The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-01-13
.SPUD MARKETS FIRM

Potato Prices Continue to Advance
Farmers Thought to Be
Holding for $1.OO.
Percentage Held by Farmers Heavier
Than Usual-No Fear
of Importations.
The potato market continues to adj
vance, and since the last issue of the
Union from Soc to 85c has been paid
for white stock. Rose have been
bringing Soc, Ohios 75c, while the de-
mand for Triumphs has forced the
price on this variety up 81 and 81. O5.
It has been years since potatoes
have been as high as at present at
this season, and buyers who have been
on the market 16 years or more state
that they do not recollect time when
tubefs were worth these prices early
in January.
Receipts have been heavy on the
days that the weather permitted haul
ing.
1t is estimated that the percentage
of potatoes held by farmers is heavier
than usual at this season, bad roads
having interfered with hauling to a
certain extent.
Wired reports received last week by
The Chicago Packer from the princi-
pal districts in the northern potato
belt show that present holdings of pa
tatoes are light for this time of year
and that the biggest percentage of
the remaining stocks are in farmers
hands. Advice from almost all sec
tons state that farmers are very firm
in their ideas and the impression is
that they are holding for 81 per bushel.
Most stations report light movement
from original hands and extra heavy
inquiry from trade all over the coun-
try.
Taking all important sections of
the northern potato belt into consider
alton The Packer estimates that hold
lngs at present are from 80 to 40 per
cent less than year ago at this time.
The significance Of this is even greater
because a year ago the outlet for po-
tatoes from this section was not near
" as extensive; Pittsburgh WAS far
east as they could move at that time,
whereas this year northern shippers
al1ing POTATOES to New. York and
other coast points, and also are get
ting an extra large trade from south
east and southern points> Last year
Maine shipped potatoes as far west as
ST. Louis, while this season, in view
of the shortage in the eastern crop,
northern potatoes have the central
section all to themselves.
Following are the reports received
from Minnesota points by The Packer:
Princeton, Mimi, Jan. 7-Potatoes here are
not keeping as well in former years and the
this station are about 60 per cent of the crop.
At other nearby stations the holdings are much
lightera Stocks mostly are eating potatoes
Triumph seed is very scarce, Ohios plentiful,
Rose scarce. Farmers are holding for higher
prices and not moving much now-F W.
Manke.
Moorhead, Mimi, Jan Tt is estimated rs
per cent of the usual holdings of Red River
on hor -
the supply is sold for spring shipment. The
quality is good except slightly under size and
keeping fne.-Leslie Welter
Center City, Mimi, Jan. Potato holdings
are about 10 per cent under last year, mostly
in farmers hands. They are keeping good
Lake & Burns Company.
Sabine. Mimi, Jan. 7.-Unsold potato hold
ings in the Red River district are 40 per cent
less than year ago. Growers look for prices
as high in 1912. There has been little ship
ping done the past few weeks on account of
cold weather and the feeling is that nothing
under 81 a bushel will bring them out Prob
| ably half the supply in storage is sold for fu-
lures. The quality is good and keeping WE'LL
Wright & Co.
North Branch, Jan. THE total crop here
this year is about IS per cent Of last years
which is sold. At other nearby stations hold
mos are very much lighter. Not over Is per
cent of the normal amount of Triumphs are
held Ohios are also scarce. Stocks keeping
good.-North Branch Mercantile Company.
| GAINESVILLE, Mimi, Jan. THE stock Of
Red River Ohios here is about 65 per cent OF
year ago. The quality is very good and
stocks are keeping fine. The Red River Val
ley as whole is away short of last year
Norby Solunl.
The new York potato market-was
wild and unsettled last week, showing
a heavy advance in all eastern centers
It has been several years since the
market went on such a rampage. At
the close Of the week the situation was
extremely firm with the tendency up
ward