The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-21

To the men who are shipping cattle
to the western markets, regardless Of
strikes and other depressing circum-
stances, the following note from the
pen of an expert live stock reporter,
at Chicago, will be of interest. In
speaking of Mondays trade and re-
ceipts, he says:
The general cattle trade yesterday
was in denoralized condition. suffeI-
ing further break of 25 and so cents.
with prevailing quotations the lowest
in ten years. Many of the $4,000 re
ceiyed remained unsold, some going
over without any bids"
That is a mighty unsatisfactory story
/ to the farmer. But some may contend
that this section of Indiana ships 10
cattle or hogs to Chicago which is
/ true. But Chicago is the key" maket;
what happens there affects every mar
ket as far east as the seaboard, if
not today. then tomorrow or on the
second day. The surplus shipments
| taken by the order BUYERS and specu
lators must and still find an outlet, at
price.
Poultry Handicap.
A depression in the eastern dressed
/ beef trade also is to be taken into
account. This is poultry week in AL
eastern cities and train loads of live
poultry and car loads of iced stock
have been headed east for days. Chi
cago, too, is receiving liberal supplies.
! Only the better grades of dressed beef
will command attention anywhere in
the next week or two. Poultry killers
have been backing away, so to speak,
! of late, and this was true preceding
/ the Thanksgiving season, when pos
/ sible $50 carloads of live poultry reach
! ed New York within 10 days. AS early
/ as a week ago a number of local mar
ketmen told US that they had received
or bought to come in, all the poultry to
, be needed over The Christmas season
Heavy Movement of Corn.
! A Chicago special states that: "a
scarcity of box cars is developing on
! some roads as the result of the unpr1.
cedented movement of corn at this
| season. and the greater part of thI
reserve which was recently built W
in the west to take care of the grain
has been absorbed"
That sentence-'to take care of tile
grain" isn't very clear. Perhaps i
was meant that the big stocks in stor
age at country points, as basis fol
loans, have been shipped out instead
But he writer continues: The
actual receipts of corn at terminals
the past week reached II ,200,0 600 bush
els. or S.500000 bushels in excess o.
last season, and the largest at thi:
period in over 10 years. The fact tha'
this grain moved before the proposed
reduction in freight rates, is regarde,
as significant
Western Terminal Markets.
i Western terminal" markets cove
a lot of territory Nevertheless, suct
heavy marketing is surprising. particU
larly when generous freight reduc
ton was almost Immediately in sight
: To our mind it indicates that western
corn growers are more urgently il
need of cash than are our own farm
ers; also that relief from the billion
dollar fund is not so easily awaited .
as hoped The proposition to cut dow
corn acreage next season should AZ
!. peal to those making such sacrific,
shipments.
Clark County Corn Show
The Clark county corn show wa
held at Charleston last Saturday wit
Z ]
: judge Mr.. Lux exhibited the ear c
white corn with which his brothe
won the national championship at CHI
cago this year. At the Charlesto
, show, Carl Lentz, of Utica, took frs
honors on best single ear, and Charlie
Lewman was awarded the gran
! sweepstakes on ten years of yellON
corn. An election of officers was he'll
by the growers organization durin
the show.
! A Ham and Bacon Show
The eighth annual Ham and Baco
show, open to all Missouri, will b
held at Columbia January 1920, foul
day event
How does that appeal to you, neigi
Dor? A ham and bacon show A
? annual, statewide show at that. wit
silver trophy cups and considerabl
cash in the prize list. Entries ar
= limited to meat put up on Missou1
farms. No entry fees are charged an
the meat may be sold for the benef
Of the owner, or will be shipped bac