Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 108, 16 March 1921 — Page 12
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GRAIN PRICES Furnished by E. W. WAGNER A CO., 212 Union National Bank Building. CHICAGO, March 16. Wheat Ann on better cash wheat prices, green bugs, fly in Indiana, and further sales of one-half million Manitoba for export, and claims of around 1,500,000 ninwnn Provisions easy on the break of hogs and closing down of some small packers and some increase in Chicago provision stocks. Grain market tone more firm and every . sign of Thursday's news will be awaited. A moderate dip late today would not be surprising but the trade mood hardly suggests long dips. Current levels should last overnight. RANGE OF FUTURES Furnished by E. W. WAGNER & CO, 212 Union National Bank : ...Building. CHICAGO, March 16. Following is the range of futures on Chicago board of trade today
Open High Low Close Wheat Mar 1.56 1.5914 1-55 1-59 May ...1.49 1.52 1.48 1.51 Rye July ....1.17 1.19 1.17 1.18 Corn May 69 .69 .69 .69 July 71 .72 .71 .71 Oats May 43U .434, .42 .43 July 44 .44 .44 -44 Pork May . . .20.75 20.60 Lard May ...11.80 11.50 Ribs May ...11.40 1125
(By Associated Press) CINCINNATI, March 16. WheatNo. 2 red, $L731.74; No. 3 red, $1.70 1.72; other grades as to quality, $1.60 1.70. Corn No. 2 while, 68 69c: No. 3 white. 6768c; No. 4 white, 6464c. Corn No. 2 yellow, 69 70c; No. 3 yellow, 6768c; No. 4 yellow, 65 66c. Corn No. 2 mixed, 68 69c. Oats. 4547c; rye, $1.43 1.44; hay, $1824.50. (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, March 16. Wheat No. 1 hard, $1.63; No. 2 hard. $164. Corn No. 3 mixed. 6263; No. 2 yellow. 67 68. Oats No. 2 white, 4343; No. 3 white, 41 42c. Pork, nominal; ribs, $10.75 11.50; lard, $11.20. (By Associated Press) TOLEDO, O., March 16. Clover seed Prime cash, 3920, $13.25; March. $12.95; April, $10.70; Oct., $9.30. Alsike Prime cash- $15;' March,. $13.75. Timothy Prime cash, 1920, $2.95: 1918. $2.80: 1919, $2.90: March, $2.95; April, $2.92; May, $3.05; June $3.30. LIVE STOCK PRICES (By 'Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS. March 16 Hogs Receipts, 7,500; lower. Cattle RerHpts. 1,400; higher. '(Jalves iteeeipis, S00; unchanged. Sheep Receipts, 200; steady. flee". Top price, under 200 lbs... $10 75 Most sales, all weight 10 0010 65 Mivod and assorted, 100 to 225 lbs 10 2510 75 Mixd and assorted, 225 to 275 lbs 10 0010 50 Mixed and assorted, 275. Ib3 9 5010 00 Ft back pigs, under 140 lbs 10 50 down Other good pif?s. largely. . 10 25 down Sows, according: to quality 7 00 8 SO Most good sows 7 50 8 00 Sales In truck market.... 10 0011 10 Best heavy hogs a year ago 16 30 Best light pigs a year ago 16 50 Most sales of noga a year ag0 ..." 13 SO'&IS 40 Cnttle. KILLING STKKIIS Good to choice, 1.250 lbs. up , 9 T5Q10 25 Common to medium, 1,250 lbs. up .". 9 25 9 75 jood to choice, 1,100 to 1.200 lbs 9 00 9 73 Common to medium, 1,100 to 1.200 lbs 8 50 9 00 Good to choice. 1,000 to 1,100 lbs 8 75 9 50 Common to medium, 1,000 to l.ioo lbs 8 oo 8 75 Good to best, under 1,000 lbs S 00 9 00 Poor to medium. under 1.000 lbs Good to best yearlings... H rilKEKS Good to best Common to medium, 800 7 00 S 00 1 8 O'J ! 7 00 8 00 lbs 6 00 Ciimninn to medium, under 00 800 lbs 6 00 7 00 Good to best under 800 lbs. 7 25 9 00 COWS Good to best, 1,030 lbs. up G 25 7 50 Common to medium, 1,050 lbs. up 5 00 6 00 Good to choice, under 1,050 lbs 5 00 6 00 Common o medium, under 1.050 lbs 4 50 Poor to good cutters Poor to good canners ... BULLS Good to best. 1,300 lbs. up uood to choice under l.oUJ lbs I'uir to medium, under 00 G 60 1,300 lbs 5 00 Common to good bologna CALVES 4 iiO w 5 50 Good to choice veals, under 200 lbs 12 50 14 00 Common to medium veals, under 200 lbs 8 00U 00 Good to choice heavy calves 6 50 7 50 Cuiiiinon to medium heavy calves 4 00 6 00 S1UCKKKS & KKHD1XO CA1 iLli Gooil to choice steers, 800 lbs. and up 8 00 8 "5' 'juiumon iu kau eiteis, ouu lbs. up " 7 00 7 50 Good to choice steers, under 800 lbs 7 50 8 00 Common to fair steers, under 800 lbs 6 50 7 0i Medium to good heifers.. 