The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, September 13, 1917, Page 19

> g ly ¥ < ‘ > J A 3 f WHEAT i All wheat received at Minneapolis last week went through the govern- ment grain corporation’s hands, and was distributed to. buyers arbitrarily. fFor the first two or three days of the week outside millers who were relying pon Minneapolis for supplies, were finable to buy anything, as the grain corporation, acting under the govern- ment policy established, declined to let wheat go outside its own “zone” until the demand within the “zone” was batisfied. | There were orders for many carloads for eastern mills, but “zone No. 4” hich has Minneapolis for its center, ncludes North and South Dakota, Iinnesota and Montana, and only the millers within those states were allow- kd grain until their wants were sup- plied. It is believed the distribution system will shortly be worked . out, Eowever, so that outside demand can e satisfied. As to prices there was less informa- ion last week than any week since rain was first marketed at Minnea- polis. With future trading eliminated here were no speculative prices to quote, and as the government had E:mrge of it all at a fixed price, there ere no cash prices to quote. The rice fixed for No. 1 Northern is $2.17, ith 8 cents less for No. 2, 6 cents less or No. 3, and 10 cents less for No. 4. elow No. 4 the government has not ixed a price, leaving millers to make their own offers. As most of the wheat marketed thus far (and prior to gov- rnment fixing of prices) was of the ighest quality, it is expected that ¥much of the crop will grade as No. 1 and 2. S The receipts of wheat at Minneapolis ‘were less than a year ago and figures from other centers such as Duluth and Kansas City = indicated the same. Whether this was due to less-than- production costs being fixed, and an intention of farmers to hold their grain rather than sacrifice .it is not yet knowable. ¢ LIVESTOCK i Grass fed cattle *were going to slaughter last week at an increased rate, as stockmen rushed them to market before the feed fails. Ship- ments at South St. Paul, Minn., show- ed the strenuous effort of farmers throughout all the tributary territory to save what profits are still available before the winter catches them with the necessity of paying high prices for hay. For this same reason, there was slackened buying of feeder cattle, al- though there were some buyers who seemed prepared to step in on the week’s sag in prices and stock up with choice animals at the prices prevailing. Feeder and stocker cattle were figured 25 to 50 cents cheaper for the week than the week before, while butcher steers and she stock were around $1 cheaper. Some strong buys of feeders were recorded, but in general the trade was lame, with prices from $6.50 to $9 for the choicest stock. Prices showed a steady decline from the first of the week, and ranged around $7 to $8 for butcher cattle, with canners and cutters ranging be- tween $5 and $6. The top prices paid for a. few odd head from the week’s run are not worth considering, as they give no indication of quotations on the run. Hogs were still priced high, but un- derwent some marked declines, al- through much of the business in good weight porkers was done at $16 to $17 and in some cases nearly $18. The best spring lambs for butcher- ing were sold at $11 to $16 with ewes and bucks $4 to $7.50, the bulk of the prices being better than those paid during recent weeks. They failed, how- ever, to find much mutton to work upon. REPRESENTATIVE SALES Butcher Steers 2 . No. Animals Av. Wt. ce 2 880 6.25 10 613 5.7 11 971 8. 1 930 7. Butcher Cows and Heifers No. Animals Av. Wt. Prioca 1 1100 6.50 2 820 6.35. 