,1_ Detroit ‘ 1: "7.201110 s-a—Semlnka ‘; ‘ ‘51. New York U ty . .- .‘1 . Pti tsbnr'g‘h Zon non...- ...;eno._u-.- toe..- Iii-Ii. Michigan [freight Zones MICHIEAN FREIGHT APPROXIMATE RATES ‘ro LEADING JMARKETS ' (SEE TABLE Cincinnati Chico. o . Dth‘Ot ---..'..... Zone G—N‘iokubur 1"?in Plttsburgs Cincinnati Chicago'}...... Detroit tone '(-—-Pontis'c. 1’ . . New York City..... Pitts“ Mfflh Ih‘IOIh-OIII'IBI' ,- Cincinnati .... getr t," . . “a” In...-..-n..... on... ICU-Il‘.... canon-.5 '!""""" ..1...L‘.'o...-.‘..,.~.,. The general ‘ :25 3.4 » :~ II; ..~.:W-:tf ~< ~53 a 14:...» Q 3—1..»le .11.,» 1...... ‘r; .01., .4 I) wJ" .32 . in Inxqr‘~~_'_(.-L:;.- Five Weeks’ ‘Irial.....I. .N“....r ‘mZv—s” ‘ffi'fié’: :EéEJIZ’Cle"xET%Z‘ efxsm‘wafiw unity; VI,»:-, ,7; , . M “4‘7 l pa} Tr p mans FOR SEIBSCRIPTICTTT‘“ "‘~ . _ . “I'D!“ T Cents.” 12“!” 1M3- TmTtw-e" at “5:76 I a '37le M “R MORE onntnttr PERr’WEgkI . g'g 153nm, dost- -ofl'léli and’ firal” i‘outé’ aud'iihti ,%.u~ wlféthe't yb'l'x are a’n‘md or light wbscribermwfadilitatd ngknowlefigme'nt) 11.2w“ IEnterec us Seobn¢€3lfss.mtter110.¢tohtr 13,‘1912.‘-ai witoffiée 1;: 13mph, Michigan“ "59; tile . IX . ‘* "2T: ,5 Ac; 9‘: Marc“ 83'1’81’9 xpuéusnen limit “SATURDAY .AT DETROIT By IT; . THE RURAL PUBLISHING COMPANY'# Inc: - I 'ALsmPUB‘LtsnEhs’dF m1; Gaunt, Moutnw Fumunosmn. «a 5,51 «.11‘29 r 954F115“ Street‘ West. -L_~;I"3‘I>vf . f‘U'I-II ~- 3" "7'17 ,. Pen HURON ’ dim“ GOVT”? ‘ ST 5 L I‘irst NannBiflk I’Bldgg 8rd. Nat. Bani:- IRl'dg Sherman HONEST ADVERTISING SOLICITED AT THE FOLLOWING RATES Ten cents per. ”agate line,. flat. .No discounts for time or ice, a‘nd- no conti'hct ’at‘ this fate ac cepted for a longer period than six months. lAttractive combination rate with The Gleaner," month exciton: I ' "_'1j .Iadis'jq'h' I'Ave. ii" -I E'. D I T O R T A L. CHRleM AS WEEK. Yes, and the last. M'eek of the lets foroet buying and séllintr,’ profit and losS . work and wary—«£01 just one week Let’s forget troubles and’sorrows: w1ongs, fancied and real; morat1tude——-anythntor and eveiything that wiTl in any way cause us to merlook. the fact 'that "This is week: yes. and the last week of the old year? Let’s not move a wheel this week toward the market place. Leave the hay in the mow leave the beans in the bags, keep the oats and wheat in the granary; give the animals that you expected to kill a. week’s respite; spare for a week that tree lllS 18 old year. THEY’RE TAKING YOUR . MEASURE THIS WEEK ' which you intended to fell to make into fire woodw—and just remem— ‘ her that “This is Christmas week; yes, and the last week of the old year.’ i 1 ' ‘ You can keep busy this week, very busy—*and remember, the busiest people are always the happiest people. Of course we have children Who. me ungrateful neighbors Iw11o are unlikeable, and troubles galore. .lfhings don’ t always go right: money is close, the crops are poor and—éwell what of it: “This is Christmas week ;' yes, and the last week of the old year Start out by makingr every persOn under the home 1oof happy. ll you 310 in the habit of being ‘ grouchy” surprise the family by being: happy and liglit— —hearted this week. True, that won’t keep you busy for a whole M eek right in your own, home; so journey up the highWay and jOin‘ that neighbor of yours in a “Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.” . Clhen oive those faithful work horses an extra feed at hiOh noon each (lav: 1e“ ard the patient butter makers with a little extra care. Patch up the shed that shelters the sheep-e-yes, turn your attention for a time to the needs of the animals of the field over which you have been an en dominion. From the least unto the greatest; they look unto you as their lord and master. 