5 504 t 5. Medium to good cows .... 4 25y) 5 eu siock. calves, 250 to 400 lbs 7 00 8 00 Native Sheep mmd Lambi. Good to choice light sneep$ 3 50 4 00 Good to choice heavy sheep 2 75 3 00 Common to medium sheep 1 004j) z 50 Selected handy weight lambs 8 50 9 00 Other good lambs 8 00(q a 50 Common to medium lambs 6. 00(q) 7 5i) Bucks, per hundred 2 SOtf 3 50 DAYTON MARKET Home Phone, 81235. Corrected by McLean & Company, Dayton, O. Belt Phone, East 23. DAYTON. O., March 16 Hogs Receipts, four cars; market 75c lower; choice heavies, $10.50; butchers and packers, $10.50; heavy Yorkers, $10.50; light Yorkers, $10.50; choice fat sows. $7.508.00; common to fair, $7.00 $7.50 pigs, $10.0010.50; stags, $5.00 6.00. Cattle Market steady; fair to good shippers, $8.008.50; good to choice butchers, $7.508.00; fair to medium butchers, $6.507.00; good to fat cows, $5.006.0O; bologna bulls, $5.00 6.50; butcher bulls, $6.507.50; bologna cows, $3.505.00. Calves, $7.00 11.00. " " ' '
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Sheep Market, steady; $3 4. Lambs $79. (By Associated Press) CINCINNATI. O., March 16. ReceiptsCattle, 700;; hogs 4,000; sheep 150. Cattle Market, steady; butchers steers, good to choice, $8.5010; fair to good, $7.50 8.50; common to fair, $57.50. Heifers, good to choice $8 9.50; fair to good, $78; common to fair, $47. Cows, good to choice, $6.507.50; fair to good, $5.256.60; cutters, $3.505; canners, $23: stock steers, $6.509; stock heifers, $5g7; stock cows, $4.505.75. Bulls, steady; bologna $56: fat bulls, $67.25; milch cows, $400110. Calves Stfong, 50c higher: extra, $1313.50; fair to good, $1013; common and large, $5 9. Hogs Market, slow; weak; heavies, $10 10.75; good to choice packers and butchers, $11; medium, $11 11.25; stags. $5 5.50; common to choice heavy fat sows. $6 8; light shippers, $11.25; pigs, 110 pounds and less, $911.25. ' Sheep Steady; good to choice lights, $55.50; fair to good, $35; common to fair, $1.502.50; bucks, $1.504. Lambs Steady; good to choice, $10.5011; seconds, $88.50; fair to good, $9 10.50; skips, $5 7.50; clipped lam'bs, $5 7. (By Associated Press) PITTSBURG, Pa., March 16. Hogs Receipts, 2,000; market, lower; heavies, $10.25i10.50: heavy Yorkers, $11.75(312; light Yorkers, $11.75(g)12; pigs, $11.75 12. Sheep and LambsReceipts, 600; market, steady; top sheep, $7.50; top lambs, $11, lower. Calves Receipts, 50; market, steady; top, $14. (By Associated Press) EAST BUFFALO. March 16. Cattle Receipts, 135; steady. Calves Receipts, 250; 50c higher: $5 15.50. Hogs Receipts, 4.000; slow; 75c$l lower; heavy. $9.7510.50; mixed. $10.75011.25; Yorkers, light ditto and pigs, $il.50: roughs, $8.25(7?) 8.50: stags, $."f6.50. Sheep and Lambs Receipts 1,200: sheep active; lambs slow; prices, unchanged. (By Associated Press) CHICAGO. March 16. Cattle Receipts, 9,000: market, slow; beef steers, weak to 25c lower; bulk, $S.75 39.75; butcher cows and heifers, steady to weak; sales largely $P(rt) 7.75: canners ard cutlers, mostly $3 4.50; bulls, steady, $5.256.i5; calves, unevenly lower; bulk vealers, $19.50r? ?1.50: early sa'es stockers and feeders, sleady; undertone weak. Hogs Receipts, 23.000; largely 25 to 50c lower lhan yesterday's average: s-pots off more on heavier; lights active; mediums, fairly active; heavies, slow. top. flO.fio; bulk, 211 lbs. down. $10.25't 10.60; bulk, 220 lbs. up. $9.109.7o: pigs, steady; bulk desirable. 80 to 120 lbs-., weight. $10 10.50. Sheep Receipts, 19,000; light and handy lambs, steady: good light lambs, sold $10.25; bulk, 85 lbs. down, $9.504il0.23; heavy mra, au i,uum8 ,,H cu,0 IK Inmhc Into voctorrl a v xQ pnnn nnn