1 1080 8.00 1 810 ~ 8.00 © Stock -and Feeding Steers No. Animals Av. Wt. Price 1 840 8.50 25 746 6.90 b 760 6.50 H 765 6.00, Hogs ; 6 195 17.25 -] 3 221 17.76 e el W v T ? BUTTER, EGGS, POTATOES h? There has been a definite pressure in the produce market, depressing the price of potatoes during the past two weeks, as reflected in quotations from the, big cities. Good potatoes are to be had everywhere now at prices half what they were a few weeks ago, ex- cept in the South, where apparently the midsummer crop has not created a possibility of price depression. Po- tatoes at Dallas, Texas, were selling at practically double what they were bringing in Chicago and Minneapolis, although Dallas is on the edge of the midsummer potato belt. Butter and eggs grew firm and better prices were paid to producers in some sections, It seems likely that the low spot of the season has passed in these staples and that prices will continue to climb. : Below are given quotations on three farm staples, butter quoted by the pound, eggs by the dozen, potatoes by the bushel except in San Francisco where they are quoted by the hundred- weight and in New York and Pittsburg where they are quoted by the barrel. These are prices obtained by commis- sion merchants, not producers. Butter ,Eggs and Potatoes Butter Eggs | Potatoes New York....|3314-45 |25 -45 |2.40-3.75 Pittsburg ...|35 -46 [38 -4114(3.75-4.00 Kansas City.|341-3814131 -36 [1.15-1.30 Minneapolis...|34 -401(22 -36 [1.10-1.15 Chicago ..... 35 -4114(20 -37%| .95-1.03 Dallas, Tex...[30 -37 2.10-2.40 Baltimore ....|3414-4314|37 -38 [1.00-1.20 San Francisco|411£-42 [413-43 [2.50-3.00 S — I FLOUR ] Big demand for flour pressed hard for a wheat supply last week, and indi- cations are that with the reduced price fixed for the purchase of wheat, long waiting contracts will now begin to be filled. Flour prices have been reduced roughly $1 per barrel within two weeks, best patents at Minneapolis being quoted at $12, Shipments last week exceeded those of the previous week, but fell below shipments for corre- sponding days last year. Shipments ) Shipments of flour in barrels from Minneapolis, so far for the week, with comparisons follow: \ This Wk. Last Wk. Yr. Ago Monday ....Holiday 65,769 Holiday Tuesday ... 51,746 50,732 56,911 ‘Wednesday.. 73,112 55,320 89,024 Thursday .. 60,039 58,208 76,1760 Friday ..... 70,098 51,133 76,045 Total .....255,795 281,171 298,140 Minnesota mill - quotations in cotton sacks, carload lots, delivered at southern Minnesota and Wisconsin and Iowa points, $12.10 to $12.30. 4 Minneapolis'f © b quotations in cotton sacks: FKirst patents, $11.80 to 12; sec- onds, $11.60 to 11.80; first clears, $10.70 to 11.20; pure rye, $9.80 to 9.90. Feed and Meal Coarse cornmeal and cracked corn, $77@ 77.50; No. 1 ground feed, two-thirds corn and one-third oats, $68.75@69.25; No. 2 ground feed, one-third corn and two- thirds oats, $65@65.50; No. 3 feed, $60@ 60.50. Chicago Corn December May High| Low | High | Low sSeptember 3 .. 3 September 4 ...[1.133%[1.11 [1.093%]1.0714 Segtember 6 ...]1.137%[1.11%4]1.09 [1.07% September 6 ...[1.13%|1.11 [1.08%|1.07% September 7 ...|1.14%|1.18 [1.10%]1.09 *September 3—Holiday. e Farms for Rent - HAL TCTION AT DAZEY, BARNES coan;tsg, . D. ,150 under cultivation, 100 fenced for pasture (mot used this summer) fair set of buildings, good well water and running water in the pasture. H, Wije, Moorhead, Minn. Lumber, Paints, Etc. e s I.UMBER, MILLWORK, PAINTS, ETC. at wholesale prices shipped direct. Sqnd us your list for estimate. Material ship- ped subject to inspection. No money with your order. L James Lumber f Minneapolis, Minn. ; Wanted—Farms e R e e ' WANTED TO HEAR FROM OWNER OF or fruit ranch- for sale, O. O. ttson, 2946 Cedar avenue, Minneapo- J/As, Minn. v’ Pasturage CAN FURNISH GOOD FALL PASTURES for 500 head of stock - with runni water in Barnes county, N. D. A. H, ‘Wije, Moorhead, Minn. Business Opportunities —— FOR SALE—LIVE WEEKLY NEWS- ‘paper and Jjob office, county printing, n Red River Valley. §1,000 cash or $1200 terms. 111 care of Leader. Coffee and Tea COFFEE! BUY DIRECT FROM IM- porters. Tea! Save 331-3 per cent to 50 per cent. Write for price list. Frank & Co., 358 River St., Chicago, Il Taken Up - CAME TO MY PLACE JULY 17—ONH brown mare, branded with double dia- mond on left shoulder. Owner may have same by paying for advertising. E. G. Christopherson, Doglay, Mon/, - PAME NINETEEN Lea supplied. der Classified Department “THE FARMER’S MARKET PLACE”’ This 1s the place to advertise your stock, farm machinery, chickens, e; produce for sale and auction sales; to make your wants known and have tfigzi Best results come from Leader Classified Ads. Rates are 5 cents per word for the first time, and 4 cents per word for each succeeding issue. Half rates to members of the Farmers’ Nonpartisan League when advertising to sell their own products