The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-10-08
GOVERNMENT HAS
MARKET SERVICE
BUREAU MARKETS ARRANGES
TO ASSIST FARMERS IN MAR
KETING CROPS.
WaShington-With

| Washington-With accurate and
unbiased market information a pre-
requisite of any reorganization of the
machinery for marketing farm pro-
ducts, the Bureau of Markets, Uni
ter States Department of Agricul-
ture, is doing everything within it's
power to make such information
available to producers, dealers, and
the general public, and announces
that beginning October 1st it will is
sue weekly ''Marketgrams" on Mon
days, Wednesdays, and Fridays, sum
marizing the market news at the
Nations principal markets for the
preceding seven days. A weekly
"Marketgram' will be issued on Sat-
urday, also, to cover the calendar
week.
The "Marketgrams' are intended
to present briefly and concisely the |
trend of market conditions with re-
gard to live stock and meats, grain.
cotton, butter and cheese, fruits and
vegetables, and other farm products.
The information will be relative and
will enable the reader at a glance to
visualize the general situation. No
statistical data will be given beyond
changes in the Weeks
range of prices. On the issuing dates
the "Marketgrams will be dispatch
ed over the Bureau of Markets. Ieas- !
ed wires to it's field offices and then,
ce distributed to farm papers and
other publications which have re-
quested them. Some $50 farm papers
have been canvassed with regard to
5he service, and already 38 publica-
ions with a combined circulation of
100000 have specifically requested
he "Marketgrams" for use in their
papers.
The United States Bureau of Mar
lets is perhaps better equipped to
ollect produce market news than any I
,ther single agency in the United
states. It's representatives in the
ield and at market centers are in
lose touch with market conditions
nd their reports are received by the
ureau's main office at Washington a
very day. In addition the bureau n
eceives first hand informa lion from. |;
he superintendent of some 474 rail [
rays regarding carlot movements at n
hipping points. The collection of il
his information would be of little p
alue, except as statistical data, were
not distributed widely as possible Il
} that producers, dealers, and OTHERS il
l the trade might have the benefit b
it in the marketing of produce. N
At the present time daily reports a
sgarding live stock, meats, fruits II
nd vegetables are issued and dis
'ibuted by mail and telegraph to dt
lose who request the information. tt
7eekly and monthly reports and spe- st
al articles are also issued for the st
Sc of individuals and the press. W
thousands of growers throughout the til
nited States receive these reports OF
read them in the daily papers aid III
any have stated that by keeping
EN- informed of market conditions bl
they have often been en- su
lied to market their produce at a Fl
ne and place better to meet con- ca
mption demands and at better B;
ices than would have been the case tn
ID they been compelled to rely en- eS
ely upon the information furnish Bl
them by the trade.
The Bureau of Markets object is co
help place the marketing machin- rl'
Y upon an efficient basis and to ma
omote fair dealing between buyers
d sellers. The "Marketgram" SER
.e will doubtless aid in securing th'
is result. The bureau hopes that no
the very near future it will be able So
issue a daily "Marketgram" also, OF
itch will summarize the markets hit
I'M day to day. This daily informa- su
n is already available and much of tn,
is distributed by the bureau in SUI
scial daily forms. The chief diff
ty with regard to disseminating
ly summary of all markets is in
sfecting machinery to effect dis ser
button throughout the country in ter
'ficient time to be more than sta cal
tical value. However, every angle bul
the problem is being carefully in tod
;tigated and it is simply matter wa
time before efficient and effective it
tribution arrangements for daily the
rgetgram service will be made ON