choice strong" weight medium ewes,!1?10 th average required for real
around $6: feeder lambs, steady. PRODUCE MARKET fBy Associated Pres) INDIANAPOLIS. March 16. Butter Fresh prints, 49-51c; extra, 65c; packing stock. 15c. Eggs 27(5 29c per doz. Fowls 28c, broilers to 2 pounds. 45c; springs, 27c; roosters, i . . ' -. 16ftl7e; turkeys, 35c; old toms. 30c; young toms, 35c; capons, 3S42c; (hens, 3oc: squabs, li ma. to tne uozen, $6; rabbits $2.502.75 per dozen; squabs, 1620c. J j (The Joe Frank Company. 923 Xenia Avenue. Bell. East 2819. Home 3435.) DAYTON. March 16 Poultry Alive paying: Old liens, 2Sc lb.: chickens. i 25c lb.; roosters, 17c lb.; young chicklens, 25c lb.: turkeys. ISc lb.; old torn? JOc lb.; duck?, IFc lb.; geese, 20c lb. Kggs Fresh, paying 25c dozen. Butter Creamery, paying 46c lb. (By Associated Press) CINCINNATI. March 16. Butter fat Whole milk ereamerv, extra. 50c. Eggs Prime firsts, 27c; firsts, 26c; i seconds, 24c. Poultrv Springers, 60c; hens, 32c; turkeys. 35c CUv Associated Press.) CHICAGO. March 16 Butter Mar-
5 00ket lower; cYeamery firsts, 45c. Eggs
3 oo 4 00 I Receipts, l,a?i cases; marKPT, iowoo 2 75jer: lowest, 2626Vzc; firsts, 2"Vi
It'Ste. Live Poultry Market higher; fowls, P4c: springs, 34c. Potatoes, dull; receipts 45 cars; northern whites, sacked and bulk, 5c lower: f 1 .20(fx 1 .30 cwt; Idaho Russets, sacked, $2.350 2.50 cwt. NEW YORK STOCKS F?y Associated Press) NEW YORK, March 16. Close American Can 29 American Smelting 40 Anaconda 37?8 Atchison 81 rtalrtvi-tn T.nrnmntivp R7 Bethlehem Steel, B 56 Central Leather 39 Chesapeake & Ohio 59 C. R. I. and Pacific 26 Chno Copper 21 Crucible Steel 87 Cuba Cane Sugar 23 General Motors 13 Goodrich Tires 36 Mexican Petroleum 146 New York Central 69 Pennsylvania 37 Reading 69 Republic Iron and Steel 66 Sinclair Oil 2314 Southern Pacific 74 Southern Railroad 2 Hi Studebaker 64 Union Pacific UVi U. S. Rubber 69 U U. S. Steel 80 Utah Copper 50 LIBERTY BONDS. (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, March 16 Final prices on Liberty bonds today were: 3 90.62 First 4, bid 86.80 Second 4 87.00 First 44 87.50 Second 4i 87.04 Third 4 90.16 Fourth 4U 87.24 Victory 3 97.28 Victory 4 97.3Q
RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND
LOCAL HAY MARKET Steady; No. 1 timothy, $17; clover, $16.00; heavy mixed, $16.00. (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS, March 16. HayNo. 1 timothy, weak, $20.5021.00; No. 2 timothy. $20.0020.50; No. 1 clover, $17.O018.OO. BUTTER QUOTATIONS The wholesale price for creamery butter is 48 cents a pound. Butter fats delivered in Richmond bring 38 cents a, pound. FRUIT and VEGETABLES Tomatoes, 30c lb., leaf lettuce, 40c lb.; head lettuce, 30c lb.; onions. 5c lb.; Bermuda onions, 10c lb.; parseley, 15 cents a bunch; garlic, 50 cents lb.; new cabbage, 10c lb.: sweet potatoes, 10 cents lb.; green rnangoes. 8 cents; cucumbers, 35 cents each; turnips. 5 cents lb.; carrots, '8 cents lb.. 2 lbs. for 15 cents: new carrots, 10c bunch; cauliflower, 30 cents lb.; celery, 15 ' cents bunch ; Brussel sprouts, 50 cents j qt; parsnips, 8c lb.; radishes, 5c bun., kahl, 15 cents lb.; shallotts, 10 cents bunch; beets, 5 cents lb.; artichokes, 35 cents each; green beans, 35 cents lb.: wax beans, 35c lb.; new beets, 15c a bunch. FRUITS Bananas, 15 cents pound; lemons, 30 cents dozen; oranges. 