The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-22
Potato Market

The food products inspection serv-
ice which the bureau OF markets IL
establishing under the authority OF
the food education act IL now ayaM-
able TO shippers OF fruits and vegeta-
bles in four large markets--New
Kansas City. It will be extended lat
er to several other large markets, In
GLIDING Minneapolis. st. Louis and
Cincinnati. Applications for inspec-
ton should be made to the superyis-
ing inspectors at the markets where
the service has already been estab-
lished. instructions will be found In
circular No. 50, issued by the depart
ment OF agriculture under the Food
Products Inspection Law.
Following is news of the market
taken from the bulletin issued Al
the bureau Of markets OF the United
States:
CarIOt shipments Yesterday.
Maine 81; Long Island 10; other. n
Y. IL N. j. %; Pa. II; Il. s. Md. 9
freight. boat; z. S. Va. Q freight, ~
boat; Norfolk 4; Ohio l. Inc. III. y,
Mich. 81; Is billed Chicago) Wis. AZ
(23 billed Chicago); MINI. 81; az
billed Chicago); Iowa !; y. D; !; Neo.
Wash. 4; Oregon q; Col % incomplete;
Utah 4; Cal. ! freight, 10 boat; Can
ada i; total 35l. Not previously re-
ported shipped Tuesday, Pa. /; =. 5.
Md. boat; Wis. I; Idaho 42; oregon
II; Col s.; total II. Monday, Oregon
2. Sunday, Idaho i.
Shipping Point information.
Moorhead, Minn.-CIoudy, 26o az z
a. m. forecast: Fair tonight and FRI
day: somewhat warmer Friday.J
Shipments light, few sales, slow dem.
market weak. Red River Ohios bulk
ungraded, gen. good quail. cond. was
onloads at warehouse, receipts light
mostly $50 hundredweight.
Telegraphic reports from this
mornings markets. Jobbtne pric-
es 1ci prices on large lots 70
jobbersl unless otherwise stateo'
arrived; 70 cars on track unbroken;
closing prices yesterday, opening
prices today, slow dem. market only
fair, movement slow, few sales, I'M
proved inquiry. White varieties sack
ed cwt. gen. good quail. cond. l.s0-l,s O'
mostly l.sO-i.s5I car, fancy, white
varieties, sacked cwt. l.sb.
Cincinnati-44o, partly CLOUDY WIS,
arrived: 2 cars on track unproken,
IA cars on track broken, supplies ACE
quate, slow dem. and movement, mar
ket fair, few early sales, closing pric-
es yesterday, opening prices today,
Mich. Round Whites gen. good qual
cond. bulk cwt. 2.25-2.35; few z. 80.
Wis, Round Whites fair qual. coma.
bulk cwt. 2.25. Kings, ordinary z.l5.
Mimi. Red River Ohtos fair qual. cond
Chieseo-SSs, rained all night; Ida
no 8; Mont. /; Wash. q; MINI: 10; Wis
10: Mich. 2; Col. 2; various Z arrived
252 cars on track, including broken
and unbroken; additional 30 cars helo
outer yards for Chicago. Opening
prices today, no dem, or movement
market very weak, considerable held
frosted, track prices, carlots, out
weight, only two sales reported up 70
$3.50 a. m. Wis. slightly rteld frosted,
Round Whites bulk cwt. car, 1.70; car,
sacked, $50. Growing colder, snow
Sd. Louis. Mo.--46o. raining; Idaho
&, wis. /; Col. 9; Neb. / arrived; sup
plies adequate, market weaker, very
slow dem. and movement, no early
sales reported, yesterday sales, job
bling prices. very little good stock ar
irving, all showing heid frost, Legu1 II
ING resorting, Northern, western,
wide range prices, acct wide range
condition. Rurals, Russetts, Bufbanks,
resacked, slightly affected by FROST
sacked cwt. 1.65-1.S0; others 1.O0-l.kO.
Kansas city, Mo.-46o, cloudy y. u.
B: wis. q: MINI. 10: Neb. Ia; Mont. 2;
Wyo. 1 ~. ID. /; VI cars on track. IN
Guiding broken and unbroken. SUP
olies adequate, mode. dem. movement
~ sSav. marked only fair, considerable
aeid frosted stock on track requiring
resorting. yesterdays sales. CARROT
prices. Wash. Melted Gems, good guar.
.ond sacked cwt. 2.2O. Mont. Bur
oanks. gen. good quail. cond. sacked
swf 1885. Wyo. gen. good quai eond.
bulk cwt. 1.70. Home grown no sup
plies