The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-05
h gPIDE, HIGH PRICES.
~~rrR REED EXPLAINS
.wr GRAIN QUESTION.
-. works No Injury to the
-~rs. He says, Because III the
- wss Lowered the Price
80 Come Down Accordingly.

-, p.spstch 70 the Post sf-lIteiiigeE'eer.
s.~nuA Nos. s-sIf1e ediSofla4 ~ -
yA..-.~r,svercer THIS morning On fae
?s-I.sss 80 - rheat Ia this state was enc q
f7ls.-ss. Articles have ever rea9 On thaE
Ths writer showed tnof0nga
ss.4....oalng Of the question. and placed
80 fzrss before fae people o. tns
- .Eev baFe never yet been stated
-. - -srsarss were made ~ we'll
- srbsat dealer 81 this city today 70
- ~ rses -rnseisireucer cs9Tfeag gpoBdefiI. and
.s,ns pretty near expressing the sem
- - = avery dealer in the city. State
as.~e.sr Wright spoke ~ similar
= did also ". II. Reed, OF Reed 4
- yrssn brokeras and member OF The
e =. grain commission. nc latter gen
-, Z the member VINO adFoeafed 50
- At the recent session OF the COM
-..ssn the nffy-nlne-pound standard.
! xxrsanassou OF his aeflcn Dir. Reed had
sssTsc~lng 70 say this afternoon 10 the
s..s.gnsslligsncer correspondent:
.vam xaut 10 know why ]. as state
/ q. sysaf1isss0nsr. favored = standard of
- s~ss r.(stsradS for No / grade ~ wheat
- ard afty.nine pounds for No. /
= =. ,,say Solely because the majority of
y = .ssssr.s wheat Of the state last year vas
@szs xeluhf wheat a sort Of puuky
- ana the majority cf the sound
1asss tlss year II 2 heavy wheat. In
- sfsrdarst for q crop the aim of the
- saaaa~ssaiofs Il to benefit the greatest NUM-
- n ffa cr0u throughout the state Is
=. ,rvgehs crop a. a rCte. as last year.
- weight standard for No. ~ fixed
- - xhsr a large majority OF the crop Il
ssrv wheat. a. In fhls year. " flen aow
80 standard Is established IN year
- ! large part OF the crop of the state
x-ss weight. | recognize that that sec
sss she state which II the exception Ia
ssv heavy wheat suffers q loss ~ De-
= asJgres to sell on the light wsiRnf stan
- ffr the buyer will not paw 80 H4aen
= Va 4 on a light weight standard as he
n - = heavy weight standard
- ! year when the standard Is fixed
- i sr4lghs those sections ot the state
- minority that year with light wheat
~<sr 4 certain loss by reason sf theE
rssaf falling below the higher - anstard
$3.50 hit sacli loss II less than the loss
- farmer with heavy whsat on light
sses. standard. because the price OF NO,
j made higher on the heavy weight
-snssr8 ard the price for NO. Is thus
eeoea to but very little lower than the
] price would have been on lower
i ssshs standard
- M explain In a sort Of kindergar-
= wag why II was better 10 have high
srhs standard this year. that i, better
= ~ farmer We grain dealers have
aeesa. and the records Of the state ifl-
sssssa Office for this season show. that
sax spur-Hfths of the wheat crop or the
~ shsa year whish was not dams ged
rain or excessively foul weeds. etc.
4ssishea f.ffy-nlne pounds or more. Now.
f.rmsr had Eve cars of wheat -four Of
- N9re very good and enc poor. would
lei as much for those five cars II Re
xs-es the flxe on q sample OF the one
= car AZ he would II he offered the five
j SAMPLE Of the four good oneas sap
asax the No. ! grade was made low. so
shs poor car would grade No |. and
4 al aNe cars sell as No. 1. would he
+ II maeh for his fixe cars ~ he would
ae grade was made higher and the four
E sod es No. ] aud the one car as No.
r h. woaiaai ket any more ON sacn
aAef grade standard. why Is II the buy
ssaw4ys pay less for No. ? wheat than
s ys Il II isn't the name. It's the quail
80 sAy there ln considerable wheat
aaagea shis year hy rain. and the higher
ksaas eats thai out. Not so. Where waeaE
! mada soft hy rain. er ts badly nteacAs1
sxcessseely dirty or snutty, I Moail
sssr he graded al No wheat u the
sAsaafa weight was fxud a. nEty-tive
xaas Why should damaged wheat ee
sxsea as equal 20 andanaged wheat In
sa gs8F has Il been 50 ci8s~ed tn any state.
In year when the standard weight N&s
kfs.slsAf pounds. i vas not GrAaSd as
81 wAest The question with such wheat
81 question q wesht. l.ast se4g
~ ~ ~ l.'i4i.9 ..
ts7ea s,a ts,as @las4ag 4e sesd wbsat
~ ssaT unasr i fnora ltaeraI grading.
sAsss wh!eh Is not badly bieached and II
Y made too soft for milling by rain Is
Rzssd Is No or No eg -
q NJ Win 49, ,,,,,.. 49,, -
ssssss 80 ~. y ~ NE tssr hs,es effy.n3ne
rsrls. nean fhev are getting more Ia
sasAl k7s3inR On such wheat sais year