The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, October 7, 1915, Page 13

e e e - PAGE FOURTEEN THE NONPARTISAN LEADER . Irish Co-operation Succeeds Remew of Lwe Stock Market Rn article in Pearson’s gives some fnteresting facts about the growth of cvooperation in Ireland and the work of Horace Plunkett a distinguished co-operator. After many years in khis country Mr. Plunkett returned to fireland to help the farmers there; The article says: “When he returned to Ireland in 4888, he found the Irish farmer in about the situation the farmers of North Dakota are in today. The whole story, in fact, is just Nerth Dakota in small edition, except that in Ireland men led by Mr. Plunkett found the way out. “In Ireldnd, as in North Dakota, khere was the anomaly of very fertile soil, hard worked and still yielding Scant returns to the tiller. In Ire- fand, as in North Dakota, the farmer plowed, planted and reaped ando other men took the fruit of his la- " bor and left him only the husks of a bare existence. In Ireland, as in North Dakota, privately-owned rail- roads skinned the farmers with mon- -strous rates; middlemen skinned them with monstrous charges for handling and storage; commission men skinned Rhem with monstrous charges for sell- ing; lenders skinned them with mon- strous charges for money. “In Ireland, as in North Dakota, Toolish political doctors ran around in circles possessed with the idea that the government could regulate these - evils, and all the gentlemanly para- sites that fattened on the farmer’s toil diligently encouraged, and’ sup- ported that notion. So long as the country was committed to regulation and legislative dopes there was no chance -that any condition would be disturbed or any fat parasites knock- ed off the perch. “Yet here was the soil of bound- less possibilities, here were men ready to work their fingers off in tilling it, and here was the world that needed the things these farms could produce. “It was just North Dakota viewed irough the Big end of the telescope.” Mr. Plunkett, asserts the writer, saw that three things were lacking on the Irish farms, namely? Agriculture should be an occupa- tion. e Agriculture should be a business. Agriculture should be a life. The farmer, he concluded, must be well enough paid for his service to make him content and satisfied with his business and also to enable him to live, not exist. The article shows how these condi- tions were much improved in the last 25 years by co-operatives. And at this time Ireland has 985 co-operative societies, with am aggregate membex- 'ship of 104,702, which do an annual business of $16,565,900. Taking any old price offered and paying any old price asked has got to go into the discard along with raising any old breed of cattle and planting any old seed. October 5. 1915. Killing cattle market, Heavy cat- tle supply arrives for the. first two days this week. The market the latter -part of last week had shown a gain of 16¢ to 265¢ which was lost this week owing to the heavy sup- ply of cattle,- over 16,000 cattle ar- riving for the first two days. Sup- plies included a big assortment of Canadian, Dakota and Montana cat- tle. Bulls and veals held steady. Good to choice western range steers are selling from $7.00 to $7.75, fair to good, $6.50 to $7.00. Good to choice killing steers $6.75 to $7.25, fair to good, $6.00 to $6.75. Good t: choice western range cows and heif- ers $5.75 to $6.50. Good to choice native killing steers $6.75 to $7.25, fair to good $6.00 to-$6.75. Good to choice native cows and heifers $5.25 to $3.75, something real good up to $6.00, fair to good $4.76 to $5.25, -common to fair $4.50 to $4.75. Cut- ters $4 to $4.25. Canners $3.50 to $3.75. “Shelly” old cows $3.00 to $3.25. Butcher bulls $:.25 to $5.50. Bolognas $4.75 to to $5.00. Common light bulls $4.25 to $4.50. Veals $10.00 #op, seconds $8.50. culls $5.50 to $6.60, medium weights $7.50 to $8.75, heavies $6 to $7.50, weiners $3.76 to $4.50. Stockers and Feeders: Owing to very heavy receipts on the Eastern river markets as well as here, the