The Redmond spokesman., March 21, 1918, Page 8, Image 8

FAO K EIGHT
THE REDMOND SPOKESMAN
T IIU ItM D A Y , M A R C H 21. 1 0 1K
M illin g Canadian Wheat,
means o f co n tro l o f the re ta ile r by
i* if , * |'H U E
OUT bu>|hel Mas m aking the Jobber a v o lu n ta ry police*
being m ille ,1 a earlot o f nn.n to his customer. The Jobber Is
« h e a t readied th is m ill licensed to sell o n ly to tra d e rs who
fro m Canada. Im p o rta ­ deal fa irly , and I f It should tu rn out
tion o f Canadian wheat th a t a Jobber persists In doing busi­
w ith o u t sp e d a i consent ness w ith re ta ile rs g u ilty o f p m flte e r-
being forbidden, the m ill Ing In staples under co n tro l the Food
operatives became curious and made A d m in is tra tio n has and may
Inquiries.
T h « is h i„ wheat
was . ' p a rt o ' f ~
a ’A ” . r ' 8 ,lt t0 rv " ‘ ke ,h « license o f the
la
rg e a u n n iv
h . k <-
la rg e supply w hich the G rata Corpora- Jobber.
»
m ‘i
ln ,° the I ’ n 'te d States
The o th e r p a rt o f th is shipm ent «-on-
to aid In keeping the Am erican m ills
ta ln e d o u r second bushel o f w heat and
r u " " ln8'
»'ent o ver to the East Side In to a sm all
th e re was another reason. D ' o » m
e s-j ( i bakery,
w (1 hich
asvo
« n ri
»>
11 (| q u ic k ly made It In to
tic wheat was not m oving fro m the cream y loaves.
These loaves were
fa rm s as fre e ly as the m ille rs needed fta c e d In groceries nnd delicatessens
it, nnd shortage forced the m ills to and the next day were eaten by hun­
operate at a great disadvantage and, g ry lit t le boys and g irls w ith d a rk
according to them, at h ig h e r costs.
eyes and big noses anti q u a in t ways.
The last Journey stage o f o u r firs t
B rings
ut - S ta rtlin g T I ru
th s .
• O
— —
I UII7*.
bushel, although considerably changed
G overnm ent co n tro l has b rought o a t
In Its form , was to go as flo u r to p o rt
these s ta rtlin g tru th s
under rush orders. It now had rig h t
o f way over a ll o th e r classes o f fre ig h t I t h i r T i v . ? ’' ’ 1’ '*» ,' ,’ n*|HVSS!,r"-r
except o th e r m u n itio n s o f w a r
Con
1 ° f " ' ent
w
’ 'I B U N G
the fa rm e r's ly an ad m in is tra tiv e arm of the Gov
C lt le liiy In g e ttln g Itila le ft
share o f the wheat d o l­ ernm ent form ed to buy grain or super
supervision.
The corp o ra tion
w h e a t a la rte li aerosa charges each m ille r I per cent o f the
la r is one o f the w a r­ vise its sale at the prices determ ined
III» World was ocra-
tim e Jobs ( 'tid e Sam has by the commission, and It must do Its
value o f the wheut he g rin d s to cover
sloued hv (he uiicer-
done since food co n tro l w ork on the basis of the new grades.
...
, ,
i
•»( a d m in iste rin g die cor-
b ln Judgment of (he j porn I bin ; fo r the $59,tNI9,INMI ca p ita l Is
became possible. A fte r B ut to re tu rn to o u r fa rm e r and his
manager.
Ile
seni
a
live m onths o f g ra p ­ expectations o f price.
*»• re tu rn e d to the U nited States
»ampie un lo thè St. tam ia sono agent
p lin g w ith the problem .
T reasury, unlm palreiL
Introducing T w o Bushels of W h e a t
fo r test, w hlch ve rllle d hla Judgment ns
U n d e Sam is now trans-
I he agreem ent hns Its compensa­
L yin g side by side In Ills wagon had
lo grade. Ile iheti w m t a b o lii hla usu­
la t,n $ l0»0 the pockets o f both p ro d u o
ers and consumers benefits d erlve.l by been 2 bushels o f wheat th a t fate had ai duiles, eleanlug thè - grata, • - n .....