2' Re a kind andggenerous master this week. Poor dumb animals to be sure; but they give unto you their service while living ;they yield up their lives at your command that you and your brothers may be fed and clothed. Can vou count upon your tWo hands the blessinps \ou enjoy that are furnished by your animal friends? I Target yourself this week brother. We are mighty important. fellows all right: but let sI see how the old world will jov alonfr for just one Week, while we turn our attention to making others happy. True, it is, that we have been helping old nature pull down the sun at night and boost her up in the morning—~but just for the sake of others, let’s see how thing (rs will w01k, while we are busy with LI T- TLE things—just for a week, you know. If} Let’ 5 try the plan fo1 a week anyway. And on Saturday we ll journey back to the wood lot. and watch Nature as she Shifts the scenery in staging the last tableaux, f01 the closing scenes of Christmas week ' And me thinks as you Stand silently in the after— glow, you will ’ realize that, after all life is just about what we make it That we. have. labored hoped and searched anywhere, everywliere, for hapi piness - ' . While the treasure we so much desired, rested securely in the. shadoWS which we had allowed in our hearts. it because “like begets l1ke”;,we didn’t let the sunlight in. Christmas , And“ we didn’t findh’. - him “1,1512%leer ,. =momma than .: II Emitting museums Ehat aromas hard- waxing in and 11911191111611th Tt Its .allég I ' . nhelped' Gettler. 0t). seashell Msivtobllstf-home =' = I, I, . property “This fall, when 111a pay 15% @535“ mentsxeoniqmot be mane; settle'n. said- Isliih, hfi’ 3196513," = h" ~_ the mertga-geb 10111 111m at Gould nqt «miably be 6w. axis-1mm MM ' take a. bunch cheer-mus and that lp‘i‘b not. netualw‘mflfi I th'er' would: have. to. get: out.) Jacob -? , . I “1““. . ' Gettler. says he came to this city-10' g _ _ ,W’BW get work in coder to bny. the children .va . .. ’2- 11111 The _ wDiT-i YEW» .Iclothing- . 5 ' I' Wthfiw ‘ ; “During his ahsenee Joseph sold ‘ ' ' jthe peas and received $37 with Which :C the mother bought the children clbtlii L, ;— gan‘d came to'tliis city {to 50m“ her“ hiigslband; The family have biie‘ri in this clfy‘ less than a Week and since. then have run out of funds. Foerwo whole days the children, little. tots; have suffered from hunger and cold. The father secured a. job and Worked but one day when he was arrested. Another brother of Jacob Gettler came II f1 om Germany: but two days ago ,fit‘eiitGSE 15.. . 1139. bu her great: 155 I'. with *3li mail that. IBoard usually 1) . I that the Elgtn . " " . .1 2 la 1 V . .“It, therefor ,{ZI ' ndeclaiesa. ”the {price flpie d by . the Egln Board should. fall below, ythe réa'l economl price Qf utter, as fixed by the law .15: supply a d demand the prongs "lug from the corresponding drop ;n r the. contract prices goes t6 the latgé centralizers on every opund 0f14hu tor whit: has, been .purc nsea in a , on the E glnpmce, ”.