29 cents doz.; Navel oranges, 60 cents doz.; grapefruit, 10 and 20c; cocoanuts, 20c each; strawberries, 75c quart; cranberries, 25 cents lb.; English walnuts, 45 and 65 cents lb.; chestnuts, 50 cents, lb.; pineapples, 30c .each: apples, 5 to 10c lb.; $1.25 to $3 bushel; tangerines, 50c dozen. PRODUCE BUYING Country butter, 40 cents lb.; eggs, 23 cents a dozen; chickens, 25 cents a pound. LOCAL GRAIN MARKET Richmond flour mills are paying $1.50 for No. 2. LOCAL QUOTATIONS (Furnished by Whelan) BUYING Oats, 40c; rye, $1.25; corn, 60c; straw, $8 per ton. SELLING Cottonseed meal, ton. $43.50; per cwt, $2.25. Oil meal, per ton, $52.50; per hundred weight, $2.75. Tankage, 60 per cent. $62.00 per ton; per cwt., $3.25. Wonder Feed, per ton. $38 : per cwt., $2.00. Barrel salt, $3.75. Bran, $36.50 per ton; $1.90 per cwt. White Middlings, $43 ton; $2.25 cwut. REALTY TRANSFERS Chester E. Keever to Fred E. Smith, $1,200, pt. 12, 17. 12. Con. 20 acres. Walter R. Mathews et al to Benjamin F. Parsons. $134, pt. S. W., 4, 17, 12. Hagerstown. Walter R. Mathews et al to Minnie Heaston, $1, pt. S. W., 4, 17, 12. Hagerstown. Dora A. Yundt to Schuyler M. Snyder and Ella, $1, pt. N. E., 28, 17, 12. Con. 14 acres. Nathaniel Scafces to Levi R. Odom and Florence, $400, lots 21, 22. Jacksonburg. WAYNE ASSESSMENTS I dill CT4TC0 DCDHDT LUVVl OIHlLU IlLrUIll Assessments in Wayne county are and personal property over the state,; according to County Assessor Math-; ews, who is compiling the averages from the first reports turned in by township assessors and their deputies. The full report has not been completed, but indications are that this will hold true over the county. J. T. Todd, special representative of the state tax board, who was In Richmond and talked to the assessors Tuesday, expressed dissatisfaction rej garding the vahles taken In two townships of the county especially. It was intimated by him that a re-assess-ment might be required. Mr. Mathews expressed the Idea that the talk given Tuesday should bear fruit in bringing more equitable assessments from the next report of assessors, and stated that unless full value was obtained it would be necesj sary to make an increase in valua tions. RELEASE EGKENRQDE ON BOND OF S5Q0 Sylvester Eckenrode, who was arrested by police officers Tuesday evening, was Indicted by the grand jury last fall in one of the secret indictments returned at that time. The affidavit alleges that he Is guilty of selling whisky. Federal officers who were active in Richmond last fall are said to have furnished the information leading to his indictment. He was to have been held as a material witness in several liquor cases, it is said. Eckenrode was formerly connected with John I. Lennard in a cigar store and pool room on North Ninth street. He was arrested and released on $500 bond. Jackson Township Schools To Present Program Friday Teachers of the Jackson township schools will give an entertainment Friday evening for the purpose of obtaining a fund to buy a victrola. Members of the Parent-Teachers' association have been asked to furnish cakes. The following program will be given : Ladies' Quartet Song in costume; Debate Resolved that married life is preferable to single life. Affirmative: Mr. Thompson, Mr. Jobes; Negative, Mr. O'Hara, Mr. McClellan. Play Pat's Matrimonial Venture. Vocal solo Miss Volliner; Reading Miss Wilson. Play Uncle Dick's Mistake. News of the Counties WEBSTER. Ind Conditions in India will be discussed by Rev. Sampson, formerly of that country, at a meeting in the Webster M. E. church Wednesday evening, March 16, starting at 5:20 o'clock. JACKSONBURG, Ind. Herschell McGrew. of this place, narrowly escaped serious injury recently when the car he was driving struck a dog. The machine turned over twice and was completely demolished.
SUN - TELEGRAM. RICHMOND.
