Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-08-28
CROPS, AND PROSPECTIVE PRICES,

: Now. that the wheat crop is ncarl,
e ready for market, it may be well to con
5 slider the most advantageous way &C dis
? posing it. Limited as we are to a nome
, market for our farm products. it becomes
matter Of deep interest to all enea ged in
agricultural pursuits, how prices shall be
. maintained or kept up to living rates. The
experience Of the past las surely served to
convince all that the farmers. themselves.
ny the usual methods of rushing into mar
kct with their flour and grain, without
system or correct knowledge of the de-
maad Or supply, cannot hope to regulate
prices or Keep produce up to its real value.
In this Territory, there are few dealers in
flour or grain, and those few Only to a linz
tied extent, so that if at any time larger
amount OF produce is thrown upon tie
market or offered for sale than that re-
quired for immediate use, rllinously low
prices is the inevitable result. Farmers.
by marketing their own flour, come into
active competition with each other and of.
ten find themselves placed under such
peculiar and urgent circumstances when
marketing their produce that thew, are
compelled to sell. but can only succeed in
doing SO by underselling every one else.
thus, it often happens that one wagon
load OF flour or grain depresses the price
OF the entire commodity in the hands of
both dealers and producers. No branch
OF the farmers business has proved SO an
noy ng and unsatisfactory as that of mar
ketins their flour. and, in or opinion. the
sooner they can turn it over to other hands
the better for all concerned.
Gallatin county has now no less than
five first-class Touring mills. with ca
pacify sufficient to grind the present crop
between now and next harvest, and if the
owners OF these mills can by any possible
means handle the wheat, manufacture the
Tour. and place it upon the market. thew
mould. by all means, be allowed to do il. l
'ur'ng the past year some OF the millers
ave been purchasing wheat and paving .
he cash for 1t, and thus to certain ex-
ent controlling and regulating the flour !,
larket. The result, so far as we have
card has been most satisfactory, espec-
lly to the farmers. Wheat, for the first d
me III many years, has had fixed and "
ertaln value, and notwithstanding the
'ct that there was an apparent surplus On o.
and, Hour has not been allowed to be de- II;
Ieciated to mere nominal figure. but III
'e price has been kept up to, at least, IA
wing rate. 81
III the mlllers can command sufficient Ia
p''ai 10 handle the entire crop of wheat III
IS year. and they are disposed to do it.
ey should. by all means, receive every
'sslole encouragement. Although there so
"hdonbtedly pretty heavy crop this Nj
asoh. II properly managed. there is no
od reason for its being sacrificed or dis is
sed of at extremely low prices. The ne
pnlation OF the Territory is much larger ma
IN it was last year. Almost every in val
stry and enterprise is looking up. The
nand for grain and breadstufs is gradu- lie
Y on the increase, and the farmers have we
good reason for such discoura cement we
lack OF confidence as will bring on ant
1ic in prices. !
will not do, Of sc, for all to at Of
'pt to market their entire crops at once. hof
those who are able hold on to tn cir thr
dlce as long as they possibly can. and Blu
all keep back at least portion of their Bu1
piles until next spring or summer. and cat
the flour be handled by as few men as
slble and by those who are in condi- j
TO do it intelligently and in the inter- acci
OF both the farmers and millers, then it'll
e VIII probably be little reason to COM the
n OF low prices and dull times. The afte
iets nave 1t all in their own hands. If of {
choose to do so. they can keep up plot
es to living rates, Or they can. by man. ed t
ing too great anxiety and determine desl
to sell at all hazards. completely ruin
market value of everything they have
sale.