The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-03-01
|UNHEARD OF PRICES
Paid for Spuds Here on Friday and
Saturday Triumphs Hit the
1925 Mark Those Days.
Slump Sets in on Monday, as the Out
side Market Weakens-Other
Notes Concerning Spuds.

wild Friday and Saturday and I'M
heard of prices were paid for, spuds.
The buyers were fighting for potatoes.
All varieties except Triumphs sold for
from $3.50 to SITS per go pounds.
And Triumphs! Over five cents a
pound was paid for them-$3.25 a
bushel to be exact. What will south
ern growers who need the seed pay?
The movement was brisk but not
unusually active, and about 200 loads
were marketed these two days.
A slump set in on Monday, and The
outside market declined sharply.
There was little doing here, however,
and few loads were hauled in Tues
day saw another drop. The market
dropped to $3.50 and $2.35, although
Triumphs continued firm at over the
$500 mark. About 100 loads were
hauled in. While the outside market
was no stronger the local market was
more firm yesterday and there was
an upward tendancy. Prices averaged
about $2.35 to $40, with Triumphs
showing no signs of weakening. AS
high as $2.71 was paid for Ohios, but
this was due entirely to strife among
buyers. If one of the local operators
needs load or two Of certain varie-
ty, other buyers force him to pay all
that they are worth and then some
Receipts were good, better than usual,
and about $50 loads were hauled in.
The movement had not started for
the day at the time this was written,
and buyers appeared to be at sea as to
prices. Some predicted a slump, while
others were certain that the market
would continue firm /
A record that will stand for years
was undoubtedly established in prices
Friday and Saturday. And the prices
may never be seen again in all time.
Potatoes! They were the chief topic
of conversation in Princeton last week
as a result. Farmers who had sold
their holdings earlier were figuring
how many carloads of Fords they had
sacrificed, while village people were
specializing on the profits they would
have made had they gambled, when
spuds could be had at prices ordinarily
high, but this year very, very cheap.
The Chicago potato market contin-
ued firm last week with an advancing
market. The demand for table stock
has been quite active and each days
receipts have cleaned up easily. The
receipts for the week were somewhat
lighter than those Of the former period
and continued to come mostly from
the western states and Wisconsin.
There has been little Minnesota table
stock coming to Chicago lately, and
practically no Michigan stock what
ever. The demand for seed potatoes
showed much Improvement with a good
call coming for all varieties. Opera
tors took the active demand for seed
stock to indicate that there will be a
good acreage put out this spring and
some of the leading dealers are Of the
opinion that the acreage this year will
show an increase over that Of last year
in spite of the high prices of seed
which are prevailing.
Reports come from the Houston,
Texas, district, however, that seed po-
tatoes are not moving freely in that
section Of the state, and contrary to
early expectations the acreage will
likely be smaller than last year. The
prices are almost prohibitive and it is
difficult to get stock with So per 10
and II peck sack asked for Irish cob
blers and Maine Bliss Triumphs. Some
Of the most active brokers there are
paying little attention to seed pota-
toes this year.