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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1917)
A JOYOIH t'HIllSTMAS TO ALL ALLtAMCI HRRAI.I). Till lUsnAY. DBC, 20. 1917. SPUD SITUATION LOOKS BETTER AT CHICAGO (Continued from Page 9) thst such .practices are unfair, or wasteful will be mi fticicnt for the revocation of license. In Other ords, thoa who refuse to co-oper- tc In this matter, ns well hh others, may have their ltrenara revoked." The potiito market situation over the country, Kb reported hy the Farker. Ib as folio - for laat week: Situation In Minnesota Kol.y, Minn. The (first relief In ttif shortage of refrigerator ears enme some days ago. For a number of weeka the potato buyers have re fused to bujr potatoes at any prire as storages Were filled to overflowing ii ml they had no place to put them. W ny loads that have been brought to town had to be hauled back to the farm as there was no market for them. All of the potatoes are being no I'd with standard one and seven- rigth inch screens Triumphs, ICarly Ohios and some Cobblers are grown for seed stock while Rurala and Bur banks are the principal varieties grown for table use. Mora, Minn. Some of the buyers have stopped buying potatoes as their warehouses are filled and they have heen unable to secure cars to move the stock on hand. This situa tlon improved last week somewhat, however. Much of the stock now in the warehouses was brought at high er prices than can be realized at the present market. Farmers are still in possesion of at least half of their crop. The standard screens are now In use for grading. eonimndl'v here Demand was good, and prices advanced. Fancy South ern Nancy Halls brought 1.TI0 1.8f per hampei or bushel basket In a Jobbing way. A few homegrown yellows sold at around 1.71 a bushel llfaeMagtM otati" Storing Seattle, Wash Potatoes have commenced to move from shipipng sections, with f o. b. quotations of Chicago Situation Better Chicago, 111. The potato situation was somewhat improved last week with respect to prices but the move ment was rather limited because of the extremely cold weather. There was no sharp up-ttirn in prices but generally speaking the market seemed to be about 10 cents higher than that of the prev lous week. The weather has been quite severe for this time of the year as the temperature in some of th producing section! was as low as 27 degrees below zero, and the tern pera.tu.re here got down as low as four below. This cold weather served to restrict the movement as shippers and buyers alike were afraid of damage from freezing. A a matter of fact, cars arivingr during the week have shown more or less frozen potatoes at the bottom and along the sides of the cars. The demand continues to be prin cipelly for good stock and ears which showed much damage from freezing or which contained ungraded pota toes of poor quality were difficulty to move at a considerable reduction In price. Operators report, however, that Inquiry coming in seemB to in dicate an Improved movement of po tatoes as soon as weather condi tions will permit. Receipts have been running con siderably lighter than a week ago, which even then were less than the normal receipts for this market, largely because of weather condi tions as outlined above. A marked Improvement haB been noted in the car situation and re ports coming in from some Wiscon sin sections and from the majority of the sections in Minnesota indicate that an adequate supply of refrigera tor cars are now available. Tuesday receipts were but 32 cars and the total number of cars on track at he beginning of the day's trading were reported as 91. Min nesota and Wisconsin white stock, when good, sold fairly well at $1.9001 per cwt. Cars showing frozen stock, or cars of ungraded po tatoes, sold slowly at $1. 7501.85 per cwt There was not a great deal of waste stock offered, but the cars arriving sold fairly well at $2.10 -2.15. Wednesday receipts were 21 cars and the market was steady at Tues day's prices. The demand was light and for only good stock; poor stock coutained a slow sale. Thursday the potato market was fairly steady, but prices were on a lightly lower level with the top of the market ou Minnesota and Wis consin whites being 1.90 and West ern stuck $2. Vs. 10. Receipts were 20 cars. 2 5 ii 27 11 per ton for aklma raded and $22.50 '.j 2 ", for Puget Sound graded stock Kastem buyers who left the market last month are ow showing tone interest and if cars can be secured something like normal conditions are expected to soon prevail 1 he prompt unloading of refriger ator ears by Western avenue produce merchants as ordered by the local ar commission will release rolling stock, and with the beart co-opera tion now being given hy Jobbers to the efforts of the committee to hOOf ars moving. It Is believed that the mbargo against delivering cars fc" potato shipments will gradually be raised and that the committee will ild shippers in getting accommoda tions indifference ot jonners to wie need of cars brought on the embargo, and good faith now having been es