The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-09-29
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Republican Cieket.
FOR PRESIDENT
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
FOX VICE HREsIDENT,
CHAS. w. FAIRBANKS.
FOR DELEGATE TO CONGRESS-,
B S. MCGUIRE.
For CouSc,LMAS l0rH DISTRICT,
c. X. ALEXANDER.
FOX REPRESENTATIVE 10TH DIsrRIor,
J, P. CANDY.
Conltu Officers.
THE BROOM coaN MARKET

The broom-coru market Is in u very
disturbed condition. As econ as re-
ports began To reach tho market points
OF the immense broom-corn crop in
Oklahoma, the manipulators OF the
broom corn market began the usual
scheme of pushing the price down by
over-estimatlng the western crop, and
trying To hide the condition of the crop
in Illinois, Missouri, and Kansas, and
other states. But the fact could not be
hid that the broom-corn crop, in Illi-
nois, especially, had been ruined by
wet weather, and the brush, what there
was Of it, was worth very little. Then
began a scramble among the broom
manufacturers TO lind out where good
brush could be obtained. In the mean
tiise the Spectators had forced the
price down from $40 or Sloo per ton in
Chicago to about S55 and sSJ quoted.
but the fact was more and more ua,-
snt us time passed that Oklahoma held
the only big and good crop of broom-
corn. Good broomcorn could not be
obtained by the broom manufacturers
from ths dealers, and began locking
hlie HELD o. er Tor themselves. Only
iast week President Stillwell, of tie
Orient railroad took ear loud of deal
ors over his line in oklahoma 10 show
them where they could get good brush,
But even there the dealers could not
get 10 see the beat OF the broom corn
crop From personal observation the
writer is woll satisfied that tas best
broonldorn in the Territory this year
was grown in the western part of
" Woodward and in Beaver county.
The fact that Beaver county has no
railroad through the portions whvia
the bulk of the brooncorn crop IS
grown prevents buyers from visiting
these parts amt inning out tie facts
But We lesl safe al saying that il would
Le bad policy Tor botlncoin grow ers
40 rush their product TO market nov.
from tne best reports ,hat We can get
the price OF this product viii undoubs-
suiy be higher before the first OF tl.e
year than il is now, and probably a
kood deal higher. At any rate the
market is very unsettled, broomcorn is
much less than an average crop every
where except in Oklahoma. and the
indications are that there Will be big
effort made to corner the market.
Under such circumstances the best
thing 10 do is to follow The advice given
By the agricultural Journals 10 wheat
raisers 10 ''hold your wheat" Hold
your broomcorn until the market Is
more settled.
In this connection we viii quote the
opinion of j. b Thohurn. Secretary OF
the Oklahoma Board OF Agriculture.
MIR. Thehuri had beeI misc, uoted by
broomcorn specuIatcrs for the purpos.
o forcing prices down, and IN his cor
rection of their report, Mr. Thoburn
says:
IL was asked recently foran estimate
Of the probable acreage OF brOOmcufn
90 oklahoma. and within three days
tAszraiier was 9lsot4d - stating shat