The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-15
SPUD MARKET A
NICKEL HIGHER

The local potato market is up today
5 cents all along the line, Higher
prices are offered fer choice stock
from the cellars but growers are not
supported by the stronger markets
at st. Louis, Chicago and Kansas City,
where Red Rivers are selling up to
$3.50 per bushel.
stock locally that has been exposed
during the dip in temperature as the
extent of frost damage can never be
correctly estimated. They would rath-
err pay a premium for stock that had
been placed in the cellars, than take
the chances with possibly frosted po-
tatoes that had not been dug or were
stored In exposed places during the
cold snap.
taken from the bulletin issued at
Moorhead today by o. ]. Mcdonald, of
the bureau of markets of the United
States department of sgriculture:
CarIOt Shipments.
saturday z5 Maine Stns 81 in ns Inne6
pletei N. j. so; Pa. o; Del. 2; e. s. Nd.
s.; e. s. a., by boat; w. S. Va. 4; Nor
folk 3; Ohio 3; Ind. i; Mich. II; Wis.
100 incomplete; (72 billed Chicago)
Mimi mis-, $50 90 billed Ghieago) Iowa s5
ga billed Chicago) Neb. 80; Ky. 4;
Mont. 8; Wyo. Is; Idaho So; Wash. 1,
II billed Chicago); Col. 104 C billed
Chicagol; Utah 8; Cal. Is; Canada. i6;
total 985.
Red River valley shipments Saturday,
Oct. Is (IncOmplete).
81 cars destined at follows: Chicago
II cars, Minneapolis 3, st. Paul l, Yer
gas cars. Garrison car, Lehr l car,
Kansas City cars; car each, James
town, Cincinnati, Topeka.
skipping POint information.
Moorhead, Minn.-CieaF, 42o at q.
M; shipments light, good demand,
market firm, Ohios, gen. good quail
grower, bulk ungraded. mostly LOO
l.O6; wagon loads at warehouse, So
100; few best LOB. All dime higher
sacked.
Telegraphic reports from this
mornings markets jobbing pric-
Is (1cI prices on large lots to job
bersl unless otherwise stated.
Chicago-53e partly cloudy, MINI.
SO; wis. 81; S. ID. 81; Col. J. Idaho l;
Iowa g; Mich 2: carious II: arrived
900 cars on track including broken
and unbroken. Opening prices today,
slow demand and movement. Market
slightly weaker. Track prices, carlots
actual weight unless otherwise stated.
Wis. Round Whites bulg per Blu. LIB
lao, invoice 1872; car fancy Rurals,
l. AS; car Round Whites sacked per pu.
invoice 1888; S. ID. Ohios bulk per blu.
/. 40; car mixed Ohios Kings, 1888; car
Whites, showing field frost 1.30; Mimi.
Ohios bulk per bu. 1.42; Red Rivers
bulk ungraded, car fancy, 1.5O bu.i
Iowa bulk Whites, car lbs.
Cincinnati-4Oe clear, Wis 19i Mich.
1: Mimi. q; arrived; 5 cars on track
unbroken; rs cars on track broken;
good demand and movement; prices
advancing; market very strong good
DUAL. gen. good. cond. Mich. Wis. MINI.
Round whites bulk per blu. l.50-l+IO.
MINI. Ohios, bulk per bu. l.5O-l.5ai
Mimi. sales made previously or on
contract now being filled; Jobbtng
cars, Ohios bulk per blu. for seed fair
quail cond lao.
Minneapolis-42 clear, MINI. 81; n.
ID. III; wis. q; s. ID. 8; Wash. 3; arriv-
ed: ia cars on track unbroken, open
ing prices today, very few safes MINI,
sacked cwt. Whites, 2.2b-2.3b.
Kansas City. MO.-5Se partly cloudy
Saturdays arrivals n. ID. Mimi. 8
col 6; s. u. /: Neb. 8: Wash. Q; 30
oars on track unbroken. market
strong: Saturday sale jobbing prices.
Mimi. good quail. ccnd. Red Rivers
sacked per bu. 1.40-1.5O; car gen, good
quail. cond. ohios sacked per bu. l.sb
car gen. good qual eono. Round
whites sacked per bu. 1.20;.s. d. gen.
good quail. fine cond. Round Whites
sacked per bu. 1.55; car Ruralss bulk
per Blu. gen. good quail cond. l.z5; Col.
aen good quail. cond. sacked per bu.
red maceiudes 1.30; home grown re-
ceipts light; wagon load sales gen.
good quail cond. Ohios bulk per bu.
135.