GREENVILLE COUNCIL CONSIDERS GAS RATE AT WEEKLY MEETING GREENVILLE. March 18 A large number of citizens was present at .the regular meeting of the Greenville city council Monday night, when many matters of importance were taken up. After the meeting had been called to order by President Morgan, and the usual Dusiness of reading the minutes and reports had been completed, James M. Butler, of Columbus, representing the Jantha Light and Fuel company, which supplies gas for this city, addressed the meeting with regard to a raise in the gas rates here. He stated that the citizens of Greenvine were being furnished gas at a rate that could not be continued by ine company, and hinted that but a mild increase would be acceptable. Upon motion of Councilman Howard the gas question was dropped for the time being. Two matters were referred to the sidewalk, gutter and alley committee, being the complaint of F. M. Wolf, concerning surface water standing on the street at the corner of Oak and Chestnut streets, and the complaint of Councilman Wilson regarding the bad condition of sidewalks on Sweitzer street near the Frost greenhouse. In compliance with a petition presented to council last month by the residents of Eleventh street, the director of public service was directed to place street lights at four intersections on that street. Tacking of signs on telephone and telephone and telegraph poles along th Ct.. . - . , , I
"; uutumea m a taiK i surplus meats now in storage. J. by President Morgan, and the cityOgden Armour makes the following
solicitor was Instructed to draw up an ordinance prohibiting same, and present at the next meeting of the council. Direct Coal Purchase Two ordinances were given three readings and then passed under a eus pension of rules. These were for the j purchase of coal for the pumping sta-1 tion at te water works, and the or- j uu.ui-o uiictuug me improvement oi i Gray avenue. Complaint having been recently made by the local retail merchants against the selling of goods in this city by transient peddlers, petitions were circulated during the past several days against this, and the signatures of 159 citizens secured, which were presented to council. The matter was referred to the law committee. It is desired to make the cost of licenses for peddlers prohibitive. Attention was called to the condition of the fire department by Councilman Foutz, who stated that in view of the fact that the state encampment of the G. A. R. was to be held in this city in the near future, som improvements should be made. The matter was referred to the improvement committee. The Director of Public Service was directed to notify residents of Elevjenth, Twelfth and Jackson streets that unless sidewalks were put down h them within ten days, the contracts woul let by the city There being no further business. council adjourned. BOSTON SGHOOLHOUSE DESTROYED BY BLAZE Fire starting from a defective flue destroyed the Boston township school No. 6, at 7:30 o'clock Tuesday morning. The loss was estimated at $3,000 by Trustee A. B. Parks. The building, which was a one-room brick structure, was totally destroyed. The fire was first discovered by Russell Statger, a student, who acts as janitor of the school. He was working mside the building and after smell ing the smoke noticed that the roor was on nre near tne Hue. He rushed to call for help and several neighbors responded promptly. . Lack of water and facilities for fighting the fire made it Impossible to save the building. The library books and teacher's desk were carried from the building. The remaining contents of the buildinsr. ineluding all the students' books and School will be started at the home of Dennis Ryan Thursday morning. Miss Thelma Cogshell, of Fountain City, Is the teacher at the school. Eighteen pupils are enrolled. Trustee Parks stated that a new building probably would not be built on the old site. Efforts for consolidation are under way in Boston township ana tins probably will lead to the transfer of the students to Boston school. The school was located four miles southeast of Richmond, and three miles northeast of Boston. GIFT CORN DRIVE IS ON AT CENTERVILLE CENTER VILLE, Ind., March 16 Activities in behalf of the "gilt corn" drive in Center township and vicinity occupied the attention of many peopie here Wednesday. Under the supervision of local leaders, members of the farm bureau were making an effort to pledge every farmer of the township to some gift toward the carload of corn that is to go out of the county. Contributions were being mrde in lots ranging from 10 to 25 bushels. Those who took the lead in securing contributions were Wood Eliason, Harry Smith, Ben Gaiser, James Harris, D. H. Kent, John Medearis. Theodore Crowder, Harry McCoy, Floyd Tremps, Lon Trouse, Coy Stevens and Edward Hunt. The corn will be delivered at the Centerville farmers' elevator Thursday, where it will be shelled and loaded free of charge. Arrangements are under way to furnish refreshments and some form of entertainment for the farmers who contribute corn for the famine sufferers in China. CHURCH FILM IS POPULAR Because the film proved extremely popular when shown here before, Rev. A. H. Backus announced Wednesday that a return date had been scheduled for the play, "The Stream of Life," recently shown in Grace M. E. church. It will appear at 4 o'clock in the afternoon next Tuesday and at 7:30 in the evening. Many persons were turned away at the showing of "The Shepherd of the Hills" last evening.