tablished. It Is thought that ship ments to eastern markets for the winter season can be resumed. Farmers who formerly refused to grade their potatoes, but Insisted on selling from field run. culls and all. at the quotations for No. 1 graded stock, have been observing the vol untary grading rules, and arrivals show much care in selection. Orad- Ing crews maintained by the Jobbing houses have In the main been re moved. High prices of stock feed have encouraged farmers to cull out undesirable stock and with a coarse grain mixture, use the euls to good advantage In hog feed. Quotations wholesale are $1.50 1.60 per cwt for Puget Sound and 1.65 (g 1.70 for Yakima Gems. (Continued from Page 9) and as much to be desired for farm ing purposes as any In the Box Butte (ountry. P is astonishing to take notice of the many new comers in this vicinity. Not a day passes but one can see a BOD dot' 'as it were, on the prairie, signifying a settler. There are as many white dots as block ones. We mean as many living in tents and under wagon covers as there are In sod houses -PIONKKIl T.FMF HFATH ULML lILn III O x NONPAREIL GRIP f I 1 f v a I.im il Item Michael Klmore will soon begin the erection of a $3,000 dwelling on . . . . . . niB rami nortnwesi oi town. mr. i Klmore will also put up a fine barn and wind mill. Mrs. Kldwell, mother of Orvil Kid- wel, who has been visiting in Non pareil during the past few weeks, de parted on her return home Monday morning. A. L. Field and Thomas Beck, wco have located southeast of Nonpareil, have contracted with parties to turn heir pre-emptions upside down. A case of "tar and feathers" was Indulged in at Rushville last Satur day, and if there was ever a Justia ble case of this kind it was one. W. O. Simonson purchased a fine saddle pony last week to assist him in his land business. .lack Anderson, our faithful well digger, is down to where he says he can smell water. The B. & M. survey Is completed through Nonpareil and is an air line. There Is not a curve in the line across the entire Box Butte country, tented with a sod floor, to share his feet. anywhere! Would Improve Beatrice Crop Beatrice, Nebr. County Agent Rist met with a number of farmers in the Whalen school hous e nar Courtland a few days ago and dis cussed the proposition of shipping iu Northern grown potatoes for seed the matter met with favor, and the Crop Improvement Association plans to shin in several thousand bushels for seed. It is claimed Northern seed stock will produce 50 per cent more potatoes than the homegrown Med. Potato Wei gbt. s in California Sacramento, Cal. Charles O Johnson, state superintendent of weights and measures, says that 100 pounds net weight has boon tixed as the minimum weight of a standard sack of potatoes sold in California Superintendent Johnson has ruled that potatoes are food in package form within the meaning of the ne eontulner uct, when they are sold u retail in lug boxes, sacks, baskets or other containers. and that the amount of the net contents must be stamped on the containers. vision of enforcement of the food ad ministration. It will be the part of the produce dealers to show why their license to do busine.s in food products should not be revoked. The company Is chr.rged with re fusing because of a decline in prices, six carloads of potatoes and a car load of onions consigned to them by shippers in the middle west.. Order Your Groceries Now ssjjsjsjsjsjsjHs11 what tinner basis under light re ceipts and a .fair demand. Good stock brought from $1.85 to $2. Seed From Oregon Stockton, Cal. Shipments of Ore gon potatoeu are being received in the local market, and so far those which have arrived have been put in to storage by the local dealers. Northern shippers have also been storing in Stockton, hoping to sell the potatoes for seed later on. Re ports from Oregon are to the effect that available seed otock is scarce. In a normal year about 1,000 cars of potatoes are bought in from Oregon, Washington and Idaho, but it is not believed there will be this number received this season. Calcutta bags are scarce and high. Frosted Suinls at St. Louis St. Louis, Mo.--Good, sound pota toes are scarce and in demand with prices showing an advance (Frosted and Inferior stock is freely offered and is moving slowly. The tone is easy. Sound Northern white stock sacked track basis is selling at $2.15 161.36 per cwt. and Western 2.15 2.35. Poor stock sells for less. Government Potato Grades Because of many inquiries coming in to The Herald office regarding the standard grades of potato recom mended by the United States depart ment of agriculture we reprint them, as follows: The No. 1 grade shall consist of souud potatoes of similar varietal characteristics, which aro practically free from dirt or other foreign mat ter, Ifrost injury, sunburn, second growth, cuts, scab, blight, dry rot, and damage caused by insects, or mechanical means. The minimum diameter of potatoes of theround va rieties shall be 1 7-8 Inches, and of potatoes of the long varieties, 1 3-4 inches. The No. 2 grade shall consist of