- - hla tion. however, fo r the p olicy o f U nci«
illu g
Sam Is to provide each m ill w ill) a ll
,he N a tio n . He hns shut o ff specula- m n rkw l fo r » 'n in g e ly d iffe re n t ends
h l," ‘ ' " * " 1 ’•btpping out as re g u la rly a .
tlo n ’ In d u c e d a fre e m a rke t and
1 hey wep* v* ry n,uch a llk ‘*. th “ * * h*‘
*" " " '* 1 " » " » carload quantl- wheat possible, To d** oo, every m ill
“ 'ovem ent o f a ll grades o f w heat cut
buahe,a ,,f "h .-« t, and to look at them ,le *. 1,1 o rd e r to economise the use o f signing up was required to fu rn is h an
exDe u,e« « “ d Induced a norm al flow o f ! y’ ' ’‘ w o,‘ l ‘l ,
h" vo »"»I'ccted the
Ume o f congestion,
lie w a - estlunue o f it« possible m llltu q capncL
ly fo r the season. T h is n a tio n w ide
w bent In n a tu ra l d ire ctio n s, and ef- strange and "* w o n d erfu l adventures In c a re fu l to keep bis records very
survey o f m illin g capacities, when hul-
store
fo
r
them.
Vet
one
was
destined
■B’lllg
lit
ns
to
dales
and
q
u
a
n
titie
s
o
f
fected a thousand o th e r economies.
tim e d against the a va ila b le supply o f
The Food A d m in is tra tio n G rata C or­ to tra ve l abroad fo r consum ption In " 1 ’ cat purchased, on hand, nnd shipped
wheat, enables the G rain C o rp o ra tio n
F
ra
n
ce
;
the
o
th
e
r
to
find
Its
way
In
to
ou,<
fl,r
'*
'*
‘
¡fa
in
C
o
rp
o
ra
tio
n
requires
p o ra tio n . w hich supervises the sale, o r
Georgia, where It was m ille d and Its w ,'*‘k ly re |a irta and fu ll d e ta ils o f to equalize auppl|i<n In a way never
Its e lf buys every bushel o f wheat p ro
done before. In fact, the schedule of
transactions.
flo u r fin a lly reached a New York
duced
In
the
N
a
tio
n
In
Its
progress
w
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prices arranged fo r the p rim a ry m a r­
bnker
on
the
East
Side.
B
ut
In
the
Selling W heat to G overnm ent.
c o u n try e le va to r to fo re ig n buy-
kets had fo r an object th is e q u a llu -
ers o r dom estic consumers, m a rks a sum o f the tra ve ls made by the two.
B O I'T 211 days a fte r (he Hon. F o r Instance. I f the p ro p rie to r
as we shnll fo llo w them, w ill be u n ­
new step to w a rd n a tio n a l efficiency
fa rm e r b rought In Ida o f nil e le va to r at M a ry v ille . Mo., -Id
H ow In fo u r sh o rt m onths It hns been folded the In te rn a tio n a l panorama o f
wheat (here came a rt»- I m iles norihennt o f St. Joseph, and 456
done Is to ld In the fo llo w in g episodes whent m a rk e tin g In tune o f w a r
quctit to thl« e le v n to r fo r
m iles from I'h lra g o , desires to m a rke t
w herein tw o bushels o f w beut traveled
F in d in g a Price at a C o u n try Point.
n cttrloAd to I«» ptirctiiiM-
wheal
he has avalliihh* these m a rke t« ,
to m a rk e t
H igh w a r coals o f pro d u ctio n gave
«*<1 by do* G rain t ’orponi- ' St. Joseph, Mo ; Kansas C ity, M o.;
s s t
~
~
One fine fa il a fte rn o o n . Col. B ill o u r M issouri fa rm e r much concern as
lio n .
