The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-26
MINNEAPOLIS now
RULES In BARLEY E :.
Mailing Trust Will Remove Pur-
chasing Offices from Mil
waukee to Mill City.
RECOGNITION GREATEST 49, --
IN LOCAL HISTORY
Growth of This. Market Told by
Figures Which Run High
.- Into Millions.

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The American Mailing company, or
ton of its kind and predominant IN the
barley trade of the United States, Will
remove it's western purchasing head
quarters from Milwaukee to Mlnneapo-
lis about Aug. l. In this is final recog:-
milton of wonderful development that
in short four-year period has raised
Minneapolis from point relatively I'M
important to the position Of greatest
primary barley market in the country.
The American Mailing company oper-
ates enormous plants. at Milwaukee,,
Chicago, New York, Buffalo and else
where, embraces busi ness formerly car
ried on by twenty-nine separate firms
or individuals, and is capitalized at
$3O,OO0,OO0. Financial offices are main
tanned in New York, but the western
working headquarters and purchasing
offices are in Milwaukee, until recently
the great barley market Of the country.
J. NJ. Riebs, an authority on barley
culture, mailing expert, and a principal
figure in the trade, manages an enor-
nous business from the Milwaukee Of
flee and from it practically. shapes the
western policy of the company.
How Business Grew.
Until this season the ,t'malting
trust stood rooted in opposition to the
rise of Minneapolis. It's influence was
against the shifting Of the primary cen,
ter and the decline Of Milwaukee, ana
its operations were directed according
". For two years, against constantly
increasing receipts at Minneapolis and
stocks of barley in store here at times
larger than the entire storage capacity
of Milwaukee, the trust refused this
market direct recognition. Interests, In
dependent of the trust came in. Large
ers came from Chicago, New York, and
other centers to locate here permanent
ly. The Rahr interests Of Manitewoc,
Wis, prominent in the trade, secured
direct representation and this has gone
On steadily, the application Of repre-
sentative of the Bosch mailing interests
of Davenport. Iowa, for membership ! In
latest received. The trust refused to
move and not until the ATLANTIC sea-
board exporters and east central and
New England masters began to buy
here in Big lots for direct shipment
east, thus cutting out Milwaukee,, was
the recognition forced. Until that time
stock Of 100000 bushels Of barley in
Minneapolis elevators meant only that
much more to 20 to Milwaukee sooner
or later, for the Wisconsin city was the
outlet and Minneapolis was subservient
and had not yet established direct lines
Of distribution to the east.
Some Startling Figures. i"
In the commercial history of Mime
apolis there is no parallel to. the deyel
opment Of the barley trade, except only
the growth of the milling industry ii
period about fifteen years back. "A
scattering barley business was carried
on here for years. About five years age
it began to increase. From 1900, 00t
bushels year receipts jumped to 5,00O,
900, then to 100000 to 11,233,O00 tt
11,6O0, $50 and to l4,422,55O bushels last
year. ::
The increase swamped the trade and
threw it into confusion. With forty
two storage elevators and capacity fol
handling 35,OOO,OOO bushels Of grain
Minneapolis was yet unable satisfactor
lily to handle this barley business. GraiI
men began to find that it was a bust
ness requiring experience and expert
management. The elevator firms awoke
eastern markets and offered big sal
aries for experienced men to come here
and handle the practical end of thu
business. These men came.
Meanwhile, the elevators were, i'm
proved and necessary machinery IN
stalled. Nearly all mailing barley il
tested chemically and there are nov
in which the mailing capacity pc
bushel of any sample may be deter
mined. Grading and mixing for uni
formity, requiring long experience, wa
learned. :..@..
Minneapolis Market Made.
Last wear Minneapolis firm, on a.
order from the east for 100000 bush
els of barley to match and test equa
to a sample submitted. bought from tn
cash tables at the Chamber Of Com
merce, by sample, from the varied lot
offered from day to day barley Of va
rious grades, color and quality, an
of the 100000 bushels shipped stood tn
test and gave great satisfaction, an
the reputation Of the city as DE-
pendable barley market was made.
New-crop barley will soon be movin
to market, and it is expected that !
the coming season a business of 20
100000 bushels will be done here.
Advantage All Here.
While the rise Of Minneapolis hi
been contested by Milwaukee the cor
ing in of the trust will mark the chang
as inevitable. Milwaukee has the a.
vantage of a large consuming capacit
but her buying power. nevertheless, hi
been narrower than that of Minnea1
oils On days of heavy receipts, wit
the trade stepping aside prices we
sure to decline, for other Milwaukt
BUYERS would hesitate to come in, an
as Milwaukee went other markets wen
SO that receipts Of $50 cars in Milwa
kee usually meant a smash in the ge
eral market. Last year there were r
ceipts here Of more than 200 cars
day at times, against which the ma
ket advanced Activity accounts f
this There are eight buyers in M
waukee and thirty in Minneapolis. \
matter what the situation. seller col
ing to the Minneapolis Chamber
Commerce with sample of barl
either on spot or to arrive, can alwa
get cash offer for it.