Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-20
Observation-Disclosures
HAXSEED vs.. BARLEY
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From Duluth Commercial Rec
ord, May II, 1908.1

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All advices so far received from the
three Northwestern states indicate
that farmers have very decided lean
ing towards an increase in the area
seeded to barley that should result in
q materially increased crop of that
cereal. We believe any increase in
the barley area from last year will be
Q mistake and farmers should give
the matter serious consideration be-
fore committing themselves to the
error.
The barley crop raised In 1907 was
sufncient for requirements and had it
not been for manipulation the prices
obtained for it would have been little
II any above the average. There was
. combination of cad ses that led to
the abnormal prices obtained for bar
ley during the fall months Of 1907,
partly natural and partly artificial.
In the first place there was an en-
tire clean up of all stocks Of barley
and malt from the previous crop and
malsters we're anxious buyers of first
offerings. 1t will be remembered that
the autumn and early fall weather
was very unfavorabls for tirsshing and
marketing barley and thsssloM move.
mont resulting from this led masters
70 believe that the crop would again
be insufficient. Aside from these nat
ural causes there ID but little doubt
that the Americas Mating company
started buying. WITH the nrst offerings,
having in mind the deliberate intsn-
ton Of buying % much Of the Greg a.
possible and oontrolling It. Had 1t not
been for the financial pants OF oeto-
Der It II possible they would have
been successful in oaSfying the deal
through and maintaining prices foE
barley right up to the new crop Of
1908, but they wsrs. net successful
and barley and malt can now BE- OBJ
tanned for prices 20 to Is per cent less
than prevailed last fall; In fact, there
a q cargo OF Duluth barley, shipped
TO Buffalo last fall, stih looking for .
customer.
Aside from all this. however, IL the
demoralized condition in which thu
brewing trade finds itself and the Ger
tainty that there will bs q decreased
demand for malt during the crol
years of 190S-s. Whether this de
crease in demand will be large o.
small will cut little figure, AZ the crel
raised last year was more than sum
Client for requirements.
A farmer, Of course, knows best thu
condition of his soil and what crop Il
is best adapted to this year, but i
does seem that any land on which
barley was cultured could raise
good crop Of oats. or possibly goo,
crop LOT faxsesd. Possibly oats vii
not bring the price they did this year
In fact, it Is altogether likely they will
not. Nevertheless, there is nothing
in the situation to suggest that an!
crop of oats that could be raise'
would prove burdenspme.
In the case of f1axseed some dissat
isfaction has arisen because of tn
relatively poor prices obtained TO
seed last fall as compared with wheat
barley and oats, but that condition i
not likely to occur again this fall, an,
that the natural value of fax owe
wheat, for instance, Is asserting Itself
shows by the relative prices OF nsy
crop fax and new crop wheat. In TIA
case of hsxseed $1.25 is bid toda
I (May 14th) for September and Octe
Der seed, as compared with % cent
for September wheat. thus maxim
the flaxseed 1871 per cent more tina
wheat, and at that price it shout
prove profitable crop.
AS to the new barley prices Their
has not as yet been any suggestion G
prices for the new crop, but we ar
firmly satisfied that unless some acc
dent to the barley crop occurs
cents per bushel will look high fo
:. barley before Sent