stocker and feeder market has de- clined® to the extent of 15¢ to 25c. Se'lect heavy fleshy feeders $6.50 to $7 00, ' good - to: choice feedmg steers 850 to' 1000 pounds $6.50 to. $6.75, fair to good, $6.00 to $6.50. Good to choice: stock steers 600 to 800 pounds $6.00 to $6.:0, fair to good $5.50 to . $6.00, ‘common: to. fair, :$5.00 .to. $5.50. -Good -to- choice- yearlings and calves $3.75 to $6.15, fair to good' $5.00 ‘to '$5.75, common" and ‘off-colored stuff $4 'to’ $5 according . to flesh and weight. Heifers have dropped a b'g quarter for the week. Good to choice heifers $5.25 to $56.50, :fair togood $4.75- to $5.25.. - Feeding: cows '$4.25 to $4.75.. Stock and feeding bulls $47o to $5.25.- . ‘Dairy_stuff ‘held :steady ‘on the choxce close-up springers and milk- ers..” Good 'to choice springers $62.50 to $75, fair to:good $52.50 to $62.50. Common to fair and backward cows $35 to $56 according to weight and condition. The hog market was five higher, top $7.85. Light .hogs selling from $7.20 to $7.85, medium -weights $7.25 to $7.50, heavies -$6.90 to $7.25. Sheep: firm. Top lambs going at $8.00, sec- onds $7.00. Top ewes $5.50 for the light kind, heaviey $4.76 to $5.00. Culls $3.50 to $4.25, wethers .$5.75 bucks - $4 to $4.25. - Feeding lambs $7.00 to $7.75. $7.00 for the natives, ° western lambs up as high as$7.75. Feeding and breeding ewes $5.50 to Sheep and lamb business $6.00 for the choice kind, fair to . good $5.00 to $:.50. illlllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIMIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIlIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIlIIlIII!IIIIIIIIIIiIIIIIIIIIIIl|IIIIIHIIIIllIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIH“IIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIlIIMIIIlIIIIIIL C. J. LEE, President C.B.MAY, Ist VicePres. J.W. WASSON 2nd Vice-Pres. A.M.BAKER,Sec’y G:.S. YOUMANS, Gen'l Mgr. Valley City, N. D. Argusville, N. D, Velva, N. D. Fargo, N.D. and Treas., Minot N. D. Rural Credits Chartered 1915 Cooperation Farmers Rural Credlt'Assomatlon Authorized Capital, 3500,000. MINOT, N. D. FARMERS Institution, Planned, Organized, and Chartered, to provide its Members and Patrons with Rural Credit Facilities, Service Bu;ealis, Deben- tures, Memberships Patronage, Dividends, and for the purpose of Organizeing, Financing, and Establishing Co-operative Organizations for Farmers, as follows:--- 1 i ] - Farmers Co-operative Insurance. 13. Farmers Co-operative Societies. 1. Farmers Rural Credits. RU.RAL ] 2. Farmers Mortgage Banks. DEBENI:URES g::l": l(‘;‘:_:";i:;ag:o:: 3. Farmers Rural Credit Banks. g:::‘ yigr;d;t pel:’e:::; Machica Ay R 4. Farmers Co-operative Banks. : on money for three Stored Grain, Personal 5. Farmers Co-operative Elevators. ,b!oritihs; 5 pee oy for Collateral, and Mort-| 6. Farmers Co-operat?ve Mills. T :::. tv:’:l?f'mmf::‘: gage Security. 7. Farmers Co-operative Creameries. and 6 per cent Paid on SERVICE BUREAUS 8. Farmers Co-operative Stores.. : our Rural Credit Cou- Rural Credit Facilities; 9. Farmers Co-operative Buying. pos Debentures. llnform;fion; Credit; 10. Farmers Co-operative Marketing. - E;\RNINGS Audit; Employment; No-onerati s | First r cent to |- — ‘:u y ! E Farmers Co-operative Schools. @ Mmml’t:m_ o tion; Distribution; In- surance; Immigration; o Svsy P : L Agricultural ‘schoh;n’ ' 14. Farmers Co-operative Asseciations. balance _ (three-fifths) s, | . ' B oo _ £ e G Paid as Patronage Div- and other Departments. | 15. Farmers Co-operative Publications. - | idends. remnmder for Reserve and Expenses, then 16. Farmers Co-operative Organizations. : ‘First:-'-SAFETY.‘; Seeond.--SERVlCE Tlnrd*--EXPANSION A FARMERS’ INSTITUTION . - Correspondence Ilmted ummnmmumnmumnnummmmnnnmmuummmmmunmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmf 2 IllllllllfllfllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIiIIIIIIIII‘IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIII|II|IlIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIlIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII