Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-05
Reports From the North and
Northwest Indicate Biggest
Crop In Many Years
BIG SHIPMENTS ARE EXPECTED
Delay of the Farmers in Getting the
Tubers to Market Largely Response
BILE for the High Price Prevailing at
the Present Tin,es-some Of the Fig
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Sioux City, Oct. 5.--If there Is any
one in Sioux City who thinks the high
price of potatoes locally the past few
weeks is due to a general scarcity in the
northwest he is badly mistaken. This
is going to be one of the biggest years
in the production of potatoes in Min
esota and North and South Dakota
that those states have ever known. The
estimates of the crop in the states
mentioned, as prepared by the railroads
and as Sioux City commission houses
have been advised, show that millions
of bushels are to be shipped out OF the
northwest this year.
A local commission merchant said
yesterday that the fact that potatoes
were soaring up around 81 a bushel
here was largely the result of the delay
of the farmers In this section in get
ting their "spuds" dug. Wet weather
and other conditions have been against
them. Besides there has been feel
ing that the price locally would adj
vance by holding back the supply. Now
the shipments are beginning to arrive
from Minnesota and the Dakotas, and
the farmers who have been holding
back their supply will now rush them
into a declining market The jobbing
price of potatoes yesterday In Sioux
city was So cents a bushel in car
load lots.
The Great Northern Railway COM
pany has sent figures to Sioux City
concerning the potatoes to be handled
over Its line, according to the esti-
mates made by dealers and producers
at the principal potato centers along
the line of that railway. This list shows
that millions Of bushels are to be ship
ped out of Minnesota clone. Twelve
towns in minnesota will ship the
enormous quantity OF 100000 bushels.
These towns and the estimates in
bushels are as follows:
Anoka, 100000 bushels; Big Lake,
$4,000 bushels: Graham, $4,000 BUSH
els: Clear Lake. 10000 bushels; Err
skine, $500 bushels; Long Prairie. 3d.
900 bushels: Mora, 10000 bushels;
Monticello 10000 bushels: Milaca. 80
900 bushels: Ogilivie. $4,000 bushels;
Osseo, 10000 bushels; Grundy, 100000
bushels; total, 100000 bushels.
This amount of potatoes would make
2,S24 carloads at 500 bushels TO the
car, the usual quantity shipped in the
average car of 10000 pounds capacity
Seven shippers at Bethel, MINI, are
quoted as saying that they will have
any amount" Of potatoes. which may
be taken to mean several hundred
thousand bushels. The same Informal
ton comes from seven dealers at
Cambridge. MINI. The 100000 bushels
to be shipped by Grundy, as indicated
in the foregoing list, are to be shipped
by only six dealers. Glyndon, Mimi,
1t will have 500 acres Of po-
tatoes to market and five dealers Will
handle them. Nine growers at Isanti,
Mimi, say they will have 500 acres of
potatoes to market and five dealers will
handle them. Nine growers at Isanti.
Mimi, say they will have any amount.
North Dakota points mentioned in the
list also give large figures. Fargo will
have about $4,000 bushels. Grand
II
thing like 10000 bushels. Hannah
will have about 5000 bushels and Lang
don will have 5000 bushels. Sabin, N.
D., will have SIS 900 bushels. and Willis
ton about 10000 bushels. In South
Dakota the reports are that the crop
is good all the way between Yankton
and Aberdeen, and that the yield will
be at least $50 bushels to the acre.
New York ani Michigan apples are
on the market y, large quantities, and
the quality is very fine. Southern APP
Piles from Missouri and Nebraska are
about out of the market. There have
been barely enough for the local needs
where they were grown. The east
will have to supply the country with
apples this year. California peaches
are gradually disappearing and soon
will all be gone. The pretty Colorado
Elber,as are still obtainable, and are
popular The grape season is nearly
over. and prices have ruled high all
season.
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