The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-01-07
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lHCluue nTSt tue local buyer VI the
shipper; second, the commission deal
er or the wholesale merchant; and
third the retail merchant. In the
sale of fruit by auction, which is com
mon in large cities east of the Miss
issiprl River, the auctioneer Is an ad
ditional midd eman. He may sell for
commission dealer, to whom the
consignment may have been made by
country buyer; and the purchaser
at such an auction may be a jobber
who in turn sells to retail merch.
ant. Five middlemen are thus con-
cerned in such transaction.
Onions raised in Kentucky are
sometimes bought by local merch-
ant and shipped to Louisville; here
they may be put into sacks and con.
signed to New York wholesale or
a commission man who In turn sells
to a New York retailer. Eggs and
poultry frequently pass through the
hands of at least four middlemen.
The marketing of clover seed is
an example OF transfer from one
farmer to another through a number
OF mddlemen. The first middleman
may be an Indiana jobber, who con-
signs to commission dealer in To
ledo, Ohio; here the seed may be
purchased by II merchant and ship
ped to wholesale dealer in dis
tant city. The last middleman in this
course of distribution Is country
s,orekeeper or city dealer in agri-
cultural supplies.
Market Places and Warehouses
Public market places are establish
ed in number Of cities and towns,
and in these places consumers may
buy such articles as fruit, vegetables
dairy products poultry and eggs, di.
rect from farmers as vel as from
dealers
Another institution which aids the
producer to dispose of his crop is the
public warehouse. Illustrations OF
this are anorded in the marketing
Of tobacco in Virginia and North Car
DINA, wool from the northern Rocky
Mountain States and to some extent
rice in Louisiana and Texas The
growers o. their representatives, with
their produce, meet the buyers at
these warehouses.
Diversion In Transit
While farm products are i'm tran
sit by ran, there ave certain points
at which the consigner may desig-
nate final destination The purpose
of this practice is to enable the con-
signer to find the best market for his
goods. This Is the plan followed In
shipping fruits and vegetables by 49,
from California to the East and from
Southern States to the North.
Associative Marketing
The Secretary of Agriculture has
much to say concerning associative
marketing by farmers, and the eco.
nomic advantages are stated in de-
tail. "A survey of the systems of
marketing farm products clearly dis.
covers what the farmers can best do
to their advantage. They must asso.
ciate themselves together for the pur.
pose of assembling their Individual
contributions of products, OF shipping
In carload lots, OF obtaining market
news at places to which It is practi
cal to send their products, to sell in
a considerable number of markets
II not In many markets, and to Sc
cure the various other economic gain
OF associative selling"
To carry out this suggestion, It is
recommended that If Congress estab
fishes division of markets a COPS
of travelling field agents be maintain
ed to assist farmers to form associ
atoms for marketing their products
Estimates Of Fruit and Vegetable
Supply
IL Is also recommended that esti
mates OF the prospective supply OF
fruits and vegetables and pc
other products not onw represented
in the cumulative estimates of the
Departments crops reporting service
be made A short time before harvest,
so that the farmer may have in mind
fairly definite idea of the volume
of the crop throughout the country
in order tnat he may occupy a place
in the market that is fair to himself
or, as the case may be, a place in
the market that is fair to the consu.
mer."
General market news service is not
recommended. If such service were
derived from telegTaphic reports, the
expense wouIu ne enormous. One far.
mers' marketing association spends
$4,000 a year in telegraphing alone
and fruit growers organization
spends $4,000 for this seryice