IND.. WEDNESDAY, MAR. 16,
The Farm and The Farmer By William R. Sanborn
Only about ten per cent of the 25,000,000 hones and mules in this country are now found in towns and cities, according to advance figures from the 1920 -census. In commenting upon these figures the Horse Association of America says: "The ten central states of the corn belt, Ohio, Indiana. Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska and the two Dakotas, rear approximately three-fifths of all the horses and mules in the country." "The farmers of these ten states producing horses and mules supply their own needs, also the heavy drafters, wagon horses and expressers wanted in cities, towns and villages, and the farm chunks for eastern states where .horse and mule production is not so common. Pennsylvania and the states east and north do not produce one-fourth of the work animals they use and draw on the central west for their work stock. Many of these are farm chunks sold directly to eastern farms, while others are horses produced and worked on the farms of the Mississippi valley until five or six years old, then passed to eastern cities, where, after six or eight years of service they are resold as sore-footed, city-worn horses, to dealers who sell them at a nominal figure to farming sections of New England, to work the balance of their days. Such horses represent a complete cycle from farms to cities and back to farms again." Packers Against Strike The Chicago packers deny that they favor a strike of stock yard workers In order to have a chance to market ----- ..-.V, U statement for all the packers "The claim that the packers would welcome a 60-day tieup of their plants as an aid to disposing of accumulated stocks of meat is wholly erroneous. There are no such accumulations. The great btflk of' the meat eaten by the American public is not kept in cold storage; it is fresh meat and It has to be kept moving from the time of slaughter until'it is on the retailer black. The government's March re
FARMERS WILL CONTROL OWN SALES AGENCY, ELIMINATE SPECULATION, SEEK NEW MARKETS
INDIANAPOLIS, March 16. At a gathering of representatives of farm organizations of Indiana Tuesday in the palm room of the Claypool hotel here, the grain marketing plan which has been developed by the committee Qf 17, was explained. The committee was appointed after the need for a more equitable and profitable plan of Marketing had been discussed at the last meeting of the American Federation of Farm bureaus. Members of the committee represent that federation, the Farmers' Union of Nebraska, The Farmers' National Grain Dealers, the Equity of the Northwest, Farmers' Union of Oklahoma, which are all associations of grain growers; the Grange, the agricultural editors, the agricultural col leges and the public, through the director of public markets of South Dakota, and Dr. Livingstone of the U . Bureau of Markets. The committee has spent the time since its appointment in an intensive study of all existing marketing systems, and a correlation of the best principles of them. The personnel of this committee was announced last year, and the time since has been spent in study and formation of the plan which is now to be presented. The meeting Tuesday was called to order bv President John G. Brown of the Indiana Farm Federation, who im. mediately turned it over to C. V. Greg ory of Chicago, editor of the Prarie I Farmer and member of the agncul tural editors' association. Gregory Speaks. Gregory, with A. L. Middleton, president of "the Farmer's National Grain Dealers, and vice chairman of the comj mittee of 17 represented that commit - too in thi nut. of a spHp of mpptinps being 'held all over the country to explain the committee's findings. "After these meetings have been! held and delegates elected for a national meeting," said Gregory, "these I delegates will meet in Chicago April 6 to take action on the recommenda-! tions of the committee. This meeting is intended to explain the plan and gjve you an opportunity to select delegates for the national meeting. "Indiana will have seven representatives in that meeting, according to the apportionment, which is on the basis of the value of grain marketed. Illinois leads the list with 14 delegates, Iowa has nine, and Kansas eight. Nebraska and Indiana each have seven, Indiana ranking fifth in value of grain. There will be a total of 107 delegates, one delegate-at-large being allotted to each of the 25 grain-growing states and one for each $15,000,000 worth of grain or major f t-o ft inn rt that nmmint Tn determin ing the quotas, the average for the loot ton Tears wn.q talrpn Have Equal Voice "In selecting delegates," said Gregory, "it is the request of the committee that no one farmers' organization be allowed a majority of the dele gates so that a preponderance of members from any one organization cam be prevented, the meeting can b truly representative, and the smaller organizations given an equal voice." In accordance with this recommendation, J. K. Maon of Fayette county offered a resolution apportioning three delegates to the Farmers' federation, two to the Farmers' Grain Dealers' association, one to the Grange, and one to other organizations. This was adopted, and after a 15-minute recess the organization announced the following names of delegates: Indiana Federation of Farmers associations, I. T. Ferris, of Steuben county; James K. Mason, Fayette county; Arthur Tomson, Wabash, Wabash county. Alternates: Oscar Larn, Oxford; Arthur Goss, Vincennes; J. A. Warren, Porter county. Farmers' Grain Dealers A. N. Steinhart. Steinhart Grain company; E. G. McCullom. secretary of the association. Alternates: E. E. Allison and J. S. Minch. Grange M. H. Huston, Mishawaka; alternate to be named. Gleaners B. F. Carlin; alternate, Charles A. Brown. Exclusive Sale. ' The plan as outlined by Gregory provides for exclusive sale by mem bers, of all surplus which is not fed or
