Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-12-23
WHAT HAPPENS no wHEAT2
B. Needham Says Receipts Are Being
ExAgRerated

WORD IL being circulated persis-
tently among farmers that the re-
ported receipts Of wheat at terminal
markets and especially at Kansas
city are purposely exaggerated, to
depress prices. and are far in excess
of actual receipts" according to d.
Needham, master of the Kansas
State Grange.
Grain men say that this impression
probably arises from the fact that In
some parts Of Kansas farmers are not
selling their product and they cannot
understand why the condition does
not prevail elsewhere. The record
Of receipts reported daily by the rail-
roads to the board of trade In Kansas
City shows that the Union Pacific
and Burlington roads are bringing In
about 60 per cent Of the wheat arriv-
ing at Kansas City now. Most OF
this grain is said to becoming from
north western and southwestern Ne
braska where cars were scarce early
In the season. The present ship
ments Of grain. It Is said, represents
grain from country elevators and
from farmers who have no facilities
to protect their wheat against the
weather.
Records show that since July /.
1920 Kansas City has received 49,
900, 900 bushels Of wheat compared
with 100000 bushels during the
corresponding period last year. The
Kansas crop was estimated at 49,
600, 900 bushels this year, about the
same as that Of last year. but the re.
ceipts at Kansas City show falling
off Of about nethird.
The latest report Of J. G. Mohler,
Kansas secretary Of agriculture, says
that Kansas farmers still have IT,
600, 900 bushels of the 1920 crop on
hand. compared with 100000
bushels last year. Reports that Kan
sas mills are grinding less wheat than
last year thus increasing proportion.
atty the movement Of wheat to
market. coupled with Secretary
Mothers report, fits in with the re-
ported receipts at Kansas City.
During the week Of December &
IS ii, railroads reported 1.045 cars
Of wheat received at Kansas City ana
1,O55 cars shipped out.
The state Board Of Agriculture
and officials Of the Farmers Union
and the Wheat Growers Association
unite in declaring that only sum-
Gent Kansas wheat Is moving to mar
ket TO take care Of farm taxes, &C.
cording to a report by J. G. Mohler.
Very little marketing Of either wheat
or corn is being done because or low
prices. especially in the eastern ana
central Kansas counties. says the re-
port.
Maurice McAuliff. president OF the
Farmers Union, Salina. has ADVISED
members of that organization
through it's official publication, to al
low their real property tax to go over
TO next June and pay the penalty OIL
: per cent rather than sell theii
grain at the present low prices. One
half of the personal tax, however
Mr.. McAuliffe points out. must DC
paid by December 20.
w. H. McGreevy Of Wichita. sec
rotary Of the Wheat Growers Asso
citation. says: II am receiving re-
ports hourly from every section OF
the wheat belt in which we are or
ganized. stating that the growers
| wheat is still locked In their bin
and that they are holding fast to thu
principles Of the Wheat Growers AS
ISOLATION which will enable MS Z
stabilize the price Of wheat based OF
cost Mus a fair profit"