The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-17
Potato Market

Following is news of the market
| taken from the bulletin issued at
Moorhead today By o. J. Mcdonald, ok
the bureau of markets OF the United
States:
Red River valley shipments Yester-
Three cars destined as follows:
Chicago 2 cars, Minneapolis ] car.
CarlOt Shipments Yesterday.
Maine So; Vermont 1; Mass. s; Long
"a; e. S. Md. q; r. s. Va. Q; w. S. va.
! boat; Norfolk / Ill. 1; Mich. 81; Wis.
So; (54 billed chteago) Mimi. 81; SIC
billed Chicago) No. 2; S. d. 4; Neb.
"a Incomplete; Ky. Il Miss: J.; Mont Is;
! w VsSi 5fP q: tiS Billed ehiessoj
Oregon i; Col. IS; Utah 2; Nevada q;
Cal. rs freight, 16 boat; Canada "a; to-
tai 612. Not previously reported
H SaipPedc o Jhqrsday p t 3; Hd 10 q W. 5
shipping P0inf Information.
Moorhead, Minn.-Partly cloudy, 34e
at q. m. forecast; Fair tonight and
Sunday; colder tonight) Shipments
light, few sales. slow dem. market
weak, Ohios bulk ungraded, gen. good
quail. and cond. Wagonloads at ware
house, receipts light, 1.66-1.75, mostly
Ito cwt.
Teleeraphic reports from this
mornings markets. Jobbing prlc-
es (1cl prices on large lots to
jobbers) unless other wise stated.
Minneapolis-40e, unsettled; SO cars
on track unbroken; closing prices
yesterday, opening prices today, slow
very few sales. white varieties sacked
cwt. gen. good quail. cond. 1.85-2.00,
mostly 1.90-1.93; white varieties bulk
cwt. 1855; Ohios sacked cwt. al.
3: arrived; 2 cars on track unbroken,
IA cars on track broken. practically
no demand, few early sales, market
fair, Wis. Mich. fair quail. gen. good
cond. Round Whites bulk cwt. 3.S0-
able fieid frosted, Red River ohlos
bulk cwt. best, frost free, 2.25-2b0;
poorer, frosted, some decayed, l.s0-
ST. Louis, Mo.-54o. clear; Idaho /;
supplies adequate, market weaker,
mod. dem. for good stock, considers
BILE poor stock demoraltzing market,
no early sales, yesterdays sales, job
varieties best 10000; few higher.
Wash. Melted Gems, good quail. cond.
I.s0.
~; Mont. /; Wash. 2; various arriy-
en- and unbroken, additional n cars
held outer yards for Chicago. Wag-.
onloads track side 81 country loading
points; slow dep. market only fair,
nearly all field ffosted, mod. dem. for
good stock, track prices -carlots, out
weight, Round Whites bulk cwt. good
quail. con. 100; slightly field frosted,
sacks. bulk, 1.65-1.75. Mich. white
varieties bulk cwt. slightly field FROST
ed Its. MINI. car, whites, sacked
cwt. field frosted Its. Wash. Round
Whites sacked cwt. car field frosted
LIS. Idaho good quail. cond. Round
Whites sacked cwt. car, AIS; car
Russetts 2.25; yesterday sales, Wash.
Russetts, sacked cwt. 2.20.
Kansas City, Mo.-50s, unsettled;
Col. 4; Wis. i !; Wash. ]; MINI. Q; Neb.
@; Mont. /; N. d. L: approx. 100 bu.
Home crowns arrived; 79 cars on
track including broken and unbroken:
slow demand. and movement, market
weak, considerable frosted stock on
track. all requiring resackinG; yes
terday's sales. carlot prices very few
sales, Wyo. gen. good quail cond.
Round Whites sacked cwt. 1.90; job
hlng Mont. gen. good quail. fair cond.
resacked, Round Whites sacked cwt
400. Home grown receipts light all
sales in small lots, variable qual, cond.
small, Round Whites
bulk owt. s.10-2.B0.