Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-09-12
HIGHER PRICE FOR
LOW GRADE WHEAT
Milling Values of Various Grades of
Wheat Proved to Be Nearly
the Same

Julius Barnes, head of the U. S.
Grain Corporation, has announced the
change in the guaranteed price on
the lower grades of wheat, which will
mean great many million dollars
to the farmers of the northwest.
The present spread in prices is 80
cents between No. and No. wheat.
The new order reduces this spread to
IA cents, the new arrangement be-
ing No. 2 at 8 cents less than No.
/; No. at cents less than No. /;
No. at ten cents less than No. 1;
No. at IA cents less than No. /.
The change resulted from hear
ing in New York, last week, called
by congressman representing the
wheat growers of the northwest, and
attended by the three North Dakota
congressman, Stevenson, Volstead
and Anderson, of Minnesota, and Rid
dick, of Montana, and by numerous
state officials, representatives Of
farmers organizations and grain ex-
perts from the northwest.
Another interesting result of this
hearing is that the much-discussed
question of whether poor wheat will
make as much flour as good wheat,
per bushel, seems to have been an
swered, and the figures secured show
ing the exact difference, as far as the
experts are able to figure it out, have
been agreed on.
In giving the figures we shall omit
the fractions of pounds and of cents,
which are confusing to the average
reader, and give it in even figures,
which are close enough for all prac-
tical purposes:
so pounds of wheat weighing be-
tween 81 and 50 pounds to the mea-
sured bushel will yield GA per cent
flour and 35 per cent feed, one per
cent being lost in the milling. The
value Of the finished product will be
1922 in flour and soc in feed, total
$2.72.
so pounds of wheat weighing be-
tween 81 and So pounds to the bushel
measure will yield IS per cent Of
flour and "a per cent of feed, flour
value 1924, feed valued 49c. Total
$2.73.
60 pounds Of wheat weighing So
to 81 pounds to the bushel will yield
sc per cent flour and 80 per cent
feed, valued at 1929 for the flour
and 47c for the feed. Total $2.76.
60 pounds Of wheat weighing 81
to SIS pounds to the bushel yields 68
per cent flour and 81 per cent feed,
valued at 1888 for the -four and 44c
for the feed. Total S2.77.
so pounds of wheat weighing SIS
to Sc pounds to the bushel yields 68
per cent -four and 81 per cent feed,
the value Of the flour being 1924
and feed 44c. Total $2.78.
60 pounds of wheat weighing Sc
to 81 pounds to the busher yields, SO
per cent -four and 80 per cent of
feed, value at $3.50 for the flour and
42c for the feed. Total $2.81.
so pounds of wheat weighing 81
to So pounds to the bushel yields 70
per cent Of flour and 20 per cent Of
feed, valued at $2.42 for flour and 41c
for feed. Total 1888.
60 pounds of wheat weighing So
to So pounds to the bushel yields II
per cent of -four and % per cent of
feed, valued at $2.45 for flour and
40c for feed. Total $2.85.
so pounds of wheat weighing So to
60 pounds to the bushel yields II
per cent -four and 28 per cent feed,
valued at S2.46 for flour and 4Oc for
feed. Total S2.86.
The measure of value used is flour
at the market price of SLIPS per
barrel and feed at $48 per ton, which