\. . U S. FILES BUTTER SUITS (Continued front Pag’e’ 0m)- tains is not the result of free and open competition regulated by. aetiial bona fide sales under the law or sun- ‘ ply and demand The price comniltteé of the board i's‘ dominated and con} ' trolled, it is alleged, by large butter manufactories, known as c‘entralizers,~ and by cold Storage concerns; “This committee, the pe ‘tton, adds, “has ~. , \ Herbert Armstrong the Winner ASTI week we offered a qu51‘ier for the first correct solution of Farmer Kohler’s problem. Heres the rea- DIY- l armet Kohler received 65c per bushel. fer his beans, $13 00 for the lot Out of the _ 20 bushels, the elevatorI I man secured 7260 pounds or 12% bushels -. of hand picked beans ' I “These beans were "Worth $2. 20 .per' bushel, therefore the elevator man real—.z.. ized item the transaction, $27. 86 Farmer KoIhler received $13. 00 lo: the . bushels of beans The elevator man made 3314. 86. ' IIF.R'1:‘ 's THE RESUL’L‘ Farmer Kohler received $1. 86 less for his 20 bushels of beans than the elevator man made on _I . _ handling the beans, and he had the cull beans—whow ‘ pay for the picking. i' " fi2.-.m -“ . ‘ The first. correct selution of the problem was Q1};- = received from Herbert Armstrong, of Perry. Michigan. ' . .. I i‘ ,, 1-. :1 a ,1.._ . 3e?” I noun. haVe Illa il’tofne expel innfcfje With your elevator‘mam Elsewhere” figures“ it? 111.11 no.1..uss: ydttir. tamer mt tasttia‘EeJé .iilistfilfii’i’?ii',, let h1an~42so¢send along your problems: - 3 , .. = " Professor Square Root is wery anxrous‘forprob nientber,.ave pay a. inane; apiece for everY 0:16 us “'3"?! ése henss fly.“ it . ...1r A .‘f that this ' , notes. 'FJL";1."‘UL '1“, 'l- 'n 'l~' "UL EMU” , 11' 11' Monuments, mile confined 13 medals, -"" ‘iother birds durlncr the winter of 1912 ”asset's... «1W. 1'. ' 311. st irme‘llite irrel- mmtion of ‘ ' nah notidlsihrbahests. All :p otogmphmanstrhe m; the.r h oommttteei :rhy1MarcnoilL' -._-2 1.11.- .~ he committeedoonsists or. defterson utierwpmmdent 63 the. Michigan A11» ‘*'l'—L-‘ ’4' TED om AT LAST HE;_4 :.‘.‘-‘4 Mg?” '2Equal 1$uffragetm Miphigan Defeated - 2,; 'g by Sgt/en Hundred and ‘i' '..-sfl $qu Vhtos“. U» W Cruse. latest; naturn‘s: show that equal Aum'ra'ge 11‘... Michigan. was lost {by 76.9 by them. sevenntofi nine thousand; later ’ returns .reddced the majority to about ' ' ' 211:2 , Dali’s questlon or Ill as e evator Itlan to take hts seat ” I 1 . We call Illinois a great defuy State, ~ . yet she does not produce enough. but tfie; ;th her own people. It. the state - fifWfii} (hosed to the butter shipped iii .lfxoni neighboring states; the people 301? all beef.- cities, outside of Chicago, “-plué 260;QQO of her “first populatibnl turodld ré deprived of butter for than} . bread.- Does that touch our pride eon _ ithe"butter'ed side? ‘ 3" ‘ -"‘” 0st farmers, whinsbxof theta. are not ;really farmers at all, but miners, ’9 ting the fertility of the-soil and sel inng at {of little more” thinr’the ‘cogt' orf' min. ' ng’)‘. , , _ .’:"_.;..-/: ,1 3:1} Paste this 111 Your Hat ' -. '=T0' Gut Farmer: Friends. ;,. , '.' . 2 Numerous induiries ‘h‘avle beénf‘re. e'ei'ved' at thi O'flié’e‘ concerning 'the ;sreliabllity or certai'fi' tcompanles of the city of Detroit which were do-L '{lng business ixhder' the title2‘ ‘Farmers’ gElevatOr Gofiipa-n'y" or “F'a'r‘rners Proéfi’ ’duce Company ” .. With a letter of ineuiry. 