The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-17
ten CENT bulge
IN SPUD MARKET

The local potato market is UP 10
cents all along che line today with
strong demand and but little move
ment. Prices have been generally ad-
yanced throughout the valley and
Hswley Is paying $1.l5 for ungraded
shortage of cars reported and growers
offered .. (.
Beginning next Monday, all carlot
sales in Chicago will be on the hun
dredweight basis. Invoice sales will
be subject to a per cent dockage.
Following is news of the market
taken from the bulletin issued, at
Moorhead today, by o. ]. Mcdonald, of
the bureau of markets of the United
States department of agriculture:
Carlot Shipments.
Maine II; Vermont Q; Long Island
81: other, N. Y. % incomplete; N. ].
100; Pa. 90; Del. i, q billed Chicagol
Ohio 2: Mich; s; q billed Chieagol
Wis. 81; (5S Chicago; MINI. 21s; lilo
Chicago) Iowa 10 Il Chicago; N. d.
lChicago); S. d. 40 81 Chicago; Neb.
81 q billed Chicago); Ky: /; Texas 2;
Iaaho 81 ST. . chicago; w. Wash & Is
go); Arizona 2; Utah IA; Cal. rs in
complete; Canada IL; total 977. Not
previously reported Monday. Maine 2:
Wis. is; IS Chicago; Col. II; total 81.
n
Red River Valley shipments Oct. rs
IncOmpletel.
Eleven cars destined as follows:
Minneapolis cars, Chicago 3 cars,
Kansas City 2 cars, Moorhead cars.
shipping Point Information.
Moorhead, Maintaining, 42o at z
a. M; shipments light, acct. car short
age; good demand, market stronger.
Ohios gen. good quail cond. car loads
I. o, b, track cash to grower, bulk un-
Il -
wagon loads at warehouse 1.00-1.1 Is.
mostly 1.05-1.1O. All dime higher
sacked.
Telegraphic reports from this
mornings markets. Jobblng pric--
es uel prices on large lots TO
jobbers) unless otherwise stated.
Minneapolis-43o cloudy; Wis. /, n.
d. 1; arrived; So cars on track I'M
broken, 8 cars on track broken. CLOG
ing prices yesterday, opening prices
Whites sacked per blu. 1.3o-1.40; very
few 1850; mostly around 1.35; Whites
bulk per blu. few sales mostly 1.20.
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Wis. 8; MINI. 10; S. D. s; various q:
slightly incomplete; (arrived) 227
cars on track, opening prices today,
poor demand, market unsettled; few
sales acct weather, track prices car
lot, 8. ID. bulk Whites, cars showing
field frost: 1.25 actual weight; Wis.
car Round Whites, fancy, sacked per
blu. 1888; invoice, bulk cars, $50 in
voic: car Wis. Round Whites, bulk
per hundred lbs. 214: car Neb. Kings
sacked per hundred lbs. green, 2.20.
Note: Chicago, Oct. l7.-Begtnntng
Monday, Oct. %, all carlot potato sales
will, be made on the hundred weight
basis Also note al invoice sales all
less 90 dockage.
Cincinnati-4So clear; Wis, 9; Mich
Q; Mimi. l; arrived; cars on track
unbroken, 81 cars on track broken;
active demand and movement; market
steady; good quail gen. good cond.,
Wis. Round Whites, bulk per blu. 1.50i
MINI. Round Whites bulk per blu. 1.50;
Red Rivers bulk per blu. 1.55; Red Riv-
ers sacked per blu. $50.
Kansas City, Mo.-67o cloudy; N. d.
2; Neb. /; S. d. g.; Col. 4; MINI. s; APP
prox. 200 blu. home crowns arrived;
43 cars on track; good demand, and
sales, carlot prices. Col. gen. good
quail. cond some immature; Round
Whites sacked per Blu. 1.30-1.S5; car
gen. good quail. cond.: Red McClures,
sacked per bu. 1885; MINI. gen. good
quail. cond. Red River Ohios bulk per
blu. 1.35; Wyo. fair quail. cond. re-
sacked Red, Whites mixed, some Red
River Ohios immature, Ito bu.
st. Louis, Mo.-60e clear; Idaho /;
Neb /; MINI. 2; Wye. /; Col. T.; no
early sales. yesterdays sales tobbing'
Burbanks sacked per Blu. 40. Dakota
Ohios sacked per blu. 1.20-1.40. Carlot
prices, Northern Red River Ohios
sacked per blu. good quail. cond. 1.52-
1.55. Rurals, Burbanks, sacked per
blu. 1.S6-1.45.