So duo o f our St. I^o ils, Mo ; Cttieago, III , amt New
h u n g ry
b 1 to ,lo s e 8,1<’ P- T here ore place« Jenkins, who fa rm s somewhere In M is­ to hls re tu rn s nnd accounted fo r hls wheat bushels was |M>ured Into a car Y ork < Ity , N Y. To ascertain the
had appeared on
We started out to fo llo w the tra ve ls X r V n ' - f T
" ' “ L” 1'' ” * bU" ' “ nJ souri. loaded hls w heat Into a wagon depression over the prospects o f hls " I d i h .. ......... .
most advantagiaoia prb-e fo r him, he
and drove along the blaek road th a t wheat "g ra d in g down "; fo r that meant tin- siding at a tim e when ca r shortage
a— «
. . .
-
: o th e r places u lie re there are too m any
w ould w ork It out on the basis o f the
o f tw o bushels o f w heat from the fa rm elevnm r«
Th>
A
.
led across the p ra irie to town. When a reduction o f 3 vents per bushel u n ­ was tro u b lin g . ........... H ir e . <<ommcrelal
fo llo w in g ta b le :
he reached the co-operative e le va to r der the No. 1 grade. B ut It graded w orld. In q u iry m ig h t have shown that
From th is (aide you enn see w hat
o f w hich he was a stockholder, he -No. 2.
pulled up on the scale«, checked hls
I he e le va to r w ould also deduct an
gross w eights c a re fu lly , and began to a d d itio n a l 5 cents a bushel to cover the
Journeys o f these tw o bushels front
B u t most o f a ll It Is In te re s tin g to unload. T he m anager came out and fixed charge made in th is lo e n llty fo r
the fa rm to the e le va to r a t the co u n try
han d lin g and seUIng.
The 5-cent
see how the price o f flo u r per b a rre l a s k e d :
point. H ere they parted nnd one o f
"W hen you w ant to sell th is w heat?” charge Included the com m ission o f 1
tum bled fro m the tim e U n d e Sam took
them passed on to a te rm in a l, and
“ 1 du n n o ," he answered.
“ One cent |ie r bushel custom ary In Il»17
a p o sitive hand In the m atter. The
fro m the te rm in a l to a m ill and fro m
Food A d m in is tra tio n has re ce n tly com­ tim e s about as good ns an o th e r— among com m ission men fo r s e llin g the
the m ill to seaboard. T here It w ent to pleted
an In te re s tin g ch a rt on the these days. T w on't w eigh any more « h e a t to dom estic m ille rs o r foreign
F ra i.ce fo r consum ption.
buyers.
prices o f wheat nnd h u lk flo u r nt M in­ la te r." he added, w ith a d ry smile.
T h e O ther Bushel of W h e at Starts neapolis.
“ W heat s h rin ks a lo t.” a d m itte d the
The e levator man was none too sure
In a statem ent o f Novem­
T rav elin g .
" I hear the G overnm ent as to how to get at the price w hich
ber 26. the Food A d m in is tra tio n sa ys: manager.
w ants ns much w hent ns It can get th is wheut should bring.
T h e fa r m e r re c e iv e d for th e 191« h a r ­
He knew
^ 7 * O \\ as to the o th e r bushel
vest b e tw e e n »1.45 and ll.SO p er b u sh e l Just n o w — understand the A llie s do considerably more about human nature
wheat.
A ce rta in for
th e h a r v e s t, ta k in g th e c o u n tr v by
eat n te rrib le lot o f It since the w a r.”
than fre ig h t rates and decided to
ft- . 1
Georgia
,
„ m ille r. In need , k‘ T e \ nd * ’ * L a st y e a r he r e c e iv e d
“ M hat's wheat to-day?" asked Col. "check u p " the problem to the nearest
Of supplies, notified the und* r 20 Per cent o f the price of the loaf
tone agent o f the G ra in C o rporation.