1ece1ved ' ~ 117 tn Mt. ti. F‘. Stimson, of Freeland M, chigap was a four-page. circular out out to Farmers Elevator empan'y 'of. Detroit Michi' an, w flch ' " .2 contained the tollowlng in (inmate Dionne Rnferences .We refer.” to. £he Michlgan swings Bank and the ' 1 Farmer as. reg'atds our responslbmty 2 and mariner or, doing business . .. we {advise our inguirers to secure their' mforrnaitiou direct from (these references _2Q11r 1nvestigation 31.119313. mpany is 1101; a .iarrner’s mfi‘anY' “that its business is 'coni ducted the sam'e' as any other stock,‘ company. We will not insert! the 'ad‘rertis'ring' of any person, firm. or. ’orati n2 styling itself a rl‘anmers 2 pail ‘nlesss we are . satisit that» the, 31.91321? fit “the aésddiatipp’ is hither wholly o 't ' ..' defeat thé'l 5men£lmeiutm .several parts or th’é‘fsbhte showed that lcareless, butu'tt ‘ .gen e511], theil‘adiesl‘ Waght it would '- the voters“ .ibe' Qiz'e “Whether it is amiss to rewsubmm the y'questiun this sprtng The breweries 3600 and it took the oflicialweount to :Rec‘ounts in iithe election law had been .violated in 2‘ numerous instances;- and( prov-ed that the? officers in charge had violated Etheir oaths éiihods were so via???“ been cIiminally in ;be a solutely useless to carry the 1e- count to her ‘ - .. . The saloon element did not expect the measure- to‘ cai‘ry; as a conse- quit/ends they depended upon the last few" days t'ofi' accomplish' then work. Their money“ was epent freely, but they? could not stem the tide and there isi‘no questiiin in the‘ mind of any benefit person but that equal Sufi irage" earned in .Miohrga'n by a g00d some. majority .. ' The questibn‘ of woman's suffrage was‘ taken up in' 1874-, ’ When the legis- laiture subsumed 'thé' amendment to The result showed 40 7-74 for and 135 957 against the adoption of the atdé'n'dm'ent. T’he' manipulated result (if the recent vote shoWed 2'47. 376‘ for the amendment and 248l311 Against it _.,., There is n0 doubt" but that the in- coming legisltiture ’w-ill be willing to gratifia request no refer the amend nien't again to the people' but the ladies real-12s that the fight "must he made all over agal'nfi and that the op- Do itiqn will ”he more hitter than ever It is Question in out; grinds ithe saloonkeepers and all of their edupes will be ‘;a igtw work to defeat the amendme .df it is re- submitted ‘in the. spring. "The whole bunch 1e- ‘ali'zés that. .if. it is deieated a second time. it will be .a. decade .before it can be agamsubnuttegi with any hope of success We advise the ladies tg continue, their organizatmn keep up the agitation in a Sane se sible Wen.- gels ample fluids to early? on their fight, 2 (1 submit the pt’gpositidn at the ee ction to. be. held two years. ; @3931'im- . 71m show at WORKING (The amt returns showed that _ sufimge had been carried 1111 the. state "all "Esthetll‘ ' I 2 ctivm‘ous Bi ' 2 2.23 Best may on (ii? iii d8” " 3.’ F r essay showing greatest deWI- 2 edge from personal observation of life and" abits of ”our common birds '. 4 To school or person making most ,successful- effort in feeding quail or .1913. . 1.2.Q 5 For sch'obl or person doiu. . . . No. 3' yellow ........ -. ...... ;. , 'N‘l “52% ~ .5134. ‘ ~ “ 5 1.1 .............. .311. , ted ........ h.‘-‘_..q--- .3‘ 7 6...; _- i. - cellars. to exist on apple's. manner in Which the large storers handle the situation. If at any time Or for any reason they should break We can look for nothing from now on but a sterage sitdatloii,_';. . ’The‘ market m ‘ lines will be governed greatly by the in on their holdings, forcing them out. to the trade, we would at once see a‘ depressed condition facing us. apple situation must be handled just exactly right, a healthy level of prices. other hand, we can see no reason whatever why the apple situation should not maintain itself on" its pres- ent basis or do more than that and show an increase in value of 25 per cent. We have maintained for some time that an advance should be forth- coming, and we still maintain that the same is possible and shOuld be the actual result providedthe sltuationis handled in the proper manner There are worlds of apples in store, not only in storage plants but also in local The trade is being worked ha1d and constantly to take hold. The consumption of apples is very heavy. If the storers of apples are half as game as the producers have shoWn themselves to be, the apple situation will be satisfactory. APPLES—GENERAL MARKET. Fancy, per barrel ........ 