or supplying their own needs. All advertising for sale of lands carry the full rate. ALL CLASSIFIED ADS MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE Farm Machinery FOR SALE — 1916 BULL TRACTOR equiped with Kingston high tension im- pulse starting magneto engines as good as new, For full particulars write to. Kaspar Niederkorn, New England, N. D. P. O. Box 917. ONE 12-20 GASOLINE TRACTOR, IN- ternational steel gear plow engine in good_order, $600. Will pull more than two Bull Tractors, G. E. Busch, Gran- ville, N. D. ONE APPLETON TWO-ROLLER CORN husker used three years and in_ first class condition. A bargain if taKeif at once. Hebeisen Bros., Hamburg, Minn. FOR SALE—ONE TEN-BOTTOM JOHN Deere engine plow in good shape. Has not been used in stony land, John Reisenweiber, Newark, S. D. FOR SALE—CASE RACINE 4-BOTTOM heavy duty automatic lift engine plow, good condition., McDowell Bros., Hal- stad, Minn. ONE J. 1. CASE 20 H. P. STEAM EN- gine. NPrice $200. O. E. Erickson, Tap- pen, 3 SPALDING DEEP TILLING MACHINE. H. E. Boe, Mt. Vernon, N. D. Poultry BUFF ORPINGTONS, BARRED ROCKS and light Brahmas spring cockerels, S. C. R. 1. Red, both sexes. All pure stock. No mixture, Single birds, $§1.25; pair, $2.25; trio $3.00. Place your order now for delivery Oct. 1st. S. M. Hagensen, R. No. 2, Box 11, Page, N. D COCKERELS AND SHOW PENS ROSE Comb Buff Leghorn, Columbian Wyan- dotte, Silver Laced Wyandotte. Cheap during. August. L. Johannessohn, Bel- trami, Minn. BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCK COCK- erels for sale at a bargain. Price $1.75 each, Five or more, $1.50 each. Oscar Swanson, Alexandria, Minn. SINGLE COMB BUFF ORPINGTON cockerels, at $1.25, early hatched. Mrs. Ernest Saville, Ridgeville Farm, Brad- dock, N. D, : SINGLE COMBED WHITE LEGHORN spring cockerels, 60 cents each. Pat Dowling, R. 1, Minot, N. D. PUREBRED ROSE COMB WHITE LEG- horn cockerels, $1 each. Geo. E. Lind- sey, Regan, N. D BARRED ROCK PULLETS, $1.00 EACH. Mrs. B. O. Maring, Georgetown, Minn. Wanted WANTED—JULY 27, 1916 COPIES OF The Nonpartisan Leader. Papers must not be marked up or multilated. We will pay 10 cents per copy for the above issue. Circulation Department, Non- partisan Leader, Fargo, N. D. ADDRESS OF PARTY IN NORTH DA- kota, shipping to Peace River, Alberta, Canada. Wish to share a car. Address Mrs. John Keillor, Sharaen, N. D., Box 106. Also ‘wish to buy some Guinea fowl. I PAY THE HIGHEST PRICES FOR junk of all description. Ship your junk, auto tires and metals to M. A. Nafta- lin, 320 Front street, Fargo, N. D. WANTED—TO HEAR FROM OWNER of farm or unimproved land for sale. 0. K. Hawley, Baldwin, Wisconsin. Help Wanted EDITOR AND MANAGER WANTED for county weekly. Write Box 110, care of Leader. WANTED AT ONCE — NEAT AND competent girl for general housework, desirable_home and surroundings, good wages. Fred Kopp, Kathryn, N. D. MAN—TO WEAR FINE SUIT, ACT AS agent; big pay, easy work, Banner Tailoring Co., Dept. 738, Chicago. For Sale or Exchange FOR SALE OR TRADE FOR CITY IN- come property, or automobiles, several improved and un-improved farms in Roseau county, Minnesota. Prices $10 - to $40 per acre for ideal farm land, ac- cording to location and improvements. Write for particulars. T. B. Holdahl, Roseau, Minn. TIMBERED LAND IN NORTHERN Minnesota to exchange for cattle or or horses. Knute Sevre, Wildrose, N. D, TO BUY, SELL, EXCHANGE, OR MAKE FARM. LOANS, write or see, Herbert Hodge, Fargo, N. D Personals WANTED—INFORMATION AS TO THE whereabouts of Stephen Moulton, just t sixteen, five feet six inches, brown air, gray-blue eyes, ruddy complexion well built, walks straight, weight about 150 1bs. Several warts on right hand, small scar between eye brows. When. last seen wore blue suit, blue jersey and army shirt, well worn black laced shoes, plaid check cap. Left home Wednesday evening, August 29th, Parents have no suspicion of cause of leaving or direction taken. ,h Any infor- mation will be gladlgq paid for. S. J. Moulton, Wahpeton, N. D. Autos and Supplies NEW GEARS FOR ANY MAKE OF CAR, 10 per cent, to 50 per cent less than manufacturers’ list. Send old gears for duplication. Illinois Gear Works, 105 ‘W. Monroe St., Chicago, Ills. Livestock FLOYD LAKE STOCK FARM — THR home of the little red pigs. I am back again with