G rain C o rp o ra tio n and T o d a y h e is r e c e iv in g o v e r 40 par c e n t o f Jenkins, g e ttin g Interested.
th e m o n e y paid for th e c a s h ioaf. t h is
"W e ll, let me see." parleyed the So he w ro te a le tte r to the representa­
received perm ission to b e in g t h e resu lt o f th e sta b llix a tlo n o f
buy on the open m arket. p rices an d th e to ta l e lim in a tio n o f h o a r d . manager. " I guess th is w h e a t'll he a tiv e stationed at St. Louis. T h a t le t­
gomj No. 2 under the new grades.”
te r was re fe rre d to the tra tfic expert
A bout the same tim e o u r co-operative I! B * n<1 s Pe c u I a ti»n In t h is In d u stry.
"Grades? W hat nl«out grades? T h n t In the New Y ork office, who Irtii.-u n it-
e le va to r m anager had liste d a shipm ent
The statem ent re p o rts th a t fa rm e r«
w ith his te rm in a l representative— » on N ovem ber 26 were receiving w ith Food A d m in is tra tio n seems to m ix In to ted the fo llo w in g ru le fo r d e te rm in in g
h ig h ly reputable commission firm , also
“*'taht Charges included from the ter- m ig h ty nigh e ve ryth in g fro m ra b b its the price o f wheat at any co u n try
p o in t:
u n der G rain C o rporation license. T h is 1 ito r? represented to M inneapolis, np- to axle grease."
"H o ld on. C olonel.” said the eleva­
T h e re It only one price fo r w heat at
firm caught w ind o f the Georgia o rd e r : ro x im a te ly $9.50 fo r
bushels o f
and secured perm ission to sell the Mis­ W heat The price o f h ulk flo u r a t the to r man. good-naturedly. “ T h e Food a country point. T h a t price Is alw ays
souri wheat. The second bushel was M inneapolis m ill Is about $10.25 per A d m in is tra tio n Is not to Maine. Con­ to be a rrive d at by tak in g as a basis
among those poured in to a ca r and barrel, show ing th a t the m ille r is now gress passed the act and told the De­ the price a t the most advantageous
hustled along to its d e stin a tio n . T h is receiving about 75 cents per b a rre l, p a rtm e n t o f A g ric u ltu re to fix the p rim a ry m a rk et w here we have fixed
Loading W heat at an A tla n tic F o rt for the Allies.
They became e ffective Inst a price and deducting the fre ig h t to
shipm ent did not pass through any w hich m ust Include both hls o p e ra tin g grades.
Ju ly . I sent ont a le tte r on It.”
th a t m a rk et and a f a ir handling p ro f t.
te rm in a l m a rk e t
I t moved s tra ig h t expenses and profit.
the G rata C ortM iration was m a kin g a wheat w ould b rin g
t five d iffe re n t
.
W eI’ - 1
you b e tte r sell fo r T h a t is the price to be paid fo r w heat
to A tla n ta , where i t w ent between the
large purcliase fo r the A llie s and was m arkets If x h ip p n l fro m M a ry v ille .
K IN G last J u ly and Ao- the best you can.” said the farm er. a t any station, regardless of the oolnt u tiliz in g Its know ledge o f a va ila b le
ro lle rs o f the m ill.
M o.:
trust, w h ile Congress waa " I am needed a t home.” And he drove t0 w h ich it may be sh'pped
stocks by having on the Job n tra n s
C o n tro llin g the Jobber by License.
Kt
K anaaa
Kt
w re s tlin g w ith Its e lf to away.
W o rk in g o ut the p rl e w hich should p o rta tlo n stra te g ist E d w a rd Cham
F A. O. C.
Joaep h . C ity
Now, the flo u r w hich came fro m o u r
( » u le .
produce a food a d m in is ­
marks»!«
Mo.
Mo
be paid fo r wheat a t y o u r sta tio n Is b rrs , vice president o f the Santa Fe.
Mo
A New O rd er In the G rain W orld.
second bushel o f w heat was ro llin g
Haas
.
tra tio n , and there waa
1
t : is
a fine oeeuputlon fo r an o ff day. I f
Mr. Chambers was u sa lstllic the Food Ka <? per l A«> .............IZ IS
serenely along In an o th e r d ire ctio n ,
(Miun.l.
'»S6
O N V E K S A T IO N S o f th is
1I7S
no G rata C o rp o ra tio n ,
you cannot fln if the answer, w rite to
A d m in is tra tio n nnd has a re m a rka b le fta .a per h u a h tl......... .oat
but the car was d iverted by special o r­
.0701
kin d m ight have taken
flo u r production In the
the
Food
A
d
m
in
is
tra
tio
n
G
ra
in
C
or­
N
et
p
rice
.
.
.
w
«y
w
ith
h
im
."
Even
before
he
was
zuaj
............ m i
der o f the U. S. Food A d m in is tra to r
Z 10»|
place In alm ost every
p rin c ip a l centers was 75
p o ra tio n In New Y ork C ity and Its enlled to nsslst M r McAdoo, the D ire c ­
New
-nd received by a large w holesale Job­
tow n in tbe g reat g ra in
per cent under the same
,
r
.
a
o
.
c.
C h ica g o . York
tja ftic expert w ill give you aid.
to r G eneral, hls suggestions to the ra il-
ber In New Y ork C ity. T h is Jobber
belt o f the N ation a f t ­
m a rk et«
period In 1916. In September. O ctober
IIL
C ity.
roads
hnd
a
w
o
n
d
e
rfu
l
effect
In
dis­
F
in
d
in
g
the
Price
of
No.
2
W
h
e
at
at
also does business under a Food A d­
lla
a
e
p
rice
e r A ugust 10; fo r revo­
M
:
and November, under the supervision
1
.4
.
co
u
raging
th
e
ir
hesitancy
as
to
fin
d
in
g
m in is tra tio n license, bp: adm inistered
p
o
u
n
d
*
..
.
.
.
.
Sikeston.
1
300ft
lu tio n In g ra ta m a rk e t­
o f the Food A d m in is tra tio n , flo u r p ro ­
lid i» per b u s h e l....................
by the d is trib u tio n divison. U nder l i ­
1101
U ncle Sum
\ K E an a ctu a l exa m p le : a v a ila b le cars and in cle a rin g up con­ (Set prie«»
duction was 114 per cent o f the same ing was ta k in g place.
z
i
t
i
»
............................
Z (1397
cense term s the Jobbers m ust sell at period In 1916. W hat th is means In the had, Btarte^ on fb1” re m a rka b le ex­
An e le v a to r man In gestions th n t looked ns though they
U n d e r Hiese co n d itio n s the p ro p rie to r
never could he uncongested.
a fa ir p ro fit only, although the exact great n a tio n a l s itu a tio n , w ith depleted p e rlIn * n t I he
going to see w heth-
Sikeston, Mo., wanted
w ould p io h u h ly s d ì ut St. losepli or
am ount o f th is p ro fit Is not d e te rm in ­ domestle flo u r reserves and c la m o rin g
er " b e a t could be m arketed m inus
H ow Uncle Sam Keeps the W h ip
to know w hat price
C h ica g o , a<-<-oi;dlng to Ills Inc .It.a tlo n .
ed. the Food A d m in is tra tio n reserving fo re ig n buyers, can h a rd ly be overs
rak<Mjfrs «<> Gie si»eculatbrs.
T ills
No. 2 wheut should
Euse In g e ttin g the needed ears was
ilo - m ille f u r th e r Illu s tr a te s ilia
the rig h t In each case to ca ll a h a lt emphasized, when m ovem ent o f w heat
“ e tta s itated com plete co n tro l by the
b rin g a t tils sta tio n
one o f Hie advantages «-njoyed by th is
e q u n llz.iil|o u o f p ric e s a n d In d ic a te s to
when a licensee has gone “ the l i m i t ”
in to p rim a ry m arkets has been h a rd ly
GoverT,Inent storage fa c ilitie s , 'ran»-
____
_
when No. 1 wheut p a rtic u la r e
______
_ r signing
__ _ the
le va to r ___
a fte
rv o trfa
flu n
ti and
or.»4 d is trib u tiv e agendas, u ^ ew ko rk C ity was $2.28 per bush- v o lu n ta ry agreem ent w h ich ceded to w h u i e x te n t the m ille r I» (iro te ittw l
p
rta tlo
and the m a rk e tin g m achinery fo r el> H ere la how he w ent shout I t :
«he G ra in C o rp o ra tio n the rig h t to con- ! W'lic-U h ll / l l i g W heat
' • " » “ <7-
th ls plan d is c rim in a tio n s
wheat and rye.
The fre ig h t rate fro m Slki-m ^n to tro l storage and d ire c t shipm ent» and
E verybody was tro u b le d ; most o f New Y ork being 10 98 cents per hush- salea^of a ll w heat bought by the p ro ­ iigulnut Hie producer, the m ille r, and
the consum er are e lim in a te d so fa r us
a ll, the o fficia ls o f the Food A dm lnls- e1, ,,e deducted that fro m $2.28 per p rie to r.
it seems hum anly possible under a
tra tlo u G ra in C o rp o ra tio n who had bushel and found the p rice at Sikeston
W h ile v o lu n ta ry , th is agreem ent la plan o f such trem endous proportion«.
undertaken, w ith o u t sa la ry, and a t the
be $2.1192. From th is he deducted
......, .........
. ads ghe
alm ost com pulsory
since .......
ra ilro
sacrifice o f th e ir personal connection
1 i ” -‘ r ce ,, t I wt bushel fo r the commls- p rio rity recognition to G ra in Corpora-
IIE.SE schedules a rra n g ­
I w ith the grata trade, to w nlp In to alon A nn's dm rges, w hich put the net
Hon requests fo r cars and elevators
ed fo r the various
. shape the forces th a t w ould d riv e for- t>rtce f -
b. Sikeston at $2.10/2.
o r m ills outside Hie o fficia l fo ld must
m a rke ts are v e rita b le
w ard the h is business m achine fo r
,,e ne xt «»nipared th is price w ith
" ru s tle " fo r themselves In re tu rn the
"price dam s" to pre­
I m a rk e tin g A m erican wheat. A single w ,,at he could get I f he sold at HL G overnm ent guarantees the e le va to r
vent the o ve rflo w in g
c o n tro l; and a $50,099,900 n o n p ro fit-
bis nearest p rim a ry m a rk e t A t p ro p rie to r against lo s s e s and p ro te c ts
of
the
stream
of
m aking co rp o ra tio n to do the w ork.
8 t ,>,ul8 <be basic p rice is $2.18 per him In every way as Io p rice nnd pa vs
w
heat
at
any
single
T h is w ork is a necessary arm o f the bushel, and the fre ig h t ra te from
him re n ta ls fo r a ll storage splice re q u i­ m a rke i.
I hey also tend to co rre ct
Food A d m in is tra tio n , a llo w in g the Sikeston to St. Ix iu ls 6 cents tier bush­ sitioned by It.
many abuses p re va le n t In Hie past,
el.
T
h
is
w
ould
m
ake
the
Sikeston
G overnm ent to do business q u ic k ly
A ll elevators, local and te rm in a l, such as c u tth ro a t m ethods adopted by
and w ith o u t red tape. Its stock Is held p rice $2.12, less 1 cent per bushel fo r must ta ke out licenses o r face a sh u t­
m ills lo secure supplies and In d is c rim i­
in tru s t by the P resident o f the U n it­ se llin g charges, o r $2.11 net. The S t down. W hat Is Hu- pow er o f the l i ­
nate m oving o f w heat to term inals.
ed States. F o r the tim e o f the w a r It Ix itils p rice w ould th e re fo re govern, cense? It requires the o p e ra to r to lay
F o r a ll p ra ctica l purposes the wheat
w ill supervise the ra te o r purchase being advantageous to the Sikeston a ll cards on the table us to his I iiih I- business o f Hie c o u n try Is apportioned,
the p a rt co m m e rcia lly a va ila b le o f the ! " e ,*‘-,r-
‘ ness dealings.
F or the tim e o f the and w henever possible m ills are sup­
I f o u r Im a g in a ry 2 bushels o f wheat w a r the e le va to r becomes a p u b lic u t il­
i)6i),0tX/,0fM> bushels o f w heat and the
plied fro m « h e a l In Hie te r rito ry near­
-j9,9iX/,9iX> surplus o f rye grow n In had sta rte d fro m Sikeston, since It was ity am i Its p ro p rie to r must fu rn is h In­
est them. T h is p o licy has fo r an ob­
a
No.
2
grade,
we
m
ust
deduct
3
cents
Am erica In 1917. Its Job Is to Hnd a
fo rm a tio n as to Ids business at any je c t the saving o f waste In tra n s p o r­
m a rke t fo r every bushel, Irrespective IW‘r bushel, w hich w ould b rin g Hie tim e When required by the G rain C o r­
ta tio n .
In a n o th e r way saving is
o f class and grade. U nder its p a tro n ­ p rice f. o. h. the e le va to r p o in t to p o ra tio n . Each week ho must uinke
m ade: F o rm e rly large q u a n tltle a o f
age, w heat screenings are m oving Just $2.9802 per bushel. As o u r Im a g in a ry and m ail re p o rts show ing the am ount
undergrade wheats have been d iffic u lt
ns e asily as No. 1 N o rth e rn . It must e le va to r man Is ch arging 5 cents per
lo dispose o f on account o f unco o rd l-
also w o rk out s a tis fa c to rily the local , b ’ lsbe! fo r handling, w hich Includes .’has.'d,' sto red , ’
nated purchase o f the com peting m ills ;
in tw
uu
r.
p r k e " fo r w heat a t each o f alm ost ,he ‘ «mmtasion fee Just m entioned, we
U nder r.resent t i c
euse term s, the II- hut under Uncle Sam's d o m in a tio n
Success in This W a r Depends L a rg e ly on A m eric a’s N ext W h e at Crop.
20,000 co u n try e le va to r points, a d ju st d e ,lu ct an a d d itio n a l 4 cents to a rriv e
b ,
iKz,..,,,..
,i„
____
I
.
.
«>•
flu,
«1,
rf..
_
..
............
Iirif
thousands o f com plaints,' o rg a n lz e 'th e ! a t tbe Pr l <'«
received. T h is 1
' ’ III)
" " K4M*r> (If)
f ° r ° " ly 30 each bushel o f wheat must now go
days, unless he o btains a special per­ Momewht-re and the poorer wheat w ill
The New Y ork Jobber took fo r his h a lf th a t o f a year ago, o r lOO.OOO.OOC g a th e rin g and analysis o f date, Inspect I I,rlce w °ul»1 be $2.9192 n t Hie elevator,
own, In th is case, a p ro fit o f 50 cents bushels less. I t was n o th in g sh o rt o! concerns reported as dealing u n fa irly , Some o f ,,la * 4
w ill re tu rn
to o u r m it, any stocks o f these g ra in s or move Just as fre e ly as the m ore de­
th e ir d e riva tive s, lie Is also fo rb id ­ sira b le grades.
p e r ba rre l. He sold p a rt o f th is ship­ m aster strategy.
solve vexatious disagreem ents among f n r,n e r I f the e le va to r p ro sp e rs; fo r It
den
to c o n tra ct fo r the sale o f any
m ent to a re ta il m erchant.
The to ta l num ber o f bushels pur- the trade, nnd deal e ffe ctive ly w itn Hu
Is owned co-operatively.
L im itin g M ille rs ’ Profits.
T h is m erchant d id a sm all business chased by the G rain C o rp o ra tio n from
a llie s ’ purchasing agent and the neu­ When F a rm e r and E le va to r Man Dis­ product w hich can not he delivered
The Illin o is m ille r who received Hie
w ith in 30 days a fte r the co n tra ct Is
and was not licensed, but even here the tim e It commenced a c tiv itie s to
tra ls who may desire to purchase.
agree.
ea rlo t co n ta in in g o u r bushel o f w heat
made.
was an o th e r social check.