2.00 to 3.00 Ordinary. per barrel. . . . 1.00 to 2.00 1 ONIONS ' - Yellow Globe. dink ' R G We can give you-just a little hope this week by. virtue of just a little clean up in condi- tions existing in some outside mar- kets, but at the some time this feel- ing 'is so slight, the relief likewse, that there is no real relief to the for another week and hope that some- ‘ situation in general as affects you. We know of one Virginia market dur- ing the last week which would' not take two cars of nice bright red stock at any price, not only would not buy them at any price, but re- fused to take them in to be handled on a commissiom‘basis. Those two cars of onions are now unloaded in warehouse waiting for development of conditions Every marked practical- ly speaking, 1! not looking for re- ceipts—much rather they would not show up. The market from the start has' been crowded. by the abundant crop and its hazar- dous nature. Thirty days. of Weather ONIONS; Detroit- .Yellow Globe, lucked, per cwt.. \Red Globe. sacked. per cwt.. . . . Yellow 6101112,!) ulk‘, per cwt.. . ., Bell Globe, bulk, per cwt... . ‘ o _ = . ' = ' Cincinnati. ', ‘ Yellow Globe, sacked, per cwt. ., Red Globe. sacked. per cwt.‘ ..... 3.‘ Yellow Globe, bulk, we: cwt ‘ Pitts 10“, fiflcrkedl. This Was forced. Red Globe, 51115.net cwt,‘. . . . The”~ in order to maintain' On the " . 1 ‘. This has =11ad market accordingly- The larg e stor- ers of eggs on the New Ydrkg, Phlla-l dolphia, and Chicago markets have maintained a very serious attitude toward their true position and accord-j this will be” the will outed nevertheless, 1.1. “19.1; as,’ the pres‘ is concerned,- there is absolute use whittew’er to give {yourc situation any attention flea. simply"time thfoan awa no escape £01" it. hers :o'f holders obliged to feed their, cabbage instead = of making other disposition. "Others are turning the same into 1112.11.11 im- ' mediate disposition has to, be made, an avenue of escape will haye to be furnished by yourself at home. CAEEAGE —- GENERiAlII. MARKET. Danish. per "ion or front. N'ormket Bomb-silo. per ton. m. .N'o mm BUTTER There is wally no change what- ever to give 011 the butter sit— nation. It has remained lust D about steady at last weeks Quota— ,~ tions and on basis of this week’s con- dition. that butter is high—~11 not top- heavy, it is up where the situation is some- 1 - what dangerous from a price stand- point. As pointed out in last week’s issue if the sellers of butter are not careful they will put the same to‘ a level where it Will be top-heavy and where the consumer or regular pm» You will appreciate please - “ position chaser will bolt We believe the pic. _ ducers oi butter on the present basis Should. be satisfied. .We believe the consumer is satisfied with present market leVels We believe that it Would be possible under the present healthy conditions of the situation to put butter to a higher. Lovel than is now shown, but whether it would be practical! and result in a real advan- tage is questionable. BUTTER —— GE‘NERAK MARKET. Creamery No. 1, per pound. . .30 Funny Dairy. per pound. . .v . _. . .. .34 a "EGGS" There has been a curtailing of y .. .