my famous Duroc- Jersey pigs from my thousand pound ancestors. I am going to give away a fall pig free of charge, .with every three spring pigs I sell in one order, from the same stock as I am selling from, I have not got room to take care of winter pigs, and will give my customers the benefit of it. Express prepaid to your station. Pedigrees furnished. Write for prices, R. C. Madsen, Detroit, Minn., R. F., D. No. 2, Box 19. e MU SR E Fel L o - S e e B PLUM GROVE STOCK AND POULTRY }:‘arm. Breeders of Red Polled cattle. The breed for the farmer.” Offer for sale several choice heifers from one to ;Péré%?mséeart:s old. Mgsthreduce herd on of room and shortage of feed. V. E. Grant, Cuba, N. D. - EXTRA GOOD HEREFORD BULL FOR sale, very reasonable if taken soon, age 15 months, and registered. Will guar- antee him a No. 1 breeder, good strong bone, and to be shipped from Egeland, N. D. Edward Klebaum, Sarles, N. D. 0. I. C. CHESTER WHITE HOGS—GOT the length and bone. Overland Ring- master strain bulls and heifers. White Plymouth Rock cockerels. If you need .any in this line of stock, write to me. Carl R. Swanson, Marshall, Minn. BIG TYPE POLAND CHINAS, 60 spring pigs sired by Eddy Boy Smooth A Wonder, Big Orphan and Superior Long Wonder and from large sows. Satisfaction guaranteed. C. E. Sheldon, Sheyenne, N. D. PUREBRED DUROC JERSEY BOAR pigs for sale, April farrow; satisfaction guaranteed. Can ship from Kintyre, N. D., (Soo railroad) or Steele, N. D., (N. P, railroad). L. E. Rambaugh, Kine tyre, N. D. 2 REGISTERED HEREFORD BULLS, one 6 months, one 4 years old, short blogky fellows, cherry red. Address Maier Bros., Highland Farm, R. 4, Ate water, Minn. REGISTERED BAY MORGAN STAIL~ lion, 5 years old, true to type. Come and see him or write. Miss Bertha l}g?ier, Highland Farm, R. 4, Atwater, nn. 12 HEAD REGISTERED SHROPSHIRE Sheep. Will take in trade yearling heifers. or calves grade Holstiens pre= kerrl%d. Inquire of Otto Dahn, Steele, BIG TYPE POLAND CHINAS. SPRING pigs of either sex. Pedigree furnished. Satisfaction guaranteed. Call or write. Hubert Zander, Sleepy Eye, Minn. BIG TYPE DUROC JERSEY PIGS OF either sex for sale; April farrow. Satis~ faction guaranteed. Oscar Swanson, Alexandria, Minn, DUROCS, SPRING BOARS AND GILTS by Duchess Defender 2nd. Good color and bone. Prices right. Jos. Ziller, Bird Island, Minn, HIGH MODEL STOCK—AM OFFERING five five-months old Duroc Jersey boars. {:[x:ices right. Ingberg Bros., Hendrum, inn. CHESTER WHITE PIGS OF APRIL farsow, either sex, sired by two good boars. C. M. Herold, Stirum, N. D. Farms FOUR. HUNDRED ACRES — THRERE hundred tillable, balance good pasture. 80 acres in crop this season, balance new prairie. Fair buildings and fences. Unlimited quantity of good spring water. Located 10 miles northeast of Sentinel Butte in Golden Valley Co. This is a snap at $11.50 per acre, $2,300 cash, balance in five equal installments at 6 per cent interest. For further particulars write or call on me at Senti- ?\Iel Butte. A. W. Ferris, Sentinel Butte, 320 ACRES BEST WHEAT LAND IN Montana, 6 miles from town. Produced 22 bushels flax to acre. 60 acres under plow; practically all tillable; no stone or pot holes; gently rolling clay loam soil. Price, $16_acre; $3,220.00 cash; balance terms. Write owner, John L, Burns, Outlook, Mont. GREAT BARGAIN—8) ACRES OF LAND, b5 miles-from town, Koochiching county, Minnesota, at $6 per acre. 80 acres Mahnomen county, 8 miles from town, $10 per acre. Must be sold. Write for particulars. J. R. Holton, Shevlin, Minn, $2,300 BUYS 160 ACRES; 100 ACRES good timber; 60 acres meadow. Will take cattle or sheep in trade.. George Kelley, Haug, Minn. Miscellaneous HAIR SWITCHES, ETC., MADE OUT of. combings and cut hair, Work guar- anteed. Natural hair switches for sale. Send’ sample. Mail hair. Write for particulars. Mrs. John Keillor, Box 106, Sharon, N. D. / GOOD HEAVY SET DOUBLE HAR- ness. 320 Front St., Fargo; N. D. Position Wanted - WANTED—POSITION AS ENGINEER on threshing or plowing outfit. Steam. Arthur Holen, Box 6, Montevideo, Minn, Sherthorns Edgewood Stock Farm OFFERS FOR SALE . 50 head of registered Shorthorn cows and heifers. Also a few registered Shorthorn bulls. Chesebro Smith, Prop. Reference: First Nat’'l Bank of Fargo. Mention Leade_r when writing advertisers -