The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-09-14
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Taft Agrees ma. Closest Terminal
Market sho'va Be Used as
Base III Wheat
GRAIN cANNsir BE SOLD
AT LESS 4 IAN MAXIMUM
Amendment P.3vides for Sale
Only at Est !lished United
States { ,tandard
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sHORTAd RELIEVED. :.
=. Minneapolis. E,ept. ~. - The
/ wheat shorta .Sastuation, which
threatens to- rNsi IT in the temper
ary closing do of several local
flour mills, W. greatly relieved
today by the r. stsipt Of AGA car.
loads, and itw announced that
practically eve, mill in the city
Is again operating. fs,
"Mr, Talf left IT, Washington con-
vinced that the 7 tablished price OF
s., ,2o'ahould appR At the nearest ter
minal and notfn Chicago, as the
price-Gxing. ceinms zee has decreed,
and am convilp d that he will do
his utmost to hay the food admins
tration change Il. basis, in order
that, North Dakdt:, may be assured
$2.20 for its WI at at it's nearest
terminal, whichssEtnld bessthe Twin
Cities" said Comf Nsiosfer pf Agricul-
ture and Labor .la i \. Hagen today.
"This would meg difference of
three to five ,ceat n bushel in favor
of the spring Whe;, states.' said Mr..
Hagen. .ss@&
Bismarck eleyst] today are pay
ing $2.0s for 5ssp ID No. 1 wheat,
this price beinEs ed on the fixed
price Of 1920 ptN 5helfof 57-pound
wheat in Cbleas snquiry at local
dealers ,'vesied' sact that the.
"a AZ isslss II ss b their inter
pretatiOn Of fthescoinlnittee's acts, is
based on Mo- wheat. &or grain run
ming 81 pounds I'd the hushel and
which would grade No. in Bismarck.
This makes the price for No. wheat,
on a Chicago base, and ii No. I were
bought locally on a Minneapolis base
price, the farmer probably would re-
ceive S2.10' or hetter. There is very
little wheat Fraised lin North Dakota
which will not weigh SO pounds or
better to the bushel, it is said, the
only obstacle to a No. grade being
the presence of small proportions OF
barley and inseparable weed seed.
To Assure a Maximum.
AS predicted yesterday, the special
representative of Food Administrator
Hoover agreed prior to his departure
to the modification Of the 30day
storage clause in such manner az
to assure a maximum price to the
farmer. The clause, as amended,
reads: ut is agreed that if the grain
represented by this receipt shall re-
main in storage more than 30 days
without permission from the United
States food administration, the ware
houseman is authorized to ship it to
the nearest terminal market OR ANY
OTHER TERMINAL MARKET TO
WHICH THE FREIGHT RATES ARE
THE SAME, and sell it on behalf OF
the holder of this receipt for the best
price obtainable, BUT NOT LESS
THAN THE PRICE FIXED BY THE
UNITED STATES j. PRICE-FIXING
COMMISSION; PROVIDED THAT
UNTIL SUCH GRAIN is SHIPPED,
AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF SAID
30 DAYS, 1T SHALL REMAIN SUB
JECT TO THE ORDER OF THE
HOLDER OF THIS RECEIPT"
TAFT Farmers Friend.
Taft upon his arrival in Bismarck
expressed surprise when advised that
the Interpretation locally placed on
the price fixing commissions acts was
that the 1920 applied at Chicago. He
had been confident he said, that the
commission intended this price to
apply at the nearest terminal mar
ket. In lengthy conference with
Commissioner C of Agriculture and La
Dor Hagen yesterday he agreed that
this price should apply at the nearest
terminal market, and when he amend
ed the storage ticket clause to read
"but not less than the price fixed by
the United States price-fixing COM
mission" he had in mind $2.20 per
bushel at the nearest. terminal Mr..
Hagan believes Taft will keep this
matter in mind upon his return to
Washington, and that further good
news for the grain-grower may be ex-
pected in the course of few days.
k Storage Of Seed Wheat.
With regard to the storage of seed
wheat, Mr.. Taft gave, .0ut the follow
ing statement: The food admins
tratfon regards the regulation to lim-
it storage of wheat to. 80 days in pub
lie elevators as essential to prevent
speculation and insure a proper dis
tribution of wheati but in cases
where elevators or farmers desire to
retain wheat for seeding purposes, spe-
cial permission to store such wheat
in public elevators can be obtained
upon application to the United States
food administration sat Minneapolis
and upon compliance with certain reg
ulations tended to assure the admin
istration that such grain is to be held
for seed and not with speculative in
tent. To prevent such speculation,
the food administration will place a
limit on the selling Hftce of such seed
wheat in elevator fOrage. at fifteen
percent over the .prf fsent price, thus
Continued on lago Thres)