‘1 since the cold snap visibed us. an influence on" the 111eg have made some strenuous steps to relieve the situation that» they felt was: bontronting them From‘ 8 ppm your standpotn receipts of strictly fresh stock ‘ 1 ,5 7 buoyancy than hr the pot beef were from 10@150 higher. still .nding .ol “the that the gene situation «fro nation. . tone of the poultry gjtnow tmtil spring shOuld be is atistar torr—no reasou .for its being 111; wise New. Year's market is us a as good, a market as we have Q will- meet with ready sale and very satisfactory basis; =. . POULTRY—D‘ETROIT MARKET. f. ? N.1 key ...-.....:.-...1‘8-to .211 =- 113. 01:31:“..5‘36 ..... "aldto 2.163;} .No. '1 spring ("jimmy-(-4211. .18.“. g .3 spring c1135 .10 to 1.11 .- ’ ..... .12 toy 2 F0311“: ...... . 1 Geo-eu- . . =.' lDu'eks‘ .......... ‘- ; POULTRY~GHICNGQ MNRKET . .- ., ”No. 1 Tor-gen. . . .=.=.... .. no -, Q '..~=:~ .' No. '1 5’?!» Ohm. f 3N0. 3 8 ring Chicken-f . go. 1 ow}: =. ‘1‘ 0.2 w ..... ‘v , .'. ‘ - q.- ‘HNo.1Ducka./:....I reader: will bring Mat minute on» . “than. The care in making Ihlp- picnic and be sure the- consignee is financially responsible. . .~ _ ‘ LlllE STOCK , Cattle—bChicago._ . ~ 1 Trade at uweek’s cloe showed more. gust week. Sales mixed lower. than ten days ago prices. '- nReceipts of cattle were not large“ .5 tact; just about What the tréde could 'nicely. digest. Packers an " were not slow in falling into 1111 ~ present low levels and their, Keen activity kept a good, outlet 991111 I the bulk at 01111111135, 1.11.: carrns—hmcmo erect: 30:15.45- wire from fin! 0a our, " 0.?5’to ,- (vi-z. .0 ...‘<.'. h' 4 4 eff; teem common t'ov 444% cows, 'loieotea, s. s .,‘. . lilo-Hers a'eie'cte'a steers lB‘é'édm ' ' Gunners-,4 and cutters Wealu.‘ . . .1. “4.60 .1010!) t0'- 11.50 to 5.0409 .‘..\ . ‘ Cattle—Buffalo. 1 ' Sunni indications of winter Weather at this point Was eXpected to help ,4 “£341 11 prices onto their feet again; but L out M8 or a‘ few feeble efferts of 3 Lfew,0f the better grades the trade re- r mained' dull; Prices Were regarded as 41er 40@5'0c_ loWer 011‘ most grades 4?,- and only the fanby grades survived the adé'cline. The veal tra'd'e Was spirited throughout, a Very notiCeable decr8358 "in 3rrivals causing the stable-3881131 tion and good to choice vealers' pass; 1113 along readily at from -$11@12. 50. Indact 1.1418178 was rpom 13,041; more 3r:- . 3'1"" 44.11:, ' CATTLE—~BUF‘FALO STOCK ,7 YARDS. ',i “'44 Beef steep-d, good to _. .4,1 hen” . . . . H . 8.540 'to . flee! ulcer... medium to . I" B'Wd' B488! “can. condition to \- 8.50 to ca... nnnnn ‘00-.1“ ,...444...0,.,4.4. ..,-'~,... 7.60“; Yemen-x- i‘fltb' 4, , eet cow's, common to '5' ~ "~ i. selected ..;.. 7- '. 5.50 to ' " Fat heifers, ' - , choice . . ’ ,4 :. Heifer-i, selected ' 1; Stock stem . . , . 0.00 to towers 0010 would cutter-q. . . .. 4.00“: this prime wills. . . .11.00 tel '60 '11 3.50117 4.00“! 7» 80‘0'3' . ., . ' 7.25 4,75 0.25 5.00 6 . 4.00,, to oyl'o :.-,- ............... ,4.25»-‘ Howie-Chicago. ' l Were Well represented ,and this wit V 4‘ _ ' ' ' Condition, 800 , -' At this point eastern shippers ag'aln ' 114-311 active part inlthre hmg trade.’ ,i'ng largely 5@lOc higher/than 'on eds/y, and Wednesday “previous to'*' "' WYenrlip' ', found an active demand and " . least 250.; " Hogs-«tauflalm 5 - 8r: prices tinder moderate arr." r1vals prevaliéd throughout; sthe clos- . f'fii-ng day- of, the past Week fReceip‘ts'. ' " tor the. day We're 6 400, head as against 9‘760'0 head, the corresponding day of week'- previews Eocal packer a £a4rl'y' ,gbo’d: outside demand the 111317- 7 .ket opened acme,,and besit grades Were adianced from 5@;,l_00. The big '8'Ird of the day’s deal went over the 4 883183 at‘ about $7 60 -while a few 854.4.7337-811. cosmonedv'samples went at pri- vate' schedules at tram $760@7 8'0. Yorkers of the heel; g'rades stood up and were Counted 41111.81 around $7. 65 but the bulk of, sales rested near the $7. 6404 mark W81: (mote. . Hoes—.sUFFALo S'TOCK YARDS Com-son to 300.1 mixed. .7135 tome Far ‘10 mdifl'fl Weight .7.40 to 7.50 nightwehhts ,. . .735 to 7.50 Fan‘e‘y shippers . ,,. ”7.00 to 7. 90 ) 4Siag‘l' _ . . . ."f. . . .5350 to 6.2-) 7.35 to 7. 40 1.4”, _ Sheepwchicagb. The; week’s close of. business showed activity among the sheep. The lamb 'market wasrgood in the morning but r'dropped oft; slightly 438 the day Wore away. Early sales of prime tat west- ern l he were made at $8.15, with native going 3t 58 less. Dakota weth- one were in slow demand due to po'or 4 tradi the passover at ”around $5. 25. As 81131.3 pick~out was noticed for» the iancy trade at prices above regular quotations, and no one knows just exactly Where these premi- unis lauded but probably not on the fanm' ,\ 5 ' e ‘ 7 ' . 34H EEP '—-- CH'mAGO LSTGOK \ , YARDS 4 4 41.337173877700719 to 81701077.. 0.16 to 8.00' 00,431":- to, good. . . . .-. . . 10.25 to 7.50, do, tommon...~2.50!o$26 4 film!)- 81.011717. . :3550‘to 0.75 , do. {no uh........ 250103.25 , gfizefieghofie ._. z .1 . 4315010525 Ewes. mug; hhy . . . . . 2.”t'o8.50 . . . 325.10 4.45. weig ti" .347. . we 9 «'8; he. ....i....sruo 7.35 lane—en ”2.2 103.25 410 3.50 (rinse of week’s businbss,’ Packers? held'4,,.4 '4 ' ' ’rb'acklaxi amassed their]. droves 3151's ,ight re ession, yet the 881181131 tone. " at close showed a "sli' ght advance 10 the line and, a 'to'p‘ 5440‘; $7142 181‘ 44c3'14's, heavy ho4gs. The. receipts Those interested can 'write our Bu- Chicago packers contemplate the expenditure of a million dollars or- more, for the establishment of a deep4 ‘ water harbor in San Francisw bay d4 an, unchanm ' condition as regards 'slieép. Receipts showed a slight increase over that of ' ’3 week ago, but in the lamb yards the supply .Was hardly up to the de- mand. While prices are yet IOWer than a week ago, yet” the weeks close noted a substantial advance over the IOWer levels a few days previous 01?! ferihgs in the yearling made up of Small bunches and QUO'» ' tations on each as these were allowed . to .stand,.t0'p being $6.50. Cull. lambs values on .these showed an advance of at best selling from $7(n>7;25 l SHEEP— BUFFALO STOCK YARos anbs,‘ good to choice. . . 3.50 to 8.60 ' do, fair tn good ........ 7.25 to 8.00 do, cull nnd common. .6.00to7.00 Yearling lambs, choice. . 13.00 to 6.50 do, cull to fall- ......... 4.50106.00 ' Weihers, choice 4.75 to 5.25 4E4wes, choice handy '4w81g111 Cull sheep 4.25 to 4.50 2.00 to 3. 00 " .50 to 3. 00 The car shortage has been slight- ly relieved on acdeay questions that farmers .f 1 have been asking and'firl'd' ' ' :62 ' I T no answer to, far .yeewi -. f' . : .Vfi .‘f‘wilcrfe and when it. 6511 ~’- '1 l i $.6r3. profit” is ‘the 6111160603 7 .fltat '1. lacing answered 00in weekwm this” littlem pa . 'thN‘D I‘rHE B10 QUg, 'TIoN I,“How 1'0 SHIP __ . j: . _E0R PROFIT” is some, t l ’ ..~=-TO BE ANSWERED B’Y - ETHIS IINEI‘IWI ”BOOK 11 3‘ ' " 11112 is Mr.V:Slocume earnest .: '1 Ir'desme that ev ngle c'o . . I'ldf thé' first edifizp of his 113% 2 .. 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