The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-13
The Markets
STRONG BULGE IN
POTATO MARKETS

The feature OF the potato market
today IL the strong bulge in the prices
at the markets of Chicago, Minneapo-
lis, st. Louis and Kansas City. The
prices locally have also strengthened
and bulk field run are in strong de-
mand at 81 to S1.05. Sacked dime
higher. Growers now have their po-
tatoes in the cellars and are not in
clined to move them at present prices.
stock that was stored in barns or
other exposed places may have been
touched by the frost, but the extent
of the damage will not be known UNI
ell the frosted potatoes begin to thaw.
Sacked Ohios at Minneapolis were
selling at from s1.25 to SI.3b and bulk
Ohios at Chicago at S1.40. The sales
of sacked Red Rivers at st. Louis
were at $3.50 and at Kansas City the
prices ranged from si.36 to sI.40. The
City was from S1.20 to S1.25, showing
the preference in favor of the Red
Rivers.
Following is news of the market
taken from the bulletin issued at
Moorhead today by o. j. Mcdonald, Of
the bureau of markets of the United
States department of agriculture:
CARROT Shipments.
Maine IS; Long Island IS; other N.
Y. so; N. J. SO; Pa. 90; W.. S. a. /; n.
wis. la; (77 billsd chicagoJ MINI.
2O4 incomplete ola billed Chicagol.
q billed Chicagol s. D. "a; (16 billed
Chicagol Neb. "A incomplete; Mont. 3;
Idaho so; Wash. s; q billed Chicago).
Col. 101 incomplete, e billed Chicago)
Utah 8; cal : incomplete: Canada un-
reported Thursday. Maine ..
Red River Valley Shipments HesteR-
day Oct. L. IneOmPIete)s
Nineteen cars destined as follows:
H. n
sas City cars, Topeka 2 cars; car
each, Muncie, Cincinnati, Atherton,
Cambridge, Moorhead, Floyd.
Shipping Point Information,
Moorhead, Minn.---2So at a. m,
PARTLY S Cloudy .n good oS demand os coma market
loads (. o. b. track cash to grower,
bulk ungraded, 95-1.00; few best los.
Wagon loads at warehouse, 90-1.00,
mostly 95-1.oo. All dime higher
sacked.
Teiegraphic reports from this
mornings markets jobbing pric-
es (1cl prices on large lots to
jobbers) unless otherwise stated.
Mlnneapolis-23o cloudy, MINI. 35;
Wis. /; arrived; So cars on track UNI
broken, closing prices yesterday,
opening prices today, brisk demand
and movement; market strong, Whites
and ohios sacked per bu. 1.25-1.3S,
mostly around $50. Cobblers bulk per
Chicago-31o partly cloudy, MINI.
Is; Wis. %; S. ID. q; various arrived,
1877 cars on track including broken
and unbroken, good demand ana
movement, opening prices today, mar
ket very strong, track prices, car lots
actual weight, Wis. Round Whites
bulk per bu. 1.35-1.40; car ohios bulk
per blu. lao; car poor; rough, LIS;
MINI. sacked bulk Whites, mostly
1.40, car sacked, 1.2o, invoice.
Cincinnati-34o clear, Wis. II; Mich.
3 arrived, 20 cars on track broken,
good dem. and movement. Green Mts.
good quail, gen. good cond. Mimi,
Ohios, bulk per bu. Kings, 1.45-1.50,
Mich. Wis. Round Whites bulk per bu.
1.46-1.6O.
ID. /; Wyoming 2; Wash. arr. 40 cars
on track unbroken; good demand and
movement; market stronger, yester-
days sales cit prices. Mimi. gen. good
quail cond. Red Rivers sacked per blu,
i.3b-1.40. Round Whites sacked per
bu. gen. good quail. cond. 1.25. Col.
gen. good quail. cond. Round Whites
DUAL. corid. mied, 1872. Neb. gen. good
uual. cond. Ohios sacked blu. I.20-1.25.
Wyo. gen. good quail. cond. Round
Whites resacked 1.20. Home crowns,
no supplies Col. fair quail cond. inn
mature. Round Whites sax bu. 1e0ssss
st. Louis, Mo.--34o cleaF5~Wis.F rs; y.
ID. !; MINI. o.. Iowa /; Mich. "a arr,
reported Yesterday sales jobblng
prices, northerns good quail. cond. Ru-
rails. Burbanks, sacked per bu. lao
Las, mostly lao. Red Rivers sacked
per bu, good quail. cond. $50. Idaho
Rurals, sacked per blu. 1.40-1.45.