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port showed the storage stock of meat, lard, etc., was 250,000,000 pounds less last month than in the same month last year. "Ninety per cent of our employes appreciate that lower production costs are necessary. Our action on wages is a definite part of the whole nation's campaign to get back to normal." And Now "Cowless" Milk The Chicago Tribune prints a Boston special despatch telling of the making of "an absolutely pure cowless milk", or in other words, a synthetic milk. This is the story as the correspondent of the Tribune tells it: "It can be made by anyone at home for a few cents a quart, according to Dr. Earl B. Carr, of the New England sanitarium at Melrose, who announces the discovery. This synthetic milk is made of the following ingredients: Ordinary oats; ordinary peanuts; pure water; a dash of salt. "Dr. Carr and Dr. G. E. Conrforth, food expert and dietist at the institution, demonstrated how the cowless milk is made. It took them about five minutes to produce a quantity. "They used a little machine not unlike a sausage grinder. A handful of raw peanuts was dropped in and ground to a pulpy mass. Next, a quantity of steel cut oats was run through the grinder, coming out a fine white powder. This was mixed with the peanut pulp and, the whole was wrapped in cheesecloth, and placed in a bowl. Over this were poured a few cupfuls of water. "The mixture in the cloth was kneaded under the water, which thickened and turned white. The 'cowless milk had been made." Don't Sell Your Cows This is a pretty good ad for the Milrose Sanitarium, but we doubt that the patients at that institution will furnish testimonials as to the goodness of the manufactured milk. The experiment is interesting from the chemist's viewpoint, of course, but we do not think the dairy men are to unload their cows just yet. Pity that no report of the kind of butter this oatmeal and peanut milk would churn, isn't it? otherwise used on the farm by way of local co-operative elevators or grain growers associations, and where there are no co-operative elevators, through the, national sales agency, which will be the United States Grain Growers, Incorporated. This will be a nonprofit, non-capital stock corporation, operating on the co-operative principle with surplus earnings over cost of operation refunded to the farmers as is now done by the co-operative elevators. This national agency will own terminal facilities, and all property necessary for the sale of the grain, through subsidiary corporations. These subsidiary corporations will have two kinds of stock, common, and preferred. Preferred stick will be marketed to investors and will pay a fixed and at trative rate of interest, but will carry 110 vote, and have no control in the management of the corporation. Controlwill rest with the common stockholders or stockholder, as it is contemplated that all common stock will be retained by the United States Grain Growers corporation, and voted by the directors of that body. Thus control of these subsidiary corporations will be in the hands of the national sales agency, which in turn will be directly controlled by the grain growers who are members. To Develop Markets. Subsidiary corporations which are contemplated are a finance corporation, one owning terminal warehouses and other including sea port facilities, selling agencies, such as commission houses. (Indiana farmers already have ir own commission house such as Mhis Plan Provides) and probably in jhe future, after the country is well organized, an export corporation which I win work to develop foreign markets appose or urpiu grain over tomeUc needs, in other countries, and even t glutting of thehome market, T,he government should have done ,his- f ld, Grrfory- ' our foreign grain !n"rk ,ou1f be as carefully and fu"' developed as our market for man-
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forp,?n demand for our Grain, foreitm I crop condilions find probate supply, ' nnrt nass tlii5 infnrmnfinn nn fn rm. members, and the foreicn corporation when it Is formed, can send out diummers as the manufacturers do, rnd educate these countries to the use of our grain and find new markets. AVe will sell, instead of letting them buy as th Rr'"tih grain commission did v.-ben it sold on our markets, depressed th price, and bought larzely before the market could recover." Greeory read a clionine from the London "Miller," wh'ch explained bow the British-e-;. nnerMpsr on the dicpeo Board of j Trnt had accomplished this "desirable '"" Menihershio Limited. Membership in the svptm will be "onflned to gr-un producers and to la.nd owners who receive part, or all tent in gr?in. P'ndine contracts will be sie-ned that all Fumhis grain must he sold through Ihe farmers aency an initial fe of about $10 collected and at the rmf time farmers will be riven an opportunity to pubscribe to stck in the suhsMiarv corporation.;. Contracts, constitutions, and incorporation features are he'ng drafted now in riiicaeo bv gro"n of lawvers of nVional reputation, including Clifford Thome, and Aa'-on Saniro, and will be presented to the April 6 meting. Many mills and other srain users have already promised to sign contracts for grain output of American frms. as -0on as the system is ready for operation. Tn the pftornoon. the meeting was addressed bv Middleton, and after answering a. few more rnestion, the sneakers left for Co'umbus. wher a similar meetinir is scheduled for Wednppdnv. President Brown ca"d E. Ci. McC'iern to explain tli producers Of the fprlratei1 nnrVetlriST ervlce. and later himse'f montiond th" er"t eorn, pln for foreitn famine r'ief. After "eTnerlpnc teMmonv from representatives of vr'on counties, he meeting was adjourned at about five o'clock. T finest laces in the wor'd are worth much more than their weight in gold.