F o r Hie F e b ru a ry 1 Is 97,276,145,59. A rranged
In the e a rly days, fo llo w in g the de­
m ille d It p ro m p tly and shipped Its Hour
n
n
d
th
is
e
le
vn
to
r
been
owned
by
p
ri­
re ta il m erchants o f the large citie s hv months, the purchases m bushel» te
- .........
iu iy wneat
H o w the W h e at W as M illed .
rm in a .. tio n o f ur.ee«
prices io
fo r r 1917
wheat
lo a p o rt fo r e xp o rta tio n . The m ille r
and those o f many sm all cities and ; w e re : September, 7,841,209.20; Octo- by the P resident's F a ir P rice C o m m it vate firm o r person, o r had It been a
A w ay w ent o u r htishel o f whent on
tow ns find each m orning and a fte r
her, 19,359,640.59; November, 30,920,- »Ion, confusion existed In every p a rt o f “ lin e " p ln n t, Col. Je n kin s w ould not Its Journey to the te rm in a l, where It was p e rm itte d by the Food A d m in is­
tra tio n to make a fa ir p ro fit, not ex­
have
been
so
bland
and
tru
s
tfu
l.
noon In the d a lly papers a price lis t 074.26; December. 21,456.249.06, and the w heat-producing regions T h is was
met o th e r bushels o f whent fro m a ll ceeding a m axim um o f 25 cents per
He m ig h t have refused to sell nt n il
fl«u r «ind "Jb cr com m odities w hich January 17.698,96608.
Intensified by the In a u g u ra tio n o f the
p a rts o f the te r rito ry th a t fed th is b a rre l on Hie dour nnd a m axim um
and arranged to store hls wheat o r he
are considered fa ir by the Federal
D u rin g J u ly nnd A ugust o u r flom new grata grades, ns prom ulgated by
m arket.
T here It was regarded fo r p ro fit rft f4) cents per ton on Hie feed­
m
ig
h
t
have
taken
It
over
to
a
com
Food A d m in is tra to r fo r th e ir State. exports were about the same as in the the D epartm ent o f A g ric u ltu re , w hich
special requirem ents, m arked fo r Im ­ stuff« le ft over. A ll m ills, however,
These prices are usually a rriv e d at same tw o m onths o f 1916; but In Sep- took place about the same tim e, and p e tltlv e concern w hich offered n high
m ediate m illin g nnd ro lle d on to a must fu rn ish nt re g u la r In te rva ls lo
th ro u g h the m achinery o f the whole­ tember, October, and November, the led to diverse co m plaints nnd a feel­ e r p ric e ; fo r Hie Fooil A d m in is tra tio n
targe m ill In Illin o is .
The m ille r the M illin g D ivisio n fu ll statem ents o f
hns
not
yet
attem
pted
to
regulate
the
salers’ nnd (he re ta ile rs ' organizations. e xp o rta tio n was 50 per cent target ing among fa rm e rs th a t the G rain C or­
bought Hie whent fro m the G rain C or­
m a n u fa c tu rin g costa, w hich nre scru­
prices paid fa rm e rs fo r wheat at coun­
T he re ta ile r also discovered th a t the than a year ago. So the G rata C o r p o ra tio n o f the Food A d m in is tra tio n
p o ra tio n , fo r each m ille r In the U n it­
Jobber who sold him th is flo u r was poratlon has discharged o u r obllga- was responsible fo r both the price as tr y points. It docs, however, o ffe r to ed Slates Is under license also, and tin ise d c ilre fu lly . The d e riva tive s o f
keenly Interested In the prices paid b.v tlons to the allies, and restored on» determ ined nnd s tric te r observance of •e ll fo r any fa rm e r o r farm ers* organ­ most o f them have fille d out a nother th is whent the m ille r sold fo r domes
He consum ption, ns the p olicy o f the
iza tio n w heat offered a t ’ erm inat
th e consumer. F o r the Food A dm inis­ flo u r reserves, w hich Is the la rg e r i
grain W rtp ti. But the corporation was , points, but makes a commission charge v o lu n ta ry agreement w hich binds them Governm ent Is to keep In tlio U nited
tra tio n has discovered an Indirect pect of the question.
e ith e r to purchase a ll supplies fro m
responsible for neither a c t It is pur«. I of 1 per cent fo. Its services.
Slates a ll a va ila b le feedstuff« In o rd e r
the G rata C o rp o ra tio n o r under Its dl-
to ereourugo live-stock production.
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of
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