Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-01-08
System of Marketing FarH Products


Fsrscial Csrsespsnasnes O. eAs mssslaI
Washington, D. G., Jan. 7.--sys-
TENS Of marketing farm products and
the demand fof them ~ trade cen.
tefs SIRE the subjects OF q special 70.
port 20 congress- by the secretary Of
agriculture recently published Tbs
report was made br special direction
OF congress In order that informa.
ton might be AZ hand concerning the
establishment OF a division OF mar
keta In the department Of agricul-
turo. The secretary specifieB various
items OF service that could be PET.
formed by such an once. with recon-
nendation that they be adopted. u
it IL created. Tho report covers ssi
pages and IL crowded with Informn-
ton with regard u tho subjects
treated.
By produceFs 90 Consumers.
Tho report treats OF the movement
Of farm products from tho farm %
consumer through a great variety Of
channels. The simplest distribution
u the direct one Of delivery by farm
or 10 consumer and next after this n
the delivery By Individual farmers or
associations OF farmers TO individual
consumers or associations OF consum-
ere. In these direct forms OF distri-
button the middleman is eliminated.
although OF course intermediate serv-
iccs are performed either BY produc-
ors or by consumers or by both par
ties
Intervention of MIddlclncn.
Among the varieties Of middlemcn
concerned In the marketing Of farm
products are tho travelling hucksiers
Who 80 from farm a. farm gathering
Gags butter. poultry. calves and other
commodities. which they sell 10 ship
pers, iobbers or retail dealers. The
country merchant IL often tho hrst re-.
ccivcr % such products a. eggs Carm-
made butter. poultry. wool. hides. cot.
ton AID sometimes gruin and hay. In
regions where grain IL the staple
product tho tendency has been to dis
place tho country merchant nv the
Erain buyer aud the local eicvator
Inan
Farmers commonly r"li ihrvvgh
commission merchants and ~ aOmo
oNtcnt directly 81 wholesale dealers
and alsu 10 fctail dcalotp Tho fstm.
cr Nh0 employs ttustWufthy com.
miS'iOn MERCHANT Who uill handle his
products honestly and bonorabiy viii
get the ourrent prices Zoe them With
In The range Of tho commission meF-
chants business but the farmer often
hnds himself Ia the ba nds % conf.
nisSion merchant vho falsely reports
hat the products wcFc received IN
damaged condition OF That thcy were
Of a loser gTade ihao they were 10
fact. or he reports reccivaa psioes
lower than those actually received by
him tOr tho products. Worss than
this, u u IS NJ Incaos tagc that the
commission merchant has sold tho
products snd Jailed TO return the net
proceeds
Samples OF transactions IN which
Only one middieman ihtcrvencs be-
tween producer aud consumer include
tho commission man ~ large mar
kci Who resolves consignmcnts OF
livestock from farmers and sails 20
packets. the factor to whom tho
planter cUnsigns hts rise or cotton
aud from whom purchases are made
hN millers. the warehouse who
manage the sale OF q VirRinn plant
era tobacco.
The Intervention ~ tvo men be.
tween producer and consumer "a q
common occurrence. Fruits and veg.
stables are often marketed through
the aid az two middicmcn. the ciiy
dealer and retail mcr.
chant
More Than Two Intermediates.
\ series uf three middlcmcn may
Include th, local huNcr 81 the ship.
per. second. the commission dealer
or The wholesale merchant. and.
thlrd. the retail merchant In the
sale of fruit hS auction. which il COM
mon IN large cities east uf tho Mis-
sissippi riyCr the auctionCcr rs an add
di,iOuai middlcnan ilc may sell for
u commission dealer to whom IN"
consignment may huy, been made hy
q country huAcr; AMI the purchaser
at such an auction may be- q iohbcr.
who IN turn sells e. retail mct.
chant five middlcmcn are thus
concerned in such q transaction.
Onions raised In Kentucky ar"
sometimes bought bS u local mcr-
chant and shipped To- Louisville. hero
they may bc put into Sicks and con-
signed To New York wholesaler o.
a commission man who ia turn sells
TO New York retailer Eggs and
poultry frequently pass through the
hands OF AZ least four middlcmcn.
The marketing OF clover seed ir an
example OF transfer from one farm
e. 10 another through Number OF
mlaalcmcu. The first middlcm1n