RANDOLPH AGENT ASKS FOR ENTRIES IN CORN CONTEST WINCHESTER, Ind.. March 16. Ap pealing for entries in the five acre corr contests, the following statement if issued by the Randolph county agent: "Since the beginning of this greal work, the Increase in "more and bet ter corn for Indiana" has been quite evident. The quality of corn has been improved by following the score card standizing the corn and has caused the farmer to be more careful in his
good selection and care of the corn. "It has also encouraged the farmel to germinate or test his corn more carefully before planting time. Bt practicing all these methods the increase in yield per acre has been satisfying. Our average corn yield in bushels per acre for Indiana are as follows: 1915. 38 bushels; 1916. 34 bushels; 1917. 33 bushels; 191S, 36 bushels: 1919, 36 bushels, and 1920, 40 bushels. "In 1920 there were 459 contestants in 54 counties. Of this number 130 won bronze medals as they produced c-ei? busnls Per acre and under feo; 146 won silver medals, producing 8o bushels and under 100, while 47 were presented with gold medals for producing over 100 bushels per acre The 1920 average was 81 bushels. In 1918, 134 men raised over 75 bushels to the acre, four of which reached the 100 bushel mark. In 1919, 241 produced over 75 bushels to the acre, while 2 oMhis number obtained a gold medal. "The Indiana Corn Growers' ass elation will put forth a big effort this year to assist in organizing the counties and enroll men in the five acre corn contest The required minimum of $25 in prizes, is already taken care of. The medals will be awarded as in former years; every contestant producing over 73 bushels or under 85 bushels per acre will receive a bronze medal, 85 bushel and 100 a silver medal. 100 bushels or over, a gold medal. The Five Acre Work increased the past year over any previous year and Randolph county has a number of 100 bushel men now. "Rules and record blanks win be furnished by the Indiana Corn Growers association. For further information address Soils and Crops Devlsion of Agricultural Extension, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana or county agent. ABANDON COMMISSION ON FERTILIZER BDYS INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., March 16. Prices on fertilizer were on the basis of $22 Tuesday and chaging almost hourly, according to the statement of E. G. McCullom, manager of the Federated Marketing service, speaking speaking before the meeting in the Claypool hotel. These prices, however, are near or below the cost of production of the factories, according to the figures of the United States department of agriculture, McCullom stated; and he expects changes in prices to show increases, rather than decreases, before the end of the season. Because there Is difficulty in explaining the one dollar commission which the service has been receiving, and it gives the companies a chance to undercut, McCullom announced Tuesday that it would be abolished given free, the office being maintained in the future by the Indiana Federation of Farmers' associations. All expenses to this time have been paid from commissions received on fertilizer sold, but no commission will be charged in the future. . Announcement was made at the meeting by a representative from Ripley county, in southern Indiana, that he had that morning left orders for 19 carloads of fertilizer for that county in the offices of the Federated Marketing service. A report was given of fertilizer purchases within the last few days by Clark and Scott, adjoining counties near the Kentucky border, by a representative from that territory, who quoted the prices paid to show that they were a dollar or more above the Federated Market service quotation of the same date. An appeal was voiced by J. K. Mason of Fayette county for a charitable view of counties where short-sighted buying committees could not be persuaded to buy through the state office. "Our local conditions, the strength of the fertilizer companies, and the presence of fertilizer agents on committees are sometimes too much for ua to overcome," he said. Farm Sale Calendar Tuesday, March 22. Gaar farm, one mile north, on New Paris nikf Rie nal of hierh nrodncing dairy cows. Imported from Wisconsin; also horses and Duroc hogs. The term "hooch" for whisky comes from the word "hoocheno," a liquor made by the natives of Alaska. Haag Washing Machines Metal and Wood Tub Dennis Implement Co. 15-17 S. 7th St. Wanted LITTLE RED and ENGLISH CLOVER SEED Rush your Famples to as for our bid. 0MERG. WHELAN The Feed Man 31 and 33 South Sixth Street Phone 1679
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