South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-12
COMMERCIAL FOOD
PRODUCT ON HAND
U. S. Reports Show Consider
able Supply of Grain, Flour,
Corn Meal, Etc.

The commercial stocks Of wheat
reported 20 the department Of agri-
culture In a food survey dated Sept
1. 1918. amounted to 114.331,842
bushels These figures refer 20
stocks actually reported and do not
represent the total commercial
stocks OF the country. nor do they
include stocks on farms on the date
OF the survey The stocks reported
were held by 11.271 firms. consist
ing OF elevators. warehouses, grain
mills. and wholesale dealers. and
were equal TO 1855 per cent Of the
stocks held 10y the same firms on
Sept /. 1917, or nearly three times
as large as the stocks on hand
year ago.
Survey and Visible supply Figures
Compared.
The commercial visible supply
ngures. as published by the Chi
cago board Of trade for the nearest
date show 4S.S21.OOO bushels of
wheat, as against 5.058. 900 bushels
"a year ago. and the corresponding
Bradstreet fgures for 1918 show 81.
23e. 900 bushels as against 10.315,-
600 bushels for 1917 These figures.
as well as the results of the more
extensive survey. show a very great
relative increase in the commercial
stocks OF wheat on Sept 1 this year
as compared with the same date In
1917 This increase, as pointed out
I'm connection with the report for
Aug ]. is due 20 an earlier season
and more rapid movement Of
grain into commercial channels. as
we'll as TO an increased yield
other Cereals. Flour and Corn Meal.
The commercial stocks OF other
ceareals reported for Sept I. 1918,
according TO the department state
ment. were as follows: Corn. 1915.
97S bushels; oats. 64,6S3,S59 bu-
shells; barley, 16.299,104 bushels;
and rye. 4.149.612 bushels. These
stocks represent the following per-
centages OF the corresponding stocks
on Sept. I. 1917: Corn. 2O8.6 per
cent: oats. l40.1 per cent; barley.
81 per cent; and rye, 1928 per cent.
The commercial stocks OF flour
and corn meal as reported for the
survey were Wheat flour. white.
1888. 32S barrels: whole wheat and
graham flour. 1896 barrels; bar
ley flour. 167.15S barrels rye flour.
e25,127 barrels: corn flour. O.522.
re pounds: corn meal. 72.642,S53
pounds; buckwheat flour. 2.3s4. $50
pounds; mixed flour $685. 24
pounf These stocks represent the
fouowtre percentages OF the stocks
on hand a year ago: Wheat -four,
white, 40 per cent: whole wheat
and graham flour. 1877 per cent:
barley -four, 2,6904 per cent; rye
flour. 2744 per cent. corn -four,
92O.3 per cent; corn meal, 1S9 per
cent: buckwheat -four. ST. per
cent: mixed -four. 2O22 per cent.
Wholesale Stocks OF Selected Com
mOditics.
Elevators, warehouses and whole
sale dealers reported stocks Of beans
amounting to 14.4T7.63O bushels.
while wholesale ErOcers and ware
houses reported the following com
modities in the amounts indicated:
Rice. 56.S9T,261 pounds rolled
oats. 44.6SO.OT4 pounds; canned
salmon. S4195.1S0 pounds. canned
tomatoes. 81. 692.361 pounds. canned
corn. 23.063.966 pounds; sugar,
311.194.430 pounds These stocks
represent the following percenta ges
OF the corresponding stocks on hand
sent / 1917. Beans 1851 Der cent
rice, 3O.7 per cent. rolled oats. 1855
per cent. canned salmon. 1O4.5 per
cent: canned tomatoes, 1913 per
cent canned corn. Il per cent,
sugar. s9.9 per cent