El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-07
Potatoes, Barley, Tobacco.

oats is grown In this country
Potatoes, Barley, Tobacco.
The potato crop of 2S2,OO0,0O0 bush
els is about 90 percent OF the average
production. but the farm price mas IN
creased to such an extent InaL the
total value of the crop is the highest
Of record and amounts to S2l3,0OO,OOO-
Barley is another crop deficient IN
production. The 146,00OO00 bushels are
u percent below the five year average,
but the total value Of the crop is about
S125 600 coo, and much above the rec
ord value Of 1907.
The tobacco crop is estimated to be
about S00,0OO,OOO pounds or peIceHt
under the five year average, ana 10
be worth about s76,000,000, or 90 per
cent under the five year average Inc
tobacco grown in this country during
the last five years is 81 percent OIL the
worlds crop, and supplied other couh-
tries with quantity tfRt is 80 per
cent Of the worlds exports OF TOBACCO
The sugar beet crop, which Tor sew
eral years remained close to S2O,OOO,OUO
in value, has risen to more than 20
000,0 this year, an increase OF zS12
percent above the five year average
Rice is one of the five crops that
have a production above the five year
average, but the amount altnougn
little over 1000. 100000 pounds, has
been exceeded twice.
The secretary says Il am graufled
to see that the beet sugar tonnage
reaches the figure Of nearly 6OOOOO
short tons. 1t indicates that we can
make our sugar" This is the largest
amount ever made in this country by
about $4,000 tons and is "A percent
above the five year average The Value
has, OF course, scared and amounts to
about S90,O00,000, including value OF
pulp. the highest previous value be-
ing about $50, 600, 600 for 1909
The cane sugar production OF 1911
is estimated to be abut $4,000 short
tons Of raw sugar, OF 81 percent
above the five year average, Win
value Of about S45,0OO,6OO, or % per
cent over the five year average.
Both kinds of sugar combined. the
production equals about $4,000 short
TONS or about $4,000 tons more tnan
the record production Of 1903.
Results of Cold Storage.
Feeling that there should be more
knowledge of the cold storage Of FOODS,
the secretary caused the first lnYesT1-
cation Of the economic features OF
cold storage to be made during this
year.
This cold storage Investigation sup
ports a belief that there has been
much speculation in some years by the
men who keep these commodities IN
cold storage. One Illustration is
given: The egg year 1901 had p
percent more eggs in cold storage than
the preceding year, and yet the price
index number went mucn nlghef t4aH
usual in the months when it is high
October to January-and much lower
in the months when it is loW-March
to July following.
At the same time there was plenty
of eggs in storage, the wholesale price
of eggs SCARED to As cents in Boston
in November and December and TO 40 =
cents in New York for nearby state
eggs. There was an apparent mistake
of the storage men in overestimat1ng
the consumption Of the public at ex-
orbitant prices. because so large was
the unsold quantity at the beginning
of the next egg year in the spring OF
1911 that the wholesale price Of eggs
fell in April to 1919 cents IN Boston
and New York, and the storage men
dumped on the foreign market the
greatest quantity Of eggs ever eG-
ported from this country in year
should Make Reports.
From the returns made by the ware
housemen it is inferable that the fresh
beef, mutton and pork the poultry
butter. eggs, and fish received into
cold storage in a year amount TO
weight of at least ] 200, 100000 pounds
and very likely TO a quarter OF bill
lion more. The eggs received into
storage in a year are approximately
49, percent of the farm production;
the fresh beef is over 3 percent or the
commercial slaughter of cattle; NUT
ton. over percent Of that slaughter
of sheen and lambs, and fresh pork,
liz percent Of that slaughter OF hogs'
and butter, % percent Of the creamery
DEOQuCNlD4-
his report as follows:
This is no Indictment of the men
who keep foods in cold storage, ex-
cepu in so far as they sometimes spec
ulate. nor need they be indicted for
offenses in order that the public eco
monte interest in their business may
be made to appear. The foregoing
matter. il may be supposed, establishes
that. The man who places food in cold
storage is somewhat in the situation
of the man who fOrestalls the market
He may not attempt to do, but the
power may be a temptation
The affairs Of such business as
this should have publicity. The pub
lie ought to know how much goods
are in storage from month to month
and what the movements Of receipts
and deliveries are
"The food warehousemen should be
REQUIRED to send to Washington month
Nv reports containing the desired in
formation Here these reports could
be promptly aggregated and the re-
suits could be given to the public on
a previously announced day OF the
month. somewhat as the crop reports
are"