potatoes of similar varietal charac teristics, which are practlcalfy free from frost injury and decay, and which are free from serious damage caused by dirt or other foreign mat ter, sunburn, second growth, cuts, scab, blight, dry rot, or other dis ease, insects or mechanical means. The minimum diameter chull he 1 2 Inches. Results of field tests in grading and packing, and experiments made in marketing graded and ungraded potatoes, show that marketing pota toes by grades is economical. Graded potatoes bring higher prices on the market. iov eminent Crop Kstimate According to government hgures based on reports December 1st, the total production of potatoes is esti mated at 442,536,000 bushels com pared with the estimate of 439,686, 000 bushels on November 1st and 286,953,000 bushels on December 1, 1916. Greeley Wants Lower Freights Denver, Colo. Testimony of po tato shippers in Colorado, who are asking a reduction in freight rates from Colorado to Missouri river and other eastern and southern points, was given in a hearing before A. G. I'm, t h. martini vim on a aome- . I I lil fit II I , I AdlilUHl IUI lUr I III ii- Kausas tit) Market lead Kansas City, Mo. The carlot po tato market here last week was prac tically at a stand still. Severe cold weather the early part of the week permitted only a very light move ment. Some dealers reported stock on track damaged by the low tem peratures, but the exact extent of loss was not known. Daily arrivals were fair, although showing a de crease from the recent olume, and the daily reports showed from 40 to SO cars on track. Prices held steady, there being no pressure in the absence of trades to cause fluctuations. Northern and Western white stock is quotable at $1.70il.85 per cwt. sacked in car lots, although badly frosted stock would sell lower, and in the case of a fumy car the top Quotation might have been raised. Nebraska Early Ohios are quoted at $1.50 1.70 and Bed River Ohios at 2.102.25 per CWt. sacked. Sweet potatoes were scarce, and there w as a strong market on this state Commerce Commission. The hearing was not finished because the examiner had to leave for Kansas City to take testimony in a grain rate case. The principal complainants as to rates are shippers in the Greeley dis trict and the areeiey Commercial Club brought the proceedings look ing toward lower rates. Greeley claims that it Is discriminated against under present rates, which, it is alleged .favor Idaho, California, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The rail roads want to be allowed to increase rates from 'Colorado to Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas 4c per cwt. The rate to Texas is now- 54c. W. C. T. U. PROGRAM FOR YEAR OF 1918 (Continued from page 9). Another Firm in Had Washington, D. C. In pursuance of a plan to prevent food waste by punishment of produce dealers who unjustifiably reject shipments of per ishables, thi food administration last night ordered the firm of Lest r Brothers, produce merchants of New port News, Va., to appear for a hear ing iu Newport News today. The bearing will be before J. A. er, Mrs Wright. Hostess Mrs. Kpler. July 11. Soldiers and Sailors. Leader, Mrs. Bacon. Hostess Mrs. Wolverton. July 2 5. Sabbath Observance. Leader, IMrs La Mon. Hostess Mrs. J. W. Morris. August 8. Election of Officers. Hostess Mrs. Reed. August 22. Scientific Temper-4 ance Instruction. Leader, Mrs. Tasb. Hostess Mrs. Beans. September 12. Anti-Narcotics. Leader, Mrs. J. G. Beck. Hostess Mrs. La Mon. September 26. Purity in Litera ture and Art. Leader, Mrs. Dole Hostess Mrs. Pate. October 10. Systematic Giving !.. uter, Mrs. Overman. Hostess Mrs. C. H. Hughes. October 24. Social meeting with honoraries and friends. Leader, To be appointed. Hostess Mrs. Bacon. November 14. Mercy und Relief. jSSder. Mrs. Sharp. At City Mis sion. December 12. Effects of the War on Total Abstinence. Leader, Mrs. Bplor. Hostess Mrs. Vunce. Xnias day is iuetleti day. Order row .Vim turkey varly. Telephone Ford, especially design;. led by the di-!41. Standard Mercantile. Christmas Day Is Fast Approaching Don't Delay In Making Up Your Holiday Grocery List To fill out your Christmas Dinner these essential items Cranberries i Assorted Nuts Fruits in season Filler For Xmas Pudding And Everything in the li . ap - a fcajron us lor miKii Spice if Jellh i rfe of Fi 1 Meat tes of All Kinds Citron incy and Staple Groceries. DUNCAN & SON Phone 32 314 Box Butte Avenue Appreciation is the word that comes to our mind when we look back over the past year and realize that we have been greatly favored witli the good will and business the many customers wno appre ciate ood service and scusare - C7 dealing. At this season of the are glad to wish every The Herald a 10? far we kader oi s Merry Christmas and H 1 1 ear te yeai ivio good I lings in and trust til will hold mai store for you. We solicit the tronage of those who may need anything in the lines carried by us Coal, Lum ber and Building Materials of all kinds. DIERKS Lumber & Coal Co. F. W HARGARTEN, Mgr. Phone 22 Alliance, Nebr. j